Receiving device, receiving method, providing device, providing method, programs, and broadcasting system
First Claim
1. A receiving device that receives content broadcast via a broadcasting network, the receiving device comprising:
- circuitry configured toreceive a broadcast signal broadcast via the broadcasting network;
acquire, from the received broadcast signal, command information containing command destination device information designating at least one of the receiving device and an external device that can be connected to the receiving device, and a command related to a predetermined application program that is executed in synchronization with progress of the content;
when the command destination device information designates the receiving device,download the predetermined application program provided by a server, via a separate communication network, that is identified based on the command information, andperform an operation related to execution of the downloaded predetermined application program in accordance with the command information; and
when the command destination device information designates the external device,cause the external device to download the predetermined application program provided by the server, via the separate communication network, that is identified based on the command information, andcause the external device to perform an operation related to execution of the downloaded predetermined application program in accordance with the command information.
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Abstract
This technique relates to a receiving device, a receiving method, a providing device, a providing method, programs, and a broadcasting system that can control operations of external devices connected to the receiving device in synchronization with progress of a show being received.
When the application control type in an application control descriptor is 2, the receiving device receives command information contained in a digital broadcast signal, and acquires and starts a new information service application and the like in accordance with the received command information. When an external device is designated as the command destination device, the receiving device generates a command for the external device, and outputs the command to the external device. In accordance with the command from the receiving device, the external device acquires and starts the new information service application and the like. This disclosure can be applied not only to controlling the receiving device from the broadcasting side, but also to controlling external devices connected to the receiving device.
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15 Claims
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1. A receiving device that receives content broadcast via a broadcasting network, the receiving device comprising:
circuitry configured to receive a broadcast signal broadcast via the broadcasting network; acquire, from the received broadcast signal, command information containing command destination device information designating at least one of the receiving device and an external device that can be connected to the receiving device, and a command related to a predetermined application program that is executed in synchronization with progress of the content; when the command destination device information designates the receiving device, download the predetermined application program provided by a server, via a separate communication network, that is identified based on the command information, and perform an operation related to execution of the downloaded predetermined application program in accordance with the command information; and when the command destination device information designates the external device, cause the external device to download the predetermined application program provided by the server, via the separate communication network, that is identified based on the command information, and cause the external device to perform an operation related to execution of the downloaded predetermined application program in accordance with the command information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A receiving method for a receiving device that receives content broadcast via a broadcasting network, the receiving method comprising:
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receiving a broadcast signal broadcast via the broadcasting network; acquiring, by circuitry of the receiving device and from the received broadcast signal, command information containing command destination device information designating at least one of the receiving device and an external device that can be connected to the receiving device, and a command related to a predetermined application program that is executed in synchronization with progress of the content; when the command destination device information designates the receiving device, downloading, by the circuitry of the receiving device, the predetermined application program provided by a server, via a separate communication network, that is identified based on the command information, and performing an operation related to execution of the downloaded predetermined application program in accordance with the command information; and when the command destination device information designates the external device, causing the external device to download the predetermined application provided by the server, via the separate communication network, that is identified based on the command information, and causing the external device to perform an operation related to execution of the downloaded predetermined application program in accordance with the command information.
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for a computer that receives content broadcast via a broadcasting network, the program causing the computer to:
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receive a broadcast signal broadcast via the broadcasting network; acquire, from the received broadcast signal, command information containing command destination device information designating at least one of a receiving device and an external device that can be connected to the receiving device, and a command related to a predetermined application program that is executed in synchronization with progress of the content; when the command destination device information designates the receiving device, download the predetermined application program provided by a server, via a separate communication network, that is identified based on the command information, and perform an operation related to execution of the downloaded predetermined application program in accordance with the command information; and when the command destination device information designates the external device, cause the external device to download the predetermined application program provided by the server, via the separate communication network, that is identified based on the command information, and cause the external device to perform an operation related to execution of the downloaded predetermined application program in accordance with the command information.
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9. A providing device that provides content to a receiving device via a broadcasting network, the providing device comprising:
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circuitry configured to broadcast a broadcast signal via the broadcasting network, the broadcast signal containing command information and the content, the command information containing command destination device information designating at least one of a receiving device and an external device that can be connected to the receiving device, and a command related to a predetermined application program that is executed in synchronization with progress of the content, wherein when the command destination device information designates the receiving device, the receiving device downloads the predetermined application program provided by a server, via a separate communication network, that is identified based on the command information, and the receiving device performs an operation related to execution of the downloaded predetermined application program in accordance with the command information, and when the command destination device information designates the external device, the external device downloads the predetermined application program provided by the server, via the separate communication network, that is identified based on the command information, and the command information causes the external device to perform an operation related to execution of the downloaded predetermined application program. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A providing method for a providing device that provides content to a receiving device via a broadcasting network, the providing method comprising:
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broadcasting a broadcast signal via the broadcasting network, the broadcast signal containing command information and the content, the command information containing command destination device information designating at least one of a receiving device and an external device that can be connected to the receiving device, and a command related to a predetermined application program that is executed in synchronization with progress of the content, wherein when the command destination device information designates the receiving device, the receiving device downloads the predetermined application program provided by a server, via a separate communication network, that is identified based on the command information, and the receiving device performs an operation related to execution of the downloaded predetermined application program in accordance with the command information, and when the command destination device information designates the external device, the external device downloads the predetermined application program provided by the server, via the separate communication network, that is identified based on the command information, and the command information causes the external device to perform an operation related to execution of the downloaded predetermined application program.
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for a computer that provides content to a receiving device via a broadcasting network, the program causing the computer to:
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broadcast a broadcast signal via the broadcasting network, the broadcast signal containing command information and the content, the command information containing command destination device information designating at least one of a receiving device and an external device that can be connected to the receiving device, and a command related to a predetermined application program that is executed in synchronization with progress of the content, wherein when the command destination device information designates the receiving device, the receiving device downloads the predetermined application program provided by a server, via a separate communication network, that is identified based on the command information, and the receiving device performs an operation related to execution of the downloaded predetermined application program in accordance with the command information, and when the command destination device information designates the external device, the external device downloads the predetermined application program provided by the server, via the separate communication network, that is identified based on the command information, and the command information causes the external device to perform an operation related to execution of the downloaded predetermined application program.
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15. A broadcasting system that provides content from a providing device to a receiving device via a broadcasting network,
the providing device comprising first circuitry configured to broadcast a broadcast signal via the broadcasting network, the broadcast signal containing command information and the content, the command information containing command destination device information designating at least one of a receiving device and an external device that can be connected to the receiving device, and a command related to a predetermined application program that is executed in synchronization with progress of the content, and the receiving device comprising second circuitry configured to receive the broadcast signal broadcast via the broadcasting network; -
acquire the command information from the received broadcast signal; when the command destination device information designates the receiving device, download the predetermined application program provided by a server, via a separate communication network, that is identified based on the command information, and perform an operation related to execution of the downloaded predetermined application program in accordance with the command information; and when the command destination device information designates the external device, cause the external device to download the predetermined application program provided by the server, via the separate communication network, that is identified based on the command information, and cause the external device to perform an operation related to execution of the downloaded predetermined application program in accordance with the command information.
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