JP2015216547A - Broadcast receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a digital broadcast receiver capable of executing a function added with a higher value.SOLUTION: A broadcast receiver receives the broadcast waves of a digital broadcast service, controls the operation including actuation and termination of an application in cooperation with the broadcast program, based on the application information, and selects the control related to re-actuation of the application based on the user operation. When actuation of the application has been requested after termination thereof, the broadcast receiver controls re-actuation or non-re-actuation of the application, depending on the selection of control by the user.

Description

  The present invention relates to a broadcast receiving apparatus.

  One of the extended functions of digital broadcasting services is data broadcasting that transmits digital data using broadcast waves and displays various information such as weather forecasts, news, and recommended programs. Many television receivers capable of receiving data broadcasts are already on the market, and many techniques related to data broadcast reception have been disclosed, including Patent Document 1 below.

JP 2001-186486 A

  A feature of data broadcasting is that a television receiver compatible with a digital broadcasting service can receive data broadcasting by itself and acquire / display various information. On the other hand, since data broadcasting is limited in the amount of data that can be transmitted due to the limitation of radio wave band, it is difficult to obtain high-definition screen display and high-performance effects. There was a problem that it was difficult to execute with a broadcast receiver.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a digital broadcast receiver capable of executing a function with higher added value.

  As a means for solving the above problems, the technology described in the claims is used.

  For example, the technique described in claim 1 is used.

  By using the technology of the present invention, it is possible to provide a digital broadcast receiver capable of executing a function with higher added value.

1 is a system configuration diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment. The block diagram of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The software block diagram of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The block diagram of the broadcast station server which concerns on an Example. The block diagram of the service provider server which concerns on an Example. The block diagram of the portable information terminal which concerns on an Example. The software block diagram of the portable information terminal which concerns on an Example. The data block diagram of the application control information which concerns on an Example. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of the application starting of the broadcast receiving apparatus which concerns on an Example. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of the application starting of the broadcast receiving apparatus which concerns on an Example. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of the application starting of the broadcast receiving apparatus which concerns on an Example. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of cooperation of the portable information terminal which concerns on an Example. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of cooperation of the portable information terminal which concerns on an Example. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of cooperation of the portable information terminal which concerns on an Example. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of the application starting of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example, and a portable information terminal. The screen display figure of the basic screen of the cooperation control application of the portable information terminal which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the basic screen of the cooperation control application of the portable information terminal which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the data broadcast screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the alerting | reporting screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the broadcast cooperation application launcher of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the broadcast cooperation application execution screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the broadcast cooperation application execution screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the broadcast cooperation application execution screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the broadcast cooperation application execution screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the error display screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the broadcast cooperation application execution screen of the portable information terminal which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the EPG display screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The figure of the detailed information of the EPG display screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of the broadcast cooperation application acquisition of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of the terminal cooperation which concerns on an Example. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of the terminal cooperation which concerns on an Example. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of the terminal cooperation which concerns on an Example. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of the terminal cooperation which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the broadcast cooperation application launcher of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the broadcast cooperation application launcher of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the broadcast cooperation application launcher of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the broadcast cooperation application launcher of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the broadcast cooperation application launcher of the portable information terminal which concerns on an Example. The figure which shows the system configuration | structure including the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example, and an example of use. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of the broadcast cooperation application starting of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of the broadcast cooperation application starting of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of the broadcast cooperation application starting of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the starting confirmation screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the user setting screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The figure which shows the system configuration | structure including the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example, and an example of use. The figure which shows examples, such as a transition between several types of application which concerns on an Example, and an application. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of the broadcast cooperation application starting of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The figure which shows the example of control of reproduction | regeneration of the broadcast program which concerns on an Example, and execution of an application. The screen display figure of the example of the starting selection screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the example of the starting selection screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the example of the multiple application execution screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the example of the multiple application execution screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The figure which shows the system configuration | structure including the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example, and an example of use. The figure which shows the example of control of reproduction | regeneration of the broadcast program which concerns on an Example, and execution of an application. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of the broadcast cooperation application restart of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the example of the restart suppression screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the example of the restart confirmation screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The operation | movement sequence diagram at the time of the broadcast cooperation application restart of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example. The screen display figure of the example of the update confirmation screen of the broadcast receiver which concerns on an Example.

  Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  First, an example of a digital broadcast service that can be received by the broadcast receiving apparatus of this embodiment will be described.

  For example, in an example of BS / terrestrial digital broadcasting that can be received by the broadcast receiving apparatus of the present embodiment, a plurality of transport streams (Transport Stream: TS) can be multiplexed and transmitted on one transponder (frequency channel). The TS is a predetermined length obtained by dividing a data sequence such as a video / audio elementary stream (Elementary Stream: ES), program specific information (Program Specific Information: PSI) / service information (Service Information: SI), and adding a TS header. Of TS packets.

  The PSI is a unique information table for identifying which program each ES included in the TS belongs to, which is defined by the MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) -2 system standard. The PSI is composed of a PAT (Program Association Table), a PMT (Program Map Table), a CAT (Conditional Access Table), and the like. The PAT defines a list of programs included in the TS by PMT PID (Packet Identifier). The PMT defines the PID of the constituent elements of each program. The CAT includes information related to limited reception.

  SI is an extension of PSI and includes program information and the like. Electronic Program Guide (Electronic Program Guide) defined by ARIB STD-B10 by Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB): EPG). The SI is composed of BIT (Broadcaster Information Table), SDT (Service Description Table), EIT (Event Information Table), TOT (Time Offset Table), and the like. The BIT includes broadcast station identification information, series information, broadcast station SI transmission information, and the like. The SDT includes information such as a network ID for identifying a network, a TS ID for identifying a TS, and a service ID (so-called channel number) for identifying individual services (so-called channels) in the network. The EIT includes a service ID for identifying each service in the network, and information on the event such as the name, broadcast date and time, and broadcast content of each event (so-called program). The TOT includes information regarding the current date and time.

  In addition, the TS includes PCR (Program Clock Reference) information, which is a reference for reproduction timing in the decoder, and a BML document sub-set based on the BML (Broadcast Markup Language) specification defined by ARIB STD-B24. .

  In the broadcast receiving apparatus of the present embodiment, a user can view a broadcast program, a data broadcast screen produced using EPG, BML, etc. by receiving and decoding the TS composed of the video / audio ES and various information. Can be provided.

  In addition, the broadcast receiving apparatus according to the present embodiment links a function using a broadband network with a digital broadcasting service, acquires additional content via the broadband network, arithmetic processing in the server apparatus, and presentation processing in cooperation with the mobile terminal device. It is possible to correspond to a broadcasting / communication cooperation system that combines the above with a digital broadcasting service. In order to realize the broadcasting / communication cooperation system, it is assumed that the broadcast receiving apparatus according to the present exemplary embodiment can execute an application described in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) or the like. Also, in the broadcast communication cooperative system supported by this broadcast receiving apparatus, the extended BSI specifications and the application control information (Application Information Table: AIT) in the broadcast communication cooperative system and the extended PSI / necessary when transmitting the application by broadcast wave SI information is used. The AIT is information for providing or disseminating various information necessary for starting an application such as an application acquisition destination, and control information for controlling start / end of the application.

  The above description is based on a digital broadcasting service in Japan. However, the present invention is not limited to application only in Japan, including a broadcasting / communication cooperation system supported by the broadcasting receiving apparatus of this embodiment.

  Next, a specific configuration example of the embodiment in this example will be described.

[System configuration]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating an example of a communication system according to the present embodiment that realizes a broadcasting / communication cooperation system. The communication system of this embodiment includes a broadcast receiving apparatus 100 and an antenna 100a, a broadband network 200 such as the Internet and a router apparatus 210, a radio tower 300t of a broadcasting station, a broadcasting station server 300, a service provider server 400, and other application servers 500. The mobile phone communication server 600, the mobile phone communication network base station 600b, and the portable information terminal 700 are configured.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 is a television receiver having a function corresponding to the broadcast communication cooperation system in addition to the existing digital broadcast receiving function. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 receives the broadcast wave transmitted from the radio tower 300t via the antenna 100a. Further, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 can be connected to the Internet 200 via the router apparatus 210, and can transmit and receive data by communication with each server apparatus on the Internet 200.

  The router device 210 is connected to the Internet 200 by wireless communication or wired communication, is connected to the broadcast receiving device 100 by wireless communication or wired communication, and is connected to the portable information terminal 700 by wireless communication. As a result, each server device on the Internet 200, the broadcast receiving device 100, and the portable information terminal 700 can mutually transmit and receive data via the router device 210. Note that the communication between the broadcast receiving device 100 and the portable information terminal 700 may be performed directly by a method such as BlueTooth (registered trademark) or NFC (Near Field Communication) without using the router device 210.

  The radio tower 300t transmits a broadcast wave including a digital broadcast signal, an AIT, control information related to application presentation, and the like from the broadcast facility of the broadcast station. Note that the control information relating to application presentation is control information relating to the overlaying of broadcast programs and applications on the television receiver and the applicability of application presentation. The broadcasting station includes a broadcasting station server 300. The broadcast station server 300 stores metadata such as broadcast programs (video content, etc.) and program titles, program IDs, program outlines, performers, broadcast date and time of each broadcast program, and the video content and each metadata are stored as follows. It can be provided to service providers based on the contract. The provision of the moving image content and each metadata to the service provider may be performed through an API (Application Programming Interface) provided in the broadcast station server 300.

  The service provider server 400 is a server device prepared by a service provider to provide a service by the broadcasting / communication cooperation system. The service provider server 400 stores, manages, and distributes the moving image content and metadata provided from the broadcasting station server 300 and the content and application produced for the broadcasting / communication cooperation system. It also has a function of searching for available applications and providing a list in response to an inquiry from a television receiver. The storage, management and distribution of the content and metadata and the storage, management and distribution of the application may be performed by different server devices. The broadcasting station and the service provider may be the same or different providers. A plurality of service provider servers 400 may be prepared for different services. Moreover, the function of the service provider server 400 may be provided by the broadcast station server 300.

  The other application server 500 is a known server device that stores, manages, and distributes general applications, operation programs, contents, and data other than those related to the broadcasting / communication cooperation system.

  The mobile telephone communication server 600 is connected to the Internet 200, and is connected to the portable information terminal 700 via the base station 600b. The mobile telephone communication server 600 manages telephone communication (call) and data transmission / reception via the mobile telephone communication network of the portable information terminal 700, and transmits data by communication between the portable information terminal 700 and each server device on the Internet 200. Enables transmission and reception. Communication between portable information terminal 700 and broadcast receiving device 100 may be performed via base station 600b, mobile telephone communication server 600, Internet 200, and router device 210.

[Hardware configuration of broadcast receiver]
FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating an example of an internal configuration of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 includes a main control unit 101, a system bus 102, a ROM 103, a RAM 104, a storage unit 110, a LAN communication unit 121, an expansion interface unit 124, a digital interface unit 125, a tuner / demodulation unit 131, a first separation unit 132, First video decoding unit 133, first audio decoding unit 134, first subtitle decoding unit 135, data broadcast reception processing unit 141, data broadcast engine 142, streaming reception processing unit 151, second separation unit 152, second video decoding unit 153, second audio decoding unit 154, second subtitle decoding unit 155, application control unit 161, application engine 162, video superimposing unit 171, audio selection unit 172, video display unit 173, speaker 174, video output unit 175, audio output Unit 176, presentation synchronization control unit 181, terminal cooperation control 191, in constructed.

  The main control unit 101 is a microprocessor unit that controls the entire broadcast receiving apparatus 100 in accordance with a predetermined operation program. A system bus 102 is a data communication path for transmitting and receiving data between the main control unit 101 and each operation block in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100.

  A ROM (Read Only Memory) 103 is a memory in which a basic operation program such as an operating system and other operation programs are stored. For example, a rewritable ROM such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM) or a flash ROM is used. . A RAM (Random Access Memory) 104 serves as a work area for executing a basic operation program and other operation programs. The ROM 103 and the RAM 104 may be integrated with the main control unit 101. Further, the ROM 103 may not use an independent configuration as shown in FIG. 2A but may use a partial storage area in the storage unit 110.

  The storage unit 110 stores operation programs and operation setting values of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, personal information of users of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, and the like. Further, it is possible to store an operation program downloaded from the network, various data created by the operation program, and the like. It is also possible to store content such as moving images, still images, and audio obtained from broadcast waves or downloaded from the network. All or some of the functions of the ROM 103 may be substituted with a partial area of the storage unit 110. In addition, the storage unit 110 needs to hold stored information even when power is not supplied to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 from the outside. Therefore, for example, a device such as a semiconductor device memory such as a flash ROM or SSD (Solid State Drive) or a magnetic disk drive such as an HDD (Hard Disc Drive) is used.

  It should be noted that the operation programs stored in the ROM 103 and the storage unit 110 can be updated and expanded in function by download processing from each server device on the Internet 200.

  A LAN (Local Area Network) communication unit 121 is connected to the Internet 200 via the router device 210 and transmits / receives data to / from each server device on the Internet 200. The connection with the router device 210 may be a wired connection or a wireless connection such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark). The LAN communication unit 121 includes an encoding circuit, a decoding circuit, and the like. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 may further include other communication units such as a BlueTooth (registered trademark) communication unit, an NFC communication unit, and an infrared communication unit.

  The tuner / demodulation unit 131 receives a broadcast wave from the radio tower 300t via the antenna 100a, and tunes (tunes) to a service channel desired by the user based on the control of the main control unit 101. Further, the tuner / demodulator 131 demodulates the received broadcast signal to obtain a TS. In the example shown in FIG. 2A, a configuration in which there is one tuner / demodulator is illustrated. However, for the purpose of simultaneous display of a plurality of screens, back program recording, and the like, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 uses a tuner / demodulator. It is good also as a structure mounted in multiple numbers. Further, access restriction control for the demodulated TS may be performed based on the control of the main control unit 101.

  The first separation unit 132 receives the TS output from the tuner / demodulation unit 131 and receives data such as a video data sequence, an audio data sequence, a caption data sequence, a program information data sequence, an AIT data sequence, and a BML data sequence. Output in columns. These data strings may be in the ES format, for example. The first video decoding unit 133 decodes the video data sequence input from the first separation unit 132 and outputs video information. The first audio decoding unit 134 decodes the audio data sequence input from the first separation unit 132 and outputs audio information. The first caption decoding unit 135 decodes the caption data string input from the first separation unit 132 and outputs caption information.

  The data broadcast reception processing unit 141 decodes the BML data string input from the first separation unit 132 and reproduces the BML document. The data broadcast engine 142 is a BML browser that executes a BML document, and executes the BML document reproduced by the data broadcast reception processing unit 141 to output data broadcast screen information.

  Based on the control of the main control unit 101, the streaming reception processing unit 151 accesses the moving image content and the like placed in each server device on the Internet 200 via the LAN communication unit 121, and the program stream (such as the moving image content) ( Get Program Stream (PS). In addition, based on the control of the main control unit 101, control of DRM (Digital Rights Management) processing on the acquired PS may be performed.

  The second separation unit 152 receives the PS output from the streaming reception processing unit 151, separates it into each data sequence such as a video data sequence, an audio data sequence, a caption data sequence, and outputs the data sequence. These data strings may be in the ES format, for example. The second video decoding unit 153, the second audio decoding unit 154, and the second subtitle decoding unit 155 perform the same processes as the first video decoding unit 133, the first audio decoding unit 134, and the first subtitle decoding unit 135, respectively. Therefore, the description is omitted.

  The first separation unit 132 and the second separation unit 152, the first video decoding unit 133 and the second video decoding unit 153, the first audio decoding unit 134 and the second audio decoding unit 154, the first subtitle decoding unit 135 and the first The two subtitle decoding units 155 may be shared.

  The application control unit 161 works on the application engine 162 regarding the application created for the broadcasting / communication cooperation system based on the AIT data string input from the first separation unit or the AIT file acquired from each server device on the Internet 200. Control and manage lifecycle and events for each application. In addition, depending on the state of the application and the instruction of the AIT, the function restriction of the application is appropriately controlled. The application engine 162 is an HTML browser that acquires and executes an application created for the broadcasting / communication cooperation system based on the control of the application control unit 161.

  The video superimposing unit 171 includes video information output from the first video decoding unit 133, subtitle information output from the first subtitle decoding unit 135, data broadcast screen information output from the data broadcast engine 142, and a second video decoding unit. The video information output from 153, the caption information output from the second caption decoding unit 155, and the application execution screen information output from the application engine 162 are input, and processing such as selection and / or superimposition is performed. The video superimposing unit 171 includes a video RAM (not shown), and the video display unit 173 and the like are driven based on video information input to the video RAM. In addition, the video superimposing unit 171 superimposes EPG screen information created based on the program information data sequence output from the scaling process or the first separation unit 132 as necessary under the control of the main control unit 101. Perform processing.

  The voice selection unit 172 inputs the voice information output from the first voice decoding unit 134, the voice information output from the second voice decoding unit 154, and the application execution voice information output from the application engine 162, and performs main control. The audio information is appropriately selected and output according to the control of the unit 101.

  The video display unit 173 is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, for example, and provides the video information selected and / or superimposed by the video superimposing unit 171 to the user of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100. The speaker 174 provides the audio information output from the audio selection unit 172 to the user of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100. The video output unit 175 is a video output interface that outputs video information that has been selected and / or superposed by the video superimposing unit 171. The audio output unit 176 is an audio output interface that outputs the audio information output from the audio selection unit 172. As described above, when the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 is a television receiver or the like, the video output unit 175 and the audio output unit 176 are not essential components in the present invention.

  The presentation synchronization control unit 181 includes video information and audio information obtained by decoding the TS acquired from the broadcast wave, and video information obtained by decoding the PS acquired from each server device on the Internet 200. Control of presentation synchronization of application execution screen information and application execution audio information output from the application engine 162 on the video display unit 173 and the speaker 174 or on the video output unit 175 and the audio output unit 176 For example, based on PCR information.

  When the terminal cooperation control unit 191 performs cooperation with an external mobile terminal device, discovery and authentication of the cooperation device (mobile terminal device), connection between the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 and the cooperation device, application cooperation, etc. Manage and control.

  The extension interface unit 124 is an interface group for extending the function of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100. In this embodiment, the extension interface unit 124 includes an analog video / audio interface, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface, a memory interface, and the like. To do. The analog video / audio interface performs input of analog video signals / audio signals from external video / audio output devices, output of analog video signals / audio signals to external video / audio input devices, and the like. The USB interface is connected to a PC or the like to transmit / receive data. A broadcast program or content may be recorded by connecting an HDD. A keyboard or other USB device may be connected. The memory interface transmits and receives data by connecting a memory card and other memory media.

  The digital interface unit 125 is an interface that outputs or inputs encoded digital video data and / or digital audio data. It is assumed that the digital interface unit 125 can output the TS acquired by the tuner / demodulation unit 131 and the PS acquired by the streaming reception processing unit 151 as they are. Further, control may be performed so that TS and PS input from the digital interface unit 125 are input to the first separation unit 132 and the second separation unit 152. Output of digital content stored in the storage unit 110 or storage of digital content in the storage unit 110 may be performed via the digital interface unit 125. The digital interface unit 125 may be a DVI terminal, an HDMI terminal, or the like, and may output or input data in a format compliant with the DVI specification, HDMI specification, or the like. The data may be output or input in the form of serial data conforming to the IEEE 1394 specification or the like.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 may be a television receiver, an optical disk drive recorder such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) recorder, a magnetic disk drive recorder such as an HDD recorder, an STB (Set Top Box), or the like. It may be a PC (Personal Computer), a tablet terminal, a game machine or the like having a digital broadcast receiving function and a broadcast communication cooperation function. When the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 is a DVD recorder, HDD recorder, STB, or the like, the video display unit 173 and the speaker 174 may not be provided. By connecting an external monitor and an external speaker to the video output unit 175 and the audio output unit 176, an operation similar to that of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of this embodiment is possible.

[Broadcast receiving device software configuration]
FIG. 2B is a software configuration diagram of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, and illustrates a software configuration in the ROM 103, the RAM 104, and the storage unit 110. In this embodiment, a basic operation program 1001 and other operation programs are stored in the ROM 103, and a reception function program 1002, a BML browser program 1003, an HTML browser program 1004, and other operation programs are stored in the storage unit 110. Yes. In addition, the storage unit 110 includes a content storage area 1011 for storing content such as moving images, still images, and audio, an authentication information storage area 1012 for storing authentication information used in cooperation with an external mobile terminal device, and the like. It is assumed that various information storage areas for storing other various information are provided.

  A basic operation program 1001 stored in the ROM 103 is expanded in the RAM 104, and the main control unit 101 executes the expanded basic operation program to constitute a basic operation execution unit 1101. In addition, the reception function program 1002, BML browser program 1003, and HTML browser program 1004 stored in the storage unit 110 are expanded in the RAM 104, and further received by the main control unit 101 executing the expanded operation programs. A function execution unit 1102, a BML browser engine 1103, and an HTML browser engine 1104 are configured. The RAM 104 is provided with a temporary storage area that temporarily holds data created when each operation program is executed as necessary.

  In the following, in order to simplify the explanation, the main control unit 101 executes the basic operation processing to control each operation block by expanding the basic operation program 1001 stored in the ROM 103 into the RAM 104 and executing it. The unit 1101 is described as performing control of each operation block. The same description is made for other operation programs.

  The reception function execution unit 1102 controls each operation block of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 in order to realize a broadcast reception function and a broadcast communication cooperation function. In particular, the broadcast program reproduction unit 1102a includes a tuner / demodulation unit 131, a first separation unit 132, a first video decoding unit 133, a first audio decoding unit 134, a first subtitle decoding unit 135, a data broadcast reception processing unit 141, and data. The broadcast engine 142 is mainly controlled. The data broadcast engine 142 may be replaced with a BML browser engine 1103 developed on the RAM 104. In addition, the communication content reproduction unit 1102b mainly controls the streaming reception processing unit 151, the second separation unit 152, the second video decoding unit 153, the second audio decoding unit 154, and the second subtitle decoding unit 155. The linked application control unit 1102c mainly controls the application control unit 161 and the application engine 162. The application engine 162 may be replaced with an HTML browser engine 1104 developed on the RAM 104. The terminal cooperation management unit 1102d mainly controls the terminal cooperation control unit 191.

  Each operation program may be stored in advance in the ROM 103 and / or the storage unit 110 at the time of product shipment. It may be acquired from the other application server 500 on the Internet 200 via the LAN communication unit 121 after the product is shipped. Further, each operation program stored in a memory card, an optical disk or the like may be acquired via the expansion interface unit 124 or the like.

[Broadcasting station server configuration]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the internal configuration of the broadcast station server 300. The broadcast station server 300 includes a main control unit 301, a system bus 302, a RAM 304, a storage unit 310, and a LAN communication unit 321.

  The main control unit 301 is a microprocessor unit that controls the entire broadcast station server 300 in accordance with a predetermined operation program. A system bus 302 is a data communication path for performing data transmission / reception between the main control unit 301 and each operation block in the broadcast station server 300. The RAM 304 serves as a work area when executing each operation program.

  The storage unit 310 stores a basic operation program 3001 and a content management / distribution program 3002, and further includes a moving image content storage area 3011 and a metadata storage area 3012. The moving image content storage area 3011 stores moving image content and the like of each broadcast program broadcast by the broadcast station. The metadata storage area 3012 stores metadata such as the program title, program ID, program outline, performer, broadcast date and time of each broadcast program.

  The basic operation program 3001 and the content management / distribution program 3002 stored in the storage unit 310 are expanded in the RAM 304, respectively, and the main control unit 301 executes the expanded basic operation program and content management / distribution program. Thus, a basic operation execution unit 3101 and a content management / distribution execution unit 3102 are configured.

