Patent ID: 8966547
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for providing seamless service comprising: a device pairer configured to perform pairing of a first device and a second device by associating identification information of the first device with identification information of the second device; a service request receiver configured to receive a seamless service request for contents from the first device; a service information provisioner configured to identify service information for the requested contents based on the pairing, and configured to provide, to the first device seamless service information comprising playback information for the requested contents based on the identified service information; and a contents information pairer configured to associate contents information of the first device with contents information of the second device, wherein the first device is associated with a first platform and the second device is associated with a second platform which is different from the first platform, wherein the identification information of the first device is independent with respect to a user of the first device and independent with respect to prior content-related transactions which have been performed by the first device, and wherein the identification information of the second device is independent with respect to a user of the second device and independent with respect to prior content-related transactions which have been performed by the second device, and wherein the contents information of the first device comprises a common contents identifier which identifies corresponding contents and a first specific identifier which identifies the first platform which is associated with the first device, and wherein the contents information of the second device comprises the common contents identifier and a second specific identifier which identifies the second platform which is associated with the second device.