Contents management method and apparatus

Abstract

A contents management method and system, the contents management method including: generating contents; and transmitting the generated contents to a Web server, wherein the Web server receives the contents, stores the contents, manages the contents, and maintains a list of the contents so that the contents are easily accessible by a terminal.

1 . A contents management method for a portable terminal, the contents management method comprising:
 generating contents in the portable terminal; and   automatically transmitting the generated contents to a Web server,   wherein the Web server receives the contents, stores the contents, manages the contents, classifies the contents according to attributes of the contents, and maintains a content list of the contents so that the contents are easily accessible by the portable terminal.   
   
   
       2 . The contents management method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the contents comprises:
 transmitting the generated contents to the Web server when a contents transmission condition is satisfied.   
   
   
       3 . The contents management method as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the contents transmission condition is a prescribed time or a prescribed time range such that the generated contents are transmitted to the Web server if a current time is the prescribed time or within the prescribed time range, or a prescribed communication method for communicating with the Web server such that the generated contents are transmitted to the Web server if a current communication method with the Web server is the prescribed communication method. 
   
   
       4 . The contents management method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the contents comprises:
 searching for one or more usable communication methods;   selecting the one or more usable communication methods from a plurality of usable communication methods according to a selection criterion; and   transmitting the generated contents to the Web server on the basis of the selected one or more usable communication methods.   
   
   
       5 . The contents management method as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein:
 a priority value is allocated to each of the one or more usable communication methods; and   the selection criterion is based on the priority values or a communication condition.   
   
   
       6 . The contents management method as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the priority values are allocated according to a billing policy of each of the one or more usable communication methods. 
   
   
       7 . The contents management method as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the communication condition includes at least one of a connection intensity to a repeater and a degree of traffic. 
   
   
       8 . The contents management method as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 transmitting a request for contents search information to the Web server;   receiving the contents search information including the contents list from the Web server; and   generating a user interface to guide a search of the contents in the content list.   
   
   
       9 . The contents management method as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 transmitting a search condition to the Web server, wherein the Web server searches the content list for contents according to the search condition; and   receiving the searched contents or a list of the searched contents from the Web server.   
   
   
       10 . A computer readable recording medium encoded with the method of  claim 1  and implemented by a computer. 
   
   
       11 . A contents management method of a Web server, the contents management method comprising:
 receiving contents in the Web server from a portable terminal;   storing the contents; and   managing and classifying the received contents according to attributes of the contents so that the contents are easily accessible by the portable terminal,   wherein the portable terminal generates the contents and automatically transmits the contents to the Web server.   
   
   
       12 . The contents management method as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the managing and the classifying of the contents comprises:
 analyzing meta data of the contents; and   classifying the contents according to the analyzed meta data.   
   
   
       13 . The contents management method as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the managing and the classifying of the contents comprises:
 analyzing contexts of the contents; and   classifying the contents according to the analyzed contexts.   
   
   
       14 . The contents management method as claimed in  claim 11 , further comprising:
 updating a contents list corresponding to a user of the portable terminal according to the managing and the classifying of the contents.   
   
   
       15 . The contents management method as claimed in  claim 14 , further comprising:
 receiving a request for contents search information from the portable terminal; and   transmitting the contents search information including the contents list to the portable terminal.   
   
   
       16 . The contents management method as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the contents search information is information for generating a user interface to guide a search of the contents in the contents list. 
   
   
       17 . The contents management method as claimed in  claim 11 , further comprising:
 transmitting the contents to another terminal.   
   
   
       18 . The contents management method as claimed in  claim 11 , further comprising:
 receiving a search condition from the portable terminal;   searching a content list corresponding to the managed and classified contents for contents according to the received search condition; and   transmitting the searched contents to the portable terminal.   
   
   
       19 . A computer readable recording medium encoded with the method of  claim 11  and implemented by a computer. 
   
   
       20 . A portable terminal comprising:
 a contents generation unit to generate contents; and   a communication unit to automatically transmit the generated contents to a Web server,   wherein the Web server receives the contents, stores the contents, manages the contents, classifies the contents according to attributes of the contents, and maintains a content list of the contents so that the contents are easily accessible by the terminal.   
   
   
       21 . The portable terminal as claimed in  claim 20 , further comprising:
 a control unit to control the communication unit to transmit the generated contents according to whether a contents transmission condition is satisfied.   
   
   
       22 . The portable terminal as claimed in  claim 21 , wherein the contents transmission condition is a prescribed time or a prescribed time range such that the control unit controls the communication unit to transmit the generated contents to the Web server if a current time is the prescribed time or within the prescribed time range, or a prescribed communication method for communication with the Web server such that the control unit controls the communication unit to transmit the generated contents to the Web server if a current communication method with the Web server is the prescribed communication method. 
   
   
       23 . The portable terminal as claimed in  claim 21 , further comprising:
 a control unit to select for one or more usable communication methods from a plurality of usable communication methods according a selection criterion and to transmit the generated contents to the Web server on the basis of the one or more usable communication methods.   
   
   
       24 . The portable terminal as claimed in  claim 23 , wherein a priority value is allocated to each of the one or more usable communication methods, and the selection criterion is based on the priority values or a communication condition. 
   
   
       25 . The portable terminal as claimed in  claim 20 , wherein the communication unit transmits a request for contents search information to the Web server and receives the contents search information including the contents list from the Web server, such that a user interface to guide a search of the contents in the content list is generated. 
   
   
       26 . A Web server to manage contents, the Web server comprising:
 a network connection unit to receive contents from a portable terminal;   a storage unit to store the contents; and   a contents reconstruction unit to manage and to classify the received contents according to attributes of the contents so that the contents are easily accessible by the portable terminal,   wherein the portable terminal generates the contents and automatically transmits the contents to the Web server.   
   
   
       27 . The Web server as claimed in  claim 26 , wherein the contents reconstruction unit analyzes meta data of the contents and classifies the contents according to the analyzed meta data. 
   
   
       28 . The Web server as claimed in  claim 26 , wherein contents reconstruction unit analyzes contexts of the contents and classifies the contents according to the analyzed contexts. 
   
   
       29 . The Web server as claimed in  claim 26 , further comprising:
 a contents list updating unit to update a contents list corresponding to a user of the portable terminal according to the managed and classified contents,   wherein the network connection unit receives a request for contents search information from the portable terminal and transmits the contents search information including at least one the contents list and information for generating a user interface to guide a search of the contents in the contents list to the portable terminal.   
   
   
       30 . The Web server as claimed in  claim 29 , wherein the network connection unit receives a request from the portable terminal for contents selected from the user interface, and transmits the selected contents to the portable terminal.