Abstract:
Provided is a method of controlling a security level of a device. The method includes: requesting a server to authenticate a device, wherein the requesting is performed by a second application installed in the device; generating a device-server session for communication between the server and the device, based on the authentication of the device by the server; requesting access to the server by using the generated device-server session, wherein the requesting is performed by a first application installed in the device; and receiving content from the server due to the first application accessing the server.
Abstract:
Provided are a method and apparatus for managing, in a mobile device, a tag for multimedia content. The method includes: photographing the multimedia content that is identified by a content identifier (ID); obtaining additional information regarding the multimedia content; transmitting, to a tag providing server, a tag request message including a device ID of the mobile device, the content ID, and the additional information; and receiving, from the tag providing server, a tag response message including a recommendation tag list.
Abstract:
Provided are a question and answer service method for exchanging information related to a program or a scene being viewed, a broadcast receiver having a question and answer service function, and a computer readable storage medium storing a program for executing the method. The question and answer service method includes: obtaining image information on a special area on a screen image displayed on a display unit at a point of time when a question of a user is generated while watching a program; selecting question type information displayed on the display unit with respect to the obtained image information; transmitting information about the obtained image information and information about the selected question type to a server via a network; and outputting, if information about at least one answer to the selected question type information is sent from the server via the network, information on the received answer.
Abstract:
Provided are a content provision apparatus and method. The content provision apparatus includes a message reception module receiving a service request message from a display apparatus which displays first content; a content extraction module analyzing the received service request message and extracting second content associated with the first content; and a communication module transmitting the extracted second content.
Abstract:
Provided is a method of controlling a security level of a device. The method includes: requesting a server to authenticate a device, wherein the requesting is performed by a second application installed in the device; generating a device-server session for communication between the server and the device, based on the authentication of the device by the server; requesting access to the server by using the generated device-server session, wherein the requesting is performed by a first application installed in the device; and receiving content from the server due to the first application accessing the server.
Abstract:
Provided are apparatuses and methods for forming highlight content, the apparatus including a receiving unit receiving a highlight content formation command which requests formation of the highlight content; an event detection unit detecting an event generation point-in-time for each event of a program from which the highlight content is to be formed, wherein the event generation point-in-time is a point of time at which an event occurs; and a highlight content generation unit forming highlight content for each event from content corresponding to a predetermined period of time ranging before and after the event generation point-in-time.
Abstract:
An apparatus, method, and system for searching for images and image-related information are described in which the image information search system includes: an image reproducing apparatus reproducing or capturing an image; and an image/information search server searching for image/information associated with the captured image. In the image and image-information search apparatus and method, a user can easily acquire his or her desired image file or image-related information while he or she is watching images, even when he or she does not know any detailed identification information associated with his or her desired image.
Abstract:
A method of blocking spam data is provided. The method includes: receiving a digital content file and key data, in which a key, including information for identifying a transmitter, and an electronic signature for the key are inserted as a watermark; and based on the key and the electronic signature for the key inserted in the received key data, selectively blocking the digital content file received with the key data.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus, and system for intermediating contents service. The method includes changing at least part of contents to produce a plurality of pieces of changed key data which are different from each other; and managing trading of the contents between a first and a second device using the produced plurality of pieces of changed key data. The apparatus includes a contents publishing unit which changes at least part of contents, produces a plurality of pieces of changed key data which are different from each other, and stores information on the plurality of pieces of changed key data in a storage unit; and a trade managing unit which manages trading of the contents between a first device and a second device using the stored information on the plurality of pieces of changed key data. The system includes a contents service intermediating server, and first and second devices for trading contents.
Abstract:
An animated graphic image configuration apparatus and method usingan animated graphic image format including an image header, a component header, an effect header and a component image, and an effect handler used in the apparatus and method are provided. The animated graphic image configuration apparatus is used to generate an animated graphic image using an animated graphic image format including an image header having information on the number of components used for image configuration, component headers having information on the components used for image configuration, effect headers having information on effects applied to each component, and component image corresponding to each component. The effect handler analyzes the animated graphic images format, configures an image frame using header information obtained by the analysis and a decoded component image, and repetitively performs the operation of configuring an image frame and an operation enabling the image generated by the configuration of the image frame to be displayed.