Patent ID: 7752646
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital television (DTV) receiver, comprising: receiving means for receiving a digital broadcasting signal including a plurality of program and system information protocol (PSIP) tables; a section filter for detecting extended text tables (ETTs) that appear in transport stream packets having common PID values by section-filtering the plurality of PSIP tables, each ETT comprising a section header and a section body, the section header including a table identification extension field that serves to establish uniqueness of each ETT, the section body including an extended text message (ETM) which provides detailed descriptions of a virtual channel or an event associated with each ETT; a program and system information protocol (PSIP) decoder for detecting at least one pertinent ETT from the ETTs; and a storage unit for storing an extended text message (ETM) included in the detected ETT.