KR20180053898A - Apparatus for providing entertainment information and the operation method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an entertainment information providing apparatus and an operation method thereof are provided. The apparatus comprises: a communication unit for receiving an interest keyword on a celebrity from a user, and providing a list of broadcasting content; and a control unit for registering the interest keyword, searching for a celebrity matching the interest keyword, and detecting broadcasting content associated with the searched celebrity so as to generate a list of the broadcasting content.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an entertainment information providing apparatus,

The present invention relates to an entertainment information providing apparatus and a method of operating the same, and more particularly, to a entertainment information providing apparatus for providing information on an entertainer and broadcasting contents set by a user as a target of interest and an operating method thereof.

Information related to entertainers was normally accessible through print media such as magazines, newspapers, and booklets, or via communication media such as radio, TV, cable, satellite TV, and the Internet. In addition, recently, thanks to the development of communication technology, users can access information related to entertainers at any time through a personal terminal such as a smart phone.

However, this information is a one-way information transmission by the information provider, and there is a problem that the user who contacts the information can not access the information in a form processed by the information provider. Also, when searching for such information, the same search results are uniformly provided irrespective of the user's interest or inclinations, and there was no difference in service providers.

In particular, even when trying to search for broadcast contents appearing on an entertainer, all other contents related to the entertainer can not be provided, and the user has difficulty in confirming necessary information.

Therefore, a technique for solving such a problem is required.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an entertainment information providing apparatus and method for providing entertainment information and broadcasting contents information set by a user as a target of interest.

The technical problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned technical problems, and other technical problems which are not mentioned can be understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of operating an entertainment information providing apparatus is provided. The method comprises: registering a keyword of interest to an entertainer; Searching for an entertainer matching the keyword of interest; Detecting broadcast content related to the searched entertainer; And providing a list of the broadcast contents.

The list of the broadcast contents may be generated by sorting the broadcast contents according to the broadcast time of the broadcast contents.

Preferably, the method further comprises: determining an associated service set for the broadcast content; And providing a list of the determined associated services, wherein the associated service may include at least one of a real time viewing service, a replay service, a news service, and a ticket booking service.

Preferably, the method further comprises generating at least one associated keyword based on the keyword of interest, wherein the step of searching for the entertainer includes searching for a celebrity matching at least one of the keyword of interest and the associated keyword Wherein the step of providing the list of broadcast contents further comprises the step of providing the keyword of interest and the associated keyword, wherein the step of generating the associated keyword comprises the step of converting the keyword of interest into a predetermined rule Or extracting a keyword set to have a predetermined relationship with the keyword of interest.

Also, preferably, the method further comprises: receiving a deletion request for at least one of the associated keywords; And removing broadcast content related to the associated keyword from which the deletion request is received, from the list of broadcast contents.

In addition, the list of the broadcast contents may further include user comments registered for the broadcast contents.

Preferably, the method further comprises the steps of: receiving a sharing request to another user for the keyword of interest registered by the user; And registering the keyword of interest as a keyword of interest of the other user.

Preferably, the method further comprises: registering interest contents including a part of the broadcast contents; And providing an alarm of the content of interest based on the broadcast time of the content of interest.

Preferably, the method further comprises: extracting at least one of the broadcast content and the associated service used by the user; Searching for another user using at least one of the extracted broadcast contents and related services; Setting at least one of other broadcast contents and other related services used by the other user as recommendation contents; And providing the recommendation content to the user.

Also, preferably, the other user may be selected from a neighboring user having a predetermined association with the user.

The method may further include registering the keyword of interest as a new keyword if the entertainer matching the keyword of interest is not searched in the searching step, And setting at least one keyword received based on a user input relating to registration as an associated keyword of the new keyword.

Preferably, the new keyword is valid only for at least one of a user requesting registration of the new keyword and a neighboring user having a predetermined association with the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing a method of operating an entertainment information apparatus is recorded.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an entertainment information providing apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises: a communication unit for receiving a keyword of interest to a performer from a user and providing a list of broadcast contents; And a controller for registering the keyword of interest, searching for an entertainer that matches the keyword of interest, detecting broadcast content related to the found entertainer, and generating a list of the broadcast content.

The controller may generate the list of broadcast contents by sorting the broadcast contents according to the broadcast time of the broadcast contents.

Preferably, the control unit determines an association service set for the broadcast content, generates a list of the association services, and the communication unit provides the user with a list of the association services, A real-time viewing service, a viewing service, a news service, and a ticket booking service.

