Communication method to transfer user operation information and electronic device using the same

Abstract

A communication method to transfer user operation information includes, if a user's operation is input through the electronic device, and if the electronic device then receives a command from a host device while the electronic device is connected to the host device, transmitting information to the host device notify the host device of the user's operation. Therefore, it is possible for a user to command the host device to perform a frequently used function through a simple operation of the electronic device, without a need to be aware of the complex usage of an application.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method to automatically upload audio or video data to a website, the method comprising:
 selecting predetermined audio or video data from among audio or video data recorded in a recording medium;   allowing the recording medium to be connected to a network communication device via a universal serial bus (USB);   receiving input of a user when the recording medium is being connected to the network communication device; and   automatically uploading the selected audio or video data to a predetermined website according to the input of the user.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein an address for the predetermined website is stored in the recording medium. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the address for the predetermined website is stored in the network communication device. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 recording information regarding a data route of the selected audio or video data on a predetermined file.   
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 uploading the selected audio or video data to the predetermined website, and then automatically deleting the selection of the audio or video data from the network communication device.   
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 transmitting information regarding a status of the recording medium to the network communication device when the input of the user is received;   receiving request information on a cause of the status from the network communication device; and   sending response information in response to the received request information.   
     
     
         7 . A method to automatically upload audio or video data to a website, the method comprising:
 connecting a recording medium to a network communication device via a universal serial bus (USB);   receiving a website upload command from the recording medium;   reading information regarding a route of audio or video data to be uploaded to a predetermined website from audio or video data recorded in the recording medium; and   reading the audio or video data to be uploaded to the predetermined website based on the read information, and automatically uploading the read audio or video data to the predetermined website.   
     
     
         8 . A method of uploading data to a website, the method comprising:
 connecting a data storage device to a host computing device; and   automatically transmitting data from the data storage device to a website via the host computing device.   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the transmitted data is deleted from the host computing device after transmitting the data to the website. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the computing device receives no direct user input between a time at which the storage device is connected to the computing device and a time at which the computing device uploads the data to the website. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the computing device receives a user input before automatically transmitting data from the data storage device to the website. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein website address information is stored in the data storage device and transmitted to the host computing device to transmit the data to the website via the host device. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the data storage device is wirelessly connected to the host computing device. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the data storage device is connected to the host computing device via a video-transmission cable. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 when the data storage device is connected to the computing unit, detecting whether a data upload button is pressed on the data storage device; and   automatically transmitting data from the data storage device to a website only when the data upload button is pressed.   
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the data is user-created content. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein the user-created content is video. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the data storage device is a digital video recorder. 
     
     
         19 . A method of transmitting data to a website via a computing unit, the method comprising:
 connecting to an external data storage device;   receiving data from the data storage device; and   automatically transmitting the data from the data storage device to a website via the computing unit.   
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 19 , wherein the computing unit is connected to the Internet. 
     
     
         21 . The method according to  claim 20 , wherein the website is accessible via the Internet. 
     
     
         22 . A method of transmitting data to a website, the method comprising:
 connecting an external storage device to a computing device;   transmitting data to the computing device; and   communicating with the computing device to automatically transmit the data from the data storage device to a website via the computing device.   
     
     
         23 . A computer-readable medium having stored thereon code to control a computing device to perform a method, the method comprising:
 connecting to a data storage device;   receiving data from the data storage device; and   automatically transmitting the data from the data storage device to a website.   
     
     
         24 . A computer-readable medium having stored thereon code to control a data storage device to perform a method, the method comprising:
 connecting to a computing device;   transmitting data to the computing device; and   communicating with the computing device to automatically transmit the data from the data storage device to a website via the computing device.