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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
May. 31, 2006
Jin-yong Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
Soo-kang Bae, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jung-min Kang, Seoul, KR;
Du-il Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin-Yong Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
Soo-Kang Bae, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jung-Min Kang, Seoul, KR;
Du-il Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for storing a broadcast program are provided. The apparatus includes: a signal processing unit which generates an audio/video (A/V) file, an application file, and a first electronic program guide (EPG) file by appropriately processing a plurality of A/V signals, application information, and EPG information, respectively, which are included in an input broadcast program transport stream; a synchronization unit which receives the A/V file, the application file, and the first EPG file from the signal processing unit, generates storage information for the A/V file and storage information for the application file, and converts the first EPG file into a second EPG file comprising the storage information for the A/V file and the storage information for the application file; and a storage unit which stores the A/V file, the application file, and the second EPG file.