Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090030809 | MESSAGE CONFIGURING METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PURCHASE SERVICE IN WIRELESS BROADCASTING - Disclosed is a method for configuring a message for controlling purchase service in wireless broadcasting. When a portable terminal directly uses a corresponding service through registration without a process for purchasing a charged broadcasting service, the portable terminal directly receives a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) User ServiceID, and it is impossible to separate a GlobalPurchaseItemID and a PurchaseDataID from each other. Therefore, a purchase service list can not be known. However, according to the method herein, it is possible to separate two identifiers from each other in the portable terminal, so that it is possible to conveniently control each list regarding various types of purchased services. | 01-29-2009 |
20090069003 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING MULTICAST AND BROADCAST SERVICE IN A BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS (BWA) SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for providing a MultiCast and BroadCast Service (MCBCS) in a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) system are provided. The method includes receiving a message comprising information relating to a broadcast channel which carries a service guide, from a Base Station (BS), receiving service guides relating to one or more service providers over the broadcast channel using the information, when the received service guides are fragmented service guides having a certain size, generating a unified service guide by reassembling the fragmented service guides and when one service provider is selected, filtering only a service guide of the selected service provider in the unified service guide and displaying the filtered service guide in a display. Thus, the channel transition time can be reduced. | 03-12-2009 |
20090075584 | MOBILE BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCAST SERVICE THEREFOR - A method for receiving a broadcast service through a plurality of terminals in a mobile broadcasting system supporting the broadcast service is provided. The method includes sending a registration request message for requesting registration of each of a plurality of terminals from a server associated with a broadcast service, receiving a registration response message from the server in response to each registration request message, sending a service request message to the server through one terminal of the plurality of terminals to request that the broadcast service be provided to the remaining terminals, and receiving, by the remaining terminals, a service response message from the server and the broadcast service. | 03-19-2009 |
20090094644 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE GUIDE IN A MOBILE BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for providing an SG in a mobile broadcasting system are provided. The apparatus and method include a terminal for receiving a first SG, for acquiring reception information about a second SG from the first SG, if a service fragment list extracted from the first SG includes information about at least one second SG different from the first SG, and for receiving the second SG based on the acquired reception information. | 04-09-2009 |
20090125773 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING CONTENT IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for delivering/receiving content in a mobile communication system. A terminal sends a Content Delivery Repair Request message requiring repair of the content to a server, when reception of the content provided from the server is not normally carried out; and receives a Content Delivery Repair Response message from the server in response to the Content Delivery Repair Request message. The server receives a Content Delivery Repair Request message from the terminal, when reception of the content is not normally carried out at the terminal, and sends a Content Delivery Repair Response message in response to the Content Delivery Repair Request message. | 05-14-2009 |
20090247145 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE OF TERMINALS IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of updating software of terminals in a mobile broadcast system is provided. The method includes creating an update command for terminals of a particular model, the update command including update information; and broadcasting the created update command. The update information includes software version information and at least one of terminal manufacturer information and terminal model information. Further, the method may further include, before broadcasting the created update command, forcibly requiring terminals subscribe to an update service; and creating and broadcasting an update file for terminals of the particular model from among the forcibly subscribed terminals. The software of the terminals may be firmware. | 10-01-2009 |
20090252324 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST SERVICE USING ENCRYPTION KEY IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for providing a broadcast service in a communication system is provided. The method includes creating a seed key pair including a first key and a second key, transmitting the seed key pair to a terminal to which the broadcast service is to be provided, creating a certain number of encryption keys using the seed key pair, the certain number corresponding to a lifetime of the seed key pair, encrypting broadcast service data for the lifetime using the encryption keys, and broadcasting the encrypted broadcast service data. | 10-08-2009 |
20090253416 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING USER DEFINED BUNDLE IN A MOBILE BROADCAST SYSTEM - A method and mobile communication system for providing a user defined bundle in a terminal of a mobile broadcast system are provided. The method includes receiving a service guide from a BroadCAST (BCAST) Service Distribution/Adaptation (BSDA), creating a user defined bundle based on a content or a service desired by a user, including the user defined bundle in a user defined bundle subscription request message and transmitting the user defined bundle subscription request message to a BCAST Subscription Management (BSM), and receiving from the BSM a user defined bundle subscription response message in which a user defined bundle subscription and a purchase complete message is included. | 10-08-2009 |
20090254481 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED SERVICE IN BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A method and apparatus for providing a personalized service in a broadcasting system, and a system thereof. A BCAST Subscription Management (BSM) sends a service creation request message to a BCAST Service Distribution/Adaptation (BSDA), the service creation request message including at least one purchase data fragment to which maximum allowed content and maximum allowed service elements are added. The BSDA creates a service guide using the purchase data fragments, and delivers it to a terminal. The terminal checks a service type in the service guide, sends a subscription request for the personalized service to the BSM, receives an encryption key associated with the personalized service, and receives the personalized service with the encryption key. | 10-08-2009 |
20090254983 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING TOKENS FOR DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT - A method and apparatus for managing tokens for Digital Rights Management (DRM) in a terminal are provided. In the method, at least one token is acquired from a Rights Issuer (RI), and the token is moved to a Secure Removable Media (SRM) through a token move request message. The token can be shared by several terminals. | 10-08-2009 |
20090265700 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPDATING FIRMWARE OF TERMINALS IN A BROADCAST SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for updating firmware of terminals in a mobile broadcast system including a Broadcast Service Distribution/Adaptation fragment (BSDA) and a Broadcast service Subscription Management (BSM). The method includes requesting creation of a content fragment, by the BSM, by transmitting a firmware package file for a firmware update of the terminals to the BSDA; creating a content fragment including the firmware package file and broadcasting the created content fragment to the terminals by the BSDA; detecting the firmware package file from the received content fragment; and performing the firmware update using the firmware package file. | 10-22-2009 |
20090271837 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST CONTENTS IN INTERNET BROADCAST SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for providing content in a broadcast system is provided. Upon receipt of a request for synchronization from a mobile terminal, a set-top box creates a recommended content list based on user information received from the mobile terminal and delivers the recommended content list to the mobile terminal. The set-top box receives from the mobile terminal a content list, selected from the recommended content list and included in a Personal Information Management System (PIMS) updated using the recommended content list. The set-top box determines whether a user of the mobile terminal intends to view content from the received content list at a start time of the content. Upon receipt of view acceptance information from the mobile terminal, the set-top box sends a request for the content to a service provider at the start time, receives the requested content from the service provider, and provides the received content to the mobile terminal. | 10-29-2009 |
