APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INFORMING OF AVAILABLE DEVICES IN CONTENTS SHARING NETWORK

PURPOSE: An apparatus for informing a device discovered in a content sharing network and a method thereof are provided to give information about various situations, which occur during a content sharing procedure on the network, to users. CONSTITUTION: A memory(810) stores one or more modules. At least one processor(822) executes the one or more modules. Each of the modules determines the current situation among situations which can occur during a content sharing procedure, and includes a command which indicates an icon informing the current situation among multiple icons defined in advance. The situations are defined as the combination of at least one item among network connection or not, device discovery or not, the type of a discovered device, the number of discovered devices, and the presence of additional services which can be provided. [Reference numerals] (811) Operating system; (812) Communication module; (813) Graphic module; (814) User interface module; (815) Media sharing module; (816) Device control module; (817) Device search module; (821) Memory control unit; (822) Processor; (823) Peripheral interface; (831) RF IC unit; (832) Baseband processing unit; (840) External port; (850) Audio IC unit; (860) Speaker; (870) Microphone; (880) Display unit; (890) Input unit