Patent ID: 7310330
Filing Date: 2007-12-18
Classification: H04H,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing broadcasting channel information performed by a server in a digital broadcasting system comprising the server retransmits a digital broadcast on the basis of an Internet protocol (IP), a user terminal for receiving the digital broadcast on the basis of the IP, and a router for connecting the server with the user terminal, the method comprising the steps of: dividing a broadcasting stream to be transmitted to the user terminal into the broadcasting channel information and other information excluding the broadcasting channel information by demultiplexing the broadcasting stream, and extracting the broadcasting channel information from the divided broadcasting stream; converting the extracted broadcasting channel information into IP-based broadcasting channel information by inserting the Internet protocol information for each broadcasting channel into the extracted broadcasting channel information; and remultiplexing the IP-based converted broadcasting channel information and the other information arid transmitting the remultiplexed information to the user terminal.