Patent ID: 8949422
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A contents providing apparatus that provides contents to multiple devices, the apparatus comprising a memory and a processor and further comprising: a user information manager which generates a main user ID mapped to a first user ID for authenticating a user using a first service system and a second user ID for authenticating the user using a second service system; a contents manager which assigns a same contents ID to contents of a file format for the first service system and the contents of a file format for the second service system; a contents usage information manager which maps the received contents usage information to the main user ID, upon a condition that the user's usage information of the contents is received from the first service system; a contents usage information searcher which, upon a condition that a request for using the contents from the user; is received from the second service system, searches the main user ID mapped to the second user ID and the contents usage information mapped to the main user ID, and transmits the contents usage information to the second service system; and an application program interface (API) provider which provides APIs to the first service system and the second service system for interoperating between the first service system and the second service system.