APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE

摘要

An apparatus and a method for re-configuring an EPG(Electronic Program Guide) are provided to shorten a search time for a user desired program. A data parsing unit(330) extracts a PSIP(Program and System Information Protocol) section included in a TS(Transport Stream). A data editing unit(340) changes storage positions of an EIT(Event Information) and an EET(Extended Text Table) of the extracted PSIP section. As the program is accessed, a controller(310) searches the EIT and the EET whose storage positions have been changed. The storage positions are changed between an ES(Elementary Stream) of the TS and an MGT(Master Guide Table). The TS is stored in a certain storage medium or provided from a relay center in real time. In addition, the controller transfers corresponding commands to each module to perform functions corresponding to the commands when a control command is inputted to the controller through an input unit(300).