RECEPTION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20130282870A1
• Filed: 03/18/2013
• Published: 10/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: DEWA, Yoshiharu, kitazato, Naohisa
• Application Number:
  US13/846,282
• Publication Number:
  US 20130282870A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

A reception apparatus includes a reception part configured to receive contents transmitted by broadcast waves and targeted to be downloaded. The apparatus further includes a file attribute information acquisition part configured to acquire file attribute information set for each of the files of the contents. The apparatus still further includes a control part configured to control predetermined operations on the files of the contents based on the file attribute information acquired.

Claims

1. A reception apparatus comprising:

a reception part configured to receive contents transmitted by broadcast waves and targeted to be downloaded;

a file attribute information acquisition part configured to acquire file attribute information set for each of the files of said contents; and

a control part configured to control predetermined operations on the files of said contents based on said file attribute information acquired.

2. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when said contents have been downloaded or are being downloaded, said file attribute information acquisition part acquires said file attribute information.

3. The reception apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising

a file attribute information setting part configured to, if a predetermined process is performed on said contents, change the settings of said file attribute information in accordance with the details of said predetermined process.

4. The reception apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

said file attribute information includes a first attribute for setting whether or not to display the files of said contents, and

said control part controls the display of a list of said contents based on said first attribute included in said file attribute information.

5. The reception apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, if said contents are charged contents, said file attribute information setting part changes the attribute value of said first attribute from non-display to display after a charging process on said contents is completed.

6. The reception apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

said file attribute information includes a second attribute for setting whether or not to read the files of said contents, and

said control part controls reproduction of said contents based on said second attribute included in said file attribute information.

7. The reception apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

said file attribute information includes a third attribute for setting whether or not to change the files of said contents, and

said control part controls changes of said contents based on said third attribute included in said file attribute information.

8. The reception apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said file attribute information setting part changes the settings of said file attribute information in accordance with execution of a script described in an application program to be executed in interlocked relation to the applicable content transmitted by broadcast waves.

9. The reception apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said file attribute information setting part changes the settings of said file attribute information solely within a range of management established by a business operator offering said contents and by a business operator offering said application program.

10. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said contents are transmitted by an NRT (Non Real Time) broadcast utilizing a FLUTE (File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport) session, and

said file attribute information is defined as attributes in an NRT-IT (NRT Information Table).

11. A reception method for use with a reception apparatus, comprising:

causing said reception apparatus to receive contents transmitted by broadcast waves and targeted to be downloaded;

causing said reception apparatus to acquire file attribute information set for each of the files of said contents; and

causing said reception apparatus to control predetermined operations on the files of said contents based on said file attribute information acquired.

12. A program for causing a computer to function as:

a reception part configured to receive contents transmitted by broadcast waves and targeted to be downloaded;

a file attribute information acquisition part configured to acquire file attribute information set for each of the files of said contents; and

a control part configured to control predetermined operations on the files of said contents based on said file attribute information acquired.

13. A transmission apparatus comprising:

a setting part configured to set file attribute information for each of the files of contents transmitted by broadcast waves and targeted to be downloaded; and

a transmission part configured to transmit said contents for which said file attribute information has been set, using said broadcast waves.

14. A transmission method comprising:

setting file attribute information for each of the files of contents transmitted by broadcast waves and targeted to be downloaded; and

transmitting said contents for which said file attribute information has been set, using said broadcast waves.