Patent ID: 9026579
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of allowing a client to receive services from a plurality of service providers, the method comprising: receiving, from a first search server, first information regarding a plurality of service providers registered in the first search server including a first service provider, the first information regarding the first service provider being registered in the first search server by a first server belonging to the first service provider; receiving, from a second search server, second information regarding a plurality of services registered in the second search server provided by the first service provider, the first service provider being selected from among the plurality of service providers based on the received first information, the second information being registered in the second search server by the first server; wherein the first search server and second search server are separate physical devices, separate and distinct from the plurality of service providers; transmitting a request, by the client to the first server, for a service selected from among the plurality of services provided by the first service provider based on the received first and second information; and receiving the service from the first server in response to the transmitting of the request; wherein the service is an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service, and the plurality of service providers include a plurality of IPTV service providers.