Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Dong-Shin Jung

Joo-Yeol Lee

Se-Hee Han

Won-Seok Kwon

Seung-Jae Oh

Je-Young Maeng

Fei Fei Feng

Jae-shin Lee

Subramanian Krishnamoorthy

Kiran Bharadwaj Vedula

Sreekanth Siddapur Channakeshava

Siddapur Channakeshava Sreekanth

Joe Antony Lawrence

Vinoth Sasidharan

Subramanian Krishnamurthy

Ho-Yeon Park

Seong-ho Cho

Mahfuzur Rahman

Kyoung-ho Son

Raghavendra Malapati

Vedula Kiran Bharadwaj

Sung Oh Hwang

Ji Eun Keum

Hyoung-Shick Kim

Russell A Berkoff

Kyoung-Ho Son

Seung-jae Oh

Bosun Jung

Jae-Shin Lee

Se-hee Han

Subramanian K

See-Hee Han

Fei-Fei Feng

Mahfuxur Rahman

Tae-Jin Jeong

Joo-yeol Lee

Channakeshava Siddapur Sreekanth

Bharadwaj Kiran Vedula

Won-Seok 1006-1503 Bangjuk Maeul Yeongtong Dranche Apt Kwon

Hyun-Gyoo Yook

Won-Seok 1006-1503 Bangjuk Maeul Kwon

Provided are an apparatus and method for setting a user interface according to user preferences, more particularly, an apparatus and method for setting the user interface according to the user preferences, in which the user interface can be set up by reflecting the user preferences, and the set user interface is synchronized in order to be used in other devices. The apparatus includes a user-interface-configuration unit that is notified of an update and rearrangement of a predetermined user interface element by a user, a user-information-management unit that manages security information of the user that reconfigures the user interface element, and a user-interface-tree-management unit that reconfigures a predetermined user-interface tree based on the reconfigured user-interface element.

Apparatus and method for setting user interface according to user preference

A method and apparatus for playing back a scene using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP). A control point sends a request for a scene to be played back to a media server that stores Audio/Video (AV) content and receives the scene to be played back from the media server in response to the request. The control point receives information about supportable protocol and file format from a media renderer that will play back content, and determines a content resource, a protocol and a file format to be used for playback based on the information. The control point composes a scene to be played back based on the received scenes. The media renderer plays back the composed scene.

Method and apparatus for playing back scene using UPnP

Provided is a method and system for synchronizing a plurality of content directory service (CDS) devices in a home network environment. The method of synchronizing the plurality of CDS devices of a home network, which includes the plurality of CDS devices and a control point (CP), comprises (a) requesting a first CDS device among the plurality of CDS devices to start synchronization using the CP; (b) performing the synchronization with a second CDS device among the plurality of CDS devices using the first CDS device; (c) selecting a third CDS device from the plurality of CDS devices and requesting the third CDS device to start synchronization with the first CDS device or the second CDS device using the CP; and (d) performing the synchronization with the first CDS device or the second CDS device using the third CDS device.

Method of synchronizing a plurality of content directory device (CDS) devices, CDS device, and system

A method is provided for resolving a collision of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses between devices connected to a first server and a second server remotely accessed in a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) remote access service. The second server receives address information of a network of the first server from the first server. The second server compares address information of a network of the second server with the received address information of the network of the first server, and determines whether a collision has occurred between addresses of the first server and the second server. A collided address is changed when the collision has occurred.

Method and apparatus for resolving IP address collision in remote access service

A selective event message receiving method is provided, in which an application is installed in a controlled device (CD) by using a network, a start message which includes a parameter specifying at least one service included in the application and requests a start of the application is transmitted to the CD, and an event message that represents a state change of the at least one service specified by the parameter is received from the CD. Accordingly, the application can be efficiently managed by selectively recognizing state changes of some services of interest from among the services included in the application.

Method of receiving/transmitting event message, controlled device, and control point

Provided is a method of synchronizing content directory service (CDS) objects of a universal plug and play (UPnP) media servers. The UPnP media servers manage information on synchronization objects and synchronization policy information, which reduces the role of a control point (CP) in performing synchronization, so that the synchronization speed is increased.

Method and apparatus for synchronizing content directory service objects of universal plug and play media servers

A method for protecting personal information in a home network is provided, in which a controlled device receives a subscribe request for a service of the controlled device, from a control point, and accepts the subscribe request. The controlled device receives information about the control point from the control point, and performs event delivery to the control point according to a policy that is set based on the information about the control point, when an event occurs in the controlled device.

Method and apparatus for protecting personal information in a home network

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for processing multiple inputs from a plurality of users in a home network. A control point requests electronic devices in the home network to transmit input capability information, receives the input capability information as a response to the request from the electronic devices, and performs session setup using the input capability information by determining a receiver for receiving input signals and at least two senders for sending input signals. The control point transmits input signals transmitted by the at least two senders to the receiver.

Apparatus and method for processing multiple inputs of users of a home network

A method of processing an action executes an action requested by a control point for controlling a controlled device through a network, stores a result of executing the action as a pending result of the action when a network connection between the controlled device and the control point is terminated, and transmits the stored pending result of the action to the control point when the network connection between the controlled device and the control point is resumed.

Method of processing action, method of controlling controlled device, controlled device, and control point

An apparatus for providing a security service includes a key generation unit which generates a pair of keys including a first temporary public key and a first temporary private key for a network device that will be connected with a network form the outside, a temporary access control list generation unit which generates a first temporary access control list including the first temporary public key for an internal network device, an authentication unit which performs authentication when the network device joins in the network, and a first transmission/reception unit which transmits the pair of keys including the first temporary public key and the first temporary private key to the network device according to the authentication result.

Apparatus and method for providing security service for guest network device in a network

Provided is are method of relaying communication between a remote user interface (RUI) client and a universal plug and play (UPnP) device in a home network. The method includes: searching for a UPnP action mapped to an RUI element corresponding to an RUI control message received from an RUI client,; generating a simple object access protocol (SOAP) message for calling a found UPnP action; and transmitting the SOAP message to the UPnP device.

Method and apparatus for relaying communication between universal plug and play device and remote user interface client

A system and method for exchanging call data between multiple devices using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) on a home network. The system includes a telephony terminal, a first electronic device, a second electronic device, and a control point for selecting the telephony terminal and the first and second electronic devices for exchanging the call data, for setting a call reception connection between the telephony terminal and the first and second electronic devices, and forming a plurality of sessions for exchanging the call data between the selected telephony terminal and the first and second electronic devices.

System and method for providing phone related services to devices using UPnP on a home network

Provided are a method and apparatus for managing resources of a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device based on a connection status of a control point. The method of managing resources of a controlled device includes: monitoring an invocation of an action representing a connection of a control point for a predetermined time; determining whether the control point is connected to the controlled device or not by considering whether the monitored action is invoked or not; and increasing available resources by selectively deactivating an application which is controlled by the control point according to the determination result. Accordingly, the resources of the UPnP device can be effectively managed.

Method and apparatus for managing resources of a universal plug and play device based on a connection status of a control point

Provided is a method, medium and apparatus for providing a dynamically changed universal plug and play (UPnP) description. The method includes sensing a change of a service configuration of a device complying with a predetermined standard, updating a description including information about a service based on the change of the service configuration, and advertising that the description is updated. Thus, the service configuration is matched with the description and a control point can correctly control the device whose service configuration is changed.

Method and apparatus for providing dynamically changed UPnP description

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Dong-Shin Jung