Patent ID: 8239574
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for sharing a bookmark in a home network, the method comprising: determining, by a bookmark creator home network device, a bookmark including metadata, for sharing and transmitting the bookmark to a bookmark creator home network Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) terminal; transmitting, by the bookmark creator home network IPTV terminal, the bookmark to an IPTV service provider; requesting, by a bookmark sharer home network device, the bookmark to a bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal; requesting, by the bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal, the bookmark to the IPTV service provider; selecting, by the IPTV service provider, an available bookmark according to the request and transmitting a response including the available bookmark to the bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal; and transmitting, by the bookmark sharer home network IPTV terminal, the response to the bookmark sharer home network device, wherein the metadata comprises at least one of a sharing user identification and a sharing type.