USER TERMINAL, RULE EXECUTING METHOD THEREOF, SERVER APPARATUS AND RULE EXECUTING SYSTEM

A user terminal includes an inputter which receives a user command, a display, a communicator configured to communicate with an external server, and a controller configured to create a first rule in which the user terminal performs a first action when a first condition is met in another first user terminal, control the communicator to transmit the created first rule to the external server, and perform the first action according to an event command when the event command to perform the first action is received from the external server upon the first condition being met in the first user terminal. 1. A user terminal , comprising:a display; anda controller configured to:provide a user interface (UI) for generating a rule including a condition executable in a first user terminal and an action executed in the user terminal based on the condition on the display, andgenerate the rule according to a user command inputted through the UI,wherein the UI includes a first UI for selecting the first terminal apparatus, a second UI for setting the condition, and a third UI for setting the action executed based on the condition.2. The user terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:in response to the first user terminal being selected in the first UI, provide the second UI, andin response to the condition being set in the second UI, provide the third UI.3. The user terminal of claim 1 , further comprising a communicator claim 1 ,wherein the controller is further configured to:control the communicator to transmit the generated rule to an external server, andin response to a command based on the rule being received from the server as the condition set in the second UI is executed in the first user terminal selected in the first UI and, execute the action set in the third UI according to the command.4. The user terminal of claim 1 , further comprising a communicator claim 1 ,wherein the controller is further configured to provide the UI based on profile ...

METHOD OF PROVIDING SNS-GROUP INVITING SERVICE AND SNS SERVER THEREFOR

A method of providing a Social Networking Service (SNS) group inviting service via an SNS server, the method including receiving an SNS group invitation request containing second-user identification information, from a first device of a first user, generating first authentication information corresponding to the second-user identification information in response to the SNS group invitation request, receiving an SNS group joining request containing second authentication information, from a second device of a second user, and comparing the first authentication information and the second authentication information with each other and permitting the second device to join the SNS group. 1. A method of providing a Social Networking Service (SNS) group inviting service via an SNS server , the method comprising:receiving an SNS group invitation request including second-user identification information, from a first device of a first user;generating first authentication information corresponding to the second-user identification information in response to the SNS group invitation request;receiving an SNS group joining request including second authentication information, from a second device of a second user; andcomparing the first authentication information and the second authentication information with each other and permitting the second device to join the SNS group.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:transmitting the generated first authentication information to the first device,wherein the first authentication information is transmitted to the second device via the first device.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the generated first authentication information to the second device.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein permitting the second device comprises:receiving an identification value of the second device, from the second device; andmapping the second-user identification information and the identification value of the second device to ...

METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR SHARING CONTENT

A content sharing method includes: selecting, by a content sharing terminal, content; transmitting, by the content sharing terminal, identification information of the selected content to an external device; and reproducing, by the content sharing terminal, the selected content while the external device is reproducing the selected content based on the identification information. 1. A content sharing method comprising:selecting content by a content sharing terminal;transmitting identification information of the selected content by the content sharing terminal to an external device; andreproducing the selected content by the content sharing terminal while the external device is reproducing the selected content based on the identification information.2. The content sharing method of claim 1 , further comprising:transmitting a content sharing request by the content sharing terminal to the external device; andreceiving an acceptance message on the content sharing request by the content sharing terminal from the external device.3. The content sharing method of claim 2 , wherein the transmitting of the content sharing request comprises:selecting at least one of an identification value of the external device and user account information of the external device by the content sharing terminal; andtransmitting the content sharing request by the content sharing terminal to the external device based on the selected at least one of the identification value of the external device and the user account information of the external device.4. The content sharing method of claim 1 , further comprising claim 1 , when the content reproduced by the external device is changed from first content to second content claim 1 , stopping reproducing the first content by the content sharing terminal and reproducing the second content.5. The content sharing method of claim 1 , wherein the content includes at least one of content that has been already registered in a server and content that has been ...

