Reception and transmission of trigger information for application program control

• US 9,986,270 B2
• Filed: 05/13/2011
• Issued: 05/29/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Dewa, Yoshiharu
• Primary Examiner(s): HOSSAIN, FARZANA E
• Application Number:
  US13/107,604
• Publication Number:
  US 20120072965A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,573 Days
• Field of Search: 725 32, 725 34- 36, 725112-113, 725132
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/93 which locates resources of other pieces of information, e.g. URL [Uniform Resource Locator]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/40 characterised in that additional data relating to the broadcast data are available via a different channel than the broadcast channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23614 Multiplexing of additional data and video streams arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information H04H20/28
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/242 Synchronization processes, e.g. processing of PCR [Program Clock References] arrangements for synchronising broadcast or distribution via plural systems in broadcast distribution systems H04H20/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43072 of multiple content streams on the same device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4348 Demultiplexing of additional data and video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8173 End-user applications, e.g. Web browser, game
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8547 involving timestamps for synchronizing content

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus for receiving AV content, including: a receiver configured to trigger information for controlling processing associated with an application program to be executed in conjugation with a progress of the AV content; a holder configured to hold the application program; and a controller configured to control a state of a first application program depending on whether first trigger information for specifying processing associated with the first application program held in the holder as a subject of control has been received in synchronization with a predetermined reception timing.

Claims

1. A reception apparatus for receiving audio/video (AV) content, comprising:

reception means for receiving first control information listing an application to be executed in interlocked relation with a progress of said AV content and receiving, after receiving the first control information, second control information listing at least one application to be executed in interlocked relation with a progress of the AV content;

control means for

determining whether said application listed by said received first control information is listed in the second control information;

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is not listed in the second control information, terminating said application listed in the first control information

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is listed in the second control information, performing processing associated with said application listed by the first control information.

2. A reception method for a reception apparatus for receiving audio/video (A/V) content, comprising:

receiving, by circuitry of said reception apparatus, first control information listing an application to be executed in interlocked relation with a progress of said AY content and receiving, after receiving the first control information, second control information listing at least one application to be executed in interlocked relation with a progress of the AV content; and

determining, by said circuitry, whether said application listed by said received first control information is listed in the second control information;

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is not listed in the second control information, terminating said application listed in the first control information; and

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is listed in the second control information, performing processing associated with said application listed in the first control information.

3. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for controlling a reception apparatus for receiving audio/video (A/V) content, said program causing a computer of said reception apparatus to execute processing comprising;

receiving first control information listing an application to be executed in interlocked relation with a progress of said AV content and receiving, after receiving the first control information, second control information listing at least one application to be executed in interlocked relation with a progress of the AV content; and

determining whether said application listed by said received first control information is listed in the second control information

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is not listed in the second control information, terminating said application listed in the first control information

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is listed in the second control information, performing processing associated with said application listed in the first control information.

4. A transmission apparatus for transmitting audio/video (AV) content, comprising:

transmission means for transmitting to a reception apparatus said first control information listing an application to be executed on said reception apparatus in interlocked relation with a progress of said AV content and transmitting to the reception apparatus, after transmitting the first control information, second control information Listing at least one application to be executed in interlocked relation with a progress of the AV content

wherein said reception apparatus

determines whether said application listed by said first control information is listed in the second control information

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is not listed in the second control information, terminates said application listed in the first control information;

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is listed in the second control information, performs processing associated with said application listed in the first control information.

