KR20140122937A

KR20140122937A - Apparatas and method for controlling a numerous in an electronic device

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Publication number: KR20140122937A
Application number: KR20130040022A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 반정민
Original assignee: 삼성전자주식회사
Priority date: 2013-04-11
Filing date: 2013-04-11
Publication date: 2014-10-21
Also published as: KR102023182B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus and a method for controlling a plurality of devices, in a method for operating the electronic apparatus based on DLNA comprising the steps of controlling at least one kind of content stored at a first server among two or more servers to be regenerated in a first device among two or more devices; and controlling at least one kind of content stored at a second server among the two or more servers at a second device among the two or mode devices in a state of controlling the content to be regenerated at the first device.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method for controlling a plurality of devices,

The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus and method for controlling a plurality of devices.

As the network system evolves, various devices installed in the home and office can be connected wirelessly or by wire. For example, by using DLNA, data can be shared between a home PC, a terminal, and a smart television, thereby simplifying a home network function.

However, in an electronic device that controls a conventional device, one content is designed to control only one device. Therefore, when the electronic device wants to reproduce contents with another device, the electronic device has to end communication with the device being connected.

Therefore, it is urgent to develop an electronic device capable of smooth communication with another device even if the communication with the device currently being reproduced is not terminated.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional methods, and it is an object of the present invention to connect one server and a server among a plurality of servers and a plurality of devices, And a plurality of devices can be simultaneously controlled, thereby improving the user's convenience.

In addition, since the content stored in the server is not transmitted to a plurality of devices at the same time in the wireless LAN environment, a high CPU occupation rate can be generated and at the same time buffering time of streaming contents can be shortened, And to provide a device and method that can be used.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating an electronic device for controlling a plurality of devices, the method comprising: storing the DLNA-based electronic device in a first server among at least two servers; Controlling at least one content to be played on a first one of at least two devices; And at least one content stored in a second one of the at least two servers is reproduced in a second one of the at least two devices in a state in which the content can be controlled to be reproduced in the first device The process of controlling it is made as its characteristic feature.

Preferably, the method further comprises: checking an array list of the at least two devices; And generating a player capable of controlling each of the devices by the number of devices included in the arrangement list.

Preferably, the step of controlling at least one content stored in the first server among the at least two servers to be reproduced in the first device among the at least two devices, Selecting at least one content stored in the first server among the at least two servers retrieved; Searching for each of the at least two devices in order to reproduce the selected at least two contents from any one of the at least two devices; Generating a player capable of controlling the first device among at least two or more players capable of controlling each of the generated devices by selecting the first device among the searched at least two devices; And controlling the selected at least two contents to be reproduced in the first device using a player capable of controlling the first device.

The method may further include receiving URL information storing the at least one content from the first server.

The method may further include receiving characteristic information of each device from at least two searched devices.

Preferably, the characteristic information of the device may be at least one of URL information of the device, information on the type of the device, and ID information of the device.

The method may further include the step of receiving the network status for each set period from the first server and the first device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device for controlling a plurality of devices, the device comprising: at least one content stored in a first server among at least two servers, At least one of the at least two devices being controlled to be reproducible in a first one of the at least two devices and being able to control the content to be played in the first device, To be reproduced in the second device among the at least two devices; And a memory for storing information controlled by the processor unit.

Advantageously, the processor unit is able to identify an array list of the at least two devices and to create a player capable of controlling each of the devices by the number of devices included in the array list.

Preferably, the processor unit searches for each of the at least two servers, selects the at least one content stored in the first server among the at least two servers retrieved, Searches for each of the at least two devices so as to reproduce the at least one device in at least one of the at least two devices, selects the first device among the at least two devices searched, And a player capable of controlling the first device among the at least two players having the selected first device and a player capable of controlling the generated first device, Can be controlled to .

The information processing apparatus may further include a communication module for receiving the URL information storing the at least one content from the first server.

The communication module may further include a communication module that receives characteristic information of each device from at least two searched devices.

The communication device may further include a communication module that receives the network status for each period set by the first server and the first device.

