Apparatus and method for sharing a bookmark with other users in a home network
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1. A method for sharing a bookmark in a home network, the method comprising:
- determining, by a bookmark creator home network device, a bookmark including metadata, for sharing and transmitting the bookmark to a bookmark creator home network Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) terminal;
transmitting, by the bookmark creator home network IPTV terminal, the bookmark to an IPTV service provider;
requesting, by a bookmark sharer home network device, the bookmark to a bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal;
requesting, by the bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal, the bookmark to the IPTV service provider;
selecting, by the IPTV service provider, an available bookmark according to the request and transmitting a response including the available bookmark to the bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal; and
transmitting, by the bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal, the response to the bookmark sharer home network device,wherein the metadata comprises at least one of a sharing user identification and a sharing type.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for sharing a bookmark, which is created by a user, with other users. In a method for sharing a bookmark in a home network, information of a bookmark for sharing in a home network device of a bookmark creator is created. The bookmark or the information of the bookmark is stored in an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) terminal in the home network of the bookmark creator. The bookmark or the information of the bookmark is then transmitted from the IPTV terminal to an IPTV service provider.
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1. A method for sharing a bookmark in a home network, the method comprising:
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determining, by a bookmark creator home network device, a bookmark including metadata, for sharing and transmitting the bookmark to a bookmark creator home network Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) terminal; transmitting, by the bookmark creator home network IPTV terminal, the bookmark to an IPTV service provider; requesting, by a bookmark sharer home network device, the bookmark to a bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal; requesting, by the bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal, the bookmark to the IPTV service provider; selecting, by the IPTV service provider, an available bookmark according to the request and transmitting a response including the available bookmark to the bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal; and transmitting, by the bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal, the response to the bookmark sharer home network device, wherein the metadata comprises at least one of a sharing user identification and a sharing type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for sharing a bookmark in a home network;
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a bookmark creator home network device for determining a bookmark including metadata for sharing and for transmitting the bookmark to a bookmark creator home network Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) terminal; the bookmark creator home network IPTV terminal for transmitting the bookmark to an IPTV service provider; a bookmark sharer home network device for requesting the bookmark to a bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal; the bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal for requesting the bookmark to the IPTV service provider and transmitting a response from the IPTV service provider to the bookmark sharer home network device; and the IPTV service provider for selecting an available bookmark according to the request and for transmitting the response including the available bookmark to the bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal, wherein the metadata comprises at least one of a sharing user identification and a sharing type. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) service provider to share a bookmark in a home network, the method comprising:
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storing, by a controller, a bookmark including metadata from a bookmark creator home network Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) terminal; receiving, by the controller, a request for the bookmark from a bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal; and selecting, by the controller, an available bookmark according to the request and transmitting a response including the available bookmark to the bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal, wherein if the bookmark is updated, automatically transmitting, by the controller, a notification message indicating completion of a bookmark update to the bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal, and wherein the metadata comprises at least one of a sharing user identification and a sharing type. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An apparatus of an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) service provider for sharing a bookmark in a home network, the apparatus comprising:
- a hardware controller for storing a bookmark including metadata from a bookmark creator home network Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) terminal, for receiving a request for the bookmark from a bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal and for selecting an available bookmark according to the request and transmitting a response including the available bookmark to the bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal, wherein if the bookmark is updated, automatically transmitting, by the hardware controller, a notification message indicating completion of a bookmark update to the bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal, and wherein the metadata comprises at least one of a sharing user identification and a sharing type.
- View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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