Apparatus and method for processing status information

A method for processing status information comprising the steps of:

• a) collecting video data, audio data, and text data on an arbitrary area and theme using a portable terminal device;
• b) combining the video data with at least one of the audio data and the text data and setting generated temporal information of the combined data by a time at which the video data is collected;
• c) adding code information on a theme and area selected by a user to the video data collected in the step a) and the collected temporal information or the combined data generated in the step b) so as to generate status information data indicative of temporal status information on the arbitrary area and theme;
• and
• d) transmitting the status information data to a web server, wherein the status information data comprises:
• a status information field for adding area and theme codes to the video data or the combined data in which at least one of the audio data and the text data is combined with the video data, so as to indicate status information on the area theme;
• an area information field for indicating information on an area where the status information is generated;
• a temporal information field for indicating information on generating time of the status information;
• and
• a theme information field for indicating theme information of the status information.