METHOD OF PROVIDING SERVICE FOR USER SEARCH, AND APPARATUS, SERVER, AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME

• US 20140317094A1
• Filed: 06/18/2014
• Published: 10/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SAGOO, Kiran Pal, RHEE, Young-ho
• Granted Patent: US 9,547,688 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/722
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] H04L51/04; selective video distribution H04N21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1046 Joining mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1053 with pre-configuration of logical or physical connections with a determined number of other peers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

Abstract

A service provision method is provided for user search, and an apparatus, a server, and a system for the same. A service provision method includes transmitting a terminal search request message including a contents information element to a service provision server, receiving positional information of a terminal, which is playing first contents related to the contents information element, from the service provision server, and displaying the received positional information.

Claims

1. A terminal communication method, the method comprising:

reproducing first content on a first terminal;

requesting a search for a second terminal reproducing second content based on metadata of the first content to a service provision server;

receiving a search result that identifies the second terminal reproducing the second content related to the metadata of the first content; and

displaying the search result.

2. The terminal communication method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing communication with the second terminal, based on the search result.

3. The terminal communication method of claim 1, wherein the receiving comprises receiving for the search result, while reproducing the first content on the first terminal.

4. The terminal communication method of claim 2, wherein the communication comprises at least one of an instant messaging service, a short messaging service, a voice-based call, and a video-based call.

5. The terminal communication method of claim 4, wherein the search result identifies an identity of the second terminal.

6. The terminal communication method of claim 5, wherein the identity of the second terminal comprises an identity of a user of the second terminal.

7. The terminal communication method of claim 4, wherein the search result identifies a location of the second terminal.

8. The terminal communication method of claim 7, wherein the location of the second terminal is a geographic location relative to a location of the first terminal.

9. The terminal communication method of claim 1, wherein the second terminal is determined by the service provision server from among terminals which transmit metadata of the second contents to the service providing server or which play the second contents in a streaming method.

10. A digital device comprising:

a play unit that reproduces first content;

a network interface unit that transmits a terminal search request message comprising metadata of the first contents to a service provision server and receives a search result that identifies the second terminal reproducing the second content searched on the basis of metadata of the first content; and

a display unit the first terminal that displays the search result.

11. The digital device of claim 10, further comprising:

a communication service processing unit establishing communication with the second terminal, based on the search result.

12. The service provision of claim 10, wherein the network interface unit receives for a second terminal, while reproducing the first content on the first terminal.

13. The digital device of claim 11, wherein the communication comprises at least one of an instant messaging service, a short messaging service, a voice-based call, and a video-based call.

14. The digital device of claim 13, wherein the search result identifies an identity of the second terminal.

15. The digital device of claim 14, wherein the identity of the second terminal comprises an identity of a user of the second terminal.

16. The digital device of claim 13, wherein the search result identifies a location of the second terminal.

17. The digital device of claim 14, wherein the location of the second terminal is a geographic location relative to a location of the first terminal.

18. The terminal communication method of claim 10, wherein the second terminal is determined by the service provision server from among terminals which transmit metadata of the second contents to the service providing server or which play the second contents in a streaming method.