5. A transmission method for a transmission apparatus for transmitting audio/video (AV) content, comprising:

transmitting to a reception apparatus, by circuitry of said transmission apparatus, first control information listing an application to be executed on said reception apparatus in interlocked relation with a progress of said AV content and transmitting to the reception apparatus, after transmitting the first control information, second control information listing at least one application to be executed in interlocked relation with a progress of the AV content,

wherein reception apparatus determines whether said application listed by said first control information is listed in the second control information

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is not listed in die second control information, terminates said application listed in the first control information and

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is listed in the second control information, performs processing associated with said application listed in the first control information.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for controlling a transmission apparatus for transmitting audio/video (AV) content, said program causing a computer of said transmission apparatus to execute processing comprising:

transmitting to a reception apparatus first control information listing an application to be executed on said reception apparatus in interlocked relation with a progress of said AV content and transmitting to the reception apparatus, after transmitting the first control information, second control information listing at least one application to be executed in interlocked relation with a progress of the AV content,

wherein said apparatus determines whether said application listed by said first control information is listed in the second control information;

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is not listed in the second control information, terminates said application listed in the first control information; and

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is listed in the second control information, performs processing associated with said application listed in the first control information.

7. A broadcasting system comprising:

a transmission apparatus for transmitting AV content, and

a reception apparatus for receiving said transmitted AV content;

wherein said transmission apparatus includes

a transmitter configured to transmit first control information listing an application to be executed on said reception apparatus in interlocked relation with a progress of said AV content and to transmit after transmitting the first control information, second control information listing at least one application to be executed in interlocked relation with a progress of the AV content; and

said reception apparatus includes

a receiver configured to receive said first control information listing said application to be executed is interlocked relation with said progress of said AV content and to receive, after receiving the first control information, the second control information listing the at least one application to be executed in interlocked relation with a progress of the AV content;

circuitry configured to

determine whether said application listed by said received first control information is listed in the second control information;

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is not listed in the second control information, terminate said application listed in the first control information; and

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is listed in the second control information, perform processing associated with said application listed by the first control information.

8. A reception apparatus for receiving audio/video (AV) content, comprising;

a memory configured to store an application; and

circuitry configured to

receive first control information listing the application to be executed in interlocked relation with a progress of said AV content and receive, after receiving the first control information, second control information listing at least one application to be executed in interlocked relation with a progress of the AV content; and

determine whether said application listed by said received first control information is listed in the second control information;

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is not listed in the second control information, terminate said application listed in the first control information; and

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is listed in the second control information, perform processing associated with said application listed by the first control information.

9. The reception apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said circuitry is configured to delete said application listed by the first control information from said memory in response to a determination that the application listed by the first control information is not listed in the second control information.

10. The reception apparatus according to claim 8, wherein,

when said received second control information is different from previously received first control information, said circuitry is configured to control an operation in which the application listed by the first control information is launched, an event in the application listed by the first control information is fired, or the application listed by the first control information is terminated.

11. The reception apparatus according to claim 8, wherein, when said application listed by the first control information is not stored in said memory, said circuitry is configured to download said application listed by the first control information in response to said received first control information.

13. The reception apparatus according to claim 8, wherein in performing the processing associated with the application listed in the first control information, said circuitry is configured to perform application acquisition, application launch, application termination, or application firing.

14. The reception apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said first control information includes a URL of a server that stores said application.

12. A transmission apparatus for transmitting AV content, comprising:

circuitry configured to transmit to a reception apparatus first control information listing an application is to be executed on said reception apparatus in interlocked relation with a progress of said AV content and transmitting to the reception apparatus, after transmitting the first control information, second control information listing at least one application to be executed in interlocked relation with a progress of the AV content,

wherein reception apparatus

determines whether said application listed by said first control information is listed in the second control information

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is not listed in die second control information, terminates said application listed in the first control information; and

in response to a determination that said application listed by the first control information is listed in the second control information, performs processing associated with said application listed in the first control information.

15. The transmission apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said transmitter is configured to transmit the first and the second control information for controlling processing associated with said application listed in the first control information.

16. The transmission apparatus according to claim 12, wherein, in performing the processing associated with the application listed in the first control information, said reception apparatus is configured to perform application acquisition, application launch, application termination, and application firing.

17. The transmission apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said first control information includes a URL of a server that stores said application.