Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus comprising a receiver and capable of judging what kind of content is being input. In step S1, the receiver receives a content that is broadcast in real time. When outputting the received content to a different apparatus connected to the receiver illustratively via a digital bus, the receiver supplements the output content with a broadcast bit set to indicate the real-time nature of the broadcast content. On detecting the broadcast bit set in the input content, the different apparatus judges that the content in question is being broadcast in real time. If no broadcast bit is found set in the input content, the different apparatus judges the content to have been reproduced from storage. This invention applies illustratively to receivers for receiving TV broadcasts.
Abstract:
Elements necessary for a digital television receiver are structured as a plurality of digital signal processing blocks and a host operation processing block. The blocks are connected through a general-purpose bus. Command for controlling the operations of the blocks and data of streams are transferred through the bus. Thus, by replacing only blocks, various types of digital television broadcasts that differ in carrier waves, modulating systems, and compressing systems can be handled. Consequently, the developing efficiency of a television receiver is improved. In addition, when a new service is started, by adding hardware for the service, the service can be easily handled.
Abstract:
Elements necessary for a digital television receiver are structured as a plurality of digital signal processing blocks and a host operation processing block. The blocks are connected through a general-purpose bus. Command for controlling the operations of the blocks and data of streams are transferred through the bus. Thus, by replacing only blocks, various types of digital television broadcasts that differ in carrier waves, modulating systems, and compressing systems can be handled. Consequently, the developing efficiency of a television receiver is improved. In addition, when a new service is started, by adding hardware for the service, the service can be easily handled.
Abstract:
Elements required for a digital television receiver are divided into a plurality of digital signal processor blocks and a host microprocessor block . The blocks are connected by general buses, through which commands and stream s of data are transferred to control the operations of the blocks. An encrypti on encoder/decoder circuit is provided on each of the blocks to protect content s transferred through the buses. An encryption encoder/decoder circuit is also provided on an interface with plug-in extension cards so as to protect the contents output from the interface.
Abstract:
A broadcasting system, a receiving apparatus, a broadcasting method, and a receiving method which can protect a copyright of a still image which is sent by a digital broadcast are provided. When it is necessary to protect the copyright of the still image in the digital broadcast, a still image copy control descriptor is described and this still image copy control descriptor is included in PMT, EIT, and SDT. By using the still image copy control descriptor, the operation of a receiver can be finely described by copyright information of the still image in the digital broadcast and copyright information. Printing in the receiver of contents of the digital broadcast can be finely controlled. Recording to a recording medium in the receiver of contents of the digital broadcast can be finely controlled.
Abstract:
A switching portion of an IRD supplies a non-descrambled TS (transport stream) received from a front end portion or a descrambled TS received from a descrambler to a DVCR connected to an IEEE 1394 interface. In addition, data received from the DVCR is supplied to the descrambler.
Abstract:
Elements required for a digital television receiver are divided into a plurality of digital signal processor blocks and a host microprocessor block. The blocks are connected by general buses, through which commands and streams of data are transferred to control the operations of the blocks. An encryption encoder/decoder circuit is provided on each of the blocks to protect contents transferred through the buses. An encryption encoder/decoder circuit is also provided on an interface with plug-in extension cards so as to protect the contents output from the interface.
Abstract:
Elements required for a digital television receiver are divided into a plurality of digital signal processor blocks and a host microprocessor block. The blocks are connected by general buses, through which commands and streams of data are transferred to control the operations of the blocks. Plug-in extension cards detachable to the buses are provided for potential new services. The plug-in extension cards include hardware for implementing extended functions and store command scripts for the hardware. When a plug-in extension card is connected to a bus through an interface, command scripts are uploaded to the host microprocessor block that in turn operates the plug-in extension card based on the received command scripts.
Abstract:
Elements necessary for a digital television receiver are structured as a plurality of digital signal processing blocks and a host arithmetic operation processing block. The blocks are connected through a general purpose bus. Commands for controlling operations of the blocks and data of a stream are transferred through the bus. When an encryption encoder /decode is disposed in each block, contents transferred through the bus can be protected. When an encryption encoder / decode circuit is disposed in an interface to which an extension plug-in card is attached, contents that are output from the interface can be protected.