Transmission apparatus, transmission method, reception apparatus, reception method, program, and broadcasting system
US8918801B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/6543
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a transmission apparatus for transmitting AV (Audio/Video) content, including: an acquirer configured to acquire an estimated number of audience terminals indicative of an estimated number of reception apparatuses receiving the AV content; a computer configured, in conjugation with the AV content, to compute, on the basis of the estimated number of audience terminals, a validity probability of trigger information associated with control of an application program to be executed in the reception apparatus; a generator configured to generate the trigger signal including the computed validity probability; and a transmitter configured to transmit the generated trigger information with the AV content.
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