KR20130082546A - Server and method for providing content based on battary state information of device, and the device - Google Patents

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KR20130082546A
KR20130082546A KR1020110131025A KR20110131025A KR20130082546A KR 20130082546 A KR20130082546 A KR 20130082546A KR 1020110131025 A KR1020110131025 A KR 1020110131025A KR 20110131025 A KR20110131025 A KR 20110131025A KR 20130082546 A KR20130082546 A KR 20130082546A
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Provided are a content providing server and method for providing content to a terminal, and a terminal. More specifically, receiving a request signal for requesting continuous playback of the content between the first terminal and the second terminal from the first terminal of the plurality of terminals, and obtains the battery state information of the second terminal based on the received request signal A content providing server and method for generating continuous playback content that is a part of content based on the obtained battery state information, and transmitting the generated continuous playback content to a second terminal, and a terminal are provided.

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SERVER AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENT BASED ON BATTARY STATE INFORMATION OF DEVICE, AND THE DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a server and a method for providing content to a terminal, and a terminal, and more particularly, to a server and a method for providing content based on battery state information of a terminal and a terminal.

The N screen service is a service that allows a user to use a service that was independently used in various devices such as a TV, a PC, a tablet PC, or a smart phone, centering on a user or content. In the provision of the N screen service, a technology of simultaneously playing the same content on a plurality of devices of various types and seamlessly playing back content played on any one terminal of the plurality of devices on another device of the plurality of devices is seamless. Technology is required. In this regard, Korean Patent Publication No. 2011-0009587, which is a prior art, discloses a configuration for providing video content replay between heterogeneous terminals by implementing synchronization of playback history between content servers providing content for a plurality of terminals. .

On the other hand, the mobile terminal is limited in playing video content due to limited battery capacity. For example, the mobile terminal may be turned off due to lack of battery capacity during playback of video content, which causes a user to feel a great inconvenience in using the content. In addition, even if the user attempts to recharge the video content using the other terminal or charge the battery of the mobile terminal, the user will have to play the video again from the beginning because there is no information such as the previous playback time.

When playing content in the terminal, even if the battery of the terminal is low, it is possible to provide a seamless content playback service through continuous playback to another terminal. In addition, in the continuous playback of the content between the terminal and the terminal, it is possible to provide a more efficient continuous playback service in consideration of the battery status of the plurality of terminals integrated. It is to be understood, however, that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described technical problems, and other technical problems may exist.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention is to receive a request signal for requesting to continuously reproduce the content played in the first terminal from the first terminal of the plurality of terminals in the second terminal; A request signal receiving unit, a battery state information obtaining unit obtaining battery state information of the second terminal based on the received request signal, and continuous playback content which is part of the content to the second terminal based on the obtained battery state information; It may provide a content providing server including a content providing unit for providing a.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the battery state information obtaining unit obtains the battery state information of the first terminal and the battery state information of the second terminal from the battery state information included in the received request signal, the content The providing unit may provide the continuous playback content based on the battery state information of the first terminal and the battery state information of the second terminal.

Further, another embodiment of the present invention is a step of receiving a request signal for requesting to continuously reproduce the content played in the first terminal from the first terminal of the plurality of terminals on the second terminal, based on the received request signal Acquiring battery state information of the second terminal; generating continuous playback content that is part of the content based on the obtained battery state information; and providing the generated continuous playback content to the second terminal. It may provide a content providing method comprising a.

Further, another embodiment of the present invention is a neighbor terminal search unit for searching for a neighbor terminal associated with the terminal, a battery state information acquisition unit for obtaining battery state information of the neighbor terminal from the searched neighbor terminal, the obtained battery state information A request signal generation unit for generating a request signal for requesting continuous playback of the content played in the terminal based on the neighboring terminal, a request signal transmitter for transmitting the request signal to the content providing server, and the content providing server And a content receiver configured to receive continuous playback content which is a part of the content, wherein the continuous playback content is generated based on the obtained battery state information.

