Method and apparatus for providing device with remote application in home network

摘要

Provided is a method and apparatus for providing a client with an application received through a data broadcast channel as a type of content of a content directory service (CDS) or a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service newly defined to provide applications by a server.

主权项

1. A method of using an application of a server by a client in a home network, the method comprising:
receiving, for each of a plurality of devices in the home network, a document comprising at least one of a UPnP device description and a UPnP service description, the UPnP device description or the UPnP service description comprising support indicating information which indicates that the each of the plurality of devices provides an application through a Content Directory Service (CDS) in which a type of content of an application is set differently from that of an audio/video (AV) stream or that the each of the plurality of devices provides an application through a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service defined for providing an application, wherein the UPnP service is independent of a service for providing an AV stream, searching for the server which holds the application in the home network; extracting information required for controlling the application from the UPnP service description of the server which holds the application; and controlling the application by using the extracted information, wherein the searching for the server further comprises: searching for devices which provide applications through the CDS from among the plurality of devices by referring to the UPnP device description or the UPnP service description, and searching for a device as the server which holds the application as a content item by using a browse( ) or search( ) action from among the searched devices; or searching for devices which provide applications through the UPnP service by referring to the UPnP device description or the UPnP service description, and searching for a device as the server which holds the application by calling a predetermined action provided in the UPnP service.