Broadcast receiving apparatus and data processing method

• US 8,605,639 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2006
• Issued: 12/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Endoh, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Jiang, Charles C
• Application Number:
  US12/088,676
• Publication Number:
  US 20110116431A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,632 Days
• Field of Search: 370/312, 725139-142
• US Class Current: 370/312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• 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

Abstract

To facilitate selection of broadcast data which was multiplexed on broadcast programs and was broadcast. A mobile terminal device has a digital broadcast receiving means for receiving broadcast data which was multiplexed on broadcast programs and was broadcast further has a controlling means for setting the mobile terminal device to a state so as to utilize the usable data when selecting, then instructing execution of viewing history data linked with usable data by an operating means.

Claims

1. A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:

a digital broadcast receiving unit configured to receive a broadcast program,

a storing unit configured to store usable data that includes at least one of a still image, ring signal and music that is usable in the broadcast receiving apparatus, and

a displaying unit configured to display history data linking the usable data stored in the storing unit and broadcast program information corresponding to the usable data as a history list, wherein

the usable data is neither the broadcast program nor the broadcast program information, and

the usable data is included in broadcast data that is multiplexed on the broadcast program.

2. A broadcast receiving apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said broadcast receiving apparatus further comprises a controlling unit configured to execute processing using said usable data when selecting usable data of a broadcast program displayed on said history list.

3. A broadcast receiving apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

said storing unit stores protection flags linked with said usable data, and

said broadcast receiving apparatus further comprises a controlling unit configured to refer to protection flags of said usable data stored in said storing unit when there is no empty region for storing said new usable data in said storing unit, and then storing new usable data in a storage region of nonprotected usable data.

4. A broadcast receiving apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

said storing unit stores protection flags linked with said history data, and

said broadcast receiving apparatus further comprises a controlling unit configured to refer to protection flags of said history data stored in said storing unit when there is no empty region for storing said new usable data in said storing unit, and then storing new usable data in a storage region of usable data corresponding to nonprotected history data.

5. A broadcast receiving apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said broadcast receiving apparatus further comprises a controlling unit configured to refer to utilization period information included in said usable data from said usable data stored in said storing unit and disables or erases usable data whose utilization period has passed based on a current time.

6. A broadcast receiving apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said broadcast receiving apparatus disables or erases any instructed usable data in said usable data stored in said storing unit when detecting a command instructing deletion of specific usable data from received broadcast data.

7. A broadcast receiving apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said broadcast receiving apparatus further comprises a controlling unit configured to refer to copyright protection data included in said usable data when preparing a copy based on said usable data stored in said storing unit and permitting or prohibiting copying based on said copyright protection data.

8. A broadcast receiving apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said broadcast receiving apparatus further comprises a controlling unit configured to refer to copyright protection data included in said usable data when using said usable data stored in said storing unit and permitting or prohibiting use based on said copyright protection data.

9. A data processing method characterized by

receiving a broadcast program,

storing usable data that includes at least one of a still image, ring signal and music that is usable in a broadcast receiving apparatus, and

displaying history data linking the stored usable data and broadcast program information corresponding to the usable data as a history list, wherein

the usable data is neither the broadcast program nor the broadcast program information, and

the usable data is included in broadcast data that is multiplexed on the broadcast program.