KR20110120507A - A digital broadcast receiver and method for setting feature information of the digital broadcast receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A digital broadcasting reception apparatus and characteristic information establishment method of a digital broadcasting reception apparatus are provided to offer the convenience of a user by automatically establishing the characteristic information of the digital broadcasting reception apparatus. CONSTITUTION: An application manager confirms the change of an IP address(S740). The application manager confirms the installation location change of a digital broadcasting reception apparatus based on the changed IP address(S750). The application manager changes the characteristic information of the digital broadcasting reception apparatus based on the changed location(S760). The application manager stores the changed characteristic information of the digital broadcasting reception apparatus(S770).

Description

A digital broadcast receiver and method for setting feature information of the digital broadcast receiver}

The present invention relates to a digital broadcast receiver and a method for setting feature information of a digital broadcast receiver, and more particularly, to a method for setting feature information used in a digital broadcast receiver capable of internet.

The broadcasting receiver transmits content produced by a broadcaster through a radio wave transmission medium such as terrestrial, cable, or satellite broadcasting, and the user is serviced by viewing through a receiver capable of receiving the respective delivery media.

However, as digital-based digital broadcasting technology has been developed and commercialized in existing analog broadcasting, real-time broadcasting, contents on demand, games, and news using Internet networks connected to homes in addition to existing radio waves or wired cable media. It is now possible to provide a variety of content services to the user.

An example of providing a content service using the Internet network is IPTV (Internet Protocol TV). The IPTV transmits various information services, video contents, and broadcasts through an internet network and provides them to the receiver of the user. The Internet network may be implemented on various types of networks such as an optical cable network, a coaxial cable network, a fiber to the home (FTTH), a telephone network, and a wireless network based on an Internet Protocol (IP).

In the case of the service using the Internet network as described above, unlike general terrestrial broadcasting, the interactivity may be added, and the user may watch a content service that he / she wants to see at a convenient time.

As various broadcasting services are provided, the information is displayed on a TV screen when providing information on the broadcasting service to a user of the broadcasting receiver, or when setting or changing the setting and request for the broadcasting service, display setting, audio setting, or the like. It uses a method using on-screen display (OSD).

An object of the present invention is to provide a digital broadcast receiver and a method for setting feature information of a digital broadcast receiver capable of automatically setting and changing feature information of a digital broadcast receiver according to an installed environment of the digital broadcast receiver.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the feature information setting method of the digital broadcast receiver according to the present invention comprises the steps of: confirming a location where the digital broadcast receiver is installed on the basis of the set IP address; Setting characteristic information. The feature information may include at least one of country, language, time, weather, content provider list, channel information, and application environment variable.

The method of setting feature information of the digital broadcast receiver may include: changing the IP address, checking whether a location where the digital broadcast receiver is installed is changed based on the changed IP address, and when the location is changed, Changing the feature information based on the identified position.

Preferably, the identified location may be at least one of a country and a region where the broadcast receiver is installed.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the digital broadcast receiver according to the present invention checks a location where the digital broadcast receiver is installed on the basis of the set IP address, and provides characteristic information of the digital broadcast receiver based on the identified location. And a storage unit for storing the set feature information. The feature information may include at least one of country, language, time, weather, content provider list, channel information, and application environment variable.

Preferably, when the IP address is changed, the controller determines whether the location is changed based on the changed IP address, and when the location is changed, the controller determines the feature information based on the identified location. You can change it.

Preferably, the location may be at least one of a country and a region where the digital broadcasting receiver is installed.

According to the method for setting the feature information of the digital broadcast receiver and the digital broadcast receiver according to the present invention, since the feature information of the digital broadcast receiver is automatically set according to the identified position based on the set IP address, the user after installing the digital broadcast receiver There is no need to separately set the feature information of the digital broadcast receiver, and the feature information that needs to be set can be accurately set without omission. In addition, when the set IP address is changed, it automatically detects it and automatically changes the characteristic information of the digital broadcasting receiver according to the identified position. Even if the procedure for changing the feature information is not performed, the service corresponding to the changed location can be provided from the digital broadcasting receiver.