  In the following, in order to simplify the description, a process for controlling each operation block by causing the main control unit 301 to expand the basic operation program 3001 stored in the storage unit 310 to the RAM 304 and execute the basic operation program 3001 will be described. The operation execution unit 3101 is described as performing control of each operation block. The same description is made for other operation programs.

  The content management / distribution execution unit 3102 manages the moving image content and the like stored in the moving image content storage area 3011 and the metadata storage area 3012, and the service business based on the contract. Control when providing it to users. Further, the content management / distribution execution unit 3102 authenticates the service provider server 400 based on the contract as necessary when providing the moving picture content and the like and each metadata to the service provider. Processing is also performed.

  The LAN communication unit 321 is connected to the Internet 200 and communicates with the service provider server 400 on the Internet 200. The LAN communication unit 321 includes a coding circuit, a decoding circuit, and the like.

[Service provider server configuration]
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the internal configuration of the service provider server 400. The service provider server 400 includes a main control unit 401, a system bus 402, a RAM 404, a storage unit 410, and a LAN communication unit 421.

  The main control unit 401 is a microprocessor unit that controls the entire service provider server 400 according to a predetermined operation program. A system bus 402 is a data communication path for transmitting and receiving data between the main control unit 401 and each operation block in the service provider server 400. The RAM 404 becomes a work area when each operation program is executed.

  The storage unit 410 stores a basic operation program 4001, a content management / distribution program 4002, and an application management / distribution program 4003, and further includes a moving image content storage area 4011, a metadata storage area 4012, and an application storage area 4013. The moving image content storage area 4011 and the metadata storage area 4012 store the moving image content and the like provided from the broadcast station server 300 and each metadata, the content produced by the service provider, the metadata related to the content, and the like. The application storage area 4013 stores an application necessary for realizing each service of the broadcasting / communication cooperation system for distribution in response to a request from each television receiver.

  The basic operation program 4001, content management / distribution program 4002, and application management / distribution program 4003 stored in the storage unit 410 are expanded in the RAM 404, and the main control unit 401 further expands the expanded basic operation program and content management. A basic operation execution unit 4101, a content management / distribution execution unit 4102, and an application management / distribution execution unit 4103 are configured by executing the / distribution program and application management / distribution program.

  In the following, in order to simplify the description, a process for controlling each operation block by the main control unit 401 by developing the basic operation program 4001 stored in the storage unit 410 in the RAM 404 and executing the basic operation program 4001 will be described. It is described that the operation execution unit 4101 controls each operation block. The same description is made for other operation programs.

  The content management / distribution execution unit 4102 obtains moving image content and the like from the broadcasting station server 300 and each metadata, manages the moving image content and the like stored in the moving image content storage area 4011 and the metadata storage area 4012, and each metadata, And distribution of the moving image content and the like and each metadata to each television receiver. The application management / distribution execution unit 4103 performs management of each application stored in the application storage area 4013 and control when distributing each application in response to a request from each television receiver. Further, the application management / distribution execution unit 4103 also performs authentication processing of each television receiver, if necessary, when distributing each application to each television receiver.

  The LAN communication unit 421 is connected to the Internet 200 and communicates with the broadcast receiving device 100 and the portable information terminal 700 via the broadcast station server 300 and the router device 210 on the Internet 200. The LAN communication unit 421 includes a coding circuit, a decoding circuit, and the like.

[Hardware configuration of portable information terminal]
FIG. 5A is a block diagram illustrating an example of an internal configuration of the portable information terminal 700. The portable information terminal 700 includes a main control unit 701, a system bus 702, a ROM 703, a RAM 704, a storage unit 710, a communication processing unit 720, an expansion interface unit 724, an operation unit 730, an image processing unit 740, an audio processing unit 750, and a sensor unit 760. , Composed of.

  The main control unit 701 is a microprocessor unit that controls the portable information terminal 700 as a whole. A system bus 702 is a data communication path for transmitting and receiving data between the main control unit 701 and each operation block in the portable information terminal 700.

  The ROM 703 is a memory in which a basic operation program such as an operating system and other operation programs are stored. For example, a rewritable ROM such as an EEPROM or a flash ROM is used. The RAM 704 serves as a work area when the basic operation program and other operation programs are executed. The ROM 703 and the RAM 704 may be integrated with the main control unit 701. Further, the ROM 703 does not have an independent configuration as shown in FIG. 5A, and may use a partial storage area in the storage unit 710.

  The storage unit 710 stores an operation program and operation setting value of the portable information terminal 700, personal information of the user of the portable information terminal 700, and the like. Further, it is possible to store an operation program downloaded from the network, various data created by the operation program, and the like. Also, contents such as moving images, still images, and audio downloaded from the network can be stored. All or part of the functions of the ROM 703 may be replaced by a partial area of the storage unit 710. In addition, the storage unit 710 needs to hold stored information even when power is not supplied to the portable information terminal 700 from the outside. Therefore, for example, devices such as a flash ROM, SSD, and HDD are used.

  It should be noted that the operation programs stored in the ROM 703 and the storage unit 710 can be updated and function expanded by download processing from each server device on the Internet 200.

  The communication processing unit 720 includes a LAN communication unit 721, a mobile telephone network communication unit 722, and an NFC communication unit 723. The LAN communication unit 721 is connected to the Internet 200 via the router device 210 and transmits / receives data to / from each server device on the Internet 200. The connection with the router device 210 is assumed to be performed by wireless connection such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark). The mobile telephone network communication unit 722 performs telephone communication (call) and data transmission / reception by wireless communication with the base station 600b of the mobile telephone communication network. The NFC communication unit 723 performs wireless communication when close to the corresponding reader / writer. The LAN communication unit 721, the mobile telephone network communication unit 722, and the NFC communication unit 723 are each provided with a coding circuit, a decoding circuit, an antenna, and the like. The communication processing unit 720 may further include another communication unit such as a BlueTooth (registered trademark) communication unit or an infrared communication unit.

  The extension interface unit 724 is an interface group for extending the functions of the portable information terminal 700, and in this embodiment, is configured with a video / audio interface, a USB interface, a memory interface, and the like. The video / audio interface performs input of video signals / audio signals from external video / audio output devices, output of video signals / audio signals to external video / audio input devices, and the like. The USB interface is connected to a PC or the like to transmit / receive data. A keyboard or other USB device may be connected. The memory interface transmits and receives data by connecting a memory card and other memory media.

  The operation unit 730 is an instruction input unit that inputs an operation instruction to the portable information terminal 700. In this embodiment, the operation unit 730 includes a touch panel 730t arranged on the display unit 741 and an operation key 730k in which button switches are arranged. Shall. Either one may be sufficient. The portable information terminal 700 may be operated using a keyboard or the like connected to the extension interface unit 724. The portable information terminal 700 may be operated using a separate portable terminal device connected by wired communication or wireless communication. The touch panel function may be provided in the display unit 741.

  The image processing unit 740 includes a display unit 741, an image signal processing unit 742, a first image input unit 743, and a second image input unit 744. The display unit 741 is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, for example, and provides the image data processed by the image signal processing unit 742 to the user of the portable information terminal 700. The image signal processing unit 742 includes a video RAM (not shown), and the display unit 741 is driven based on the image data input to the video RAM. In addition, the image signal processing unit 742 has a function of performing format conversion, menu and other OSD (On Screen Display) signal superimposing processing, and the like as necessary. The first image input unit 743 and the second image input unit 744 convert light input from a lens into an electric signal by using an electronic device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) sensor. A camera unit for inputting image data of surroundings and objects.

  The audio processing unit 750 includes an audio output unit 751, an audio signal processing unit 752, and an audio input unit 753. The audio output unit 751 is a speaker, and provides the audio signal processed by the audio signal processing unit 752 to the user of the portable information terminal 700. The voice input unit 753 is a microphone, and converts a user's voice and the like into voice data and inputs the voice data.

  The sensor unit 760 is a sensor group for detecting the state of the portable information terminal 700. In this embodiment, the GPS reception unit 761, the gyro sensor 762, the geomagnetic sensor 763, the acceleration sensor 764, the illuminance sensor 765, and the proximity sensor 766. , Is composed. With these sensor groups, it is possible to detect the position, tilt, direction, movement, ambient brightness, proximity of nearby objects, and the like of the portable information terminal 700. The portable information terminal 700 may further include other sensors such as a barometric pressure sensor.

  The portable information terminal 700 may be a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, or the like. A PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or a notebook PC may be used. Further, it may be a digital still camera, a video camera capable of shooting moving images, a portable game machine, or other portable digital devices.

  The configuration example of the portable information terminal 700 illustrated in FIG. 5A includes a number of configurations that are not essential to the present embodiment, such as the sensor unit 760, but the present embodiment may be configured without these components. There is no loss of effect. Further, a configuration not shown in the figure such as a digital broadcast receiving function and an electronic money settlement function may be further added.

[Software configuration of portable information terminal]
FIG. 5B is a software configuration diagram of the portable information terminal 700 of the present embodiment, and shows a software configuration in the ROM 703, the RAM 704, and the storage unit 710. In this embodiment, a basic operation program 7001 and other operation programs are stored in the ROM 703, and a cooperation control program 7002, an HTML browser program 7003 and other operation programs are stored in the storage unit 710. In addition, the storage unit 710 includes a content storage area 7011 for storing content such as moving images, still images, and audio, an authentication information storage area 7012 for storing authentication information used in a cooperative operation with a television receiver, and the like. It is assumed that various information storage areas for storing various information are provided.

  A basic operation program 7001 stored in the ROM 703 is expanded in the RAM 704, and the main control unit 701 executes the expanded basic operation program to constitute a basic operation execution unit 7101. In addition, the cooperation control program 7002 and the HTML browser program 7003 stored in the storage unit 710 are expanded in the RAM 704, and the main control unit 701 executes the expanded operation programs, whereby the cooperation control execution unit 7102 and An HTML browser engine 7103 is configured. The RAM 704 includes a temporary storage area that temporarily stores data created when each operation program is executed as necessary.

  In the following, in order to simplify the explanation, the main control unit 701 executes the basic operation execution by executing the basic operation program 7001 stored in the ROM 703 by expanding the basic operation program 7001 in the RAM 704 and executing it. It is described that the unit 7101 controls each operation block. The same description is made for other operation programs.

  The cooperation control execution unit 7102 performs management such as device authentication and connection and transmission / reception of each data when the portable information terminal 700 performs a cooperation operation with the television receiver. The HTML browser engine 7103 is an HTML browser that executes an application created for the broadcasting / communication cooperation system on the portable information terminal 700.

  Each operation program may be stored in the ROM 703 and / or the storage unit 710 in advance at the time of product shipment. After the product is shipped, it may be acquired from another application server 500 on the Internet 200 via the LAN communication unit 721 or the mobile telephone network communication unit 722. Further, each operation program stored in a memory card, an optical disk, or the like may be acquired via the expansion interface unit 724 or the like.

[Overview of application control information (AIT)]
The application control information (AIT) of the present embodiment is an application (in this embodiment, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100) that cooperates with the broadcast service in the broadcast communication cooperation function supported by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 (in the present embodiment, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100). Hereinafter, it may be referred to as a broadcast cooperation application.) It is assumed that the information is intended to inform the existence of the application and to instruct its control. The broadcast cooperative application operates only in a broadcast reception state based on a control signal such as activation / termination included in a broadcast signal, and the broadcast managed app is permitted to access a broadcast resource based on the control signal. An application, (2) a non-broadcast managed application in which access to the broadcast resource is permitted based on means such as application authentication in an operation mode in which activation / termination is not controlled by the broadcast signal, and (3) broadcast resource It can be distinguished from other general applications where access is not permitted.

  As the AIT transmission method, a section format or an XML (extensible Markup Language) format AIT is transmitted by a broadcast wave using a data carousel (DC) format or the like, and the section format or the XML format AIT file is transmitted over the Internet. Any one of the delivery methods such as http (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) or https (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) from the server apparatus 200 may be used. Other methods may be adopted.

  FIG. 6 is a data configuration diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the AIT. The AIT mainly includes an application type 901, an application identifier 902, an application control code 903, an application profile 904, application acquisition destination information 905, an application boundary and access authority setting 906, an activation priority 907, cache information 908, and a server access distribution parameter 909. , And so on. Furthermore, other information may be included.

  The application type 901 defines the application description method. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the application description method is HTML. The application identifier 902 is identification information composed of an organization identification for identifying a business operator and an application identification numbered for each business operator for identifying an application unit. Note that an application unit is a set of HTML documents and their reference resources that use an HTML document existing at a location specified by the application acquisition destination information 905 as an entry document. The application control code 903 defines operation control for the target application, and describes one of (1) automatic start, (2) operation possible, (3) termination, and (4) prefetch. . The application profile 904 is a value indicating the function of the television receiver requested by the application, and indicates a combination of functions that the television receiver has as an option. Whether or not the application can be used is determined by referring to this value.

  The application acquisition destination information 905 is information for specifying an application acquisition destination, and is location information for acquiring an HTML document that is referred to first when the application is started. Since the application is assumed to be transmitted by broadcast or placed on a server device on a communication network, the location information specified by the application acquisition destination information 905 is also compatible with both broadcast acquisition and communication acquisition. Regulations are made. The application boundary and access restriction setting 906 is information indicating an operable range as a broadcast managed application as a set of one or more areas (URL: Uniform Resource Locator). Moreover, the access restriction to the broadcast resource for each area is set for each functional unit. Application boundary and access restriction settings 906 specify the range of document transitions to prevent transitions to unexpected documents or inappropriate access to broadcast resources due to the chain of document transitions from entry documents at application startup. To do. In addition, it is possible to set an access right to a specific broadcast resource in units of areas within the document transition range.

  The activation priority 907 specifies which one is to be activated preferentially when there is a data broadcast by a broadcast service and a broadcast managed application by an HTML document at the same time. Unconditionally designating data broadcasting as the highest priority on the PMT, designating the priority of activation of a specific application type on the PMT, and designating the activation priority of the target application as the activation priority 907; Is possible. The cache information 908 is information used for cache control when an application resource is held in preparation for application reuse. With this information, application resources can be cached assuming reuse even after the application is terminated. The server access distribution parameter 909 is a parameter set for distributing access for the purpose of reducing the load on a server on which access is concentrated at an application acquisition destination or the like. The television receiver may operate to stochastically delay application of the application control code according to the setting of this parameter.

  Below, operation | movement of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of a present Example is demonstrated.

[Operation sequence at application startup]
First, a description will be given of a broadcast cooperative app activation process based on the AIT transmitted by broadcast waves in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the present embodiment. In the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the data broadcasting by the broadcast service and the broadcast cooperative application are prioritized according to the information on the PMT, the AIT application control code 903, the activation priority 907, and the like. Can be specified.

  FIG. 7A is an operation sequence diagram illustrating an example of an operation sequence of the broadcast cooperative app when it is defined that the broadcast cooperative app is activated with priority. This figure shows a series of flows from when the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 appropriately checks the PMT and AIT to start up a predetermined broadcast cooperation application.

  When the tuner / demodulation unit 131 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 performs channel selection processing of a channel desired by the user and acquires a TS, the main control unit 101 then acquires the PMT data sequence separated by the first separation unit 132. (S101), the activation priority described in the PMT is confirmed. When it is confirmed in the processing of S101 that the activation priority of the broadcast cooperative application is high (S102), the application control unit 161 acquires the AIT data string separated by the first separation unit 132 (S103), and the acquired AIT The application control code 903 of the data string is confirmed (S104). In the process of S104, if the application control code 903 is “automatic start”, the application profile 904 of the acquired AIT data string is further confirmed (S105), and the execution of the broadcast cooperation application specified in the AIT is performed. When it is confirmed that it is possible, a transmission request for the broadcast cooperative app is transmitted to the predetermined service provider server 400 via the LAN communication unit 121 based on the information described in the application acquisition source information 905. (S106).

  The service provider server 400 that has received the transmission request for the broadcast cooperative application performs authentication processing of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 as necessary based on the control of the application management / distribution execution unit 4103, and then stores it in the application storage area 4013. Distribution of the predetermined broadcast cooperation application memorize | stored is performed via the LAN communication part 421 (S107). Note that a known method may be used for the authentication process, and detailed description thereof is omitted. Next, the application engine 162 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 activates the predetermined broadcast cooperation application distributed from the service provider server 400 received via the LAN communication unit 121 based on the control of the application control unit 161. (S108).

  FIG. 7B is an operation sequence diagram illustrating an example of an operation sequence of the broadcast cooperative app when it is defined that data broadcasting by the broadcast service is activated with priority. This figure shows a series of flows from when the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 appropriately checks the PMT and AIT to start up a predetermined broadcast cooperation application.

  When the tuner / demodulation unit 131 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 performs channel selection processing of a channel desired by the user and acquires a TS, the main control unit 101 then acquires the PMT data sequence separated by the first separation unit 132. (S201), the activation priority described in the PMT is confirmed. In the process of S201, when it is confirmed that the activation priority of the data broadcast by the broadcast service is high (S202), the data broadcast reception processing unit 141 acquires the BML data sequence separated by the first separation unit 132 and converts the BML document into a BML document. Playback is performed (S203). When automatic activation of data broadcasting is set by the BML document, and when the user makes a data broadcasting activation request using an operation terminal (such as the portable information terminal 700 or a remote controller) (S204), the data broadcasting engine 142 However, by executing the reproduced BML document, data broadcast screen information is generated and displayed on the video display unit 173 (S205).

  After the process of S205 or simultaneously with the process of S205, the application control unit 161 acquires the AIT data sequence separated by the first separation unit 132 (S206), and confirms the application profile 904 of the acquired AIT data sequence. (S207). In the process of S207, when it is confirmed that the broadcast cooperative app specified in the AIT can be executed, an entry button for the executable broadcast cooperative app is displayed on the data broadcast screen. The entry button may always be displayed, and the color scheme may be changed from the inactive color to the active color only when the broadcast cooperation application can be executed. The entry button may be switched between an inactive state and an active state by changing the shape.

  When the user selects the entry button using the operation terminal (S208), the data broadcast engine 142 ends the process of executing the BML document and generating the data broadcast screen information (S209). Subsequently, the application control unit 161 acquires the AIT data string separated by the first separation unit 132 (S210), and confirms the application acquisition destination information 905 of the acquired AIT data string. Further, based on the information described in the application acquisition destination information 905 confirmed in S210, a broadcast cooperation application transmission request is transmitted to the predetermined service provider server 400 via the LAN communication unit 121 (S211).

  The service provider server 400 that has received the transmission request for the broadcast cooperative application performs authentication processing of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 as necessary based on the control of the application management / distribution execution unit 4103, and then stores it in the application storage area 4013. Distribution of the predetermined broadcast cooperation application memorize | stored is performed via the LAN communication part 421 (S212). Next, the application engine 162 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 activates the predetermined broadcast cooperation application distributed from the service provider server 400 received via the LAN communication unit 121 based on the control of the application control unit 161. (S213).

  FIG. 7C is an operation sequence diagram illustrating an example of an operation sequence of the broadcast cooperative app when none of the priority activations is defined. This figure shows a series of flows from when the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 appropriately checks the PMT and AIT to start up a predetermined broadcast cooperation application.

  When the tuner / demodulation unit 131 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 performs channel selection processing of a channel desired by the user and acquires a TS, the main control unit 101 then acquires the PMT data sequence separated by the first separation unit 132. (S301), the activation priority described in the PMT is confirmed. When it is confirmed in the process of S301 that the activation priority of the broadcast cooperative application is high (S302), the application control unit 161 acquires the AIT data string separated by the first separation unit 132 (S303), and the acquired AIT The application control code 903 of the data string is confirmed (S304). In the process of S304, when the application control code 903 is “startable” instead of “automatic start”, the display of the broadcast program is continued without starting either the data broadcast by the broadcast service or the broadcast cooperative application.

  When the user makes a data broadcast activation request using the operation terminal in the state after finishing the process of S304 (S305), the acquisition of the BML data string and the BML are the same as the processes after S205 of FIG. 7B. Document reproduction, data broadcast screen information generation, and the like are performed (not shown). On the other hand, when the user makes a launch request for the broadcast cooperative app launcher using the operation terminal in the state after finishing the process of S304 (S306), the application control unit 161 separates the AIT data separated by the first separation unit 132 A column is acquired (S307), and the application profile 904 of the acquired AIT data column is confirmed (S308). Further, the application control unit 161 displays a list of executable broadcast cooperative apps on the video display unit 173 as a broadcast cooperative app launcher (S309).

  When the user selects a predetermined broadcast cooperative app from the broadcast cooperative app launcher displayed in S309 using the operation terminal (S310), the application control unit 161 displays the AIT data sequence separated by the first separation unit 132. Acquire (S311) and confirm the application acquisition destination information 905 of the acquired AIT data string. Further, based on the information described in the application acquisition destination information 905 confirmed in S311, a broadcast cooperation application transmission request is transmitted to the predetermined service provider server 400 via the LAN communication unit 121 (S312).

  The service provider server 400 that has received the transmission request for the broadcast cooperative application performs authentication processing of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 as necessary based on the control of the application management / distribution execution unit 4103, and then stores it in the application storage area 4013. Distribution of the predetermined broadcast cooperation application memorize | stored is performed via the LAN communication part 421 (S313). Next, the application engine 162 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 activates the predetermined broadcast cooperation application distributed from the service provider server 400 received via the LAN communication unit 121 based on the control of the application control unit 161. (S314).

  7A to 7C, the example of acquiring the AIT from the broadcast wave has been described in each of the broadcast cooperative app activation sequences. However, a predetermined server device designated by the information description of the PMT or the like is described. The AIT file may be acquired from the AIT file. In addition, acquisition of a broadcast cooperation application may be performed from a broadcast wave instead of from a server device (service provider server 400) on the network. That is, when the location information described in the application acquisition destination information 905 of the AIT indicates a broadcast wave, the HTML data sequence transmitted by the application control unit 161 by the data carousel method or the like and separated and output by the first separation unit 132 HTML document is reproduced from the application, and the application engine 162 executes the reproduced HTML document (broadcast cooperation application).

  If there is no information for designating the activation priority when the data broadcasting by the broadcast service and the broadcast cooperative application exist at the same time on the PMT, the activation is performed only by information such as the AIT application control code 903 and the activation priority 907. You may make it confirm a priority. Similarly, when the acquisition of the information on the PMT fails, the activation priority may be confirmed only by information such as the AIT application control code 903 and the activation priority 907. In other words, the AIT is periodically checked regardless of the information on the PMT, and when there is a broadcast cooperative application specified by “automatic activation” in the application control code 903 of the AIT, the broadcast cooperative application Prioritizing activation, if there is no broadcast cooperative application specified by “automatic activation” in the AIT application control code 903, the activation of data broadcasting by the broadcast service may be prioritized.

  In addition, if a response from the service provider server 400 is not received for a predetermined time or more when a broadcast cooperation application distribution request is made in S106, S211, or S312, a message such as “Please wait” is displayed on the video display unit 173. It may be displayed. Alternatively, in this case, a message for inquiring the user to cancel the execution of the broadcast cooperative app may be displayed.

  Further, it goes without saying that the activation sequence of the broadcast cooperative application is not limited to the above three patterns, and may be activated by a different sequence.

[Operation sequence when linking portable information terminals]
In the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, it is assumed that the function of the broadcast communication cooperation service can be expanded by the cooperative operation between the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 and the portable information terminal 700. For example, by installing an application (cooperation control application) prepared by a TV receiver manufacturer, the portable information terminal 700 can be used as a high-function remote controller for the broadcast receiving apparatus 100. Also, the broadcast cooperation application can be executed on the portable information terminal 700, and for example, a service linked to the broadcast program being displayed on the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 can be displayed on the portable information terminal 700. In addition, in order to perform a function expansion by a cooperative operation between the broadcast receiving device 100 and the portable information terminal 700, it is desirable that the cooperation control application is activated on the portable information terminal 700, and operates on the portable information terminal 700. The broadcast cooperation app to be operated is controlled by the cooperation control app.

