Apparatus, system and method for providing information on objects included in content

An apparatus for providing object-in-content information of content, comprising:

• a basic content information converting unit operable to receive a message including basic content information of the content and provide converted basic content information corresponding to the basic content information;
• a storage unit operable to store the object-in-content information;
• an information search unit operable to extract the object-in-content information stored in the storage unit by using the converted basic content information;
• and
• an object information transmitting unit operable to generate a response message including the object-in-content information provided by the information search unit and transmit the response message.

A system for providing object-in-content information of content, comprising:

• an apparatus for providing the object-in-content information, which comprises:
• a central control unit operable to supply basic content information and provide the object-in-content information in a user-viewable format;
• an object information interface unit;
• and
• an object-in-content information managing device, wherein:
• the object information interface unit is operable to transmit a request message including the basic content information to the object-in-content information managing device, receive a response message including the object-in-content information corresponding to the basic content information from the object-in-content information managing device, and transmit the object-in-content information included in the response message to the central control unit, and wherein
• the object-in-content information managing device comprises:
• a basic content information converting unit operable to receive the request message and provide converted basic content information corresponding to the basic content information,
• a storage unit operable to store the object-in-content information,
• an information search unit operable to extract the object-in-content information stored in the storage unit by using the converted basic content information, and
• an object information transmitting unit operable to generate the response message including the object-in-content information provided by the information search unit.

A method of providing object-in-content information of content, the method comprising:

• obtaining basic content information of the content;
• transmitting a request message including the basic content information to an object-in-content information managing device;
• and
• receiving a response message including the object-in-content information extracted according to the basic content information included in the request message.

A method of providing object-in-content information of content, the method comprising:

• requesting the object-in-content information by providing basic content information of the content;
• receiving the object-in-content information extracted according to the basic content information;
• and
• providing the received object-in-content information in a user-viewable format.