Patent ID: 7535350

Claim:
A broadcast receiver comprising: a reception unit which receives an emergency alert signal containing a priority; a home network-linking unit which converts the emergency alert signal into a packet in reference to an alert processing policy which is determined based on the priority, and transmits the packet to a home network system comprising a plurality of devices, wherein the alert processing policy predetermines tasks to be performed and designates which devices among the plurality of the devices of the home network system to perform the predetermined tasks, wherein if the priority is lower than a given level, the home network linking unit does not convert the emergency alert signal into the packet for transmission to the home network system, and a local display unit connected to the broadcast receiver displays a message corresponding to the emergency alert signal, and wherein if the priority is equal to or greater than the given level, the home network linking unit converts the emergency alert signal into the packet and transmits the packet to the home network system.