1 is a diagram schematically showing an IPTV system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a diagram illustrating a hierarchical structure for broadcasting a Content Download Service (CDS) of IPTV;
3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of a location information system according to the present invention;
4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of a digital broadcast receiver according to the present invention;
5 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a screen on which feature information of a set digital broadcasting receiver is displayed;
6 is a view showing another embodiment of a screen on which feature information of a set digital broadcasting receiver is displayed;
7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a preferred embodiment of the method for setting feature information of a digital broadcast receiver according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention that can specifically realize the above object will be described. At this time, the configuration and operation of the present invention shown in the drawings and described by it will be described as at least one embodiment, by which the technical spirit of the present invention and its core configuration and operation is not limited.

The terms used in the present invention have been selected as widely used general terms as possible in consideration of the functions in the present invention, but may vary according to the intention or custom of the person skilled in the art or the emergence of new technologies. In addition, in certain cases, there is also a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, in which case the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the invention. Therefore, it is intended that the terms used in the present invention should be defined based on the meanings of the terms and the general contents of the present invention rather than the names of the simple terms.

The digital broadcast receiver refers to a broadcast receiver capable of receiving digital broadcast transmitted by digital video and audio signals. Here, unlike conventional analog broadcasting, digital broadcasting refers to a broadcasting technology capable of two-way operation, reproduction, and accumulation because the television signal is compressed and exported in a digital form that encodes and records information signals. Compared to analog broadcasting, such digital broadcasting is more resistant to noise, has a lower data loss, and transmits additional error correction information, which is advantageous for error correction, and provides a high resolution and clear picture. In addition, unlike analog broadcasting, digital broadcasting is an interactive service capable of receiving a broadcasting service from a broadcasting station and providing information to the broadcasting station.

In the present invention, the digital broadcast is used as a concept that includes not only broadcasts transmitted through terrestrial waves, satellites and cables, but also broadcasts transmitted through Internet networks. That is, digital broadcasting is defined as a concept including IP (Internet Protocol) broadcasting.

In addition, in the present invention, the digital broadcast receiver includes a broadcast receiver capable of providing an Internet service to a viewer. The Internet service includes content services such as CoD (Content's on Demand), YouTube service, weather, news, local information and search, entertainment services such as games and karaoke, TV mail, and TV SMS (Short Message Service). This means a service that can be provided through the Internet. Accordingly, in the present invention, the digital broadcast receiver includes a network TV, a web TV and a broadband TV. In addition, the broadcast service may include an internet service as well as a broadcast service provided through terrestrial, satellite, and cable.

There may be various system architectures for transmitting digital broadcasts. For example, an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) system is a system capable of providing various contents using an Internet network, and may be largely composed of a server, a network, and a client.

The servers of the IPTV are servers that perform various functions such as service discovery and selection server, streaming server, contents guide information server, customer information server, and payment information server. It can be configured as.

Among the servers, the streaming server transmits video data encoded in the stored Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) 2, MPEG4, etc. to the user through a network. As a protocol for the transmission, a Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP), a RTP Control Protocol (RTP), or the like may be used.

In case of using Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP), video stream playback can be controlled to some extent through a function called network trick play such as pause, replay, and stop. . The protocols are one example and other real time transmission protocols may be used depending on the implementation.

The content guide information server is a server that provides information on the various contents provided. The content guide information is information corresponding to electronic program guide (EPG) information and includes various information about content. The content guide information server stores content guide information data, and provides the stored data to the receiver.

The information server related to service discovery and selection among the servers provides the receiver with access information, playback information, and the like, for the servers providing various content services such as broadcasting, contents on demand (COD), and games.

The network system consists of an internet based network and gateways. The Internet-based network may use various types of networks such as an optical cable network, a coaxial cable network, a fiber to the home (FTTH), a telephone network, a wireless network, and the like based on IP. In addition to general data transfer, the gateway may perform multicast group management and quality of service (QoS) management using protocols such as Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP).

A receiver of an IPTV is a receiver capable of receiving data transmitted through an internet network and providing the same to a user. The receiver includes an IPTV settop, a homenet gateway, an IPTV embedded TV, and the like.

In the case of a hybrid IPTV system, various contents of the Internet may be provided as well as various existing broadcasting contents. That is, the user can provide various broadcasting contents such as terrestrial broadcasting, cable broadcasting, satellite broadcasting, personal broadcasting, various internet video contents, data contents other than video, and the like. The contents may be provided in real time or may be provided on demand.

1 is a diagram schematically showing an IPTV system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, in terms of providing a content service, the IPTV system may be divided into a content provider (CP), a service provider (SP), a network provider (NP), and a user. have.

The content provider produces and provides various contents. As shown in FIG. 1, the content provider includes a terrestrial broadcaster, a cable SO, or a MSO, a satellite broadcaster, and an internet broadcaster. (Internet broadcaster) and the like.

