Information processing apparatus, information processing method as well as broadcasting system and broadcasting method

An information processing apparatus for processing transmission data, comprising, when said transmission data contains at least a promotion program for promoting ordinary programs, program guide information for giving a guide on said ordinary programs and promotion program information correlating information on said promotion program and information on said ordinary programs to be promoted by said promotion program:

• separating means for separating said promotion program, said program guide information and said promotion program information from said transmission data;
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• storage means for correlating and storing the promotion program and the program guide information of the same ordinary program based on said promotion program information;
• promotion program-annexed program guide information in which said program guide information about the ordinary program and said promotion program correlated with the program guide information are composited being provided when said program guide information about said ordinary program is requested.

An information processing method for processing transmitted data, comprising steps of, when said transmitted data contains at least a promotion program for promoting ordinary programs, program guide information for giving a guide on said ordinary programs and promotion program information correlating information on said promotion program and information on said ordinary programs to be promoted by said promotion program:

• separating said promotion program, said program guide information and said promotion program information from said transmission data;
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• correlating and storing said promotion program and said program guide information of the same ordinary program based on said promotion program information;
• promotion program-annexed program guide information in which said program guide information about the ordinary program and said promotion program correlated with the program guide information are composited being provided when said program guide information about said ordinary program is requested.

A broadcasting system comprising a transmitter for transmitting transmission data and a receiver for receiving the transmission data from said transmitter, wherein said transmitter comprises:

• generating means for generating promotion program information correlating information on a promotion program and information on ordinary programs to be promoted by said promotion program;
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• transmitting means for transmitting said promotion program and said promotion program information together with program guide information for giving a guide on said ordinary programs as said transmission data;
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• said receiver comprises:
• separating means for separating said promotion program, said program guide information and said promotion program information from said transmission data;
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• storage means for correlating and storing said promotion program and said program guide information of the same ordinary program based on said promotion program information;
• promotion program-annexed program guide information in which said program guide information about the ordinary program and said promotion program correlated with the program guide information are composited being provided when said program guide information about said ordinary program is requested.

A broadcasting method of a broadcasting system comprising a transmitter for transmitting transmission data and a receiver for receiving the transmission data from said transmitter, comprising steps of:

• generating promotion program information correlating information on a promotion program and information on ordinary programs to be promoted by said promotion program;
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• transmitting said promotion program and said promotion program information together with program guide information for giving a guide on said ordinary programs as said transmission data in said transmitter;
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• separating said promotion program, said program guide information and said promotion program information from said transmission data;
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• correlating and storing said promotion program and said program guide information of the same ordinary program based on said promotion program information in said receiver;
• promotion program-annexed program guide information in which said program guide information about the ordinary program and said promotion program correlated with said program guide information are composited being provided when said program guide information about said ordinary program is requested.