Apparatus and Method for Generating Bookmark in Streaming Service System

A method for generating and utilizing a bookmark in a streaming service system is provided. In a method for operating a server providing contents in an adaptive streaming service system, contents of a segment basis according to adaptive streaming is provided to a client. When a bookmark generate request message is received from the client, a bookmark generate request and segment identify information are transmitted to a bookmark server. 1. A method for operating a server providing contents in an adaptive streaming service system , the method comprising:providing contents divided by segments according to adaptive streaming to a client; andtransmitting a bookmark generate request and a segment identity information to a bookmark server in response to a bookmark generate request message being received from the client.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bookmark generate request message comprises at least one of a list of selected representation identifiers claim 1 , period information containing time information claim 1 , time offset information indicating a point in a period claim 1 , identity information of contents claim 1 , a user's identity information claim 1 , or identity information of a segment.3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:in response to the bookmark generate request message being received, determining an offset of a bookmark using a point at which the bookmark generate request message has been received.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the bookmark generate request and the segment identity information to the bookmark server comprises:transmitting the bookmark generate request, the segment identity information, and the offset information.5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:in response to a bookmark generate request message being, received from the client, sending, a request to the bookmark server to retrieve a bookmark; andtransmitting one of a book mark list, a Media Presentation Description (MPD) file for a bookmark ...

Method and system for tagging information about image, apparatus and computer-readable recording medium thereof

A method and a system for tagging information about an object included in an image to the image, and searching for the image by using the tagged information, and an apparatus and a computer-readable recording medium thereof. The method includes: detecting at least one object included in a displayed image, receiving, from a user, information about the detected object, and tagging the received information to the displayed image.

APPARATUS FOR UPLOADING CONTENTS, USER TERMINAL APPARATUS FOR DOWNLOADING CONTENTS, SERVER, CONTENTS SHARING SYSTEM AND THEIR CONTENTS SHARING METHOD

A user terminal apparatus for uploading contents, a user terminal apparatus for downloading contents, a server, a content sharing system, and methods thereof are provided. The contents sharing method includes creating contents, uploading the created contents from the user terminal apparatus to a server, receiving, at the user terminal, storage location information corresponding to a location in the server where the uploaded contents are stored and access authorization information for accessing the uploaded contents from the server, and transmitting a message including the storage location information and the access authorization information from the user terminal apparatus to a second user terminal apparatus. 1. A contents sharing method of a user terminal apparatus for uploading contents , the method comprising:creating contents;uploading the created contents from the user terminal apparatus to a server;receiving, at the user terminal, storage location information corresponding to a location in the server where the uploaded contents are stored and access authorization information for accessing the uploaded contents from the server; andtransmitting a message comprising the storage location information and the access authorization information from the user terminal apparatus to a second user terminal apparatus.2. The method according to claim 1 ,wherein the storage location information comprises uniform resource locater information corresponding to the location in the server where the uploaded contents are stored.3. The method according to claim 1 ,wherein the message comprises at least one from among a multimedia messaging service message, a short messaging service message, an instant message, and an e-mail message.4. A contents sharing method of a server claim 1 , the method comprising:receiving uploaded contents from a first user terminal apparatus;storing the received contents;generating storage location information corresponding to a location in the server where ...

