Patent ID: 9730088
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H03M,H04H,H04J,H04L,H04N,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for transmitting broadcast signals, the method comprising: generating a plurality of packets including service data for a service and bootstrapping information for Electronic Service Guide (ESG) information related to the service, wherein each packet includes a header and a payload, the header including type information indicating a type of a packet; encoding, by a processor, the service data and the bootstrapping information in the plurality packets; and transmitting, by a transmitter, the broadcast signals including the encoded service data and the encoded bootstrapping information, wherein the broadcast signals are transmitted via a first channel, wherein the bootstrapping information includes indication information indicating whether or not the ESG information is transmitted via a second channel, wherein, when the ESG information is transmitted via the second channel, the bootstrapping information further includes location information for acquiring the ESG information, and wherein, when the ESG information is transmitted via the first channel, the ESG information and the service data are encapsulated into User Datagram Protocol/Internet Protocol (UDP/IP) packets.