Apparatus and method for providing contents sharing service on network

A contents provider for providing contents to a contents receiver connected through a network, comprising:

• a contents classifier for classifying shared contents that can be shared with the contents receiver from among at least one content stored in a memory according to a predetermined reference;
• a shared contents list generator for generating a shared contents list including information related to the classified shared contents;
• a contents receiver searcher for searching whether there is a contents receiver for sharing the classified shared contents from among the contents receivers entering the network;
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• a shared contents provider for presenting the generated shared contents list to the corresponding contents receiver according to the search result, and providing at least one shared content to the contents receiver according to the selection of the contents receiving user having acquired the presented shared contents list.

A contents receiver for receiving contents from a contents provider connected through a network, comprising:

• a contents provider searcher for searching whether there is a contents provider for providing at least one content from among contents providers in the network in which the contents receiver is positioned;
• a shared contents list presenter for receiving a shared contents list including information on at least one content from the corresponding contents provider according to the search result, and representing the shared contents list;
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• a service provider for receiving at least one content from the contents provider according to the selection of the contents receiving user having acquired the presented shared contents list, and reproducing the at least one content.