Digital multimedia broadcasting application format generating method and apparatus thereof

An apparatus comprising a processor and memory for generating Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) Application Format (AF), comprising:

• a metadata generator, operating on the processor, for generating metadata for DMB contents;
• and
• a combiner, operating on the processor, for combining the generated metadata and the DMB contents in an AF,
• wherein the metadata includes copyright information for the metadata, user information for a user who consumes the DMB contents, and package table information for describing a package related to the DMB contents,
• wherein the package table information includes content type information,
• wherein the package table information includes segment information table information for segments,
• wherein the content type information includes a classification scheme,
• wherein the segment table information provides a method for accessing, reproducing or watching programs of the DMB contents by segments to the user, provides a segment browsing service, and
• wherein the segment information table information includes segment group list information for describing a segment group which is a set of related segments and segment list information for describing a list of the segments.

A method for consuming a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) Application Format (AF), comprising:

• receiving, by a processor, a DMB AF having DMB contents and metadata for the DMB contents in an AF;
• and
• consuming, by the processor, the DMB contents using the DMB AF, wherein the metadata includes copyright information for the metadata, user information for a user who consumes the DMB contents, and package table information for describing a package related to the DMB contents,
• wherein the package table information includes content type information,
• wherein the package table information includes segment information table information for segments,
• wherein the content type information includes a classification scheme,
• wherein the segment information table information provides a method for accessing, reproducing or watching programs of the DMB contents by segments to the user, provides a segment browsing service, and
• wherein the segment information table information includes segment group list information for describing a segment group which is a set of related segments and segment list information for describing a list of the segments.

An apparatus comprising a processor and memory for consuming a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) Application Format (AF), comprising:

• a receiver, operating on the processor, for receiving a DMB AF having DMB contents and metadata for the DMB contents in an AF;
• and
• a consuming unit, operating on the processor, for consuming the DMB contents using the DMB AF,
• wherein the metadata includes copyright information for the metadata, user information for a user who consumes the DMB contents, and package table information for describing a package related to the DMB contents,
• wherein the package table information includes content type information,
• wherein the package table information includes segment information table information for segments,
• wherein the content type information includes a classification scheme,
• wherein the segment information table information provides a method for accessing, reproducing or watching programs of the DMB contents by segments to the user, provides a segment browsing service, and
• wherein the segment information table information includes segment group list information for describing a segment group which is a set of related segments and segment list information for describing a list of the segments.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for storing metadata for Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) contents,

• wherein the metadata includes copyright information for the metadata, user information for a user who consumes the DMB contents, and package table information for describing a package related to the DMB contents,
• wherein the package table information includes content type information,
• wherein the package table information includes segment information table information for segments,
• wherein the content type information includes a classification scheme,
• wherein the segment information table information provides a method for accessing, reproducing or watching programs of the DMB contents by segments to the user, provides a segment browsing service,
• wherein the segment information table information includes segment group list information for describing a segment group which is a set of related segments and segment list information for describing a list of the segments.