Reception/reproduction device, transmission device, reception/reproduction method and transmission method
First Claim
1. A reception and playback device comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable memory having stored thereon executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the reception and playback device to;
receive, with respect to a program that is currently played back in a first display mode, a switching instruction to switch a display mode from the first display mode to a second display mode;
receive switching permission information indicating whether switching of a playback target stream of the program is permissible from a first stream corresponding to the first display mode to a second stream corresponding to the second display mode;
judge, when the switching instruction is received, whether switching of the display mode is permissible from the first display mode to the second display mode based on the switching permission information; and
when the judgment is affirmative, switch the playback target stream from the first stream to the second stream to perform playback using the second stream, and when judgment is negative, perform playback using the first stream, whereinthe program is composed of a plurality of scenes,the switching permission information defines, as a switchable scene, at least one of the plurality of scenes that is the same, except any difference between the first display mode and the second display mode, between the first stream and the second stream in terms of contents, andwith respect to the program that is currently played back in the first display mode, when the second stream exists and a scene that is played back is not the switchable scene defined by the switching permission information, the judgment is negative.
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Abstract
To provide a reception and playback device capable of playing back a program in viewer'"'"'s desired display mode. The reception and playback device receives, with respect to a program that is currently played back in a first display mode, a switching instruction to switch from the first display mode to a second display mode, receives switching permission information indicating whether switching of a playback target stream of the program is permissible from a first stream to a second stream respectively corresponding to the first display mode and the second display mode, when receiving the switching instruction, judges whether switching of the display mode is permissible from the first display mode to the second display mode based on the switching permission information, when judging affirmatively, switches from the first stream to the second stream to perform playback using the second stream, and when judging negatively, performs playback using the first stream.
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12 Claims
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1. A reception and playback device comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable memory having stored thereon executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the reception and playback device to; receive, with respect to a program that is currently played back in a first display mode, a switching instruction to switch a display mode from the first display mode to a second display mode; receive switching permission information indicating whether switching of a playback target stream of the program is permissible from a first stream corresponding to the first display mode to a second stream corresponding to the second display mode; judge, when the switching instruction is received, whether switching of the display mode is permissible from the first display mode to the second display mode based on the switching permission information; and when the judgment is affirmative, switch the playback target stream from the first stream to the second stream to perform playback using the second stream, and when judgment is negative, perform playback using the first stream, wherein the program is composed of a plurality of scenes, the switching permission information defines, as a switchable scene, at least one of the plurality of scenes that is the same, except any difference between the first display mode and the second display mode, between the first stream and the second stream in terms of contents, and with respect to the program that is currently played back in the first display mode, when the second stream exists and a scene that is played back is not the switchable scene defined by the switching permission information, the judgment is negative. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A transmission device comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable memory having stored thereon executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the transmission device to; store therein switching permission information indicating, with respect to a playback target stream of a program to be played back by a reception and playback device, whether switching of the playback target stream is permissible from a first stream corresponding to a first display mode to a second stream corresponding to a second display mode; and transmit the switching permission information, the first stream, and the second stream, wherein the program is composed of a plurality of scenes, and the switching permission information defines, as a switchable scene, at least one of the plurality of scenes that is the same, except any difference between the first display mode and the second display mode, between the first stream and the second stream in terms of contents. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A reception and playback method for use in a reception and playback device, the reception and playback method comprising:
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receiving, with respect to a program that is currently played back in a first display mode, a switching instruction to switch a display mode from the first display mode to a second display mode; receiving switching permission information indicating whether switching of a playback target stream of the program is permissible from a first stream corresponding to the first display mode to a second stream corresponding to the second display mode; judging, when the switching instruction is received, whether switching of the display mode is permissible from the first display mode to the second display mode based on the switching permission information; and switching, when the judging judges affirmatively, the playback target stream from the first stream to the second stream to perform playback using the second stream, and when the judging judges negatively, performing playback using the first stream, wherein the program is composed of a plurality of scenes, the switching permission information defines, as a switchable scene, at least one of the plurality of scenes that is the same, except any difference between the first display mode and the second display mode, between the first stream and the second stream in terms of contents, and with respect to the program that is currently played back in the first display mode, when the second stream exists and a scene that is played back is not the switchable scene defined by the switching permission information, the judging judges negatively.
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12. A transmission method for use in a transmission device, the transmission method comprising:
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storing switching permission information indicating, with respect to a playback target stream of a program to be played back by a reception and playback device, whether switching of the playback target stream is permissible from a first stream corresponding to a first display mode to a second stream corresponding to a second display mode; and transmitting the switching permission information, the first stream, and the second stream, wherein the program is composed of a plurality of scenes, and the switching permission information defines, as a switchable scene, at least one of the plurality of scenes that is the same, except any difference between the first display mode and the second display mode, between the first stream and the second stream in terms of contents.
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