APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH CONTENTS

摘要

PURPOSE: A device for providing additional information of content and a method thereof are provided to conveniently confirm the additional information by providing the additional information related to the content played through a main terminal through an additional terminal. CONSTITUTION: When an additional service request related to content played through a main terminal is inputted, an output control unit(340) outputs an additional terminal state list on a screen of a preset terminal. The output control unit sets a target additional terminal according to selection information inputted for one of additional terminals. An additional information processing unit(320) receives additional information corresponding to the additional service request from an additional service providing server. The additional information processing unit transmits the additional information to the target additional terminal. [Reference numerals] (310) Content processing unit; (320) Additional information processing unit; (330) Additional terminal information managing unit; (340) Output control unit; (350) Content storage unit; (360) Additional information storage unit; (370) Additional terminal information storage unit