Abstract: A method for providing a user interface configured using three frames for a Digital Media Player (DMP) in a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) system. Each of all source, renderer, and menu items of the DLNA system is set to one axis of a set of axes. Two predetermined axes of the set of axes and a contents list are selected according to selection by a DMP user of an operation to be performed within the DLNA system. A user interface of the DMP is configured using two frames for displaying the two predetermined axes and one frame for displaying the contents list.

Abstract: A method for updating contents of a Digital Media Server (DMS) in a digital living network alliance system (DLNA) is dislcosed. An update process is performed through a periodic update event in a Digital Media Player (DMP) that receives all content information of the DMS. Upon determining that information loss has occurred in the update process, the DMP sends to the DMS a request for information about a list of items possessed by the DMS. The DMP receives the requested information about the list of items and compares the received information about the list of items with information about pre-stored items to obtain a comparison result. When a difference occurs as the comparison result, all information about contents of the DMS is obtained through a browse action. When the difference does not occur as the comparison result, the update process is continuously performed.

Abstract: A system and method for Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) system is disclosed that provides data service of a digital broadcast. The DLNA system includes a digital media server for providing information about a broadcast A/V and data so as to handle a request for the data when a digital broadcast is requested, the digital media server receiving the digital broadcast and dividing the received digital broadcast into a broadcast A/V part and a data part so as to download the broadcast A/V part and the data part, respectively, and a digital media player for requesting the digital media server to transmit information about the digital broadcast, and to transmit data after receiving information about the broadcast A/V part and the data part from the digital media server, and for receiving and carrying out the requested data.

Abstract: A method and system of automatically selecting a channel to receive a stream transmitted in an IEEE 1394 network is provided. The method and system include the steps of: a predetermined IEEE 1394 device belonging to the IEEE 1394 network, selecting a predetermined channel number by changing the channel number of a current channel; reading a value input through a channel having the predetermined channel number and stored in a data buffer and storing the read value as a first variable; reading a value input through the channel having the predetermined channel number and stored in the data buffer and storing the read value as a second variable; comparing the first variable to the second variable; and selecting the predetermined channel number if the first variable and the second variable are different from each other as the comparison result.