Patent ID: 8250615

Claim:
A head-end system for providing a two-way VOD service, comprising: a terminal which is based on a Java virtual machine and a Java TV/GEM standard middleware and has a VOD navigator application of a tool set form for replaying and controlling an audiovisual (AV) which is processed to be replayed in real time and an application related to the AV which is processed to be replayed in real time; and a two-way VOD head-end system server for providing a VOD content list and content information to the terminal through the Internet and providing information of an application related to an AV which is processed to be replayed and an application execution-related file together when a VOD content is selected and requested by a user, the VOD content list and content information provided in response to a request via the VOD navigator application over the Internet; wherein the two-way VOD head-end system server is implemented via servers cooperatively processing requests from the terminal to convey content and content-related information as distinct transport schemes and without use of a multiplexor, the servers comprising: a navigator server for providing the VOD content list and content information to the terminal through the Internet; an application server for providing location information of an application information table containing an application relating to the VOD content and an application execution-related file to the terminal through the Internet; and a VOD streaming server for providing location information of the VOD content which is replayed in real time to the terminal through the Internet; wherein the terminal downloads the application information table from the application server using the location information of the application information table, and downloads the VOD content from the VOD streaming server using the location information of the VOD content; wherein an identifier of the application included in the application information table determines whether the application information table related to serviced VOD content is finished, so that the application information table related to new VOD content is provided from the application server and is displayed on the terminal.