Mobile broadcast receiver and method for decoding broadcast service using the same

Abstract

A mobile broadcast receiver and a method for decoding a broadcast service are provided. According to an aspect of the invention, the mobile broadcast receiver includes a receiver to receive a fast information channel (FIC) and a main service channel (MSC), and an FIC decoder. The FIC decoder is configured to analyze fast information group (FIG) information of a fast information block (FIB) contained in the FIC, to extract information associated with a user-selected service and information associated with at least one service component of the user-selected service, and to filter only the at least one service component of the user-selected service based on the extracted information.

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