Digital broadcast reception apparatus and method of printing information contents in the apparatus
First Claim
1. A digital broadcast reception apparatus which allows a user to view a digital broadcast program, the apparatus comprising:
- a print control unit adapted to cause a print apparatus to print using print information of the digital broadcast program;
a determination unit adapted to, when the print information is information which can be obtained by requesting a download to a providing source, determine whether the print information can be downloaded from the providing source prior to the program broadcasting; and
a display control unit adapted to cause a display apparatus to display discriminately whether the print information can be downloaded or not based on a determination result of the determination unit.
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Abstract
A digital television which allows a user to view a digital broadcast program designates print information to be printed when making a DTV printer print using program information of the digital broadcast program and the print information supplied together with the program information. The digital television determines whether the print information is a content A supplied from a broadcast station together with the program information or a content B supplied from a WEB server by downloading it from a supply source. If the print information is the content B, the digital television determines whether the print information can be downloaded from the supply source prior to the program broadcasting. A system is thus constructed which can determine whether the print information can be printed when the user reserves printing of the print information.
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27 Claims
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1. A digital broadcast reception apparatus which allows a user to view a digital broadcast program, the apparatus comprising:
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a print control unit adapted to cause a print apparatus to print using print information of the digital broadcast program; a determination unit adapted to, when the print information is information which can be obtained by requesting a download to a providing source, determine whether the print information can be downloaded from the providing source prior to the program broadcasting; and a display control unit adapted to cause a display apparatus to display discriminately whether the print information can be downloaded or not based on a determination result of the determination unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A printing method in a digital broadcast reception apparatus which allows a user to view a digital broadcast program, the method comprising:
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a print control step of causing a print apparatus to print using print information of the digital broadcast program; a determination step of, when the print information is information which can be obtained by requesting a download to a providing source, determining whether the print information can be downloaded from the providing source prior to the program broadcasting; and a display control step of causing a display apparatus to display discriminately whether the print information can be downloaded or not based on a determination result of the determination step. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A digital broadcast reception apparatus which allows a user to view a digital broadcast program, the apparatus comprising:
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a print control unit adapted to cause a print apparatus to print using print information of the digital broadcast program; a designation unit adapted to designate print information to be printed; a discrimination unit adapted to discriminate whether the print information is first print information provided together with the digital broadcast program or second print information which can be obtained by requesting a download to a providing source; and a generation unit adapted to generate a list of digital broadcast programs, the list enabling to discriminate information representing a program having the first print information from information representing a program having the second print information. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A printing method in a digital broadcast reception apparatus which allows a user to view a digital broadcast program, the method comprising:
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a print control step of causing a print apparatus to print using print information of the digital broadcast program; a designation step of designating print information to be printed; a discrimination step of discriminating whether the print information is first print information provided together with the digital broadcast program or second print information which can be obtained by requesting a download to a providing source; and a generation step of generating a list of digital broadcast programs, the list enabling to discriminate information representing a program having the first print information from information representing a program having the second print information. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A digital broadcast reception apparatus which allows a user to view a digital broadcast program, comprising:
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a print control unit adapted to cause a print apparatus to print using print information of the digital broadcast program; a designation unit adapted to designate print information to be printed; a discrimination unit adapted to discriminate whether the print information is first print information provided together with the digital broadcast program or second print information which can be obtained by requesting a download to a providing source; a determination unit adapted to, when the print information is the second print information, determine whether the second print information can be downloaded from the providing source prior to the program broadcasting; and a display control unit adapted to cause a display apparatus to display a tile information of the digital broadcast program and that the program has the first print information or second print information by using respectively different discriminating information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A printing method in a digital broadcast reception apparatus which allows a user to view a digital broadcast program, comprising:
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a print control step of causing a print apparatus to print using print information of the digital broadcast program; a designation step of designating print information to be printed; a discrimination step of discriminating whether the print information is first print information provided together with the digital broadcast program or second print information which can be obtained by requesting a download to a providing source; a determination step of, when the print information is the second print information, determining whether the second print information can be downloaded from the providing source prior to the program broadcasting; and a display control step of causing a display apparatus to display a tile information of the digital broadcast program and that the program has the first print information or second print information by using respectively different discriminating information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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