Method for downloading contents of electronic device and electronic device thereof

• US 10,284,614 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2014
• Issued: 05/07/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ryu, Kyung-Hoo
• Primary Examiner(s): Taylor, Nicholas R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vang, Meng
• Application Number:
  US14/558,882
• Publication Number:
  US 20150163269A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,616 Days
• Field of Search: 709204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1059 End-user terminal functionalities specially adapted for real-time communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A method for downloading content of an electronic device and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes forming a network group with a guest terminal as a host terminal, acquiring a content download performance of the guest terminal, determining a quantity of content to be downloaded to the guest terminal, and transmitting a message for requesting the determined quantity of content to be downloaded to the guest terminal separately and a remaining quantity of content to be downloaded to the host terminal to a content provider server.

Claims

1. A method for operating of a mobile terminal comprising a communication processor that is configured to control a communication module to access a mobile communication network for interfacing to a server storing a content and accessing a local communication network, the method comprising:

forming a network group, by using the local communication network, with another mobile terminal;

setting the mobile terminal as a host terminal and the another mobile terminal as a guest terminal;

acquiring, by using the local communication network, a type of another mobile communication network being used by the another mobile terminal;

identifying, a data capacity of the content to be downloaded by interfacing to the server storing the content;

based on the identifying the data capacity of the content, determining, a portion of the content to be downloaded to the another mobile terminal and a remaining portion of the content to be downloaded to the mobile terminal based on the type of the another mobile communication network, a type of the mobile communication network being used by the mobile terminal, and a type of the local communication network; and

based on the determination, transmitting, to the server through the mobile communication network, a message for requesting to transmit the portion of the content to the another mobile terminal and to transmit the remaining portion of the content to the mobile terminal,

wherein the message includes identification information of the mobile terminal, information indicating that the mobile terminal is the host terminal, section information of the remaining portion of the content, identification information of the another mobile terminal, information indicating that the another mobile terminal is the guest terminal, and section information of the portion of the content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the type of the local communication network comprises at least one of wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi)-direct and near field communication.

3. The method of claim 1,

wherein the remaining portion of the content received from the server is transmitted, by using the local communication network, to the another mobile terminal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the type of the mobile communication network comprises at least one of long term evolution advanced (LTE-A), LTE, or third generation (3G), and

wherein the type of the another mobile communication network comprises at least one of long term evolution advanced (LTE-A), LTE, or third generation (3G).

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing, with the another mobile terminal, a group play associated with the content, by using the local communication network.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the another mobile terminal transmits to the server, a notifying message for notifying that the transmitting the portion of the content to the another mobile terminal is normally completed.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the message further includes information about access of the mobile terminal and the another mobile terminal and authentication key.

8. The method of claim 1,

wherein the content stored in the server is divided into the portion of the content and the remaining portion of the content based on the message,

wherein the portion of the content is transmitted from the server to the another mobile terminal, and

wherein the remaining portion of the content is transmitted from the server to the mobile terminal.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the portion of the content received from the server to the another mobile terminal is transmitted, by using the local communication network, to the mobile terminal.

10. A mobile terminal comprising:

a processor comprising an application processor and a communication processor, wherein the communication processor is configured to control a communication module to access a mobile communication network for interfacing to a server storing a content

and accessing a local communication network

wherein the processor is configured to;

control the communication module to form a network group, by using the local communication network, with another mobile terminal,

set the mobile terminal as a host terminal and the another mobile terminal as a guest terminal,

acquire, by using the local communication network, a type of another mobile communication network being used by the another mobile terminal,

identify, a data capacity of the content to be downloaded by interfacing to the server storing the content,

based on the identifying the data capacity of the content, determine a portion of the content to be downloaded to the another mobile terminal and a remaining portion of the content to be downloaded to the mobile terminal based on the type of the another mobile communication network, a type of the mobile communication network being used by the mobile terminal, and a type of the local communication network, and

based on the determination, transmit, to the server through the mobile communication network, a message for requesting to transmit the portion of the content to the another mobile terminal and to transmit the remaining portion of the content to the mobile terminal,

wherein the message includes identification information of the mobile terminal, information indicating that the mobile terminal is the host terminal, section information of the remaining portion of the content, identification information of the another mobile terminal, information indicating that the another mobile terminal is the guest terminal, and section information of the portion of the content.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the type of the local communication network comprises at least one of wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi)-direct and near field communication.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the remaining portion of the content received from the server is transmitted, by using the communication network, to the another mobile terminal.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 10,

wherein the type of the mobile communication network comprises at least one of long term evolution advanced (LTE-A), LTE, or third generation (3G), and

wherein the type of the another mobile communication network comprises at least one of long term evolution advanced (LTE-A), LTE, or third generation (3G).

14. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to perform, with the another mobile terminal, a group play associated with the content, by using the local communication network.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the another mobile terminal transmits to the server, a notifying message for notifying that the transmitting the portion of the content to the another mobile terminal is normally completed.

16. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the message further includes information about access of the mobile terminal and the another mobile terminal and authentication key.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 10,

wherein the content stored in the server is divided into the portion of the content and the remaining portion of the content based on the message,

wherein the portion of the content is transmitted from the server to the another mobile terminal, and

wherein the remaining portion of the content is transmitted from the server to the mobile terminal.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the portion of the content received from the server to the another mobile terminal is transmitted, by using the local communication network, to the mobile terminal.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for storing one or more programs that when executed by at least one processor of a mobile terminal perform the method of:

forming a network group, by using a local communication network, with another mobile terminal;

setting the mobile terminal as a host terminal and the another mobile terminal as a guest terminal;

acquiring, by using the local communication network, a type of another mobile communication network being used by the another mobile terminal;

identifying, a data capacity of a content to be downloaded by interfacing to a server storing the content;

based on identifying the data capacity of the content, determining, a portion of the content to be downloaded to the another mobile terminal and a remaining portion of the content to be downloaded to the mobile terminal based on the type of the another mobile communication network, a type of a mobile communication network being used by the mobile terminal, and a type of the local communication network; and

based on the determination, transmitting, to the server storing a content, through the mobile communication network, a message for requesting to transmit the portion of the content to the another mobile terminal and to transmit the remaining portion of the content to the mobile terminal,

wherein the message includes identification information of the mobile terminal, information indicating that the mobile terminal is the host terminal, section information of the remaining portion of the content, identification information of the another mobile terminal, information indicating that the another mobile terminal is the guest terminal, and section information of the portion of the content.