Broadcast Receiving Apparatus
First Claim
1. A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:
- a broadcast receiving section for receiving a broadcast through a channel designated by channel control information;
an expansion service providing section for providing an expansion service as an added function to a broadcast receiving function;
an expansion service decision section for making a decision as to whether the expansion service provided by said expansion service providing section is valid or not;
a channel alteration section for adding, when said expansion service decision section makes a decision that the expansion service is valid, the expansion service provided by said expansion service providing section as one channel;
an input section for inputting operation information for selecting one channel from channels receivable by said broadcast receiving section and a channel added by said channel alteration section;
a channel control section for starting, when the channel selected according to the operation information input from said input section is a channel receivable by said broadcast receiving section, reception of the broadcast by delivering the channel control information designating the channel to said broadcast receiving section, and for generating output switching information for switching between an output of said broadcast receiving section and an output of said expansion service providing section to select the output to be used; and
an output section for outputting information based on the output of said broadcast receiving section or the output of said expansion service providing section switched in response to the output switching information from said channel control section.
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Abstract
A broadcast receiving apparatus includes a broadcast receiving section 11 for receiving a broadcast, an expansion service providing section 12 for providing an expansion service, an expansion service decision section 13 for making a valid/invalid decision about the expansion service, a channel alteration section 14 for adding the expansion service as one channel when it is decided as valid, an input section 15 for selecting one channel from channels receivable by the broadcast receiving section and from channels added, a channel control section 16 for starting, when the selected channel is a channel receivable by the broadcast receiving section, reception of the broadcast on the channel and for switching between the broadcast receiving section and the expansion service providing section to select one of their outputs, and an output section 17-20 for outputting information based on the output of the broadcast receiving section or the expansion service providing section switched.
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1. A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:
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a broadcast receiving section for receiving a broadcast through a channel designated by channel control information; an expansion service providing section for providing an expansion service as an added function to a broadcast receiving function; an expansion service decision section for making a decision as to whether the expansion service provided by said expansion service providing section is valid or not; a channel alteration section for adding, when said expansion service decision section makes a decision that the expansion service is valid, the expansion service provided by said expansion service providing section as one channel; an input section for inputting operation information for selecting one channel from channels receivable by said broadcast receiving section and a channel added by said channel alteration section; a channel control section for starting, when the channel selected according to the operation information input from said input section is a channel receivable by said broadcast receiving section, reception of the broadcast by delivering the channel control information designating the channel to said broadcast receiving section, and for generating output switching information for switching between an output of said broadcast receiving section and an output of said expansion service providing section to select the output to be used; and an output section for outputting information based on the output of said broadcast receiving section or the output of said expansion service providing section switched in response to the output switching information from said channel control section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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