METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AVAILABLE CHANNELS AND/OR SERVICES

摘要

A method, computer-readable storage medium, reception apparatus, and information providing apparatus for generating a list of accessible channels. The method includes retrieving from a primary server terrestrial broadcast channel information associated with a predetermined geographical region. The terrestrial broadcast channel information includes, for each broadcaster associated with the predetermined geographical region, one or a combination of a broadcast channel and a secondary server location associated with the respective broadcaster. Service information is retrieved, for each of at least one broadcaster associated with the predetermined geographical region, from a secondary server associated with the respective broadcaster based on the terrestrial broadcast channel information. The reception apparatus determines, for each of the at least one broadcaster associated with the predetermined geographical region, whether the broadcast channel associated with the respective broadcaster is receivable by the reception apparatus. The reception apparatus generates the list of accessible channels based on the determination.

主权项

1. A method for generating a list of accessible channels in a reception apparatus, the method comprising:
retrieving from a primary server, via a communication network, terrestrial broadcast channel information associated with a predetermined geographical region, the terrestrial broadcast channel information including, for each broadcaster associated with the predetermined geographical region, a secondary server location associated with the respective broadcaster; retrieving, via the communication network and for each of at least one broadcaster associated with the predetermined geographical region, service information from a secondary server associated with the respective broadcaster based on the respective secondary server location included in the terrestrial broadcast channel information; determining, for each of the at least one broadcaster associated with the predetermined geographical region, whether the broadcast channel associated with the respective broadcaster is receivable by the reception apparatus; and generating the list of accessible channels that includes any broadcast channels determined to be receivable by the reception apparatus.