| 摘要 |
An apparatus for gathering status information from a number of unspecified information providers through a communication network such as Internet and providing the status information to a number of unspecified information users accessing the Internet, and a method for processing the status information are provided. The apparatus includes a status information receiving unit for receiving status information, which is classified by districts and themes, from at least one information provider terminal through a communication network in a streaming method; a status information storage unit for storing the status information received through the status information receiving unit by districts and themes in order of status information generation time or status information reception time; a web server for providing a web page through which a status information reception request signal is received from at least one information user terminal, analyzing the received status information reception request signal, and generating a realtime relay request signal or a streaming transmission request signal; a realtime relay unit for receiving the realtime relay request signal from the web server, receiving status information, which is selected by at least one information user from among the status information which is being received in real time, from the status information receiving unit, and relaying the selected status information to the at least one information user terminal requesting the reception in real time; and a streaming transmission unit for receiving the streaming transmission signal from the web server, retrieving status information of a classification item selected by the information user from the status information storage unit, and transmitting the status information to the at least one information user terminal requesting the reception in a streaming method.
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