Patent ID: 8176519
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A mobile terminal method for transmitting data in a portable broadcasting service in which a broadcasting service is provided over a communication network and a broadcasting network, the method comprising the steps of: requesting Electronic Service Guide (ESG) data over the communication network to a server by the Mobile Station (MS); receiving, at the MS, an ESG data group file including a plurality of ESG data items in response to the request for the ESG data from the server, over the communication network; and storing the plurality of ESG data items included in the ESG data group file by the MS, wherein a header of the ESG data group file includes at least one information item about each of the plurality of ESG data items, and wherein the header of the ESG data group file further includes a response type field for storing information indicating an MS's request for which the ESG data group file is a response and an ESG data number field for storing the number of the plurality of ESG data items included in the ESG data group file.