Electronic device and method of providing service in electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016156723-A1
Application number	US-201514955807-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 1, 2015
Priority date	Dec 2, 2014
Publication date	Jun 2, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an output unit configured to output a first service provided from a first device and a controller configured to perform control so that when reception of the first service is paused, and a second device providing at least one second service corresponding to the first service is searched, a request for the at least one second service is sent to the second device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
an output unit configured to output a first service provided from a first device; and a controller configured to perform control so that when reception of the first service is paused, and a second device providing at least one second service corresponding to the first service is searched, a request for the at least one second service is sent to the second device.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to perform control to:
store at least one service-related information related to the first service, and search the second service using the stored service-related information.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the service-related information includes at least one of identification information on the first service, tag information included in the first service, meta information on the first service, location information related to the first service, additional information on the first service, start time information on the first service, end time information on the first service, information on a time duration during which the first service is provided, information on the time when the first service is paused, valid term information on the first service, channel information on a broadcast, a broadcast name, a broadcast start time, a broadcast end time, additional information related to the broadcast, broadcast station information, or rebroadcast information on the broadcast.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second service corresponding to the first service includes the same service as the first service or a service related to the first service.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second service corresponding to the first service includes at least one of the same video provided from the same source as the first service, a video provided from a different source from the first service and having the same content but a different format, at least one additional information related to the video, or information related to information included in the video.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller, when there are a plurality of searched second services, is further configured to select at least one second service to be output depending on a predetermined priority.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the priority includes at least one of a priority for a device or a server that may provide the second service, a priority for a network providing the second service, or a priority for a type of the second service.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to perform a search according to a predetermined search period.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the search period is set considering at least one of a predetermined value, a value set by a user, a remaining battery time of the electronic device, motion information on the electronic device, or an importance of the second service.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine a device to output the second service.

11 . A method for providing a service, the method comprising:
outputting a first service provided from a first device; when reception of the first service is paused, searching for a second service providing at least one second service corresponding to the first service; and sending a request for the at least one second service to the second device.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the searching for the second service includes:
storing at least one service-related information related to the first service; and searching the second service using the stored service-related information.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the service-related information includes at least one of identification information on the first service, tag information included in the first service, meta information on the first service, location information related to the first service, additional information on the first service, start time information on the first service, end time information on the first service, information on a time duration during which the first service is provided, information on the time when the first service is paused, valid term information on the first service, channel information on a broadcast, a broadcast name, a broadcast start time, a broadcast end time, additional information related to the broadcast, broadcast station information, or rebroadcast information on the broadcast.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the second service corresponding to the first service includes the same service as the first service or a service related to the first service.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the second service corresponding to the first service includes at least one of the same video provided from the same source as the first service, a video provided from a different source from the first service and having the same content but a different format, at least one additional information related to the video, or information related to information included in the video.

16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising, when there are a plurality of searched second services, selecting at least one second service to be output depending on a predetermined priority.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the priority includes at least one of a priority for a device or a server that may provide the second service, a priority for a network providing the second service, or a priority for a type of the second service.

18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the searching for the second service includes performing a search according to a predetermined search period.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the search period is set considering at least one of a predetermined value, a value set by a user, a remaining battery time of the electronic device, motion information on the electronic device, or an importance of the second service.

20 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising determining a device to output the second service.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Seo Ji-Hwan
• Lee Dae-Ho
• Jeong Myeong-Gi
• Cho Chi-Hyun

Classifications

• H04L67/148 Primary

  Migration or transfer of sessions · CPC title

• H04L12/16 Primary

  Arrangements for providing special services to substations · CPC title

• H04L41/12

  Discovery or management of network topologies · CPC title

• H04L67/51 Primary

  Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services · CPC title

• H04L67/63

  Routing a service request depending on the request content or context · CPC title