Patent ID: 9226001
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for providing supplementary information of a multimedia content, the apparatus connected over a network with a user terminal and a personal storage device, which are independent of one another, the apparatus comprising: a receiver that receives from the user terminal a first request for supplementary information of a multimedia content currently in use by a user of the user terminal, the first request comprising at least one of an identifier of the multimedia content, an identifier of supplementary information related to the multimedia content, and address information of the personal storage device matching the user terminal; and a controller that provides control such that the requested supplementary information is read from a database and transmitted to the personal storage device, wherein the user terminal transmits the first request when a viewing time of the multimedia content currently in use by the user exceeds a particular amount of time, and the user terminal transmits a second request for supplementary information related to the multimedia content to the personal storage device after the user has finished viewing the multimedia content for which supplementary information is desired, the second request indicating multimedia content identification information related to the multimedia content for which supplementary information is desired, and the user terminal receives the requested supplementary information from the personal storage device.