  FIG. 8A is an operation sequence diagram illustrating an example of an operation sequence when the cooperation control application is activated on the portable information terminal 700. This figure shows a series of flows (first time) from the time when the portable information terminal 700 performs authentication processing with the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 until the cooperative operation becomes possible. It is assumed that the cooperation control application is installed in advance in the storage unit 710 of the portable information terminal 700 as the cooperation control program 7002.

  When the user instructs activation of the cooperative control application on the portable information terminal 700 (S401), the cooperative control execution unit 7102 of the portable information terminal 700 searches for a television receiver capable of communication (collaborative operation) on the network ( S402), the search result is displayed on the display unit 741 as a list of television receivers. If a communicable television receiver cannot be found, a message to that effect is displayed and the process ends. When the user selects an arbitrary television receiver (broadcast receiving device 100 of the present embodiment) from the list of television receivers, the cooperation control execution unit 7102 displays a login screen for connecting to the broadcast receiving device 100 on the display unit 741. To do. When the user inputs authentication information (login name and password specified by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100) on the login screen via the operation unit 730 (S403), the cooperation control execution unit 7102 displays the input authentication information. Is stored in the authentication information storage area 7012 and simultaneously transmitted to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 (S404). Note that the transmission process of the authentication information to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 may be performed via the LAN communication unit 721 and the router apparatus 210 or directly to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 via the NFC communication unit 723. .

  The terminal cooperation control unit 191 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 that has received the authentication information via the LAN communication unit 121 checks whether the received authentication information is correct by referring to the authentication information storage area 1012. (S405). If the received authentication information is confirmed to be correct by the process of S405, the mobile information terminal 700 information is stored in the authentication information storage area 1012 and the mobile information terminal 700 is authenticated (S406). The portable information terminal 700 that has obtained the authentication of the broadcast receiving device 100 displays a basic screen (for example, a high-function remote control screen) of the cooperation control application on the display unit 741 (S407). If the received authentication information is not confirmed to be correct in S405, the terminal cooperation control unit 191 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 returns an error to the portable information terminal 700. With the above processing, a cooperative operation between the broadcast receiving device 100 and the portable information terminal 700 is possible.

  FIG. 8B is an operation sequence diagram illustrating an example of an operation sequence when the cooperation control application is activated on the portable information terminal 700. This figure shows a series of flows (from the second time onward) until the portable information terminal 700 performs an authentication process with the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 and enables a cooperative operation.

  When the user instructs activation of the cooperation control application on the portable information terminal 700 (S501), the cooperation control execution unit 7102 of the portable information terminal 700 searches for a television receiver capable of communication on the network and displays the search result on the television. The list is displayed on the display unit 741 as a receiver list. If a communicable television receiver cannot be found, a message to that effect is displayed and the process ends. The user selects an arbitrary television receiver (broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the present embodiment) from the list of television receivers (S502), and the selected broadcast receiving apparatus 100 has made a connection (cooperation operation) in the past. In the case of a certain device, the cooperation control execution unit 7102 reads the authentication information of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 from the authentication information storage area 7012 and transmits it to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 (S503).

  The terminal cooperation control unit 191 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 that has received the authentication information via the LAN communication unit 121 checks whether the received authentication information is correct by referring to the authentication information storage area 1012. (S504). If the received authentication information is confirmed to be correct by the process of S504, the portable information terminal 700 is authenticated (S505). The portable information terminal 700 that has obtained the authentication of the broadcast receiving device 100 displays the basic screen of the cooperation control application on the display unit 741 (S506). With the above processing, a cooperative operation between the broadcast receiving device 100 and the portable information terminal 700 is possible.

  8A to 8B, when the broadcast cooperative app is activated in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, the processes of FIGS. 7A to 7C may be performed after the processes of FIGS. 8A to 8B.

  FIG. 8C is an operation sequence diagram illustrating an example of an operation sequence when the cooperation control application is activated on the portable information terminal 700. This figure shows a series of flows (from the second time onward) until the portable information terminal 700 performs an authentication process with the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 and enables a cooperative operation. However, FIG. 2 shows an example in which the broadcast receiving device 100 that executes the activation sequence of the broadcast cooperation app requests the activation of the cooperation control app on the portable information terminal 700.

  When the tuner / demodulation unit 131 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 performs channel selection processing of a channel desired by the user and acquires a TS, the main control unit 101 then acquires the PMT data sequence separated by the first separation unit 132. (S601), the activation priority described in the PMT is confirmed. When it is confirmed in the process of S601 that the activation priority of the broadcast cooperative application is high (S602), the application control unit 161 acquires the AIT data string separated by the first separation unit 132 (S603), and the acquired AIT The application control code 903 of the data string is confirmed (S604). If the application control code 903 is “automatic start” in the process of S604, the application profile 904 of the acquired AIT data string is further confirmed (S605). In the process of S605, when it is confirmed that the broadcast cooperation application specified in the AIT can be executed, and it is determined that the cooperation control of the mobile terminal device is necessary, the terminal cooperation control unit 191 performs authentication. By referring to the information storage area 1012, the portable information terminal 700 is selected as a portable terminal device, and a cooperation control application activation request is transmitted to the selected portable information terminal 700 (S606).

  The selection of the portable information terminal 700 by referring to the authentication information storage area 1012 is made based on the latest information in the authentication information storage area 1012 or based on the most frequently used information in the authentication information storage area 1012. You should do so.

  Further, in the process of S606, when a mobile terminal device to which a cooperation control application activation request is to be transmitted cannot be found, a message indicating that may be displayed on the video display unit 173. Alternatively, in this case, a message for inquiring the user to cancel the execution of the broadcast cooperative app may be displayed.

  The main control unit 701 of the portable information terminal 700 activates the cooperation control application (cooperation control execution unit 7102) in response to the cooperation control application activation request received via the LAN communication unit 721 (S607), and further performs cooperation control. The execution unit 7102 reads the authentication information of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 from the authentication information storage area 7012 and transmits it to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 (S608).

  The terminal cooperation control unit 191 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 that has received the authentication information via the LAN communication unit 121 checks whether the received authentication information is correct by referring to the authentication information storage area 1012. (S609). If the received authentication information is confirmed to be correct by the processing of S609, the portable information terminal 700 is authenticated (S610). The portable information terminal 700 that has obtained the authentication of the broadcast receiving device 100 displays the basic screen of the cooperation control application on the display unit 741 (S611). With the above processing, a cooperative operation between the broadcast receiving device 100 and the portable information terminal 700 is possible.

  If the broadcast cooperative app is executed in both the broadcast receiving device 100 and the portable information terminal 700 following the above-described processing, the processing shown in FIG. 9 may be performed. FIG. 9 is an operation sequence diagram illustrating an example of a startup sequence of the broadcast cooperative app of the broadcast receiving device 100 and the portable information terminal 700.

  That is, after the processing of S601 to S611 in FIG. 8C, the application control unit 161 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 acquires the AIT data sequence separated by the first separation unit 132 (S612), and the application of the acquired AIT data sequence The acquisition source information 905 is confirmed. Furthermore, based on the information described in the application acquisition destination information 905 confirmed in S612, a transmission request for the broadcast cooperative app (TV side) is transmitted to the predetermined service provider server 400 via the LAN communication unit 121. (S613).

  The service provider server 400 that has received the transmission request of the broadcast cooperative application (on the TV side) performs authentication processing of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 as necessary based on the control of the application management / distribution execution unit 4103, and then Distribution of a predetermined broadcast cooperation application (television side) stored in the storage area 4013 is performed via the LAN communication unit 421 (S614). Based on the control of the application control unit 161, the application engine 162 of the broadcast receiving device 100 receives the predetermined broadcast cooperation app (television side) distributed from the service provider server 400 received via the LAN communication unit 121. Start up (S615).

  Next, the terminal cooperation control unit 191 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 acquires the broadcast cooperation application (terminal side) to be executed by the portable information terminal 700, which is acquired from the broadcast cooperation application (TV side) executed in AIT or S615. URL information and the like are transmitted to the portable information terminal 700 (S616). The cooperation control execution unit 7102 of the portable information terminal 700 performs a predetermined service business via the LAN communication unit 721 based on the acquisition URL information of the broadcast cooperation application (terminal side) received via the LAN communication unit 721. The broadcast cooperation application (terminal side) transmission request is transmitted to the subscriber server 400 (S617).

  The service provider server 400 that has received the transmission request of the broadcast cooperative application (terminal side) performs the authentication processing of the portable information terminal 700 as necessary based on the control of the application management / distribution execution unit 4103, and then the application Distribution of the predetermined broadcast cooperation application (terminal side) stored in the storage area 4013 is performed via the LAN communication unit 421 (S618). The HTML browser engine 7103 of the portable information terminal 700 activates the predetermined broadcast cooperation app (terminal side) distributed from the service provider server 400 received via the LAN communication unit 721 (S619).

  It should be noted that the AIT file can be acquired from a predetermined server device, that the broadcast cooperation app can be acquired from a broadcast wave instead of a server device on the network, and the like, as in the operation sequence of FIGS. 7A to 7C. is there. In addition, when acquisition of a broadcast cooperation application is performed from a broadcast wave, the broadcast reception device 100 acquires a broadcast cooperation application (terminal side) to be executed by the portable information terminal 700 from the broadcast wave, and the acquired broadcast cooperation application (terminal side) ) May be transferred to the portable information terminal 700 via the communication unit 121. Alternatively, the broadcast cooperative app (terminal side) that the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 should execute on the portable information terminal 700 is acquired from the broadcast wave, stored in the storage unit 110, and transmitted to the portable information terminal 700 in the process of S616 in FIG. The location information of the storage unit 110 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 may be transmitted as the URL information to be transmitted. The broadcast receiving device 100 may acquire the broadcast cooperative app (television side) from the broadcast wave, and the portable information terminal 700 may acquire the broadcast cooperative app (terminal side) from the server device on the network. Using the digital broadcast receiving function of the portable information terminal 700, the broadcast cooperative app (terminal side) may be acquired directly from the broadcast wave.

  7A to 7C, FIG. 8A to FIG. 8C, and FIG. 9 can be partially combined as appropriate, and some operation steps are appropriately reordered with other operation steps. , Simultaneous operation, etc. are possible.

[Basic screen for cooperative control application of portable information terminal]
FIG. 10A is a screen display diagram illustrating an example of a basic screen of the cooperation control application displayed by the process of S407 of FIG. 8A, the process of S506 of FIG. 8B, the process of S611 of FIG. 8C, and the like. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the basic screen 741a of the cooperation control application has a function as a high-function remote controller corresponding to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, the basic screen 741a of the cooperation control application includes a power key 741a1, a network selection key (terrestrial digital, BS, CS) 741a2, numeric keys (1-12) 741a3, a volume UP / DOWN key 741a4, Channel UP / DOWN key 741a5, input switching key 741a6, program guide key 741a7, data key 741a8, linkage application key 741a9, menu key 741aa, return key 741ab, cursor keys (up, down, left, right) 741ac, enter key 741ad , Color keys (blue, red, green, yellow) 741ae. Other operation keys may be further displayed.

  The operation keys are easy to use if the key arrangement / operation is the same as that of the dedicated remote controller attached to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100. The power key 741a1, the network selection key 741a2, the number key 741a3, and the like have the same functions as the operation keys of a known television remote controller, and detailed description thereof is omitted. The cooperation application key 741a9 is an operation key prepared for the broadcast communication cooperation function of the present embodiment.

  In the processing of S204 in FIG. 7B and S305 in FIG. 7C, it is assumed that the data broadcast can be started / stopped by selecting the data key 741a8. Further, in the processing of S208 of FIG. 7B and S310 of FIG. 7C, it is assumed that the executable broadcast cooperation application can be selected by operating the cursor key 741ac and the determination key 741ad. Further, in the processing of S306 in FIG. 7C, it is assumed that a broadcast cooperation application launcher activation request can be made by selecting the cooperation application key 741a9.

  Thus, if the cooperative application key 741a9 or another operation key having the same function is prepared on the basic screen 741a of the cooperative control application, each broadcast cooperative application used in the broadcast cooperative system of this embodiment can be easily selected / It becomes possible to start. Further, the cooperative application key 741a9 or another operation key having a similar function may be provided in a dedicated remote controller attached to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100.

  FIG. 10B is a screen display diagram illustrating an example of a basic screen of the cooperation control application displayed by the processing of S407 of FIG. 8A, the processing of S506 of FIG. 8B, the processing of S611 of FIG. 8C, and the like. This is a different example.

  The basic screen 741b of the cooperation control application is composed of a message 741b1 during cooperation control and a cooperation control application operation screen 741b2. Other objects may be further displayed. The cooperation control in-progress message 741b1 is a message display for allowing the user to recognize that the portable information terminal 700 is operating in cooperation with the broadcast receiving apparatus 100. The cooperation control application operation screen 741b2 is an area where arbitrary screen display is performed by the cooperation control application, and detailed description thereof is omitted in the present embodiment. For example, the configuration in the cooperation control application operation screen 741b2 may be the same as that of the basic screen 741a of the cooperation control app described above. A sub screen or the like of the broadcast program displayed on the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 may be displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 10B, by displaying the cooperative control in-progress message 741b1, the user of the portable information terminal 700 can easily grasp that the portable information terminal 700 is in cooperation with the broadcast receiving apparatus 100. It becomes like this. Note that the cooperative control in-progress message 741b1 is not limited to character display, but may be symbol display, graphic display, or the like. The message 741b1 during cooperation control may be substituted for the background color difference or the like.

[Data broadcast screen of broadcast receiver]
FIG. 11 is a screen display diagram illustrating an example of a data broadcast screen displayed by the process of S205 in FIG. 7B. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that three broadcast cooperative apps, that is, the cooperative app A, the cooperative app B, and the cooperative app C, can be executed by the broadcast receiving device 100 based on the description of the AIT. In this case, the entry button 173a2 of the cooperation application A, the entry button 173a3 of the cooperation application B, and the entry button 173a4 of the cooperation application C are displayed at arbitrary positions on the data broadcast screen 173a.

  When the entry button 173a2, the entry button 173a3, the entry button 173a4, etc. are selected using the cursor key 741ac and the enter key 741ad on the basic screen 741a of the cooperation control application on the data broadcast screen 173a as shown in FIG. While the display of the screen 173a is ended, the linked application A, the linked application B, the linked application C, and the like are activated by the control of the application control unit 161 and the application engine 162.

  When displaying the data broadcast screen 173a, the frame color, internal color, shape, font, size, blinking status, etc. of each entry button are appropriately changed according to the type of broadcast cooperation application, security status, etc. Anyway. For example, when the cooperative application A is a broadcast managed application, the frame color of the entry button 173a2 is blue. When the cooperative application B is a non-broadcast managed application, the frame color of the entry button 173a3 is yellow. If the cooperative application C is a general application, the frame color of the entry button 173a4 is changed to red. Alternatively, when it is determined that the cooperative application A is reliable for security, the frame color of the entry button 173a2 is blue, and when it is determined that the cooperative application B is not necessarily reliable for security, the entry button For example, the frame color of 173a3 is set to yellow, and the frame color of the entry button 173a4 is set to red when it is determined that the cooperative application C is dangerous in terms of security.

  In addition, the frame color, internal color, shape, font, size, flashing status, etc. of each entry button, depending on the function and genre of the broadcast cooperative app or the expiration date of use of each broadcast cooperative app May be appropriately changed. Depending on whether or not the broadcast cooperation application has been acquired from the network, the frame color, internal color, shape, font, size, blinking status, etc. of each entry button may be changed as appropriate. . For example, if the cooperative application A has already been acquired from the network (cached in the RAM 104 or the storage 110), the frame color of the entry button 173a2 is blue, and if the cooperative application B is being acquired, the entry is entered. For example, the frame color of the button 173a3 is set to yellow, and the frame color of the entry button 173a4 is set to red when the cooperation application C has not been acquired.

  In this way, the user of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 can easily grasp the types of broadcast cooperative apps that can be executed by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, the security status, and the like.

[Broadcast cooperation app launcher screen of broadcast receiving device]
FIG. 12A is a screen display diagram illustrating an example of a notification screen for allowing the user to recognize that there is a startable broadcast cooperation app in the broadcast receiving device 100 of the present embodiment.

  For example, in the operation sequence shown in FIG. 7C, after the process of S304, the display of the broadcast program is continued without starting either the data broadcast by the broadcast service or the broadcast cooperative app. On the other hand, in this case, if the icon 173b0 as shown in FIG. 12A is displayed in order to make the user recognize that there is a broadcast cooperative app that can be activated, the usability of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 is improved. That is, by displaying the icon 173b0, it is possible to prevent the user from overlooking the presence of a broadcast cooperative app that can be activated.

  Note that the display position of the icon 173b0 may be an arbitrary position on the screen, but it is desirable that the icon 173b0 be a place that does not interfere with viewing of the broadcast program. For example, the four corners of the screen. The icon 173b0 may be a character display as shown in FIG. 12A, or may be a symbol, a figure, or the like. The icon 173b0 may be always displayed, or may be displayed for a predetermined time after the power is turned on or after channel switching. Alternatively, the program information, channel number, etc. may be displayed at the same time.

  FIG. 12B is a screen display diagram illustrating an example of the broadcast cooperative app launcher displayed by the process of S306 in FIG. 7C. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that three broadcast cooperative apps, that is, the cooperative app A, the cooperative app B, and the cooperative app C, can be executed by the broadcast receiving device 100 based on the description of the AIT. In this case, the broadcast cooperation application launcher 173b1 is displayed at an arbitrary position on the broadcast program screen 173b, and the entry button 173b2 of the cooperation application A, the entry button 173b3 of the cooperation application B, and the cooperation application C are further included in the broadcast cooperation application launcher 173b1. The entry button 173b4 and the return button 173b5 are displayed.

  In the state where the broadcast cooperation application launcher 173b1 as shown in FIG. 12B is displayed, using the cursor key 741ac and the decision key 741ad of the basic screen 741a of the cooperation control application, the entry button 173b2, the entry button 173b3, the entry button 173b4 Is selected, the linked application A, the linked application B, the linked application C, and the like are activated under the control of the application control unit 161 and the application engine 162. When the return button 173b5 is selected, the display of the broadcast cooperative application launcher 173b1 is terminated.

  When displaying the broadcast cooperation application launcher 173b1 on the broadcast program screen 173b, depending on the type and security status of the broadcast cooperation application, the function and genre of the broadcast cooperation application, the acquisition situation of the broadcast application from the network, and the like. The frame color, internal color, shape, font, size, blinking status, etc. of each entry button may be changed as appropriate. The entry button of each broadcast cooperation application is displayed on the data broadcast screen 173a of FIG. It is the same as the case where is displayed.

  Further, when there is no broadcast cooperative app that can be executed by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, the broadcast cooperative app launcher 173b1 may not be displayed. Alternatively, in this case, a message such as “There is no usable application” may be displayed in the broadcast cooperative application launcher 173b1.

[Broadcast cooperation application execution screen of broadcast receiving device]
FIG. 13A is a screen display diagram illustrating an example of the broadcast cooperation application execution screen displayed in the process of S108 of FIG. 7A, the process of S213 of FIG. 7B, the process of S314 of FIG. 7C, the process of S615 of FIG. is there. It is assumed that the broadcast cooperative application of this embodiment has graphics performance and effect performance by HTML description, and can display an overlay on the broadcast program screen on the video display unit 173. For example, as shown in FIG. 13A, a broadcast cooperation application unit 173c1 that displays information such as weather forecasts and news at an arbitrary position on the broadcast program screen 173c is displayed in an overlay manner. The broadcast cooperation application unit 173c1 includes a first main object 173c2, a second main object 173c3, a third main object 173c4, a background object 173c5, and the like. Other objects may be further displayed.

  By selecting the data key 741a8 on the basic screen 741a of the cooperation control application in a state where the broadcast cooperation application unit 173c1 is overlaid on the broadcast program screen 173c, the execution of the broadcast cooperation application is terminated and the data broadcast screen is displayed. It is possible to transition to In addition, by selecting the cooperation application key 741a9 on the basic screen 741a of the cooperation control application, it is possible to end the execution of the broadcast cooperation application and return to the display of only the broadcast program screen 173c. The processing may be realized by different operation keys.

  Further, the transparency of the broadcast cooperative application unit 173c1 is changed by operating each operation key on the basic screen 741a of the cooperative control application in a state where the broadcast cooperative application unit 173c1 is displayed as an overlay on the broadcast program screen 173c. It shall be possible. The transparency changing process may be performed collectively for the broadcast cooperative application unit 173c1, and the first main object 173c2, the second main object 173c3, the third main object 173c4, and the background object 173c5 are respectively performed. It may be performed alone. It may be performed for each predetermined group (for example, a plurality of objects existing in the same graphics layer).

  When performing the transparency changing process, for example, an object is selected using the cursor key 741ac of the basic screen 741a of the cooperation control application, and the transparency of the object is increased with the “blue” key of the color key 741ae. Use the “Yellow” key to decrease the transparency of the object. The transparency changing process may be performed using different operation keys. If the entire broadcast cooperation application unit 173c1 is collectively set to 100% transparency, the broadcast cooperation application unit 173c1 can be temporarily hidden. For example, when an emergency broadcast is distributed by a broadcast wave, it is possible to display only the broadcast program screen of the emergency broadcast on the video display unit 173 with the entire broadcast cooperation application unit as 100% transparency. Alternatively, the CM detection unit (not shown) detects that the broadcast program has changed from the main video to the CM video, and the entire broadcast cooperation application unit 173c1 is collectively set to 100% transparency (or clear the video of the broadcast program). It is also possible to control so that the transmittance can be confirmed.

  By performing the above-described processing, it is possible to check the broadcast program screen without ending the broadcast cooperative app when it is desired to check the broadcast program screen in the background while the broadcast cooperative app is being executed. Become.

  FIG. 13B shows an example of the broadcast cooperative application execution screen that is displayed in the processing of S108 in FIG. 7A, the processing in S213 in FIG. 7B, the processing in S314 in FIG. 7C, the processing in S615 in FIG. It is a screen display figure shown. In the example illustrated in FIG. 13B, the broadcast cooperation application unit 173c6 that introduces the recommended program is displayed in an overlay at an arbitrary position on the broadcast program screen 173c. The broadcast cooperation application unit 173c6 displays first recommended program information 173c7, second recommended program information 173c8, third recommended program information 173c9, and the like. Further, more recommended program information may be displayed by scrolling, switching pages, or the like.

  Each recommended program information may be information on a program recommended in relation to a broadcast program being displayed (broadcast program screen 173c), or information on a program recommended based on a user's viewing history. It may be information on a program that is a hot topic on the Internet or the like. It may be information on a recommended program sent to the user by a friend of the user of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100. Further, the recommended program may be a program transmitted by a broadcast wave of a digital broadcasting service, or a VOD (Video On Demand) program distributed from each server device on the Internet 200. good. An information screen such as a homepage prepared in a server device on the Internet 200 may be used.

  The first recommended program information 173c7 and the second recommended program are used by using the cursor key 741ac and the decision key 741ad of the basic screen 741a of the cooperative control application in a state where the broadcast cooperative application unit 173c6 is displayed as an overlay on the broadcast program screen 173c. By selecting the information 173c8, the third recommended program information 173c9, etc., each program video recommended by the first recommended program information 173c7, the second recommended program information 173c8, the third recommended program information 173c9, etc. is displayed on the display unit 173. Is displayed.

