Mobile device, content delivery apparatus, content providing apparatus and control method thereof

• US 9,247,421 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2010
• Issued: 01/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Cho, Hyung-rae, Kim, Sun-ae, Oh, Hyun-joo, Kwahk, Ji-young
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TU T
• Application Number:
  US12/912,301
• Publication Number:
  US 20110106878A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,918 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A mobile device, a content delivery apparatus, a content providing apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile device includes a communication unit that performs communication with an external environment, a signal processor that processes signals transmitted and received through the communication unit, and a display unit that displays an image based on a signal processed by the signal processor. The mobile device also includes a controller that controls the communication unit to transmit a profile corresponding to a request to a content delivery apparatus when the request for the profile is received from the content delivery apparatus located within a predetermined zone, and to receive content corresponding to the transmitted profile. Customized contents can be provided to the mobile device on the basis of a user'"'"'s profile.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a communication unit configured to communicate with a content delivery apparatus; and

a controller configured to control the communication unit to transmit a user profile stored on the mobile device, corresponding to a request, to a content delivery apparatus, when the request for the user profile is received from the content delivery apparatus located within a predetermined zone, and to receive content corresponding to the user profile,

wherein the user profile is transmitted, through the content delivery apparatus, to an external server, the content is stored on the external server, and the content corresponding to the user profile is transmitted, through the content delivery apparatus, to at least one of the mobile device and one or more peripheral devices connected to the mobile device in accordance with characteristics of the content, and

wherein in response to the characteristics of the content being acceptable in the mobile device, the controller controls the communication unit to receive the content, and in response to the characteristics of the content being not acceptable in the mobile device, the controller controls the communication unit not to receive the content.

2. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to receive the content corresponding to the profile from the content delivery apparatus, wherein the content delivery apparatus acquires the content corresponding to the profile through a content providing apparatus, which comprises at least one content.

3. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to receive the content corresponding to the profile from a content providing apparatus, which comprises at least one content and receives the profile from the content delivery apparatus.

4. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to transmit the profile to a content providing apparatus, which comprises at least one content.

5. The mobile device according to claim 4, wherein, when the profile is changed, the controller controls the communication unit to transmit the changed profile to the content providing apparatus.

6. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the controller determines whether to receive the content in accordance with the characteristics of the content.

7. The mobile device according to claim 6, wherein the characteristics of the content comprise at least one of an amount of the content, a kind of content, and a subject of the content.

8. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the profile comprises at least one of a preference of a user, an interest of the user, private information of the user, and characteristic information of the mobile device.

9. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the content comprises at least one of an advertisement, a Graphic User Interface (GUI) linked to another content, a moving picture, an image, an audio and a text.

10. The mobile device according to claim 9, wherein the content comprises content related to an image being displayed in the content delivery apparatus.

11. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein in response to the mobile device being connected to the peripheral device, the controller controls the communication unit to transmit information on the peripheral device to the content delivery apparatus.

12. A content delivery apparatus comprising:

a communication unit configured to communicate with a mobile device;

and

a controller configured to controls the communication unit to request and receive a user profile from a mobile device when the mobile device is sensed within a predetermined zone, and to transmit the received user profile to a content providing apparatus, which comprises at least one content,

wherein the content corresponding to the user profile is received from the content providing apparatus and transmitted, through the content delivery apparatus, to at least one of the mobile device and one or more peripheral devices connected to the mobile device in accordance with characteristics of the content, and

wherein in response to the characteristics of the content being acceptable in the mobile device, the controller controls the communication unit to receive the content, and in response to the characteristics of the content being not acceptable in the mobile device, the controller controls the communication unit not to receive the content.

13. The content delivery apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to receive content, corresponding to the profile, from the content providing apparatus, and to transmit the received content to the mobile device.

14. The content delivery apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to transmit the content to at least one of the mobile device and a peripheral device connected to the mobile device, in accordance with the characteristics of the content.