According to the electronic device and method for controlling a plurality of devices of the present invention, one server and one device among a plurality of servers and a plurality of devices are connected to each other, It is possible to simultaneously control the user's convenience.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a diagram for generally explaining an electronic device for controlling a plurality of devices according to the present invention; Fig.
Figure 2 illustrates one embodiment of verifying the arrangement list in an electronic device according to the present invention and creating a player of the searched device;
Figure 3 illustrates one embodiment of controlling a particular device in connection with an electronic device in an electronic device according to the present invention.
Figure 4 illustrates one embodiment of adding a playback device in an electronic device according to the present invention.
5 is a flowchart showing an operation sequence of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a flow chart illustrating an electronic device controlling a plurality of devices according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7A is a flow chart of a method of an electronic device for controlling a plurality of devices according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7B is a flowchart of a method of controlling a plurality of devices according to an embodiment of the present invention 1 is a diagram showing a device diagram of an electronic device.
8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and these may be changed according to the intention of the user, the operator, or the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an electronic device for controlling a plurality of devices according to the present invention; FIG. 1, the present invention relates to an electronic device 101 serving as a DMC (Digital Media Controller) in the field of DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), a plurality of servers (102, 103) and a plurality of devices (104, 105) serving as a DMR (Digital Media Renderer).

First, the electronic device 101 can generate as many players as the number of devices included in the array list (arraylist). More specifically, the electronic device 101 checks an arrangement list, which is a list of devices connected to the electronic device 101, and creates a player capable of controlling each device by the number of devices included in the arrangement list . For example, suppose the list of arrays includes the list of the first device 104 and the second device 105. In the above-described assumption, the electronic device 101 confirms that the current electronic device 101 is connected to the first device 104 and the second device 105 through the arrangement list, and then generates two players have.

Thereafter, the electronic device 101 can sequentially search a plurality of servers 102, 103 connected to the electronic device 101. [ More specifically, the electronic device 101 sequentially searches a plurality of servers 102, 103 for selecting at least one content stored in each of the servers 102, 103 connected to the electronic device 101 can do. For example, assume that the first server 102 and the second server 103 are connected to the electronic device 101. In the above-described assumption, the electronic device 101 sequentially searches the first server 102 and the second server 103 for selecting at least one content stored in each of the servers 102 and 103 .

Then, the electronic device 101 can select at least one content stored in the specific server. More specifically, the electronic device 101 stores the contents stored in a specific server in a specific server, in order to reproduce the contents in the electronic device 101 or a plurality of devices 104 and 105 connected to the electronic device 101 At least one content can be selected. For example, the electronic device 101 can select "A sound source", "B sound source" and "C movie" among a plurality of contents stored in the second server 103.

Thereafter, the electronic device 101 can sequentially search a plurality of devices 104, 105 connected to the electronic device 101. [ More specifically, the electronic device 101 may be configured to store at least one selected content stored in a specific server in an electronic device 101 in order to reproduce at least one selected content from the device 104, 105, A plurality of devices 104 and 105 connected to the device 101 can be sequentially searched.

After that, the electronic device 101 can receive characteristic information of each device from each of the searched devices 104 and 105. Here, the characteristic information of the device can be defined by URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information of the device, information on the type of the device, and ID information of the device. That is, the electronic device 101 and the plurality of devices 104 and 105 may be connected by wire, but when it is assumed that they are wirelessly connected, the electronic device can receive the above-described device characteristic information.

Then, the electronic device 101 can select any one of a plurality of retrieved devices 104 and 105. For example, when it is desired to transmit a training video to a TV provided in the first department among the TVs provided in six departments in the electronic apparatus 101, the electronic apparatus 101 is called a TV of the first department Device can be selected.

Thereafter, the electronic device 101 may create a player capable of controlling the selected device. More specifically, although the player has been created by the number of devices included in the arrangement list in the first electronic device 101, since each player can not control all of the plurality of devices 104 and 105, 101) can create a player capable of controlling the selected device. That is, the electronic device 101 can generate a player capable of controlling the selected device by using the characteristic information of the device received from the selected device.

Thereafter, the electronic device 101 can receive the URL information in which the content is located from the server that selected the content. Accordingly, the electronic device 101 can receive the URL information in which the content is located from the server, in order to control the selected content to be transmitted to the selected device.