  FIG. 13C is a screen display diagram illustrating an example of a case where a program video recommended by the broadcast cooperation application unit 173c6 that introduces a recommended program is displayed. For example, when the first recommended program information 173c7 of the broadcast cooperative application unit 173c6 is selected using the cursor key 741ac and the determination key 741ad of the basic screen 741a of the cooperative control application, the display unit 173 recommends the first recommended program information 173c7. A program video 173ca of the program to be played is displayed. The program video 173ca may be capable of being paused, time-designated jumps, and the like by the operation of the operation terminal by the user. Further, when the program video 173ca is displayed, the original broadcast program screen 173c may be displayed at an arbitrary position in the PIP (Picture In Picture) format. In this case, it may be possible to change which of the recommended program's program video 173ca and the original broadcast program screen 173c is the main screen by the user's operation on the operation terminal. The window size of the original broadcast program screen 173c may be adjusted by a user operation on the operation terminal.

  An icon display 173cb indicating that the program video 173ca of the recommended program is a video displayed by selecting any recommended program information displayed on the broadcast cooperation application unit 173c6 is displayed at an arbitrary position on the screen. If it is displayed, it is possible to improve user convenience. Needless to say, in the broadcast cooperative application execution screen shown in FIG. 13B, the transparency of the broadcast cooperative application unit 173c6 may be changed as described above.

  FIG. 13D shows an example different from the above-described broadcast cooperation application execution screen displayed in the process of S108 in FIG. 7A, the process of S213 in FIG. 7B, the process of S314 in FIG. 7C, the process of S615 in FIG. It is a screen display figure shown. In the example illustrated in FIG. 13D, a broadcast cooperation application unit 173cc serving as a portal of an SNS (Social Networking Service) service is displayed in an overlay at an arbitrary position on the broadcast program screen 173c. In the broadcast cooperation application unit 173cc, an entry button 173cd for the first SNS service, an entry button 173ce for the second SNS service, an entry button 173cf for the third SNS service, and the like are displayed. Further, many SNS service entry buttons may be displayed by scrolling, switching pages, or the like.

  With the broadcast cooperation application unit 173cc being overlaid on the broadcast program screen 173c, the first SNS service entry button 173cd and the second SNS service are entered using the cursor key 741ac and the determination key 741ad of the basic screen 741a of the cooperation control application. By selecting the entry button 173ce of the SNS service, the entry button 173cf of the third SNS service, etc., the functions assigned to the entry buttons such as the chat function, the bulletin board function, and the Internet telephone function are validated. As a result, it is possible to enjoy the broadcast program being displayed (broadcast program screen 173c) while exchanging information with others. At the same time, the basic screen 741a of the cooperative control application on the portable information terminal 700 may be changed to a character input screen such as a software keyboard or a voice input screen for chatting or bulletin board writing by voice input. good.

  Further, as a broadcast cooperation application that can be executed by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, in addition to the above-described example, a cooperation function between the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 and the portable information terminal 700 is used to further synchronize with CM broadcast timing. Then, the related CM application may be presented on both the broadcast receiving device 100 and the portable information terminal 700. Alternatively, in the pay service that can be used in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, the broadcast cooperative app confirms whether the user of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 has subscribed to the pay service, and according to the result, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 and / or the portable information terminal 700 is used. It is also possible to change the display of. In the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, it is possible to receive the effects described using FIG. 13A, FIG. 13B, etc., regardless of which broadcast cooperation application is executed.

[Error display screen of broadcast receiver]
FIG. 14 shows the cooperation of the broadcast by confirming the application profile 904 of the acquired AIT data string in the process of S105 of FIG. 7A, the process of S207 of FIG. 7B, the process of S308 of FIG. 7C, the process of S605 of FIG. FIG. 10 is a screen display diagram illustrating an example of an error display screen such as when it is determined that the application cannot be executed, when there is a shortage in the description of the AIT, or when acquisition of the AIT fails.

  In the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, when it is determined that the broadcast cooperation application cannot be executed, the confirmation result of the application profile 904 and the like cannot be executed. The error message 173d1 is displayed. For example, as a result of checking the application profile 904, if a predetermined optional function is insufficient on the television receiver side, this is displayed in the error message 173d1. An error code and a guidance (URL, etc.) on the homepage of the television receiver manufacturer describing the error code may be displayed. Or, when acquiring the broadcast cooperation application from the network, of course, the connection status of the network is confirmed in advance. At this time, for example, the acquisition of the broadcast cooperation application is performed due to incomplete LAN cable connection or the like. If it is not possible, a message to that effect is displayed in the error message 173d1. Also, the error message 173d1 may be displayed when the network connection has been established but the broadcast situation cannot be acquired correctly because the error status is poor. The error message 173d1 may be displayed when acquisition of the broadcast cooperative application is being executed and the broadcast cooperative application is not yet ready to be executed. Also, an error message 173d1 is displayed even when information such as AIT cannot be received in the middle even though information such as AIT could be received at the beginning because the reception situation of the broadcast wave was not stable. good. In such a case, if the broadcast cooperation application acquired from each server device is cached as it is, it can be used as it is after the reception state of the broadcast wave is recovered.

  Further, as a result of checking the application profile 904, when a predetermined optional function is insufficient on the television receiver side, an error message 173d1 is displayed informing that the latest television receiver firmware should be confirmed or updated. You may do it. Alternatively, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 may automatically check or update the latest firmware. Alternatively, when the broadcast cooperation application can be executed by adding paid optional hardware or optional software to the television receiver, a guide for the paid optional hardware or optional software may be displayed. good. The error message 173d1 may be displayed not on the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 but on the portable information terminal 700.

[Broadcast-linked application execution screen of portable information terminal]
FIG. 15 is a screen display diagram illustrating an example of a broadcast cooperation application (terminal side) execution screen displayed in the process of S619 of FIG. The broadcast cooperation application execution screen 741c shown in FIG. 15 includes a main window 741c1, a sub window 741c2, a selection marker 741c3, cursor keys 741c4 and 741c5, an explanation display section 741c6, and an end button 741c7. Other objects may be further added.

  In this embodiment, it is assumed that the broadcast cooperative app (terminal side) executed on the portable information terminal 700 is an application for confirming the details of the broadcast program being displayed on the broadcast receiving device 100. The main window 741c1 displays the same video as the broadcast program screen displayed on the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, and the subwindow 741c2 displays an enlarged video at a position specified by the selection marker 741c3. It is assumed that the position of the selection marker 741c3 can be changed by selecting the cursor keys 741c4 and 741c5. The comment display section 714c6 displays comment captions regarding the broadcast program being displayed on the main window 741c1, comments posted by other users regarding the broadcast program, and the like. The end button 741c7 is a button for ending the operation of the broadcast cooperation application (terminal side).

  By operating the broadcast cooperative application (terminal side) on the portable information terminal 700, it is possible to expand the function of the broadcast communication cooperative service by the cooperative operation of the broadcast receiving device 100 and the portable information terminal 700.

[EPG screen of broadcast receiver]
FIG. 16A is a screen display diagram illustrating an example of an electronic program guide (EPG) display screen in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the present embodiment. The EPG display screen 173e is a broadcast program distribution schedule table in the digital broadcast service of the present embodiment, which is created based on the program information data sequence output from the first separation unit 132 by the main control unit 101. It is assumed that the EPG display screen 173e is displayed on the video display unit 173 by selecting the program guide key 741a7 on the basic screen 741a of the cooperation control application.

  In this embodiment, the EPG display screen 173e has a matrix shape in which the vertical axis represents time and the horizontal axis represents service ID (channel), and detailed information of each broadcast program broadcast on each channel in each time slot is displayed. indicate. As shown in FIG. 16A, the detailed information 173e1 of each broadcast program mainly includes a title area 173e2 and a detailed description area 173e3.

  In the title area 173e2, a program title of each broadcast program, a symbol representing the attribute of each broadcast program, and the like are displayed. The symbol or the like representing the attribute of each broadcast program is, for example, a mark that symbolizes “New” meaning a new program, a mark that symbolizes “Replay” that means a re-broadcast program, Etc. Alternatively, it may be a mark or the like that symbolizes “data” meaning that it corresponds to data broadcasting by a broadcasting service. Further, in the case of a broadcast program for which a broadcast cooperative application that can be executed by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is prepared, a sign or the like symbolizing “Linkage” indicating that may be used. The detailed explanation area 173e3 displays related information such as the program contents and performers of each broadcast program, the URL of a homepage introducing each broadcast program, and the like.

  Note that the symbol or the like symbolized “Linkage” displayed in the title area 173e2 indicates that the information display device is the result of the confirmation of the application profile 904 even when a broadcast cooperation application is prepared for the broadcast program. If execution at 100 is not possible, it may not be displayed. In addition, the mark that is displayed in the title area 173e2 and symbolizes “Linkage” indicating that it is a broadcast program for which the executable broadcast cooperation application is prepared can be further linked with a mobile terminal device. Depending on whether or not, the color, shape, font, etc. may be changed. When a cooperative operation with a portable terminal device is possible, a mark that symbolizes “Mobile” may be displayed together with a mark that symbolizes “Linkage”.

  The presence / absence of display of the symbol “Linkage” or the symbol “Mobile” is described in advance in EIT information including detailed information of each broadcast program. Whether or not the broadcast cooperative app that can be executed by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the embodiment is a broadcast program, whether or not the executable broadcast cooperative app can perform a cooperative operation with the mobile terminal device, It may be controlled by acquiring such information. Alternatively, the information acquired from the program distribution information of the digital broadcast program prepared in a predetermined server device on the Internet 200 is converted into an electronic program guide created based on the program information data string acquired from the broadcast wave of the digital broadcast service. You may make it add.

  As described above, on the EPG display screen 173e, it is possible to perform a cooperative operation with a sign symbolizing “Linkage” indicating that it is a broadcast program for which an executable broadcast cooperative application is prepared and a portable terminal device. By displaying a mark symbolizing “Mobile” indicating the “mobile”, the user can easily grasp the corresponding status of each broadcast program to the broadcast communication cooperative service in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100. Needless to say, a mark obtained by symbolizing a predetermined character representing the attribute of each broadcast program may be replaced with the character itself or a sentence. By changing the background color of the detailed information 173e1 of each broadcast program, the corresponding status of the broadcast program to the broadcast communication cooperation service may be indicated. In addition, the “Linkage” symbol or the “Mobile” symbol or the like is not normally displayed in the title area 173e2, and only pops up when each broadcast program is selected by the program selection cursor 173e4. It may be displayed.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment has a function of performing viewing reservation and / or recording reservation for each broadcast program from the EPG display screen 173e. For example, in the state where the EPG display screen 173e is displayed, the program selection cursor 173e4 on the EPG display screen 173e is moved using the cursor key 741ac of the basic screen 741a of the cooperation control application, and an arbitrary broadcast program is selected using the decision key 741ad. By selecting, viewing reservation and / or recording reservation of the selected broadcast program is performed.

  In the above-described processing, when the broadcast program for which the viewing reservation and / or recording reservation has been made is a broadcast program corresponding to a broadcasting / communication cooperation service, the broadcast is triggered by the viewing reservation and / or recording reservation being made. You may make it start acquisition of the broadcast cooperation application prepared for the said broadcast programs, without waiting for the broadcast start time of a program. That is, information (location information such as URL) for specifying the acquisition destination of the broadcast cooperative application is described in EIT information including detailed information of each broadcast program. In this way, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 can grasp the information on the acquisition destination of the broadcast cooperative app prepared for each broadcast program when the broadcast program is selected with the program selection cursor 173e4. Become. Therefore, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 can start acquiring the broadcast cooperative app before the broadcast start time of the broadcast program is reached.

  In the case where the broadcast program for which the viewing reservation and / or the recording reservation has been made is a broadcast program corresponding to the broadcasting / communication cooperation service and is a broadcast program capable of cooperative operation with the mobile terminal device, The broadcast cooperation application (terminal side) prepared in the above may be started before the broadcast start time of the broadcast program by the same processing as described above. Further, as shown in FIG. 16B, a two-dimensional barcode 173e5 and the like indicating acquisition information (location information such as URL) of the broadcast cooperative app (terminal side) prepared for the mobile terminal device is displayed on the EPG display screen 173e. May be displayed to prompt the user to download the broadcast cooperative app (terminal side) prepared for the mobile terminal device.

  As described above, if the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 refers to the acquisition destination information of the broadcast cooperative app included in the EPG information and starts acquiring the broadcast cooperative app before the broadcast start time of the broadcast program is reached. It becomes possible to distribute the load of the service provider server 400 that stores the broadcast cooperation application. In addition, even when the network communication speed between the service provider server 400 and the information display terminal 100 is insufficient, the broadcast cooperative app can be effectively used immediately after the broadcast program starts broadcasting. become.

  FIG. 17 is an operation sequence diagram illustrating an example of an acquisition sequence of a broadcast cooperative app when a broadcast program viewing reservation and / or recording reservation is made on the EPG display screen 173e.

  During viewing of the digital broadcast service, the main control unit 101 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 acquires the program information data sequence output from the first separation unit 132 (S701). When the user makes an EPG screen activation request using the operation terminal (S702), the EPG display screen 173e is displayed on the video display unit 173 (S703). When the user selects an arbitrary broadcast program using the operation terminal on the EPG display screen 173e to make a reservation for viewing and / or recording of the broadcast program (S704), the main control unit 101 performs the first separation. The program information data string acquired from the section 132 is confirmed (S705), and further, the location of the acquisition destination of the broadcast cooperative application linked to the broadcast program for which the viewing reservation and / or recording reservation has been made is confirmed (S706).

  After the processing of S706, the application control unit 161 transmits a transmission request for the broadcast cooperative app to the predetermined service provider server 400 via the LAN communication unit 121 based on the confirmed URL (S707). The service provider server 400 that has received the transmission request for the broadcast cooperative application performs authentication processing of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 as necessary based on the control of the application management / distribution execution unit 4103, and then stores it in the application storage area 4013. Distribution of the predetermined broadcast cooperation application memorize | stored is performed via the LAN communication part 421 (S708). Subsequently, the application control unit 161 caches the predetermined broadcast cooperative application received from the service provider server 400 received via the LAN communication unit 121 in the RAM 104 or the storage 110 (S709).

  According to the above-described direction transmitting / receiving apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, a function with higher added value can be executed.

  Hereinafter, Example 2 of the present invention will be described. Note that the configuration, effects, and the like in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment unless otherwise specified. For this reason, below, the difference between a present Example and Example 1 is mainly demonstrated, and in order to avoid duplication about a common point, description is abbreviate | omitted as much as possible.

  Although the embodiment in the case of performing the portable information terminal cooperation process (hereinafter referred to as the terminal cooperation) has been described in the first embodiment, a more detailed embodiment will be described.

  When performing portable information terminal cooperation, there are cases where it is desired to restrict the use of terminal cooperation to only the portable information terminal 700 in the same house as the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 (hereinafter, this restriction is referred to as the same house restriction). For example, in an application for using broadcast cooperation (hereinafter referred to as a broadcast cooperation application), the display screen of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 and the display screen of the portable information terminal 700 are closely related, or the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 This is the case where the user of the portable information terminal 700 wants to surely view the displayed advertisement video.

  The point that must be considered as a procedure is a determination as to whether or not the target broadcast cooperation application imposes the same in-house restriction. If it is assumed that all broadcast cooperation apps have the same home restriction, this determination is not necessary. However, if there is no restriction, the broadcast receiving device 100 may provide control information regarding the presence of the same home restriction. Need to get and change the operating procedure. The control information regarding the presence or absence of this restriction may be acquired from a broadcast signal (for example, described as an AIT item) or may be acquired from a server designated by a broadcast station.

  In the present embodiment, including the above procedure, a procedure for guaranteeing that the portable information terminal 700 exists in the same home as the broadcast receiving device 100 will be described.

  Usually, devices existing in the same house exist on a local network connected to the same router device 210. Therefore, since the portable information terminal 700 is connected to the same local network as the broadcast receiving device 100, it can be determined that the portable information terminal 700 exists in the same home. Note that a known method may be used to determine whether the target device is connected to the local network, and a description thereof is omitted.

  Further, even if the portable information terminal 700 is not on the local network, it can be determined that the portable information terminal 700 exists in the same home by directly communicating with the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 by NFC, BlueTooth, infrared communication or the like. In this case, the communication for obtaining the broadcast cooperative application or the like may be the direct communication described above or may be based on mobile phone communication.

  As described above, a plurality of methods for confirming the presence in the same house are conceivable, but which method is used is described in, for example, the AIT and read by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100.

  Furthermore, once it can be confirmed that the portable information terminal 700 exists in the same house, it may be assumed that the portable information terminal 700 exists in the same house until the end of the program, or a certain valid time (for example, 10 minutes) is provided. However, if the valid time has passed, a method may be used in which it is not considered to be present in the same house unless a new confirmation is made. This valid time is described in, for example, AIT and read by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100.

  Further, for example, an event signal is set in the broadcast signal at an arbitrary time during the program, and the portable information terminal 700 is confirmed to exist in the same house every time the event signal is received. You can also.

  It is also possible to use a combination of the former two methods.

  Next, a specific procedure for permitting terminal cooperation only for the portable information terminal 700 existing in the same house will be described. In this embodiment, restrictions are set when the portable information terminal 700 acquires a broadcast cooperative app or information used in the broadcast cooperative app (hereinafter, information used in the broadcast cooperative app and the broadcast cooperative app, specifically These are HTML documents, streaming video, etc., which are collectively called broadcast cooperation information). There are two types of broadcast cooperation information acquisition methods: communication acquisition acquired from the broadcast station server 300 or the operator server 400 and broadcast acquisition acquired from broadcast waves. In the case of communication acquisition, there are two types: a method of acquiring after the start of broadcast reception and a method of acquiring before starting the broadcast reception. Furthermore, in the case of communication acquisition, when the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 acquires once and the portable information terminal 700 acquires from the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, and the portable information terminal 700 acquires directly from the broadcast station server 300 or the operator server 400. There is. There are various methods, but when viewed from the portable information terminal 700, the mobile information terminal 700 can be broadly divided into two cases: acquisition from the broadcast receiving device 100 and acquisition from the broadcast station server 300 or the operator server 400.

  In the present embodiment, a case where the portable information terminal 700 acquires broadcast cooperation information from the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 will be described, and a case where the mobile information terminal 700 acquires from the server will be described in the next embodiment.

  FIG. 18A shows the procedure of this embodiment.

  First, before performing terminal cooperation, a cooperation control application that is an application for controlling terminal cooperation is started in each of the portable information terminal 700 and the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 (S10001, S10002). In this state, the mobile information terminal 700 makes a terminal cooperation request to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 (S10003). Next, AIT is acquired from the broadcast signal (S10004). From this AIT information, it is determined whether the target mobile information terminal application has the same in-home restriction (S10006). If there is a restriction, the process proceeds to step S10008, and the first stage when the terminal cooperation request is made. Then, the process proceeds to step S10009, and it is determined whether the portable information terminal 700 for which the terminal cooperation request has been made is in the same home as the broadcast receiver 100 (S10009). As a result of the determination, if it is determined that they are not in the same home, a response indicating that the cooperation is not permitted is sent to the cooperation control application on the portable information terminal side, and the process is terminated (S10011).

  Here, in the first place, if it is assumed that all the broadcast cooperative apps have the same in-home restriction, the determination in S10006 is not performed and the skip is performed. If there is both an application with the same home restriction and an application without the same house restriction, the determination in S10006 is performed.

  If it is determined that the portable information terminal 700 is in the same home or is an app that does not have the same home restriction, the process advances to step S10012 to perform a broadcast cooperation application-related service. In this service (S10012), the broadcast cooperation information distribution request (S10013) from the portable information terminal 700 is processed, and the broadcast cooperation information is distributed to the portable information terminal 700 (S10018). The broadcast cooperation information includes information received from the distribution server which is the broadcast server 100 (S10014, S10015, S10016), acquired from the broadcast signal (S10017), and stored in the broadcast receiver 100. There are things that are. The broadcast receiving device 100 receives the broadcast cooperation information (S10016, S10017) not only by the broadcast cooperation information distribution request (S10013) from the portable information terminal 700, but the broadcast receiving device 100 acquires autonomously, There may be a case of acquisition based on the occurrence of an event from a broadcast signal. And broadcast cooperation information distribution (S10018) to the portable information terminal 700 may be spontaneous from the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 side.

  After the reception (acquisition) and distribution processing of a series of broadcast cooperation information is completed, it is determined whether or not the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 continues to view the same program (S10019). A response not permitting cooperation is sent to the cooperation control application, and the process ends (S10020).

  If viewing continues, the process returns to the procedure of S10005, and if there is a home restriction, it is confirmed whether the portable information terminal 700 is in the same house (S10009), but a preset valid time has passed since the previous confirmation. Or whether a confirmation request (S10007) from the broadcast signal or the distribution server has been generated since the previous confirmation (S10008). If neither condition is satisfied, whether the user is in the same house The confirmation (S10009) is not performed, and the process proceeds to the execution of the next broadcast cooperative application related service (S10012) via S10010. Here, the confirmation request from the broadcast signal (S10007) is described as being acquired from the broadcast cooperation information, but here, the event message is also described as being included in the broadcast cooperation information. Furthermore, this confirmation request may be described in the AIT.

  The procedure described above is a loop processing procedure for the broadcast signal, the broadcast receiving device 100, the portable information terminal 700, and the entire distribution server in the section indicated by the arrow in S10022. The confirmation request in S10007 may be at any timing in the loop.

  Further, the authentication information described in the AIT may be incorporated in the authentication key used for authentication (S10015) at the distribution server. Thereby, it can confirm that it is a legitimate authentication request. If the authentication information described in the AIT is changed as the program progresses, and the distribution server does not perform authentication unless the authentication key incorporates information synchronized with the progress of the program, the same program That you ’re watching In this case, the AIT information is appropriately read and updated (S10021). The authentication information to be incorporated into the broadcast signal may be incorporated as broadcast cooperation information in addition to being described in the AIT. Furthermore, as a method for substantially changing the authentication information, a method of changing the URL of the distribution server itself as the program progresses can be used.

  As described above, the portable information terminal 700 receives a broadcast signal every time a preset valid time is executed or a confirmation request is received from a broadcast signal or a distribution server while executing the broadcast cooperation application related service (S10012). By confirming whether or not the device 100 is in the same home, it is possible to appropriately execute the broadcast-related application having the same home restriction. Furthermore, by using the authentication information incorporated in the broadcast signal for authentication at the distribution server, the validity of the distribution request can be ensured, and if the authentication information of the broadcast signal is appropriately changed, the same program You can also confirm that you are watching

  According to the portable information terminal cooperation technology according to the present embodiment described above, it is possible to realize the same in-home restriction for the portable information terminal that cooperates with the broadcast receiving apparatus.

  In the present embodiment, a case where the portable information terminal 700 acquires broadcast cooperation information from a distribution server will be described.

  FIG. 18B shows the procedure of this example.

  First, before performing terminal cooperation, the cooperation control application which is an application which controls terminal cooperation is started by each of the portable information terminal 700 and the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 (S10101, S10102). In this state, the portable information terminal 700 makes a terminal cooperation request to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 (S10103). Next, AIT is acquired from the broadcast signal (S10104). Information such as a URL related to the distribution server is acquired from the information of the AIT, and the information is transmitted to the portable information terminal 700 (S10105). Next, a time confirmation request is issued from the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 to the distribution server (S10106), and based on this request, time information is transmitted from the distribution server to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 (S10107). As a result, the subsequent authentication key issuance (S10115) can be performed in accordance with the time of the distribution server, but may be omitted if there is no problem in time lag.

  Thereafter, the loop control indicated by the arrow in S10127 is entered.

  First, the mobile information terminal 700 issues an authentication key issue request or broadcast cooperation information distribution request to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 (S10109). The authentication key is used in a broadcast cooperation information distribution request to the distribution server in the subsequent stage (S10125). The broadcast cooperative distribution request in S10109 is a distribution request for information acquired from a broadcast signal, and corresponds to the procedure in S10126 in the subsequent stage.