The service provider provides a service package of contents provided by the content provider. For example, the service provider of FIG. 1 packages a first terrestrial broadcast, a second terrestrial broadcast, a cable MSO, satellite broadcast, various Internet broadcasts, and provides the same to a user.

The network provider provides a network for providing the service to the user. The user may build a home network end user (HNED) to receive the service.

Conditional access, content protection, or the like may be used as a means for protecting the content transmitted from the IPTV system. As one example for the above-mentioned restriction reception or content protection, a method such as a cable card or a downloadable conditional access system (DCAS) may be used.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hierarchical structure for broadcasting a Content Download Service (CDS) of IPTV.

Referring to FIG. 2, the service provider delivers data contents for CDS to an IPTV receiver using a transport protocol. The delivered data content for CDS is stored in the storage of IPTV. The stored data contents for CDS can be executed at the request of the user or the like. Here, the transport protocol may be FLUTE (File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport) mounted on ALC / LCT over IP / UDP, DVB-STP, DVB data / object carousel, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), HTTP (hypertext transfer). protocol) and the like, and the above-described protocol may use other transmission protocols as an example.

When FLUTE is used as the transport protocol, the presence or absence of a CDS service may be known to an IPTV receiver through service discovery and selection (SD & S), and the details of the content may include metadata in a TV Anytime format. Can be found through:

Data contents for CDS may include various types of contents such as A / V contents, data contents, and game contents.

As described above, the digital broadcasting receiver of the present invention including the IPTV may receive various contents and output the provided contents on a display screen according to a user's selection.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of a location information system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the location information system 300 includes a digital broadcast receiver 310, a location information providing server 320, a fixed IP allocation management server 330, and a dynamic IP allocation management server 340.

The fixed IP allocation management server 330 manages location information of the fixed IP address. If a fixed IP address is allocated, the fixed IP allocation management server 330 associates and stores the allocated fixed IP address and location information of the assigned fixed IP address. The fixed IP allocation management server 330 transmits the location information of the fixed IP address to the location information providing server 320 upon request or periodically. Here, the location information of the IP address may be information indicating hierarchically, such as a country, a metropolitan city / province, a city, a county, and a township.

The dynamic IP allocation management server 340 manages location information of the dynamic IP address. The floating IP allocation management server 340 collects the allocated floating IP address in real time when the Internet communication device accesses the Internet and is assigned an IP, and associates the collected floating IP address with the address information of the subscriber information DB to determine the floating IP address. Obtain location information. The dynamic IP allocation management server 340 transmits the obtained location information of the dynamic IP address to the location information providing server 320 in real time.

The location information providing server 320 receives the location information of the fixed IP address and the location information of the floating IP address from the fixed IP allocation management server 330 and the dynamic IP allocation management server 340, and manages them. In addition, when the location information providing server 320 receives a message requesting the location information of the IP address from the digital broadcasting receiver 310, the location information providing server 320 searches for the location information of the corresponding IP address and transmits the location information to the digital broadcasting receiver 310.

The digital broadcast receiver 310 may have a fixed IP address and may have a floating IP address. In addition, when the fixed IP address is initially set or changed, the digital broadcasting receiver 310 may request the location information providing server 320 for location information of the corresponding IP address. In addition, when the digital broadcast receiver 310 is assigned a floating IP address, the digital broadcast receiver 310 may request the location information providing server 320 for location information of the corresponding floating IP address.

The digital broadcast receiver 310 may set feature information of the digital broadcast receiver based on the location information of the IP address received from the location information providing server 320. The feature information may include country, language, time, weather, content provider list, channel information, and application environment variables.

4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of a digital broadcast receiver according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the digital broadcast receiver 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a separate tuner for receiving terrestrial broadcast, cable broadcast, satellite broadcast, and the like. However, in the present invention, for the convenience of description, the description will be made mainly on the part of processing the content transmitted using the Internet network.

The digital broadcast receiver 400 includes a network interface unit 402, an IP manager 404, a service delivery manager 406, a demultiplexer 408, a data decoder 410, a decoder 412, a display unit 416, an application. It includes a manager 418, a service information database unit 422, a service discovery manager 424, a service control manager 426, a metadata manager 428, and a content database unit 430.

