Content providing apparatus, content providing method, image displaying apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium

A content providing method comprising:

• receiving viewer reaction information related to a program from an apparatus;
• measuring level of viewer reaction by analyzing the received viewer reaction information;
• generating highlight information by detecting highlights based on the measured level of viewer reaction;
• and
• storing the generated highlight information, and providing the apparatus with the stored highlight information.

A first apparatus comprising:

• a display unit which displays an image related to a program;
• a viewer reaction information acquirer configured to acquire viewer reaction information related to the program and provide a second apparatus with the viewer reaction information;
• and
• a user information inputter configured to request highlight information related to highlights of the program, which is generated based on the viewer reaction information and image information related to the program,
• wherein the display unit additionally displays the highlight information provided from the content providing apparatus.

A computer-readable recording medium which stores a program to execute a content providing method, the method comprising:

• receiving viewer reaction information related to a program from an apparatus;
• measuring level of viewer reaction by analyzing the received viewer reaction information;
• generating highlight information by detecting highlights based on the measured level of viewer reaction;
• and
• storing the generated highlight information, and providing the image displaying apparatus with the stored highlight information.