Patent ID: 8621537
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of processing channel information of a transmitter, the method comprising: generating a first channel number specified for terrestrial broadcast service which provides a content, a second channel number indicating a geographical location of the terrestrial broadcaster providing the terrestrial broadcast service, and a third channel number indicating a service provider which packages channels provided by contents providers into a service to provide a packaged service through a delivery channel; generating multi-part channel number information by combining by combining the first channel number, and-the second channel number, and the third channel number; inserting the multi-part channel number information to service identification information; and transmitting the service identification information, wherein a logical channel number is expanded to the first channel number and the second channel number, the expanded logical channel number being different from a major or minor channel number; the second channel number is used for distinguishing channels having the same first channel number and from the different geographic locations, the third channel number is used for distinguishing identical channels delivered by different service providers, wherein the second channel number is used for searching and accessing contents from plurality of local stations by identifying the location of the terrestrial broadcaster; and the third channel number is used for searching and accessing contents from plurality of service providers by identifying the service providers, wherein the service provider is distinguished from a network provider which provides the delivery channel, and the third channel number is distinguished from identification information of the network provider.