Patent ID: 8997147
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of processing a digital broadcasting signal in a digital television receiver, comprising: demodulating a digital broadcasting signal including program and system information protocol (PSIP) data including a virtual channel table (VCT), and outputting demodulated PSIP data, wherein the VCT includes a predefined data field which is set to zero for an inactive channel, wherein the inactive channel is a channel that is not presently carrying a broadcast program; however, the same inactive channel is scheduled to carry a broadcast program at a predetermined later time from a broadcasting station without local viewer interaction; and processing display of the corresponding virtual channel, wherein when the virtual channel is currently inactive, the receiver is capable of skipping over the virtual channel while a user is surfing, wherein the VCT further includes a table_id field, wherein the VCT further includes a version_number field, wherein the VCT further includes a short_name field, wherein the VCT further includes a program_number field, and wherein the PSIP data further includes a System Time Table (STT).