| CPC H04W 28/0967 (2020.05) [H04N 21/438 (2013.01); H04N 21/6131 (2013.01); H04W 84/042 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
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1. A method of providing an offloading service for offloading media content data streamed through a cellular network to a broadcast network, the method comprising:
streaming, to a user terminal including a cellular network receiver and a broadcast network receiver, the media content data through the cellular network;
transmitting, to the user terminal, an offloading service providing signal for activating the broadcast network receiver of the user terminal through the cellular network;
transmitting, to the user terminal, a broadcast signal including connection information of the broadcast network to which the user terminal is to be connected so as to receive the media content data, through the cellular network;
broadcasting the media content data through the broadcast network; and
determining whether to provide the offloading service,
wherein the determining of whether to provide the offloading service comprises:
an offloading policy which includes connection information of the broadcast network to be used for the offloading service, an offloading rule, and an offloading condition, and
the offloading condition includes at least one of items including whether the broadcast network is available in a reception area in which the media content data is received, a service quality of the cellular network, and the number of user terminals comprising a receiver capable of receiving the broadcast network.
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