Patent ID: 8886835

Claim:
A transcoding method of a media server which is discovered by a control point through a communication network, the transcoding method comprising: receiving a format search request regarding original content through the communication network, wherein the format search request is a request to search for at least one format to which the original content can be transcoded by the media server; searching for at least one format to which the original content can be transcoded by the media server in response to the format search request to generate a list of one or more formats to which the original content can be transcoded; determining whether the original content can be transcoded in real time; transmitting, to the control point through the communication network, in response to the format search request, a response message comprising (i) the list of one or more formats to which the original content can be transcoded and (ii) an identifier indicating whether the original content can be transcoded in real time based on the determining; receiving, from the control point through the communication network, a selected format that is selected, from among the one or more formats included in the list, by the control point; transcoding the original content to the selected format; and if it is determined that the original content can be transcoded in real time, transmitting an address, from which final content obtained by the transcoding can be read, to the control point.