Method of transmitting and receiving broadcast signal and apparatus for receiving broadcast signal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9445037-B2
Application number	US-59190009-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2009
Priority date	Jul 12, 2007
Publication date	Sep 13, 2016
Grant date	Sep 13, 2016

Abstract

Disclosed are a method of transmitting and receiving a broadcast signal and an apparatus for receiving the broadcast signal. In the present invention, first program table information describing a broadcasting stream, and second program table information including additional service identifier information of the multiplexed stream and third program table information describing the additional service data for the multiplexed stream are obtained. The additional service can be provided with the additional service data by using the third program table information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of receiving a non-real time service in a digital broadcast receiver via a terrestrial broadcast network, the method comprising:
receiving, by a tuner, a broadcast signal including a main channel and an additional channel from the terrestrial broadcast network wherein a main broadcast service is carried in real time in the main channel and a non-real time service is carried in non-real time in the additional channel;
decoding, by a first decoder, a first information received in real time from the broadcast signal via the terrestrial broadcast network, wherein the first information that announces the sub-broadcast channel associated with a service type identifier to signify the non-real time service;
decoding, by the first decoder, a second information received in real time from the broadcast signal via the terrestrial broadcast network, wherein the second information that identifies a stream type for data sections for delivering the non-real time service and includes a packet identifier for identifying MPEG-2 TS packets carrying the data sections for delivering the non-real time service, wherein the second information includes a descriptor containing an identifier of the non-real time service carried in the MPEG-2 TS packets with the same packet identifier and the data sections are referenced by the packet identifier;
decoding, by the first decoder, a third information received that is accessed within the additional channel based on the second information included in the main channel, wherein the third information includes signaling data for the non-real time service, the signaling data being separate from the first information and the second information, the signaling data describing content items available for download to storage in the digital broadcast receiver, wherein the non-real time service is associated with one or more content items, each of which consists of one or more files, the files include a collection of audio or video clips;
wherein the signaling data includes information on time during which the content items are to be made available for download and information for identifying content items, and
wherein the signaling data further includes security information indicating that content protection is applied to at least one file that constitutes the non-real time service,
wherein the third information includes subscription period information specifying a subscription period for the content items when the content items are purchased, length information specifying a duration of playback of the content item, and location information specifying a location of the content item when the content item is available to be retrieved via an internet;
receiving and storing, from the broadcast signal via the terrestrial broadcast network, non-real time service data based on the third information;
decoding, by a second decoder, the stored non-real time service data; and
displaying, in a display, a non-real time service indicator associated with the decoded non-real time service together with the main broadcast service.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising : displaying guide information of the non-real time service received from the interaction channel or the sub-broadcast channel when the non-real time service indicator is selected by a user.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the non-real time service includes at least one of a video clip, a supplementary clip, a music video clip and a trailer clip.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the guide information includes a list of the non-real time service.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the guide information includes detail information about a specific non-real time service, and the detail information includes at least one of a thumbnail image, a time period and synopsis of the specific non-real time service.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the guide information includes one of an icon for selecting a specific non-real time service, an icon for displaying the list of the non-real time service, and an icon for exiting the guide information.

7. The method of claim 2 , wherein the guide information includes a plurality of representative thumbnail images about a video clip or a service provided by the non-real time service.

8. The method of claim 2 , wherein the guide information includes a predetermined number of thumbnail image or a predetermined number of video clip corresponding to the non-real time service.

9. The method of claim 2 , further comprising: providing one of allowed viewing number and purchase information for the non-real time service selected by the user.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service transmitted via the main broadcast channel is an electronic program guide (EPG).

11. A digital broadcast receiver for receiving a non real time service via a terrestrial broadcast network, the digital broadcast receiver comprising:
a tuner to receive a broadcast signal including a main channel and an additional channel from the terrestrial broadcast network, wherein a main broadcast service is carried in real time in the main channel and a non-real time service is carried through an available bandwidth in non-real time in the additional channel;
receive a first information received in real time from the broadcast signal via the terrestrial broadcast network, wherein the first information announces a sub-broadcast channel associated with a service type identifier to signify the non-real time service;
receive a second information received in real time from the broadcast signal via the terrestrial broadcast network, wherein the second information identifies a stream type for data sections for delivering the non-real time service and includes a packet identifier for identifying MPEG-2 TS packets carrying the data sections for delivering the non-real time service, wherein the second information includes a descriptor containing an identifier of the non-real time service carried in the MPEG-2 TS packets with the same packet identifier and the data sections are referenced by the packet identifier, and
receive a third information that is accessed within the additional channel based on the second information included in the main channel, wherein the third information includes signaling data for the non-real time service, the signaling data being separate from the first information and the second information, wherein the signaling data describes content items available for download to storage in the digital broadcast receiver and wherein the non-real time service is associated with one or more content items, each of which consists of one or more files, the files include a collection of audio or video clips,
wherein the signaling data includes information on time during which the content items are to be made available for download and information for identifying content items, and
wherein the signaling data further includes security information indicating that content protection is applied to at least one file that constitutes the non-real time service,
wherein the third information includes subscription period information specifying a subscription period for the content items when the content items are purchased, length information specifying a duration of playback of the content item, and location information specifying a location of the content item when the content item is available to be retrieved via an internet;
receive, from the broadcast signal via the terrestrial broadcast network, the non-real time service data based on the third information; and
a decoder to decode the first information and the second information, and the third information; and; and
a storage to store the non-real time

Assignees

• Hong Ho Taek
• Suh Jong Yeul
• Lee Joon Hui
• Song Jae Hyung
• Kim Jin Pil
• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Hong Ho Taek
• Suh Jong Yeul
• Lee Joon Hui
• Song Jae Hyung
• Kim Jin Pil

Classifications

• H04H60/72

  using electronic programme guides [EPG] (focusing on identifying broadcast space time H04H60/39 {; menu type display of EPG in television receivers H04N21/47}) · CPC title

• H04N21/2362

  Generation or processing of Service Information [SI] · CPC title

• H04N21/4316

  for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window · CPC title

• H04N21/4334

  Recording operations (recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27) · CPC title

• H04N21/42204

  User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor (constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205) · CPC title