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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2010
Joon Hui Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Gomer Thomas, Arlington, WA (US);
Hyun Jae Lee, Seoul, KR;
Man Sik Choi, Seoul, KR;
Jae Hyung Song, Seoul, KR;
Joon Hui Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Gomer Thomas, Arlington, WA (US);
Hyun Jae Lee, Seoul, KR;
Man Sik Choi, Seoul, KR;
Jae Hyung Song, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method of processing EPG (Electronic Program Guide) metadata in a network device includes performing a service discovery procedure utilizing multiple service discovery metadata components supplied by a service provider, receiving EPG metadata corresponding to a super group information element comprising both of a member element giving a group ID of another super group information element that has a higher level than a level of the super group information element and a level attribute giving a level of super group represented by the super group information element, wherein the member element is used to reference the other super group information element at a higher level, and processing the EPG metadata.