20090276818 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING IPTV SERVICE AND INTERNET BROADCASTING SYSTEM THEREFOR - An apparatus and method for providing preferred contents to a user in an Internet broadcasting system that provides a broadcast service using an Internet data transport protocol. A user terminal sends a request for a broadcast service to a service provider. The user terminal receives an authentication key from the service provider, and delivers the authentication key to a third display terminal in which a user of the user terminal is not registered. The third display terminal delivers the authentication key and connection information of the third display terminal to the service provider. The service provider authenticates the third display terminal. The user terminal transmits information selected by the user to the service provider, which transmits broadcast service data related to the selected information to the third display terminal for being displayed. | 11-05-2009 |
20100070614 | UNIFIED DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A unified device management method and system for unified management of a fixed and mobile device includes a command execution controller which receives a device management command, sends a query message to the device, receives a response message transmitted by the device, creates a command execution policy based on the settings contained in the response message, and executes the device management command according to a policy, the device which generates and sends the response message to the command execution controller according to user inputs, and a remote access server which connects the device and the command execution controller by using a remote access protocol. | 03-18-2010 |
20100138283 | AUDIENCE RESEARCH DATA COLLECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IPTV SERVICE - An audience research data collecting method and system for collecting audience research data from devices connected to an IP service. An audience research data reporting method of a device includes receiving an audience research data collection management object for collecting audience research data from a device management server, configuring a reporting condition of the audience research data collection management object based on parameters received from the device management server and collecting and reporting the audience research data to the device management server according to the reporting condition. | 06-03-2010 |
20100138872 | SERVICE GUIDE TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST SERVICE - Service guide transmission/reception methods and apparatuses for providing users with a service guide supporting multiplay service are provided. Service guide delivery information is received at a terminal. Device class grouping information is extracted from the Service guide delivery information. A Service Guide Data Unit (SGDU) having service guide information required for composing a service guide matched to the terminal is received. The service guide composed using the service guide information received by means of the SGDU is displayed. | 06-03-2010 |
20100150123 | IPTV SERVICE PROVISION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FIXED AND MOBILE DEVICES - An Internet Protocol (IP) TeleVision (IPTV) service provision method and system is provided for providing both fixed and mobile device users with IPTV services. The IPTV service provision method of the present invention includes establishing, when a Mobile-IPTV terminal function (M-ITF) including a first Open IPTV Terminal Function (OITF) having a plurality of functional entities and an embedded gateway having a plurality gateway functions detects a gateway function of an IPTV Terminal Function (ITF) including a second OITF having a plurality of functional entities and a plurality of gateways, a link with the gateway function of the ITF; disabling the embedded gateway; requesting a service provider network for an IPTV service via the gateway function of the ITF; and establishing a service link with the service provider network to received the IPTV service. | 06-17-2010 |
20100159912 | REMOTE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESSS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A remote management method for a terminal supporting a mobile broadcast service is provided. The terminal receives a service guide with a terminal function management condition from a mobile broadcast service broadcasting server, stores and processes the service guide, and delivers a service subscription request to the mobile broadcast service broadcasting server, receives a message with a Device Management (DM) command generated by a DM server, as the mobile broadcast service broadcasting server receiving the service subscription request sends a request for a DM command regarding a function and a management operation of a terminal to be managed, to the DM server, and stores the DM command and executes the DM command if a status of the terminal satisfies the terminal function management condition. | 06-24-2010 |
20100169172 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL BROADCASTING SERVICE - A method and apparatus for a digital broadcasting service may allow direct and real-time control of a digital broadcasting receiver. A service providing server inserts a content control access criteria descriptor into a transport stream and transmits content and the content control access criteria descriptor to the receiver through the transport stream. The receiver receives the transport stream and processes the content according to the content control access criteria descriptor, which can contain lock control information and coupon provision information. The lock control information indicates whether a control function of the receiver is locked or unlocked for specific content. The coupon provision information indicates whether a coupon available for the purchase of pay content is granted depending on execution of specific content. | 07-01-2010 |
20100175138 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTENT FOR DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT - A method of providing DRM content, including transmitting, by a content issuer, when a request for a specific main content of a communication terminal is input, a DRM content including the main content and a preset sub-content corresponding to the main content to the communication terminal; transmitting, by a rights issuer, a rights object having constraint condition information for securing reproduction of the sub-content to the communication terminal; and reproducing, by the communication terminal, when the DRM content and the rights object are received, the sub-content by analyzing the rights object and reproducing, when reproduction of the sub-content is complete, the main content. Reproduction of a sub-content in a communication terminal can be secured through constraint condition information of a rights object, and waste of resources required for providing a sub-content can be suppressed. | 07-08-2010 |
20100180310 | RICH MEDIA-ENABLED SERVICE GUIDE PROVISION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BROADCAST SERVICE - A service guide provision method and system for a digital broadcast service is provided for distributing a rich media-enabled service guide. A rich media-enabled service guide provisioning method for a digital broadcast service includes creating a Rich Media Solution (RMS) template for a service guide with reference to service guide fragments; creating a service guide delivery descriptor containing RMS information on the RMS template and service guide fragment information on the service guide fragments; and broadcasting the service guide fragments, the RMS template, and the service guide delivery descriptor. | 07-15-2010 |
20100195606 | SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE PROVISION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMS-BASED NETWORK - A service provision method in an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network is provided. A service request message is transmitted from a first user terminal to a second user terminal for requesting a service. The service request message includes global identifiers (IDs) allocated to the first user terminal and the second user terminal. A service response message is transmitted from the second user terminal to the first user terminal. A service session is established between the first user terminal and the second user terminal, when the service response message is received by the first user terminal. | 08-05-2010 |
20100199327 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING CONTENT IN AN INTERNET BROADCASTING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for sharing content in an Internet broadcasting system that supports broadcasting services using an Internet protocol. The method includes creating, by a bookmark creator, a bookmark for contents, transmitting, by the bookmark creator, the bookmark to a service provider, receiving the bookmark by the service provider, notifying, by the service provider, that the bookmark is updated to a content-sharing party, receiving, by the service provider, a transmission request for the bookmark from the content-sharing party, sending, by the service provider, the bookmark to the content-sharing party, and accessing, by the content-sharing party, the contents by executing the bookmark. | 08-05-2010 |
20100218213 | CONTROL USER INTERFACE DELIVERY METHOD AND APPARATUS IN DIGITAL BROADCAST SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for delivering a Control User Interface (CUI) using an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) is provided for a broadcast system. A transmission apparatus for a digital broadcast system includes a provider that provides one or more of services and content. The apparatus also includes an information generator that generates EPG information including CUI information. The apparatus further includes a transmitter that transmits the EPG information and the one or more of the services and content. The CUI information is provided per service and per content. | 08-26-2010 |