By providing the continuous playback content for the content played in the first terminal to the second terminal based on the battery state information of the first terminal, even if the battery of the first terminal is low through continuous playback to the second terminal ( Seamless) content reproduction service can be provided. In addition, by continuously considering the battery state information of the first terminal and the second terminal by providing the continuous playback content of the available time for each terminal, it is possible to provide a more efficient continuous playback service.

1 is a block diagram of a content providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of the content providing server 10 shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process of acquiring battery state information by the battery state information obtaining unit 12 of FIG. 2.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process of generating continuous playback contents by the content generator 13 of FIG. 2.
5 is a block diagram of a content providing server 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a configuration diagram of a terminal 80 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

1 is a block diagram of a content providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the content providing system includes a content providing server 10 and a plurality of terminals 21 to 24. However, since the content providing system of FIG. 1 is only an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limitedly interpreted through FIG. 1. For example, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the content providing system may further include a battery state information server managing battery state information of the plurality of terminals 21 to 24.

Each component of FIG. 1 constituting the content providing system is generally connected through a network. The network refers to a connection structure capable of exchanging information between nodes such as terminals and servers. An example of such a network is the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a Wireless LAN Local Area Network (WAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), Personal Area Network (PAN), and the like.

The content providing server 10 provides content to the plurality of terminals 21 to 24. At this time, the contents include various types of data such as moving pictures, images, voice, and text.

The content providing server 10 receives a request signal for requesting continuous playback of content between the plurality of terminals 21 to 24 from any one of the plurality of terminals 21 to 24. Referring to FIG. 1, the content providing server 10 requests continuous playback of content between a first terminal 21 and a second terminal 22 from a first terminal 21 of a plurality of terminals 21 to 24. A request signal can be received.

As the content providing server 10 receives the request signal, the content providing server 10 provides a part of the content to any one of the terminals 21 to 24, and provides another part of the content to the other of the terminals 21 to 24. Provided by the terminal. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the content providing server 10 provides a part of the content to the first terminal 21 in response to receiving a request signal from the first terminal 21, and the content of the content to the second terminal 22. Other parts may be provided. As a result, a part of the content is reproduced in the first terminal 21 and another part of the content is reproduced in the second terminal 22, thereby enabling continuous reproduction of the content between the terminals. In this case, below, a part of the content may be represented as the first continuous playback content, and the other part of the content may be represented as the second continuous playback content.

The content providing server 10 determines the size of the continuous playback content based on the battery state information of the plurality of terminals 21 to 24. At this time, the battery state information includes information on the remaining amount of battery available to each of the plurality of terminals (21 to 24). Referring to FIG. 1, the content providing server 10 generates the first continuous playback content from the content based on the battery state information of the first terminal 21, transmits the first continuous playback content to the first terminal 21, and the second terminal. The second continuous playback content may be generated from the content and transmitted to the second terminal 22 based on the battery state information of (22).

As such, the content providing server 10 divides one content into a plurality of continuous playback contents in consideration of battery state information of each of the plurality of terminals 21 to 24, and divides the divided continuous playback contents into a plurality of terminals ( 21 to 24), respectively. As a result, even when the playback of the content is terminated due to the lack of battery in one of the terminals 21 to 24, the same content may be continuously played in the other terminal of the plurality of terminals 21 to 24. . Referring to FIG. 1, while the first terminal 21 plays content, even if the battery of the first terminal 22 is exhausted, the same content can be continuously played on the second terminal 22. . This technical feature of the present invention brings the effect of screen switching between the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22.

Each of the plurality of terminals 21 to 24 displays the content received from the content providing server 10 or the continuous playback content on the display. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of terminals may be a different type of terminal. For example, the terminal may be a TV device, a computer, or a portable terminal capable of connecting to a remote server via a network. Here, an example of the TV apparatus includes a smart TV, an IPTV set-top box, and the like. Examples of the computer include a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, One example of the terminal includes a Personal Communication System (PCS), a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), a Personal Digital Cellular (PDC), a Personal Handyphone System (PHS) Assistant, IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) terminals, smart phones, And the like may be included in the present invention.

Hereinafter, the operation of each component constituting the content providing system of FIG. 1 will be described in more detail.

