Patent ID: 9692536
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: H04H

Claim:
1. A method of transmitting a notification about broadcasting services in a broadcasting system, the method comprising: detecting, by a network entity, a notification event about a broadcasting service, the notification event including a change of a service guide of the broadcasting service; generating, by the network entity, a notification message about the notification event; determining, by the network entity, which channel is used for a transmission of the notification message; and transmitting, by the network entity, the notification message to a terminal or a group of terminals over the determined channel, wherein determining which channel is used for the transmission of the notification message comprises determining whether the notification message is transmitted over a broadcast channel of a broadcast network or over an interaction channel of an interaction network, and wherein the notification message includes a Service Identifier (ID) indicating the broadcasting service related with the notification message, a reason for transmitting the notification message, and a version number of the service guide of the broadcasting service.