20100232383 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING CHANNEL BANDWIDTH IN WIRELESS INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus for allocating channel bandwidths in a wireless IPTV system is provided. The method includes measuring, if an additional service offering request is received in a saturation channel state, remaining execution times until a service of each terminal that is currently receiving a service is terminated, and setting a minimum of the measured remaining execution times to a unit time; calculating a securable channel bandwidth per the unit time with respect to each terminal that is currently receiving a service; and allocating, if the summation of the securable channel bandwidths per the unit time is equal to or greater than a channel bandwidth required to provide the additional service, the requested channel bandwidth in order to provide the additional service. | 09-16-2010 |
20100251296 | CHANNEL SWITCHING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IPTV SERVICE - A channel switching method and system for IPTV for reducing channel switching delay and improving bandwidth utilization efficiency is provided. The channel switching method includes pre-joining candidate channels while playing broadcast data on a main channel, the candidate channels being stored in a candidate channel table; releasing the pre-joined candidate channels, when a channel holding time of the main channel is greater than a predetermined channel holding time level; and re-joining the released candidate channels before a completion of playing the broadcast data on the main channel. | 09-30-2010 |
20100265887 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING CONTENTS OF WIRELESS TERMINAL IN HOME NETWORK SYSTEM - Provided is a method for using home network contents of a wireless terminal located outside a home network. The method includes transmitting bandwidth information and wireless terminal information to a contents storage device, when a home gateway receives a remote access request message including the bandwidth information from the wireless terminal; setting, by the home contents storage device, the bandwidth information as a filtering parameter for the wireless terminal; filtering, by the contents storage device, contents available for the wireless terminal and generating a contents list corresponding to the wireless terminal by using the filtering parameter, upon receiving a request for the contents list; and transmitting the generated contents list to the wireless terminal. | 10-21-2010 |
20100311320 | Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving notification message in a broadcasting system, and system thereof - A terminal apparatus is provided for receiving a broadcast service from a broadcasting system. A receiver receives a notification message from the broadcasting system. A message parser parses the notification message received by the receiver according to a certain format. A controller determines whether the received notification message is a notification message to be used by a user or a notification message to be used by the terminal based on content of the notification message parsed by the message parser, and performs an operation according to the determination result. | 12-09-2010 |
20110035285 | ADVERTISEMENT TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER-CUSTOMIZED MOBILE ADVERTISING SERVICE - A method for setting a number of advertisements desired to be received from an advertisement server when a user requests an advertising service. In particular, if the user sets the desired number of advertisements through an advertisement application, the advertisement application provides an advertisement engine with an advertisement request including the set number of advertisements. An advertisement engine determines if the number of advertisements stored in a memory of the terminal is greater than or equal to the requested number of advertisements. If the number of advertisements stored in the memory of the terminal is less than the requested number of advertisements, the advertisement engine makes a request for advertisements to an advertisement server and receives the advertisements. Therefore, the advertisement application can receive the requested number of advertisements from the advertisement engine, so that it is possible to provide the user with a more differentiated MobAd service. | 02-10-2011 |
20110040829 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF DEVICE - Disclosed is remote management of a device by using another device that supports device management service as an intermediary. The device collects device information of said at least one device connected through a personal area network, converts the device information to converted device information of a form based on a device management protocol supported by the device management server, transfers the converted device information to the device management server, receives function management data related to said at least one device from the device management server, and transfers the received function management data to said at least one device through the personal area network. | 02-17-2011 |
20110050449 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOTE CONTROL IN A SHORT-RANGE NETWORK, AND SYSTEM SUPPORTING THE SAME - An apparatus and method for remote control in a short-range network system, and a system supporting the same are provided, in which from a remote device that remotely controls the application execution device using a predetermined Control User Interface (CUI), information about capability of the remote device is collected, a CUI request requesting a CUI to be used for remotely controlling a currently executed application and the information about the capability of the remote device are sent to an application server, a CUI matching the capability of the remote device is received from the application server in response to the CUI request, and the received CUI is sent to the remote device. | 03-03-2011 |
20110055715 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE CONTROL SERVICE IN A NETWORK - A system and methods for providing a Control User Interface (CUI) for controlling a Networked Device (ND) with a Remote Controller (RC) are provided. A Service Provider (SP) receives capability information of the RC and CUI information from the ND, generates a reconfigured CUI based on a location of the RC from which to control the ND, and transmits the reconfigured CUI to the ND. The ND receives the reconfigured CUI from the SP and transmits the reconfigured CUI to the RC. The RC receives the reconfigured CUI from the ND and controls the ND with the reconfigured CUI. | 03-03-2011 |
20110055716 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING REMOTE USER INTERFACE IN A HOME NETWORK - A method and apparatus for controlling a Remote User Interface (RUI) by a Remote User Interface Client (RUIC) device in a home network, in which it is checked whether control information received from the third RUIC device capable of controlling an RUI realized in the RUIC device was generated by a Control User Interface (CUI) included in an allowed CUI list, and a CUI of the third RUIC device is updated if the received control information was not generated by a CUI included in the allowed CUI list. | 03-03-2011 |
20110090886 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL NETWORK FOR PROVIDING A CPNS SERVICE - Provided is an apparatus and a method for establishing a Personal Network (PN) by interconnecting a gateway device and various Consumer Electronics (CE) devices through a simple process in order to enable the CEs to receive various services. The method includes performing a physical pairing with surrounding devices by using Near Field Communication (NFC); finding a gateway device, which relays a service from the server, from among the paired devices; selecting a scheme for establishing a PN with the gateway device; and sending a request for connection with a PN according to the selected scheme to the found gateway device. | 04-21-2011 |
20110099283 | USER SERVICE PROFILE-BASED PLUG-IN UPDATE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION SERVICE - A method and system for updating a plug-in in a device in Internet Protocol TeleVision (IPTV) system are provided. The method includes determining a second plug-in group selected from among a first plug-in group to be updated according to status information of each plug-in indicated in the first plug-in group in the device; and updating each plug-indicated in the determined second plug-in group. | 04-28-2011 |
20110131290 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTION OF CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK (CDN) BASED ON USER LOCATION - Methods and apparatus are provided for selecting a Content Delivery Network (CDN) for Internet Protocol (IP)-based services. A service request message is received from a user. The service request message includes user location information. The CDN is selected in accordance with the user location information. The service request message is transmitted to the CDN for connection of a corresponding delivery function module of the CDN to the user. | 06-02-2011 |
20110131598 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE FOR USER-CREATED CONTENT - A system and method are provided for producing a personalized Electronic Program Guide (EPG), that includes a content server for receiving from a content producer a request for upload of content, transmitting to the content producer a request for information related to the content, receiving from the content producer the content and the information related to the content, and generating a personalized EPG from the content and the information related to the content. | 06-02-2011 |
