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Channel information transmitting method and receiving apparatus

  • US 6,490,728 B1
  • Filed: 07/13/1999
  • Issued: 12/03/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of transmitting channel information of a digital TV broadcast including a main channel consisting of a video image and an audio signal and subchannels related to said main channel, comprising the steps of:

  • transmitting a first program map table in which information regarding a video component and an audio component of said main channel has been described;

    transmitting a second program map table in which information regarding components of said subchannels has been described; and

    describing the information in said second program map table into said first program map table and transmitting said information.

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