Patent ID: 9565304
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: G06Q,H04M

Claim:
1. A method of providing audio content by an audio content providing apparatus, the method comprising: receiving, by the audio content providing apparatus, from at least one external device, a request for audio content, the request including state information of at least one device connected to the at least one external device, wherein the state information of the at least one connected device is transmitted to the at least one external device from the at least one connected device; determining, by the audio content providing apparatus, at least one piece of audio advertisement information based on the state information of the at least one connected device; and transmitting, by the audio content providing apparatus, to the at least one external device, the at least one piece of audio advertisement information, while transmitting, to the at least one external device, the audio content in response to the request from the at least one external device, wherein the state information of the at least one connected device is information obtained from a self-diagnosis performed by the at least one connected device.