Broadcast receiving apparatus, broadcast receiving method, and contents outputting method

A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:

• a remote control receiver configured to receive a signal from a remote controller;
• a receiver configured to receive digital broadcasting contents that are transmitted by a first media transport method;
• a transport method converter configured to convert a transport method for the received contents;
• a digital interface configured to communicate with external equipment;
• and
• a controller,
• wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus can acquire capability information of the external equipment through the digital interface, and
• wherein in accordance with the capability information of the external equipment acquired through the digital interface, the digital interface performs three types of output operations including:
• a first operation in which the capability information of the external equipment indicates that the external equipment supports a function of decoding data of the first media transport method and it is unidentifiable whether or not the external equipment supports a function of decoding data of a second media transport method, and in which the contents by the first media transport method without conversion are output from the digital interface to the external equipment;
• a second operation in which it is unidentifiable whether or not the external equipment supports the function of decoding data of the first media transport method and the capability information of the external equipment indicates that the external equipment supports the function of decoding data of the second media transport method, and in which the contents by the second media transport method that is converted from the first media transport method by the transport method converter are output from the digital interface to the external equipment;
• and
• a third operation in which it is unidentifiable whether or not the external equipment supports the function of decoding data of the first media transport method and it is unidentifiable whether or not the external equipment supports the function of decoding data of the second media transport method, and in which the contents by the first media transport method without conversion are output from the digital interface to the external equipment.