Apparatus and method for providing available codec information

摘要

An apparatus for providing available codec information, includes a receiving unit that receives electronic program guide (EPG) data transmitted by a broadcasting operator; a codec-management unit that checks the position information of the codec based on the received EPG data, and manages the point of downloading time of the codec; an interface-generation unit that generates the position information of the checked codec, and provides the information to the EPG screen; and a display unit that displays the EPG screen including the position information of the codec.

主权项

1. An apparatus for providing available codec information, the apparatus comprising:
a receiving unit that receives electronic program guide (EPG) data; a parsing unit that parses the received EPG data; a codec-management unit that extracts codec information used in broadcasting content based on the parsed EPG data, and searches whether the extracted codec information is stored in the apparatus; an interface-generation unit that generates a symbol indicating position information of a codec according to the search result, and provides the generated symbol to an EPG screen; and a display unit that displays the EPG screen including the codec information and the generated symbol.