Information providing apparatus and method thereof

1. An information providing apparatus, comprising:

a communication unit configured to transmit information and to receive first meta data from a mobile communication terminal;

a controller configured to execute an application program corresponding to application program information contained in the first meta data and process data contained in the first meta data via the executed application program, the application program executed based on the application program information; and

an output unit configured to output the processed data, wherein the controller is further configured to generate second meta data for controlling a home network device; and

control the communication unit to transmit the second meta data to the mobile communication terminal when a current location of the apparatus is near a specific destination.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first meta data comprises:

location information related to the data;

application program information configured for processing the data; and

format information indicating a format of the data.

3. An information providing apparatus, comprising:

a communication unit configured to transmit information and to receive first meta data from a mobile communication terminal;

a controller configured to execute an application program corresponding to application program information contained in the first meta data and process data contained in the first meta data via the executed application program, the application program executed based on the application program information;

an output unit configured to output the processed data; and

a display unit configured to display information,

wherein the controller is further configured to:

control the display unit to display a website;

generate second meta data including text data from the website, information of an application program for reading the text data and format information indicating the text data upon receiving a user input that requests transmission of the website to the mobile communication terminal; and

control the communication unit to transmit the second meta data to the mobile communication terminal.

4. An information providing apparatus, comprising:

a communication unit configured to transmit information and to receive first meta data from a mobile communication terminal;

a controller configured to execute an application program corresponding to application program information contained in the first meta data and process data contained in the first meta data via the executed application program, the application program executed based on the application program information; and

an output unit configured to output the processed data,

wherein the controller is further configured to:

generate second meta data including information associated with audio-based content, storage information of the audio-based content and format information of the audio-based content; and

transmit the second meta data to the mobile communication terminal upon receiving a user input requesting transmission of the audio-based content to the mobile communication terminal while outputting the audio-based content.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a display unit configured to display information and wherein the controller is further configured to:

automatically retrieve information associated with audio-based content contained in the first meta data; and

control the display unit to display the retrieved information.

6. An information providing apparatus, comprising:

a communication unit configured to transmit information and to receive first meta data from a mobile communication terminal;

a controller configured to execute an application program corresponding to application program information contained in the first meta data and process data contained in the first meta data via the executed application program, the application program executed based on the application program information; and

an output unit configured to output the processed data,

wherein the controller is further configured to:

generate second meta data related to a video call when a video call mode is requested during a call and a vehicle in which the apparatus is located is driven; and

control the communication unit to transmit the second meta data to the mobile communication terminal in order to perform the video call in the mobile communication terminal.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the second meta data comprises:

information associated with an application program for performing the video call; and

information for requesting execution of the application program for performing the video call.

8. An information providing apparatus, comprising:

a communication unit configured to transmit information and to receive first meta data from a mobile communication terminal;

a controller configured to execute an application program corresponding to application program information contained in the first meta data and process data contained in the first meta data via the executed application program, the application program executed based on the application program information; and

an output unit configured to output the processed data,

wherein the controller is further configured to:

generate second meta data for a video call when a user input for performing the video call via the mobile communication terminal is received with a request for a video call mode during a call; and

control the communication unit to transmit the second meta data to the mobile communication terminal in order to perform the video call in the mobile communication terminal.

9. An information providing apparatus, comprising:

a communication unit configured to transmit information and to receive first meta data from a mobile communication terminal;

a controller configured to execute an application program corresponding to application program information contained in the first meta data and process data contained in the first meta data via the executed application program, the application program executed based on the application program information;

an output unit configured to output the processed data, and

a display unit configured to display images and wherein the controller is further configured to:

generate second meta data including location information and information for requesting to set the location information as a destination when an image including the location information is selected from the display unit and a user input for requesting transmission of the location information to the mobile communication terminal as destination information is received; and

control the communication unit to transmit the second meta data to the mobile communication terminal.

10. An information providing apparatus, comprising:

a communication unit configured to transmit information and to receive first meta data from a mobile communication terminal;

a controller configured to execute an application program corresponding to application program information contained in the first meta data and process data contained in the first meta data via the executed application program, the application program executed based on the application program information; and

an output unit configured to output the processed data,

wherein the controller is further configured to:

generate second meta data for requesting a point of interest (POI) around a specific destination in response to a user input;

control the communication unit to transmit the second meta data to the mobile communication terminal;

receive third meta data from the mobile communication terminal for requesting to set a location of the POI as a new destination; and

automatically set the location of the POI as the new destination.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the output unit is a display unit;

the communication unit is further configured to receive a mirroring request and characteristic information of the mobile communication terminal, the mirroring request and characteristic information received from the mobile communication terminal via a mirror link; and

the controller is further configured to:

determine a screen image to be displayed on the mobile communication terminal based on the characteristic information;

control the display unit to display the screen image; and

control the mobile communication terminal to display the screen image.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the characteristic information indicates whether the mobile communication terminal is subject to a vehicle driving regulation.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the display unit to display the screen image including information indicating at least one application program among a plurality of application programs in the mobile communication terminal other than an application program corresponding to the vehicle driving regulation when the characteristic information indicates that the mobile communication terminal is subject to the vehicle driving regulation.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the display unit to display the screen image including a list of the plurality of application programs in the mobile communication terminal when the characteristic information indicates that the mobile communication terminal is not subject to the vehicle driving regulation.

15. An method of providing information for an information providing apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving first meta data from a mobile communication terminal;

executing an application program corresponding to application program information contained in the first meta data, the application program executed based on the application program information;

processing data contained in the first meta data via the application program;

outputting the processed data;

generating second meta data for controlling a home network device; and

controlling the mobile communication unit to transmit the second meta data to the mobile communication terminal when a current location of the apparatus is near a specific destination.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first meta data comprises:

location information related to the data;

application program information for processing the data; and

format information indicating a format of the data.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving a mirroring request and characteristic information of the mobile communication terminal, the mirroring request and characteristic information received from the mobile communication terminal via a mirror link;

determining a screen image to be displayed in the mobile communication terminal based on the characteristic information; and

displaying the screen image on a display unit and in the mobile communication terminal,

wherein the characteristic information indicates whether the mobile communication terminal is subject to a vehicle driving regulation.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

displaying the screen image including information indicating at least one application program among a plurality of application programs in the mobile communication terminal other than an application program corresponding to the vehicle driving regulation when the characteristic information indicates that the mobile communication terminal is subject to the vehicle driving regulation.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

displaying the screen image including a list of the plurality of application programs in the mobile communication terminal when the characteristic information indicates that the mobile communication terminal is not subject to the vehicle driving regulation.