Method of transmitting preview content and method and apparatus for receiving preview content
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting preview content, comprising:
- providing program guide service information by a content server to a program guide server;
transmitting the program guide service information by the program guide server to a receiving apparatus when the program guide server is accessed by the receiving apparatus; and
transmitting preview content corresponding to contents of the program guide service information by a preview content server to the receiving apparatus when the preview content server is accessed by the receiving apparatus.
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Abstract
Provided is a method of transmitting preview content and a method and apparatus for receiving the preview content, wherein the method of transmitting preview content includes providing program guide service information by a content server to a program guide server; transmitting the program guide service information by the program guide server to a receiving apparatus when the program guide server is accessed by the receiving apparatus; and transmitting preview content corresponding to contents of the program guide service information by a preview content server to the receiving apparatus when the preview content server is accessed by the receiving apparatus.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting preview content, comprising:
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providing program guide service information by a content server to a program guide server; transmitting the program guide service information by the program guide server to a receiving apparatus when the program guide server is accessed by the receiving apparatus; and transmitting preview content corresponding to contents of the program guide service information by a preview content server to the receiving apparatus when the preview content server is accessed by the receiving apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for receiving preview content, comprising:
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a network interface unit which receives packets including access information, program guide service information, and the preview content; an Internet Protocol (IP) manager which transmits the received packets to a relevant manager according to a protocol; a service discovery manager which parses the packets according to a discovery protocol and a selection protocol and extracts the access information, the program guide service information, and the preview content; and an application/user interface (UI) manager which controls the network interface unit that access a service discovery server and receives the access information, accesses a program guider server using the access information and receives the program guide service information, and accesses a preview content server using the access information and receives the preview content. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of receiving preview content, comprising:
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receiving program guide service information by a network interface unit which accesses a program guide server according to control of an application/user interface (UI) manager; receiving preview content corresponding contents of the program guide service information by the network interface unit which access a preview content server according to control of the application/UI manger; and simultaneously displaying the program guide service information and the preview content on a display unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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