Reception apparatus, reception method, transmission apparatus, and transmission method for controlling termination of application

A reception method of a reception apparatus, the method comprising:

• receiving first application and first application control information associated with the first application via broadcast communication or broadband communication, the first application being configured to use a broadcast resource, the first application control information including a first identifier and a first (Uniform Resource Locator) URL specifying an entry page of the first application;
• executing the first application during a first time period that a first broadcast service is accessed by the reception apparatus;
• determining, by circuitry of the reception apparatus in response to a change from accessing the first broadcast service to accessing a second broadcast service related to the broadcast resource, whether the first application is permitted to use the broadcast resource based on comparison between the first identifier included in the first application control information and a second identifier included in second application control information associated with a second application, the second application being permitted to use the broadcast resource, and the second application control information including the second identifier and a second URL specifying an entry page of the second application;
• when the first application is determined as permitted to use the broadcast resource, executing the first application along with the broadcast resource during a second time period that the second broadcast service is accessed by the reception apparatus;
• when the first application is determined as not permitted to use the broadcast resource, determining whether the first application is to be terminated;
• and
• terminating, by the circuitry of the reception apparatus, the first application when the first application is determined to be terminated.

A transmission apparatus comprising:

• circuitry configured to
• generate first application control information associated with a first application, the first application being configured to use a broadcast resource, and the first application control information including a first identifier and a first (Uniform Resource Locator) URL specifying an entry page of the first application;
• and
• transmit the first application control information via broadcast communication or broadband communication,
• wherein
• the first application control information includes information to
• cause execution of the first application during a first time period that a first broadcast service is accessed,
• cause determination, in response to a change from accessing the first broadcast service to accessing a second broadcast service related to the broadcast resource, of whether the first application is permitted to use the broadcast resource based on comparison between the first identifier included in the first application control information and a second identifier included in second application control information associated with a second application, the second application being permitted to use the broadcast resource, and the second application control information including the second identifier and a second URL specifying an entry page of the second application,
• when the first application is determined as permitted to use the broadcast resource, cause the execution of the first application along with the broadcast resource during a second time period that the second broadcast service is accessed,
• when the first application is determined as not permitted to use the broadcast resource, cause determination of whether the first application is to be terminated, and
• cause termination of the first application when the first application is determined to be terminated.

A transmission method for a transmission apparatus, the method comprising:

• generating first application control information associated with a first application, the first application being configured to use a broadcast resource, and the first application control information including a first identifier and a first (Uniform Resource Locator) URL specifying an entry page of the first application;
• and
• transmitting the first application control information via broadcast communication or broadband communication,
• wherein
• the first application control information includes information to
• cause execution of the first application during a first time period that a first broadcast service is accessed,
• cause determination, in response to a change from accessing the first broadcast service to accessing a second broadcast service related to the broadcast resource, of whether the first application is permitted to use the broadcast resource based on comparison between the first identifier included in the first application control information and a second identifier included in second application control information associated with a second application, the second application being permitted to use the broadcast resource, and the second application control information including the second identifier and a second URL specifying an entry page of the second application,
• when the first application is determined as permitted to use the broadcast resource, cause the execution of the first application along with the broadcast resource during a second time period that the second broadcast service is accessed,
• when the first application is determined as not permitted to use the broadcast resource, cause determination of whether the first application is to be terminated, and
• cause termination of the first application when the first application is determined to be terminated.