Patent attributes
An apparatus and method for providing caption information effectively provides information on the status of a caption service for a broadcast signal depending on a user's selection by checking the caption service status of the broadcast signal at a predetermined time interval and storing the caption service status information obtained through the check. The apparatus includes a caption information collecting unit for checking the status of a caption service for a broadcast signal at a predetermined time interval and collecting information on the caption service status, and a caption information processing unit for displaying the collected caption service status information on a display unit.