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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2009
In-chul Hwang, Suwon-si, KR;
O-hoon Kwon, Suwon-si, KR;
Sung-jin Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Mun-jo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Eun-hee Rhim, Yongin-si, KR;
Sung-wook Ahn, Seoul, KR;
In-chul Hwang, Suwon-si, KR;
O-Hoon Kwon, Suwon-si, KR;
Sung-jin Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Mun-jo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Eun-hee Rhim, Yongin-si, KR;
Sung-wook Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
Provided are a method and apparatus for limiting a content usage authority scope of a client by using metadata in an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service. The method performed by a metadata server adds control information to the metadata and transmits the metadata, wherein the content usage authority scope of the client is defined in the control information. The client of a user limits a content control operation according to a user input by using the control information extracted from the metadata.