15. The content delivery apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the characteristics of the content comprise at least one of an amount of the content, a kind of content, and a subject of the content.

16. The content delivery apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to transmit different kinds of content corresponding to characteristics of the mobile device.

17. The content delivery apparatus according to claim 12, wherein, when the profile of the mobile device is transmitted to the content providing apparatus, the controller controls the communication unit to request content corresponding to the profile and transmit a signal for requesting that the content be directly transmitted to the mobile device.

18. The content delivery apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the profile comprises at least one of a preference of a user, an interest of the user, private information of the user, and characteristic information of the mobile device.

19. The content delivery apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the content comprises at least one of an advertisement, a Graphic User Interface (GUI) linked to another content, a moving picture, an image, an audio and a text.

20. The mobile device according to claim 12, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to request the content providing apparatus to transmit content related to an image being displayed in the display unit from among content corresponding to the received profile.

21. The content delivery apparatus according to claim 12, wherein in response to the mobile device being connected to the peripheral device, the controller controls the communication unit to receive information on the peripheral device from the mobile device.

22. A content providing apparatus comprising:

a communication unit configured to communicate with a content delivery apparatus;

a storage unit that stores at least one content; and

a controller that controls the storage unit to store a user profile of a mobile device when the user profile is received from a content delivery apparatus through the communication unit, and to select content corresponding to the user profile from among the stored at least one content,

wherein the user profile is transmitted, through the content delivery apparatus, from a mobile device, the content corresponding to the user profile is transmitted, through the content delivery apparatus, to at least one of the mobile device and one or more peripheral devices connected to the mobile device in accordance with characteristics of the content, and

wherein in response to the characteristics of the content being acceptable in the mobile device, the controller controls the communication unit to receive the content, and in response to the characteristics of the content being not acceptable in the mobile device, the controller controls the communication unit not to receive the content.

23. The content providing apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to transmit the selected content to the content delivery apparatus.

24. The content providing apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the controller controls the communication unit to transmit the selected content to the mobile device when the content delivery apparatus requests to transmit content corresponding to the profile.

25. The content providing apparatus according to claim 22, wherein, when selecting content corresponding to the profile, the controller selects a kind of content based on characteristic information of the mobile device contained in the profile.

26. The content providing apparatus according to claim 22, wherein in response to the mobile device being connected to the peripheral device, the controller controls the communication unit to receive information on the peripheral device, through the content delivery apparatus, from the mobile device.

27. A method of controlling a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a request for a user profile from a content delivery apparatus located in a predetermined zone;

transmitting the user profile to the content delivery apparatus;

receiving content corresponding to the user profile; and

displaying the received content,

wherein the user profile is transmitted, through the content delivery apparatus, to an external server, the content is stored on the external server, and the content corresponding to the user profile is transmitted, through the content delivery apparatus, to at least one of the mobile device and one or more peripheral devices connected to the mobile device in accordance with characteristics of the content, and

wherein in response to the characteristics of the content being acceptable in the mobile device, a controller controls a communication unit to receive the content, and in response to the characteristics of the content being not acceptable in the mobile device, the controller controls the communication unit not to receive the content.

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content corresponding to the profile from the content delivery apparatus, which acquires the content corresponding to the profile through a content providing apparatus comprising at least one content.

29. The method according to claim 27, wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content corresponding to the profile from a content providing apparatus, which comprises at least one content and receives the profile from the content delivery apparatus.

30. The method according to claim 27, further comprising transmitting the profile to a content providing apparatus comprising at least one content.

31. The method according to claim 30, further comprising transmitting a changed profile to the content providing apparatus if the profile is changed.

32. The method according to claim 27, further comprising determining whether to receive the content in accordance with the characteristics of the content.

33. The method according to claim 32, wherein the characteristics of the content comprise at least one of an amount of the content, a kind of content, and a subject of the content.

34. The method according to claim 27, wherein the profile comprises at least one of a preference of a user, an interest of the user, private information of the user, and characteristic information of the mobile device.