2 is a block diagram of the content providing server 10 shown in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 2, the content providing server 10 includes a request signal receiving unit 11, a battery state information obtaining unit 12, a content generating unit 13, a content transmitting unit 14, and a database 15. . However, the content providing server 10 shown in FIG. 2 is only one implementation example of the present invention, and various modifications are possible based on the components shown in FIG. 2.

For example, the content providing server 10 may further include an administrator interface for receiving a certain command or information from the administrator. In this case, the manager interface may be an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, but may be a graphical user interface (GUI) represented on a video display device. For another example, the content providing server 10 may further include a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data with the first terminal 30. In this case, the communication unit receives data from the first terminal 30 via a network and transfers the received data to other components inside the content providing server 10 or another configuration inside the content providing server 10. Data transmitted from the element may be transmitted to the first terminal 30.

The request signal receiving unit 11 receives a request signal for requesting continuous playback from a plurality of terminals. In this case, the plurality of terminals may be terminals registered in the same user information. In other words, the plurality of terminals may be a plurality of N screen terminals used by the same user.

Referring to FIG. 2, the request signal receiving unit 11 receives a request signal from the first terminal 30. In this case, the request signal means a signal for requesting continuous playback of content between the first terminal 30 and the second terminal 40. Such continuous playback means that the same content is played on the second terminal 40 from the time when the playback ends, after the content starts playing on the first terminal 30 and ends playing.

The battery state information obtaining unit 12 obtains battery state information of the second terminal 40 based on the received request signal. In this case, the battery state information obtaining unit 12 may further obtain battery state information of the first terminal 30.

The battery state information obtaining unit 12 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention obtains the battery state information of the first terminal 30 and the battery state information of the second terminal 40 from the battery state information included in the received request signal. Acquire.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process of acquiring battery state information by the battery state information obtaining unit 12 of FIG. 2. Referring to FIG. 3, the battery state information obtaining unit 12 receives the battery state information from the request signal receiving unit 11, and the battery state information of the first terminal 30 and the second terminal ( Battery state information of 40 may be obtained. In this case, the request signal receiving unit 11 transfers the battery state information included in the request signal received from the first terminal 30 to the battery state information obtaining unit 12.

Referring to FIG. 3, the first terminal 30 acquires battery state information of the second terminal 40 in advance, and obtains the battery state information of the second terminal 40 and the battery state of the first terminal 30. Information can be included in the request signal.

Referring to FIG. 3, the first terminal 30 may request terminal information from the second terminal 40 and receive battery state information from the second terminal 40. For example, the first terminal 30 receives a content playback command from the user interface of the first terminal 30, searches for the second terminal 40, and retrieves the second terminal 40 from the searched second terminal 40. Battery state information of 40 may be obtained. In addition, the first terminal 30 may further receive codec information from the second terminal 40. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the first terminal 30 and the second terminal 40 may be included in the same network 50, and the first terminal 30 may be configured via the network 50. 2, the terminal 40 may transmit and receive the terminal information request, the battery status information, and the codec information. In general, an example of such a network 50 includes, but is not limited to, a wireless personal area network (WPAN).

The battery state information obtaining unit 12 according to another embodiment of the present invention obtains the battery state information of the first terminal 30 from the battery state information included in the received request signal, The battery state information may be directly obtained from the second terminal 40. In this case, the battery state information obtaining unit 12 transmits a signal for requesting the battery state information of the second terminal 40 to the second terminal 40 and receives a response corresponding to the signal, thereby providing the second terminal. Battery state information of 40 may be obtained.

The battery state information obtaining unit 12 may include the battery state information of the first terminal 30, the battery state information of the second terminal 40, and the third terminal (not shown) from the battery state information included in the received request signal. The battery state information may be obtained. In this case, the request signal may be a request signal for requesting continuous playback between the first terminal 30, the second terminal 40, and the third terminal (not shown). In addition, the battery state information obtaining unit 12 directly receives the battery state information of the second terminal 40 and the third terminal (not shown) from each of the second terminal 40 and the third terminal (not shown). You may.