20110203002 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION IN AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT OF DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A method for protecting personal information in Audience Measurement (AM) of a digital broadcasting system is provided, including inserting an indicator, which notifies whether a consumption pattern of a service or content provided by a service provider can be measured, into a service guide, to which the information of the service or content is provided by a service provider; and determining whether the AM can be executed for the service or content in accordance with the indicator when the AM function is implemented in a terminal. | 08-18-2011 |
20110225422 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT IN CONTENT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for reporting a consumption time of a service or content in Audience Measurement (AM), which measures a user consumption pattern of the service or the content is provided. A method for reporting a consumption time of the service or the content in a terminal of a content transmission system includes receiving an encryption key for encrypting the service or the content from a broadcasting server and transmitting a message requesting interpretation of the encryption key to a smart card. The message includes consumption time information of the service or the content. | 09-15-2011 |
20110255558 | INTERFACE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MEDIA DATA - An interface for providing a media service is provided, the interface including an encapsulation layer for encapsulating coded media data; a delivery layer for transmitting the encapsulated media data to another entity; and a control layer for controlling transmission of the media data. | 10-20-2011 |
20120023594 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING CONSUMPTION RIGHT FOR MULTIMEDIA SERVICE - Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for managing a consumption right for each stage for a service including a plurality of stages or episodes. The right issuer includes the access condition, which allows an access to the Right Object (RO) for each stage, in the right object representing the consumption right for the stepped multimedia service and then transfers the right object to the device. When the stepped multimedia service is executed, the device obtains the access information satisfying the access condition corresponding to a corresponding stage from the right issuer or a service provider and then transfers the access information to the RO, allowing a user to access the RO and execute a service of the corresponding stage by using the RO. | 01-26-2012 |
20120034909 | ROAMING SERVICE METHOD IN A MOBILE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A roaming service method in a mobile broadcasting system and a system thereof are provided. A terminal receives a service guide from a corresponding visited service provider (Visited SP) when the terminal moves to a roaming area. The terminal transmits a roaming request message for requesting a purchase item allowable for individual services to a home service provider (Home SP) based on the received service guide. Upon receipt of the roaming request message, the Home SP negotiates roaming availability and allowable scope for each individual service with the Visited SP where the terminal is located, based on the roaming request message. The Home SP transmits the roaming availability and allowable scope for the individual service, negotiated with the Visited SP, to the terminal. | 02-09-2012 |
20120036528 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENDING NOTIFICATION ABOUT BROADCAST SERVICE IN A MOBILE BROADCAST SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for transmitting a notification about broadcasting services in a broadcasting system are provided. The method includes detecting a notification event related to a broadcasting service; generating a notification message about the notification event; determining which channel is used for a transmission of the notification message; and transmitting the notification message to a terminal or a group of terminals over the determined channel. | 02-09-2012 |
20120159343 | REMOTE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM USING CONTROL USER INTERFACE - The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for remote control, and a remote control method using a control user interface of a remote user interface (UI) client according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes receiving, by the remote UI client, a message requesting a service from a remote device; transmitting a message requesting a control UI related to the requested service to a remote UI server when the remote UI client receives the message requesting the service from the remote device; receiving, by the remote UI client, a control UI corresponding to the message requesting the control UI from the remote UI server; and transmitting, by the remote UI client, the received control UI to the remote device. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a user may easily control a corresponding remote user interface through a control user interface specified for a screen on which the remote user interface is being reproduced. | 06-21-2012 |
20120159344 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING REMOTE USER INTERFACE CLIENT THROUGH THE THIRD REMOTE USER INTERFACE CLIENT - A method and apparatus are provided for controlling a Remote User Interface Client (RUIC), on which a remote user interface is displayed, through another RUIC. A message including control information that indicates a control action corresponding to a user input at the other RUIC is received at the RUIC from the other RUIC. The RUIC determines whether the control information is predefined information or undefined information. When the control information is predefined information, the control information is delivered from a web server of the RUIC to an application of the RUIC, and a control operation corresponding to the control information is executed by the application. When the control information is undefined information, the received control information is delivered from the web server to the application through a remote control plug-in in the RUIC to execute the control operation corresponding to the control information by the application. | 06-21-2012 |
20120170747 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING BROADCAST SERVICE/CONTENT IN A MOBILE BROADCAST SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SHORT TERM KEY MESSAGE THREFOR - A system and method are provided for generating a Short Term Key Message (STKM) for protection of a broadcast service being broadcasted to a terminal in a mobile broadcast system. The method includes transmitting, by a Broadcast Service Subscription Management (BSM) for managing subscription information, at least one key information for authentication of the broadcast service to a Broadcast Service Distribution/Adaptation (BSD/A) for transmitting the broadcast service, generating, by the BSD/A, a Traffic Encryption Key (TEK) for deciphering of the broadcast service in the terminal and inserting the TEK into a partially created STKM, and performing, by the BSD/A, Message Authentication Code (MAC) processing on the TEK-inserted STKM using the at least one key information, thereby generating a completed STKM. | 07-05-2012 |
20120170748 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING BROADCAST SERVICE/CONTENT IN A MOBILE BROADCAST SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SHORT TERM KEY MESSAGE THEREFOR - A terminal and method for receiving a broadcast service by the terminal in a broadcast system are provided. The method includes performing a registration procedure for subscription and reception of the broadcast service through a Browser And Content Mobile Broadcast (BSCAST) Subscription Management (BSM) responsible for managing subscription information; receiving a Long Term Key Message (LTKM), including key information for encryption of the broadcast service, generated from the BSM; receiving a completed Short Term Key Message (STKM), the completed STKM being generated by performing Message Authentication Code (MAC) processing on a partially created STKM; receiving, from a Broadcast Service Distribution/Adaptation (BSD/A) which is responsible for transmitting the broadcast service, an encrypted broadcast service which is encrypted by a Traffic Encryption Key (TEK) for deciphering the broadcast service; and deciphering the encrypted broadcast service by the TEK obtained using the LTKM and the completed STKM. | 07-05-2012 |
20120185907 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA FRAME IN BROADCAST SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for transmitting a multimedia frame through a heterogeneous network in a broadcast system supporting a multimedia service based on an interne protocol are provided. The method includes generating header information including a frame identifier distinguishing a multimedia frame and information measuring a quality of a connection service between network layers and end-to-end network capabilities, and combining the header information and multimedia data to configure the multimedia frame. | 07-19-2012 |
20120263301 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING ENCRYPTION INFORMATION IN A MOBILE BROADCAST SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving encryption information in a mobile broadcast system providing broadcast service (BCAST) are disclosed. In the mobile broadcast system, a broadcast (BCAST) Service Distribution/Adaptation (BSD/A) unit comprises a transmitter for transmitting a Registration Key Material (RKM) request message for requesting delivery of an RKM for registration of the BCAST service of a terminal to a BCAST Subscription Management (BSM) unit managing subscriber information of the terminal, and a receiver for receiving an RKM request response message from the BSM unit. The RKM request message includes an identifier (ID) of the BCAST service, and the RKM request response message includes the ID of the BCAST service and the RKM. The transmitter transmits a Long-Term Key Message (LTKM) request message for requesting delivery of an LTKM provided to the terminal during subscription of the BCAST service to the BSM unit. | 10-18-2012 |
