Apparatus and method for synchronizing E-book content with video content and system thereof

A method of synchronizing E-book content and multimedia content in an E-book device including the E-book content associated with the multimedia content included in a first device, the method comprising:

• connecting the E-book device to the first device according to a specific protocol;
• in response to a specific event for the multimedia content occurring in the first device, receiving event information about the specific event from the first device by the E-book device;
• and
• performing the specific event by the E-book device according to the received event information in synchronization with the first device using synchronization information between the multimedia content and the E-book content,
• wherein the performing the specific event by the E-book device and the specific event for the multimedia content occurring in the first device occur at substantially the same time.

A method of synchronizing E-book content and multimedia content in an E-book device including the E-book content associated with the multimedia content included in a first device, the method comprising:

• connecting the E-book device to the first device according to a specific protocol;
• in response to a specific event for the E-book content occurring in the E-book device, generating event information about the specific event, and transmitting the event information to the first device;
• and
• performing the specific event by the E-book device according to the event information in synchronization with the first device using synchronization information between the multimedia content and the E-book content,
• wherein the performing the specific event by the E-book device and the specific event for the multimedia content occurring in the first device occur at substantially the same time.

A system for synchronizing a first device capable of displaying multimedia content and including the multimedia content, and a second device capable of displaying E-book content associated with the multimedia content and including the E-book content, the system comprising:

• the first device and the second device being connected to each other according to a specific protocol, wherein in response to a specific event for the multimedia content or the E-book content occurring in one of the first device and the second device, the device in which the specific event occurs generates event information about the specific event, transmits the event information to the other one of the first device and the second device, and performs the specific event according to the event information;
• and
• the other device performs the specific event according to the received event information in synchronization with the device in which the specific event occurred, using synchronization information between the multimedia content and the E-book content;
• wherein the first device and the second device have the synchronization information, and
• wherein the other of the first device and the second device that receives the event information performs the specific event at substantially the same time in which the specific event occurs in the one of the first device and the second device.

An E-book device for synchronizing E-book content with multimedia content that is included in a first device and associated with the E-book content, the E-book device comprising:

• a transceiver which receives event information about a specific event for the multimedia content, which is generated by the first device in response to the specific event occurring in the first device;
• a storage which stores the E-book content and synchronization information between the multimedia content and the E-book content;
• and
• a controller which connects the E-book device to the first device through the transceiver according to a specific protocol, and performs the specific event according to the received event information in synchronization with the first device using the synchronization information,
• wherein the controller of the E-book device performs the specific event at substantially the same time as a specific event for the multimedia content is generated by the first device.

An E-book device for synchronizing E-book content with multimedia content that is included in a first device and associated with the E-book content, the E-book device comprising:

• a storage which stores the E-book content and synchronization information between the multimedia content and the E-book content;
• a controller which connects the E-book device to the first device according to a specific protocol, and in response to a specific event for the E-book content occurring in the E-book device, generates event information about the specific event, and performs the specific event according to the event information in synchronization with the first device using synchronization information;
• and
• a transceiver which transmits the event information to the first device,
• wherein the first device performs the specific event at substantially the same time as the controller of the E-book device performs the specific event.