Event control device and digital broadcasting system
First Claim
1. A digital broadcasting receiver for sending to an application an event corresponding to an input from a user, comprising:
- means for accepting receivable event information identifying an event that is capable of being received by the application, the application being capable of executing a process based on the event;
means for determining an application to which the event is sent based on application determining information that defines which application receives the event based on the receivable event information; and
means for sending the event to the application determined by means for determining the application, wherein the determined application is a focused application
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Abstract
To provide a device capable of determining a delivery destination of an event automatically without requiring choosing operation of an operator. An event entered through an event input means 4 is given to a delivery destination determining means 6 which in turn determines to which of applications AP1, AP2, . . . , APn the given event is to be delivered according to the contents of the event and according to delivery destination determining information stored in a delivery destination determining information storing section, and delivers accordingly. Therefore, the event is delivered to an appropriate application even if the operator does not choose an addressed application.
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8 Claims
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1. A digital broadcasting receiver for sending to an application an event corresponding to an input from a user, comprising:
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means for accepting receivable event information identifying an event that is capable of being received by the application, the application being capable of executing a process based on the event;
means for determining an application to which the event is sent based on application determining information that defines which application receives the event based on the receivable event information; and
means for sending the event to the application determined by means for determining the application, wherein the determined application is a focused application - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer-readable medium having a plurality of instructions to be executed by at least one processor for sending to an application an event corresponding to an input from a user, the plurality of instructions characterized by comprising instructions for:
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accepting receivable event information identifying an event that is capable of being received by the application, the application being capable of executing a process based on the event;
determining an application to which the event is sent based on application determining information that defines which application receives the event based on the receivable event information; and
sending the event to the application determined by means for 5 determining the application, wherein the determined application is a focused application - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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