Content processing apparatus, content processing method thereof, server information providing method of server and information providing system

1. A content processing apparatus, comprising:

output circuitry;

communication circuitry; and

a processor configured to extract, from the content, first characteristic information and second characteristic information, wherein the first characteristic information is one of video characteristic information and audio characteristic information and the second characteristic information is the other one of the video characteristic information and the audio characteristic information,

wherein the processor further is configured to:

control the communication circuitry to transmit the first characteristic information to a server;

based on receiving a plurality of characteristic information corresponding to contents matched to the transmitted first characteristic information and a plurality of additional information corresponding to the plurality of characteristic information, select one from among the plurality of characteristic information based on the second characteristic information extracted from the content; and

control the output circuitry to output additional information, from among the plurality of additional information, corresponding to the selected characteristic information.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of additional information comprises at least one of: advertisement information, content recommendation information, polling information and URL information related to the content.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to extract the first characteristic information and the second characteristic information from content being currently output, in response to occurrence of a first event in which a preset time period starts, a second event in which a source which provides a content is changed, or a third event in which a channel is changed.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the communication circuitry to transmit, to the server, as content recognition information, additional information, from among the plurality of additional information, corresponding to the second characteristic information.

5. A server, comprising:

communication circuitry configured to receive, from a content processing apparatus, first characteristic information extracted from content output by the content processing apparatus; and

a processor configured to:

receive the first characteristic information, wherein the first characteristic information is one of video characteristic information and audio characteristic information;

retrieve a plurality of first characteristic information corresponding to contents matched to the first characteristic information and a plurality of additional information corresponding to the plurality of characteristic information;

control the communication circuitry to transmit, to the content processing apparatus, the plurality of characteristic information and the plurality of additional information corresponding to the plurality of characteristic information.

6. The server as claimed in claim 5 ,

wherein the plurality of additional information comprises at least one of: advertisement information, content recommendation information, polling information and URL information related to the content.

7. The server as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to perform retrieving within a search range corresponding to received content recognition information, in response to receiving content recognition information from the content processing apparatus, with respect to first characteristic information received from the content processing apparatus after receiving the content recognition information.

8. The server as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to control the communication circuitry to transmit, to a view data collection server, additional information corresponding to retrieved characteristic information, in response to retrieving one characteristic information matched with the received first characteristic information.

9. A content processing method, comprising:

outputting content;

extracting, from the content, first characteristic information and second characteristic information, wherein the first characteristic information is one of video characteristic information and audio characteristic information and the second characteristic information is the other one of the video characteristic information and the audio characteristic information;

transmitting the extracted first characteristic information to a server;

based on receiving a plurality of characteristic information corresponding to contents matched to the transmitted first characteristic information and a plurality of additional information corresponding to the plurality of characteristic information, selecting one from among the plurality of characteristic information based on the second characteristic information extracted from the content; and

controlling output circuitry to output additional information, from among the plurality additional information, corresponding to the selected characteristic information.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9 ,

wherein the plurality of additional information comprises at least one of: advertisement information, content recommendation information, polling information and URL information related to the content.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the extracting comprises extracting the first characteristic information and the second characteristic information from content currently being output, in response to occurrence of a first event in which a preset time period starts, a second event in which a source which provides a content is changed, or a third event in which a channel is changed.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the server, as content recognition information, additional information, from among the plurality of additional information, corresponding to the second characteristic information.