Broadcast receiving device, method of operating broadcast receiving device, linking device for linking to broadcast receiving device, and method of operating linking device

A method of a companion device interoperating with a broadcast reception device for receiving a broadcast service, the method comprising:

• connecting the companion device with the broadcast reception device,
• wherein the broadcast service includes a transport packet comprising a header and a payload and the header of the transport packet includes information indicating that a packet type of the transport packet is an Internet Protocol (IP) packet type,
• wherein the transport packet includes emergency alert information;
• receiving, by the companion device, the emergency alert information from the broadcast reception device, the emergency alert information including identifier information for the emergency alert information, category information of the emergency alert information, and priority information for the emergency alert information,
• a value of the priority information representing one of 5 levels of priority of the emergency alert information, the 5 levels representing the priority from low priority to high priority;
• and
• receiving, by the companion device, service guide information including information for components of the broadcast, in response to a request of the companion device,
• wherein the information for components includes capability information for components and the capability information includes at least one of capability information for a video component and capability information for an audio component, and
• wherein the information for components further includes information describing a closed caption component and information describing an application component.

A broadcast reception device for transmitting a broadcast service to a companion device, the broadcast reception device comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive a broadcast service,
• wherein the broadcast service includes a transport packet comprising a header and a payload and the header of the transport packet includes information indicating that a packet type of the transport packet is an Internet Protocol (IP) packet type, and
• wherein the transport packet includes emergency alert information;
• and
• a processor configured to connect the broadcast reception device with the companion device, and to transmit the emergency alert information to the companion device, the emergency alert information including identifier information for the emergency alert information, category information of the emergency alert information, and priority information for the emergency alert information,
• wherein a value of the priority information representing one of 5 levels of priority of the emergency alert information, the 5 levels representing the priority from low priority to high priority,
• wherein the processor is further configured to transmit service guide information including information for components of the broadcast, in response to a request of the companion device,
• wherein the information for components includes capability information for the component and the capability information includes at least one of capability information for a video component and capability information for an audio component, and
• wherein the information for components further includes information describing a closed caption component and information describing an application component.

A method for transmitting a broadcast service from a broadcast reception device to a companion device, the method comprising:

• receiving a broadcast service,
• wherein the broadcast service includes a transport packet comprising a header and a payload and the header of the transport packet includes information indicating that a packet type of the transport packet is an Internet Protocol (IP) packet type, and
• wherein the transport packet includes emergency alert information;
• connecting the broadcast reception device with the companion device;
• transmitting the emergency alert information to the companion device, the emergency alert information including identifier information for the emergency alert information, category information of the emergency alert information, and priority information for the emergency alert information,
• wherein a value of the priority information representing one of 5 levels of priority of the emergency alert information, the 5 levels representing the priority from low priority to high priority;
• and
• transmitting service guide information including information for components of the broadcast service, in response to a request of the companion device,
• wherein the information for components includes capability information for the component and the capability information includes at least one of capability information for a video component and capability information for an audio component, and
• wherein the information for components further includes information describing a closed caption component and information describing an application component.