20120275455 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING BROADCAST SERVICE IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM, AND SYSTEM THEREOF - Provided is a method for receiving a broadcast service in a digital broadcasting system. The method includes receiving a Service Guide Delivery Descriptor (SGDD) over a network, the SGDD providing signaling information related to reception of the broadcast service, extracting the signaling information from the received SGDD, and analyzing the extracted signaling information, receiving a service guide for reception of the broadcast service based on the analyzed signaling information, and receiving the broadcast service based on the received service guide. | 11-01-2012 |
20120317461 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING PACKET IN BROADCASTING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a packet in a broadcasting and communication system are provided. The method and apparatus allows a receiver to recognize data in a packet lost due to data loss occurring in a network. To this end, Forward Error Correction (FEC) control-related information is generated, a packet including the generated FEC control-related information is generated, and the packet is transmitted. The FEC control-related information includes at least one of FEC configuration-related information and FEC encoding configuration-related information. | 12-13-2012 |
20120320911 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING DATA PACKET OF MULTIMEDIA SERVICE USING MEDIA CHARACTERISTICS - A method of transmitting a data packet of a multimedia service is provided. The method includes generating a media characteristic corresponding to a single media content component or aggregated media characteristics corresponding to a plurality of multimedia content components, obtaining information used for generating the data packet from the generated media characteristics or aggregated media characteristics, and generating the data packet based on the obtained information used for generating the data packet and transmitting the generated data packet. | 12-20-2012 |
20120320925 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING MEDIA CONTENTS IN MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus of transmitting media content in a multimedia system are provided. The method includes determining a transmission unit for transmitting at least one multimedia source related to the media content, generating a data stream including header information and the at least one multimedia source according to the determined transmission unit, and transmitting the data stream through a communication network. | 12-20-2012 |
20120324490 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADAPTIVE MULTIMEDIA SERVICE - An apparatus and a method for providing an adaptive multimedia service in a mobile communication system are provided. The method of providing a multimedia service includes collecting user-preference-aware information, device-capability-aware information, and network-aware information, generating a packet according to a correlation among the user-preference-aware information, the device-capability-aware information, and the network-aware information, and providing a multimedia service according to the generated packet. | 12-20-2012 |
20120324513 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNALING INFORMATION FOR RECEPTION OF BROADCAST SERVICES IN A DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving signaling information for receiving broadcast services in a digital broadcasting system. The method includes generating service guide information including broadcast service data, information about a transmission network where the broadcast service data is transmitted, and information about a transmission network neighboring the transmission network, and transmitting the service guide information in an upper layer of an Internet Protocol (IP) layer. | 12-20-2012 |
20120324521 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING CONTENT IN A BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A method for creating content in a broadcasting system that provides an Internet protocol (IP) based multimedia service, the method comprising combining multiple assets into a package, the multiple assets being transferred from an upper layer and having multiple contents, and adding configuration information for multiplexing the multiple assets to the package and then transferring the package to a lower layer, wherein the configuration information comprises a list of assets contained in the package, composition information including information about relationships among the multiple assets, and a transport characteristic relating to delivery paths of the multiple assets. | 12-20-2012 |
20130013982 | METHOD FOR GENERATING FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION PACKET IN MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION PACKET - A method and apparatus for transmitting a Forward Error Correction (FEC) packet block including a plurality of FEC packets in a multimedia system are provided. The method includes generating a plurality of first FEC packet blocks by performing a first FEC encoding on a plurality of source symbols, each of the plurality of first FEC packet blocks including at least one source packet and at least one repair packet for repair of each of the at least one source packet, generating a second FEC packet block by performing a second FEC encoding on the plurality of first FEC packet blocks, the second FEC packet block including at least one repair packet for the plurality of first FEC packet blocks, and transmitting the second FEC packet block that includes, in header information of each of the at least one source packet and the at least one repair packet. | 01-10-2013 |
20130024701 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AN ENCRYPTION KEY FOR A BROADCASTING SERVICE - A system and method for managing an encryption key are provided, which include receiving, from a DRM agent, an RO request message for receiving content; generating a KSP including a first key and a second key; applying hash chains with different directions to the first key and to the second key to generate an encryption key for the content; and transmitting, to the DRM agent, a response message including a context element having an identifier of the content and a key information element. The key information element includes a first encryption key element; a rights encryption key information element; and an encryption data element. | 01-24-2013 |
20130024890 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE COMPULSORY VIEWING OF ADVERTISEMENTS - An apparatus and method for the compulsory viewing of advertisements in conjunction with a DRM technique for protecting a multimedia service by obligating a user to view advertisements on the device of the user includes, upon receipt of a request for the provision of content, determining whether or not information on compulsory advertisement viewing is included in a rights object for the requested content, if information on compulsory advertisement viewing is included, detecting the advertisement relevant to the requested content, playing the detected advertisement for a predetermined compulsory playback time, and providing the requested content upon the completion of the playback of the advertisement. | 01-24-2013 |
20130030906 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VIEWING OF AN ADVERTISEMENT USING DRM - Methods and apparatus for providing a multimedia service are provided. A first request message is transmitted from the device to a rights issuer requesting a first right object required to execute an advertisement. A first request response message having the first right object is transmitted from the rights issuer to the device. The advertisement is executed at the device using the first right object. A report message having an advertisement consumption specification is transmitted from the device based on execution of the advertisement. A report response message having an advertisement consumption certificate is received at the device. A second request message is transmitted from the device to the rights issuer requesting a second right object required to execute the content. A second request response message having the second right object is transmitted from the rights issuer to the device, when the second request message includes the advertisement consumption certificate. | 01-31-2013 |
20130074141 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING MEDIA DATA OF MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST SERVICE - A method and an apparatus for synchronizing media data and auxiliary data received by a service through a broadcast network or a communication network in a multimedia broadcast service are provided. The method includes receiving regular media data provided for a broadcast service, receiving and storing control information regarding adjunct media data comprising auxiliary data regarding the regular media data, determining location information of the adjunct media data included in the control information, and receiving and storing the adjunct media data according to the location information. If an identifier of the adjunct media data is included in a header of the regular media data, reading the stored adjunct media data corresponding to the identifier of the adjunct media data, and executing the adjunct media data in synchronization with the regular media data according to synchronization information included in the header. | 03-21-2013 |
