Patent ID: 9537675
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A method of receiving a personal broadcast of a second terminal by using peer-to-peer (P2P) communication, the method comprising: transmitting, by a first terminal, to a tracker server, information about a user made reservation to view the personal broadcast that is to be broadcast on a personal broadcasting channel of another user of the second terminal at a predetermined future time using the P2P communication; transmitting a reservation request to the tracker server which receives the reservation request from multiple clients including the first terminal; receiving, by the first terminal, a notification message from the second terminal which received from the tracker server, a list of clients which made the reservation requests for the personal broadcast provided by the second terminal, prior to streaming the personal broadcast, wherein the notification message comprises the notification information indicating that the personal broadcast, for which the reservation is made, is to be started on the personal broadcasting channel that is to broadcast the personal broadcast at the predetermined future time; receiving from the tracker server, by the first terminal, timeline based electronic program guide (EPG) information about the personal broadcasting channel of the second terminal; synchronizing, by the first terminal, the received EPG information directly with the second terminal based on a change in broadcasting on the personal broadcasting channel; and receiving streaming data by the first terminal after the notification message is received; wherein the tracker server provides the list of clients, which made the reservation requests to the second terminal which is a provider of the personal broadcast.