Method and apparatus for sharing media based on social network in communication system

• US 9,736,208 B2
• Filed: 03/02/2012
• Issued: 08/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Shim, Hyun-Sik, Park, Soo-Hong, Lee, Min-Ho, Youm, Sun-Hee, Jeong, Jin-Guk, Park, Mi-Hwa
• Primary Examiner(s): DUONG, THAO DUC
• Application Number:
  US13/411,384
• Publication Number:
  US 20120226752A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,992 Days
• Field of Search: 709203, 709212, 709213, 709216, 709217, 709219, 709231, 709232
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for sharing media using a social network in a communication system are provided. A method of a transmit terminal for sharing media using a social network includes transmitting to a media server, identification information relating to at least one counterpart terminal, generating media comprising location information associated with the media, and registering the generated media to the media server. A method of a receive terminal for sharing media using a social network includes transmitting to a media server, identification information relating to at least one counterpart terminal, transmitting location information of the receive terminal to the media server, and receiving from the media server, media corresponding to the location information among media registered by the at least one counterpart terminal.

Claims

1. A method in a first terminal, the method comprising:

collecting, when a social network is registered or updated, user relationship information, the user relationship information relating to at least one second terminal sharing at least one media with the first terminal and belonging to the social network of the first terminal;

transmitting, to a media server, the user relationship information to store or update the social network;

generating, when a media generation event occurs, the media from a plurality of segments, the media comprising location information and sensor information of the first terminal when generating the media, wherein the location information and the sensor information for each of the plurality of segments are added to the media;

registering the generated media to the media server;

transmitting, when a media sharing event occurs, location information of the first terminal to the media server;

when the transmitted location information is not within a threshold distance of location information included in at least one media registered by the at least one second terminal, receiving, from the media server, an absence of at least one media corresponding to the transmitted location information;

responsive to moving within a threshold distance of location information included in at least one media registered by the at least one second terminal, receiving automatically, from the media server, at least one media, corresponding to the transmitted location information, of at least one media registered by the at least one second terminal; and

playing the received at least one media;

wherein, when the media comprises an MP4 file that is generated using an MPEG-4, part 4 (MP4) protocol, the location information and the sensor information detectable by a sensor are stored in a metadata portion of the MP4 file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating the media comprises generating the media using one of a markup language and the MP4 protocol,

wherein the media comprise rich media including at least one of an audio, an image, a video, and a text information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata comprises at least one of a version of an MP4 specification supported by the media, information representing additional information of the media, and additional information of segments which constitute the media, the information representing additional information that comprises at least one of information relating to the first terminal that generates the media, a keyword for the media, a description of the media, a language used to write the media, location information associated with where the media is generated, and sensor information indicating an environment after the media is generated, wherein the additional information for the segments comprises at least one of a profile of the segments, location information corresponding to the segments, sensor information indicating an environment corresponding to the segments, a key frame for the segments, a location of the segments in the corresponding media, and a description of the segments.

4. A method in a media server, the method comprising:

receiving, from a first terminal to which a social network is registered or updated, user relationship information relating to at least one second terminal sharing at least one media with the first terminal and belonging to the social network of the first terminal;

storing or updating the social network;

receiving and registering, from the first terminal to which a media generation event occurs, at least one media comprising location information and sensor information of the first terminal when generating the media, the media being formed from a plurality of segments, and wherein the location information and the sensor information for each of the plurality of segments are added to the media;

receiving location information from a second terminal, to which a media sharing event occurs, of the at least one second terminal;

in response to receiving the location information from the second terminal, searching for at least one media being received from the first terminal;

when the received location information of the second terminal is not included in a threshold distance of location information comprised in the searched at least one media, informing an absence of the at least one media corresponding to the received location information of the second terminal; and

when the received location information of the second terminal is within a threshold distance of location information comprised in the searched at least one media, transmitting automatically the searched at least one media to the second terminal;

wherein, when the media comprises an MP4 file that is generated using an MPEG-4, part 4 (MP4) protocol, the location information and the sensor information detectable by a sensor are stored in a metadata portion of the MP4 file.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the media is generated using one of a markup language and the MP4 protocol, wherein the media comprise rich media including at least one of an audio, an image, a video, and a text information.

6. A first terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals to and from a media server; and

a controller configured to;

collect, when a social network is registered or updated, user relationship information, the user relationship information relating to at least one second terminal sharing at least one media with the first terminal and belonging to the social network of the first terminal,

transmit, to the media server, the user relationship information to store or update the social network,

generate, when a media generation event occurs, media from a plurality of segments, the media comprising location information and sensor information of the first terminal when generating the media, wherein the location information and the sensor information for each of the plurality of segments are added to the media,

register the generated media on the media server,

transmit, when a media sharing event occurs, location information of the first terminal to the media server;

when the transmitted location information does not include within a threshold distance of location information included in at least one media registered by the at least one second terminal, receiving, from the media server, an absence of at least one media corresponding to the transmitted location information;

responsive to moving within a threshold distance of location information included in at least one media registered by the at least one second terminal, receive automatically, from the media server, at least one media, corresponding to the transmitted location information, of at least one media registered by the at least one second terminal; and

play the received at least one media;

wherein, when the media are configured to be generated using an MPEG-4, part 4 (MP4) protocol, the media indicate the location information and the sensor information detectable by a sensor using metadata of an MP4 file.

7. The first terminal of claim 6, wherein the media includes rich media comprising at least one of an audio, an image, a video, and a text, and

the media configured to be generated using one of a markup language and the MP4 protocol.

8. The first terminal of claim 6, wherein the metadata comprise at least one of a version of an MP4 specification supported by the media, information representing additional information of the media, and additional information of segments which constitute the media, the additional information comprising at least one of information relating to a terminal which generates the media, a keyword for the media, description of the media, a language used to write the media, location information associated with where the media are generated, and sensor information indicating an environment associated with after the media is generated, and the segments comprising at least one of a profile of the segments, location information corresponding to the segments, sensor information indicating an environment corresponding to the segments, a key frame for the segments, location of the segments in the corresponding media, and a description of the segments.

9. A media server comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit or receive signals to and from a first terminal and at least one second terminal; and

a controller configured to;

receive from the first terminal to which a social network is registered or updated, user relationship information relating to the at least one second terminal sharing at least one media with the first terminal and belonging to the social network of the first terminal,

storing or updating the social network,

receiving and registering, from the first terminal to which a media generation event occurs, at least one media comprising location information and sensor information of the first terminal when generating the media, the media being formed from a plurality of segments, and wherein the location information and the sensor information for each of the plurality of segments are added to the media,

after receiving location information from a second terminal, to which a media sharing event occurs, of the at least one second terminal, search for at least one media that is received from the first terminal,

when the received location information of the second terminal it not included in a threshold distance of location information comprised in the searched at least one media, inform an absence of the at least one media corresponding to the received location information of the second terminal, and

when the received location information of the second terminal is within a threshold distance of location information comprised in the searched at least one media, automatically transmit the searched at least one media to the second terminal;

wherein, when the media comprise an MP4 file that is generated using an MPEG-4, part 4 (MP4) protocol, the location information and the sensor information detectable by a sensor are stored in a metadata portion of an MP4 file.

10. The media server of claim 9, wherein the media comprise rich media including at least one of an audio, an image, a video, and a text information, and

the media configured to be generated using one of a markup language and the MP4 protocol.