The network interface unit 402 receives packets received from the network and transmits the packets to the network. That is, the network interface unit 402 receives an IP packet for transmitting broadcast data and service information from a service providing server through a network. The broadcast data may include content, an update message indicating whether to update the content, metadata, service information data, and software code. In addition, the service information may include service information for the real-time broadcast service and service information for the Internet service. As an example of service information for an Internet service, the network interface unit 402 may receive weather information.

The IP manager 404 is involved in packet transmission from the source to the destination for the packet received by the digital broadcast receiver 400 and the packet transmitted by the digital broadcast receiver 400. The IP manager 404 classifies the received packet to correspond to an appropriate protocol, and classifies the packet into a service delivery manager 406, a service discovery manager 424, a service control manager 426, and a metadata manager 428. Outputs

The service delivery manager 406 is responsible for controlling the received service data. For example, when controlling real-time streaming data, RTP / RTCP (Real-Time Transport Protocol / RTP Control Protocol) may be used. When transmitting the real-time streaming data using the RTP, the service delivery manager 406 parses the received data packet according to the RTP and transmits it to the demultiplexer 408 or the control of the service manager 420. As a result, the content is stored in the content database unit 430. The service delivery manager 406 controls the network reception information to be fed back to the server that provides the service using RTCP.

The demultiplexer 408 demultiplexes the received packet into audio, video, program specific information (PSI) data, and the like, and transmits the demultiplexer 408 to the decoder 412 and the data decoder 410, respectively.

The data decoder 410 decodes service information such as program specific information (PSI). That is, the data decoder 410 receives and decodes a demultiplexed PSI section, a program and service information protocol (PSIP) section, a service information (DVB-SI) section, and the like from the demultiplexer 408.

In addition, the data decoder 410 decodes the received sections to create a database of service information, and stores the database of the service information in the service information database unit 422.

The decoder 412 decodes the video data and the audio data received by the demultiplexer 408, and the decoded video and audio data are provided to the user through the display unit 416.

The application manager 418 manages the overall state of the digital broadcast receiver 400, provides a user interface, and manages other managers. In addition, the application manager 418 may identify a location where the digital broadcast receiver 400 is installed based on the set IP address, and set characteristic information of the digital broadcast receiver based on the identified location. The IP address set here may be a static IP address or a dynamic IP address. In addition, the feature information of the digital broadcast receiver may be stored in the content database unit 430 or the service information database unit 422.

When the set IP address is changed, the application manager 418 may identify a location where the digital broadcast receiver 400 is installed on the basis of the changed IP address, and set characteristic information of the digital broadcast receiver based on the identified location.

Application manager 418 includes a user interface manager 419 and a service manager 420.

The user interface manager 419 provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for a user using an OSD (On Screen Display), etc., and receives a key input from a user to perform a receiver operation according to the input.

For example, when the user interface manager 419 receives a key input for selecting a service from the user, the user interface manager 419 transmits the key input signal to the service manager 620.

The user interface manager 419 controls to output a virtual keyboard or a virtual keypad on the screen. The user may select and input a specific virtual key on the output virtual keyboard or the virtual keypad by using the arrow keys and the numeric keys of the remote controller. For example, the user may select a virtual key to input a user ID and password, and the user interface manager 419 may perform user authentication based on the user ID and password input from the user.

The content database unit 430 may store authentication information about an Internet service list and an account of a server. Here, the Internet service list is a list including information about a content provider or a service provider that provides an Internet service. For example, the Internet service list may include at least one of a name of a server, access information of the server, and guide information about a service provided by the server. The access information of the server may be any one of an internet address and a uniform resource locator (URL).

When the application manager 418 receives an Internet service mode request command, the application manager 418 may control to display information included in the internet service list. That is, the application manager 418 may control to display at least one of a name of a server included in the Internet service list, access information of the server, and guide information about a service provided by the server. In this case, the access information may be displayed as a link for accessing the corresponding server. That is, the user can click the access information displayed on the screen to allow the digital broadcast receiver to access the corresponding server. In addition, a specific picture or icon may be displayed for each server name included in the Internet service list. Here, the Internet service mode request command may be input through a hot key on the remote controller, may be input through a virtual keypad or a virtual key on the virtual keyboard, and may be input through a specific menu displayed on the screen.

When the application manager 418 receives the Internet service request command, the application manager 418 connects to the server associated with the received Internet service request command and controls to display a screen for requesting authentication information about the account of the connected server. Here, when the user clicks the access information displayed on the screen, a user internet service request command may be input, and when the user clicks a picture or icon of the corresponding server displayed on the screen, the user internet service request command may be input. Can be entered.