Then, the electronic device 101 can control the selected device. More specifically, the electronic device 101 can control the content being played back on the selected device by using a player capable of controlling the selected device. For example, after the electronic device 101 is enabled to play at least one content stored in the first server 102 on the first device 104, it is displayed on the touch screen of the electronic device 101 It is possible to control the content being reproduced by the first device 104 by using the player having the first device 104. [

The electronic device 101 that controls content being played back on the device by connecting one server and one device can control content being played on another device by connecting another server with another server. More specifically, the electronic device 101 can connect another server with another device without terminating the wireless communication being connected, with one server connected to one device. For example, the electronic device 101 may control the content stored in the first server 102 to be reproducible by the first device 104, while the electronic device 101 controls the first device 104, The content stored in the second server 103 can be connected to the second device 105 without ending the content reproduced in the second server 103. [ Hereinafter, the operation sequence of the electronic device 101 connecting the second server 103 and the second device 105 is the same as the above-described method, and thus will not be described.

In an electronic device that controls a conventional device, one content is designed to control only one device. Therefore, when the electronic device wants to reproduce contents with another device, the electronic device has to end communication with the device being connected.

However, in the electronic device 101 according to the present invention, one of the servers 102 and 103 and one of the plurality of devices 104 and 105 is connected to one device, and communication with the device being connected is terminated It is possible to control a plurality of devices at the same time, thereby improving the convenience of the user. In the electronic device 101 according to the present invention, the content stored in the server in the wireless LAN environment is not transmitted to the plurality of devices 104 and 105 at the same time, so that a high CPU occupation rate can be generated. At the same time, It is possible to shorten the buffering time.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of generating a player of a searched device by checking an arrangement list in an electronic device according to the present invention. First, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the electronic device receives an instruction to display an array list of devices connected to the electronic device, and displays an array list of the devices on the touch screen of the electronic device have. For example, suppose that three devices, "A device to C device", are connected to an electronic device. In the above-described assumption, the electronic device receives an instruction to display an arrangement list of devices connected to the electronic device, and can display a list of three devices "A device to C device" have. Accordingly, a user who uses the electronic device can view the arrangement list of the devices displayed on the touch screen of the electronic device, and can confirm the name and the type of the device connected to the electronic device.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the electronic device can confirm the arrangement list of the device and can be connected to the electronic device to search for the device. In the above-described assumption, the electronic device confirms that three devices of "A device to C device" have been found, and the electronic device can display a notification message on the touch screen of the electronic device such as " have.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 2C, the electronic device displays a notification message on the touch screen of the electronic device to create a player of the searched device, so as to generate a player of the searched device, . For example, the electronic device may receive an instruction to display a notification message such as " Do you want to create a player of the searched device " on the touch screen of the electronic device, and then to create a player of the searched device.

In the present embodiment, it has been assumed that the electronic device searches the device array list to generate a player of a manually searched device. However, it is to be understood that all processes can be automatically performed by an electronic device to be. That is, the electronic device may check the arrangement list of the device to create a player of the device that is automatically searched.

3 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of controlling a specific device connected to an electronic device in an electronic device according to the present invention. First, as shown in FIG. 3A, the electronic device can receive an instruction to display a list of devices being reproduced, and display the list of devices being reproduced on the touch screen of the electronic device. Here, the name of the device and the server connected to the device may be included together in the device list being reproduced. That is, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the first device may be connected to the first server in the device list being reproduced, and the second device may be displayed together with the second server .

Thereafter, the electronic device can select a list of any one of the device lists being reproduced. More specifically, when the device list is selected, the electronic device can select one of the device lists to be reproduced in order to display the content displayed on the selected device on the touch screen of the electronic device.

As shown in FIG. 3 (b), when any one of the device lists being reproduced in the electronic device is selected, the electronic device displays the content being reproduced in the currently selected device through the touch screen or the speaker of the electronic device Can be reproduced. For example, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), when the second device is selected from the list of devices being reproduced in the electronic device, the electronic device is being reproduced in the second device through the touch screen and the speaker of the electronic device You can play songs and videos of "A Sound Source". In the same sense, as shown in FIG. 3 (c), when the second device is currently playing back the "A movie", the electronic device displays an image of "A movie" on the touch screen of the electronic device in real time 2 device.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3 (d), the electronic device can reproduce a plurality of contents stored in the server through the electronic device in the specific device, thereby controlling the specific device. For example, as shown in (d) of Fig. 3, when an instruction is input to stop the "A movie" being played back in the second device in the electronic device, the electronic device is currently being played back in the second device After stopping the "A video ", a notification message such as" the content that is being played back is finished "can be displayed on the touch screen of the electronic device.