Preferably, the control unit generates the related keyword by converting the keyword of interest according to a predetermined rule, or extracting a keyword set to have a predetermined relation with the interest keyword, Keywords, and a list of broadcast contents including the keyword of interest and the related keyword in addition to the broadcast content.

Preferably, when the communication unit receives the deletion request for at least one of the related keywords, the control unit may remove the broadcast content related to the associated keyword from which the deletion request is received from the list of the broadcast contents have.

The control unit may generate a list of the broadcast contents further including a registered user's opinion on the broadcast content.

Preferably, when the communication unit receives a sharing request to another user for the interest keyword registered by the user, the control unit may register the interest keyword as an interest keyword of the other user.

Preferably, the control unit registers interest contents including a part of the broadcast contents, and the communication unit can provide an alarm of the interest contents based on a broadcast time of the interest contents.

Preferably, the control unit extracts at least one of the broadcast content and the associated service using the user, searches for another user using at least one of the extracted broadcast content and the related service, Sets at least one of other broadcast contents and other related services as recommended contents, and the communication unit can provide the recommended contents to the user.

Also, preferably, the other user may be selected from a neighboring user having a predetermined association with the user.

Preferably, when the entertainer matching the interest keyword is not found, the controller sets at least one keyword received by the communication unit as an associated keyword of the interest keyword, You can register.

Preferably, the new keyword is valid only for at least one of a user requesting registration of the new keyword and a neighboring user having a predetermined association with the user.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide the user with broadcast contents and other related services related to the entertainer who is a target of the user.

In addition, according to the present invention, an alarm can be provided according to a broadcast time of broadcast contents.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible for specific users to share contents and the like with each other.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS A brief description of each drawing is provided to more fully understand the drawings recited in the description of the invention.
FIG. 1 illustrates an entertainment information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 illustrates a method of operating the entertainment information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 illustrates a method of operating the entertainment information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 illustrates an operation method of the entertainment information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates an operation method of the entertainment information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 illustrates a method of operating the entertainment information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the difference that the embodiments of the present invention are not conclusive. In addition, embodiments of the present invention will be described below, but the technical idea of the present invention is not limited thereto and can be variously modified by those skilled in the art.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "indirectly connected" . Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise. In describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements.

FIG. 1 illustrates an entertainment information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the apparatus 100 may include a communication unit 110, a storage unit 130, and a control unit 150.

The communication unit 110 may be a wired and / or wireless communication unit 110, and may be a direct connection to the outside or a connection via a network. Specifically, the communication unit 110 transmits data from the control unit 150, the storage unit 130, or the like by wire or wireless, or receives wired or wireless data from the outside and transfers the data to the control unit 150, ). ≪ / RTI > The data may include interest keywords for entertainers, related keywords of interest keywords, entertainer information matched with interest / related keywords, broadcast contents related to entertainers, user opinions registered for broadcast contents, related services set for broadcast contents Service request, replay service, news service, ticket booking service, etc.), alarm setting information of interest contents, recommended content, user input information (at least one of the related keywords, sharing request of interest keyword, ), User relationship information (neighboring user relationship information, etc.), and the like. The communication unit 110 may be a LAN, a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), a Long Term Evolution (LTE), a Wireless Broadband Internet (WiBro), a Radio Frequency (RF) communication, a wireless LAN, Fidelity, Near Field Communication (NFC), Bluetooth, and infrared communication. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various kinds of wired and wireless communication technologies applicable to the related art may be used according to the embodiments to which the present invention is applied.

Various data accompanying the operation of the entertainment information providing apparatus 100 may be stored in the storage unit 130. The data may include interest keywords for entertainers, related keywords of interest keywords, entertainer information matched with interest / related keywords, broadcast contents related to entertainers, user opinions registered for broadcast contents, related services set for broadcast contents Service request, replay service, news service, ticket booking service, etc.), alarm setting information of interest contents, recommended content, user input information (at least one of the related keywords, sharing request of interest keyword, ), User relationship information (neighboring user relationship information, etc.), and the like. The storage unit 130 may be a hard disk drive (HDD), a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), an electrically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM) flash memory, CF (Compact Flash) card, SD (Secure Digital) card, SM (Smart Media) card, MMC (Multimedia) card or Memory Stick And may be provided in the entertainment information providing apparatus 100 or may be provided in a separate apparatus.

The control unit 150 can perform a data processing function for controlling the overall operation of the entertainment information providing apparatus 100 and the signal flow between its internal configurations and for processing the data.

