Patent ID: 9300996
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of providing rating information in a digital receiver, the method comprising: transmitting first information, which includes a country to which the digital receiver belongs, a receiver type and a service list to a server; receiving second information, which includes identification information of a specific group, from the server, the specific group being grouped based on the country and receiver type included in the first information; transmitting the second information and third information, which includes electronic program guide (EPG) data, to the server; receiving EPG data suitable for the digital receiver from the server; transmitting a first signal to the server in a rating notification mode, the first signal including setting information; receiving a second signal from the server, the second signal including setting details on a rating information collection; displaying a notification message to notify whether the digital receiver is set as a rating information collecting target based on the received second signal; transmitting a third signal to the server if the digital receiver is set as the rating information collecting target, the third signal including channel watching information of the digital receiver; and receiving a fourth signal from the server, the fourth signal including rating information.