4 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of adding a reproducing device in an electronic device according to the present invention. First, as shown in FIG. 4A, the electronic device receives an instruction to display a list of devices being reproduced, and can display a list of devices being reproduced on a touch screen of the electronic device. Here, the name of the device and the server connected to the device may be included together in the device list being reproduced. That is, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the first device may be connected to the first server in the device list being reproduced, and the second device may be displayed together with the second server . Thereafter, when an instruction to add a playback device is input, the electronic device may enter a step of selecting a content to be stored in a server and a server to be connected to the playback device.

When receiving an instruction to add a playback device in the electronic device, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the electronic device transmits the phenomenon of the server connectable with the electronic device to the electronic device It is possible to display the screen on the touch screen of the touch screen. For example, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the electronic device displays a plurality of servers connected to the current device in the server search item, the third server is in connection with a specific device, And the fifth server are selectable. In the above example, the electronic device can be selected as the selectable fourth server.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4 (c), the electronic device can display the content list of the selected server on the touch screen of the electronic device. For example, as shown in FIG. 4 (c), the electronic device transmits content such as "A sound source", "B sound source", and "C video" stored in the fourth server to the touch It can be displayed on the screen. Thereafter, when at least one piece of content is selected in the electronic device, the electronic device may enter a step of selecting a device to play the selected content in the device.

As shown in FIG. 4 (d), in order to reproduce at least one selected content, the electronic device displays a device list including a list of devices connected to the electronic device on the touch screen of the electronic device . For example, as shown in FIG. 4 (d), the electronic device displays a plurality of devices connected to the current server in the item of device list, while the third device is connected to a specific server, And the fifth device are selectable. Thereafter, the electronic device connects the selected device to the selected server, and can reproduce at least one content stored in the server on the selected device.

5 is a flowchart showing an operation sequence of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, the electronic device can generate a player capable of controlling each device by the number of devices included in the arrangement list (501). More specifically, the electronic device can check the arrangement list, which is a list of devices connected to the electronic device, and create a player capable of controlling each device by the number of devices included in the arrangement list. For example, suppose an array list contains a list of "A devices, B devices, and C devices" in the array list. In the above-described assumption, the electronic device can generate three players after confirming that the current electronic device is connected with "A device, B device and C device" through the arrangement list.

Thereafter, the electronic device may control 502 that at least one content stored in the first of the two or more servers may be played on the first of the at least two devices. First, an electronic device can sequentially search a plurality of servers connected to an electronic device, and select at least one content stored in a specific server. Thereafter, the electronic device sequentially searches for a plurality of devices connected to the electronic device, and can receive characteristic information of each device from each device searched. After that, the electronic device can select any one of a plurality of searched devices, create a player capable of controlling the selected device, and then receive the URL information in which the content is located from the selected server. Thereafter, the electronic device can control the content being played back on the selected device by using a player capable of controlling the selected device.

The electronic device controlling the at least one content stored in the first server to be reproducible in the first device can receive the respective network statuses from the first server and the first device for each set period (503). Here, the electronic device receives the network status for each set period from the first server and the first device, and displays the network status on the touch screen of the electronic device when the wireless interferences are frequently received or the buffering phenomenon continues to be.

Then, in a state in which the electronic device can control the contents to be reproduced in the first device, at least one content stored in the second server among at least two servers is reproduced in the second device among the at least two devices (504). More specifically, the electronic device can connect another server with another device without terminating the wireless communication being connected, with one server and one device connected. For example, in a state in which the electronic device controls the content stored in the first server to be reproducible on the first device, the electronic device does not terminate the content played on the first device, The content can be connected to the second device.

6 is a flow chart illustrating an electronic device controlling a plurality of devices according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6, it is assumed that two servers (a first server and a second server) and two devices (a first device and a second device) are connected to an electronic device, respectively, in the present embodiment.

First, the electronic device can generate a player by the number of devices included in the arrangement list (601). More specifically, the electronic device can check the arrangement list, which is a list of devices connected to the electronic device, and create a player capable of controlling each device by the number of devices included in the arrangement list.

Thereafter, the electronic device may search for a first server in order to sequentially search a plurality of servers connected to the electronic device (602). More specifically, the electronic device may sequentially search a plurality of servers to select at least one content stored in each server connected to the electronic device. In the above-described assumption, the electronic device can sequentially search the first server and the second server to select at least one content stored in each server.

