Digital broadcasting receiver having location registration and notification function and method using the same

• US 20080001811A1
• Filed: 05/31/2007
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kwon, Seong Geun
• Application Number:
  US11/807,978
• Publication Number:
  US 20080001811A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 342/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/02 Arrangements for relaying broadcast information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/50 of broadcast or relay stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/51 of receiving stations

Abstract

A digital broadcasting receiver having a location registration and notification function is disclosed. The receiver includes a receiving unit for receiving data including identification information of a gap filler; an input unit for inputting a location registration request signal; a sub-controller for detecting gap filler identification information (GFID) from the digital broadcasting data; a main controller for creating location identification information corresponding to the GFID in response to the location registration request signal; and a location information storage unit for storing the GFID and the location identification information.

Claims

1. A digital broadcasting receiver comprising:

a receiving unit for receiving data including identification information of a gap filler;

an input unit for inputting a location registration request signal;

a sub-controller for detecting gap filler identification information (GFID) from the data;

a main controller for creating location identification information corresponding to the GFID in response to the location registration request signal; and

a location information storage unit for storing the GFID and the location identification information.

2. The digital broadcasting receiver of claim 1, wherein the main controller requests input of location information corresponding to the GFID, matches the location information with the GFID when the location information is inputting response to the request, and then stores the matching result in the location information storage unit.

3. The digital broadcasting receiver of claim 1, further comprising an output unit for outputting location information stored in the location information storage unit.

4. The digital broadcasting receiver of claim 3, wherein the output unit comprises:

a display unit for displaying the location information as one of image and text;

a speaker for outputting the location information as voice or audio.

5. The digital broadcasting receiver of claim 3, wherein the main controller makes a determination as to whether location information corresponding to the GFID detected by the sub-controller is in the location information storage unit, reads the location information from the location information storage unit when the determination is positive, and outputs the location information through the output unit.

6. The digital broadcasting receiver of claim 1, wherein the sub-controller previously stores GFID storing field information of the data, and detects GFID based on the field information.

7. The digital broadcasting receiver of claim 1, wherein the receiving is installed in a wireless communication device.

8. The digital broadcasting receiver of claim 1, wherein the receiver receives data including the gap filler identification (GFID) information in digital broadcast data transmitted from a satellite.

9. A method for providing a location information notification comprising:

detecting gap filler identification information (GFID) in data received from a filler;

detecting previously stored location information corresponding to the GFID;

and outputting the detected location information.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of detecting GFID is performed based on GFID field information previously stored.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

Storing the location information,

wherein storing the location information comprise requesting input of location information corresponding to the GFID; and

matching the location information with the GFID and storing the matching result when the location information is input.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the outputting displays the location information as one of image and text, or outputs the location information as one of voice and audio.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the detecting gap filler identification information comprises:

checking an area including the GFID in digital broadcasting data transmitted from a satellite; and

detecting the GFID based on the checking result.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the detecting gap filler identification information comprises:

creating a pilot channel between a digital broadcasting receiver and the filler; and

detecting identification information of the filler that transmits the pilot channel.

15. A method for registering location information comprising:

receiving data including gap filler identification information form a filler;

detecting the gap filler identification information from the data;

creating location identification information corresponding to the gap filler identification information in response to a location registration request signal; and

storing location information including the gap filler identification information and the location identification information.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein detecting the gap filler identification information is performed based on gap filler identification information storing field information that is previously stored.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein detecting gap filler identification information comprises:

checking an area including the GFID in digital broadcasting data transmitted from a satellite; and

detecting the GFID based on the checking result.