Patent ID: 7681206

Claim:
A contents providing system using an open application program interface (API), the system comprising: a contents storing unit, which stores contents registered by contents providers; an open API unit on a contents providing server, which provides an API that is common to users on the basis of a wired and wireless network interface and has a communication capability formed with components; a communication capability providing unit, which adds the communication capability to selected contents stored in the contents storing unit used by a contents provider by combining the selected contents with the API; a scheduling unit, which schedules the time for providing the selected contents, a priority and activation time of the communication capability realized by the API; an editing unit, which is used by the contents provider to edit the selected contents from the contents storing unit; and a contents providing unit which provides the selected contents to which the communication capability is added to a contents user; a contents user terminal, which allows the contents user to request additional information to the contents provider and receive response to the request from the contents provider through the communication capability.