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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2007
Applicants:
Won-seok Kwon, Suwon-si, KR;
Joo-yeol Lee, Seoul, KR;
Seung-jae OH, Seoul, KR;
Dong-shin Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Se-hee Han, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Won-seok Kwon, Suwon-si, KR;
Joo-yeol Lee, Seoul, KR;
Seung-jae Oh, Seoul, KR;
Dong-shin Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Se-hee Han, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for synchronizing contents of devices in a home network are provided. The apparatus includes a determination unit which determines whether a first device and a second device support a common synchronization protocol. A synchronization request unit then requests at least one device to synchronize the contents using the common synchronization protocol determined by the determination unit.