Method and apparatus for managing multimedia content stored in digital multimedia device
First Claim
1. A method of managing multimedia content including a first type of stored content and a second type of stored content, the method comprising:
- calculating, when a first sum of a size of the first type of stored content in which a storage period is not set, and a size of the second type of stored content in which a storage period is set exceeds a first critical threshold, a second sum of the size of an average of maximum sizes of the second type of stored content during a predetermined period before the first sum exceeds the first critical threshold and the size of the first type of stored content; and
deleting multimedia content which is classified as the second type of stored content when the calculated second sum does not exceed the first threshold.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for automatically selecting and deleting unimportant content in order to secure a storage space in a digital multimedia device. The multimedia content is classified into content in which a storage period is set and content in which a storage period is not set and then the content is stored. The size of the content occupying a storage space in each storage type is automatically calculated to analyze a user'"'"'s pattern of using the storage space when the storage space is insufficient, and content to be deleted is selected according to the analyzed pattern. Thus, it is possible to prevent the content which the user does not want to delete from being deleted and to eliminate the need for the user to individually manage the content.
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1. A method of managing multimedia content including a first type of stored content and a second type of stored content, the method comprising:
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calculating, when a first sum of a size of the first type of stored content in which a storage period is not set, and a size of the second type of stored content in which a storage period is set exceeds a first critical threshold, a second sum of the size of an average of maximum sizes of the second type of stored content during a predetermined period before the first sum exceeds the first critical threshold and the size of the first type of stored content; and deleting multimedia content which is classified as the second type of stored content when the calculated second sum does not exceed the first threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18)
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10. An apparatus for managing multimedia content, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory comprising a content storing unit which stores the multimedia content including a first type of stored content and a second type of stored content; a microcomputer coupled to the memory, the microcomputer comprising; a content managing unit which calculates, when a first sum of a size of the first type of stored content in which a storage period is not set and a size of the second type of stored content in which a storage period is set exceeds a first critical threshold, a second sum of an average of maximum sizes of the second type of stored content during a predetermined period before the first sum exceeds the first critical threshold and the size of the first type of stored content, and a deleting unit which deletes multimedia content which is classified as the second type of stored content when the calculated second sum does not exceed the first threshold. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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