Abstract:
A thing device based on a thing searching browser and a mashup method between the thing devices. The smart device according to an exemplary embodiment may include a thing searching browser to search and register a thing; a communications entity manager to provide, through the thing searching browser, an Open Application Programming Interface (Open API) that supports the thing to be searched and connected, and generate a communications entity and a communications entity profile based on the searched thing; and an entity communications channel manager to set a communications channel between the searched thing and the communications entity and transmit and receive data.