Content uploading method and user terminal therefor, and associated content providing method and content providing server therefor

• US 9,699,240 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2012
• Issued: 07/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Wang, Tae-ho, Yeo, Sin-oug, Yoo, Eun-kyung
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Toan
• Application Number:
  US14/370,672
• Publication Number:
  US 20150007047A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,649 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]

Abstract

Provided is a content uploading method performed by a user terminal so as to upload content to a server. The content uploading includes operations of selecting a plurality of contents; generating an associated parameter indicating an association relationship between the plurality of contents; and uploading the plurality of contents comprising the associated parameter to the server.

Claims

1. A content uploading method performed by a user terminal so as to upload content to a server, the content uploading method comprising:

receiving an input selecting a plurality of contents;

generating data indicating an association relationship between the selected plurality of contents;

uploading the selected plurality of contents to the server, each of the selected plurality of contents comprising the data;

selecting at least one content from among the plurality of contents uploaded to the server; and

displaying the at least one selected content, and information about associated content having data equal to that of the at least one selected content,

wherein the receiving of the input comprises;

receiving a user input selecting first content;

recommending second content of which association possibility with the first content is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference; and

receiving a user input selecting the second content, and

wherein the second content comprises at least one of content that is pre-stored in a memory of the user terminal and content that is uploaded to the server.

2. The content uploading method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the data comprises:

displaying the selected plurality of contents on one editing screen of a display of the user terminal,

wherein the data indicates the association relationship between the plurality of contents displayed on the one editing screen.

3. The content uploading method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of contents have at least two different formats.

4. The content uploading method of claim 1, wherein the information about the associated content comprises at least one of a thumbnail image of the associated content, link information of the associated content, and an icon indicating a category of the associated content.

5. The content uploading method of claim 1, wherein the association relationship indicates that the selected plurality of contents are uploaded via one editing screen.

6. A content uploading method performed by a user terminal so as to upload content to a server, the content uploading method comprising:

receiving an input selecting a plurality of contents;

generating data indicating an association relationship between the selected plurality of contents;

uploading the selected plurality of contents to the server, each of the selected plurality of contents comprising the data;

selecting at least one content from among the plurality of contents uploaded to the server; and

displaying the at least one selected content, and information about associated content having data equal to that of the at least one selected content,

wherein the receiving of the input comprises;

receiving a user input selecting first content;

recommending second content of which association possibility with the first content is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference; and

receiving a user input selecting the second content, and

wherein the association possibility is calculated based on at least one of metadata generation time information and content generation position information of the first content and the second content.

7. An associated content providing method performed by a content providing server so as to provide associated content, the associated content providing method comprising:

receiving a plurality of contents from a user terminal;

generating data indicating an association relationship between the plurality of contents;

storing the plurality of contents, each of the plurality of contents comprising the data;

receiving an input selecting at least one content from among the plurality of contents; and

providing the at least one selected content, and information about associated content having data equal to that of the at least one selected content,

wherein the plurality of contents are selected, by the user terminal, by receiving a user input selecting first content, recommending second content of which association possibility with the first content is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference, and receiving a user input selecting the second content, and

wherein the second content comprises at least one of content that is pre-stored in a memory of the user terminal and content that is uploaded to the content providing server.

8. The associated content providing method of claim 7, wherein the generating of the data comprises:

receiving the plurality of contents from the user terminal via one editing screen; and

generating the data indicating the association relationship between the plurality of contents received via the one editing screen.

9. The associated content providing method of claim 7, wherein the providing of the information comprises:

obtaining data from the at least one selected content; and

displaying the associated content having the data equal to the obtained data.

10. The associated content providing method of claim 7, wherein the receiving of the plurality of contents comprises:

receiving an input of selection with respect to first content;

recommending second content of which an association possibility with the selected first content is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference; and

receiving an input of selection with respect to the second content.

11. A user terminal comprising:

a communication interface configured to communicate with a server;

a display configured to display and output information processed by the user terminal; and

at least one processor configured to;

receive an input selecting a plurality of contents by receiving a user input selecting first content, recommending second content of which association possibility with the first content is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference, and receiving a user input selecting the second content,

generate data indicating an association relationship between the selected plurality of contents,

control the communication interface to upload the selected plurality of contents to the server, each of the selected plurality of contents comprising the data;

select at least one content from among the plurality of contents uploaded to the server; and

display the at least one selected content, and information about associated content having data equal to that of the at least one selected content,

wherein the second content comprises at least one of content that is pre-stored in a memory of the user terminal and content that is uploaded to the server.

12. A content providing server comprising:

a communication interface configured to communicate with a user terminal;

at least one processor configured to;

control the communication interface to receive a plurality of contents from the user terminal,

generate data indicating an association relationship between the plurality of contents,

receive an input of selection with respect to at least one content from among the plurality of contents, and

provide the at least one selected content, and information about associated content having data equal to that of the at least one selected content; and

at least one memory for storing the plurality of contents, each of the plurality of contents comprising the data,

wherein the plurality of contents are selected, by the user terminal, by receiving a user input selecting first content, recommending second content of which association possibility with the first content is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference, and receiving a user input selecting the second content, and

wherein the second content comprises at least one of content that is pre-stored in a memory of the user terminal and content that is uploaded to the content providing server.