Apparatus and method for providing an application service in a broadcast system
First Claim
1. A method for supporting a hybrid multimedia service for a user equipment based on a hybrid network that includes at least one of a broadcast network and an internet protocol (IP) network, the method comprising:
- constructing, by a broadcast server, control information for providing an application; and
transmitting, by the broadcast server, the constructed control information to the user equipment in a predefined format,wherein the constructed control information comprises identification information indicating the application, primary information, and secondary information,wherein each of the primary information and the secondary information comprise location information for acquiring a table, andwherein the table comprises information corresponding to the identification information, the information comprising command information for providing the application.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for driving an application, contained in a hybrid multimedia service, in a broadcast system that provides a user equipment with the hybrid multimedia service based on a hybrid network including at least a broadcast network and a network supporting an Internet protocol is provided. To this end, a broadcast server constituting the broadcast system constructs control information to be used for acquiring an instruction table for driving the application contained in the hybrid multimedia service, and transmits the constructed control information to the user equipment in a predetermined format. The user equipment may acquire the instruction table using the control information provided from the broadcast server, and drive a desired application using the acquired instruction table.
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1. A method for supporting a hybrid multimedia service for a user equipment based on a hybrid network that includes at least one of a broadcast network and an internet protocol (IP) network, the method comprising:
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constructing, by a broadcast server, control information for providing an application; and transmitting, by the broadcast server, the constructed control information to the user equipment in a predefined format, wherein the constructed control information comprises identification information indicating the application, primary information, and secondary information, wherein each of the primary information and the secondary information comprise location information for acquiring a table, and wherein the table comprises information corresponding to the identification information, the information comprising command information for providing the application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for supporting a hybrid multimedia service for a user equipment based on a hybrid network that includes at least one of a broadcast network and an internet protocol (IP) network in a broadcast server, the apparatus comprising:
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a control unit configured to construct control information providing an application; and a transmitter configured to transmit the constructed control information to the user equipment in a predefined format, wherein the constructed control information comprises identification information indicating the application, primary information, and secondary information, wherein each of the primary information and the secondary information comprise location information for acquiring a table, and wherein the table comprises information corresponding to the identification information, the information comprising command information for providing the application. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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