Specifically, the control unit 150 registers a keyword of interest to the entertainer, searches for the entertainer corresponding to the keyword of interest, extracts broadcast content related to the entertainer, and provides the extracted broadcast content to the user. The control unit 150 can register some of the broadcast contents as interesting contents, and can provide an alarm service to the user. In addition, if the entertainer matching the keyword of interest is not searched, the controller 150 may set at least one keyword as a related keyword to register a new keyword as a keyword of interest.

In addition, the control unit 150 may expand keywords when searching for entertainers. That is, the entertainer can be searched using the related keyword generated from the keyword of interest and the keyword of interest. At this time, interest keywords and related keywords may be provided together with the user, and some keywords may be deleted according to the user's selection, thereby removing some of the corresponding broadcast contents and providing them to the user.

In addition, the control unit 150 may allow specific users to share contents and the like with each other. In one example, the control unit 150 may register the interest keyword registered by the first user as a keyword of interest of the second user. Also, in one example, the controller 150 may provide the first user with content and / or services that a second user having the same interest as the first user has used but is not used by the first user.

Also, the control unit 150 may provide the related service set for the broadcast content to the user. Here, the related service may include at least one of, for example, a real-time viewing service, a viewing service, a news service, and a ticket booking service, and a different related service may be set for each broadcasting content.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, according to an embodiment, the apparatus 100 may further include a user input unit capable of receiving various commands or information from a user. Various input devices applicable to the related art such as a key, a touch panel, a switch, and the like can be used as a user input unit. Various data received by the communication unit 110 may be input through a user input unit.

FIG. 2 illustrates a method of operating the entertainment information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S210, the control unit 150 may register a keyword of interest to the entertainer in the storage unit 130. [ Here, the keyword of interest is related to the entertainer's name or the like of interest of the user, and can be received from the user through the communication unit 110. [

The control unit 150 may search for the entertainer matching the keyword of interest registered in step S210 by referring to the storage unit 130 (step S220).

In step S230, the control unit 150 may detect the broadcast content related to the entertainer searched in step S220 by referring to the storage unit 130. [ The broadcast content detected in step S230 may be, for example, a broadcast program in which an entertainer appears, but is not limited thereto.

In step S240, a list of broadcast contents may be provided to the user. Specifically, step S240 may be performed by the control unit 150 generating a list of broadcast contents detected in step S230 and providing the list to the user through the communication unit 110. [ At this time, the list of broadcast contents can be generated by sorting the broadcast contents according to the broadcast time of the broadcast contents. For example, if the execution time of step S240 is Wednesday, broadcast contents scheduled to be broadcast later on Wednesday may be sorted according to the broadcast time. Also, according to the embodiment, the list of broadcast contents may further include user comments (e.g., comments, user recommendation information, etc.) registered for broadcast contents.

In one embodiment, the method 200 comprises the steps of: the communication unit 110 receiving a request to share another user with a keyword of interest registered by the user; And the controller 150 may register the keyword of interest as a keyword of interest of another user. Through this, it is possible to share the interest keyword registered by the user with other users, wherein the other user may be a neighboring user having a predetermined association with the user, but is not limited thereto. In addition, according to the embodiment, the step of registering with the user's keyword of interest may require the approval of another user.

In one embodiment, the method 200 includes registering content of interest for which the controller 150 includes some of the broadcast content; And the communication unit 110 may provide an alarm of the content of interest based on the broadcast time of the content of interest. That is, by notifying the user of the content of interest in accordance with the broadcast time of the content of interest of the user, the user can call attention to the content of interest. The providing of the alarm may be performed before or after a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, one hour, etc.) from the broadcast time or may be performed at the broadcast time according to the user's selection, Or may be performed a plurality of times.

In one embodiment, the method 200 may further comprise registering the keyword of interest as a new keyword. Specifically, when the communication unit 110 receives a user input relating to a new keyword registration and the control unit 150 receives at least a keyword included in the user input, And setting one keyword as an associated keyword of the new keyword. At this time, the new keyword may be valid only for at least one of the user requesting registration of a new keyword and the neighboring user having a predetermined association with the user, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 3 illustrates a method of operating the entertainment information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The method 300 of FIG. 3 may be performed after step S240 of the method 200 of FIG.

In step S310, the control unit 150 may determine an associated service set for the broadcast content. Here, the related service is related to all services for using broadcast contents. For example, the related service may include at least one of a real-time viewing service, a viewing service, a news service, and a ticket booking service, A different related service may be set for each content.

Subsequently, a list of the related services determined in step S310 may be provided (step S320). Specifically, step S320 may be performed by the communication unit 110 transmitting a list of related services to the user when the control unit 150 generates a list of related services.

