Apparatus and method for informing of available devices in contents sharing network
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1. A method for an operation of a control device in a communication network, the method comprising:
- searching for at least one device connected to the network;
determining at least one service to provide through the network;
displaying visual information indicating an existence of the searched at least one device and an existence of the determined at least one service;
detecting a selection of the visual information;
displaying the searched at least one device and the determined at least one service;
detecting a selection of one of the displayed at least one device;
detecting a selection of one of the displayed at least one service; and
providing the selected service via the selected device.
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Abstract
A contents sharing network is provided. An operating method of a control device includes determining a current state of possible states in a contents sharing process over a network; and displaying an icon indicating the current state among a plurality of predefined icons. The states are defined as a combination of at least one item of network connection, device discovery, a type of the discovered device, the number of the discovered devices, and existence of an available additional service.
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1. A method for an operation of a control device in a communication network, the method comprising:
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searching for at least one device connected to the network; determining at least one service to provide through the network; displaying visual information indicating an existence of the searched at least one device and an existence of the determined at least one service; detecting a selection of the visual information; displaying the searched at least one device and the determined at least one service; detecting a selection of one of the displayed at least one device; detecting a selection of one of the displayed at least one service; and providing the selected service via the selected device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A control device comprising:
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a display unit; a processor; a memory; and one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to; search for at least one device connected to a network; determine at least one service to provide through the network; control the display unit to display visual information indicating an existence of the searched at least one device and an existence of the determined at least one service, and in response to a selection of the visual information, display the searched at least one device and the determined at least one service; detect a selection of one of the displayed at least one device; detect a selection of one of the displayed at least one service; and provide the selected service via the selected device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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