Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Digital broadcast reception apparatus and method of providing additional content
- Patent Title (中): 数字广播接收装置和提供附加内容的方法
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Application No.: US12370002Application Date: 2009-02-12
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Publication No.: US09113041B2Publication Date: 2015-08-18
- Inventor: Sung-wook Ahn , Gyung-pyo Hong , Kwang-hyuk Kim , Jin-yong Ahn , Hue-yin Kim , Young-suk Kim , Hae-su Gwon , Sang-woong Lee
- Applicant: Sung-wook Ahn , Gyung-pyo Hong , Kwang-hyuk Kim , Jin-yong Ahn , Hue-yin Kim , Young-suk Kim , Hae-su Gwon , Sang-woong Lee
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: KR10-2008-0126574 20081212
- Main IPC: H04N7/173
- IPC: H04N7/173 ; H04N21/462 ; H04N21/4722 ; H04N21/6543 ; H04N21/81 ; H04N21/858

Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of providing additional content in a digital broadcast reception apparatus, the method including receiving a locator of additional content from a broadcast server while a user watches a broadcast program, receiving an instruction to insert the additional content from the broadcast server, receiving and reproducing the additional content from a content providing server designated by the locator, and switching back to the broadcast program. Thus, it is not necessary to allocate a separate channel and/or to switch channels for providing additional content.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090205005A1 DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CONTENT Public/Granted day:2009-08-13
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