  In any case, when the request in S10109 is issued from the portable information terminal, it is determined whether or not the application is a broadcast cooperation application with the same in-house restriction (S10111). If there is a restriction, the process proceeds to the next step S10112. Skip to S10114. If all the broadcast cooperative apps have the same in-house restriction, the determination in S10111 is not performed, and the process proceeds to S10112. In S10112, it is determined whether or not the portable information terminal that has issued the request is in the same house, and if not, the terminal cooperation is terminated (S10113). If in the same house, the requested procedure, acquisition of broadcast cooperation information from the distribution server (S10125) or acquisition of broadcast cooperation information from the broadcast signal (S10126) is performed. Since there may be acquisition from a broadcast signal in addition to acquisition from the distribution server, the procedure of S10126 is also described.

  First, the acquisition procedure (S10125) of the broadcast cooperation information from a delivery server is demonstrated.

  First, an authentication key requested from the information cooperation terminal 700 is issued from the broadcast receiver 100. At this time, it is assumed that the authentication key is valid for a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) including time information at the time of issuance. The distribution server confirms the authentication information including whether or not the authentication key is within the valid time, and if the authentication is OK, the distribution of broadcast cooperation information is permitted. Thereafter, distribution of information is permitted within the valid time, but the distribution is stopped when the valid time has passed. For example, the streaming video cannot be viewed after the valid time has passed.

  The preset valid time may be stored in the distribution server, or may be acquired from the broadcast signal (for example, AIT) by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 and the valid time information may be incorporated in the authentication key. The mobile information terminal 700 is notified in advance of information about the valid time, and requests the issuance of an authentication key before the valid time expires. Alternatively, the effective time is managed by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, and it is confirmed that the portable information terminal 700 is in the same house before the effective time expires, and then automatically from the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 to the portable information terminal 700. An authentication key may be issued.

  The valid time may be the same in one program or may be changed according to the progress of the program. Further, if there is no valid time setting, it may be handled that once authentication is performed, the authentication is valid during program viewing.

  Furthermore, the authentication information described in the AIT may be incorporated in the authentication key used for authentication (S10117) at the distribution server. Thereby, it can confirm that it is a legitimate authentication request. If the authentication information described in the AIT is changed as the program progresses, and the distribution server does not perform authentication unless the authentication key incorporates information synchronized with the progress of the program, the same program That you ’re watching In this case, the AIT information is appropriately read and updated (S10124). The authentication information to be incorporated into the broadcast signal may be incorporated as broadcast cooperation information in addition to being described in the AIT. Furthermore, as a method for substantially changing the authentication information, a method of changing the URL of the distribution server itself as the program progresses can be used. The URL change in this case is the case where the distribution server is the same and the entrance is different. However, the URL may be changed to a new distribution server due to a change in the broadcast cooperation application or the like. In this case, every time a change is made, the procedure of distribution server information transmission (S10105), time confirmation request (S10106), and time information transmission (S10107) is performed.

  Next, the procedure (S10126) for acquiring broadcast cooperation information from a broadcast signal will be described.

  In this case, after it is confirmed that the portable information terminal 700 is in the same house, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 acquires broadcast cooperation information from the broadcast signal (S10119), and then distributes the information to the portable information terminal 700. (S10120).

  In addition, when changing broadcast cooperation information with advancing of a program, notification of a change may be issued from a broadcast signal (S10110), and broadcast cooperation information may be acquired by using the notification as a trigger. In that case, if it is acquisition from a delivery server, an authentication key will be issued to the portable information terminal from the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 (S10115), and it will be notified that there was a change notification. If it is within the valid time, the authentication key issuance may be omitted and only the notification of the change notification may be given. In the case of acquisition from a broadcast signal, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 acquires information (S10119) and distributes it to the portable information terminal (S10120). In the case of acquisition from a broadcast signal, it may be confirmed that the portable information terminal 700 is in the same home for each change notification, and the confirmation is omitted if it is within the valid time as in the second embodiment. It doesn't matter. Here, the change notification from the broadcast signal (S10110) is described as being acquired from the broadcast cooperation information, but here, the event message is also described as being included in the broadcast cooperation information. Further, this change notification may be described in the AIT.

  After the reception (acquisition) and distribution processing of a series of broadcast cooperation information is completed, it is determined whether or not the broadcast receiving device 100 continues to watch the same program (S10121). A response not permitting cooperation is sent to the cooperation control application, and the process is terminated (S10123). If the viewing is continued, the process returns to S10108, and the loop process S10127 is continued.

  Thus, by including the time information in the authentication key used for authentication of the distribution server and managing the effective time, it can be confirmed that the portable information terminal 700 is regularly in the same home as the broadcast receiving device 100, It is possible to execute a broadcast cooperation application with the same in-house restriction appropriately. Furthermore, by using the authentication information incorporated in the broadcast signal for authentication at the distribution server, the validity of the distribution request can be ensured, and if the authentication information of the broadcast signal is appropriately changed, the same program You can also confirm that you are watching

  According to the portable information terminal cooperation technology according to the present embodiment described above, even when the portable information terminal that cooperates with the broadcast receiving apparatus acquires the broadcast cooperation information from the distribution server, it is possible to realize the same in-home restriction. .

  In the second and third embodiments, the procedure for realizing the same in-house restriction in terminal cooperation has been described. However, depending on the broadcast cooperation application, use from outside the house may be permitted. In this embodiment, such a case will be described. For example, when a program such as TV shopping is publicity / advertising, it is desirable for broadcasters to be able to use a broadcast cooperation application regardless of whether it is inside or outside the house. In the case of such a program, once registered in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, the use of the broadcast cooperation application may be permitted regardless of whether the portable information terminal 700 is in the house. In this case, it is more convenient if there is a broadcast cooperative app that uses the broadcast video itself as streaming data and distributes it from the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 to the portable information terminal 700 via the Internet. The streaming data may be encrypted by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 for copyright protection. Whether or not the broadcast cooperative application permits use from outside the home, including distribution of broadcast video outside the home, is described in data (for example, AIT) in the broadcast signal.

  A specific procedure is shown in FIG. 18C. Since part of the procedure is common to the second and third embodiments, the description of the same parts as those of the second and third embodiments is omitted. If there is a terminal cooperation request (S10203) from outside the house, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 confirms whether the request source is a registered portable information terminal if the application is permitted to be used outside the house ( In S10205), the cooperation is permitted. Here, if necessary, authentication may be performed between the portable information terminal 700 and the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 in order to protect the copyright of the broadcast video and broadcast cooperation information (S10207). In that case, the said authentication may be the authentication in a delivery server (S10207). Information about whether copyright protection is necessary and information about an authentication method for copyright protection is acquired from a broadcast signal (for example, described in AIT), and control is performed accordingly. When such information is not stored in the broadcast signal, a predetermined method predetermined in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 is followed. For example, a predetermined copyright protection process may be performed. Further, when such information is not stored in the broadcast signal, it may be determined in advance that copyright protection processing is not performed in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100.

  Specific examples of authentication for copyright protection are as follows. Only one of the following authentications may be performed. Or you may perform combining the some authentication illustrated below. Moreover, you may perform combining the authentication illustrated below and the other authentication process which is not illustrated below.

[ID and password authentication]
When the portable information terminal 700 is registered in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, an ID and a password are issued, and the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 permits cooperation by confirming the ID and password.

[Use encryption key]
In addition to the authentication using the ID and password, an encryption key for decrypting encrypted video data and the like is transmitted from the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 to the portable information terminal. This encryption key may be acquired from a broadcast signal (for example, described in AIT).

[Use of distribution server]
A method of issuing an encryption key for decrypting encrypted video data or the like from a distribution server. The portable information terminal 700 transmits the ID and password to the distribution server and acquires the encryption key. In this case, the location information (specifically, URL) of the distribution server is acquired from a broadcast signal (for example, described in AIT), and the location information is transmitted from the broadcast receiving device 100 to the portable information terminal 700. Safety is increased. If the mobile information terminal 700 cannot obtain the encryption key, the video or the like cannot be decrypted. Therefore, by requesting authentication from the broadcast receiving device 100 at the distribution server, it is possible to authenticate the copyright, or the mobile information terminal. Authentication may be completed by notifying the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 from 700 that the encryption key has been acquired. Note that charging by the distribution server may be performed.

[Mutual authentication of encryption key]
The encryption keys possessed by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 and the portable information terminal 700 are mutually authenticated, and the copyright protection is authenticated by taking the confirmation.

  If the information stored in the broadcast signal indicates that copyright protection by a predetermined method is necessary, if the copyright protection cannot be authenticated by the predetermined method, terminal cooperation is not permitted. Even if the broadcast signal is not specified and authentication is performed by the default method of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, terminal authentication is not permitted if the copyright protection cannot be authenticated by the default method.

  When terminal cooperation is permitted, it is not confirmed whether or not the portable information terminal 700 exists in the same house, the request from the portable information terminal 700 (S10211), autonomous control of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, broadcast signal Broadcast cooperation information is distributed to the portable information terminal 700 (S10217) and an authentication key for the distribution server is issued (S10212). In this case, the control that sets the valid time may not be performed. The portable information terminal 700 outside the home acquires broadcast cooperation information from the broadcast server 100 or the distribution server using the issued authentication key (S10215). In addition, authentication information (for example, described in AIT) acquired from the broadcast signal is incorporated in the authentication key issued by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, and the distribution server is an authentication key in which the authentication information acquired from the broadcast signal is embedded. If access is permitted, it is possible to further optimize use outside the home.

  In addition, there are cases where it is better not to allow unlimited use of the broadcast cooperation app, such as when discounting as a premium for viewing the program. In such a case, authentication is performed once with a portable information terminal in the same house. It is preferable to use the distribution server even if it is not in the same house. In this case, the portable information terminal 700 may not be registered in the broadcast receiving device 100.

  A specific procedure in this case is shown in FIG. 18D. Since some of the procedures are the same as those in FIG. 18C, the description of the overlapping portions is omitted. First, in a state where the portable information terminal 700 is in the same house as the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, the portable information terminal 700 makes a terminal cooperation request to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, and the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 is connected to the same home information terminal 700. (S10305), the cooperation is permitted. Here, if necessary, authentication may be performed between the portable information terminal 700 and the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 in order to protect the copyright of the broadcast video and the broadcast cooperation information (S10307). In that case, the said authentication may be the authentication in an external delivery server. Information about whether copyright protection is necessary and information about an authentication method for copyright protection is acquired from a broadcast signal (for example, described in AIT), and control is performed accordingly. When such information is not stored in the broadcast signal, a predetermined method predetermined in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 is followed. For example, a predetermined copyright protection process may be performed. Further, when such information is not stored in the broadcast signal, it may be determined in advance that copyright protection processing is not performed in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100.

  Specific examples of authentication for copyright protection are as follows. Only one of the following authentications may be performed. Or you may perform combining the some authentication illustrated below. Moreover, you may perform combining the authentication illustrated below and the other authentication process which is not illustrated below.

[Use encryption key]
While the portable information terminal 700 is in the same home, an encryption key for decrypting encrypted video data and the like is transmitted from the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 to the portable information terminal. This encryption key may be acquired from a broadcast signal (for example, described in AIT). Authentication is performed by handing over this encryption key in the same house. Furthermore, if the encryption key cannot be acquired from the broadcast signal only at a certain point in time of the program and the delivery of the encryption key to the portable information terminal 700 is limited to the same home, the user must be in the same home at that time. Limits can be set and it can be used to grant premiums for viewing.

[Use of distribution server]
A method of issuing an encryption key for decrypting encrypted video data or the like from a distribution server. The portable information terminal 700 transmits the ID and password to the distribution server and acquires the encryption key. In this case, the location information (specifically, URL) of the distribution server is acquired from a broadcast signal (for example, described in AIT), and the location information is transmitted from the broadcast receiving device 100 to the portable information terminal 700. Safety is increased. If the mobile information terminal 700 cannot obtain the encryption key, the video or the like cannot be decrypted. Therefore, by requesting authentication from the broadcast receiving device 100 at the distribution server, it is possible to authenticate the copyright, or the mobile information terminal. Authentication may be completed by notifying the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 from 700 that the encryption key has been acquired. Access to the distribution server may be performed inside or outside the house, but the location information of the distribution server can be acquired from the broadcast signal only at a certain point in time of the program, and the location information is sent to the portable information terminal 700. If delivery is limited to the same house, a restriction that the person must be in the same house at that time can be set, and this can also be used for providing premiums for viewing. Note that charging by the distribution server may be performed.

[Mutual authentication of encryption key]
The encryption keys possessed by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 and the portable information terminal 700 are mutually authenticated, and the copyright protection is authenticated by taking the confirmation. This authentication may be performed inside or outside the house.

  If the information stored in the broadcast signal indicates that copyright protection by a predetermined method is necessary, if the copyright protection cannot be authenticated by the predetermined method, terminal cooperation is not permitted. Even when the broadcast signal is not specified and authentication is performed by the default method of the broadcast receiver 100, if the copyright protection cannot be authenticated by the default method, terminal cooperation is not permitted. Since the procedure after allowing the terminal cooperation is common with the procedure of FIG.

  According to the portable information terminal cooperation technique according to the present embodiment described above, it is possible to realize use of the portable information terminal linked with the broadcast receiving apparatus from outside the house while paying attention to copyright protection.

  In an actual usage situation, it is more desirable to easily know whether or not there is a terminal cooperation application by a program and which terminal cooperation application can be used. In the present embodiment, a display method of the availability status of the terminal cooperation application will be described. A terminal cooperation application points out the broadcast cooperation application used by terminal cooperation.

  FIG. 19A is an example of the launcher screen (173b11) of the broadcast cooperative app when there is a terminal cooperative app. Broadcast-linked apps are displayed with framed icons. A broadcast cooperation application (173b12 to 173b14) for the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 and a broadcast cooperation application (173b15 to 173b17) for the portable information terminal that are linked to the program being viewed are displayed. In the case of this example, the status of the application is indicated by the thickness of the frame line surrounding the character string and the color in the frame. The main body applications A and B (173b12, 173b13) and the terminal applications A and B (173b15, 173b16) are usable, and the main body application C (173b14) and the terminal application C (173b17) are unusable. . The state in which the terminal application cannot be used means that none of the portable information terminals 700 that are communicable with the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 have a function of executing the application.

  FIG. 19B is a screen after the terminal application A is selected in FIG. 19A. The state of each portable information terminal 700 regarding the terminal application A is shown. The portable information terminal displayed on this screen is a terminal that has been linked or registered with the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 in the past.

  The mobile terminal 1 (173b22) and the mobile terminal 2 (173b23) whose icon frame line is a solid line are in a state where they can communicate with the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, and the mobile terminal 3 (173b24) whose frame line is a dotted line. This indicates that the portable terminal 4 (173b25) is not communicable with the broadcast receiving apparatus 100. Further, the mobile terminal 1 (173b22) and the mobile terminal 3 (173b24) in which the icon frame is white have a function of executing the terminal application A, and the mobile terminal 2 (173b23) and the mobile terminal 4 in which the frame is gray. (173b25) indicates that the terminal application A is not provided with a function. Further, when an application is already running on the terminal, a design icon indicating that may be used.

  An example of an icon is as follows because it is easier to understand visually if a pattern is used.

  FIG. 19C is an example of a launcher screen (173b31) showing a list of broadcast cooperative apps. In addition to the broadcast receiving device 100, icons are shown for each type of portable information terminal 700. 173b32 and 173b33 are icons indicating the broadcast receiving device 100, 173b34 and 173b35 are icons indicating the smart phone type portable information terminal 700, and 173b36 is an icon indicating the head mounted display type portable information terminal 700. Each app is for a device indicated by an icon.

  In FIG. 19C, when the application cannot be used, a mark indicating that the application cannot be used is displayed on the image of the device (in this case, a circle is a diagonal line). Further, regarding the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, when the application is already being executed, a mark indicating that (in this case, a dot in a circle) may be displayed in an overlapping manner. By this display, it is possible to prevent a useless operation of proceeding with the launcher procedure even though it has already been executed. In the case of the portable information terminal 700, it is also possible to display a mark indicating that the application is being executed when the application is being executed on all the terminals that are communicable with the broadcast receiving apparatus and can execute the application.

  FIG. 19D is a screen (173b41) after the application C (173b34) is selected in FIG. 19C. A state of the portable information terminal 700 of a type corresponding to the application C is shown. In this screen, if the portable information terminal 700 does not have a function for executing the broadcast cooperative app, if it is not in a state where it can communicate with the broadcast receiving device 100, or if the broadcast cooperative app is already being executed, this is indicated. The mark to represent is displayed over the icon. In this example, if there is no execution function, a circle with slashes (173b44, 173b46), a triangle with an exclamation mark (173b45, 173b46) if communication is not possible, and a dot with a circle if already running. The mark (173b43) is displayed.

  Furthermore, it is desirable that there is a display method in which it is possible to know that there is a broadcast cooperative app when the situation changes without having to start the launcher every time. For example, when the power is turned on, when the channel is changed, when the broadcast cooperation application is changed at the beginning of the program or even during the program, the communication state between the broadcast receiving device 100 and the portable information terminal 700 is changed. If the application execution status changes, the icon is displayed for a predetermined time and the state at that time is displayed.

  FIG. 19E shows an example in that case. When an icon indicating the type of each device is displayed, it indicates that there is a broadcast cooperation application corresponding to that type of device. In this case, a circle with a diagonal line indicates that there is no device that can execute the application in that type of device that is in a usable state. A dot in a circle indicates that the app is running on all devices of that type that are ready for use.

  FIG. 19F shows a display screen (10401) on the portable information terminal 700. When requesting terminal cooperation from the portable information terminal 700, it is more convenient for use to know which broadcast cooperation app is available in which broadcast receiving apparatus 100 from the list. FIG. 19F shows an example of the list (10402). This table indicates which broadcast receiving device 100 in the home can use the broadcast cooperation application corresponding to the program to be checked. In addition, when the status of each broadcast receiving apparatus 100 is also displayed, the convenience is further enhanced particularly when used from outside the house. This example shows a display example of receiving the program, receiving another program, vacant, and having another program reserved (when recording of another program is reserved from the middle of the program). Here, when there are a plurality of tuners in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, the convenience is further enhanced if the status is displayed for each of the plurality of tuners. In Table 10202, the branch numbers indicate the tuners in the same apparatus. For example, the receiving device B-1 and the receiving device B-2 are tuners in the same broadcast receiving device 100. In the case of terminal cooperation, if broadcast video and audio can be received as streaming data, it is not necessary to use the video part of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, and broadcast can be used if the tuner in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 can be used. Therefore, it is convenient to know the usage status of each tuner.

  In order to perform the display described in this embodiment, for each broadcast cooperation app, information on whether the app is compatible with the broadcast receiving device 100 or what type of mobile information terminal 700 is compatible. There must be. In addition, information for executing the corresponding application in the broadcast receiving device 100 and the portable information terminal 700 is necessary. Such information can be acquired by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 by describing it in the AIT, for example.

  According to the portable information terminal cooperation technology according to the present embodiment described above, it is possible to use a more convenient broadcast cooperation service by displaying information related to the broadcast cooperation application, the broadcast receiving device 100, and the portable information terminal 700. It becomes.

  Hereinafter, Example 6 of the present invention will be described. Note that the configuration, effects, and the like in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment unless otherwise specified. For this reason, below, the difference between a present Example and Example 1 is mainly demonstrated, and in order to avoid duplication about a common point, description is abbreviate | omitted as much as possible.

  In the present embodiment, an example of the operation of the broadcast receiving device 100 in the case where the broadcast cooperative app activation process based on the AIT transmitted by the broadcast wave corresponds to the following will be described. In this case, the broadcast cooperative application is a broadcast managed application, and the broadcast managed application is a broadcast cooperative application based on information on the PMT and information such as the AIT application control code 903 and the activation priority 907 (FIG. 6). This is a case where the application is specified and instructed to automatically start with priority. Hereinafter, the broadcast managed application may be referred to as a “broadcast managed application”.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the sixth embodiment has a function of controlling the activation process of the broadcast cooperative app for which the automatic activation is designated in the digital broadcast service according to the selection by the user. The broadcast receiving device 100 according to the sixth embodiment does not automatically start the broadcast cooperative app unconditionally when the automatic start regulation or instruction is given, but does not satisfy the following conditions (1) to (3). Control to start automatically only when applicable. (1) When automatic activation is set to be allowable in the user setting of the broadcast receiving apparatus. (2) When a user having a predetermined terminal linked to the broadcast receiving apparatus is viewing, in other words, when automatic activation is set to be allowable in the user setting of the linked terminal. (3) When confirmation of activation is executed for each user, and the confirmation is positive.

  FIG. 20 illustrates a system configuration including the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the sixth embodiment and a usage example. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 receives broadcast waves from the broadcast station server 300 via the radio tower 300t, and separates broadcast program video and information such as AIT. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 acquires a broadcast cooperative app from the service provider server 400 as appropriate based on information such as AIT. The AIT may include information instructing automatic activation of a broadcast cooperation application that cooperates with a broadcast program.

  There is one or more portable information terminals 700 that perform terminal cooperation with the broadcast receiving apparatus 100. For example, one broadcast receiving apparatus 100 can be linked with each of the portable information terminals 700 of two users and is shared. For example, there are a terminal A owned by the user A and a terminal B owned by the user B. Not limited to this, one user may use a plurality of portable information terminals 700.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the sixth embodiment includes an application activation control unit 2000 including a user selection unit 2001. The user selection unit 2001 is a unit that selects whether or not the broadcast cooperation app is permitted to be activated and executed based on user operations of the broadcast receiving device 100 and the portable information terminal 700. The user selection unit 2001 includes, for example, an instruction input unit and a user setting unit in the broadcast receiving device 100 and the portable information terminal 700. When the automatic activation of the broadcast cooperative application is instructed by the AIT, the application activation control unit 2000 performs the broadcast according to the selection of whether or not the broadcast cooperative application is permitted to be activated and executed by the user and the user selection unit 2001. Control startup of linked apps.

[In case of automatic start of broadcast managed application]
In the sixth embodiment, when it is specified that the broadcast managed app is first preferentially automatically activated, until the broadcast receiving device 100 appropriately confirms information such as PMT and AIT and activates the broadcast managed app. The operation sequence is the same as that described with reference to FIG. 7A of the first embodiment. In the example of FIG. 7A, whether or not the target broadcast managed application can be executed in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 is confirmed by checking the application profile 904 of the AIT (S105). When the execution is confirmed, the broadcast managed application is always automatically started regardless of the selection of the user of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100.

  However, it should be considered that the user of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 does not want to automatically start the broadcast managed application because, for example, the user wants to concentrate on viewing the broadcast program. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the sixth embodiment includes an application activation control unit 2000 as a control function considering this possibility. That is, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the sixth embodiment has a case where there is an instruction to automatically start a broadcast managed application with information such as the PMT and AIT, and when it is confirmed that the broadcast managed application can be executed with information such as the AIT. In this case, the activation of the application is controlled according to the selection of whether or not activation by the user is possible. Hereinafter, an example in which the availability of automatic activation of a broadcast managed application is controlled will be described.

[Operation sequence when starting broadcast managed application (1)]
FIG. 21 illustrates a first example of the configuration and processing of the broadcast receiving device 100 according to the sixth embodiment. The broadcast cooperative app is activated when the broadcast managed app that is the broadcast cooperative app is specified to preferentially start. An example of the operation sequence is shown. FIG. 21 shows a series of flows until the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 appropriately checks the information on the PMT and the AIT, and further controls whether or not a predetermined broadcast cooperative application can be automatically started according to the user's selection. In the first configuration example, user setting in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 is used as the user selection unit 2000.

  In FIG. 21, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 acquires a TS by performing channel selection processing of a channel desired by the user by the tuner / demodulation unit 131 of FIG. 2A. Next, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 acquires the PMT data sequence separated by the first separation unit 132 by the main control unit 101 (S1101), and confirms the activation priority described in the acquired PMT (S1102). The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 confirms that the activation priority of the broadcast managed app that is the broadcast cooperative app is high in the processing of S1101 and S1102.