When the application manager 418 receives an output command of the content channel from the user, the application manager 418 reads index data stored in the content database unit and outputs the content.

The display unit 416 outputs the content to the screen. In addition, the display unit 416 displays an image generated by the browser on the screen.

The service manager 420 controls a manager associated with a service, such as a service delivery manager 406, a service discovery manager 424, a service control manager 426, and a metadata manager 428 and an IG-OITF client.

In addition, the service manager 420 creates a channel map of a general broadcast and selects a channel using the channel map according to a key input received from the user interface manager 419. The service manager 420 receives service information of a channel from the data decoder 410 and sets an audio / video packet identifier (PID) of the selected channel to the demultiplexer 408.

The service manager 420 may also execute a browser to process the received service. The browser may display the service information and control the content to be played back. Browsers can also run generic applications, applications associated with specific content. In addition, the browser may process and display a web page provided by the server on the screen, and receive and display service information from the server. The service information may be provided in the form of a web page from the server.

The service discovery manager 424 provides the information necessary to select a service provider that provides a service. Upon receiving a signal regarding channel selection from the service manager 420, the service discovery manager 424 uses the information to find a service.

The service control manager 426 is responsible for selecting and controlling a service. For example, if a user selects a live broadcasting service like the conventional broadcasting method, IGMP or RTSP is used. If a user selects a service such as VOD (Video On Demand), RTSP is used to select and control the service. Perform The RTSP protocol may provide a trick mode for real time streaming. In addition, the service control manager 426 may initialize and manage a session through the IMC gateway using an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) or a session initiation protocol (SIP). The protocols are one embodiment, and other protocols may be used depending on implementation.

The metadata manager 428 manages metadata associated with a service and stores the metadata in the service information database unit 422.

The service information database unit 422 stores service information decoded by the data decoder 410, metadata managed by the metadata manager 428, and information necessary to select a service provider provided by the service discovery manager 424. . In addition, the service information database unit 422 may store setup data for the system.

The service information database unit 422 and the content database unit 430 may be implemented using nonvolatile memory (NVRAM) or flash memory, respectively. The service information database unit 422 and the content database unit 430 may be logically divided into two areas on the same storage area. Can be implemented.

The content database unit 430 may store content controlled to be stored by a PVR manager (not shown). The PVR manager collects metadata related to the stored content and generates additional information (thumbnail images, etc.) used for user use.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a screen on which feature information of a set digital broadcasting receiver is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the application manager 418 determines a location where the digital broadcast receiver 400 is installed on the basis of the set IP address in the UK, the digital broadcast receiver is based on the identified location in the UK. The feature information may be set and the set feature information may be displayed as shown on the screen 500. For example, the application manager 418 sets the country to UK, the language to English (ENG), which is the native language for the UK, the time to the UK time, and the weather to the UK. Set to (UK Weather), set the Netcast Menu to the list of content providers (CP List for UK) serviced in the UK, and set the channel information to the channel broadcasted in the UK (channel setting for UK). have. Accordingly, the digital broadcasting receiver according to the present invention has an effect of automatically setting the feature information to be set according to the installation position when the digital broadcasting receiver is installed.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another embodiment of a screen on which feature information of a set digital broadcasting receiver is displayed.

Referring to FIG. 6, when the IP address is changed, the application manager 418 identifies a place where the digital broadcast receiver 400 is installed based on the changed IP address. If it is confirmed that the installation place of the digital broadcasting receiver 400 has been changed from the UK to Spain based on the changed IP address, the application manager 418 checks the characteristic information of the digital broadcasting receiver in Spain. It can be changed on the basis of Spain, and the changed characteristic information can be displayed like the screen 600.

For example, the application manager 418 changes the country from the UK to Spain, changes the language from English (ENG) to Spanish, the native Spanish language, and changes the time from UK Time to Spanish Standard Time ( Spain Time, change the weather from UK Weather (US Weather) to Spain Weather, and change the Netcast Menu from a list of content providers (UK CP List for UK) It is changed to a content provider list (Spain CP List) serviced in Spain, and the channel information can be set from a channel broadcasted in the UK (channel setting for UK) to a channel broadcasted in Spain (channel setting for Spain). Accordingly, the digital broadcast receiver according to the present invention has an effect of automatically changing feature information to be changed according to the changed position even when the installation position of the digital broadcast receiver is changed.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a preferred embodiment of the method for setting feature information of a digital broadcast receiver according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the application manager 418 sets an IP address (700). The application manager 418 may automatically receive a floating IP address when the network connection is confirmed, and set the IP address. In addition, the application manager 418 may set an IP address according to a fixed IP address input through the user interface 419.

