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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
May. 06, 2005
Tai Yeon Ku, Busan, KR;
Dong Hwan Park, Daejeon, KR;
Kyeong Deok Moon, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
Provided are an apparatus and method for providing en electronic program guide (EPG) and a terminal and method for displaying the EPG. The apparatus includes an information extracting unit extracting the information about the electronic program guide, which specifies broadcasts according to time and channel, from a broadcast signal, a document creating unit converting the extracted information about the electronic program guide into a document in a data format permitted in a user's terminal, and a command processor processing a service command regarding a broadcast selected based on the converted document. Accordingly, it is possible to make an EPG based on a user's favorite broadcasts and provide the EPG to the user's terminal.