  Upon confirming the above, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 acquires the AIT data sequence separated by the first separation unit 132 by the application control unit 161 (S1103), and confirms the application control code 903 of the acquired AIT data sequence (S1104). . When the application control code 903 is “automatic activation” in the processing of S1103 and S1104, that is, when the automatic activation of the broadcast cooperative application is designated, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 further performs the application of the acquired AIT data string. The profile 904 is confirmed (S1105).

  In step S <b> 1105, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 confirms that the broadcast cooperative application specified in the AIT can be executed by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 by confirming the information of the application profile 904. When the execution is confirmed, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 further refers to the operation setting value stored in the storage unit 110 by the application control unit 161. Thereby, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 confirms whether or not automatic activation of the broadcast cooperative app is permitted in the user setting of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 (S1106).

  The operation setting value indicating whether or not the broadcast cooperative application can be automatically activated can be selected and set by the user according to preference using the function setting menu of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 or the like. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 provides a user with a function setting menu as a user selection unit 2001 on a screen or the like. The user can make user settings related to various functions by operating the remote control of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, the associated portable information terminal 700, and the like in the function setting menu on the screen. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 stores the user setting information in the function setting menu in the memory in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 as an operation setting value.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 confirms in the processing of S1106 that automatic activation of the broadcast cooperative app is not permitted (“No”), that is, the user does not desire automatic activation of the broadcast cooperative app (S1107). -No), this process of FIG. 21 is complete | finished. That is, the application control unit 161 does not acquire and activate the broadcast cooperative application specified in the AIT.

  On the other hand, when the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 confirms in step S1106 that automatic activation of the broadcast cooperative application is permitted ("Yes"), that is, the user desires automatic activation of the broadcast cooperative application. (S1107-Yes), it progresses to S1108. In the processing of S1108, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 broadcasts to the predetermined service provider server 400 via the LAN communication unit 121 based on the information described in the application acquisition destination information 905 of the AIT by the application control unit 161. Send a request for distribution of the linked app.

  The service provider server 400 that has received the broadcast cooperation application distribution request in S1108 performs authentication processing of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 as necessary based on the control of the application management / distribution execution unit 4103 in FIG. The predetermined broadcast cooperation application stored in the application storage area 4013 is distributed via the LAN communication unit 421 (S1109). Note that a known method may be used for the authentication process, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 activates a predetermined broadcast cooperation application distributed from the service provider server 400 received by the application engine 162 via the LAN communication unit 121 based on the control of the application control unit 161 ( S1110). Thereby, a broadcast cooperation application is executed and an execution screen of the application is displayed.

  As a modification, the processes of S1106 to S1107 may be performed after the broadcast cooperative app is acquired in the processes of S1108 to S1109.

  As in the first configuration example of FIG. 21 described above, in the sixth embodiment, the broadcast cooperation application can be activated when it is confirmed that automatic activation is permitted by the user setting of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100.

[Operation sequence when starting broadcast managed application (2)]
FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a second configuration example and processing example of the broadcast receiving device 100 according to the sixth embodiment, in which the broadcast managed app that is a broadcast cooperative app is specified to be activated with priority. An example of the operation | movement sequence at the time of starting of a different broadcast cooperation application is shown. FIG. 22 shows whether or not the broadcast cooperation application can be automatically activated by referring to the operation setting value stored in the portable information terminal 700 that performs the above-described terminal cooperation, that is, the user setting information. This is an example of performing confirmation. The second configuration example uses user settings in the portable information terminal 700 as the user selection unit 2000. The user selects and sets whether or not to allow the automatic activation of the broadcast cooperative app to the portable information terminal 700.

  In FIG. 22, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 first performs the processing of S1201 to S1205 which is the same as the processing of S1101 to S1105 of FIG. If it is confirmed in S1205 that the broadcast cooperative application designated in the AIT is executable in S1205, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 performs the process in S1206. In step S <b> 1206, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 transmits a user setting confirmation request to the portable information terminal 700 that is operating in cooperation with the application control unit 161. Here, for example, it is assumed that there is a terminal A in FIG.

  In response to the user setting confirmation request received by the cooperative control execution unit 7102 of FIG. 5B via the LAN communication unit 721, the portable information terminal 700 stores the operation setting value related to the broadcast receiving device 100 stored in the storage unit 710 of FIG. 5A. Refer to Thereby, the portable information terminal 700 confirms whether or not the broadcast cooperative app can be automatically activated in the broadcast receiving device 100 in the user setting in the portable information terminal 700 (S1207). The portable information terminal 700 uses the cooperation control execution unit 7102 to transmit the confirmation result of whether or not automatic activation is possible as a user setting confirmation result to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 via the LAN communication unit 721 (S1208).

  Note that the operation setting value indicating whether or not the broadcast cooperative app can be automatically activated in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 as the user setting information of the portable information terminal 700 can be set by, for example, the following means. That is, in the cooperative operation state between the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 and the portable information terminal 700, the user selects and sets according to his / her preference using the cooperative function setting menu which is one of the function setting menus of the portable information terminal 700. it can. The portable information terminal 700 provides the function setting menu to the user on a screen or the like. The user selects the cooperative function setting menu from the function setting menu. The linkage function setting menu is a menu that allows settings related to linkage operations. The user can set whether or not to automatically start the broadcast cooperative app in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 by an operation selected from the cooperative function setting menu. The portable information terminal 700 stores the user setting information on the function setting menu as an operation setting value in a memory in the portable information terminal 700.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 does not allow automatic activation of the broadcast cooperative app through the processes of S1206 to S1208, that is, the user who owns the portable information terminal 700 automatically starts the broadcast cooperative application on the broadcast receiving apparatus 100. If it is confirmed that the request is not desired (S1209-No), this processing in FIG. 22 is terminated. That is, the application control unit 161 does not acquire and activate the broadcast cooperative application specified in the AIT.

  On the other hand, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 is permitted to automatically start the broadcast cooperative app, that is, the user who owns the portable information terminal 700 desires to automatically start the broadcast cooperative app in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100. When it confirms (S1209-Yes), it progresses to S1210.

  In step S <b> 1210, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 sends a broadcast cooperation application distribution request to a predetermined service provider server 400 via the LAN communication unit 121 based on the information described in the application acquisition destination information 905 of the AIT by the application control unit 161. Send.

  The service provider server 400 that has received the broadcast cooperation application distribution request in S1210 performs the authentication process of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 as necessary based on the control of the application management / distribution execution unit 4103, and then stores the application storage. The predetermined broadcast cooperation application stored in the area 4013 is distributed via the LAN communication unit 421 (S1211).

  Next, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 activates a predetermined broadcast cooperation application distributed from the service provider server 400 received by the application engine 162 via the LAN communication unit 121 based on the control of the application control unit 161 ( S1212).

  As in the above-described second configuration example of FIG. 22, in the sixth embodiment, there is a portable information terminal 700 that cooperates with the broadcast receiving device 100, and it is confirmed that automatic activation is permitted by the user setting of the portable information terminal 700. When it is done, the broadcast cooperation application can be activated.

  As a modification, when the user information is confirmed in FIG. 22 and the portable information terminal 700 is not operating in cooperation with the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, before the processing of S1206 to S1208, S606 to S611 of FIG. You may make it perform the process of. As a result, in this modified example, the cooperative control application is activated to cause the portable information terminal 700 to start the cooperative operation with the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, and the user setting is confirmed in this state.

  Further, as a modification, in the following cases, an example of controlling to select the Yes side in S1209 and an example of controlling to select the No side in S1209 are possible. This is the case where there is no portable information terminal 700 to which a user setting confirmation request is transmitted in S1206, there is no response to the request, or the user setting confirmation result cannot be acquired correctly in S1208. This case corresponds to a situation where there is no portable information terminal 700 capable of terminal cooperation at that time, a situation where communication between the broadcast receiving device 100 and the portable information terminal 700 cannot be temporarily performed, or the like. In the former embodiment, the activation permission by the user setting could not be confirmed, but the broadcast cooperation application is activated. In the latter embodiment, since the permission of activation by the user setting cannot be confirmed, the broadcast cooperative application is not activated. Which control operation is employed in the above-described modification is defined by the specifications of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 or can be set by the user.

  As a modification, the processes of S1206 to S1209 may be performed after the broadcast cooperation application is acquired in the processes of S1210 to S1211.

[Operation sequence when starting broadcast managed application (3)]
FIG. 23 illustrates a third example of the configuration and processing of the broadcast receiving device 100 according to the sixth embodiment, in which a broadcast managed app that is a broadcast cooperative app is specified to be activated with priority, and further different broadcast cooperation An example of the operation sequence at the time of starting of an application is shown. FIG. 23 shows an example of confirming whether or not the broadcast cooperative app can be activated by a message on the screen or the like in real time each time. In the third configuration example, an instruction input from the portable information terminal 700 to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 is used as the user selection unit 2000.

  In FIG. 23, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 first performs the processing of S1301 to S1305 which is the same as the processing of S1101 to S1105 of FIG. If the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 confirms that the broadcast cooperative application specified in the AIT can be executed by checking the application profile 904 in S1205, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 performs the process of S1306. In S <b> 1306, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 causes the application control unit 161 to display on the video display unit 173 an activation availability confirmation screen for allowing the user to select whether to allow activation of the broadcast cooperative app.

  The user uses the portable information terminal 700, which is an operation means, a remote controller, or the like on the activation availability confirmation screen displayed in S1306 to select whether or not to activate the broadcast cooperative app (S1307). The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 receives the selection information as an instruction input.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 determines that the activation of the broadcast cooperative app is not selected according to the result of the activation permission selection by the user in S1307, that is, when the user does not allow activation at this time (S1308-No). This process of FIG. 23 is complete | finished. That is, the application control unit 161 does not acquire and activate the broadcast cooperative application specified in the AIT.

  On the other hand, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 proceeds to step S1309 when the activation of the broadcast cooperative application by the user in S1307 is selected, that is, when the user permits activation at this time (S1308-Yes). In the process of S1309, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 sends a broadcast cooperative app distribution request to a predetermined service provider server 400 via the LAN communication unit 121 based on the information described in the application acquisition destination information 905 by the application control unit 161. Send.

  The service provider server 400 that has received the distribution request for the broadcast cooperative application performs an authentication process for the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 as necessary based on the control of the application management / distribution execution unit 4103, and then stores the application storage area 4013. The predetermined broadcast cooperation application stored in the network is distributed via the LAN communication unit 421 (S1310).

  Next, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 activates a predetermined broadcast cooperation application distributed from the service provider server 400 received by the application engine 162 via the LAN communication unit 121 based on the control of the application control unit 161 ( S1311).

  As a modification, the processes of S1306 to S1308 may be performed after the broadcast cooperation application is acquired in the processes of S1309 to S1310.

  As in the third configuration example of FIG. 23 described above, in the sixth embodiment, the user can confirm activation on the screen each time, and when the permission is confirmed, the broadcast cooperation application can be activated.

  In the example of FIG. 23 described above, the portable information terminal 700 is caused to function as an operation unit of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 through terminal cooperation, and the activation permission is selected. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an embodiment in which the above-described activation permission is selected using a remote control or the like provided in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 as the main body is also possible.

[Startup confirmation screen]
FIG. 24 shows an example of a screen for confirming whether or not the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 can be activated displayed by the process of S1306 in FIG. In the present embodiment, a message box 173f1 is displayed on the screen of the video display unit 173 in FIG. The message box 173f1 includes a message indicating that a predetermined broadcast cooperation application is usable, and display of “Yes” and “No” buttons for selecting whether or not the broadcast cooperation application can be activated. An example of the message is “Broadcast cooperation application XXX is usable. Do you want to start broadcast cooperation application XXX?”. Another example of the message is “The activation of the broadcast cooperation application XXX is designated and can be activated, but is the activation permitted?”.

  In the state in which the message box 173f1 shown in FIG. 24 is displayed, the user selects whether or not to start using the operation means (S1307). For example, the user selects “Yes” or “No” using the cursor key 741ac, the determination key 741ad, and the like on the basic screen 741a of the cooperation control application of the portable information terminal 700 of FIG. 10A. As a result, the user can select whether or not to allow activation of the broadcast cooperative app presented in the message box 173f1 in the broadcast receiving device 100 according to his / her convenience and situation at that time.

  As a modified example, instead of the message box 173f1, the icon 173b0 indicating the presence of the linked application as shown in FIG. 12A, or another mark or image is displayed on the screen so that the user can perform the selection operation. Also good. In this case, for example, the user presses the cooperation application key 741a9 on the basic screen 741a of the cooperation control application. Thereby, a predetermined broadcast cooperation application is started. Further, when the cooperative application key 741a9 corresponding to the selection of the icon 173b0 is not pressed for a predetermined time or more, the display of the icon 173b0 may be controlled to be deleted.

[Effects]
As described above, according to each configuration example of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the sixth embodiment, it is confirmed that there is a provision and instruction for automatic activation of the broadcast managed application priority by the PMT and the AIT, and that the broadcast managed application by the AIT is executable. Even in this case, it is possible to appropriately control the activation of the broadcast managed application according to the user's selection. That is, according to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, a function with higher added value can be executed.

  Note that which of the first to third configuration examples and various modifications is adopted is defined as a specification of the broadcast receiving device 100 or the like, or a user selects a setting for the broadcast receiving device 100 or the like. Make it possible. For example, in the configuration example of FIG. 21 and FIG. 22, as the operation setting values by user settings, (a) “Allow launch of broadcast managed app (allowed)” and (b) “Do not allow launch of broadcast managed app (No) ) ”And can be selected from the two values. As a modification, in addition to the above (a) and (b), as a modified example, a multi-value including values such as (c) “inquire terminal”, (d) “confirm on screen each time” It may be possible to select from. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to this modification performs control operations according to the first to third configuration examples corresponding to setting values selected by the user. In the case of setting (c), the process of the second configuration example is performed, and in the case of setting (d), the process of the third configuration example is performed.

  In particular, in the first configuration example of FIG. 21, it is possible to control the activation of the broadcast cooperative app in accordance with a user setting in advance for the broadcast receiving apparatus 100. The user can change the setting appropriately according to his / her convenience and can use the broadcast cooperation application.

  FIG. 25 shows an example in which a menu for user setting is displayed on the screen of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100. A user setting menu 173f2 is displayed on the screen in accordance with the operation of the remote controller or the like by the user. In the case of the first configuration example, the menu 173f2 has “permit activation of a broadcast managed application” as one of setting items. This item corresponds to “whether or not automatic activation is permitted when automatic activation of a broadcast cooperative application is designated”. The user can set whether or not to correspond to the above (a) and (b) by turning the button on / off or the like in the setting item of the menu 173f2. A similar function can be realized on the screen of the portable information terminal 700.

  In particular, in the second configuration example of FIG. 22, it is possible to set whether or not the broadcast managed application can be automatically activated for each user who owns the portable information terminal 700, and further, broadcasting depending on the presence or absence of the portable information terminal 700 performing the cooperative operation It is possible to select whether or not the managed application can be automatically started.

  An example of the setting and use will be described with reference to FIG. As a user setting in the portable information terminal 700, the terminal A of the user A is set A, and the terminal B of the user B is set differently. For example, setting A is “enabled” for automatic activation of the broadcast cooperation application, and setting B is “not” for automatic activation of the broadcast cooperation application. At the time of the processing of S1206 to S1209 in FIG. 22, for example, when only the terminal A of the user A is operating in cooperation, the result is confirmed with respect to the terminal A and the activation is permitted. When only the terminal B of the user B is operating in cooperation, the result is confirmed with respect to the terminal B and activation is not permitted. In this way, it is possible to set whether or not the broadcast cooperative app can be activated in units of the portable information terminal 700 of each user, and it is possible to activate and use the broadcast cooperative app depending on the presence or absence of the portable information terminal 700 that cooperates in the current situation. is there.

  As a modification, a control operation in consideration of a combination of both the specification or user setting in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 and the specification or user setting in the portable information terminal 700 is possible. For example, the user settings in the portable information terminal 700 are prioritized over the user settings in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, and the user settings in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 are prioritized over the user settings in the portable information terminal 700. Any of the embodiments are possible.

  Further, in the second configuration example, the user setting regarding whether or not to check whether or not the broadcast cooperative app can be activated by inquiring the mobile information terminal 700 may be enabled. In this case, a setting item corresponding to “inquiry to the terminal” in (c) is provided in the user setting menu 173f2 in FIG.

  In particular, in the third configuration example of FIG. 23, it is possible to control whether or not activation is possible in units of broadcast managed applications prepared for each broadcast program. The user can see the broadcast managed app and confirmation information presented on the screen, and if it wants to launch the app at that time, it can be allowed to launch, and if it does not want to launch the app at that time, the launch can be denied .

  In the third configuration example, user settings regarding whether to confirm whether or not the broadcast cooperative application can be activated on the screen each time may be enabled. In this case, a setting item corresponding to “Confirm on screen each time” in (d) is provided in the user setting menu 173f2 in FIG.

  Other examples include the following. In other embodiments, even in the case of the configuration example of FIG. 21 and FIG. 22 in which the above (b) is not selected and set in advance, the broadcast managed application is forced regardless of the setting value. An option to start up automatically is prepared. In this embodiment, for example, in the AIT data configuration shown in FIG. 6, in addition to (1) to (4), (5) “Forced start” setting value is prepared as the parameter setting value of the application control code 903. To do. Alternatively, an item “forced start setting” may be prepared as one of the parameters of the AIT (one of “other information” in FIG. 6). As these setting values, for example, “valid” and “invalid” can be selected.

  Furthermore, when the setting value of the application control code 903 is (5) “Forced start”, or when the value of the “Forced start setting” item is “Valid”, the broadcast receiving device 100 Control as follows. That is, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 controls to forcibly start the broadcast managed application even when the operation setting value is set to (b) or not. In other words, in the control of this embodiment, forcible activation is provided as a higher-order and priority item than the user-selected item relating to the automatic activation described above. In the case of the embodiment provided with the forced start option as described above, for example, an application for displaying emergency information from the broadcasting station side, an application necessary for producing a specific CM, etc. are highly necessary to display and provide The application can be suitably displayed and provided to the user.

  As another example, when a broadcast cooperative app is preinstalled inside the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, the above-described processing such as acquisition of a broadcast cooperative app for the service provider server 400 (for example, S1108 to S1110 in FIG. 21). ) Becomes unnecessary.

  Information for controlling the broadcast cooperation application included in the broadcast wave is not limited to PAT and AIT, and can be applied. For example, one of the parameters (901 to 909) of AIT in FIG. 6 may be separated and configured and provided as independent control information. The control information may be provided in a form included in the broadcast wave, or may be provided in a form different from the broadcast wave. The control information may be preset in the apparatus.

  Hereinafter, Example 7 of the present invention will be described. Note that the configuration, effects, and the like in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment unless otherwise specified. For this reason, below, the difference between a present Example and Example 1 is mainly demonstrated, and in order to avoid duplication about a common point, description is abbreviate | omitted as much as possible.

  Since the broadcast cooperative app that is an application used in the broadcast communication cooperative system of the present embodiment is configured with an HTML document, it can be linked to another HTML document on the network. The broadcast managed application is controlled for operations such as activation / termination based on the AIT application control code 903 included in the broadcast signal of the broadcast wave. In the non-broadcast managed application and the general application, operations such as activation / termination are not controlled by the broadcast signal. Hereinafter, a non-broadcast managed application may be referred to as a “non-broadcast application”, and a general application may be referred to as a “general application”.

  Since it is possible to link with the HTML document that constitutes the above-mentioned broadcast cooperation application, it is assumed in the seventh embodiment that transition from a broadcast managed application to a non-broadcast application or a general application is possible. In the seventh embodiment, it is assumed that a non-broadcast application or a general application can be directly activated in accordance with a user instruction operation from the above-described broadcast cooperative application launcher screen or the like. For example, a broadcast station, a service provider, or the like includes, in a broadcast managed application HTML document, information on an instruction to transition to another HTML document that constitutes a non-broadcast application or the like by describing a link such as a URL. . In such a case, a transition from the broadcast managed app to a non-broadcast app or the like may occur.

  Since operations such as activation / termination of the non-broadcast application and the general application are not controlled by the broadcast signal, the user may execute the non-broadcast application or the general application while viewing the broadcast program. When a user is executing a non-broadcast application or the like while viewing a broadcast program, there is a case where activation of a broadcast managed application linked to the broadcast program is further required. The request includes, for example, an activation instruction by the AIT application control code 903 included in the broadcast signal. That is, in this case, it is required to execute a non-broadcast application or a general application and a broadcast managed application in parallel, or to select one of them. Although it is technically possible to execute a plurality of different types of applications in parallel in this way, it may not be desirable in terms of control and may be inconvenient for the user.

  Therefore, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the seventh embodiment has a function of controlling duplication or parallel activation of the applications or activation and termination of each application so that the above-described situation can be appropriately dealt with. When the activation and execution of the second application are requested during execution of the first application, the function controls operations including activation and termination of the applications according to the user's selection. In particular, when a request to start a broadcast managed app is received during execution of a non-broadcast application, etc., the function terminates the non-broadcast application, etc. or starts a broadcast managed app according to user input or settings. Control. In the seventh embodiment, an example of the control operation of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 in the above case and situation will be described.

  An example of control according to user selection by the above function is as follows. (1) The function activates and executes the target broadcast managed application while continuing the non-broadcasting application and the general application that are being executed when the request is received. (2) The function terminates a non-broadcast application or a general application that is being executed at the time when the request is received, and activates and executes the target broadcast managed application. (3) The function keeps the non-broadcasting application or the general application being executed at the time when the request is received, and does not start and execute the target broadcast managed application.

  The means for user selection by the above function is as follows. (A) When the above request is received, the above functions are information that informs the user of a situation in which a request to start a broadcast managed app other than the currently running non-broadcast app, etc., and an application that starts or ends Or the information for making a user select the operation | movement of the said control is displayed on a screen. This function accepts a selection instruction input operation by the user on the screen. The function executes the control content selected from (1) to (3), for example, according to the user's selection. (B) The above function accepts a user setting operation in advance by the user. When the request is received, the function executes, for example, the content of the control selected from (1) to (3) according to the confirmation of the user setting information.

  FIG. 26 illustrates a system configuration including the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the seventh embodiment and a usage example. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 receives broadcast waves from the broadcast station server 300 via the radio tower 300t, and separates broadcast program video and information such as AIT. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 acquires a broadcast managed app that is a broadcast cooperative app from the service provider server 400 or the like as appropriate based on information such as AIT. In addition, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 acquires a non-broadcast application or a general application from the service provider server 400 or other application server 500 as appropriate. Further, there may be a portable information terminal 700 that performs terminal cooperation with the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, and various applications are acquired and executed in a terminal cooperation state between the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 and the portable information terminal 700. Also good.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the seventh embodiment includes a multiple application execution control unit 2600 including a user selection unit 2601. The user selection means 2601 is a means for selecting the contents of control such as operations including activation and termination of a plurality of types of applications, parallel execution, and the like based on user operations of the broadcast receiving device 100 and the portable information terminal 700. . The user selection unit 2601 includes, for example, an instruction input unit that receives and processes an instruction input related to (a) in the broadcast receiving device 100, the portable information terminal 700, and the like. The user selection unit 2601 includes a user setting unit that receives and processes user settings related to (b), for example.

  The multi-application execution control unit 2600 uses the user and user selection unit 2601 when a broadcast managed application is instructed by a broadcast wave AIT, for example, while viewing a broadcast program and executing a non-broadcast application or a general application. In accordance with the selection of the control operation corresponding to the case, the termination of the non-broadcast application, the activation of the broadcast managed application, and the like are controlled.