Thereafter, the electronic device may search for a second server in order to sequentially search a plurality of servers connected to the electronic device (603). More specifically, the electronic device may sequentially search a plurality of servers to select at least one content stored in each server connected to the electronic device. In the above-described assumption, the electronic device can sequentially search the first server and the second server to select at least one content stored in each server.

The electronic device searching for the first server and the second server may select at least one content stored in the second server (604). More specifically, the electronic device selects and stores at least one content stored in the second server in order to reproduce the content stored in the second server in the first device and the second device connected to the electronic device or the electronic device . For example, the electronic device can select "A Sound Source" and "B Video" among a plurality of contents stored in the second server.

The electronic device may then retrieve the first device and receive the property information from the first device to retrieve the device for transmitting at least one content stored in the second server (605). Here, the characteristic information of the device can be defined by URL information of the device, information on the type of the device, ID information of the device, and the like.

In addition, the electronic device may retrieve the second device and receive property information from the second device to retrieve the device for transmitting the at least one content stored in the second server (606). That is, an electronic device and a plurality of devices may be connected by wire, but when it is assumed that they are connected wirelessly, the electronic device can receive the characteristic information of the device described above.

The electronic device that has received the property information from the first device and the second device may select the second device (607). For example, when a user wishes to transmit a moving picture to a TV provided in a living room among TVs provided in three separated places in an electronic device, the electronic device can select a TV device provided in the living room .

Thereafter, the electronic device may create a player capable of controlling the second device (608). More specifically, in the electronic device, although the player is created by the number of devices included in the arrangement list, since each generated player can not control all of the plurality of devices, the electronic device can not control the player Can be generated. That is, the electronic device can generate a player capable of controlling the selected device by using the characteristic information of the device received from the selected device.

Thereafter, the electronic device may receive the content URL from the second server (609). That is, the electronic device can receive the URL information in which the content is located from the server to control the selected content to be transmitted to the selected device.

Thereafter, the electronic device may control the second device (610). That is, the electronic device receiving the URL information in which the content is located from the second server can transmit at least one content to the second device selected in the previous step and control the second device. For example, after the electronic device has enabled at least one content stored on the second server to be played on the second device, it is played on the second device using the player displayed on the touch screen of the electronic device The content can be controlled.

Thereafter, the electronic device may receive the network status of the second device from the second device every set period (611). That is, the electronic device receives the network status for each set period from the second device, and displays the network status on the touch screen of the electronic device when a large amount of radio interference or buffering phenomenon continues.

Further, the electronic device may receive the network status of the second server from the second server every set period (612). That is, the electronic device receives the network status for each set period from the second server, and displays the network status on the touch screen of the electronic device when the wireless interferences are frequently received or the buffering phenomenon continues.

An electronic device can connect another server with another device without terminating the wireless communication being connected, with one server and one device connected. For example, in a state in which the electronic device controls content stored in the second server to be reproducible on the second device, the electronic device does not terminate the content being played back on the second device, The stored content can be connected to the first device. That is, in the electronic device according to the present invention, one server and one server among a plurality of servers and a plurality of devices are connected to each other, so that a plurality of devices can be simultaneously controlled without terminating communication with the device being connected, It is possible to improve the convenience of the apparatus.

Figure 7 (a) is a flow diagram of a method of an electronic device for controlling multiple devices in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. First, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the electronic device can control so that at least one content stored in the first one of the at least two servers can be played on the first one of the at least two devices (701). First, an electronic device can sequentially search a plurality of servers connected to an electronic device, and select at least one content stored in a specific server. Thereafter, the electronic device sequentially searches for a plurality of devices connected to the electronic device, and can receive characteristic information of each device from each device searched. After that, the electronic device can select any one of a plurality of searched devices, create a player capable of controlling the selected device, and then receive the URL information in which the content is located from the selected server. Thereafter, the electronic device can control the content being played back on the selected device by using a player capable of controlling the selected device.

Thereafter, in a state in which the electronic device can control the contents to be reproduced in the first device, the electronic device is provided with at least one content stored in the second server among the at least two servers stored in the second server among the at least two servers (702) so that it can be played on a second one of the at least two devices. More specifically, the electronic device can connect another server with another device without terminating the wireless communication being connected, with one server and one device connected. For example, in a state in which the electronic device controls the content stored in the first server to be reproducible on the first device, the electronic device does not terminate the content played on the first device, The content can be connected to the second device.

