Method and apparatus for providing additional information on digital broadcasting program to IPTV in home network
First Claim
1. A method of providing information on a broadcast program received through an Internet Protocol (IP) based network to a home network, the method comprising:
- receiving additional information on the broadcast program which is broadcast through the IP based network;
creating a packet using the additional information; and
transmitting the packet to the home network.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for transmitting additional information on digital broadcasting to an IPTV by using a home gateway are provided. The additional information on a digital broadcast program is received through an IP based home network, and a DVBSTP packet is created by using the received additional information, and the packet is transmitted to the home network. Accordingly, a user can immediately obtain various pieces of information on a current broadcast program or a next broadcast program, and thus scheduled recording can be accurately carried out by using information on a broadcast time of the broadcast program.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of providing information on a broadcast program received through an Internet Protocol (IP) based network to a home network, the method comprising:
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receiving additional information on the broadcast program which is broadcast through the IP based network;
creating a packet using the additional information; and
transmitting the packet to the home network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for executing a method of providing information on a broadcast program received through an Internet Protocol (IP) based network to a home network, the method comprising:
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receiving additional information on the broadcast program which is broadcast through the IP based network;
creating a packet using the additional information; and
transmitting the packet to the home network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for providing information on a broadcast program received through an Internet Protocol (IP) based network to a home network, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiving unit which receives additional information on the broadcast program which is broadcast through the IP based network;
a packet creating unit which creates a packet using the additional information; and
a transmitting unit which transmits the packet to the home network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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