TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND RECEIVING METHOD
First Claim
1. A transmitting apparatus, comprising:
- acquiring means for acquiring a license that includes terms of use for content of digital broadcasting used at a receiving apparatus that receives the digital broadcasting; and
transmitting means for transmitting the license that includes terms of use for content of digital broadcasting to the receiving apparatus that receives the digital broadcasting;
whereinthe license includes channel selection information for receiving the content of the digital broadcasting.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a transmitting apparatus and transmitting method as well as a receiving apparatus and receiving method configured to be able to recognize only channel selection information for digital broadcasting that is viewable at the receiving end.
A communication unit 79 transmits a viewing license and channel selection information to a receiving apparatus that receives digital broadcasting. The viewing license includes a license expiration date given as terms of use for content of digital broadcasting, and a scramble key for unlocking scrambling applied to content. The channel selection information is information related to digital broadcasting channel selection. The present invention can be applied to a server that communicates with a receiving terminal which receives digital broadcasting, for example.
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11 Claims
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1. A transmitting apparatus, comprising:
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acquiring means for acquiring a license that includes terms of use for content of digital broadcasting used at a receiving apparatus that receives the digital broadcasting; and transmitting means for transmitting the license that includes terms of use for content of digital broadcasting to the receiving apparatus that receives the digital broadcasting; wherein the license includes channel selection information for receiving the content of the digital broadcasting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A transmitting method, including steps wherein a transmitting apparatus
acquires a license that includes terms of use for content of digital broadcasting used at a receiving apparatus that receives the digital broadcasting, and transmits the license that includes terms of use for content of digital broadcasting to the receiving apparatus that receives the digital broadcasting, wherein the license includes channel selection information for receiving the content of the digital broadcasting.
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6. A receiving apparatus, comprising:
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license receiving means for receiving, via a network, a license that includes terms of use and channel selection information for content of digital broadcasting; content receiving means for selecting the channel of the digital broadcasting on the basis of the channel selection information included in the license, and receiving the content; and playback means for playing back the content of the digital broadcasting on the basis of the license. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A receiving method, including steps wherein a receiving apparatus
receives, via a network, a license that includes terms of use and channel selection information for content of digital broadcasting, selects the channel of the digital broadcasting on the basis of the channel selection information included in the license, and receives the content, and plays back the content of the digital broadcasting on the basis of the license.
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