7 (b) is a diagram showing an apparatus diagram of an electronic device for controlling a plurality of devices according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, a processor unit of an electronic device controls at least one content stored in a first server among at least two servers to be played on a first one of at least two devices, and the content can be played back on the first device 703, at least one content stored in the second server among the at least two servers can be controlled to be played in the second device among the at least two devices. First, the processor unit of the electronic device can sequentially search a plurality of servers connected to the electronic device, and select at least one content stored in the specific server. Thereafter, the processor unit of the electronic device can sequentially search for a plurality of devices connected to the electronic device, select one of the plurality of devices retrieved, and create a player capable of controlling the selected device have. Thereafter, the processor unit of the electronic device can control the content being reproduced on the selected device by using a player capable of controlling the selected device. In addition, while the content stored in the first server is controlled to be reproducible by the first device, the processor unit of the electronic device does not terminate the content reproduced by the first device and is stored in the second server again The content can be connected to the second device.

Thereafter, the memory of the electronic device may store the controlled information in the processor unit (704). Here, the memory stores software. The software component may include an operating system module, a communication module, a graphics module, a user interface module and an MPEG module, a camera module, one or more application modules, and the like.

8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 800 may be a portable electronic device and may be a portable terminal, a mobile phone, a mobile pad, a media player, a tablet computer a tablet computer, a handheld computer, or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). It may also be any portable electronic device, including devices combining two or more of these devices.

This electronic device 800 includes a memory 810, a processor unit 820, a first wireless communication subsystem 830, a second wireless communication subsystem 831, an external port 860, A system 850, a speaker 851, a microphone 852, an input and output (IO) system 870, a touch screen 880 and other input or control devices 890. A plurality of memories 810 and external ports 860 may be used.

The processor unit 820 may include a memory interface 821, one or more processors 822, and a peripheral interface 823. In some cases, the entire processor unit 820 may also be referred to as a processor. In the present invention, the processor unit 820 controls at least one content stored in the first server among at least two servers to be reproducible on the first one of the at least two devices, The at least one content stored in the second server among the at least two servers can be controlled to be reproduced in the second device among the at least two devices. The processor unit 820 can also check the array list of at least two devices and create a player capable of controlling each device by the number of devices included in the array list. In addition, the processor unit 820 searches at least two servers, selects at least one content stored in the first server among the at least two servers that have searched for, and transmits the selected at least two contents to at least two or more devices Of the at least two players capable of controlling each of the generated devices by searching for at least two or more devices for playback on any one of the at least two devices, And controls at least two selected contents to be reproduced in the first device by using a player capable of controlling the first device.

The processor 822 executes various software programs to perform various functions for the electronic device 800 and also performs processing and control for voice communication and data communication. In addition to these conventional functions, the processor 822 also executes a specific software module (instruction set) stored in the memory 810 to perform various specific functions corresponding to the module. That is, the processor 822 performs the methods of the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the software modules stored in the memory 810.

The processor 822 may include one or more data processors, an image processor, or a codec (CODEC). The data processor, image processor, or codec may be configured separately. Also, it may be composed of a plurality of processors performing different functions. The peripheral device interface 823 couples the input and output subsystem 870 of the electronic device 800 and various peripheral devices to the processor 822 and memory 810 (via the memory interface).

The various components of the electronic device 800 may be coupled by one or more communication buses (reference numeral not shown) or stream lines (reference numeral not shown).

The external port 860 is used to connect a portable electronic device (not shown) directly to another electronic device or indirectly to another electronic device via a network (e.g., Internet, intranet, wireless LAN, etc.). External port 860 refers to, for example, but not limited to, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port or a FIREWIRE port.

The motion sensor 891 and the first optical sensor 892 may be coupled to the peripheral device interface 823 to enable various functions. For example, a motion sensor 891 and a light sensor 892 may be coupled to the peripheral interface 823 to enable motion sensing of the electronic device and light sensing from the outside, respectively. In addition, other sensors, such as a position measurement system, a temperature sensor, or a biosensor, may be connected to the peripheral device interface 823 to perform related functions.

