Transmitter and receiver
First Claim
1. A transmitter in a transmission and reception system comprising a transmitter for transmitting a program and attribute information of the program and a receiver for receiving said program and accumulating part or whole of said program, said transmitter transmitting at least meaning information indicating the meaning and contents of said attribute information or a program for executing a function of accumulating part or whole of said program in addition to said program and said attribute information simultaneously or at different timing.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a transmitter and a receiver capable of transmitting and receiving attribute information of a program while maintaining a high level of secrecy.
Specifically, a transmitter (100) in a transmission and reception system comprising the transmitter (100) for transmitting program contents (21) and attribution information (22) of the program and a receiver (200) f or receiving the program contents (21) and accumulating part or whole of the program contents (21) transmits meaning information (24) indicating the meaning and contents of the attribute information (22) in addition to the attribute information (22).
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14 Claims
- 1. A transmitter in a transmission and reception system comprising a transmitter for transmitting a program and attribute information of the program and a receiver for receiving said program and accumulating part or whole of said program, said transmitter transmitting at least meaning information indicating the meaning and contents of said attribute information or a program for executing a function of accumulating part or whole of said program in addition to said program and said attribute information simultaneously or at different timing.
- 3. A receiver having a receiving section for receiving a program, attribute information, and meaning information, a user attribute storing section for storing user attributes that are the attributes of a viewer, and an accumulation control section for storing part or whole of said program according to said attribute information that is interpreted based on said meaning information and said user attributes.
- 8. A method of transmission in a transmission and reception system comprising a transmitter for transmitting a program and attribute information of the program and a receiver for receiving said program and accumulating part or whole of said program, said method including at least a step of transmitting said program, a step of transmitting said attribute information, and a step of transmitting meaning information indicating the meaning and contents of said attribute information or a program for executing a function of accumulating part or whole of said program simultaneously or at different timing.
- 10. A method of reception including a step of receiving a program, attribute information, and meaning information, a step of acquiring user attributes that are the attributes of a viewer from a user attribute storing section for storing the same, and a step of storing part or whole of said program according to said attribute information that is interpreted based on said meaning information and said user attributes.
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