RECEIVING DEVICE AND RECEIVING METHOD FOR RECEIVING DIGITAL BROADCAST

• US 20100306803A1
• Filed: 08/06/2010
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Ohbitsu, Toshiro
• Application Number:
  US12/851,832
• Publication Number:
  US 20100306803A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/93 which locates resources of other pieces of information, e.g. URL [Uniform Resource Locator]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/11 Arrangements for counter-measures when a portion of broadcast information is unavailable
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/39 for identifying broadcast space-time use of Electronic Programme Guides H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2358 for generating different versions, e.g. for different recipient devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23614 Multiplexing of additional data and video streams arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information H04H20/28
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4348 Demultiplexing of additional data and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A receiving device for receiving digital broadcasting. The receiving device includes a receiving unit to receive broadcasting waves multiplexed with a program and attached data from a broadcasting station; a guide information extracting unit to extract guide information from the received attached data; a Web page acquiring unit to acquire, if the guide information extracted from the attached data is deficient, a Web page provided by a server by establishing a connection with the server specified by the attached data; and a complementation unit to generate further pieces of guide information from the Web page and to complement the guide information with the generated pieces of guide information.

Claims

1. A receiving device comprising:

a receiving unit to receive broadcasting waves multiplexed with a program and attached data from a broadcasting station;

a guide information extracting unit to extract guide information from the received attached data;

a Web page acquiring unit to acquire, if the guide information extracted from the attached data is deficient, a Web page provided by a server by establishing a connection with the server specified by the attached data; and

a complementation unit to generate further pieces of guide information from the Web page and to complement the guide information with the generated pieces of guide information.

2. The receiving device according to claim 1, further comprising a display control unit to get the guide information displayed on a display unit.

3. The receiving device according to claim 1, further comprising a record control unit to get a program recorded in a storage unit on the basis of the guide information.

4. The receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the Web page acquiring unit, if guide information other than the guide information extracted from the attached data is requested or if guide information other than the post-complementing guide information is requested, determines that the guide information is deficient and acquires the Web page from the server.

5. A receiving method executed by a receiving device, the method including:

receiving broadcasting waves multiplexed with a program and attached data from a broadcasting station;

extracting guide information from the received attached data;

acquiring, if the guide information extracted from the attached data is deficient, a Web page provided by a server by establishing a connection with the server specified by the attached data;

generating further pieces of guide information from the Web page; and

complementing the guide information with the generated pieces of guide information.

6. The receiving method according to claim 5, wherein a display unit is made to display the guide information.

7. The receiving method according to claim 5, wherein a storage unit is made to record a program on the basis of the guide information.

8. The receiving method according to claim 5, wherein if guide information other than the guide information extracted from the attached data is requested or if guide information other than the post-complementing guide information is requested, it is determined that the guide information is deficient, and the Web page is acquired from the server.

9. Anon-transitory storage medium storing a receiving program that causes, when read and executed by a receiving device, the receiving device to perform:

receiving broadcasting waves multiplexed with a program and attached data from a broadcasting station;

extracting guide information from the received attached data;

acquiring, if the guide information extracted from the attached data is deficient, a Web page provided by a server by establishing a connection with the server specified by the attached data;

generating further pieces of guide information from the Web page; and

complementing the guide information with the generated pieces of guide information.

10. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the receiving program further causes the receiving device to perform displaying the guide information on a screen of a display unit.

11. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the receiving program further causes the receiving device to perform recording a program into a storage unit on the basis of the guide information.

12. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 9, wherein the acquiring acquires the Web page if guide information other than the guide information extracted from the attached data is requested or if guide information other than the post-complementing guide information is requested.