The content generator 13 generates continuous playback content that is a part of the content based on the obtained battery state information. In detail, the content generator 13 may generate at least one continuous playback content based on the battery state information of the first terminal 30 and the battery state information of the second terminal 40.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process of generating continuous playback contents by the content generator 13 of FIG. 2. Referring to FIG. 4, the content generation unit 13 generates the first continuous playback content from the content based on the battery state information of the first terminal 30, and based on the battery state information of the second terminal 40. The second continuous playback content 63 may be generated from the content.

Referring to FIG. 4, the total reproduction time 61 of content is equal to the sum of the reproduction time 62 of the first continuous reproduction content and the reproduction time 63 of the second continuous reproduction content. The playback time 62 of the first continuous playback content is determined from the operational time of the first terminal 30 derived from the battery state information of the first terminal 30 and the playback time 63 of the second continuous playback content. ) May be determined from an operation time of the second terminal 40 derived from the battery state information of the second terminal 40.

The operation time of the first terminal 30 and the operation time of the second terminal 40 may be determined by the content generator 13. In detail, the content generation unit 13 determines an operation time of the first terminal 30 based on the battery state information of the first terminal 30, and based on the determined operation time of the first terminal 30. To generate the first continuous playback content. In this context, the content generation unit 13 determines the operation time of the second terminal 40 based on the battery state information of the second terminal 40, and determines the operation time of the second terminal 40 determined. Based on the second continuous playback content.

However, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the operation time of the first terminal 30 and the operation time of the second terminal 40 may be determined by the first terminal 30. In this case, the first terminal 30 determines the operation time of the first terminal 30 based on the battery state information of the first terminal 30, and based on the battery state information of the second terminal 40. The operation time of the second terminal 40 may be determined, and the determined operation time may be included in the request signal to be transmitted to the content generation unit 13.

The content generator 13 may generate the first continuous playback content using a first codec, and generate the second continuous playback content using a second codec. In this case, the first codec is a codec supported by the first terminal 30 and the second codec is a codec supported by the second terminal 40. The first codec and the second codec may be obtained by the first terminal 30 and transferred to the content generating unit 13, and the content generating unit 13 directly transmits the first terminal 30 and the second codec. It may be obtained from the terminal 40.

The content generator 13 determines an encoding rate for each terminal based on the battery state information of the first terminal 30 and the battery state information of the second terminal 40, and based on the determined encoding rate for each terminal, the first terminal. The first continuous playback content transmitted to 30 and the second continuous playback content transmitted to the second terminal 40 may be generated. In this case, the encoder for each terminal represents the ratio between the reproduction times for each terminal. However, the terminal-specific encoder may represent a ratio between the available time periods for each terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the content generating unit 13 is the battery state information of the first terminal 30, the battery state information of the second terminal 40 and the battery state information of the third terminal (not shown) Based on the above, continuous playback content can be generated. In this case, the generated continuous playback content is transmitted to the first continuous playback content transmitted to the first terminal 30, the second continuous playback content transmitted to the second terminal 40, and to a third terminal (not shown). Includes all third continuous playback content.

As described above, the first terminal 30, as well as its own information for the continuous playback of the content, the information of the second terminal 30 and the third terminal (not shown) (for example, each The request signal may be transmitted to the content providing server 10 including all the battery status information, the operation time, and the codec information for each terminal. At this time, the content providing server 10 extracts the operation time and codec information of each terminal from the request signal received from the first terminal 30, and on all terminals based on the extracted operation time and codec information Determine the play time of the content. In addition, the content providing server 10 may determine an optimal encoding ratio for each terminal so that all the contents within the content playable time are played by all the terminals based on the determined content playable time.

The content transmitter 14 transmits the generated continuous playback content to the second terminal 40. In detail, the content transmission unit 14 transmits the first continuous playback content to the first terminal 30, and after the operation time of the first terminal 30 elapses, the second terminal 40. Can be sent to.

In addition, the content transmission unit 14 transmits a notification signal notifying the occurrence of a follow-up event to the first terminal 30 and the second terminal 40 after the operation time of the first terminal 30 has elapsed. Live continuous playback can also be controlled. For example, the content transmission unit 14 transmits the second continuous playback content to the second terminal 40 in advance, and then sends a notification signal indicating that the playback end time of the first continuous playback content has arrived. By transmitting to the second terminal 40 at the same time to the second terminal 40 at the same time and the transmission start time of the second continuous playback content, the continuous playback between the terminals can be controlled.

