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Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 12, 2009
Applicants:

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;

Inventors:

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;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/6543 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/858 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/6543 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/8586 (2013.01);
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.


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