Extensions to trigger parameters table for interactive television
First Claim
1. A method of a reception apparatus for processing control information, comprising:
- receiving content from a content source;
displaying the received content on a display;
receiving first control information associated with the received content;
retrieving, by the reception apparatus, an event table using location information included in the first control information, the event table including at least one event associated with one or a combination of an event identifier and a first media time of the received content;
storing the event table in a memory of the reception apparatus; and
determining whether to process the at least one event included in the stored event table based on one or a combination of a protocol version and one or more capabilities defined in the event table.
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Abstract
A method, computer program, and reception apparatus, and information providing apparatus. The method includes receiving content from a content source, and displaying the received content on a display. The reception apparatus 20 receives a first trigger associated with the received content. The reception apparatus retrieves a trigger parameters table (TPT) based on the first trigger. The TPT includes at least one event associated with one or a combination of a trigger identifier and a first media time of the received content, and is stored in a memory of the reception apparatus. Further, the reception apparatus determines whether to process the at least one event included in the TPT based on one or a combination of a protocol version and one or more capabilities defined in the TPT.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of a reception apparatus for processing control information, comprising:
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receiving content from a content source; displaying the received content on a display; receiving first control information associated with the received content; retrieving, by the reception apparatus, an event table using location information included in the first control information, the event table including at least one event associated with one or a combination of an event identifier and a first media time of the received content; storing the event table in a memory of the reception apparatus; and determining whether to process the at least one event included in the stored event table based on one or a combination of a protocol version and one or more capabilities defined in the event table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embedded therein instructions, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method of a reception apparatus for processing control information, the method comprising;
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receiving content from a content source; displaying the received content on a display; receiving first control information associated with the received content; retrieving, by the reception apparatus, an event table using location information included in the first control information, the event table including at least one event associated with one or a combination of an event identifier and a first media time of the received content; storing the event table in a memory of the reception apparatus; and determining whether to process the at least one event included in the stored event table based on one or a combination of a protocol version and one or more capabilities defined in the event table.
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11. A reception apparatus, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive content from a content source; a display interface configured to output the received content for display; and a processor configured to receive first control information associated with the received content, retrieve an event table using location information included in the first control information, the event table including at least one event associated with one or a combination of an event identifier and a first media time of the received content, store the event table in a memory of the reception apparatus, and determine whether to process the at least one event included in the stored event table based on one or a combination of a protocol version and one or more capabilities defined in the event table. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An information providing apparatus, comprising:
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a memory configured to store an event table, the event table including at least one event associated with one or a combination of an event identifier and a media time of content to be provided to a reception apparatus; and circuitry configured to provide the event table to the reception apparatus, which determines whether to process the at least one event included in the event table stored in the reception apparatus based on one or a combination of a protocol version and one or more capabilities defined in the event table, wherein the reception apparatus is configured to retrieve the event table using location information included in first control information that is associated with the content to be provided to the reception apparatus.
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