In this way, the content transmitter 14 may control the content played in the first terminal 30 to be continuously played in the second terminal 40 even if the battery of the first terminal 30 is exhausted. In this way, when the remaining amount of battery of the first terminal 30 is insufficient while the content is being played in the first terminal 30, the automatic screen switching is performed to the second terminal 40, and further, the battery of the second terminal 40. When the remaining amount is insufficient, automatic screen switching is performed to a third terminal (not shown), thereby enabling seamless playback of the contents between the terminals.

The database 15 stores data. At this time, the data includes data input and output between the components of the content providing server 10, and the data input and output between the providing server 10 and the components outside the providing server 10 Include. For example, the database 15 stores the battery state information transmitted from the request signal receiving unit 11 to the battery state information obtaining unit 12, and is input from the first terminal 30 to the content providing server 10. The request signal can be stored. Examples of such a database 15 include a hard disk drive, a hard disk drive, a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a flash memory, a memory card, or the like existing inside or outside the content providing server 10. Included.

5 is a block diagram of a content providing server 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the request signal receiving unit 11, the battery state information obtaining unit 12, the content generating unit 13, the content transmitting unit 14, the database 15, and the reproduction information obtaining unit 16 are referred to. Include. However, the content providing server 10 shown in FIG. 4 is only one implementation example of the present invention, and various modifications are possible based on the elements shown in FIG. 4. For example, the content providing server 10 may further include an administrator interface or a communication unit as described above with reference to FIG. 2.

The request signal receiving unit 11 receives a request signal for requesting continuous playback from a plurality of terminals. In this case, the request signal may be a request signal for requesting the second terminal 40 to continuously play the content being played in the first terminal 30. In other words, according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the request signal receiving unit 11 outputs the content currently being played in the first terminal 30 from the first terminal 30 which is playing the previously transmitted content. A request signal may be received requesting to continue to (40).

The reproduction information obtaining unit 16 obtains the reproduction information of the content based on the received request signal. At this time, the reproduction information includes a reproduction time 71 at which the content is reproduced in the first terminal 30 as shown in FIG. 5.

The battery state information obtaining unit 12 obtains battery state information of the second terminal 40 based on the received request signal. The battery state information obtaining unit 12 according to another embodiment of the present invention obtains the battery state information of the second terminal 40 from the battery state information included in the received request signal. In this case, the first terminal 30 may acquire the battery state information of the second terminal 40 in advance, and include the obtained battery state information of the second terminal 40 in the request signal. However, according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the battery state information obtaining unit 12 may directly obtain the battery state information of the second terminal 40 from the second terminal 40.

The content generation unit 13 generates continuous playback content based on the obtained playback information and the battery state information of the second terminal 40. Referring to FIG. 5, after the content is reproduced for the reproduction time 71 in the first terminal 30 based on the obtained reproduction information and the battery state information of the second terminal 40, the content generation unit 13 is obtained. In the second terminal 40, the continuous playback content may be generated to be played during the time 72.

The content transmitter 14 transmits the generated continuous playback content to the second terminal 40. Through this, the content may be played during the playback time 71 at the first terminal 30, and may be continuously played during the time 72 at the second terminal 40 when the remaining battery capacity of the first terminal 30 is insufficient. have. The database 15 stores data.

As described above, the request signal receiving unit 11, the battery state information obtaining unit 12, the content generating unit 13, the content transmitting unit 14, and the database 15 are not described below. Since it is easily inferred by those skilled in the art from the same or described content as described through the description will be omitted.

6 is a configuration diagram of a terminal 80 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, the terminal 80 includes a play command input unit 81, a peripheral terminal search unit 82, a battery state information acquisition unit 83, a request signal generator 84, and a request signal transmitter 85. And a content receiving unit 86. However, the terminal 80 shown in FIG. 6 is only one implementation example of the present invention, and various modifications are possible based on the components shown in FIG. 6. For example, the terminal 80 may further include a user interface for receiving a certain command or information from the user. In this case, the user interface may generally be an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, or may be a graphical user interface (GUI) expressed on the image display device. For another example, the terminal 80 may further include a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data with the content providing server 10. As another example, the terminal 80 may further include components such as a video and audio processing unit included in a general terminal.

