The method of downloading files to set-top boxes by digitally broadcasting over the air and transmitting on the internet, the apparatus thereof

The invention retransmit the block such, there is more than for transmission, and the received block by dividing a file in units of blocks of a predetermined size through a digital broadcast retransmission is over, if necessary, a certain number of the total blocks for sending files efficiently if required there, and retransmission through the digital broadcasting, in the case of must retransmit the block of constant less than the number, the file download method with the digital broadcast and Internet transmission, characterized in that for transmitting via the Internet and regular files to be transmitted and configured digital broadcasting file download server, and a block to be transmitted is divided into blocks of a size through a digital broadcast network to the Internet file download server to transmit over the Internet, the Internet file download server, at least in the block received at the receiving end There are retransmitted to Receiving a list of the block to from a reception side, it is more than a certain number, based on the total number of blocks of a block to be retransmitted to a particular block to be retransmitted to inform the particular block of the digital broadcasting file download server, the particular block the number of blocks to be retransmitted is less than a certain number, based on the total block for providing a digital broadcast and downloaded file system using the Internet with the transmission, characterized in that the retransmission of a particular block via the Internet on their own.