Apparatus and method for clipping and sharing content at a portable terminal

Abstract

A apparatus and method for clipping and sharing content at a portable terminal are provided. The method includes receiving a selection of specific content, analyzing related information of the selected content, and classifying the selected content, and storing the classified content according to the classification.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for managing contents at a portable terminal, the method comprising:
 classifying selected contents based on an analysis of related information of the selected contents into a plurality of folders at the portable terminal; and   storing the classified contents in the folders according to the classification wherein at least one folder among the plurality of folders includes contents having different file formats.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the content comprises the whole or portion of the content. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the related information comprises data information of the selected content and peripheral information of the selected content. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the data information of the content comprises at least one of a title of the selected content, an original data Uniform Resource Locator (URL), a maker, a creation date, a category, a publication authority, a user memo, an availability period, Global Positioning System (GPS) information, a data summary, information of an application in which clipping was carried out, a thumbnail image size, and a display position. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the title of the selected contents, the original data URL, the maker, the creation date, the category, the publication authority, the availability period, the GPS information, the data summary, the information of the application in which the clip is carried out, the thumbnail image size, and the display position are automatically input when the content are selected. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the peripheral information of the content comprises at least one of metadata information of the content, text information contained in the content, and user input information. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 inquiring if a user will input data information of the selected content; and   if receiving the input of the data information from the user, analyzing the data information received from the user, the automatically input data information, and the peripheral information of the content.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising, if not being received the input of the data information, analyzing the automatically input data information and the peripheral information of the contents. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein storing the classified contents comprises, in a case where the selected content is sound data or moving picture data, storing selected content during a preset arbitrary time period before and after at a time point when the data is selected. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining if it is preset to transmit the stored content to a server; and   if it is preset to transmit the stored content to the server, transmitting the content to the server according to a preset condition.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein transmitting the content to the server according to the preset condition is either transmitting to the server whenever the content is stored, periodically transmitting to the server, transmitting to the server every preset time, or transmitting to the server upon connection to network including wireless fidelity (Wifi). 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 sending a request for the content stored at the server to the server; and   receiving the content from the server.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 sending to the server a request for content which corresponds to the same category as that of the portable terminal and is stored at another portable terminal; and   receiving the content which corresponds to the same category and is stored at the different portable terminal through the server.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 sending a request for content which correspond to the same category as that of the portable terminal and is stored in another portable terminal; and   receiving the content corresponding to the same category from another portable terminal.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving a request for content corresponding to the same category as that of the portable terminal from a preset second portable terminal; and   transmitting the content corresponding to the same category to the second portable terminal.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the content corresponding to the same category as that of the portable terminal was stored within a preset time period. 
     
     
         17 . A method for sharing clipped content at a portable terminal, the method comprising:
 receiving, by a server, content stored at a first portable terminal from the first portable terminal;   updating the received content; and   transmitting the updated content to a second portable terminal by a request of the second portable terminal.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 receiving a request for content, which corresponds to the same category as that of the first portable terminal and is stored at the second portable terminal from the second portable terminal;   searching the content, which correspond to the same category and is stored in the second portable terminal; and   receiving the content corresponding to the same category from the second portable terminal, and transmitting the content to the first portable terminal.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the content corresponding to the same category was stored within a specific time period. 
     
     
         20 . A method for sharing content at a portable terminal, the method comprising:
 transmitting a request for content stored at another portable terminal to a server; and   receiving the content from the server.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising:
 sending the request for content which corresponds to the same category as that of the portable terminal and is stored at another portable terminal; and   receiving the content corresponding to the same category from another portable terminal.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the content corresponding to the same category was stored within a specific time period. 
     
     
         23 . An apparatus for clipping and sharing content at a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:
 a decision unit for selecting specific content;   a classification unit for analyzing related information of the selected content, and for classifying the selected content; and   a storage unit for storing the classified content according to the classification wherein at least one folder among a plurality of folders storing the classified content includes files having the selected content with different file formats.   
     
     
         24 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein the decision unit selects the whole or partial portion of the content. 
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein the classification unit analyzes data information of the selected content and peripheral information of the selected content. 
     
     
         26 . The apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein the data information of the contents comprises at least one of a title of the selected content, an original data Uniform Resource Locator (URL), a maker, a creation date, a category, a publication authority, a user memo, an availability period, Global Positioning System (GPS) information, a data summary, information of an application in which clipping was carried out, a thumbnail image size, and a display position. 
     
     
         27 . The apparatus of  claim 26 , wherein the title of the selected contents, the original data URL, the maker, the creation date, the category, the publication authority, the availability period, the GPS information, the data summary, the information of the application in which the clipping was carried out, the thumbnail image size, and the display position are automatically input when the content is selected. 
     
     
         28 . The apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein the peripheral information of the content comprises at least one of metadata information of the content, text information of the content and user input information. 
     
     
         29 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein the decision unit inquires if a user will input data information of the selected content, and
 if the data information being input, the classification unit analyzes the data information received from the user, automatically input data information, and peripheral information of the content.   
     
     
         30 . The apparatus of  claim 29 , wherein, if the data information not being input, the classification unit analyzes the automatically input data information and the peripheral information of the content. 
     
     
         31 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein, in a case where the selected content is sound source or moving picture data, the storage unit stores data during a preset arbitrary time period before and after at a time point when the data is selected. 
     
     
         32 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , further comprising a communication module for transmitting the contents to the server according to a preset condition if the decision unit determines that it is preset to transmit the stored contents to the server. 
     
     
         33 . The apparatus of  claim 32 , wherein the communication module either transmits the content to the server whenever the contents are stored, transmits periodically to the server, transmits to the server every preset time, or transmits upon connection to the network including wireless fidelity (Wifi). 
     
     
         34 . The apparatus of  claim 32 , wherein the decision unit sends a request for content to the server; and
 the communication module receives the content from the server.   
     
     
         35 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , further comprising a communication module for sending to a server a request for content which corresponds to the same category as that of the portable terminal and is stored at another portable terminal, and for receiving the requested content from the server. 
     
     
         36 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , further comprising a communication module configured to send to a preset second portable terminal a request for content which corresponds to the same category as that of a first portable terminal and is stored in the second portable terminal, the communication module being configured to receive the content corresponding to the same category from the second portable terminal. 
     
     
         37 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , further comprising a communication module for receiving a request for content corresponding to the same category as that of a first portable terminal from a preset second portable terminal, and for transmitting the content corresponding to the same category, to the second portable terminal. 
     
     
         38 . The apparatus of  claim 37 , wherein the content was stored within a specified time period. 
     
     
         39 . A method for managing contents at a portable terminal, the method comprising:
 classifying selected contents based on an analysis of related information of the selected contents into a plurality of folders at the portable terminal; and   displaying the classified contents in the folders according to the classification wherein at least one folder among the plurality of folders includes contents having different file formats.   
     
     
         40 . A portable terminal for displaying content, the terminal comprising:
 means for classifying selected contents based on an analysis of related information of the selected contents into a plurality of folders at the portable terminal; and   means for displaying the classified contents in the folders according to the classification wherein at least one folder among the plurality of folders includes contents having different file formats.