The playback command input unit 81 receives a content playback command from the user interface.

The neighboring terminal searcher 82 searches for the neighboring terminal 90 associated with the terminal 80. At this time, the peripheral terminal 90 may be a terminal belonging to the same network as the terminal 80, an example of such a network includes a short-range wireless network. In addition, the peripheral terminal 90 may be a terminal registered with the same user information as the terminal 80.

The battery state information obtaining unit 83 obtains battery state information of the neighboring terminal 90 from the found neighboring terminal 90.

The request signal generator 84 generates a request signal for requesting continuous playback of content between the terminal 80 and the neighboring terminal 90 based on the obtained battery state information. In this case, the request signal generator 84 may generate a request signal based on the input content reproduction command and the obtained battery state information.

The request signal transmitter 85 transmits the generated request signal to the content providing server 10.

The content receiving unit 86 receives the continuous playback content which is a part of the content from the content providing server 10. At this time, the continuous playback content is generated based on the obtained battery state information.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the battery state information obtaining unit 83 obtains the battery state information of the terminal 80 and the battery state information of the neighboring terminal 90, and the request signal generator 84 is a terminal ( The request signal may be generated based on the battery state information of the 80 and the battery state information of the peripheral terminal 90. In this case, the continuous playback content received from the content providing server 10 may be generated based on the battery state information of the terminal 80 and the battery state information of the neighboring terminal 90.

As such, the terminal 80 of FIG. 6 is configured with respect to any one terminal, the first terminal 30, or the second terminal 40 of the plurality of terminals 21 to 24 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. To perform the described operation. Therefore, matters that are not described with respect to the terminal 80 through FIG. 6 are described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, any one of the terminals 21 to 24, the first terminal 30, or the second terminal. The content described for (40) shall apply mutatis mutandis. In other words, a more detailed description of the terminal 80 of FIG. 6 may be easily inferred by those skilled in the art from the same or described contents as described above with reference to FIGS.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a content providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The content providing method according to the exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7 includes steps processed in time series by the content providing server 10 according to the exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2 or 5. Therefore, although omitted below, the contents described above with respect to the content providing server 10 of FIG. 2 or 5 may also be applied to the content providing method according to the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 7.

In operation S71, the content providing server 10 receives a request signal for requesting continuous playback of content between the first terminal 30 and the second terminal 40 from the first terminal 30 of the plurality of terminals. In operation S72, the content providing server 10 obtains battery state information of the second terminal 40 based on the received request signal. In step S73, the content providing server 10 generates continuous playback content that is part of the content based on the obtained battery state information. In step S74, the content providing server 10 transmits the generated continuous playback content to the second terminal 40.

However, although not shown in FIG. 7, according to another embodiment of the present invention, step S72 is a step of obtaining battery state information of the first terminal 30 from battery state information included in the received request signal (not shown). And obtaining battery state information of the terminal of the second terminal 40 from the battery state information included in the received request signal (not shown), and step S73 includes battery state information of the first terminal 30. And generating continuous playback content based on the battery state information of the second terminal 40.

Each of the content providing methods according to the embodiments described with reference to FIG. 7 may also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as a program module executed by the computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

The foregoing description of the present invention is intended for illustration, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be easily modified in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the above description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