According to an embodiment, step S320 may be performed together with step S240, or step S320 may be performed on the received broadcast content after receiving a user selection of at least one of the list of broadcast contents provided at step S240.

FIG. 4 illustrates an operation method of the entertainment information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The method 400 of FIG. 4 relates to a content sharing service and may be performed after step S320 of the method 300 of FIG.

In step S410, the control unit 150 may extract at least one of the broadcast content and related services that the user uses.

Next, the control unit 150 can search for another user using at least one of the broadcast content and the related service (step S420). This allows other users with the same interest as the user to be searched. Here, the other user may be selected from among neighboring users having a predetermined association with the user, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In step S420, when the controller 150 searches for another user, the controller 150 may set at least one of the broadcast content and the related service used by the other user as recommended content (step S430). Here, the broadcast content and / or the related service, which are set as the recommended content, may exclude broadcasting contents and / or related services that the user uses among the broadcasting contents and / or related services used by other users.

Subsequently, the communication unit 110 may provide the user with the recommended content set in step S430 (step S440). Accordingly, it is possible to provide contents and / or services that the user is interested in, but can not confirm / search the user, and to provide contents and / or services that are not currently of interest to the user, You may.

FIG. 5 illustrates an operation method of the entertainment information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The steps S510, S520, and S550 of the method 500 of FIG. 5 are described in the same manner as steps S210 through S240 of the method 200 of FIG. 2, and a duplicate description will be omitted.

In operation S520, the controller 150 may generate at least one associated keyword. The related keyword is related to a keyword having a predetermined relation with the keyword of interest, and the step of generating the related keyword is generated based on the keyword of interest. Specifically, the step S520 may convert the keyword of interest according to a predetermined rule, And extracting a keyword set to have a predetermined relation with the keyword. For example, it is possible to generate a related keyword by converting an English keyword of interest into a Korean text, or to create an entertainment group or a company belonging to a specific entertainer as a related keyword from a keyword of interest corresponding to a specific entertainer.

If an associated keyword is generated according to step S520, step S530 may be performed by searching for an entertainer matching at least one of the keyword of interest and the related keyword. In addition, in step S550, a keyword of interest and a related keyword may be provided. This can be done by the controller 150 generating a list of broadcast content that further includes the keywords of interest and associated keywords.

FIG. 6 illustrates a method of operating the entertainment information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The steps S610 to S650 of the method 600 of FIG. 6 will be described in the same manner as the steps S510 to S550 of the method 500 of FIG. 5, and a duplicated description will be omitted.

If the interested keyword and the related keyword are provided through the list of broadcast contents in step S650, the communication unit 110 may receive a deletion request for at least one of the related keywords in step S660. This allows the user of the associated keyword to receive user input excluding keywords that he does not want to search.

In step S670, the control unit 150 may remove broadcast content related to the associated keyword from which the deletion request is received from the list of broadcast contents. In this case, the broadcast content to be removed may be all the broadcast content by the associated keyword, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the broadcast content by both the keyword of interest and the related keyword may not be removed. Thereafter, a list of broadcast contents in which at least some of the broadcast contents are removed by the communication unit 110 may be provided to the user again.

Meanwhile, the various embodiments described herein may be implemented by hardware, middleware, microcode, software, and / or a combination thereof. For example, various embodiments may include one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays ), Processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, other electronic units designed to perform the functions described herein, or a combination thereof.

Also, for example, various embodiments may be stored or encoded in a computer-readable medium including instructions. The instructions stored or encoded in the computer-readable medium may cause a programmable processor or other processor to perform the method, for example, when the instructions are executed. The computer-readable medium includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. The storage medium may be any available media that can be accessed by a computer. By way of example, and not limitation, such computer-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage media, magnetic disk storage media or other magnetic storage devices, Or any other medium that can be used to carry or store data in the form of data structures.

Such hardware, software, firmware, etc. may be implemented within the same device or within separate devices to support the various operations and functions described herein. Additionally, components, units, modules, components, etc. described in the present invention as "parts" may be implemented separately or together as separate but interoperable logic devices. The description of different features for modules, units, etc. is intended to emphasize different functional embodiments and does not necessarily imply that they must be implemented by individual hardware or software components. Rather, the functionality associated with one or more modules or units may be performed by separate hardware or software components, or may be incorporated within common or separate hardware or software components.

Although acts in a particular order are shown in the figures, it should be understood that these acts are performed in the specific order shown, or in a sequential order, or that all illustrated acts need to be performed to achieve the desired result . In any environment, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Moreover, the division of various components in the above-described embodiments should not be understood as requiring such a distinction in all embodiments, and the components described may generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged into multiple software products It should be understood.