20130081088 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PLAYING BROADCAST CONTENT IN BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for playing broadcast content in a broadcasting system are provided. The method and the apparatus enable a viewer to watch an entire event by broadcasting the event through different networks in a condition that the event may not be broadcast from start to finish over a single broadcasting network. | 03-28-2013 |
20130086213 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTENT - A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving content is provided. A method for transmitting content in a transmitter includes generating a file with one or more packages including at least one asset, and transmitting the generated file to a terminal. | 04-04-2013 |
20130094545 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA DATA IN HYBRID NETWORK - An apparatus and a method for transmitting multimedia data in a hybrid network are provided. The apparatus includes a payload part including at least one of first data synchronized according to a time to be reproduced and second data other than the first data, a first header part including information on the payload part, a packet part for generating a packet, the packet part including a second header part including information on the packet, and a transceiver for generating and transmitting a signal including the payload part, the first header part, and the packet part to the hybrid network. | 04-18-2013 |
20130097627 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MULTIMEDIA SERVICE - A method for receiving a multimedia service is provided. The method includes receiving service specific information for at least one multimedia service provided from different networks, selecting one service based on the service specific information, and receiving the selected service. The service specific information includes one of a first service map table including information about at least one service which is transmitted over a plurality of logical channels, and a second service map table including information about at least one service which is transmitted over a single logical channel. Each of the first and second service map tables includes asset-related information. | 04-18-2013 |
20130101118 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST SERVICE USING ENCRYPTION KEY IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for providing a broadcast service in a communication system is provided. The method includes generating a key pair comprising a first key and a second key, generating at least one of forward encryption keys by applying a forward hash chain to the first key, generating at least one of reverse encryption keys by applying a reverse hash chain to the second key, generating at least one of encryption keys using the at least one of forward encryption keys and the at least one of reverse encryption keys, encrypting broadcast service data using the at least one of encryption keys, and broadcasting the encrypted broadcast service data. | 04-25-2013 |
20130108043 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING BROADCAST SERVICE USING ENCRYPTION KEY IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
20130117800 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A WIDGET SERVICE STREAMING THROUGH A BROADCAST NETWORK, AND APPARATUS FOR SAME - Embodiments disclose a method of processing signals in a digital broadcast receiving apparatus. The method of processing signals in the digital broadcast receiving apparatus further includes: extracting information about at least one widget, associated with a current broadcast program, from streaming data received through a broadcast network; installing the at least one widget in the digital broadcast receiving device on the basis of the extracted information; and executing the installed widget using input data installed in the streaming data of the current broadcast program. | 05-09-2013 |
20130136193 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING BROADCAST DATA - An encoding apparatus and a method of encoding a source block including different types of data payloads are provided. The method includes dividing the source block into a predetermined number M of sub blocks, generating a predetermined number P | 05-30-2013 |
20130271568 | TRANSMITTING SYSTEM AND RECEIVING APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HYBRID SERVICE, AND SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF - A receiving apparatus includes a first receiving unit that receives a first signal comprising an information descriptor to describe service characteristics, reference data, and additional data reference information through a RF communication network; a second receiving unit that can be connected to an IP network; a demux unit that detects the information descriptor from the first signal; a first signal processing unit that processes the reference data; a control unit that, if it is determined as a hybrid service depending on the information descriptor, controls the second receiving unit to access a source apparatus corresponding to the additional data reference information; a second signal process unit that, if a second signal comprising additional data is received through the IP communication network, processes the additional data; and an output unit that synchronizes and outputs the reference data and the additional data. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271657 | RECEIVING APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HYBRID SERVICE, AND HYBRID SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF - A receiving apparatus includes a first receiving unit that receives signaling information and a first signal comprising reference data through a radio frequency broadcast network; a control unit that detects a plurality of additional data source information from the signaling information; a second receiving unit that accesses an internet protocol communication network, and receives a second signal comprising additional data from a source apparatus corresponding to each of the plurality of additional data source information; a storage unit that stores the reference data contained in the first signal and the additional data contained in the second signal; and an output unit that processes, synchronizes and outputs each of the reference data and additional data. | 10-17-2013 |
20130276046 | RECEIVING APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING A PLURALITY OF SIGNALS THROUGH DIFFERENT PATHS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SIGNALS THEREOF - A receiving apparatus is provided. The receiving apparatus includes a first receiver which receives a first signal through a radio frequency (RF) broadcast network, a second receiver which receives a second signal through an internet protocol (IP) communication network, and a signal processor which detects pair type information from at least one of the first signal and the second signal, selects pair information, corresponding to the pair type information, from among the pair information included in the at least one of the first signal and the second signal, and synchronizes the first signal and the second signal with each other according to the selected pair information. Accordingly, different signals are synchronized and output. | 10-17-2013 |
20130283053 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT IN MULTIMEDIA STREAMING SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for performing audience measurement (AM) in a multimedia streaming system are provided. In a method for operating a terminal in the multimedia streaming system, a transmission stream including contents is received. At least one of audience measurement participation information and audience measurement execution information is obtained from at least one signaling table included in the transmission stream. | 10-24-2013 |
20130286885 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING A MULTIMEDIA DATA PACKET USING CROSS-LAYER OPTIMIZATION - An apparatus and method for transmitting a multimedia data packet are provided. The method includes receiving Bottom-up Network Abstraction Layer (B-NAL) information from a network entity, determining a media data quality based on the received B-NAL information and generating media data having the determined media data quality, and generating a packet including the generated media data and transmitting the packet to the network entity. | 10-31-2013 |
20130297822 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA DATA IN A BROADCAST SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for transmitting multimedia data in a broadcast system are provided. A method for constructing a payload for a multimedia frame to be transmitted via a heterogeneous network, in a broadcast system that supports an Internet protocol-based multimedia service, includes dividing the data so as to transmit data of at least one media type and constructing a data region based on each datum of the divided data, constructing a header region including information on the state of the data contained in the data region and/or information on the data region, and combining the data region and the header region to construct a payload for the multimedia frame. | 11-07-2013 |
20130298253 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MESSAGE FOR DOWNLOADABLE CAS OR DRM IN MMT - A method for transmitting and receiving a message for Downloadable-Conditional Access System (D-CAS) or Downloadable-Digital Rights Management (D-DRM) in Moving Picture Experts Group Media Transport (MMT) is provided. The method includes, upon receiving Composition Information (CI) from an MMT server, acquiring signaling information for D-CAS or D-DRM, which is included in the CI, acquiring, from the signaling information, an address of a server from which software of D-CAS or D-DRM is downloadable, generating a request for the software based on the signaling information, and sending the request for the software to the server address. | 11-07-2013 |