35. The method according to claim 27, wherein the content comprises at least one of an advertisement, a Graphic User Interface (GUI) linked to another content, a moving picture, an image, an audio and a text.

36. The method according to claim 35, wherein the content comprises content related to an image being displayed in the content delivery apparatus.

37. The method according to claim 27, wherein the transmitting the user profile to the content delivery apparatus comprises in response to the mobile device being connected to the peripheral device, transmitting information on the peripheral device to the content delivery apparatus.

38. A method of controlling a content delivery apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

determining whether a mobile device is sensed within a predetermined zone;

requesting a user profile of the mobile device, when the mobile device is sensed within the predetermined zone;

receiving the user profile from the mobile device; and

transmitting the received user profile to a content providing apparatus that comprises at least one content,

wherein the content corresponding to the user profile is received from the content providing apparatus and transmitted, through the content delivery apparatus, to at least one of the mobile device and one or more peripheral devices connected to the mobile device in accordance with characteristics of the content, and

wherein in response to the characteristics of the content being acceptable in the mobile device, a controller controls a communication unit to receive the content, and in response to the characteristics of the content being not acceptable in the mobile device, the controller controls the communication unit not to receive the content.

39. The method according to claim 38, further comprising receiving content corresponding to the profile from the content providing apparatus;

and transmitting the received content to the mobile device.

40. The method according to claim 39, wherein transmitting the received content comprises transmitting the content to at least one of the mobile device and a peripheral device connected to the mobile device in accordance with the characteristics of the content.

41. The method according to claim 40, wherein the characteristics of the content comprise at least one of an amount of the content, a kind of content, and a subject of the content.

42. The method according to claim 39, wherein transmitting the received content comprises transmitting different kinds of content corresponding to characteristics of the mobile device.

43. The method according to claim 39, wherein the content comprises at least one of an advertisement, a Graphic User Interface (GUI) linked to another content, a moving picture, an image, an audio and a text.

44. The method according to claim 38, wherein transmitting the received profile comprises providing a request for content corresponding to the profile together with the profile of the mobile device, and requesting the content providing apparatus to transmit the requested content to the mobile device.

45. The method according to claim 38, wherein the profile comprises at least one of a preference of a user, an interest of the user, private information of the user, and characteristic information of the mobile device.

46. The method according to claim 38, further comprising requesting content related to an image being displayed in a display unit to be transmitted among content corresponding to the received profile.

47. The method according to claim 38, wherein the receiving the user profile from the mobile device comprises in response to the mobile device being connected to the peripheral device, receiving information on the peripheral device from the mobile device.

48. A method of controlling a content providing apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

storing at least one content in a storage unit;

receiving a user profile of a mobile device from a content delivery apparatus through a communication unit;

storing the received user profile in the storage unit; and

selecting content corresponding to the received user profile among the stored at least one content,

wherein the user profile is transmitted, through the content delivery apparatus, from the mobile device, the content corresponding to the user profile is transmitted, through the content delivery apparatus, to at least one of the mobile device and one or more peripheral devices connected to the mobile device in accordance with characteristics of the content, and

wherein in response to the characteristics of the content being acceptable in the mobile device, controller controls the communication unit to receive the content, and in response to the characteristics of the content being not acceptable in the mobile device, the controller controls the communication unit not to receive the content.

49. The method according to claim 48, further comprising transmitting the selected content to the content delivery apparatus.

50. The method according to claim 48, wherein receiving the profile comprises:

receiving a request from the content delivery apparatus to transmit the content corresponding to the profile to the mobile device; and

transmitting the selected content to the mobile device.

51. The method according to claim 48, wherein the selecting the content comprises selecting a kind of content based on characteristic information of the mobile device contained in the profile.

52. The method according to claim 48, wherein the receiving a user profile of a mobile device from a content delivery apparatus comprises receiving information on the peripheral device, through the content delivery apparatus, from the mobile device.