System and method for collecting contents on audio/video network and controlling execution of the contents

Abstract

A method and system for sharing information of contents possessed by audio/video (A/V) devices having network interface, which are connected with each other on a network, and efficiently controlling the execution of the contents are provided. In a control device which receives a list of contents from a collection device collecting content information of each content possessed by a source device within an audio/video (A/V) network and controls execution of the content using the list of the contents, the control device includes a contents list requester requesting the list of the contents existing on the A/V network from the collection device in response to a user's command, a web browser displaying a list page, which is provided by the collection device in response to the request of the list, and receiving from the user a command to execute a content selected from the contents displayed on the list page, a content decoder restoring the content from a content stream provided by the source device possessing the selected content, and a content display displaying the restored content to the user.