Method and server for continuously providing contents for mobile user devices based on locations thereof
First Claim
1. A continuous contents reproduction service providing server for continuously providing contents to a plurality of devices, the continuous contents reproduction service providing server comprising:
- a device manager configured to store identification information of a first device, among the plurality of devices, and identification information of a second device, among the plurality of devices, associated with the first device;
a processor having a service interruption monitoring unit configured to determine whether a reproducing of contents in the first device is interrupted based on service interruption information received from the first device;
a continuous reproduction information message transceiver configured to, in response to the service interruption monitoring unit determining that the reproducing of contents in the first device is interrupted, determine the second device as another device to which continuous reproduction of the contents is to be suggested and as associated with the first device from the identification information of the second device previously stored by the device manager, generate a continuous reproduction information message of the contents when the service interruption monitoring unit determines that the reproducing of the contents is interrupted, and transmit the generated continuous reproduction information message to the second device determined as another device to which continuous reproduction of the contents is to be suggested and as associated with the first device;
a continuous reproduction manager configured to receive, from the second device in response to the transmitted continuous reproduction information message, a request for a continuous reproduction service of the contents and to determine, in response to the received request, whether to continuously provide the contents to the second device; and
a contents provider configured to provide the contents to the second device based on the determination of the continuous reproduction manager.
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Abstract
Provided are a continuous contents reproduction service providing server, a user device, and a method of providing a continuous contents reproduction service for continuously providing contents to a plurality of devices. The server may include: a device management unit to store identification information of a first device and a second device; a service interruption monitoring unit to determine whether reproducing of contents in the first device is interrupted; a continuous reproduction information message transceiving unit to generate a continuous reproduction information message when the reproducing of the contents is interrupted, and to transmit the generated continuous reproduction information message to the second device; a continuous reproduction management unit to receive a request for a continuous reproduction service and to determine whether to continuously provide the contents to the second device; and a contents providing unit to provide the contents to the second device based on the determination.
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20 Claims
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1. A continuous contents reproduction service providing server for continuously providing contents to a plurality of devices, the continuous contents reproduction service providing server comprising:
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a device manager configured to store identification information of a first device, among the plurality of devices, and identification information of a second device, among the plurality of devices, associated with the first device; a processor having a service interruption monitoring unit configured to determine whether a reproducing of contents in the first device is interrupted based on service interruption information received from the first device; a continuous reproduction information message transceiver configured to, in response to the service interruption monitoring unit determining that the reproducing of contents in the first device is interrupted, determine the second device as another device to which continuous reproduction of the contents is to be suggested and as associated with the first device from the identification information of the second device previously stored by the device manager, generate a continuous reproduction information message of the contents when the service interruption monitoring unit determines that the reproducing of the contents is interrupted, and transmit the generated continuous reproduction information message to the second device determined as another device to which continuous reproduction of the contents is to be suggested and as associated with the first device; a continuous reproduction manager configured to receive, from the second device in response to the transmitted continuous reproduction information message, a request for a continuous reproduction service of the contents and to determine, in response to the received request, whether to continuously provide the contents to the second device; and a contents provider configured to provide the contents to the second device based on the determination of the continuous reproduction manager. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A continuous contents reproduction service providing server for continuously providing contents to a plurality of devices, the continuous contents reproduction service providing server comprising:
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a device manager configured to store identification information of a first device, among the plurality of devices, and identification information of a second device, among the plurality of devices, associated with the first device; a continuous reproduction information message transceiver configured to receive, from the first device in which the contents are being reproduced, a continuous reproduction information message that suggests using a continuous reproduction of the contents, and to transmit, to the second device, the continuous reproduction information message; a processor having a continuous reproduction manager configured to receive, from the second device, a request for a continuous reproduction service of the contents and to determine whether to continuously provide the contents to the second device; and a contents provider configured to provide the contents to the second device in response to the request from the second device according to the determination of the continuous reproduction manager. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 19)
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10. A user device for providing a continuous contents reproduction service, the user device comprising:
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a continuous reproduction information message receiving unit configured to receive, from a continuous contents reproduction service providing server or another user device, a first continuous reproduction information message of contents, a reproducing of which is interrupted in the other user device; a processor having a continuous reproduction determiner configured to determine, based on a distance of the user device to the other user device, whether to suggest using the continuous contents reproduction service, in which the reproducing of the contents is transferred from the other user device to the user device, to the user if the first continuous reproduction information message is received; and a contents playing unit configured to receive the contents from the continuous contents reproduction service providing server and to reproduce the contents, wherein the distance of the user device to the other user device is determined by the user device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 20)
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12. A method of providing a continuous contents reproduction service in which contents are continuously provided to a plurality of devices, the method comprising:
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determining whether a reproducing of contents is interrupted in a first device, among the plurality of devices; receiving location information of a second device, among the plurality of devices, from a continuous contents reproduction service providing server; if the reproducing of contents is interrupted according to the determining, measuring, by the first device, a distance between the first device and the second device, and if the distance is within a predetermined range according to the measuring, transmitting a first continuous reproduction information message to the second device; and if the determining does not determine that the reproducing of contents is interrupted, determining whether a second continuous reproduction information message is received from the second device, and if the message is received from the second device, suggesting using the continuous contents reproduction service to a user, wherein the contents are provided from a server distinct from the first device and the second device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 17)
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16. A method of providing a continuous contents reproduction service in which contents are continuously provided to a plurality of devices, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a user device from another user device, a continuous reproduction information message of contents, a reproducing of which is interrupted in the other user device; determining, by the user device, a distance from the user device to the other user device; and receiving the contents from a continuous contents reproduction service providing server if the determined distance to the other user device is greater than a predetermined distance. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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