Patent ID: 8069463

Claim:
A method of processing broadcast data in a broadcast receiver, the method comprising: receiving a broadcast signal, the broadcast signal comprising mobile service data, a signaling information table including access information of the mobile service data, fast information channel (FIC) data, and transmission parameter channel (TPC) data, wherein the mobile service data and the signaling information table are encapsulated into at least one of a plurality of RS frames, wherein the FIC data includes information for rapid mobile service acquisition, and wherein the TPC data includes FIC version information for indicating an update of the FIC data; demodulating the received broadcast signal; extracting the signaling information table from the demodulated broadcast signal; acquiring status information of the mobile service data from the extracted signaling information table; and identifying a status of the mobile service data using the status information, wherein the broadcast signal further comprises regularly spaced known data sequences, and wherein at least two of the known data sequences are spaced 16 segments apart and have different lengths.