IP Library Patent Application 12119738
Patent Application
App. No. 12/119,738

CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND VIDEO APPARATUS USING THE SAME

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12/119,738
Abstract

A content management method and a broadcast receiving apparatus and a video apparatus using the method are provided. The content management method of the broadcast receiving apparatus includes receiving content satisfying content receiving conditions input by a user among content stored in an external apparatus wirelessly connected to the broadcast receiving apparatus, and storing the received content.

Claims (30)

1 . A content management method of a broadcast receiving apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving content receiving conditions;

requesting content satisfying the content receiving conditions among content stored in an external apparatus wirelessly connected to the broadcast receiving apparatus from the external apparatus; and

wirelessly receiving the requested content from the external apparatus and storing the received content.

2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the content receiving conditions comprise at least one of a type of content to be received from the external apparatus, a file format of content to be received from the external apparatus, and a type of external apparatus from which the content is received.

3 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising playing back specific content while the received content is stored.

4 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising displaying an icon, which indicates information regarding the stored content, while the received content is stored.

5 . A broadcast receiving apparatus, comprising:

a controller which requests content satisfying content receiving conditions among content stored in an external apparatus wirelessly connected to the broadcast receiving apparatus from the external apparatus; and

a storage unit which stores the requested content received from the external apparatus.

6 . The broadcast receiving apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the content receiving conditions comprise at least one of a type of content to be received from the external apparatus, a file format of content to be received from the external apparatus, and a type of external apparatus from which the content is received.

7 . The broadcast receiving apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the controller causes specific content stored in the storage unit to be played back while the requested content is received and the received content is stored in the storage unit.

8 . The broadcast receiving apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the controller causes an icon, which indicates information regarding the stored content, to be displayed while the requested content is received and the received content is stored in the storage unit.

9 . A content management method of a video apparatus, which is wirelessly and communicably connected to a broadcast receiving apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving a selection of content from among content stored in the video apparatus; and

transmitting the selected content to the broadcast receiving apparatus.

10 . The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting only content for which permission to receive is given by the broadcast receiving apparatus from among the selected content.

11 . The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the content for which permission to receive is given by the broadcast receiving apparatus comprises at least one of content of a specific type, content having a specific file format and content stored in a video apparatus of a specific type.

12 . A video apparatus, which is wirelessly and communicably connected to a broadcast receiving apparatus, the video apparatus comprising:

a storage unit which stores content; and

a controller which, if content is selected from among the content stored in the storage unit, causes the selected content to be transmitted to the broadcast receiving apparatus.

13 . The video apparatus as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the controller transmits to the broadcast receiving apparatus only content for which permission to receive is given by the broadcast receiving apparatus from among the selected content.

14 . The video apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the content for which permission to receive is given by the broadcast receiving apparatus is at least one of content of a specific type, content having a specific file format and content stored in a video apparatus of a specific type.

15 . A content management method of a broadcast receiving apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying a received broadcast on a screen; and

displaying content received from an external apparatus wirelessly connected to the broadcast receiving apparatus on a portion of the screen.

16 . The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the displaying the content comprises classifying and displaying a plurality of pieces of content received respectively from a plurality of external apparatuses wirelessly connected to the broadcast receiving apparatus on a portion of the screen.

17 . The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the external apparatus is a personal computer (PC), and

the content is video output from the PC.

18 . The method as claimed in claim 15 , further comprising changing a location of the screen on which the content received from the external apparatus is displayed, according to a user's manipulation.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 11, 2008
From: LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC.; LFC VENTURES, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 021511/0441 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2008
From: JO, SUNG-BAIK; KIM, JI-EUN; PARK, JI-HYUN; KIM, IL-KOWN; KIM, JOON-HWAN; KIM, HYUN-JIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020939/0944 →