As described above, an optimal embodiment has been disclosed in the drawings and specification. Although specific terms have been employed herein, they are used for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined in the claims or the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

Claims (25)

A method of operating a entertainment information providing apparatus,
Registering a keyword of interest to the entertainer;
Searching for an entertainer matching the keyword of interest;
Detecting broadcast content related to the searched entertainer; And
Providing a list of broadcast content;
/ RTI > The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the list of broadcast contents is generated by sorting the broadcast contents according to a broadcast time of the broadcast contents. The method according to claim 1,
Determining an associated service set for the broadcast content; And
Further comprising providing a list of the determined associated services,
Wherein the associated service comprises at least one of a real-time viewing service, a replay service, a news service and a ticket booking service. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising generating at least one associated keyword based on the keyword of interest,
Wherein the searching for the entertainer is performed by searching for an entertainer that matches at least one of the keyword of interest and the associated keyword,
The providing of the list of broadcast contents may further include providing the interest keyword and the associated keyword,
Wherein the step of generating the associated keyword is performed by converting the keyword of interest according to a predetermined rule or extracting a keyword set to have a predetermined relationship with the keyword of interest. 5. The method of claim 4,
Receiving a delete request for at least one of the associated keywords; And
Further comprising removing broadcast content related to the associated keyword from which the delete request was received from the list of broadcast content. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the list of broadcast content further comprises a registered user comment for the broadcast content. The method according to claim 1,
Receiving a request for sharing the interest keyword with another user; And
Further comprising registering the keyword of interest as a keyword of interest of the other user. The method according to claim 1,
Registering interest contents including a part of the broadcast contents; And
Further comprising providing an alarm of the content of interest based on a broadcast time of the content of interest. The method of claim 3,
Extracting at least one of the broadcast content and the related service used by the user;
Searching for another user using at least one of the extracted broadcast contents and related services;
Setting at least one of other broadcast contents and other related services used by the other user as recommendation contents; And
And providing the recommendation content to the user. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the other user is selected from a neighboring user having a predetermined association with the user. 5. The method of claim 4,
Further comprising registering the keyword of interest as a new keyword when the entertainer matching the keyword of interest is not searched in the searching step,
Wherein the step of registering with the new keyword is performed by setting at least one keyword received based on a user input relating to a new keyword registration as an associated keyword of the new keyword. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the new keyword is valid only for at least one of a user requesting registration of the new keyword and a neighbor associated with the user. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 is recorded. As a entertainment information providing apparatus,
A communication unit for receiving a keyword of interest to a performer from a user and providing a list of broadcast contents; And
And a controller for registering the keyword of interest, searching for an entertainer that matches the keyword of interest, detecting broadcast content related to the found entertainer, and generating a list of the broadcast content. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the control unit arranges the broadcast contents according to a broadcast time of the broadcast contents to generate a list of the broadcast contents. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the control unit determines an associated service set for the broadcast content, generates a list of the related services, and the communication unit provides the user with a list of the associated services, Service, a news service, and a ticket booking service. 15. The apparatus of claim 14,
Generating the related keyword by converting the interest keyword according to a predetermined rule or extracting a keyword set to have a predetermined relation with the interest keyword,
Searching for an entertainer matching at least one of the keyword of interest and the related keyword,
And generates a list of broadcast contents including the interest keyword and the associated keyword in addition to the broadcast content. 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein, when the communication unit receives the deletion request for at least one of the related keywords, the control unit removes broadcast content related to the associated keyword from which the deletion request is received from the list of the broadcast contents. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the control unit generates a list of the broadcast contents further including user comments registered for the broadcast contents. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the control unit registers the interest keyword as a keyword of interest of the other user when the communication unit receives a sharing request to another user for the interest keyword registered by the user. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the control unit registers interest contents including a part of the broadcast contents,
Wherein the communication unit provides an alarm of the content of interest based on a broadcast time of the content of interest. 17. The method of claim 16,
The control unit extracts at least one of the broadcast content and the associated service using the user, searches for another user using at least one of the extracted broadcast content and the related service, Service as recommended content, and the communication unit provides the recommended content to the user. 23. The method of claim 22,
Wherein the other user is selected from a neighboring user having a predetermined association with the user. 18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the control unit registers the keyword of interest as a new keyword by setting at least one keyword received by the communication unit as an associated keyword of the interest keyword when the entertainer matching the interest keyword is not searched. 25. The method of claim 24,
Wherein the new keyword is valid only for at least one of a user requesting registration of the new keyword and a neighboring user having a predetermined association with the user.

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