Patent ID: 8165522
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a touch and play (TAP)-based service, the method comprising: setting respective device identifiers of a plurality of devices, wherein each of the devices can be coupled to a first device using a human body as a transmission channel; setting services to be provided to a user through an interaction between the first device and each of plurality of devices, which correspond to the respective device identifiers; selecting one of at least two execution levels in order to determine whether to execute a service in cooperation with one of the plurality of devices; setting the selected execution level according to an input from a user; receiving a first device identifier of a second device if the first device is coupled to the second device using the human body as the transmission channel; recognizing the services set for the second device and identifying a first service that is to be provided to the user through the interaction between the first device and the second device; determining whether to execute the first service based on the set execution level; recognizing, automatically, information required to provide the first service if the first service is determined to be executed in cooperation with the second device; and executing the first service.