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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2007
Woo-hyoung Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Eun Namgung, Suwon-si, KR;
Do-jun Yang, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyung-tak Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
In-chul Hwang, Suwon-si, KR;
Zhang-hoon OH, Suwon-si, KR;
Woo-hyoung Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Eun Namgung, Suwon-si, KR;
Do-jun Yang, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyung-tak Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
In-chul Hwang, Suwon-si, KR;
Zhang-hoon Oh, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a content hook-up apparatus and method. In particular, the present invention relates to a content hook-up apparatus that searches and downloads various formats of content corresponding to a search list input from a user, performs format conversion on the downloaded content so as to be playable on a predetermined display apparatus, and provides the content subjected to the format conversion to the display apparatus, which can play the content in a streaming manner. The content hook-up apparatus searches and downloads the content at a predetermined interval according to the user's setting and maintains a reserve space for storing the downloaded content.