Apparatus for receiving adaptive broadcast signal and method thereof
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1. A method of receiving an adaptive broadcast signal, comprising the steps of:
- validating an IP network;
sending supported media codec information for a receiver to a service provider via the linked validated IP network;
receiving an information list about an available media service in the receiver that is transmitted from the service provider based on the supported media codec information of the receiver;
receiving a selected media service from the service provider, when at least one service is selected according to the received information list about an available media service based on the supported media codec information of the receiver.
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Abstract
An apparatus for receiving an adaptive broadcast signal and method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes linking an IP network, sending supported codec information for a receiver to a service provider via the linked IP network, receiving an available service information list provided by the service provider based on the supported codec information for the receiver, and if at least one service is selected from the received available service information list by a user, providing the selected service to the receiver.
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1. A method of receiving an adaptive broadcast signal, comprising the steps of:
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validating an IP network; sending supported media codec information for a receiver to a service provider via the linked validated IP network; receiving an information list about an available media service in the receiver that is transmitted from the service provider based on the supported media codec information of the receiver; receiving a selected media service from the service provider, when at least one service is selected according to the received information list about an available media service based on the supported media codec information of the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of receiving an adaptive broadcast signal comprising the steps of:
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validating an IP network; sending supported media codec information of a receiver and service selection information to a service provider via the validated IP network; and receiving at least one media service among available media services of a selected service that is transmitted from the service provider according to the supported media codec information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An adaptive broadcast receiver comprising:
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a network interface unit transceiving a broadcast stream capsulated into an IP packet by connecting the broadcast receiver to a service provider via a network; a control unit controlling a version of contents encoded by a codec decodable by the broadcast receiver to be received in a manner of sending supported media codec information of the broadcast receiver to the service provider via the network interface unit; a decoder decoding the received broadcast stream; and a display unit outputting the broadcast stream decoded by the decoder. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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