Abstract:
PURPOSE: A digital multimedia broadcasting receiver and a method thereof are provided to efficiently reduce channel search and switch time by managing a preferred channel. CONSTITUTION: A channel manager(170) manages channel information included in stored logical channel information. A channel information updater(180) updates a sub IF signal. A user data collector(190) collects one or more selected preference channels, a famous channel, or a recommendation channel. A user data processor(200) classifies collected prediction channels. An external channel collector(210) collects a famous channel of the other person through communication with the other terminal. [Reference numerals] (100) IF converter; (110) Sub IF converter; (120) First memory unit; (130) Baseband method; (140) Second memory unit; (150) Packet demultiplex unit; (160) Demultiplex memory unit; (170) Channel management unit; (180) Channel information renewal unit; (190) User data collection unit; (200) User data processing unit; (210) External channel collector