Contents providing scheme using identification code

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9531820-B2
Application number	US-201213540232-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 2, 2012
Priority date	Jul 2, 2012
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

A contents distribution server using an identification code of contents is disclosed. The apparatus includes an interface providing unit configured to provide an interface for registration of the contents to a device, if a request for the registration of the contents is received from the device; an code information extraction unit configured to extract code information from input information through the interface; an identification code generation unit configured to generate the identification code by combining codes corresponding to the extracted code information, and a contents distribution unit configured to match the contents with the generated identification code, register the matched contents in a database and transmit the registered contents to a contents managing server with reference to the identification code.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A contents distribution server using an identification code of contents, the contents distribution server comprising:
an interface providing unit configured to provide an interface for registration of the contents to a device if a request for the registration of the contents is received from the device;
a code information extraction unit configured to extract code information from input information through the interface;
an identification code generation unit configured to generate the identification code by combining codes corresponding to the extracted code information, the identification code generation unit further assigns a bit length for a kind information of the registered contents based on a number of categories;
a contents distribution unit configured to match the contents with the generated identification code, register the matched contents in a database, and transmit the registered contents to a contents managing server among a plurality of contents managing servers with reference to the identification code;
an identification code group analysis unit configured to extract and analyze a first identification code group and a second identification code group included in a request signal; and
a contents location providing unit configured to search the location of the contents based on the analyzed first identification code group and the analyzed second identification code group, and transmit the location to a client device,
wherein the contents distribution server receives, from the client device, the request signal requesting location information related to the contents managing server that has the registered contents,
wherein the client device requests the registered contents from the contents managing server based on a response to the request signal, the response being received from the contents distribution server,
wherein the identification code is a string of codes including the first identification code group and the second identification code group, the first identification code group being meta code and the second identification code group being meaning-based code,
wherein the second identification code group is different from the first identification code group,
wherein the meta code includes at least available device information for the registered contents, personal identification information, the kind information of the registered contents and location information on the contents managing server storing the registered contents,
wherein the available device information for the registered contents comprises at least one of information for providing customized contents to the device and information for a numerous screen cooperation service,
wherein the meaning-based code includes at least two of country information, territory information, and contents provider information on a contents provider which provides the registered contents, and
wherein the contents managing server is determined from among a plurality of content managing servers based on the meta code and the meaning-based code included in the identification code.

2. The contents distribution server of claim 1 , wherein the interface includes at least one from among a plurality of check boxes to be selected and input boxes into which information is input.

3. The contents distribution server of claim 1 , wherein the location information includes at least one from among a name, an Internet protocol (IP) address, a port number, and uniform resource locator (URL) of the contents managing server.

4. A computer-implemented method for providing contents by using an identification code of the contents, the method comprising:
extracting code information from input information when receiving the input information from a registration device for registration of the contents, and generating the identification code by combining codes corresponding to the extracted code information;
assigning a bit length for a kind information of the registered contents based on a number of categories;
matching the contents with the generated identification code, registering the matched contents in a database, and transmitting the registered contents to a contents managing server with reference to the identification code;
receiving, from a client device, a request signal requesting location information related to the contents managing server that has the registered contents, wherein the client device requesting the registered contents from the contents managing server based on a response to the request signal, the response being received from the contents distribution server,
extracting and analyzing, by using an identification code group analysis unit, a first identification code group and a second identification code group included in the request signal; and
searching, by using a contents location providing unit, the location of the contents based on the analyzed first identification code group and the analyzed second identification code group, and transmitting the location to the client device,
wherein the identification code is a string of codes comprising the first identification code group and the second identification code group, the first identification code group being meta code and the second identification code group being meaning-based code, wherein the second identification code group is different from the first identification code group,
wherein the meta code includes at least available device information for the registered contents, personal identification information, the kind information of the registered contents and location information on the contents managing server storing the registered contents,
wherein the available device information for the registered contents comprises at least one of information for providing customized contents to the available device and information for a numerous screen cooperation service,
wherein the meaning-based code includes at least two of country information, territory information, and contents provider information on a contents provider which provides the registered contents, and
the method further comprising determining the contents managing server from among a plurality of content managing servers based on the meta code and the meaning-based code included in the identification code.

Assignees

• Lee Sang-Bum
• Ok Chang-Seuk
• Kim Hye-Mi
• Park Se-Cheol
• Yoon Joo-Young
• Kt Corp

Inventors

• Lee Sang-Bum
• Ok Chang-Seuk
• Kim Hye-Mi
• Park Se-Cheol
• Yoon Joo-Young

Classifications

• H04L67/18 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L61/1582

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L67/1063 Primary

  Discovery through centralising entities · CPC title

• H04L67/52 Primary

  specially adapted for the location of the user terminal · CPC title

• H04L61/457

  containing identifiers of data entities on a computer, e.g. file names · CPC title