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In the content providing server for providing content to the terminal,
A request signal receiving unit for receiving a request signal for requesting continuous reproduction of content between the first terminal and the second terminal from a first terminal of a plurality of terminals;
A battery state information obtaining unit obtaining battery state information of the second terminal based on the received request signal;
A content generation unit generating continuous playback content that is a part of the content based on the obtained battery state information; And
And a content transmitter to transmit the generated continuous playback content to the second terminal.
The method of claim 1,
The battery state information obtaining unit may obtain battery state information of the first terminal and battery state information of the second terminal from battery state information included in the received request signal.
The content generation unit generates the continuous playback content based on the battery state information of the first terminal and the battery state information of the second terminal.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the content generation unit generates first continuous playback content from the content based on battery state information of the first terminal, and generates second continuous playback content from the content based on battery state information of the second terminal. , Content serving server.
The method of claim 3, wherein
The content generation unit determines an operation time of the first terminal based on the battery state information of the first terminal, generates the first continuous playback content based on the determined operation time of the first terminal,
And determining an operation time of the second terminal based on the battery state information of the second terminal, and generating second continuous playback content based on the determined operation time of the second terminal.
5. The method of claim 4,
And the content transmission unit transmits the first continuous playback content to the first terminal, and transmits the second continuous playback content to the second terminal after an operation time elapses of the first terminal.
The method of claim 5, wherein
The content transmitting unit transmits a notification signal notifying the occurrence of a subsequent event to the first terminal and the second terminal, after the operation time of the first terminal elapses.
5. The method of claim 4,
The content generating unit generates the first continuous playback content using a first codec, and generates a second continuous playback content using a second codec.
3. The method of claim 2,
The content generating unit determines the encoding rate for each terminal based on the battery state information of the first terminal and the battery state information of the second terminal, and transmits the first continuous playback to the first terminal based on the determined encoding rate for each terminal. Generating content and a second continuous playback content transmitted to the second terminal.
The method of claim 1,
The plurality of terminals are terminals registered to the same user information, content providing server.
3. The method of claim 2,
The battery state information obtaining unit may obtain battery state information of the first terminal, battery state information of the second terminal, and battery state information of the third terminal from battery state information included in the received request signal.
The content generation unit generates the continuous playback content based on the battery state information of the first terminal, the battery state information of the second terminal and the battery state information of the third terminal.
The method of claim 1,
The plurality of terminals are terminals belonging to the same network,
The first terminal receives a content playback command from a user interface, searches for the first terminal and the second terminal belonging to the same network, and obtains battery state information of the second terminal from the searched second terminal. , Content serving server.
The method of claim 1,
The request signal receiving unit receives the request signal for requesting to continuously reproduce the content being played in the first terminal in the second terminal,
The content providing server further includes a playback information acquisition unit for obtaining playback information of the content based on the received request signal,
And the content generator generates the continuous playback content based on the obtained playback information and the obtained battery state information.
In the method for providing content to the terminal by the content providing server,
Receiving a request signal for requesting continuous playback of content between the first terminal and the second terminal from a first terminal of a plurality of terminals;
Acquiring battery state information of the second terminal based on the received request signal;
Generating continuous playback content that is part of the content based on the obtained battery state information; And
And transmitting the generated continuous playback content to the second terminal.
The method of claim 13,
Acquiring the battery state information of the second terminal,
Obtaining battery state information of the first terminal from battery state information included in the received request signal; And
Obtaining battery state information of a terminal of the second terminal from battery state information included in the received request signal;
The generating of the continuous playback content may include generating the continuous playback content based on battery state information of the first terminal and battery state information of the second terminal.
In the terminal receiving the content from the content providing server,
A neighbor terminal search unit searching for a neighbor terminal associated with the terminal;
A battery state information obtaining unit obtaining battery state information of the neighboring terminal from the searched neighboring terminals;
A request signal generator configured to generate a request signal for requesting continuous playback of content between the terminal and the neighboring terminal based on the obtained battery state information;
A request signal transmitter for transmitting the request signal to the content providing server; And
A content receiving unit which receives continuous playback content which is a part of the content from the content providing server;
The continuous playback content is generated based on the obtained battery state information.
The method of claim 15,
Further comprising a play command input unit for receiving a content play command from the user interface,
The request signal generator generates the request signal based on the input content reproduction command and the obtained battery state information.
The method of claim 15,
The battery state information obtaining unit obtains battery state information of the terminal and battery state information of the peripheral terminal,
The request signal generation unit generates the request signal based on the battery state information of the terminal and the battery state information of the peripheral terminal,
The continuous playback content is generated based on battery state information of the terminal and battery state information of the peripheral terminal.
The method of claim 15,
The surrounding terminal belongs to the same network as the terminal.
The method of claim 15,
The peripheral terminal is registered in the same user information as the terminal.
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