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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2009
Sung-wook Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Gyung-pyo Hong, Yongin-si, KR;
Kwang-hyuk Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin-yong Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
Hue-yin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Young-suk Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hae-su Gwon, Gunpo-si, KR;
Sang-woong Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Sung-wook Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Gyung-pyo Hong, Yongin-si, KR;
Kwang-hyuk Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin-yong Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
Hue-yin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Young-suk Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hae-su Gwon, Gunpo-si, KR;
Sang-woong Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of providing additional content in a digital broadcast reception apparatus, the method including receiving a locator of additional content from a broadcast server while a user watches a broadcast program, receiving an instruction to insert the additional content from the broadcast server, receiving and reproducing the additional content from a content providing server designated by the locator, and switching back to the broadcast program. Thus, it is not necessary to allocate a separate channel and/or to switch channels for providing additional content.