METHOD FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST PROGRAM AND BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS USING THE SAME

• US 20100269140A1
• Filed: 10/26/2009
• Published: 10/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SHIN, Seung-yeob, KOO, Ja-yoon, KIM, Yong-beom
• Application Number:
  US12/605,410
• Publication Number:
  US 20100269140A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26283 for associating distribution time parameters to content, e.g. to generate electronic program guide data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2665 Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82

Abstract

A method for providing a broadcast program and a broadcast receiving apparatus using the same are provided. The method for providing a broadcast program includes providing an electronic program guide (EPG); and receiving and providing an internet protocol (IP) TV broadcast program corresponding to a general TV broadcast program which is selected by a user using the EPG. Accordingly, a user searches for and selects a desired IP TV broadcast program more conveniently.

Claims

1. A method for providing a broadcast program, the method comprising:

storing an electronic program guide (EPG) regarding general television (TV) broadcast programs, the EPG is received together with at least one of the general TV broadcast programs;

outputting the stored EPG;

requesting an Internet Protocol (IP) TV broadcast program corresponding to a general TV broadcast program which is selected using the output EPG; and

receiving the IP TV broadcast program in response to the requesting.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the requesting comprises transmitting a request message including information regarding the IP TV broadcast program corresponding to the general TV broadcast program which is selected, and requesting the IP TV broadcast program.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the requesting comprises generating the request message with reference to information which matches the IP TV broadcast program with the general TV broadcast program, and is listed in a database.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the requesting comprises transmitting a request message including information regarding the general TV broadcast program which is selected using the output EPG, and requesting the IP TV broadcast program.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the EPG comprises an EPG regarding the general TV broadcast programs which were previously broadcast.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the EPG comprises an EPG regarding the general TV broadcast programs which are stored when the EPG is stored.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the requesting comprises requesting an IP TV broadcast program reception device connected to a general TV broadcast program reception device to provide the IP TV broadcast program.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the requesting comprises requesting an IP TV broadcast service server connected via the Internet to provide the IP TV broadcast program.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the IP TV broadcast program comprises an IP TV broadcast program having the same content as that of the general TV broadcast program or an IP TV broadcast program related to the general TV broadcast program.

10. The method for providing a broadcast program as claimed in claim 9, wherein the IP TV broadcast program related to the general TV broadcast program comprises:

1) an IP TV broadcast program having a title that is the same as that of the general TV broadcast program and an episode that is different from that of the general TV broadcast program;

2) an IP TV broadcast program having some characters that correspond to those of the general TV broadcast program;

or

3) an IP TV broadcast program having a genre that is the same as that of the general TV broadcast program.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the requesting comprises requesting the IP TV broadcast program using a request message containing common information between the general TV broadcast program that is selected using the output EPG and the IP TV broadcast program.

12. A method for providing a broadcast program, the method comprising:

receiving a request for a broadcast program from a general TV broadcast program reception device;

requesting an Internet Protocol (IP) television (TV) broadcast service server to transmit the requested broadcast program; and

transmitting an IP TV broadcast program that corresponds to the requested broadcast program and is received from the IP TV broadcast service server to the general TV broadcast program reception device.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the requested broadcast program is an IP TV broadcast program, and

wherein the requesting comprises requesting the IP TV broadcast service server to transmit the requested IP TV broadcast program.

14. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the requested broadcast program is a general TV broadcast program, and

wherein the requesting comprises:

1) requesting the IP TV broadcast service server to provide the requested general TV broadcast program;

or

2) requesting the IP TV broadcast service server to provide an IP TV broadcast program corresponding to the general TV broadcast program.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the requesting the IP TV broadcast service server to provide the IP TV broadcast program corresponding to the general TV broadcast program comprises requesting the IP TV broadcast service server to provide the IP TV broadcast program with reference to a database which indicates that the IP TV broadcast program matches with the general TV broadcast program.

16. A method for providing a broadcast program, the method comprising:

receiving a request for a general television (TV) broadcast program;

searching for an Internet Protocol (IP) TV broadcast program corresponding to the requested general TV broadcast program; and

transmitting the IP TV broadcast program in response to the request.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the searching comprises:

searching for the IP TV broadcast program with reference to a database which indicates the general TV broadcast program matches with the IP TV broadcast program.

18. A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:

a display;

a storage unit which stores an electronic program guide (EPG) being received together with at least one of a general TV broadcast programs; and

a controller which displays the EPG stored in the storage unit on the display, requests an Internet Protocol (IP) TV broadcast program corresponding to the general TV broadcast program selected using the displayed EPG, and displays the IP TV broadcast program received in response to the request on the display.

19. A method for providing a broadcast program, the method comprising:

receiving a broadcast schedule table together with real time broadcast programs;

storing the broadcast schedule table;

outputting the stored broadcast schedule table;

requesting a stored broadcast program corresponding to a real time broadcast program selected using the output broadcast schedule table; and

receiving the stored broadcast program in response to the request.

20. A method for providing a broadcast program, the method comprising:

receiving a broadcast schedule table of broadcast programs together with the broadcast programs being broadcast in a first communication manner;

storing the broadcast schedule table ;

outputting the stored broadcast schedule table;

requesting a second broadcast program corresponding to a first broadcast program of the broadcast programs selected using the broadcast schedule table, the second broadcast program being broadcast in a second communication manner; and

receiving the second broadcast program in response to the request.