DEVICE AND CONTENT SEARCHING METHOD USING THE SAME

A device and method for searching for content are provided. The device includes: a display; a storage configured to store a plurality of contents; an inputter configured to receive a user answer to a question displayed on the display for searching for content stored in the storage; and a controller configured to determine, based on the plurality of contents, the question, output, through the display, the determined question, determine, based on the user answer to the output question, a criterion for searching for content, and output, through the display, a search result searched based on the criterion. 1. A device comprising:a display;a storage configured to store a plurality of contents;an inputter configured to receive a user answer to a question displayed on the display for searching for content stored in the storage; anda controller configured to determine, based on the plurality of contents, the question, output, through the display, the determined question, determine, based on the user answer to the output question, a criterion for searching for content, and output, through the display, a search result searched based on the criterion.2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of contents comprise at least one of an image and a moving picture.3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the display to output a plurality of options selectable as answers to the determined question.4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine a plurality of sorting criterions for sorting the plurality of contents based on metadata of each of the plurality of contents and determine the question based on numbers of sorting groups sortable according to the plurality of sorting criterions.5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the controller is configured to determine claim 4 , as the question claim 4 , a question about a sorting criterion claim 4 , among the plurality of sorting criterions claim 4 , in which the number ...

METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR SHARING CONTENT

A content sharing method includes: selecting, by a content sharing terminal, content; transmitting, by the content sharing terminal, identification information of the selected content to an external device; and reproducing, by the content sharing terminal, the selected content while the external device is reproducing the selected content based on the identification information. 1. A content sharing method comprising:selecting content using a content sharing terminal;providing states of a plurality of external devices;transmitting identification information of the selected content including link information of the selected content, to one or more external devices which are selected among the plurality of external devices based on the states of the plurality of external devices;receiving the selected content from a server which corresponds to the link information of the selected content, the selected content being transmitted from the server to the one or more external devices; andreproducing the selected content while the one or more external devices are reproducing the selected content.2. The content sharing method of claim 1 ,wherein the reproducing of the selected content further comprises:displaying additional information associated with the selected content; andtransmitting the additional information associated with the selected content to the one or more external devices.3. The content sharing method of claim 2 , further comprising:changing the additional information associated with the selected content while the selected content is reproduced in response to receiving a request to change the additional information from the content sharing terminal or the one or more external devices.4. The content sharing method of claim 2 ,wherein the additional information is text describing the selected content.5. The content sharing method of claim 1 , further comprising:transmitting a content sharing request to the one or more external devices; andreceiving an acceptance ...

IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, SERVER, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SERVER

A method of operating an image display apparatus includes receiving image contents, performing a social network service (SNS) according to the image contents, receiving a reference time set according to information corresponding to an image contents reproduction time of a plurality of image display apparatuses interworking with the SNS, and displaying the image contents according to the reference time. 1. A method of operating an image display apparatus , the method comprising:receiving image contents;performing a social network service (SNS) according to the image contents;receiving a reference time set according to information corresponding to an image contents reproduction time of a plurality of image display apparatuses interworking with the SNS; anddisplaying the image contents according to the reference time.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference time is set to be an image contents reproduction time of one from among the plurality of image display apparatuses interworking with the SNS which has the latest image contents reproduction time among the plurality of image display apparatuses.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image contents comprise broadcasting contents and streaming contents that are a retransmission of the broadcasting contents.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , in the displaying of the image contents claim 1 , the image contents are displayed by synchronizing the image contents reproduction time with the reference time.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , in the displaying of the image contents claim 1 , the image contents are displayed at the same time in each of the plurality of image display apparatuses interworking with the SNS.6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing of the SNS function comprises forming a social group with at least one other image display apparatus.7. An image display apparatus comprising:a display unit configured to display the received the image contents;a controller configured to ...

User terminal device, information providing system, and method for providing information

A user terminal device, an information providing system, and a method of providing information thereof are provided. The method for providing information in a user terminal device includes registering contact information in an address list according to a user's input, transmitting an event of registering the contact information to an external server, in response to profile information which corresponds to the contact information being received from the server, storing contact information registered in the address list and the profile information in association with each other, and in response to a display item which corresponds to the contact information being selected while the address list is displayed, displaying the profile information.