20130301656 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING A MULTIMEDIA DATA PACKET - A method and an apparatus for transmitting a multimedia data packet are provided. The method includes generating Media Abstraction Layer (MAL) information for abstracting information on the multimedia data to be transmitted, generating a multimedia data packet including said MAL information, and transmitting the generated multimedia data packet to a network entity. | 11-14-2013 |
20130305304 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A CONTROL MESSAGE IN A BROADCAST SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for providing information used for generating and consuming multimedia content in a broadcast system supporting a multimedia service based on an Internet protocol are provided. The method includes composing a message type field containing information indicating on a type of control information contained in the control message, composing a length field containing information on the length of the control message, composing optional fields having different values according to the type of the control information, and composing a payload field containing content of the control information. | 11-14-2013 |
20130305305 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN APPLICATION SERVICE IN A BROADCAST SYSTEM - 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. | 11-14-2013 |
20130336325 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA FRAME IN BROADCAST SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for transmitting a multimedia frame through a heterogeneous network in a broadcast system supporting a multimedia service based on an internet protocol are provided. The method includes generating header information including a frame identifier distinguishing a multimedia frame and information measuring a quality of a connection service between network layers and end-to-end network capabilities, and combining the header information and multimedia data to configure the multimedia frame. | 12-19-2013 |
20140007172 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING ADAPTIVE MEDIA IN A MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
20140012813 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING PERSONAL INFORMATION - A method for synchronizing converged address book personal information managed by a converged address book system with non-converged address book personal information managed by a non-converged address book system, which does not support a converged address book service, by a server apparatus supporting the converged address book service is provided. The method includes identifying a generation of a synchronization event for urging a synchronization between converged address book personal information corresponding to a user terminal and non-converged address book personal information corresponding to the user terminal, configuring synchronization personal information including at least a part of the converged address book personal information, and exporting the synchronization personal information to a non-converged address book system related to the user terminal. | 01-09-2014 |
20140020014 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING WIDGET INFORMATION USING AN MPEG-2 LAYER - The present invention relates to a method for providing a widget service. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for providing a widget service for a receiving device using a Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)-2 layer, the method comprising the steps of: receiving MPEG broadcast data; loading a widget general information table (WGIT) stored in program specific information (PSI) of the MPEG broadcast data; loading the information indicated by a widget information table (WIT) of the WGIT; and generating a widget using the information indicated by the WIT. | 01-16-2014 |
20140020015 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A PROGRAM-RELATED APPLICATION WIDGET IN A BROADCAST RECEIVER - An apparatus and method for managing a program-related application widget in a broadcast receiver is provided. The method includes receiving information on an application widget, which may interact with a program and content, from a broadcast provider server and managing the application widget, which may interact with the program and content, based on the received information on the application widget. | 01-16-2014 |
20140023071 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS OF MULTIMEDIA DATA - There are provided a method and apparatus for delivering transport characteristics of multimedia data. According to an aspect of the present invention, transport characteristics of media data that can be divided in a unit of a Media Processing Unit (MPU) are created in a unit of a predetermined number of MPUs, the created transport characteristics and a flag indicating presence or absence of the created transport characteristics are inserted into the media data, and the resultant media data is delivered. Accordingly, by using transport characteristics in units of media data unit groups, each media data unit corresponding to a short time length, it is possible to effectively control Quality of Service (QoS) in a dynamically changing transport environment, like a mobile network. | 01-23-2014 |
20140105132 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING MULTIMEDIA DATA DELIVERY CHARACTERISTICS INFORMATION IN MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for transmitting multimedia data delivery characteristics information by a multimedia data transmission apparatus in a multimedia communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting, to a multimedia data reception apparatus, an element indicating whether multimedia data delivery characteristics information denoting information related to a Quality of Service (QoS) for multimedia data is included, and the multimedia data delivery characteristics information if the element indicates that the multimedia data delivery characteristics information is included. | 04-17-2014 |
20140108620 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSCEIVING DATA PACKET FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MULTIMEDIA DATA - A method for transmitting complex multimedia data is provided. The method includes selecting one of a data headers composed of basic transmission units determined according to an amount of multimedia included in the complex multimedia data, generating a basic transmission unit of the complex multimedia data according to the selected data header, packetizing the complex multimedia data in the basic transmission unit; and transmitting the packetized complex multimedia data to a receiver. | 04-17-2014 |
20140130114 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PLAYING BROADCAST CONTENT IN BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for playing broadcast content in a broadcasting system are provided. The method and the apparatus enable a viewer to watch an entire event by broadcasting the event through different networks in a condition that the event may not be broadcast from start to finish over a single broadcasting network. | 05-08-2014 |
20140237536 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING CONTENTS, METHOD OF SYNCHRONIZING CONTENTS, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING BROADCAST CONTENTS - A method of displaying contents, a method of synchronizing contents, and a method and device for displaying contents are provided. The method includes: receiving initial scene configuration information of a content written in a markup language from an external device, structuralizing the initial scene configuration information, rendering the content according to the structuralized initial scene configuration information, receiving additional scene configuration information of the content from the external device, updating the structuralized initial scene configuration information based on the received additional scene configuration information, and rendering the content according to the updated initial scene configuration information. | 08-21-2014 |
20140282740 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN OBJECT WHICH PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SERVICE IN CONNECTION WITH A BROADCAST SERVICE IN A BROADCAST RECEIVING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method of processing an object for an ancillary service associated with a broadcast service. A broadcast receiver establishes a session with surrounding sub device before an object execution time and transfers an object to the sub device with reference to a trigger or an EPG including object-related information when it becomes the object execution time. The sub device executes the object. According to the present invention, a user can use a broadcast service through the broadcast receiver, and an ancillary service associated with the broadcast service through a sub device such as a smart phone or a tablet. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282798 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING CONTROL MESSAGE IN BROADCASTING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for configuring a control message in a broadcasting system for supporting a multimedia service based on an interne protocol. To this end, control information to be recorded in a payload of a control message to be configured is generated based on a table selected from among a plurality of tables for defining the information related to the generation and consumption of a hybrid content when a message type of the control message to be configured is determined to be a type for providing information related to the generation and consumption of a hybrid content. In addition, the information related to the type of the selected table is recorded in an optional field of the control message to be configured. | 09-18-2014 |