[Examples of multiple types of apps]
FIG. 27 shows an example of the document structure of a plurality of types of applications, activation of each application, transition between applications, and the like. The broadcast wave 2010 includes broadcast program video, information such as AIT, and information such as BML. As described above, in the broadcast communication cooperation function, the AIT informs the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the presence of the broadcast cooperation application and instructs control such as activation and termination thereof. For example, the broadcast managed application 2011 is activated by the information of the AIT included in the broadcast wave 2010.

  In the seventh embodiment, broadcast cooperation apps are roughly classified into (a) a broadcast managed app, (b) a non-broadcast app, and (c) a general app. The broadcast managed application operates in a broadcast reception state based on a control signal included in the broadcast signal, and access to broadcast resources is permitted. The non-broadcast application operates in a state where activation / termination is not controlled by the broadcast signal, and access to the broadcast resource is permitted based on authentication or the like. The general application operates independently of the broadcast signal, and access to the broadcast resource is not permitted.

  In FIG. 27, App1, which is a broadcast managed application 2011, is composed of, for example, four documents of HTML11 to HTML14. App2, which is a non-broadcast application 2012, is composed of, for example, two documents, HTML21 to HTML22. App3, which is a general application 2013, is composed of, for example, two documents HTML31 to HTML32. Each HTML document can be changed by a link indicated by a solid arrow. For example, it is possible to transition from HTML 13 of App 1 to HTML 21 of App 2 or HTML 31 of App 3. Dashed arrows indicate examples of transitions between HTML documents.

  In FIG. 27, for example, App2 that is a non-broadcast application 2012 and App3 that is a general application 2013 can be activated in response to a user operation 2020 on the broadcast cooperation application launcher screen described above. For example, App2 is executed by reading HTML21, and App3 is executed by reading HTML31, for example.

  An example in which each application is executed alone during the reproduction of a broadcast program (for example, broadcast program A) by the broadcast wave 2010 is as follows. (A1) The activation of App1, which is the broadcast managed application 2011, is instructed by the AIT, and App1 is activated and executed. App1 is allowed to access broadcast program A. When the end of App1 is instructed by the AIT, App1 is ended.

  (A2) Based on a selection operation such as an instruction input by the user, activation of App2 which is a non-broadcast application 2012 is instructed by a link from the broadcast cooperation app launcher screen or HTML 13 of App1, and App2 is activated and executed. Is done. App2 is permitted to access broadcast program A. When the end of App2 is instructed, App2 is ended. (A3) Similarly, on the basis of the user's selection operation, activation of App3, which is the general application 2013, is instructed by the broadcast cooperation application launcher screen, a link from HTML1 of App1, or the like, and App3 is activated and executed. . App3 is not allowed to access broadcast program A. When the end of App3 is instructed, App3 is ended.

[Operation sequence when starting broadcast managed application]
FIG. 28 shows a control operation sequence in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the seventh embodiment when a broadcast managed application is requested to be activated by an AIT of a broadcast signal while a broadcast program is being viewed and a non-broadcast application is being executed. Show. In the following, a case of a non-broadcast application will be described, but the case of a general application is also possible. In FIG. 28, it is assumed that activation of broadcast managed application priority is specified and instructed by information on the PMT and information such as the AIT application control code 903 and activation priority 907.

  In the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, during viewing of a broadcast program by the user, activation of the non-broadcast application is instructed in accordance with, for example, an operation for selecting an arbitrary desired non-broadcast application from the broadcast cooperation application launcher screen by the user. Then, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 displays the execution screen of the non-broadcast application superimposed on the broadcast program screen, for example (S1401). The contents of information such as PMT and AIT in the broadcast signal are updated by switching the broadcast program in the state of S1401. Even if the update is performed, the non-broadcast application continues to be executed because operations such as activation / termination are not controlled by the broadcast signal.

  Next, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 acquires the PMT data string separated by the first separation unit 132 by the main control unit 101 (S1402), and confirms the activation priority described in the PMT (S1403). In the processing of S1403, for example, it is confirmed that the activation priority of the broadcast managed application is high. Then, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 acquires the AIT data sequence separated by the first separation unit 132 by the application control unit 161 (S1404), and confirms the application control code 903 of the acquired AIT data sequence (S1405). If the application control code 903 is “automatic start” in the processing of S1405, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 further checks the application profile 904 of the AIT data string (S1406). In S1406, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 confirms that the broadcast managed application specified in the AIT can be executed.

  When the execution is confirmed, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 causes the application control unit 161 to display a start selection screen (FIG. 30 and the like described later) on the video display unit 173 (S1407). The activation selection screen allows the user to select a control operation related to activation / termination, etc. of a broadcast non-broadcasting application that is being executed and a broadcast managed application that is requested to be automatically activated, in other words, an application to be activated or to be terminated. It is a screen including the information of. In the seventh embodiment, as the selection of the control operation, on the start selection screen, it is possible to select whether to continue or end the execution of the non-broadcast app, whether to start the broadcast managed app, or the like. In other words, it is possible to select whether or not the non-broadcast application and the broadcast managed application are allowed to be executed in parallel.

  On the activation selection screen displayed in step S1407, the user performs control operations related to activation and termination of the plurality of types of applications using the personal information terminal 700 that is his / her operation means, the remote control of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, or the like. Select (S1408). The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 receives a user selection result as an instruction input. If the activation of the broadcast managed application is not selected according to the selection result of the user in S1408 (S1409-No), the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 ends the present process in FIG. That is, the application control unit 161 does not acquire and activate the broadcast managed application specified in the AIT. Non-broadcast apps continue to run.

  On the other hand, if activation of the broadcast managed application is selected (S1409—Yes), the process proceeds to S1410. In step S1410, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 causes the application control unit 161 to end the operation of the non-broadcasting application being executed.

  Next, the transmission / reception apparatus 100 transmits a broadcast managed application distribution request to the predetermined service provider server 400 via the LAN communication unit 121 based on the information described in the application acquisition destination information 905 of the AIT (S1412). The service provider server 400 that has received the distribution request in S1412 performs authentication processing of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 as necessary based on the control of the application management / distribution execution unit 4103, and then stores the authentication request in the application storage area 4013. The predetermined broadcast managed application is distributed via the LAN communication unit 421 (S1412). The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 activates the broadcast managed application received via the LAN communication unit 121 based on the control of the application control unit 161 by the application engine 162 (S1413).

  In the above-described embodiment, when launch of a broadcast managed application is selected in S1409, control for terminating the non-broadcast application is performed in S1410. The present invention is not limited to this, and the following control is also possible. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 confirms whether the end of the non-broadcast application is selected in step S1409 or in the next step. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 executes S1410 when the end of the non-broadcast application is selected according to the selection result of the user at this step, and proceeds to S1411 when not selected.

  As a modified example, the processing of confirming the activation in S1407 to S1410 and ending the non-broadcast application may be performed after the broadcast managed application is acquired in S1411 to S1412.

[Control example]
FIG. 29 shows a control example of reproduction and execution of a broadcast program and a plurality of types of applications corresponding to the processing of FIG. 28 of the seventh embodiment. The horizontal axis indicates time. In the vertical direction, the reproduction of the broadcast program video by the broadcast signal of the broadcast wave and the control instruction by the AIT, (A) the first control, (B) the second control, and (C) the third control are shown in association with each other. (A) 1st control shows (A1) execution of App2 which is a non-broadcast application, and (A2) execution of App1 which is a broadcast managed application. Similarly, (B) 2nd control shows execution of (B1) App2 and execution of (B2) App1. (C) The third control indicates (C1) execution of App2 and (C2) execution of App1. As described above, it is assumed that the activation priority of App1, which is a broadcast managed application, is higher than App2, which is a non-broadcast application.

  First, as an example of reproduction of a broadcast program, broadcast program A is reproduced during a period from time t1 to time t3. The program is switched to the broadcast program B from t3 to t4, and the broadcast program B is reproduced during the period from t4 to t6. Along with switching to the broadcast program B, the AIT is instructed to start App1, which is a broadcast managed application linked to the broadcast program B.

  (A) In the case of the first control, App2 that is a non-broadcast application is activated by a user operation or the like at time t2, for example, as shown in (A1), and is executed from t2. It is assumed that an instruction to start App1 is generated at t3 during the execution of App2. At this time, from t3 to t4, the continuation of App2 and the activation of App1 are selected as the user selection by the user selection means 2601. The multi-application execution control means 2600 of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 starts App1 at t4 as shown in (A2) while continuing to execute App2 according to the user selection, and changes the display state of the screen in response to this. Control. Thereafter, for example, during a period from t4 to t5, App1 and App2 are executed in parallel, and App2 is terminated by a user operation or the like at t5. In the period from t5 to t6, the execution of App1 is continued, and at the time t6, App1 is terminated in accordance with the instruction to terminate App1 by the AIT.

  (B) In the case of the second control, App2 is executed during the period from t2 to t3 as shown in (B1), and in response to the activation instruction for App1 at t3, App2 is terminated and App1 is activated. Is selected. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 ends the execution of App2 according to the user selection, and starts App1 at t4 as shown in (B2). Thereafter, App1 is executed during the period from t4 to t6.

  (C) In the case of the third control, App2 is executed during the period from t2 to t3 as in (C1), and as a user selection in accordance with the activation instruction of App1 at t3, App2 is continued and App1 is not activated. Is selected. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 continues the execution of App2 according to the user selection, and does not activate App1 at t4 as shown in (C2). Thereafter, App2 is executed during the period from t4 to t5.

[Startup selection screen]
FIG. 30 shows an example of a startup selection screen displayed in the seventh embodiment by the process of S1407 in FIG. On this screen, a message box 173g1 is displayed. The message box 173g1 confirms with the user that the non-broadcast application is currently being executed, the broadcast managed application is instructed to be activated and is ready to be activated, and whether or not the activation is to be performed. Including a message to the effect. The message box 173g1 of this example includes “Yes” and “No” buttons for allowing the user to select whether or not the activation is possible.

  With the message box 173g1 displayed, the user selects “Yes” or “No” using the cursor key 741ac and the enter key 741ad of the basic screen 741a of the cooperation control application, for example. That is, the user selects “Yes” if he / she wants to start the broadcast managed app at that time, and selects “No” if he / she wants to continue executing the non-broadcast app. With this screen, the user can easily determine whether or not to start a new broadcast managed app on the broadcast receiving device 100 that is executing any desired non-broadcast app depending on his / her convenience and desire at that time. You can choose. The above control is also possible for general applications.

  In place of the message box 173g1, the icon 173b0 and other marks in FIG. 12A described above are displayed to prompt a predetermined user operation, and the start of the broadcast managed application and the termination of the non-broadcast application are controlled by the operation. It may be a form. For example, a mark, a message, or the like indicating that there is a request to start a broadcast managed application may be displayed on the OSD at a corner in the screen. If a predetermined user operation is not performed after the icon or the like is displayed, the display is deleted.

  FIG. 31 shows an example of another activation selection screen. In the activation selection screen of FIG. 31, a message box 173g2 is displayed. The message box 173g2 includes a display of a message or the like for causing the user to select a control operation related to activation and termination of a plurality of types of applications including the non-broadcast application and the broadcast managed application. The message box 173g2 includes, as specific control option information, (1) start the broadcast managed app while executing the non-broadcast application, (2) end the non-broadcast application, and start the broadcast managed app. 3) Including not starting a broadcast managed application.

  In a state where the message box 173g2 is displayed, the user selects from the above options using, for example, the color key 741ae on the basic screen 741a of the cooperation control application. For example, blue corresponds to (1), red corresponds to (2), and yellow corresponds to (3). Also with the above screen, the user can easily select termination or activation of each application according to the situation at that time.

  The start selection screen is not limited to a form displayed when a request is generated, but may be a form displayed when a user is set. In this case, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 displays a user setting menu on the screen of the video display unit 173, for example, as in FIG. 25, and displays control options such as (1) to (3) in the menu. The user can set the selection. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 executes control according to the user setting information when a request is generated.

[Execution screen of multiple applications]
The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 controls the display of the screen of the video display unit 173 in the same manner as in the above-described example in the case of controlling to start and execute the broadcast managed app by terminating the non-broadcast app. In other words, for example, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 displays the execution screen of the non-broadcast application displayed on the screen of the video display unit 173 in an area different from the screen of the broadcast program, or a part of the broadcast program screen. The broadcast management application execution screen is newly displayed.

  Also, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 starts the broadcast managed app while continuing to execute the non-broadcast app, that is, in the case of control to execute both apps in parallel, the screen display of the video display unit 173 is as follows. You may control to. For example, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 appropriately adjusts the size and display position of the execution screen of both or one of the applications so that the display is not entirely overlapped on the execution screen of the non-broadcast application and the execution screen of the broadcast managed application. Further, the two execution screens may be adjusted so as to overlap in a part of the area.

  For example, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 may perform a process of reducing the size of the execution screen of the currently executed non-broadcast application so as not to interfere with the display of the execution screen of the newly started broadcast managed application. On the contrary, the size of the execution screen of the broadcast managed app that is newly activated may be reduced so as not to interfere with the display of the execution screen of the currently running non-broadcast app. In addition, the non-broadcast application may be temporarily displayed as an icon so that only the broadcast managed application execution screen is displayed, and the display of the non-broadcast application execution screen may be restored by the user selecting the non-broadcast application icon. Good. Alternatively, both applications may be icons, and an execution screen may be displayed in accordance with the icon selection by the user.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 displays, for example, a broadcast program playback screen on the screen of the video display unit 173, displays an execution screen of a non-broadcast application on a partial area of the broadcast program playback screen, and further displays the broadcast program playback screen. A broadcast managed application execution screen or the like may be displayed in an overlapping manner on a partial area of the non-broadcast application execution screen. Further, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 may divide all or part of the screen of the video display unit 173 to display the broadcast program and the execution screens of both applications in parallel.

  FIG. 32 shows a screen example of the video display unit 173 corresponding to a control example of the parallel execution of the plurality of applications. In the screen of FIG. 32, an execution screen of a newly started broadcast managed application is superimposed on a partial area 173g3 on the broadcast program display screen 173g. At the same time, the execution screen of the non-broadcasting application being executed is reduced or displayed in an icon or the like in a partial area 173g4 within the area 173g3. When the user selects and operates 173g4, the execution screen for the non-broadcast application is displayed in an enlarged manner in the area 173g3, and conversely, the execution screen for the broadcast managed application is displayed in the area 173g4 in a reduced size or as an icon. In the area 173g4, a mark, a message, or the like indicating that there is an instruction to start a broadcast managed application may be displayed.

  With the screen as in the above example, the user can easily understand and recognize the broadcast program and the execution status of a plurality of types of applications.

  FIG. 33 shows another screen example of the video display unit 173 corresponding to a control example of parallel execution of the plurality of applications. The screen of FIG. 33 is divided into a plurality of divided areas, such as a broadcast program screen 173g, a non-broadcast application execution screen 173g5, a newly started broadcast managed application execution screen 173g6, and a start selection and the like. The information display area 173g7 is displayed in parallel. In the area 173g7, a mark, a message, or the like indicating that there is an instruction to start a broadcast managed application may be displayed, or application list information such as the broadcast cooperative application launcher of FIG. 12B may be displayed. Furthermore, when there are two or more non-broadcast apps, general apps, and two or more broadcast managed apps, this screen may display an execution screen of each app in parallel.

[Effects]
As described above, according to the broadcast receiving device 100 of the seventh embodiment, even when a broadcast managed app activation request is generated by AIT or the like during execution of a non-broadcast app or a general app in the broadcast receiving device 100, various types The activation and termination of the application can be appropriately controlled according to the user's selection. That is, according to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, a function with higher added value can be executed. The user can select and use a non-broadcast application or a broadcast managed application according to the situation and convenience when the request occurs.

  It should be noted that which of the controls, modifications, and screen display control methods of the seventh embodiment is to be adopted is defined as the specification of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 or the like, or is selected by the user with respect to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 or the like. Enable setting.

  The following are possible modifications of the seventh embodiment. As a first modified example, after the processing up to S1406 in FIG. 28, the end of the non-broadcast application and the start of the broadcast managed application in S1410 to S1413 are automatically performed without confirming the user selection in S1407 to S1408. You may make it perform. Similarly, after the processing up to S1406, it may be controlled to automatically start the broadcast managed app while continuing the non-broadcast app without confirming the user selection. Similarly, during execution of a non-broadcast application or a general application, it may be controlled not to automatically start the broadcast managed application without confirming the user selection. In the case of this modification, the user has little trouble of operation.

  As a second modified example, not only confirmation of instruction input for user selection on the activation confirmation screen but also a plurality of user settings in the broadcast receiving device 100 and the portable information terminal 700 are used as in the above-described sixth embodiment. You may implement | achieve control of execution of the kind of application. For example, the user can select and set whether or not to start the broadcast managed application during the execution of the non-broadcast application or the general application by the user setting information by the function setting menu described above according to preference. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 stores the setting value in the storage unit 110. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 refers to and confirms the contents of the user setting information of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 when, for example, the processing of S1407 to S1409 is performed when a broadcast managed application is requested to start during execution of a non-broadcast application or the like. . The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 determines and determines the control such as activation according to the contents. In the case of the modified example, the user can change the user setting as appropriate according to his / her convenience and the like, and can use a plurality of types of broadcast cooperative apps.

  The same can be realized when the user setting of the portable information terminal 700 is used. Similarly to the sixth embodiment, the activation and termination of the plurality of types of applications can be flexibly controlled according to the presence / absence of the associated portable information terminal 700 or the user setting for each associated portable information terminal 700.

  As another modification, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 displays information indicating that the broadcast managed application is started by terminating the non-broadcast application halfway as a control example related to the second control in FIG. Then, after the broadcast managed application is terminated, the non-broadcast application that has been terminated in the middle may be activated and executed again automatically or by a predetermined user operation. In the case of the modification, the user can easily return to using the non-broadcast application.

  As another modification, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100, as a control example related to the third control in FIG. 29C, displays a broadcast managed application according to a user selection when a request for starting a broadcast managed application is received. Hold it without starting it, and continue the non-broadcasting app that is running. Thereafter, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 activates the reserved broadcast managed application after the non-broadcast application ends, for example. As an example of screen display control in this case, a message indicating that there is a request for activation of a broadcast managed application, a message indicating that activation is suspended, a mark, or the like is displayed at a corner of an execution screen of a non-broadcast application. This prompts the user to terminate the non-broadcast app and start the broadcast managed app. In the case of the modification, the user can move to using the broadcast managed application at a convenient timing.

  Hereinafter, Example 8 of the present invention will be described. Note that the configuration, effects, and the like in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment unless otherwise specified. For this reason, below, the difference between a present Example and Example 1 is mainly demonstrated, and in order to avoid duplication about a common point, description is abbreviate | omitted as much as possible.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the eighth embodiment has a function of favorably controlling the restart according to the user's selection when restarting the once terminated application. Although automatic restart of a broadcast cooperation application is technically possible, it may be undesirable in terms of control or inconvenient for the user. On the other hand, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the eighth embodiment controls the restart in accordance with the selection of whether or not the restart is permitted by the user after enabling the restart of the broadcast cooperative app. Thereby, even in the case of termination due to an erroneous operation by the user, it is possible to respond by restarting according to the user's selection.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the eighth embodiment, when an application instructed to be prioritized and automatically activated by AIT or the like is terminated by a user operation or the like and the activation instruction by AIT is continued, is as follows. Control. That is, (1) The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 controls restart according to a user's selection, that is, according to an instruction input or confirmation of a user setting. (2) The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 displays information such as an icon for selecting whether to restart the application on the screen, and only when the user requests by selecting the information by the user. Restart the app.

  FIG. 34 shows a system configuration including the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the eighth embodiment. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 includes an application restart control unit 3400. The application restart control unit 3400 includes a user selection unit 3401 and a storage unit 3402. The user selection unit 3401 accepts a selection operation related to the operation of controlling restart of the application based on the operation of the user of the broadcast receiving device 100 or the portable information terminal 700. The user selection means 3401 is realized by an instruction input or user setting on the screen of the broadcast receiving device 100 or the portable information terminal 700, as in the sixth embodiment.

  The application restart control unit 3400 stores information on application execution and status in the storage unit 3402 as application execution information 3411. The application execution information 3411 includes cache data that holds information regarding the terminated application. The application restart control unit 3400 controls whether or not to restart the application in response to a user selection by the user selection unit 3401 when and when a situation related to the restart of the broadcast managed app occurs. . The application restart control unit 3400 uses the application execution information 3411 when restarting the application.

  FIG. 35 shows examples of reproduction of a broadcast program by a broadcast signal, instruction by AIT, execution and control of a broadcast managed application, user operation and user selection, and the like in the eighth embodiment on a time axis.

  The broadcast managed app, which is a type of broadcast cooperative app used in the broadcast communication cooperative system of the present embodiment, is operated based on information such as the AIT application control code 903 included in the broadcast signal. Be controlled. Control of the operation of the broadcast managed app may of course be performed based on a user instruction operation or the like.

  When controlling the activation operation of a broadcast managed application linked to a broadcast program by the AIT or the like, information such as the application control code 903 of the AIT for instructing the activation is at least in the broadcast signal at the start of the broadcast program include. Further, the information needs to be included in the broadcast signal not only at the start of the broadcast program but also continuously during the broadcast of the broadcast program. This is because the user does not always view the broadcast program from the beginning of the broadcast program, and may start viewing from the middle of the broadcast program. When a broadcast program is reproduced from the middle, the broadcast managed application cannot be activated unless the information is included in the broadcast signal.

  Therefore, information such as AIT is continuously transmitted during the period from the beginning to the end of the broadcast of the broadcast program. For example, the information may be transmitted periodically such as once every several seconds. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 refers to and acquires information such as AIT included in the broadcast signal periodically, for example, and checks whether the information content is updated. Thereby, even when the user views a broadcast program from the middle, the activation of the broadcast managed application can be controlled.

  On the other hand, information such as the application control code 903 for instructing the end of the execution of the broadcast managed application is included in the broadcast signal at the minimum when the application is to be ended, for example, at the end of the broadcast program. You can do it. For example, when the broadcast managed application is to be terminated at an arbitrary timing during the broadcast of the broadcast program, for example, at the time designated by the broadcast station, the broadcast signal may be included in the broadcast signal at that timing. When receiving the termination instruction, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 ends the execution of the broadcast managed application.

  When the broadcast managed application is terminated at an arbitrary timing during the broadcast of the broadcast program, for example, at a time point based on the user's operation, the following control operation is exemplified. For example, the broadcast receiving device 100 can change the frequency channel using the portable information terminal 700 or a remote controller by the user, that is, based on an operation for selecting a channel or program to be played, an operation for instructing an application termination, or the like. Terminates execution.

  The example of AIT in FIG. 35 shows an example in which instruction information is included continuously and periodically during the broadcast of a broadcast program as described above. For example, there is a broadcast managed application M1 linked to the broadcast program A. AIT is regularly distributed during the period from time t1 to t3 during which broadcast program A is being broadcast, including the beginning and the end. The first AIT of t1 includes at least an instruction to automatically start the broadcast managed application M1. The last AIT of t3 includes at least an instruction to automatically end the broadcast managed application M1. Thereby, as shown in (a), the broadcast managed application M1 is automatically executed in the period from t1 to t3. Between t1 and t3, the AIT is distributed in the same manner as at t2. The same applies to the broadcast program B and the broadcast managed application M2.

  The broadcast managed application may be terminated based on a user instruction operation at a timing during the broadcast of the broadcast program. In this case as well, while the broadcast program continues to be broadcast, automatic activation giving priority to the application may be continuously instructed by PMT, AIT, or the like included in the broadcast signal.

  FIG. 35B is an example in which the broadcast managed application M2 is activated in the middle of the broadcast program B and the broadcast managed application M2 is terminated in the middle of the broadcast program B. It is assumed that the broadcast program B is reproduced by changing the frequency channel (ch), for example, at time t5 by the user operation of (c). Thereafter, for example, the broadcast managed application M2 is started by an instruction to start the broadcast managed application M2 by the AIT at a regular time t6. Further, it is assumed that the user operation (c) is instructed to change the frequency channel (ch) or end the broadcast managed application M2 at time t7, for example. Thereby, the broadcast managed application M2 is terminated.

