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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2006
Gun Bang, Daejeon, KR;
Hyon Gon Choo, Busan, KR;
Je-ho Nam, Seoul, KR;
Bum Suk Choi, Daejeon, KR;
Young Bae Byun, Seoul, KR;
Jin Woo Hong, Daejeon, KR;
Gun Bang, Daejeon, KR;
Hyon Gon Choo, Busan, KR;
Je-Ho Nam, Seoul, KR;
Bum Suk Choi, Daejeon, KR;
Young Bae Byun, Seoul, KR;
Jin Woo Hong, Daejeon, KR;
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
Provided are a digital broadcasting receiver and method of broadcast content protection. The digital broadcasting receiver comprises a platform which stores received broadcast data, middleware which comprises an application manager managing various applications so that broadcast content corresponding to the received broadcast data is used according to a consumption policy, a platform interface unit which acts as an interface between the platform and the middleware, and a middleware interface unit which acts as an interface between the various applications and the middleware. According to the method, various broadcast content protection and management policies can be accepted in various digital broadcasting receivers, each having different hardware and software structures.