Alticast Corporation

Sung-Woo Nam

Jin-Gwan Kim

Chang-Hwan Kang

Da-Hye Hyoung

Jung-Ik Lee

Ju-Hyun Won

Jae-Hwan Park

Hyun-Kyu Lee

You-Jin Lee

Tae-Min Ahn

Ji Hee Kang

Hyo-Geun Wang

Ji-Won Choi

Se Rom Ham

A method and apparatus for providing broadcast services are disclosed. One aspect of the invention provides a broadcast receiving apparatus that is connected over a network with a head-end and is configured to output a content on a screen in response to a user's request. The broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a key input receiving part configured to receive a preset key signal as input; a content identification part configured to identify a content outputted on the screen at a time point of inputting the key signal; and an option interface decision part configured to decide an option interface for the identified content.

Method and apparatus for providing broadcast service

A method and an apparatus for providing a virtual channel service are disclosed. The method includes maintaining a contents list recorded in a personal video recorder and a virtual channel information, determining a playback order of recorded contents included in the list in accordance with a preset algorithm, and playing back in sequence the recorded contents through a predetermined virtual channel. As a result, a user may approach easily to the recorded contents.

Method and apparatus for providing a virtual channel service

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Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

Sung-Woo Nam