The camera subsystem 893 can perform camera functions such as photograph and video clip recording.

The optical sensor 892 may be a charged coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) device.

Communication functions are performed through one or more wireless communication subsystems 830, 831. The wireless communication subsystem 830, 831 may include a radio frequency receiver and a transceiver and / or an optical (e.g., infrared) receiver and a transceiver. The first communication subsystem 830 and the second communication subsystem 831 may be distinguished according to the communication network with which the electronic device 800 is communicating. For example, the communication network may include, but is not limited to, a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) network, an Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE) network, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network, a W- A communication subsystem designed to operate over a plurality of access networks, a long term evolution (LTE) network, an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) network, a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) network, a WiMax network, . The first wireless communication subsystem 830 and the second wireless communication subsystem 831 may be combined into one wireless communication subsystem.

An audio subsystem 850 is coupled to the speaker 851 and the microphone 852 and may be responsible for input and output of audio streams such as speech recognition, voice reproduction, digital recording and telephone functions. That is, the audio subsystem 850 communicates with the user via a speaker 851 and a microphone 852. The audio subsystem 850 receives the data stream through the peripheral interface 823 of the processor unit 820 and converts the received data stream into an electrical stream. The converted electric signal is transmitted to the speaker 851. The speaker 851 converts the electric stream into a sound wave that can be heard by a person and outputs the sound wave. The microphone 852 converts sound waves delivered from a person or other sound source into an electrical stream. Audio subsystem 850 receives the converted electrical stream from microphone 852. The audio subsystem 850 converts the received electrical stream into an audio data stream and transmits the converted audio data stream to the peripheral interface 823. [ The audio subsystem 850 may include an attachable and detachable ear phone, a head phone, or a head set.

The input / output (I / O) subsystem 870 may include a touch screen controller 871 and / or other input controllers 872. The touch screen controller 871 may be coupled to the touch screen 880. The touch screen 880 and the touch screen controller 871 may include capacitive, resistive, infrared and surface acoustic wave techniques for determining one or more contact points with the touch screen 880, as well as other Any multi-touch sensing technique, including a proximity sensor arrangement or other elements, may be used to detect contact and movement or interruptions thereof. Other input controllers 872 may be coupled to other input / control devices 890. A pointer device such as one or more buttons, a rocker switch, a thumb-wheel, a dial, a stick, and / or a stylus may be included in the other input /

The touch screen 880 provides an input / output interface between the electronic device 800 and the user. That is, the touch screen 880 transmits the touch input of the user to the electronic device 800. [ And is an intermediary for displaying the output from the electronic device 800 to the user. That is, the touch screen 880 shows a visual output to the user. This visual output appears in the form of text, graphics, video, and combinations thereof.

The touch screen 880 may use various displays. (LED), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), an active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED), or an organic light emitting diode (LED), for example, a liquid crystal display (Flexible LED) can be used. .

The memory 810 may be coupled to the memory interface 821. The memory 810 may include a high-speed random access memory and / or nonvolatile memory such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, one or more optical storage devices, and / or a flash memory (e.g., NAND, NOR).

Memory 810 stores software. The software components include an operating system module 811, a communication module 812, a graphics module 813, a user interface module 814 and an MPEG module 815, a camera module 816, (817), and the like. A module, which is a software component, can also be expressed as a set of instructions, so a module is sometimes referred to as an instruction set. Modules can also be expressed as programs. Operating system software 811 (for example, an embedded operating system such as WINDOWS, LINUX, Darwin, RTXC, UNIX, OS X, or VxWorks) &Lt; / RTI > Control of such general system operations refers to, for example, memory management and control, storage hardware (device) control and management, power control and management, and the like. These operating system software also facilitates communication between various hardware (devices) and software components (modules).

The communication module 812 may enable communication with other electronic devices, such as a computer, a server, and / or a portable terminal, via the wireless communication subsystem 830, 831 or the external port 860. The communication module 812 in the present invention receives URL information in which at least one content is stored from the first server and receives characteristic information of each device from at least two searched devices, Each network state can be received from the first device every set period.

Graphics module 813 includes various software components for providing and displaying graphics on touch screen 880. The term graphics refers to text, a web page, an icon, a digital image, video, animation, and the like.

The user interface module 814 includes various software components related to the user interface. How the state of the user interface changes, and under what conditions the change of the user interface state occurs.

