APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICE IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM

Title:

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICE IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/155371

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Various embodiments of the present disclosure propose an apparatus and method for supporting a service for one program through a channel change in a digital broadcasting system. To this end, a broadcast providing device may monitor whether a channel switching event occurs while providing a service for a first program on a first channel on the basis of a predetermined broadcast program schedule. When the channel switching event occurs, before the service for the first program on the first channel ends according to the predetermined broadcast program schedule, the broadcast providing device may transmit, to a broadcast consumer device, connection control information required to continue the service for the first program on a second channel. The broadcast consumer device may perform service switching on the basis of the connection control information.

Inventors:

YANG HYUN-KOO (KR)
KIM MUN-SEOK (KR)
HWANG SUNG-HEE (KR)

Application Number:

PCT/KR2017/002701

Publication Date:

September 14, 2017

Filing Date:

March 13, 2017

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)

International Classes:

H04N21/262; H04N19/46; H04N21/4722

Foreign References:

KR20130136369A	2013-12-12
KR101383292B1	2014-04-08
US20050204396A1	2005-09-15
KR101373731B1	2014-03-14
JP5316542B2	2013-10-16

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