Method and Apparatus for Sharing Data Content Between a Transmitter and a Receiver

• US 20080270533A1
• Filed: 12/14/2006
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Peng, Yang, Li, Mo
• Granted Patent: US 9,065,697 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/561 Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5651 Reducing the amount or size of exchanged application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2353 specifically adapted to content descriptors, e.g. coding, compressing or processing of metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4884 for displaying subtitles

Abstract

A method of sharing a data content between a transmitter and a receiver, said method comprising the steps of:—retrieving (210) the data content in a server, from attribute information of said data content, and the attribute information being sent by the transmitter, and —generating (220) for said receiver an output message containing the retrieved data content.

Claims

1. A method of sharing a data content between a transmitter and a receiver, said method comprising the steps of:

retrieving (210) said data content in a server, from attribute information of said data content, and said attribute information being sent by said transmitter, and

generating (220) for said receiver an output message containing the retrieved data content.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the generating step (220) is adapted to functional parameters of said receiver.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the retrieving step (210) comprises identifying in said server data content that matches said attribute information.

4. An apparatus for sharing a data content between a transmitter and a receiver, said apparatus comprising means for:

retrieving (21) said data content in a database (23), from attribute information of said data content, and said attribute information being sent by said transmitter, and

generating (22) for said receiver an output message containing the retrieved data content.

5. An apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein said generating means (22) are adapted to functional parameters of said receiver.

6. An apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the means of retrieval (21) are further used for identifying in said database (23) data content that matches said attribute information.

7. A system comprising a server (20) connected in between a transmitter (10) and a receiver (30), said transmitter (10) containing a data content, said server (20) comprising means for:

retrieving (21) said data content in a database (23), from attribute information of said data content, and said attribute information being sent by said transmitter, and

generating (22) for said receiver an output message containing the retrieved data content.