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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
May. 25, 2012
Sun-eung Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Sun-Eung Park, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for sharing contents provided based on a social network between members of the social network. A content providing method includes, when a first terminal in a social network requests to use content, transmitting the corresponding content to the first terminal. The method also includes transmitting content use information associated with the first terminal to at least one adjacent terminal in the social network, via the social network. The method further includes, when a second terminal of the at least one adjacent terminal requests to use the same content as the first terminal, transmitting the same content to the second terminal.