Abstract: An apparatus for receiving an adaptive broadcast signal and method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes linking an IP network, sending network environment information for a receiver and program selection information to a service provider via the linked IP network, and providing the receiver with at least one service in available service information for a program selected by a user based on the sent network environment information.

Abstract: An apparatus for receiving an adaptive broadcast signal and method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes linking an IP network, sending display status information for a receiver to a service provider via the linked IP network, receiving an available service information list provided by the service provider based on the display status information for the receiver, and if at least one service is selected from the received available service information list by a user, providing the selected service to the receiver.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for automatically generating moving picture highlights for video stored in a digital video recorder that detects scene change of stored video, extracts information amount with respect to the relevant video interval on the basis of the scene change detection information, automatically generates moving picture highlights according to moving picture highlight length information set by a user or default value in the system, on the basis of results of the scene change detection and the interval information amount.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for automatically generating moving picture highlights for video stored in a digital video recorderthat detects scene change of stored video, extracts information amount with respect to the relevant video interval on the basis of tile scene change detection information, automatically generates moving picture highlights according to moving picture highlight length information set by a user or default value in the system, on the basis of results of the scene change detection and the interval information amount.

Abstract: An image display delay time shortening apparatus during channel change, a method thereof and a broadcasting receiving apparatus thereof are disclosed. The broadcasting receiving apparatus extracts a sequence header from a video stream of the received broadcasting signal if a broadcasting signal of each channel is received. Henceforth, the broadcasting receiving apparatus extracts a sequence header corresponding to a changed channel from a relevant region of a channel information table in a memory to establish an initial value of a decoder, so that an image can be displayed with any time delay even if the sequence header is not received at the start of channel change.

Abstract: An apparatus for recording/reproducing a digital broadcast and method thereof are disclosed, by which a user is provided with record information for the corresponding program and by which a data structure enabling an implicative representation of a recorded broadcast stream is proposed. The present invention includes a storage unit having at least one storage medium storing a broadcast program, the storage unit generating a record information file including at least one sub-record information having a display level assigned thereto by a broadcast program unit, the storage unit storing the generated record information file in the corresponding storage medium and a control unit reading the sub-record information to which the display level meeting an inputted display mode is assigned from the corresponding record information file if a display mode condition is inputted together with a record information browsing command, the control unit displaying the read sub-record information.

Abstract: A broadcasting receiver with functions of recommending a broadcasting program and reservation-recording a recommended broadcasting program over a network, and method for performing the functions is provided in order to give and receive a recommendation for a genre of program that users favor between broadcasting receivers, and also reservation-record the recommended program. According to the invention, the broadcasting receivers on the network share identification information of each user, information on user-favored program genres, and IP address of each broadcasting receiver and have been registered as friends so that those receivers can recommend a favored genre of program that the users mutually favor, receive a recommendation for their favored genre of program, and perform the reservation-recording in accordance with selection of the user.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a broadcasting service method and system for effectively performing a viewing restriction function. The broadcasting service method includes the steps of: a) generating a plurality of scenes according to each viewing rate classified by a predetermined rule with respect to specific scenes of a single program; and b) constructing a scene chain in time order where the scene chain connects only broadcasting streams of scenes corresponding to the viewing rate transmitted from a broadcasting receiver of a user, among the plurality of scenes, and transmitting the scene chain to the broadcasting receiver of the user. Thus, in the broadcasting receiver or a Personal Video Recorder (PVR) with a storage medium, a restriction function for each rate in relation to viewing and recording can be flexibly and effectively embodied.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of broadcast service for more accurately and quickly performing predetermined trick play functions (such as, skip, and skim) by using a scene information that is transported with a broadcast stream in real time or non-real time mode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a private video recorder (PVR) for processing and storing data provided from an external apparatus such as a visual telephone and an interphone. The PVR includes: a broadcasting signal processing part for detecting a video feature from a received broadcasting stream and generating an index file having the detected video feature; an external signal processing part for converting a signal provided from an external image apparatus, into an MPEG stream; and a controller for storing, in predetermined areas inside a storing means, the broadcasting stream and the index file provided from the broadcasting signal processing part, and the MPEG stream provided from the external signal processing part, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention provides a service system of a thumbnail image and transmitting/receiving method thereof, by which a thumbnail image service of high quality of service and various application services can be provided to a user and by which a broadcasting station or thumbnail image service provider produces to transmit the thumbnail image to reduce a price of a broadcast receiver. The present invention includes a transmitting unit generating at least one thumbnail image for a specific program to transfer on a transport channel and a receiving unit demodulating the transferred at least one thumbnail image to display or store.