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 receivable event information is accepted by the 15 accepting means as a portion of digital broadcast.
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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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4 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 receivable event information is accepted by the 15 accepting means as a portion of digital broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A computer-readable medium storing 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 in the step for determining the application, wherein in the step for accepting receivable event information, the receivable event information is accepted by the receiver as a portion of digital broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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