Patent ID: 9384294
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A contents sharing method using a copy of metadata database of contents in a portable terminal, the contents sharing method comprising: determining whether a server provides a metadata database transmission function for transmitting a metadata database of contents stored in the server based on a service description of the server; requesting the metadata database of contents stored in the server to the server, if the mobile terminal is determined to be the server providing the metadata database transmission function; receiving access information for accessing the metadata database of contents from the server; acquiring the metadata database of contents from the server using the received access information; storing the acquired metadata database of contents; and searching, by the portable terminal, the contents of the server using the stored metadata database of contents, wherein the access information includes a uniform resource link (URL) where the metadata of contents is positioned in the server and a size of the metadata database of contents.