Patent ID: 8261313

Claim:
A mobile communication terminal capable of transmitting broadcast viewing information, the mobile communication terminal comprising: a broadcast module configured to receive a broadcast program; an information collecting unit configured to collect and manage the broadcast viewing information for the received broadcast program; a transmitting unit configured to transmit the broadcast viewing information according to a transmission cycle; a receiving unit configured to receive a change request message including an adjustment value for the transmission cycle and address information for a broadcast managing server; and a control unit configured to change the transmission cycle according to the adjustment value included in the change request message, set the broadcast managing server corresponding to the address information included in the change request message as the broadcast managing server to receive the broadcast viewing information, and control the transmitting unit to transmit the broadcast viewing information according to the changed transmission cycle to the broadcast managing server corresponding to the address information included in the change request message wherein the broadcast module, the information collecting unit, the transmitting unit, and the receiving unit are operably coupled to the control unit in the mobile communication terminal, wherein the adjustment value for the transmission cycle is determined by the broadcast managing server and indicated by a unit of time or day such that a previously set transmission cycle is changed by adding or subtracting the time or day specified by the adjustment value, and wherein the change request message comprises parameters associated with the transmission cycle, the parameters comprising an interval field, and enable/disable field, a frequency field, and a link field.