Method of providing sns-group inviting service and sns server therefor

A method for registering a device to a server is provided. The method includes connecting a first device to a second device, the first device having been registered to the server; receiving, by the first device, device information of the second device from the second device; transmitting, by the first device, the device information of the second device to the server; receiving, by the first device, information for authentication of the second device based on the device information of the second device from the server; and transmitting, if the information for authentication of the second device is received, the information for authentication of the second device to the second device.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

An electronic device and a control method thereof are provided, the method including receiving a message including text, analyzing the text included in the message, determining a type of the message and acquiring context information related to the type of the message, and determining a recommended image for responding to the message based on the context information and providing the recommended image. 1. A control method of an electronic device comprising:receiving a message including text;analyzing the text included in the message, determining a type of the message, and acquiring context information related to the type of the message; anddetermining a recommended image for responding to the message based on the context information and providing the recommended image.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:if a message regarding a position inquiry is received before the message is received, when position information is input as a response to the message regarding a position inquiry, displaying a guide UI for inquiring whether the position information is registered; andregistering the position information when a registration command for the position information is input through the guide UI.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the acquiring comprises claim 2 , if a type of the message is a message regarding a position inquiry claim 2 , acquiring the registered position information as context information claim 2 , andwherein the providing comprises determining a recommended image for responding to the message based on the registered position information and providing the recommended image.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the acquiring comprises claim 1 , if a type of the message is a message regarding a position inquiry claim 1 , acquiring position information acquired based on at least one of position information detected by a GPS claim 1 , schedule information and wireless network connection information as context information.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein ...

TERMINAL APPARATUS, SERVER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

A terminal apparatus provides shared profile information that is selectively received from a server based on a relationship between a first user and a second user, according to whether information of the second user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the first user as local profile information and information of the first user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the second user as the local profile information. Accordingly, a phonebook service for desired profile information is provided only for users in a buddy relationship sharing contact information with each other. 1. A user terminal apparatus , comprising:a display device;a storing device configured to store, for a first user, local profile information of a second user;a communicating device configured to transmit at least part of the local profile information to a server and receive shared profile information of the second user from the server based on a relationship between the first user and the second user; anda control device configured to control the display device in order to display a User Interface (UI) screen including the local profile information of the second user and at least part of the shared profile information of the second user that is different from the local profile information of the second user,wherein the shared profile information is selectively received from the server based on the relationship between the first user and the second user, according to whether information of the second user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the first user as the local profile information and information of the first user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the second user as the local profile information.2. The terminal apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the UI screen further includes a first area including the local profile information of the second user claim 1 , a second area including at least part of the shared profile information of the second user that is different from the ...

TERMINAL APPARATUS AND SERVER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

A terminal apparatus provides shared profile information that is selectively received from a server based on a relationship between a first user and a second user, according to whether information of the second user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the first user as local profile information and information of the first user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the second user as the local profile information. Accordingly, a phonebook service for desired profile information is provided only for users in a buddy relationship sharing contact information with each other. 1a display device;a storing device configured to store, for a first user, local profile information of a second user;a communicating device configured to transmit at least part of the local profile information to a server and receive shared profile information of the second user from the server based on a relationship between the first user and the second user; anda control device configured to control the display device in order to display a User Interface (UI) screen including the local profile information of the second user and at least part of the shared profile information of the second user that is different from the local profile information of the second user,wherein the shared profile information is selectively received from the server based on the relationship between the first user and the second user, according to whether information of the second user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the first user as the local profile information and information of the first user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the second user as the local profile information.. A user terminal apparatus, comprising: This application is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/250,081 which was filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Apr. 10, 2014 and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(a) to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2013-0039427, filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office ...

User terminal, rule executing method thereof, server apparatus and rule executing system

A user terminal includes an inputter which receives a user command, a display, a communicator configured to communicate with an external server, and a controller configured to create a first rule in which the user terminal performs a first action when a first condition is met in another first user terminal, control the communicator to transmit the created first rule to the external server, and perform the first action according to an event command when the event command to perform the first action is received from the external server upon the first condition being met in the first user terminal.

