METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTENTS BY USING BEACON SIGNAL

摘要

A method and apparatus are allowed to provide contents by using a beacon signal. A set-top box flexibly changes identification information contained in the beacon signal depending on a current broadcast program and its proceeding time point, and then emits the beacon signal for a given time span. A terminal device receives the beacon signal and then receives particular content corresponding to the identification information from a content server. It is therefore possible to provide various contents to a user without disturbing a user's TV watching.

主权项

1. A method for providing contents, the method comprising steps of:
at a set-top box, receiving a content code corresponding to a specific broadcast program and a specific beacon signal emission time point from a content server; setting identification information based on the content code; and emitting a beacon signal containing the identification information at the specific beacon signal emission time point.