The CODEC module 815 may include software components related to encoding and decoding video files. The codec module may include a video stream module, such as an MPEG module and / or an H204 module. In addition, the codec module may include a codec module for various audio files such as AAA, AMR, and WMA. In addition, codec module 815 includes a set of instructions corresponding to an embodiment of the present invention.

Camera module 816 includes camera-related software components that enable camera-related processes and functions.

The application module 817 may include a browser, an email, an instant message, word processing, a keyboard emulation, an address book, a touch list, , Widgets, digital rights management (DRM), voice recognition, voice duplication, position determining functions, location based services, and the like.

In addition, the various functions of the electronic device 800 described above, and as discussed below, in accordance with the present invention may include one or more stream processing and / or application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) Hardware and / or software and / or a combination thereof.

Obviously, there are many different ways within the scope of the claims that can modify these embodiments. In other words, there may be many other ways in which the invention may be practiced without departing from the scope of the following claims.

101: electronic device 102: first server
103: second server 104: first device
105: second device 800: electronic device
810: memory 811: operating system module
812: Communication module 813: Graphics module
814: User interface module 815: CODEC module
816: Camera module 817: Application
820: Processor unit 821: Memory interface
822: Processor 823: Peripheral Interface
830: First wireless communication subsystem 831: Second wireless communication subsystem
850: Audio subsystem 851: Speaker
852: microphone 860: external port
870: Input / output system 871: Touch screen controller
872: Other input controller 880: Touch screen
890: Other input / control devices 891: Motion sensor
892: first optical sensor 893: camera subsystem

Claims

A method of operating an electronic device based on DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance)
Controlling at least one content stored in a first server among at least two servers to be reproduced in a first one of at least two devices; And
Wherein at least one content stored in a second server among the at least two servers can be played on a second one of the at least two devices in a state in which the content can be controlled to be played back on the first device &Lt; / RTI >

The method according to claim 1,
Checking an array list of the at least two devices; And
Further comprising the step of generating a player capable of controlling each of the devices by the number of devices included in the arrangement list.

The method according to claim 1,
Controlling the at least one content stored in the first server among the at least two servers to be reproducible in the first one of the at least two devices,
Searching the at least two servers for each of the at least one content stored in the first server among the at least two servers retrieved;
Searching for each of the at least two devices in order to reproduce the selected at least two contents from any one of the at least two devices;
Generating a player capable of controlling the first device among at least two or more players capable of controlling each of the generated devices by selecting the first device among the searched at least two devices; And
And controlling the selected at least two contents to be reproduced in the first device using a player capable of controlling the first device.

The method of claim 3,
Further comprising the step of receiving Uniform Resource Locator (URL) information from which the at least one content is stored, from the first server.

The method of claim 3,
Further comprising the step of receiving characteristic information of each device from at least two searched devices.

6. The method of claim 5,
The characteristic information of the device includes:
The URL information of the device, information on the type of the device, and ID information of the device.

The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of receiving the network status for each set period from the first server and the first device.

In an electronic device based on DLNA,
Controlling at least one content stored in a first server among at least two servers to be reproducible on a first one of the at least two devices and controlling the content to be reproduced on the first device A processor unit for controlling at least one content stored in a second server among the at least two servers to be reproduced in a second one of the at least two devices; And
And a memory for storing information controlled by the processor unit.

9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the processor unit identifies the arrangement list of the at least two devices and generates a player capable of controlling each of the devices by the number of devices included in the arrangement list.

9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the processor unit searches for each of the at least two servers and selects the at least one content stored in the first server among the at least two servers retrieved, At least two or more devices capable of searching each of the at least two devices for reproducing in any one of the devices, selecting the first device among the at least two devices searched, A player capable of controlling the first device among the players is created and a player capable of controlling the generated first device is used to control the selected at least two contents to be reproduced in the first device Characterized by Device.

11. The method of claim 10,
Further comprising a communication module for receiving the URL information in which the at least one content is stored from the first server.

11. The method of claim 10,
Further comprising: a communication module for receiving characteristic information of each device from at least two searched devices.

13. The method of claim 12,
The characteristic information of the device includes:
The URL information of the device, information on the type of the device, and ID information of the device.

9. The method of claim 8,
Further comprising: a communication module for receiving respective network conditions for each set period from the first server and the first device.