Broadcasting system, broadcast receiving unit, and recording medium used in the broadcasting system
First Claim
1. A broadcast system comprising:
- at least one broadcast station including a broadcast device which broadcasts video programs via a one-way network and a broadcast server which transmits information data related to the video programs via a two-way communication network; and
terminal devices which receive the video programs broadcast from said at least one broadcast station, each of the terminal devices having a display which displays a selected one of the video programs received, an event occurring circuit which generates an event in response to a manual operation by a user of one of the terminal devices, and a network access circuit which transmits an event identification data, a time information at which the event is generated, and a channel information of the selected one of the video programs displayed to the broadcast server via the two-way communication network,wherein when said broadcast server receives the event identification data, the time information, and the channel information from one of the terminal devices, said broadcast server transmits the information data related to the selected one of the video programs to the one of the terminal devices and when said one of the terminal devices receives the information data, said one of the terminal devices changes a display content of said display in accordance with the information data received.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a broadcasting system which includes a broadcasting unit for broadcasting program information, a reception unit for receiving the program information broadcast by the broadcasting unit, a reproduction section for reproducing a picture from the program information received by the reception unit, a first display unit for displaying the picture reproduced by the reproduction section, an event acquisition section for acquiring regarding the picture displayed on the first display unit, a terminal information holding section for holding terminal information, a server selecting section for acquiring destination information of a broadcasting station server based on the terminal information, a server access section for transmitting an ID of the event acquired by the event acquiring section and the terminal information held in the terminal information holding section to the broadcasting station server through a two-way communication line based on the destination information acquired by the server selecting section, a broadcasting station server for acquiring information data corresponding to the ID of the event and the terminal information both transmitted by the server access section and for transmitting the acquired information data through the two-way communication line based on the terminal information, a server access section for receiving the information data, and a second display unit for displaying the information data received by the server access section on at least part of the picture.
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24 Claims
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1. A broadcast system comprising:
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at least one broadcast station including a broadcast device which broadcasts video programs via a one-way network and a broadcast server which transmits information data related to the video programs via a two-way communication network; and terminal devices which receive the video programs broadcast from said at least one broadcast station, each of the terminal devices having a display which displays a selected one of the video programs received, an event occurring circuit which generates an event in response to a manual operation by a user of one of the terminal devices, and a network access circuit which transmits an event identification data, a time information at which the event is generated, and a channel information of the selected one of the video programs displayed to the broadcast server via the two-way communication network, wherein when said broadcast server receives the event identification data, the time information, and the channel information from one of the terminal devices, said broadcast server transmits the information data related to the selected one of the video programs to the one of the terminal devices and when said one of the terminal devices receives the information data, said one of the terminal devices changes a display content of said display in accordance with the information data received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A broadcast reception device comprising:
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a display which selectively displays a video program broadcast from a broadcast station via a one-way network or information data related to the video program transmitted from the broadcast station via a two-way communication network, an event occurring circuit which generates an event relating to the video program displayed in response to a manual operation by a user of the reception device; a network access circuit which transmits an event identification data, a time information at which the event is generated, and a channel information of the video program displayed to the broadcast station via the two-way communication network to thereby change the information data transmitted from said broadcast station; and a display controller which changes a display content of said display in accordance with the information data received. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A communications method comprising:
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providing at least one broadcast station including a broadcast device and a broadcast server; broadcasting video programs via a one-way network from said broadcast device; transmitting information data related to the video programs via a two-way communication network from said broadcast server; providing terminal devices; receiving at the terminal devices the video programs broadcast from said broadcast device; providing each of the terminal devices with a display; displaying a selected one of the video programs received at the terminal devices; providing an event occurring circuit; generating an event using the event occurring circuit in response to a manual operation by a user of one of the terminal devices; providing a network access circuit; and transmitting event identification data, time information at which the event is generated, and channel information of the selected one of the video programs displayed to the broadcast server via the two-way communication network, wherein when receiving the event identification data, the time information and the channel information from one of the terminal devices, said broadcast server transmits the information data related to the selected one of the video programs to the one of the terminal devices and when receiving the information data, said one of the terminal devices changes a display content of said display in accordance with the information data received. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A communication method comprising:
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providing a reception device with a display; receiving a video program broadcast from a broadcast station via a one -way network or information data related to the video program transmitted from the broadcast station via a two-way communication network at the reception device displaying the received video program broadcast from a broadcast station via a one-way network or information data related to the video program transmitted from the broadcast station via a two-way communication network on said display; providing an event occurring circuit; generating an event from the event occurring circuit relating to the video program displayed in response to a manual operation by a user of the reception device; providing a network access circuit; transmitting information data including event identification data, time information at which the event is generated, and channel information data of the video program displayed from the network access circuit to the broadcast station via the two-way communication network; and providing a display controller for changing a display content of said display in accordance with the information data received.
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