System and associated method of service provision based upon broadcast state information
First Claim
1. A method of providing information from a server to a broadcast receiver, the method comprising:
- receiving, from the broadcast receiver, identification information for identifying a currently received broadcast station;
receiving, from an external server, state information which indicates a state of a service for providing information concerning said currently received broadcast station corresponding to said identification information;
providing information, from the server, depending on whether a URL is included in the state information, the information indicating an unavailability of the service, upon a determination that the URL is not included in the state information; and
transmitting, to said broadcast receiver, said state information and said URL corresponding to said service, after receiving said identification information from said broadcast receiver and said state information from said external server, and upon a determination that the URL is included in the state information.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, from a broadcast receiver, identification information for identifying a currently received broadcast station. The method also includes receiving, from an external server, state information which indicates a state of a service for providing information concerning the currently received broadcast station corresponding to the identification information. In addition, the method includes providing information, from a server, depending on whether a URL is included in the state information. The method further includes transmitting, to the broadcast receiver, the state information and an address corresponding to the service, after receiving the identification information from the broadcast receiver and the state information from the external server.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of providing information from a server to a broadcast receiver, the method comprising:
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receiving, from the broadcast receiver, identification information for identifying a currently received broadcast station; receiving, from an external server, state information which indicates a state of a service for providing information concerning said currently received broadcast station corresponding to said identification information; providing information, from the server, depending on whether a URL is included in the state information, the information indicating an unavailability of the service, upon a determination that the URL is not included in the state information; and transmitting, to said broadcast receiver, said state information and said URL corresponding to said service, after receiving said identification information from said broadcast receiver and said state information from said external server, and upon a determination that the URL is included in the state information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information provision apparatus, comprising:
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reception means for receiving, from a broadcast receiver, identification information for identifying a currently received broadcast station, and for receiving, from an external server, state information which indicates a state of a service for providing information concerning said currently received broadcast station corresponding to said identification information; and transmission means for providing information depending on whether a URL is included in the state information, the information indicating an unavailability of the service, upon a determination that the URL is not included in the state information, and for transmitting, to said broadcast receiver, said state information and said URL corresponding to said service, after a receiving of said identification information from said broadcast receiver and said state information from said external server, and upon a determination that the URL is included in the state information; providing information, from the computer, depending on whether a URL is included in the state information, the information indicating an unavailability of the service, upon a determination that the URL is not included in the state information; and transmitting, to said broadcast receiver, said state information and said URL corresponding to said service, after receiving said identification information from said broadcast receiver and said state information from said external server, and upon a determination that the URL is included in the state information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable storage medium encoded with computer program instructions executable by a computer to implement a method of information processing, comprising:
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receiving, from the broadcast receiver, identification information for identifying a currently received broadcast station; receiving, from an external server, state information which indicates a state of a service for providing information concerning said currently received broadcast station corresponding to said identification information; providing information, from the computer, depending on whether a URL is included in the state information, the information indicating an unavailability of the service, upon a determination that the URL is not included in the state information; and transmitting, to said broadcast receiver, said state information and said URL corresponding to said service, after receiving said identification information from said broadcast receiver and said state information from said external server, and upon a determination that the URL is included in the state information.
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13. An information provision apparatus, comprising:
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a reception interface that receives, from a broadcast receiver, identification information identifying a currently received broadcast station, and that receives, from an external server, state information which indicates a state of a service for providing information concerning said currently received broadcast station corresponding to said identification information; and a transmitter configured to provide information depending on whether a URL is included in the state information, the information indicating an unavailability of the service, upon a determination that the URL is not included in the state information, and to transmit, to said broadcast receiver, said state information and said URL corresponding to said service, after a receiving of said identification information from said broadcast receiver and said state information from said external server, and upon a determination that the URL is included in the state information.
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