Receiving device and method, transmitting device and method, and program

• US 10,516,913 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2014
• Issued: 12/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kitahara, Jun, Kitazato, Naohisa, Dewa, Yoshiharu, Yamagishi, Yasuaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Harold, Jefferey F
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sanders, Justin B
• Application Number:
  US14/529,461
• Publication Number:
  US 20150058875A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,880 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/40 Arrangements for broadcast specially adapted for accumulation-type receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/93 which locates resources of other pieces of information, e.g. URL [Uniform Resource Locator]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/37 via a different channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/13 Arrangements for device control affected by the broadcast information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23617 by inserting additional data into a data carousel, e.g. inserting software modules into a DVB carousel arrangements for broadcast or for distribution of identical information repeatedly in broadcast distribution systems H04H20/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4302 Content synchronisation processes, e.g. decoder synchronisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4349 by extracting from data carousels, e.g. extraction of software modules from a DVB carousel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6543 for forcing some client operations, e.g. recording remote booting in general G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/858 Linking data to content, e.g. by linking an URL to a video object, by creating a hotspot

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a receiving device including, a receiver that receives AV content, a detector, an acquirer, a tentative reservation registering part, and a definitive reservation registering part.

Claims

1. A reception apparatus, comprising:

circuitry configured to

receive primary AV content;

receive trigger information that is associated with the primary AV content;

process the primary AV content for display to a user;

control execution of an application program, which is programmed to receive from the user a selection of downloadable AV content that is transmitted in a broadcast stream in non-real time, based on the detected trigger information;

receive a non-real-time information table (NRT-IT);

determine whether the NRT-IT includes download information for the selected downloadable AV content; and

schedule download of the selected downloadable AV content from the broadcast stream when the NRT-IT is determined to include the download information for the selected downloadable AV content,

wherein the execution of the application program causes the circuitry to display the downloadable AV content for selection by the user to be downloaded from the broadcast stream.

2. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is configured to:

receive a digital television signal that includes the broadcast stream, the broadcast stream including the primary AV content, the trigger information, and the NRT-IT.

3. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the download information includes a content identifier, a content name, an expiration time, and delivery timing information of the selected downloadable AV content.

4. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is configured to:

schedule the download of the selected downloadable AV content from the broadcast stream according to delivery timing information included in the download information.

5. The reception apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the delivery timing information defines a period of time that the selected downloadable AV content is available for download from the broadcast stream.

6. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the application program identifies at least one downloadable AV content that is selectable by the user.

19. The reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the execution of the application program causes the circuitry to display a plurality of downloadable AV content for selection by the user to be downloaded from the same broadcast stream, the plurality of downloadable AV content including the downloadable AV content.

7. A method for receiving AV content, the method comprising:

receiving primary AV content;

receiving trigger information that is associated with the primary AV content;

processing the primary AV content for display to a user;

controlling, by circuitry of a reception apparatus, execution of an application program, which is programmed to receive from the user a selection of downloadable AV content that is transmitted in non-real time, based on the detected trigger information;

receiving a non-real-time information table (NRT-IT);

determining, by the circuitry, whether the NRT-IT includes download information for the selected downloadable AV content; and

scheduling, by the circuitry, download of the selected downloadable AV content from the broadcast stream when the NRT-IT is determined to include the download information for the selected downloadable AV content,

wherein the execution of the application program causes the circuitry to display the downloadable AV content for selection by the user to be downloaded from the broadcast stream.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a digital television signal that includes the broadcast stream, the broadcast stream including the primary AV content, the trigger information, and the NRT-IT.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the download information includes a content identifier, a content name, an expiration time, and delivery timing information of the selected downloadable AV content.

10. The method according to claim 7, wherein the step of scheduling comprises:

scheduling the download of the selected downloadable AV content from the broadcast stream according to delivery timing information included in the download information.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the delivery timing information defines a period of time that the selected downloadable AV content is available for download from the broadcast stream.

12. The method according to claim 7, wherein the application program identifies at least one downloadable AV content that is selectable by the user.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for receiving downloadable AV content, the method comprising:

receiving primary AV content;

receiving trigger information that is associated with the primary AV content;

processing the primary AV content for display to a user;

controlling execution of an application program, which is programmed to receive from the user a selection of the downloadable AV content that is transmitted in a broadcast stream in non-real time, based on the detected trigger information;

receiving a non-real-time information table (NRT-IT);

determining whether the NRT-IT includes download information for the selected downloadable AV content; and

scheduling download of the selected downloadable AV content from the broadcast stream when the NRT-IT is determined to include the download information for the selected downloadable AV content,

wherein the execution of the application program causes the computer to display the downloadable AV content for selection by the user to be downloaded from the broadcast stream.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a digital television signal that includes the broadcast stream, the broadcast stream including the primary AV content, the trigger information, and the NRT-IT.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the download information includes a content identifier, a content name, an expiration time, and delivery timing information of the selected downloadable AV content.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the step of scheduling comprises:

scheduling the download of the selected downloadable AV content from the broadcast stream according to delivery timing information included in the download information.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 16, wherein the delivery timing information defines a period of time that the selected downloadable AV content is available for download from the broadcast stream.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13, wherein the application program identifies at least one downloadable AV content that is selectable by the user.