  However, when the broadcast managed application is terminated by the user's instruction operation, it goes without saying that it is not preferable that the same broadcast managed application is automatically restarted based on the description of the PMT, AIT or the like. For example, once the application is terminated, there is a periodic AIT confirmation immediately, and the application is automatically restarted in accordance with the automatic start instruction of the AIT. From the user's point of view, the application is restarted immediately even though the application is instructed to end. Therefore, a configuration is considered in which the automatic restart of the same broadcast managed app as described above is disabled.

  On the other hand, the possibility that the instruction operation for terminating the broadcast managed application is a user's erroneous operation should be considered. Considering this possibility, it is not preferable to disable automatic restart of the same broadcast managed application. From the user's point of view, if the app is terminated by mistake, it cannot be restarted or restored immediately, which is inconvenient.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the eighth embodiment has a function of performing control in consideration of restart of the application. In the eighth embodiment, the execution of the broadcast managed application is terminated based on the user's instruction operation or the like at any timing during the broadcast program, and the priority of the same application is determined based on the information such as AIT included in the broadcast wave. An example of control of restarting the broadcast managed application of the broadcast receiving device 100 when the automatic start is continuously instructed will be described.

  In FIG. 35D, the broadcast managed application M2 is terminated in the middle of the broadcast program B as shown in FIG. 35B, but since the activation instruction is continued at the AIT at time t8, Shows a case where the broadcast managed application M2 is immediately restarted.

  FIGS. 35E to 35G show examples of control by the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the eighth embodiment. In the eighth embodiment, the user selection of (e) is confirmed for the case of (d). Accordingly, in the first control of (f), the broadcast managed application M2 is inhibited from being restarted and re-executed. In the second control (g), the broadcast managed application M2 is controlled to restart and re-execute. (E) User selection includes input of instructions on the screen, confirmation of user setting information, and the like.

[Operation sequence when restarting broadcast managed application]
FIG. 36 shows an example of a control operation sequence including a broadcast managed application restart process in the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the eighth embodiment. FIG. 36 shows a flow of a control operation when the broadcast managed application is defined and instructed to be activated with priority. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 terminates the broadcast managed application that is automatically activated based on the AIT of the broadcast signal when the user starts viewing the broadcast program in response to the user's instruction operation. Further, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 appropriately checks the PMT and AIT, and controls whether or not to restart the broadcast managed application that has been once terminated according to the user's selection.

  In FIG. 36, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 acquires a TS by performing a tuning process of a frequency channel desired by the user by the tuner / demodulator 131. Then, in S1500, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 performs processing similar to, for example, S101 to S108 in FIG. 7A described above. That is, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 confirms the activation priority from the PMT, confirms an instruction for automatic activation or the like by the application control code of the AIT, confirms an executable state from the application profile, and appropriately determines from the provider server or the like. Get a broadcast managed app that is a broadcast cooperative app. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 activates a broadcast managed application based on the control of the application control unit 161 by the application engine 162.

  After the processing of S1500, in S1509, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 causes the application control unit 161 to use the broadcast management application and the status information that have been started as application execution information 3411 as a temporary storage area of the RAM 104 (the storage unit in FIG. 34). 3402) is temporarily stored, in other words, cached. The process of S1509 may be performed according to the above-described AIT cache information 908.

  The application execution information 3411 includes attributes such as information such as PMT and AIT acquired in the processing of S1500, HTML document data constituting the broadcast managed application, broadcast program name and service ID (frequency channel) related to the application. , Etc. In addition, although this information is set as the application execution information 3411 on description, management of individual information may be sufficient.

  Here, in FIG. 36, it is assumed that the user has instructed to end the broadcast managed application using the portable information terminal 700 or a remote controller at any desired timing in the middle of the broadcast program without waiting for the end of the broadcast program. (S1510). This corresponds to the user operation time t7 in FIG. Then, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 ends the execution of the broadcast managed application by the application engine 162 (S1511).

  When the broadcast managed application is terminated in S1511, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 again acquires a PMT data string by the main control unit 101 (S1512), and acquires an AIT data string by the application control unit 161 (S1513). The acquisition of information in S1512 and S1513 may be one of continuous and periodic execution during the broadcast of the broadcast program as shown in FIG. Processing for acquiring and referring to the information may be performed. The PMT includes information indicating the AIT. Here, both the PMT and the AIT are referred to and acquired.

  Next, in step S1514, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 confirms whether the AIT information in step S1513 is instructed to start the same application as the one temporarily stored in step S1509, for example, automatic start giving priority to the broadcast managed application. To do. In other words, in S1514, it is confirmed whether or not the execution of the same HTML document is instructed and whether or not the display content by the broadcast managed application has been updated. In S1514, when the information content of AIT in S1513 is the same as the information content of AIT in application execution information 3411 at the time of temporary storage in S1509, that is, activation of the same application and execution of the same document are instructed, and the display content is If it has not been updated (Yes), the process proceeds to S1516. In S1514, if the information content of AIT in S1513 is different from the information content of AIT in application execution information 3411 at the time of temporary storage in S1509, that is, activation of a different application or execution of a different document is instructed, and the display content is updated. If yes (No), the process proceeds to S1515.

  For example, during the broadcast of a broadcast program, the information content of the AIT included in the broadcast signal may be partially changed. For example, there is a case where the description of a link of a transitionable HTML document in a plurality of HTML documents constituting the same broadcast cooperation application is changed. Or the case where the description of a link is changed so that it can change to the HTML document of a different application is mentioned. In S1514, determination is made including the presence or absence of such a change.

  In the case of proceeding to S1515, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 performs a suppression so as not to restart the broadcast managed application ended in S1511. In this case, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 performs processing such as activation of a predetermined broadcast managed application or update of display contents again according to the information contents of the changed PMT and AIT acquired in S1512 and S1513, as shown in FIG. 7A. What is necessary is just to carry out similarly to the process of S101-S108. Then, the processing in FIG. 36 is finished.

  FIG. 37 shows a restart inhibition screen which is an example of a screen displayed at S1515. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 may display the screen and information as shown in FIG. 37 during the above S1515. The screen of FIG. 37 displays a predetermined mark 173h1 indicating that the restart of the broadcast managed application is suppressed, a message, or the like on the broadcast program screen 173h, for example, at a corner in the screen. As a result, the user can recognize the situation where the restart of the application is suppressed.

  On the other hand, in the case of proceeding to S1516, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 performs control for restarting the broadcast managed application that has been terminated in S1511. In S1516, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 displays on the screen of the video display unit 173 information for restarting the broadcast managed app ended in S1511 according to the user's selection operation.

  FIG. 38 shows a restart confirmation screen which is an example of the screen displayed in S1516. This screen displays a message box 173h2 for confirming restart on the broadcast program screen 173h. Alternatively, this screen may display a restart icon 173h3 at a corner or the like in the screen. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 accepts a selection operation by the user for the information on this screen, in other words, an instruction input operation for selecting whether to restart. The message box 173h2 includes a message for confirming whether or not to restart the broadcast managed application, and buttons “Yes” and “No”. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 restarts the application in response to an operation of selecting “Yes”.

  The icon 173h3 is an icon indicating a predetermined broadcast managed application. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 restarts the application by an operation of selecting the icon 173h3. The icon 173h3 may be the same as the icon 173b0 that allows the user to recognize a broadcast cooperative app that can be activated as shown in FIG. 12A. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 automatically deletes the display of the message box 173h2 and the icon 173h3 after a predetermined time has elapsed after displaying the message box 173h2 and the icon 173h3, and in this case, does not restart. Since the display of the confirmation information is continued for a predetermined time, the application can be restarted by an operation in which the user selects the icon 173h3 remaining in the screen. From the above screen, the user can easily select whether to restart the application according to his / her convenience at that time.

  36, in S1517, the user receives an operation for selecting the restart icon 173h3 or the like using the portable information terminal 700, which is an operation means, or a remote controller. Here, for example, it is assumed that the user selects the icon 173h3 for restarting the screen from the portable information terminal 700. The same applies to the selection of the “Yes” button in the message box 173h2. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 internally instructs the restart of the broadcast managed application terminated in S1511 according to the user's selection.

  When restarting the broadcast managed application, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 first reads data of an HTML document constituting the application in the application execution information 3411 temporarily stored in S1509 by the application control unit 161 in S1518. In step S1519, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 executes the HTML document based on the control of the application control unit 161 by the application engine 162. As a result, the broadcast managed application terminated in S1511 is restarted.

  If the user does not want to restart the broadcast managed app that is instructed in S1510 and terminated in S1511, in S1517, the user inputs an instruction not to be restarted using the operation unit, or does not input the instruction as it is. do it. For example, there is selection of a “No” button in the message box 173h2, pressing of the return key 741ab described above, and the like. As a result, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 does not generate a restart instruction internally and also deletes the display of the restart confirmation screen.

  As described above, according to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the eighth embodiment, the broadcast managed application is terminated by a user operation or the like in the middle of the broadcast program, and the priority automatic activation of the same application is continued by information such as AIT of the broadcast wave. Even when instructed, the restart of the application can be suitably controlled according to the user's selection. The user can control whether to restart the application with a simple operation. Since the user can restart the application immediately even in the case of an erroneous operation, the convenience is high. That is, according to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, a function with higher added value can be executed.

  As a modification of the eighth embodiment, the application restart process of S1516 to S1519 may be executed in accordance with confirmation of user setting information in the broadcast receiving device 100 or the portable information terminal 700 as in the sixth embodiment. For example, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 provides a screen for user setting regarding whether or not the restart of the application is permitted, and the setting value based on the user's operation is stored in the storage unit 110 (in the case of the portable information terminal 700, the storage unit 710). Store in advance. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 confirms with reference to the setting value in the said broadcast receiving apparatus 100 or the portable information terminal 700 instead of the restart confirmation screen of S1516. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 restarts the application when the restart is allowable with the set value.

  As a modification of the eighth embodiment, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 may perform a process of adjusting and controlling the transparency of the display of the broadcast managed application on the screen instead of the process of ending the broadcast managed application in S1511. The display at the time of execution of the broadcast managed application is set to transparency = 0%, and the display at the end of the broadcast managed application is set to transparency = 100%. When the application is terminated in S1511, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 maintains the process without being terminated in the computer process, and changes the transparency of the display of the execution screen of the application on the screen to 100% by making it invisible to the user. To do. In addition, when the application is restarted in steps S1516 to S1517, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 restores the display transparency of the application on the screen to 0%, which is the original state, so that the user can see the application. In the case of this modification, there is no need for a process of reading and executing the HTML document of the application execution information 3411 in the temporary storage area during the processes of S1518 to S1519, and the processing load is low. The transmittance may be a value other than 0% and 100%.

  Hereinafter, Example 9 of the present invention will be described. The configuration, effects, and the like in this example are the same as those in Example 8 unless otherwise specified. For this reason, below, the difference between a present Example and Example 8 is mainly demonstrated, and in order to avoid duplication about a common point, description is abbreviate | omitted as much as possible.

  The broadcast managed app used in the broadcasting / communication cooperation system of the ninth embodiment is not only controlled based on information such as AIT included in the broadcast signal, but also included in the broadcast signal as appropriate, such as activation / termination of the operation. Event operation control such as page update by an event message is possible. In this embodiment, the page update means that part or all of information such as characters and images constituting the screen is changed on the application screen displayed on the display unit 173 by execution of the broadcast managed application, or , Transition from an HTML document corresponding to the screen to an HTML document corresponding to another application screen linked, and the like. The page update is also illustrated as a transition between applications and between HTML documents in FIG. 27 described above. An HTML document corresponds to a page. The update corresponds to the change of the HTML document constituting the application.

  When the automatic start of the broadcast managed application is continuously instructed by AIT included in the broadcast wave, an event message for controlling the event operation of the application is continuously included in the broadcast wave as necessary. It will be. Even when the user terminates the broadcast managed application based on his / her own judgment, the page may be updated based on the event message of the broadcast wave. In this case, before and after the end, the execution and display contents of the application are changed by the page update.

  In this case, the possibility that the user desires to restart the broadcast managed application once terminated should be considered. In other words, there is a possibility that the user wants to browse the information of the page newly provided by the page update. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the ninth embodiment has a function of favorably controlling the restart of the application in consideration of the case of the page update and the situation.

[Operation sequence when restarting broadcast managed application]
FIG. 39 shows an example of an operation sequence for controlling the restart of the broadcast managed app when the broadcast managed app is instructed to preferentially start in the broadcast receiving device 100 of the ninth embodiment. In FIG. 39, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 terminates the broadcast managed application that is automatically started at the start of viewing of the broadcast program by the user's instruction operation. Furthermore, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 confirms the AIT or the like as appropriate, and when the information content is not updated, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 finishes the above-described broadcast according to the event message newly acquired from the broadcast wave and according to the user's selection. Controls whether to restart the managed app.

  In FIG. 39, the processing from S1600 to S1615 is the same as the processing from S1500 to S1515 in FIG. Broadcast waves appropriately include event messages. In S1600, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 performs a process similar to S101 to S108 in FIG. 7A to start a predetermined broadcast managed application. After S1600, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 stores, in S1609, information related to the broadcast managed application that has been activated as application execution information 3411 in the temporary storage area.

  As an example, up to S1609, the part from the first page (for example, HTML11 of App1 in FIG. 27) to the third page (for example, HTML13) in a certain broadcast managed application is executed through transition between pages and viewed by the user. To do. In step S1609, the contents of the execution and browsing are cached as application execution information 3411.

  In S1610, the user's operation instructs the termination of the broadcast managed application at a timing in the middle of the broadcast program. In S1611, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 ends the execution of the broadcast managed application. In S1612, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 acquires a PMT data sequence again, and acquires an AIT data sequence in S1613.

  Next, in S1614, if the AIT information acquired in S1613 is not the same as the AIT information content of the application execution information 3411 temporarily stored in S1609 (No), the process proceeds to S1615. In this case, the broadcast managed application terminated in S1611 is not restarted. In S1615, a predetermined broadcast managed application activation process is performed again by the updated PMT and AIT acquired in S1612 and S1613.

  On the other hand, if the AIT information acquired in S1613 is the same as the AIT information content of the application execution information 3411 temporarily stored in S1609 (Yes), the process proceeds to S1616, and the broadcast managed application terminated in S1611 is restarted. Control is performed. After S1616, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 according to the ninth embodiment monitors the event message included in the broadcast wave until the frequency channel is changed or the information such as PMT and AIT included in the broadcast wave is updated. And obtain. When the frequency channel is changed or the information such as PMT and AIT included in the broadcast wave is updated, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 moves the process to S1615 and performs the same process. The event message may be periodically distributed, for example, like AIT. The broadcast receiving device 100 may acquire the event message periodically, for example.

  As an example, in S1616, it is assumed that a transition and display to a part after the fourth page of the broadcast managed app (HTML 14 of App1 in FIG. 27) is instructed as page update by an event. The user has not browsed the portion after the fourth page.

  In S1616, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 acquires the event message separated by the first separation unit 132 by the application control unit 161. Next, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 analyzes the acquired event message and determines the analysis result. In S1617, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 confirms whether or not the event message acquired in S1616 instructs page update or the like to the broadcast managed application terminated in S1611. In S1617, when the event is not an instruction for page update or the like (No), this processing of FIG. That is, the broadcast managed application terminated in S1611 is not restarted.

  On the other hand, if the event is an instruction to update the page in S1617 (Yes), the process proceeds to S1618, and control is performed to restart the broadcast managed application terminated in S1611. In step S1618, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 reads the HTML document of the application execution information 3411 temporarily stored in step S1609. This document is before the page update. Further, in S1619, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 transmits the event message acquired in S1616 to the application engine 162, and the application engine 162 executes the HTML document read in S1618 based on the control of the application control unit 161. In the process of S1619, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 reflects the page update by applying the instruction content of the event message of S1616 to the HTML document. As a result, the broadcast managed application terminated in S1611 is restarted. The content displayed on the screen of the application by the restart is the state after the page update.

  As an example, the display content of the broadcast managed application screen after the restart is displayed on the fourth and subsequent pages. The user can browse the portion after the fourth page that has not been browsed before the end after the restart.

  At the time of restarting, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 may control to automatically transition to a new page (for example, the fourth page) after the page update and display the page. At this time, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 may display a message indicating that a page update has occurred or a message indicating a transition to a new page on the screen. In this case, the user has little trouble of operations such as transition between pages.

  When the restart is performed, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 controls the display so as to restore the page before the page update (for example, the third page), displays a page update confirmation message, etc. on the screen, and Control may be performed so as to transition to a new page (for example, the fourth page) after the page update according to the operation. In this case, the user can easily recognize the status of the page update.

  FIG. 40 shows an update confirmation screen, which is an example of a screen in the case where confirmation is made to the user regarding restart in the case of page update, and restart is performed according to user selection. For example, when the event is page update in S1617, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 displays a screen as shown in FIG. This screen displays a message box 173h4. The message box 173h4 includes a message indicating that the page contents of the broadcast managed application have been updated, and a button for selecting whether to restart. The broadcast receiving apparatus 100 restarts the application when restart is selected on this screen. This screen allows the user to easily recognize the situation, restart the application according to the situation at that time, and browse the updated page content.

  As described above, according to the broadcast receiving device 100 of the ninth embodiment, for a broadcast managed app that has been terminated, the broadcast managed app of the broadcast managed app is updated according to the page update or the like by an event message acquired from the broadcast wave and according to user selection. The restart can be suitably controlled. That is, according to the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, a function with higher added value can be executed.

  As a modification of the ninth embodiment, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 performs the processing of S1616 to S1619, that is, the restart process of the application reflecting the page update by the event message, as in the sixth embodiment. You may perform according to confirmation of the user setting information in the portable information terminal 700. For example, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 provides a screen for user setting regarding whether or not the restart of the application is permitted and restart in the case of page update due to an event, and stores setting values based on user operations. When receiving the event message in S1616, the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 checks the set value and determines whether to restart.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described using Examples 1-9, the structure which implement | achieves the technique of this invention is not restricted to the said Example, Various modifications are possible. For example, a part of the configuration of one embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment, and the configuration of another embodiment can be added to the configuration of one embodiment. These all belong to the category of the present invention. Also, numerical values, messages, etc. appearing in the text and drawings are merely examples, and the effects of the present invention are not impaired even if different ones are used. Some or all of the functions of the present invention described above may be realized by hardware, for example, by designing with an integrated circuit, or a microprocessor unit or the like interprets an operation program that realizes each function. It may be realized by software or the like, or may be realized by a combination of hardware and software. In addition, the control lines and information lines shown in the figure indicate what is considered necessary for the explanation, and not all control lines and information lines on the product are necessarily shown. It may be considered that they are connected to each other.

  The software for controlling the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 may be stored in advance in the ROM 103, the storage unit 110, or the like of the broadcast receiving apparatus 100 at the time of product shipment. It may be acquired from the other application server 500 on the Internet 200 via the LAN communication unit 121 after product shipment. In addition, software stored in a memory card, an optical disc, or the like may be acquired via the extension interface unit 124 or the like. Similarly, the software for controlling the portable information terminal 700 may be stored in advance in the ROM 703 or the storage unit 710 of the portable information terminal 700 at the time of product shipment. It may be acquired from another application server 500 on the Internet 200 via the LAN communication unit 721 or the mobile telephone network communication unit 722 after the product is shipped. In addition, software stored in a memory card, an optical disk, or the like may be acquired via the expansion interface unit 724 or the like.

100: Broadcast receiving device, 132: First separation unit, 133: First video decoding unit, 134: First audio decoding unit, 135: First subtitle decoding unit, 141: Data broadcast reception processing unit, 142: Data broadcast engine 151: Streaming reception processing unit 152: Second separation unit 153: Second video decoding unit 154: Second audio decoding unit 155: Second subtitle decoding unit 161: Application control unit 162: Application engine 171: Video superposition unit, 172: Audio selection unit, 173: Video display unit, 174: Speaker, 175: Video output unit, 176: Audio output unit, 181: Presentation synchronization control unit, 191: Terminal cooperation control unit, 300: Broadcast station server, 400: service provider server, 500: other application server, 600: mobile telephone communication server, 600b: base , 700: personal digital assistant, 3400: Application restart control means, 3401: user selection unit, 3402: storage unit, 3411: Application execution information.

Claims (13)

A broadcast receiver that receives broadcast waves of a digital broadcast service that can be executed in cooperation with a broadcast program;
An application control unit that refers to application-related information that is information related to the application, and controls operations including activation and termination of the application linked to the broadcast program based on the application-related information;
A selection unit that selects control related to restart of the application based on a user operation;
Have
The application control unit controls the restart or non-restart of the application according to the selection of the control by the user when the application is requested to start after the application is terminated. apparatus. The broadcast receiving device according to claim 1,
When the application control unit is requested to start the application after the application is terminated, the application control unit restarts the application on the screen without restarting the application according to the control selection by the user. A broadcast receiving apparatus that displays information including a message or mark indicating that it is not activated. The broadcast receiving device according to claim 1,
When the application control unit is requested to start the application after the application is terminated, the application control unit displays information on the screen for selecting the control by the user, and the display is based on the display of the screen. A broadcast receiving apparatus that restarts the application in response to selection of control by a user. The broadcast receiving device according to claim 1,
An update confirmation unit for confirming the update of the contents of the page constituting the application;
The application control unit controls the restart or non-restart of the application according to the selection of control by the user when the content of the page constituting the terminated application is updated . The broadcast receiving device according to claim 4, wherein
The update confirmation unit is a broadcast receiving apparatus that confirms the update with reference to an event message included in the broadcast wave. The broadcast receiving device according to claim 4, wherein
When the content of the page that configures the terminated application is updated, the application control unit displays information indicating that the content of the page that configures the terminated application is updated on the screen. A broadcast receiving apparatus that controls restart or non-restart of the application in accordance with the selection operation of the information by the user. The broadcast receiving device according to claim 1,
The application control unit, when terminating the application, sets the display transparency of the execution screen of the application to 0%, and when restarting the application, sets the transparency of the display of the execution screen of the application to 100%. Broadcast receiver. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1 or 4,
The selection unit accepts an instruction input operation for selecting the control by the user,
The application control unit controls restart or non-restart of the terminated application in response to an instruction input operation by the user when the application is requested to start after the application is terminated. Broadcast receiver. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1 or 4,
The selection unit accepts a setting operation for selecting the control by the user, stores a setting value in a memory,
The application control unit controls the restart or non-restart of the application according to the confirmation of the set value when the application is requested to start after the application is terminated. . The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1 or 4,
It has a communication unit that communicates with the mobile information terminal to cooperate,
The selection unit accepts a setting operation for selecting the control by the user on the portable information terminal, stores a setting value in a memory of the portable information terminal,
The application control unit controls restart or non-restart of the application according to confirmation of a setting value of the portable information terminal when the application is requested to start after the application is terminated. Broadcast receiving device. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1 or 4,
The application control unit is a broadcast receiving device that terminates the application based on an operation of the user during the broadcast of the broadcast program. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1 or 4,
The broadcast receiving apparatus includes an application whose activation and termination are controlled based on the application-related information included in the broadcast wave, and access to a resource including the broadcast program is permitted. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1 or 4,
A separation unit that separates at least the video of the broadcast program and the application-related information from the received broadcast wave;
A broadcast video playback unit for playing back the video of the broadcast program;
An application acquisition unit that acquires the application based on the application-related information;
An application execution unit that executes the application and outputs an execution screen;
A display unit capable of displaying an image of the broadcast program and an execution screen of the application;
Have
When the application control unit is instructed to automatically start the application in the application-related information included in the broadcast wave after the application is terminated, the application control unit determines the application according to the control selection by the user. A broadcast receiving apparatus that controls restart or non-restart.

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