Network device for sharing multimedia data with other network devices existing on network and method therefor
First Claim
1. A network device for sharing multimedia data with other network devices existing on a network, the network device comprising:
- a network device management unit which collects information about multimedia data from the other network devices, the information including identification information of the other network devices at which a corresponding piece of the multimedia data is stored;
a storage unit which stores multimedia data of the network device;
a multimedia data management unit which prepares a multimedia data list based on the collected information about the multimedia data on the other network devices and information about the multimedia data which are stored on the network device;
a packet generation/processing unit which generates a packet requesting selected multimedia data on the multimedia data list; and
a transmission unit which transmits the generated packet to at least one of the other network devices existing on the network,wherein the network device comprises a client device.
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Abstract
Network devices and methods are provided for sharing multimedia data with other network devices existing on a network, in which a network device shares and uses multimedia data with other network devices, collects information about multimedia data contained in the other network devices and requests the transmission of multimedia data from a network device containing the multimedia data based on the collected information at the request of a user. The network device may include a network device management unit for collecting information about multimedia data; a multimedia data management unit for preparing a multimedia data list; a packet generation/processing unit for generating a packet requesting multimedia data; and a transmission unit for transmitting the generated packet to a specific network device.
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1. A network device for sharing multimedia data with other network devices existing on a network, the network device comprising:
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a network device management unit which collects information about multimedia data from the other network devices, the information including identification information of the other network devices at which a corresponding piece of the multimedia data is stored; a storage unit which stores multimedia data of the network device; a multimedia data management unit which prepares a multimedia data list based on the collected information about the multimedia data on the other network devices and information about the multimedia data which are stored on the network device; a packet generation/processing unit which generates a packet requesting selected multimedia data on the multimedia data list; and a transmission unit which transmits the generated packet to at least one of the other network devices existing on the network, wherein the network device comprises a client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method in which a network device stores multimedia data and shares the multimedia data with other network devices existing on a network, the method comprising:
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collecting, by the network device, information about multimedia data from the other network devices, the information including identification information of the other network devices at which a corresponding piece of the multimedia data is stored; preparing, by the network device, a multimedia data list based on the collected information about the multimedia data on the other network devices and information about the multimedia data which are stored on the network device; generating a packet which requests selected multimedia data of the multimedia data list; and transmitting the generated packet to at least one of the other network devices, wherein the network device comprises a client device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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