Patent ID: 8228433

Claim:
A method of controlling a receiver, the method comprising: receiving a broadcast signal defining a multi-channel broadcast, having additional information, the additional information including associated channel information indicating a channel of associated broadcasting content, the associated channel information enabling the receiver to recognize channels having associated broadcasting content; detecting, based on the associated channel information, at least one channel having the associated broadcasting content according to a selection of a specific channel, wherein the associated broadcasting content has at least one broadcast program associated with the selected specific channel; and processing in tandem a broadcast program of the selected specific channel and the at least one broadcast program of the detected at least one channel, wherein the processing comprises storing, in a storage device, the broadcast program of the selected specific channel and the at least one broadcast program of the detected at least one channel, wherein each broadcast program of the detected at least one channel having associated broadcasting content is stored in the storage device in association with the broadcast program of the selected specific channel, and wherein the associated channel information of the additional information included in the broadcast signal has a relevant program field.