Content reproducing method and apparatus

摘要

A content reproducing method and a content reproducing apparatus capable of continuously reproducing content by searching for an apparatus having optimal capabilities for reproducing the content, when a plurality of content reproducing apparatuses with similar functions are located within a short range of each other.

主权项

1. A content reproducing method comprising:
determining, by a first apparatus, a type of content being reproduced by the first apparatus, wherein the first apparatus is a mobile apparatus having audio and video reproduction capabilities; searching, by the first apparatus, for a second apparatus that is within a predetermined range of the first apparatus; determining, by the first apparatus, that the second apparatus is capable of reproducing the type of the content, wherein the second apparatus is a mobile apparatus having audio and video reproduction capabilities; comparing, by the first apparatus, a first specification of the first apparatus with a second specification of the second apparatus to determine one of the first apparatus and the second apparatus as an optimal apparatus having optimal capabilities for reproducing the content, in response to determining that the second apparatus is capable of reproducing the type of the content; in response to determining that the second apparatus is the optimal apparatus, displaying guidance information for reproducing the content on the second apparatus to a user on the first apparatus; and in response to determining that the first apparatus is the optimal apparatus, the first apparatus continues to reproduce the content, wherein the first specification of the first apparatus comprises a reproduction capability of the first apparatus, and wherein the second specification of the second apparatus comprises a reproduction capability of the second apparatus.