SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACQUIRING CONTENTS

• US 20090094319A1
• Filed: 02/18/2008
• Published: 04/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Lim, Hun, Lee, Gene Moo, Kong, Won Keun, LEE, Jin Wook
• Granted Patent: US 8,768,999 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/434 using image data, e.g. images, photos, pictures taken by a user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/00 Pattern recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/214 Specialised server platform, e.g. server located in an airplane, hotel, hospital arrangements specially adapted for local area broadcast systems H04H20/61
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2408 Monitoring of the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. client requests monitoring data switching networks utilization H04L43/0876; scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/278 Content descriptor database or directory service for end-user access details of content or meta data based information retrieval of video data in video databases G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/437 Interfacing the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. for transmitting client requests to a VOD server flow control in data networks H04L47/10; streaming protocols, e.g. RTP or RTCP, H04L65/65; scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests in data packet switching networks H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8106 involving special audio data, e.g. different tracks for different languages
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8153 comprising still images, e.g. texture, background image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/816 involving special video data, e.g 3D video

Abstract

A method of acquiring contents between a client terminal and a local server, the method including the client terminal photographing or recording partial information of predetermined contents according to an input of a user, the client terminal transmitting the partial information of contents to a predetermined local server, the local server analyzing the partial information of contents and retrieving contents or content-related information corresponding to the partial information of contents, and the local server transmitting the retrieved contents or content-related information to the client terminal.

Claims

1. A method of acquiring contents between a client terminal and a local server, the method comprising:

the client terminal photographing or recording partial information of predetermined contents according to an input of a user;

the client terminal transmitting the partial information of contents to a predetermined local server;

the local server analyzing the partial information of contents, and retrieving contents or content-related information corresponding to the partial information of contents; and

the local server transmitting the retrieved contents or content-related information to the client terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the local server displaying or replaying the contents via at least one output unit,

wherein the client terminal includes a camera or a recorder, and photographs or records partial information of the contents displayed or replayed via the at least one output unit according to the input of the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the client terminal transmits the partial information of contents to the local server via a local area network (LAN), and the LAN utilizes any one of a Bluetooth, a Zigbee, and an Ultra Wideband (UWB) scheme.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing and retrieving comprises:

the local server maintaining a database which stores at least one content or content-related information;

the local server analyzing the partial information of contents using Moving Picture Experts Group 7 (MPEG

     7); and

the local server retrieving contents or content-related information corresponding to the analysis result from the database.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the retrieving of the contents or content-related information comprises:

the local server maintaining a network connection with at least one external server;

the local server analyzing the partial information of contents using MPEG 7; and

the local server retrieving contents or content-related information corresponding to the analysis result from the at least one external server.

6. A method of acquiring contents between a client terminal and a local server, the method comprising:

the client terminal photographing or recording partial information of predetermined contents according to an input of a user;

the client terminal broadcasting the partial information of contents to at least one local server;

each of the at least one local server analyzing the partial information of contents, and determining whether contents or content-related information corresponding to the partial information of contents exists; and

transmitting, by each of the at least one local server which stores the contents or content-related information corresponding to the partial information of contents, the contents or content-related information to the client terminal according to a result of the analyzing.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the client terminal includes a camera or a recorder, and photographs or records the partial information of contents displayed or replayed via a predetermined output unit according to the input of the user.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the client terminal broadcasts the partial information of contents to the at least one local server connected to a LAN, and the LAN utilizes any one of a Bluetooth, a Zigbee, and a UWB scheme.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the analyzing and determining comprises:

each of the at least one local server maintaining a database which stores at least one content or content-related information;

each of the at least one local server analyzing the partial information of contents using MPEG 7; and

each of the at least one local server determining whether contents or content-related information corresponding to the analysis result is stored in the database.

10. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for implementing a method of acquiring contents between a client terminal and a local server, the method comprising:

the client terminal photographing or recording partial information of predetermined contents according to an input of a user;

the client terminal transmitting the partial information of contents to a predetermined local server;

the local server analyzing the partial information of contents, and retrieving contents or content-related information corresponding to the partial information of contents; and

the local server transmitting the retrieved contents or content-related information to the client terminal.

11. A system for acquiring contents, the system comprising:

a client terminal which photographs or records partial information of predetermined contents according to an input of a user, and transmits the partial information of contents to a predetermined local server; and

a local server which analyzes the partial information of contents received from the client terminal, retrieves contents or content-related information corresponding to the partial information of contents, and transmits the retrieved contents or content-related information to the client terminal.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the local server displays or replays the retrieved contents via at least one output unit, and the client terminal includes a camera or a recorder, and photographs or records partial information of the contents displayed or replayed via the at least one output unit according to the input of the user.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the client terminal transmits the partial information of contents to the at least one local server via a LAN, and the LAN utilizes any one of a Bluetooth, a Zigbee, and a UWB scheme.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one local server maintains a database which stores at least one content or content-related information, analyzes the partial information of contents using MPEG 7, and retrieves contents or content-related information corresponding to the analysis result from the database.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one local server maintains a network connection with at least one external server, analyzes the partial information of contents using MPEG 7, and retrieves contents or content-related information corresponding to the analysis result from the at least one external server.