Method and system for tagging information about image apparatus and computer-readable recording medium thereof

A method and a system for tagging information about an object included in an image to the image, and searching for the image by using the tagged information, and an apparatus and a computer-readable recording medium thereof. The method includes: detecting at least one object included in a displayed image, receiving, from a user, information about the detected object, and tagging the received information to the displayed image.

Terminal apparatus, server and method of controlling the same

A terminal apparatus provides shared profile information that is selectively received from a server based on a relationship between a first user and a second user, according to whether information of the second user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the first user as local profile information and information of the first user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the second user as the local profile information. Accordingly, a phonebook service for desired profile information is provided only for users in a buddy relationship sharing contact information with each other. USER CORRECTS S910 'ME PROFILE' ITEM TRANSMIT CORRECTED S940 CONTENT TO ADDRESS BOOK IS SHARED PROFILE S920 SYNCHRONIZATION SERVER N ITEM CORRECTED? TRANSMIT CORRECTED CONTENT S930 TO SHARED PROFILE SERVER

Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving broadcast data through peer-to-peer network

Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving broadcast data via a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, in which information regarding a list of a plurality of pieces of broadcast content that are broadcast via one broadcast channel is provided to a server in the P2P network, and the broadcast data is transmitted/received according to the provided list.

Method and apparatus for adaptive streaming based on plurality of elements for determining quality of content

A method and apparatus are provided for performing adaptive streaming according to a streaming environment based on information about a plurality of elements for determining qualities of a plurality of media data with respect to the same content.

Image display apparatus, server, method for operating the image display apparatus, and method for operating the server

Method and terminal for sharing content

Method and apparatus for providing metadata of content, and method and apparatus for limiting content usage authority

Provided are a method and apparatus for limiting a content usage authority scope of a client by using metadata in an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service. The method performed by a metadata server adds control information to the metadata and transmits the metadata, wherein the content usage authority scope of the client is defined in the control information. The client of a user limits a content control operation according to a user input by using the control information extracted from the metadata.

Method and system for tagging information about image apparatus and computer-readable recording medium thereof

A method and a system for tagging information about an object included in an image to the image, and searching for the image by using the tagged information, and an apparatus and a computer-readable recording medium thereof. The method includes: detecting at least one object included in a displayed image, receiving, from a user, information about the detected object, and tagging the received information to the displayed image.

Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data

A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data are provided. In the method of receiving data, at least one of a plurality of media data generated by encoding content to have different qualities is received, the plurality of media data each including at least one segment; location information indicating a randomly accessible point of each of the at least one segment is obtained; and random accessing is provided on the received media data, based on the location information.

Method and terminal for sharing content

A content sharing method includes: selecting, by a content sharing terminal, content; transmitting, by the content sharing terminal, identification information of the selected content to an external device; and reproducing, by the content sharing terminal, the selected content while the external device is reproducing the selected content based on the identification information.

Method and system for tagging information about image, apparatus and computer-readable recording medium thereof.

Es mostrado un método y un sistema para el etiquetado de la información acerca de un objeto incluido en una imagen para la imagen, y para búsqueda de la imagen utilizando la información etiquetada, y un aparato y un medio de grabación susceptible de ser leído por computadora de los mismos. El método incluye: detectar al menos un objeto incluido en una imagen visualizada, recibir, de un usuario, la información acerca del objeto detectado y etiquetar la información recibida para la imagen visualizada.

Device and content searching method using the same

A device and method for searching for content are provided. The device includes: a display; a storage configured to store a plurality of contents; an inputter configured to receive a user answer to a question displayed on the display for searching for content stored in the storage; and a controller configured to determine, based on the plurality of contents, the question, output, through the display, the determined question, determine, based on the user answer to the output question, a criterion for searching for content, and output, through the display, a search result searched based on the criterion.

