Method and Apparatus for Providing/Receiving Service of Plurality of Service Providers

1. A method providing information regarding a service to a client, the method comprising: receiving, at a first search server, first information regarding a plurality of service providers including a first service provider, at least part of the first information being registered in the first search server by a first server of the first service provider; receiving, at a second search server, second information regarding at least one service which is to be received from the first server of the first service provider; at least part of the second information being registered in the second search server by the first server of the first service provider; and providing the first information and the second information to a client, wherein the first search server and second search server are separate physical devices; and wherein the first search server and the second search server are separate from at least one server belonging to the plurality of service providers including the first server of the first service provider, wherein at least one service is transmitted from the first server to the client based on the provided first and second information, wherein the at least one service is an Internet protocol television (IPTV) service, and the plurality of service providers include a plurality of IPTV service providers.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second information regarding the at least one service includes an entry point of at least one IPTV service.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second information regarding the at least one service includes metadata about at least one IPTV service.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first information regarding the plurality of IPTV service providers comprises at least one of the name and logo of each of the IPTV service providers.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the IPTV service comprises at least one of a linear TV service, a personal video recording (PVR) service, and a content on demand (CoD) service.

6. A method of providing a service to a client, the method comprising: registering, with a first search server, first information regarding a service provider, at least part of the first information being registered in the first search server by a first server of the service provider; registering, with a second search server, second information regarding at least one service that is to be provided from the service provider, at least part of the second information being registered in the second search server by the first server of the service provider; receiving a request for the at least one service from a client, the request being made by the client based on the first information and the second information; and providing the at least one service to the client in response to the request, wherein the first search server and second search server are separate physical devices, and wherein the first search server and the second search server are separate from at least one server belonging to the service provider including the first server of the service provider, and wherein the at least one service is an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service, and the service provider is an IPTV service provider.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second information regarding the at least one service includes information regarding an entry point of at least one IPTV service.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second information regarding the at least one service includes metadata about at least one IPTV service.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first information regarding the service provider comprises at least one of a name and logo of the service provider.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one service comprises at least one of a linear TV service, a personal video recording (PVR) service, and a content on demand (CoD) service.

11. A search server system for providing information regarding a service, the search server system comprising: a first search server which receives first information regarding a plurality of service providers including a first service provider, and provides the first information to a client, at least part of the first information being registered in the first search server by a first server of the first service provider; and a second search server which receives second information regarding at least one service which is to be received from the first server of the first service provider, and provides the second information to the client, at least part of the second information being registered in the second search server by the first server of the first service provider, wherein the first search server and second search server are separate physical devices, and wherein the first search server and the second search server are separate from at least one server belonging to the plurality of service providers including the first server of the first service provider, wherein the at least one service is transmitted from the first server to the client based on the provided first and second information, and wherein the service includes an IPTV (Internet protocol television) service, and the service providers are a plurality of IPTV service providers.

12. A server of a service provider providing a service to a client, the server comprising: an information registration unit which: registers, with a first search server, first information regarding a service provider; registers, with a second search server, second information regarding at least one service that is to be provided from the service provider; and a service providing unit which receives a request for a service from the client and provides the service to the client in response to the request, wherein the request is made based on the first information and the second information, wherein the first search server and second search server are separate physical devices, and wherein the first search server and the second search server are separate from at least one server belonging to the service provider including the server, and wherein the service is an IPTV (Internet protocol television) service and the service provider is an IPTV service provider.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium having recorded thereon a computer program for executing the method of claim 1 .

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium having recorded thereon a computer program for executing the method of claim 6 .