SIMPLE AND EFFICIENT METHOD OF PERFORMING SERVICE CHANGE BETWEEN MULTIPLE SERVICES INCLUDING BROADCAST CHANNEL SERVICES DELIVERED THROUGH BROADCASTING NETWORK AND CONTENTS SERVICES DELIVERED THROUGH INTERNET

摘要

The present invention relates to a simple and efficient method of performing a service change between multiple services including broadcast channel services delivered through a broadcasting network and content services delivered through the internet. The method of the present invention includes: assigning serial numbers to multiple services including broadcast channel services and content services; recording a mapping table for managing serial numbers assigned to multiple services in a memory of a set-top box; and when a specified channel number is received from an input device by a user, moving to a service having a serial number corresponding to the received channel number from the mapping table. The method of the present invention simply and efficiently performs a service change between broadcast channel services and content services. According to the present invention, service change can be performed between multiple services by simply inputting a channel number. Further, it is possible to reduce the time required for service change between broadcast channel services and content services and the number of pressing buttons.