20140310579 | METHOD FOR GENERATING FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION PACKET IN MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION PACKET - A method and apparatus for transmitting a Forward Error Correction (FEC) packet block including a plurality of FEC packets in a multimedia system are provided. The method includes generating a plurality of first FEC packet blocks by performing a first FEC encoding on a plurality of source symbols, each of the plurality of first FEC packet blocks including at least one source packet and at least one repair packet for repair of each of the at least one source packet, generating a second FEC packet block by performing a second FEC encoding on the plurality of first FEC packet blocks, the second FEC packet block including at least one repair packet for the plurality of first FEC packet blocks, and transmitting the second FEC packet block that includes, in header information of each of the at least one source packet and the at least one repair packet. | 10-16-2014 |
20140313916 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BROADCASTING DATA BY USING MMT IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving broadcasting data in a digital broadcasting system are provided. The method includes analyzing a media transmission characteristic of a moving picture experts group (MPEG) media transport (MMT) package, setting digital video broadcasting generic stream encapsulation (DVB GSE) based on the analyzed media transmission characteristic, and transmitting an MMT packet comprising the broadcasting data constituting the MMT package using the DVB GSE. | 10-23-2014 |
20140314080 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MEDIA DELIVERY IN MULTIMEDIA TRANSPORT NETWORK - A method and an apparatus for controlling media delivery in a multimedia transport network. The method includes transmitting composition information (CI) on media assets within a media package to be transmitted, to a user equipment (UE), packetizing the media assets of the media package to packets, transmitting some of the packets to the UE, receiving a feedback message including information on an available bitrate determined by the UE from the UE while the some of the packets are transmitted, selecting media data, which can be transmitted according to the available bitrate, from the media package by using asset delivery characteristics (ADCs) of the media assets within the media package, and packetizing the selected media data to packets and transmitting the packets to the UE. | 10-23-2014 |
20140314098 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DYNAMIC QUEUE IN BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for adaptively coping with a network environment are provided. The method and apparatus includes a packet descriptor for forwarding of Media Transport (MMT) packets in a network process of a switch or a router for processing MMT packets forwarding content expressed in a structure of an MMT standard. The method of managing a queue in a broadcasting system includes receiving a Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) MMT packet, obtaining a header of the MMT packet, and queuing the MMT packet according to a type value of a bitrate included in the header of the MMT packet. | 10-23-2014 |
20140314158 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING A PACKET IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a device and method for transmitting/receiving a packet in a communication system. The present invention includes: the processes of determining at least one MPEG media transport (MMT) asset protected by an application layer forward error correction (AL-FEC); determining at least one FEC flow for transmitting the at least one MMT asset; determining the MMT asset transmitted from the at least one FEC flow in each case and determining an FEC coding structure to apply to the at least one FEC flow; producing at least one source flow by dividing the MMT asset transmitted from the at least one FEC flow on a transmission unit basis; and producing and transmitting at least one parity flow by performing AL-FEC encoding on the at least one source flow according to the FEC coding structure. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317664 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MEDIA DATA IN MULTIMEDIA TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A method for transmitting media data in a Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) Media Transport (MMT) system is provided. The method includes receiving a Media Processing Unit (MPU) fragmented into one or more Media Fragment Units (MFUs), generating one or more multimedia data packets each including a packet header and a payload, based on the MPU, and transmitting the one or more multimedia data packets to a terminal. A payload header included in the payload includes identification information indicating an MPU to which at least one MFU included in the payload belongs, and a counter indicating the number of the at least one MFU. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317674 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNALING INFORMATION IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A method for transmitting signaling information in a digital broadcasting system is provided. The method includes generating the signaling information for reception of a broadcast service, and transmitting the signaling information using at least one of a first transmission scheme and a second transmission scheme, which are different from each other in access time to a broadcast channel. | 10-23-2014 |
20140376552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING PACKET IN BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving packets in a broadcasting system are provided. The present disclosure allocates a padding size field by using padding octets, and thus can increase transmission efficiency. Also, the present disclosure does not restrict the number of padding octets while maintaining compatibility with existing disclosures, and thus can carry out as much padding as desired and as necessary. In addition, the present disclosure variably allocates the padding size field depending on the number P of padding octets, and thus can increase header efficiency. Furthermore, since the number of padded octets in a header is immediately known, the size of an actual payload is known in advance, and thus rapid transmission is possible. | 12-25-2014 |
20150020139 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSCEIVING SCENE COMPOSITION INFORMATION IN MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for transmitting scene composition information from an apparatus therefor in a multimedia communication system is provided. The method includes generating scene composition information comprising media attributes information and temporal information, and transmitting the scene composition information, wherein the media attributes information and temporal information is separated into different formats. | 01-15-2015 |
20150023249 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, RECEIVING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A transmitting apparatus includes: a baseband packet generator configured to generate a baseband packet including a header and payload data corresponding to an input stream; a frame generator configured to generate a frame including the baseband packet; a signal processor configured to process the generated frame; and a transmitter configured to transmit the processed frame, wherein the header includes information about whether a number of null packets deleted when generating the baseband packet is more than a predetermined number, information about a number of packets within the baseband packet, and information about a number of the deleted null packets. | 01-22-2015 |
20150036689 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND CONTROLLING METHODS THEREOF - A transmitting apparatus is provided. The transmitting apparatus includes: a baseband packet (BBP) generator configured to generate a BBP including a header and payload data; a frame generator configured to generate a frame including the BBP; a signal processor configured to signal-process the generated frame; and a transmitter configured to transmit the signal-processed frame. The header includes information about a type of the payload data, whether an additional header exists, a length of the payload data, and a Least Significant Bit (LSB) of the length of the payload data. Therefore, various types of data are mapped on a physical layer based on information included in the header, and data processing efficiency is improved. | 02-05-2015 |
20150089560 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSCEIVING DATA FOR MULTIMEDIA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for transmitting data in a multimedia transmission system are provided. The method includes receiving, from an encapsulation function layer, a second data unit having one or more first data units, configuring payload header information, the payload header information including a payload type and configuration information, by analyzing header information of the second data unit, configuring one or more payloads from the second data unit based on sizes of the one or more first data units, configuring a multimedia data packet by combining payload header information corresponding to each of the one or more payloads, and transmitting the multimedia data packet to a counterpart entity. Each of the one or more payload includes at least one payload element, the type of which is selected from among a first type, a second type, a third type, a fourth type, and a fifth type. | 03-26-2015 |