Broadcast receiving apparatus and method of controlling the apparatus
US8079057B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/858
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A broadcast receiving apparatus determines whether a broadcast signal that is being played back and that includes print information is a broadcast signal that is being broadcasted or a broadcast signal that is played back by a recording apparatus. The broadcast receiving apparatus also determines whether the print information included in the broadcast signal that is being played back includes acquisition instructing information instructing acquisition of a print content item transmitted from an external server. If it is determined that the print information included in the broadcast signal that is being played back includes the acquisition instructing information and the broadcast signal that is being played back is played back by the recording apparatus, the broadcast receiving apparatus notifies a user that a print content item which the print information included in the broadcast signal that is being played back intended to acquire during broadcasting cannot possibly be acquired.
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