Patent ID: 9042465
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for updating broadcasting information in a mobile communication terminal supporting Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) reception, the method comprising: automatically determining, by the terminal, whether it is necessary to update stored broadcasting information based on a timer for updating a channel information or a signal strength of a channel, the stored broadcasting information comprising at least one of frequency information of a channel carrying at least one broadcast program and broadcast program information of the at least one broadcast program; if it is determined that it is necessary to update the stored broadcasting information, automatically sending, by the terminal, a broadcasting information request to an Over The Air (OTA) server over a mobile communication network; receiving, by the terminal, broadcasting information from the OTA server over the mobile communication network in response to the request; and updating the stored broadcasting information based on the received broadcasting information, wherein the determining of whether it is necessary to update the stored broadcasting information comprises determining whether it is necessary to update the channel information when the timer for updating the channel information expires.