Method of authenticating goods using identification code image and apparatus performing the same

本發明的一個實施例之客體真偽確認裝置所執行的利用識別用代碼圖形確認客體真偽與否的方法包括下列步驟：掃描被插入特定客體的識別用代碼圖形並且提取被插入所述識別用代碼圖形的像素空間；分析所述像素空間並提取所述像素空間所指示的認證資訊；及利用所述認證資訊認證所述特定客體。因此本發明為了阻止識別用代碼圖形的不當使用而把擬貼附識別用代碼圖形的客體的認證資訊插入識別用代碼圖形，憑此，僅僅掃描客體的識別用代碼圖形就能輕易便利地確認該客體的真偽與否。

Method and apparatus for providing and receiving data

Provided are a method and apparatus for receiving and providing data. The method of receiving data includes: receiving first information including information about a first interval of a plurality of media data generated by encoding content in different qualities; acquiring renewal time information indicating a point of time for a first file to be renewed by using the first information; and receiving second information comprising information about a second interval of the plurality of media data based on the renewal time information.

Method and system for tagging information about image, apparatus and computer-readable recording medium thereof

A method and a system for tagging information about an object included in an image to the image, and searching for the image by using the tagged information, and an apparatus and a computer-readable recording medium thereof. The method includes: detecting at least one object included in a displayed image, receiving, from a user, information about the detected object, and tagging the received information to the displayed image.

Method and apparatus for adaptive streaming using segmentation

A method and apparatus for adaptively transmitting and receiving media data to a streaming environment by segmenting into segments a plurality of media data, which is generated by encoding content to have different qualities.

Method and apparatus for providing metadata of content, and method and apparatus for limiting content usage authority

Provided are a method and apparatus for limiting a content usage authority scope of a client by using metadata in an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service. The method performed by a metadata server adds control information to the metadata and transmits the metadata, wherein the content usage authority scope of the client is defined in the control information. The client of a user limits a content control operation according to a user input by using the control information extracted from the metadata.

Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data

Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving data. The method includes obtaining information about first media data, the first media data including at least one component; and obtaining the at least one component based on the information about the first media data, wherein the information about the first media data further includes information indicating whether the at least one component is provided together with a component obtained from second media data.

Apparatus for uploading contents, user terminal apparatus for downloading contents, server, contents sharing system and their contents sharing method

データ伝送方法及び装置

【課題】本発明の目的は、データを伝送及び受信する方法を提供することであり、特に、メディアデータに含まれたコンポーネントについての情報を共に伝送するデータ伝送方法及び装置を提供することである。【解決手段】コンデンツを相異なる品質にエンコーディングして生成された複数のメディアデータについての情報に基づいて、ストリーミング環境に適応的なストリーミングを行う方法及び装置を開示する。【選択図】図１

Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data

Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving data. The method includes obtaining information about first media data, the first media data including at least one component; and obtaining the at least one component based on the information about the first media data, wherein the information about the first media data further includes information indicating whether the at least one component is provided together with a component obtained from second media data.

Method of providing sns-group inviting service and sns server therefor

Apparatus and method for generating bookmark in streaming service system

Method and apparatus for adaptively streaming content including plurality of chapters

A streaming method and apparatus, in which information regarding a plurality of chapters of content is inserted into a media presentation description that includes information regarding a plurality of media data generated by encoding the content so as to have different qualities, and then, streaming is performed based on the information.

Impedance matching system, network analyser having the same, and impedance matching method thereof

Apparatus and method for generating bookmark in streaming service system

A method for generating and utilizing a bookmark in a streaming service system is provided. In a method for operating a server providing contents in an adaptive streaming service system, contents of a segment basis according to adaptive streaming is provided to a client. When a bookmark generate request message is received from the client, a bookmark generate request and segment identify information are transmitted to a bookmark server.

Method and apparatus for providing and using content advisory information on internet contents

Provided are a method and apparatus for providing and using content advisory (CA) information on Internet contents. A method of providing CA information by using a CA information server, includes receiving a request for the CA information on a content, from an Internet Protocol television (IPTV); searching for CA information on the content; and transmitting the found CA information to the IPTV. A method of using CA information when an IPTV reproduces a content not having the CA information, according to the present invention, includes transmitting a request for CA information, to a CA information server; receiving the CA information from the CA information server; analyzing the CA information; and applying the CA information.

