Patent ID: 7983989
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of importing a first content file into a second content file, the method comprising: determining a usage rule for content included in the first content file based on usage constraint information included in the first content file; generating the second content file complying with the determined usage rule; and determining the usage bind of the content based on the information, wherein in the determining of the usage rule, the usage rule is determined with respect to each determined usage bind, wherein in the determining of the usage bind of the content, the usage bind of the content is determined to be a device-bound that limits the usage to any one device or a domain-bound that limits the usage to all devices included in any one domain, and in the determining of the usage rule, if the usage bind is determined to be a device-bound, the usage rule of the content in any one device is determined, and if the usage bind is determined to be a domain-bound, the usage rule of the content in any one domain is determined.