Content transmission method and system, device and computer-readable recording medium that uses the same

• US 9,826,026 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2013
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Shin, In-young, Choi, Won-jong
• Primary Examiner(s): Serrao, Ranodhi
• Application Number:
  US13/948,311
• Publication Number:
  US 20140032710A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,582 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1004 Server selection for load balancing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1021 based on client or server locations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

One or more exemplary embodiments provide a content transmission method and system, a device and a computer-readable recording medium thereof, configured to map user cloud account information with content. The content transmission method includes determining attribute information regarding content or uploading of the content; mapping user cloud account information, which corresponds to the determined attribute information, with the content; and transmitting the content to a cloud which is determined based on the mapped user cloud account information.

Claims

1. A content transmission method to be performed by a device, the method comprising:

detecting, by a processor of the device, attribute information regarding content;

mapping, by the processor, at least one piece of user cloud account information with the content based on the detected attribute information regarding the content and attribute information regarding the at least one piece of user cloud account information;

displaying, on a display of the device, a result of the mapping the at least one piece of user cloud account information with the content, wherein the displaying of the result of the mapping comprises displaying a content list which comprises information for indicating attribute information regarding the at least one piece of user cloud account information that is mapped with the content;

in response to receiving, via a user interface of the device, a user input of selecting attribute information regarding the at least one piece of user cloud account information based on the information for indicating attribute information regarding the at least one piece of user cloud account information that is mapped with the content, changing, by a processor, the result of the mapping of the at least one piece of user cloud account information with the content according to the selected attribute information;

determining, by the processor, an external device based on the changed result of the mapping; and

transmitting, via a communicator of the device, the content to the determined external device,

wherein the external device includes a cloud service based server.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the attribute information regarding the content comprises at least one of:

synchronization history information about the content based on at least one piece of user cloud account information,

information about a type of the content,

time information about creation or playback of the content,

information about a location of the device during creation or playback of the content,

information about a network location during content creation or playback of the content,

user cloud account information activated during creation or playback of the content, and

information about an application by which the content is created or played; and

wherein the attribute information regarding the at least one piece of user cloud account information comprises at least one of information indicating a purpose of a user cloud account information and a keyword input by a user of the device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the attribute information is performed by using at least one of metadata of the content and log information about the device when the content is created or played.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is executed according to one of a request for content transmission by a user, a request for execution of a content transmission application by the user, a content transmission period which is set by the user, a content transmission time which is set by the user, and an idle state of the device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the result of the mapping the at least one piece of user cloud account information with the content comprises:

displaying a list related to the content which is mapped with the at least one piece of user cloud account information based on the attribute information regarding the at least one piece of user cloud account information,

wherein the transmitting of the content to the determined external device is performed by controlling a transmission request item, which is displayed with the list related to the content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the information for indicating attribute information comprises at least one check box.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the changing of the result of the mapping comprises:

displaying a drop list which comprises attribute information regarding at least one other piece of user cloud account information in response to receiving a user input based on the attribute information regarding the at least one piece of user cloud account information; and

changing the at least one piece of user cloud account information that is mapped with the content into the at least one other piece of user cloud account information in response to receiving a user input based on the attribute information included in the drop list.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting of the content comprises storing metadata related to the content in the device and deleting the content from the device after the transmitting of the content.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting of the content comprises authenticating the user cloud account information mapped with the content.

10. A device comprising:

a communication interface configured to communicate with at least one external device;

an input interface configured to receive user input;

a display configured to output user interface information according to the user input; and

a processor configured to;

detect attribute information regarding content, map at least one piece of user cloud account information with the content based on the detected attribute information regarding the content and attribute information regarding the at least one piece of user cloud account information,

display, on the display, a result of the mapping the at least one piece of user cloud account information with the content, wherein the displayed result of the mapping comprises information for indicating attribute information regarding the at least one piece of user cloud account information that is mapped with the content,

in response to receiving a user input of selecting attribute information regarding the at least one piece of user cloud account information that is mapped with the content, change the result of the mapping of the at least one piece of user cloud account information with the content according to the selected attribute information,

determine an external device among the at least one external device based on the changed result of the mapping, and

transmit the content to the determined external device via the communication interface,

wherein the external device includes a cloud service based server.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the attribute information regarding the content comprises at least one of synchronization history information about the content, information about a type of the content, time information about creation or playback of the content, information about a location of the device during creation or playback of the content, information about a network location during content creation or playback of the content, user cloud account information activated during creation or playback of the content, and information about an application by which the content is created or played, and

wherein the attribute information regarding the at least one piece of user cloud account information comprises at least one of information indicating a purpose of a user cloud account information, and a keyword input by a user of the device.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to execute a content transmission program according to one of a request for content transmission by a user, a request for execution of a content transmission application by the user, a content transmission period which is set by the user, a content transmission time which is set by the user, and an idle state of the device.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein, based on the attribute information regarding the at least one piece of user cloud account information, the processor is configured to display a list related to the content which is mapped with the at least one piece of user cloud account information, and, when a control of a transmission request item displayed with the list related to the content is received via the input interface, transmit the content to the determined external device via the communication interface.

14. The device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to perform authentication related to the at least one piece of user cloud account information mapped to the content.

15. The device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to detect the attribute information regarding the content by using at least one of metadata of the content and log information about the device when the content is created or played.

16. The device of claim 10, further comprising:

a storage,

wherein the processor is configured to store metadata related to the content in the storage and delete the content from the storage after the transmitting of the content.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon a program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a content transmission method by a device, the method comprising:

detecting, by a processor of the device, attribute information regarding content;

mapping, by the processor, at least one piece of user cloud account information with the content based on the detected attribute information regarding the content and attribute information regarding the at least one piece of user cloud account information;

displaying, on a display of the device, a result of the mapping the at least one piece of user cloud account information with the content, wherein the displaying of the result of the mapping comprises displaying a content list which comprises information for indicating attribute information regarding the at least one piece of user cloud account information that is mapped with the content;

in response to receiving, via a user interface of the device, a user input of selecting attribute information regarding the at least one piece of user cloud account information that is mapped with the content, changing the result of the mapping of the at least one piece of user cloud account information with the content according to the selected attribute information;

determining, by the processor, an external device based on the changed result of the mapping; and

transmitting, via a communicator of the device, the content to the determined external device,

wherein the external device includes a cloud service based server.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 17, wherein the attribute information regarding the content comprises at least one of:

synchronization history information about the content based on at least one piece of user cloud account information,

information about a type of the content,

time information about creation or playback of the content,

information about a location of the device during creation or playback of the content,

information about a network location during content creation or playback of the content,

user cloud account information activated during creation or playback of the content, and

information about an application by which the content is created or played; and

wherein the attribute information regarding the at least one piece of user cloud account information comprises at least one of information indicating a purpose of a user cloud account information, and a keyword input by a user of the device.