Apparatus and method for identifying an application in the multiple screens environment

A method and apparatus for identifying an application in a multi-screen environment are provided. The apparatus includes a digital signal processing module which receives at least one of video information, audio information and data information, and restores a service based on the at least one of the video information, the audio information and the data information, a service processing module which generates a plurality of logical screens for displaying the restored service, and an output module which maps the plurality of logical screens provided by the service processing module to different locations on a display screen. An application present in the service is identified by a service context in which the application is executed and by identification inform.