Patent ID: 8971686
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for managing digital contents according to playback positions, the method comprising: inputting digital contents from a digital contents provider; inputting a plurality of playback positions in the digital contents at which at least one application performs a respective operation; and generating one list for the plurality of playback positions such that a playback position identification information for each of the plurality of playback positions is provided and corresponding attribute information specific to the respective playback position, wherein the attribute information comprises information that indicates at least one function performed by the at least one application on the playback position, wherein the respective operation of at least one application comprises a plurality of functions and the playback position identification information for each of the plurality of playback positions respectively corresponding to the plurality of functions is provided, wherein at least two of the plurality of functions are functions of the same application and the corresponding attribute information for said at least two of the plurality of functions comprises same application identification information, wherein the attribute information further comprises identification information of a respective user from a plurality of users who intends to access the same digital contents using one of at least two different applications from the respective playback position from among the plurality of playback positions, and wherein the list comprises a first playback position set by a first user and a second playback position set by a different second user, wherein the at least two different applications perform at least one of record and edit the same digital contents from the respective playback position.