Method and apparatus for receiving data by using peer-to-peer portal server

Method and apparatus for receiving data by using a plurality of pieces of information managed by a server that manages information about data that can be received via one or more peer-to-peer (P2P) networks and information about peers respectively connected to each P2P network.

Adaptive streaming method and apparatus

A method and apparatus for performing streaming that is adaptive to a streaming environment, using information about a plurality of media data generated by encoding content to have different qualities.

Method and apparatus for receiving data by using peer-to-peer portal server

Method and apparatus for receiving data by using a plurality of pieces of information managed by a server that manages information about data that can be received via one or more peer-to-peer (P2P) networks and information about peers respectively connected to each P2P network.

Adaptive streaming method and apparatus

A method and apparatus for performing streaming that is adaptive to a streaming environment, using information about a plurality of media data generated by encoding content to have different qualities.

Adaptive streaming method and apparatus

A method and apparatus for performing streaming that is adaptive to a streaming environment, using information about a plurality of media data generated by encoding content to have different qualities.

Method and apparatus for providing and receiving data

Provided are a method and apparatus for receiving and providing data. The method of receiving data includes: receiving first information including information about a first interval of a plurality of media data generated by encoding content in different qualities; acquiring renewal time information indicating a point of time for a first file to be renewed by using the first information; and receiving second information comprising information about a second interval of the plurality of media data based on the renewal time information.

Streaming method and apparatus operating by inserting other content into main content

A method and apparatus for reproducing media data are provided. The method includes: receiving a first file including information about a period of first content and information about a period of second content; receiving and reproducing media data of the first content based on the received first file; stopping reproducing of the media data of the first content and receiving and reproducing media data of the second content based on the first file; and receiving and reproducing the media data of the first content when the reproducing the media data of the second content is completed, wherein the information about the period of the second content includes location information about the second media data of the second content or location information of a second file including the location information about the second media data of the second content.

Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data

A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data are provided. In the method of receiving data, at least one of a plurality of media data generated by encoding content to have different qualities is received, the plurality of media data each including at least one segment; location information indicating a randomly accessible point of each of the at least one segment is obtained; and random accessing is provided on the received media data, based on the location information.

User terminal, rule executing method thereof, server apparatus and rule executing system

A user terminal includes an inputter which receives a user command, a display, a communicator configured to communicate with an external server, and a controller configured to create a first rule in which the user terminal performs a first action when a first condition is met in another first user terminal, control the communicator to transmit the created first rule to the external server, and perform the first action according to an event command when the event command to perform the first action is received from the external server upon the first condition being met in the first user terminal.

Device and content searching method using the same

A device and method for searching for content, the device including: a display; a storage configured to store a plurality of contents; an inputter configured to receive a user answer to a question displayed on the display for searching for content stored in the storage; and a controller configured to determine, based on the plurality of contents, the question, output, through the display, the determined question, determine, based on the user answer to the output question, a criterion for searching for content, and output, through the display, a search result searched based on the criterion.

Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving personal broadcasting data based on peer-to-peer communication

Provided is a method of transmitting and receiving personal broadcasting data in a peer-to-peer (P2P) based network. A terminal (client) that receives a personal broadcast requests a tracker server for a viewing reservation by using electronic program guide (EPG) information or a uniform resource locator (URL) of a personal broadcasting channel, a terminal (broadcaster) that transmits personal broadcasting data receives a list of clients that made a viewing reservation of the personal broadcast from the tracker server and notifies the clients about starting of the personal broadcast when it is time to start the personal broadcast. Accordingly, the client starts streaming when notified of the starting of the personal broadcast by connecting to the personal broadcasting channel after making the viewing reservation, without having to wait for the personal broadcast to start.