Abstract: Provided is a method of using an application, the method including: requesting to transmit a predetermined application from at least one terminal; storing the predetermined application which is decompressed according to a request to transmit the predetermined application, in a storage device; extracting a script file which manages execution of the predetermined application from the decompressed predetermined application; and updating a list of applications stored in the storage device using the script file.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for brokering a communication connection between a device and a push server for providing a push service irrespective of a protocol difference between the device and the push server, and a computer readable storage medium for executing the method. The method includes: authenticating a connection between at least one device and a brokering apparatus based on protocol information relating to the at least one device; and if data is received from the server when the at least one device is connected to the brokering apparatus, modifying the data received from the server based on a protocol relating to the at least one device, and transmitting the modified data to the at least one device, wherein the brokering apparatus performs the modifying.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and Internet of Things technology. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling a main device and sub device in a smart home system and an electronic device thereof. The method controls the main device and sub device by sensing a main device; sensing a sub device associated with the main device; storing information of the main device; storing information of the main device and information of the sub device associated with each other; receiving an instruction associated with the main device; and controlling the main device or the sub device based on the instruction.

Abstract: A storage medium including an interactive graphic stream providing menus using various transition effects regardless of reproducing modes of multimedia data and an apparatus for reproducing the same. The storage medium in which multimedia information is recorded includes: video data; and graphic data to provide a menu screen overlaid on an image based on the video data, wherein the graphic data provides a plurality of menu pages. Accordingly, a plurality of menu pages may be provided regardless of application types of a main stream, and various transition effects may be applied when transitions between menu pages are performed.

Abstract: A data recording and reproducing apparatus supporting multi-path recording reproduction, and an information storage medium on which multi-path data is recorded. The information storage medium includes at least one clip that is a recording unit containing presentation data for respective paths, wherein presentation data in a selected path is continuously reproduced without changing paths, and additional path information regarding a block of the path is recorded separately from the presentation data. Accordingly, it is possible to more effectively use a recording space and reduce the frequency of jumping to clips, thereby effectively reading the multi-path presentation data from the information storage medium.

Abstract: An information storage medium storing subtitle text-based information, and a method and apparatus utilizing same, process a subtitle The information storage medium includes: dialog information which contains script text information of the subtitle and information specifying an output type of the script text; and presentation information which contains style information used to convert the script text into a bitmap format through rendering. With this structure, the amount of data required for a subtitle and the amount of data that should be processed when a subtitle is output may be greatly reduced.

Abstract: A storage medium storing program applications to provide additional functions using moving-images and management information needed to manage the program applications. The storage medium includes reproduction mode data reproducing moving-image data, program data including a plurality of program applications providing additional functions using the moving-image data, system data controlling the execution of the reproduction mode data and the program data, and management information managing the execution of the program applications in unit of title. The program applications providing additional functions can be managed in unit of title and loaded to a system memory in advance to be executed.

Abstract: A method of processing an image, the method including converting a size of an image generated by photographing an individual subject by using a size of the individual subject in the image, and storing the image having the converted size.

Abstract: A storage medium includes text-based subtitle data including style information for use with an apparatus and a method of playing back the storage medium. The storage medium includes moving image data, and subtitle data for providing a subtitle for the moving image data. The subtitle data is recorded based on a text to be separated from the moving image data and includes information used to select or change an output style of the subtitle. Accordingly, the subtitle can be output using style information selected by a user, and a style in which a subtitle is output can be changed.

Abstract: A method of reproducing moving-image information recorded on a storage medium, including: reading mode information from the storage medium including an object of a first type for reproducing the moving-image information, an object of a second type for providing additional functions related to the moving-image information, and system data for controlling the reproduction of the object of the first and second types, including: information indicating an object to be automatically reproduced when the storage medium is loaded, menu information for displaying a menu, and title information for each object of the first type and the object of the second type, the title information including identification information of the corresponding object, the mode information indicating the type of the corresponding object, determining the type of an object to be reproduced based on the read mode information, and reproducing the object based on the result of the determination.

Abstract: A method of updating additional data, and an apparatus for reproducing the same, the method includes: downloading the additional data, which includes clip information and a clip stream that can be reproduced concurrently with a play item of the Audio Visual (AV) data; referring to the clip information and updating reproduction information of the play item; and reproducing the clip stream in synchronization with a current reproduction time of the main video stream of the play item, by using to the updated reproduction information.

Abstract: A reproducing method of reproducing from a storage medium video data and graphics data for displaying a menu screen is provided. The reproducing method includes decoding graphics data, outputting the decoded graphics data when an activation command is generated by a user and the decoded graphics data is first graphics data, and outputting the decoded graphics data at a designated time when the decoded graphics data is second graphics data. The outputting of the first graphics data ends when an output finish time is reached and the first graphics data is deleted from a buffer of a decoder that performed the decoding of the graphics data. When the outputting of the first graphics data ends, an activation command generated by the user is ignored.

Abstract: A storage medium storing: video data; and graphics data for displaying a menu. The graphics data includes first graphics data displayed on the screen when an activation command is generated by a user and may also include second graphics data displayed on the screen at a designated time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for remotely controlling a device through a mobile network, and a device which converts a command into a text which is recorded in a short message field of an SMS message when a user inputs the command for remote control, transmits the text by dividing the text into a plurality of SMS messages in case the length of the text is longer than the size of the short message field, and delivers various SMS commands to a remote device through the SMS message regardless of the length of the text by determining the command by using information included in the text.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing an advertisement based on a user input that is input from a touch keypad of a mobile terminal, the method including: extracting a key word from input content based on a predetermined key word table; obtaining an advertisement corresponding to the extracted key word, from a server by using the extracted key word; and providing the advertisement obtained from the server in a predetermined portion of a keypad input area of a screen of the terminal.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for recommending and displaying a recommended application, in terms of context, from among a plurality of applications in an apparatus are provided. The method includes: collecting context information of a user; determining at least one recommended application from among applications included in the apparatus based on the collected context information; and displaying the at least one recommended application based on the determination.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for brokering a communication connection between a device and a push server for providing a push service irrespective of a protocol difference between the device and the push server, and a computer readable storage medium for executing the method. The method includes: authenticating a connection between at least one device and a brokering apparatus based on protocol information relating to the at least one device; and if data is received from the server when the at least one device is connected to the brokering apparatus, modifying the data received from the server based on a protocol relating to the at least one device, and transmitting the modified data to the at least one device, wherein the brokering apparatus performs the modifying.

Abstract: An information storage medium storing subtitle text-based information, and a method and apparatus utilizing same, process a subtitle. The information storage medium includes: dialog information which contains script text information of the subtitle and information specifying an output type of the script text; and presentation information which contains style information used to convert the script text into a bitmap format through rendering. With this structure, the amount of data required for a subtitle and the amount of data that should be processed when a subtitle is output may be greatly reduced.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable recording medium for processing an image. The method includes detecting a face area and a blur area from an image; checking a degree of overlap between the face area and the blur area by comparing a location of the face area with a location of the blur area; and determining whether the image is an abnormal image according to the degree of overlap between the face area and the blur area.

Abstract: A method of reproducing from a storage medium video data and graphics data for displaying a menu screen. The method includes: decoding graphics data; and outputting, on the basis of the decoded graphics data, the decoded graphics data when an activation command is generated by a user or displaying the decoded graphics data at a designated time.