The application manager 418 checks the location where the digital broadcast receiver is installed based on the set IP address (S710). The identified location may be a country in which a digital broadcasting receiver is installed or an area in which a digital broadcasting receiver is installed. In addition, when the identified location is a region, the application manager 418 may check the metropolitan city or province where the digital broadcasting receiver is installed, and may check the city, county or district where the digital broadcasting receiver is installed, and the town where the digital broadcasting receiver is installed. You can check the, side or copper.

The application manager 418 may receive the location information of the set IP address and check the location of the digital broadcast receiver based on the location information of the received IP address. Location information of the IP address may be received from the location information providing server 320 shown in FIG. In addition, when a dynamic IP address is assigned, location information may be received from a server providing the dynamic IP address.

The application manager 418 sets feature information of the digital broadcast receiver based on the identified position (S720). The feature information may include at least one of country, language, time, weather, content provider list, channel information, and application environment variable. The application manager 418 may control to display feature information automatically set according to a user request command or after setting.

The application manager 418 controls to store the set characteristic information (S730). The feature information set here may be stored in any one of the service information database unit 422 and the content database unit 430.

The application manager 418 may display the internet service and the broadcast service according to the set feature information. For example, the application manager 418 may control the current weather of the UK region to be displayed on the screen when the region is set to the UK among the feature information. In addition, when the application manager 418 receives the Internet service mode request command, the application manager 418 may display a list of content providers providing services in the UK region. In addition, the application manager 418 may automatically set up a channel map according to a channel aired in the UK region. In addition, the application manager 418 may control the OSD menu and guide message to be displayed in English. The application manager 418 can also control the British standard time to be displayed on the screen. The application manager 418 may also change the environment variables of the stored application based on the UK, which is the identified location. In this case, the application can be executed tailored to the UK region.

The application manager 418 checks whether the IP address has been changed (S740). When the application manager 418 receives an IP address change request from the user, the application manager 418 may confirm that the IP address has changed. In addition, the application manager 418 may check that the IP address has been changed in other cases by comparing the received floating IP address with a previously set IP address.

If the IP address is changed, the application manager 418 determines whether the location where the digital broadcast receiver is installed is changed based on the changed IP address (S750). The application manager 418 may control the previously confirmed location to be stored, and may check whether the location where the digital broadcasting is installed is changed by comparing the stored location with the confirmed location based on the changed IP address.

When the location where the digital broadcast receiver is installed is changed, the application manager 418 changes characteristic information of the digital broadcast receiver based on the changed location (S760). The application manager 418 may control to display the changed characteristic information automatically according to a user request command or after setting.

The application manager 418 stores the changed characteristic information of the digital broadcast receiver (S770).

The present invention can also be embodied as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer apparatus is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission via the Internet) . The computer-readable recording medium may also be distributed to networked computer devices so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific preferred embodiments described above, and the present invention belongs to the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and such changes are within the scope of the claims.

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In the method for setting the characteristic information of the digital broadcast receiver,
Checking a location where the digital broadcasting receiver is installed based on a set IP address; And
And setting the feature information on the basis of the identified position. The method of claim 1,
And the feature information comprises at least one of country, language, time, weather, content provider list, channel information, and application environment variable. The method of claim 1,
Changing the IP address;
Checking whether the location where the digital broadcasting receiver is installed is changed based on the changed IP address; And
And changing the characteristic information based on the identified position when the position is changed. The method of claim 1,
The identified position is,
And at least one of a country and a region in which the broadcast receiver is installed. A controller which checks a location where the digital broadcast receiver is installed based on a set IP address and sets feature information of the digital broadcast receiver based on the identified location; And
And a storage unit for storing the set characteristic information. 6. The method of claim 5,
The feature information includes at least one of country, language, time, weather, content provider list, channel information and application environment variables. 6. The method of claim 5,
The control unit,
When the IP address is changed, it is determined whether the location has been changed based on the changed IP address, and when the location is changed, the feature information is changed based on the identified location. Broadcast receiver. 6. The method of claim 5,
The position is,
And at least one of a country and a region in which the digital broadcasting receiver is installed.

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