US5963645A
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Reception apparatus, reception method, transmission apparatus, transmission method, transmission-reception apparatus, and transmission-reception method
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1997-01-02
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Granted: 1999-10-05
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Expires: 2017-01-02
Abstract
Abstract A reception apparatus for receiving a broadcast signal which is transmitted from a transmitting side and which includes personalized information comprising data representing information about specific programs targeted for a specific viewer. The reception apparatus comprises: an extraction unit for extracting the data representing the information about the specific programs from the broadcast signal received; and a display unit for displaying the information about the specific programs on the basis of the data representing the information about the specific programs.
Inventors
- 👤 Naoki Kigawa
- 👤 Masayuki Miyagawa
- 👤 Yoshimoto Muratsubaki
- 👤 Kazuhiro Akaike
- 👤 Mika Ito
- 👤 Yuriko Kishitaka
- 👤 Yasuhiro Muramatsu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 04:38
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04H; H04H20/00; H04H20/86; H04H20/91; H04H60/00; H04H60/35; H04H60/45; H04H60/48; H04H60/61; H04H60/63; H04H60/76; H04H60/81; H04H60/93; H04H60/94; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/235; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/162; H04N7/165; H04N7/173; H04H60/68; H04H60/72; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/435; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/445
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A reception apparatus for receiving a broadcast signal which is transmitted from a transmitting side and which includes personalized information comprising data representing information about specific programs targeted for a specific viewer, said reception apparatus comprising: extraction means for extracting said data representing said information about said specific programs from said broadcast signal received; and display means for displaying said information about said specific programs on the basis of said data representing said information about said specific programs.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
A reception apparatus for receiving a broadcast signal which is transmitted from a transmitting side and which includes personalized information comprising data representing information about specific programs targeted for a specific viewer, said reception apparatus comprising: extraction means for extracting said data representing said information about said specific programs from said broadcast signal received; and display means for displaying said information about said specific programs on the basis of said data representing said information about said specific programs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information about said specific programs includes a list of said specific programs, and wherein said display means displays said list of said specific programs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
A reception apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said personalized information includes control data used for program selection, said reception apparatus further comprising selection means for selecting, by use of said control data, a program desired by a user from said list of said specific programs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said personalized information includes control data used to search for program information, said reception apparatus further comprising search means for searching, by use of said control data, for information desired by a user from said information about said specific programs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said personalized information includes a list of specific items of merchandise, and wherein said display means displays said list of said specific items of merchandise.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
A reception apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said personalized information includes control data used for merchandise item selection, said reception apparatus further comprising selection means for selecting, by use of said control data, an item of merchandise desired by a user from said list of said specific items of merchandise.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said personalized information is encrypted, said reception apparatus further comprising decoding means for decoding said personalized information encrypted.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
105 words
A transmission apparatus for transmitting personalized information including data representing information about specific programs targeted for a specific viewer, said transmission apparatus comprising: data generation means for generating said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; addition means for adding to said personalized information said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; signal generation means for generating a broadcast signal by composing a program signal and said personalized information supplemented with said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; and transmission means for transmitting said broadcast signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
105 words
A transmission apparatus for transmitting personalized information including data representing information about specific programs targeted for a specific viewer, said transmission apparatus comprising: data generation means for generating said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; addition means for adding to said personalized information said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; signal generation means for generating a broadcast signal by composing a program signal and said personalized information supplemented with said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; and transmission means for transmitting said broadcast signal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A transmission apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising encryption means for encrypting said personalized information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
175 words
A transmission-reception apparatus having a transmission apparatus and a reception apparatus, said transmission apparatus transmitting a broadcast signal including personalized information comprising data representing information about specific programs targeted for a specific viewer, said reception apparatus receiving said broadcast signal; wherein said transmission apparatus comprises: data generation means for generating said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; addition means for adding to said personalized information said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; signal generation means for generating a broadcast signal by composing a program signal and said personalized information supplemented with said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; and transmission means for transmitting said broadcast signal; and wherein said reception apparatus comprises: extraction means for extracting said data representing said information about said specific programs from said broadcast signal received; and display means for displaying said information about said specific programs on the basis of said data representing said information about said specific programs.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
175 words
A transmission-reception apparatus having a transmission apparatus and a reception apparatus, said transmission apparatus transmitting a broadcast signal including personalized information comprising data representing information about specific programs targeted for a specific viewer, said reception apparatus receiving said broadcast signal; wherein said transmission apparatus comprises: data generation means for generating said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; addition means for adding to said personalized information said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; signal generation means for generating a broadcast signal by composing a program signal and said personalized information supplemented with said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; and transmission means for transmitting said broadcast signal; and wherein said reception apparatus comprises: extraction means for extracting said data representing said information about said specific programs from said broadcast signal received; and display means for displaying said information about said specific programs on the basis of said data representing said information about said specific programs.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
A transmission-reception apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said transmission apparatus further comprises encryption means for encrypting said personalized information, and wherein said reception means further comprises decoding means for decoding said personalized information encrypted.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
75 words
A reception method for receiving a broadcast signal which is transmitted from a transmitting side and which includes personalized information comprising data representing information about specific programs targeted for a specific viewer, said reception method comprising the steps of: extracting said data representing said information about said specific programs from said broadcast signal received; and displaying said information about said specific programs on the basis of said data representing said information about said specific programs.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
75 words
A reception method for receiving a broadcast signal which is transmitted from a transmitting side and which includes personalized information comprising data representing information about specific programs targeted for a specific viewer, said reception method comprising the steps of: extracting said data representing said information about said specific programs from said broadcast signal received; and displaying said information about said specific programs on the basis of said data representing said information about said specific programs.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
A reception method according to claim 12, wherein said personalized information is encrypted, said reception method further comprising the step of decoding said personalized information encrypted.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
94 words
A transmission method for transmitting personalized information including data representing information about specific programs targeted for a specific viewer, said transmission method comprising the steps of: generating said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; adding to said personalized information said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; generating a broadcast signal by composing a program signal and said personalized information supplemented with said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; and transmitting said broadcast signal.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
94 words
A transmission method for transmitting personalized information including data representing information about specific programs targeted for a specific viewer, said transmission method comprising the steps of: generating said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; adding to said personalized information said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; generating a broadcast signal by composing a program signal and said personalized information supplemented with said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; and transmitting said broadcast signal.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
A transmission method according to claim 14, further comprising the step of encrypting said personalized information.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
144 words
A transmission-reception method both for transmitting a broadcast signal including personalized information comprising data representing information about specific programs targeted for a specific viewer, and for receiving said broadcast signal, said transmission-reception method comprising the steps of: generating said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; adding to said personalized information said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; generating a broadcast signal by composing a program signal and said personalized information supplemented with said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; transmitting said broadcast signal; receiving said broadcast signal; extracting said data representing said information about said specific programs from said broadcast signal received; and displaying said information about said specific programs on the basis of said data representing said information about said specific programs.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
144 words
A transmission-reception method both for transmitting a broadcast signal including personalized information comprising data representing information about specific programs targeted for a specific viewer, and for receiving said broadcast signal, said transmission-reception method comprising the steps of: generating said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; adding to said personalized information said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; generating a broadcast signal by composing a program signal and said personalized information supplemented with said data representing said information about said specific programs targeted for said specific viewer; transmitting said broadcast signal; receiving said broadcast signal; extracting said data representing said information about said specific programs from said broadcast signal received; and displaying said information about said specific programs on the basis of said data representing said information about said specific programs.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
23 words
A transmission-reception method according to claim 16, further comprising the steps of encrypting said personalized information and of decoding said personalized information encrypted.
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