Broadcasting apparatus, broadcasting method, program recording medium, and program
OwnerToshiya Mori, Satoshi Haradainventors
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Abstract
As for specific programs CM1 through CM3 among data broadcasting programs, a broadcasting apparatus transmits the specific programs in the immediately preceding time periods instead of transmitting these programs in their respective reproduction time periods. Thus, a receiving apparatus can reproduce the specific programs without a waiting time for interactive operations from the beginning of the reproduction time periods of the specific programs.
Claims10
A broadcasting apparatus that broadcasts broadcast programs, each of which is to be reproduced by a receiving apparatus in a reproduction time period between a reproduction starting time and a reproduction finishing time, the broadcasting apparatus comprising:
- scheduling means for generating a schedule for transmitting the broadcast programs, the schedule including a transmission starting time and a transmission finishing time for each broadcast program;
- and
- transmission means for transmitting each broadcast program only in the time period between the transmission starting time and the transmission finishing time according to the schedule,
- wherein the scheduling means generates the schedule so that (a) as for a specific program among the broadcast programs, a transmission starting time is set at a time a predetermined amount of time before the reproduction starting time of the specific program and a transmission finishing time is set at the reproduction starting time of the specific program, and (b) as for a broadcast program other than the specific program, a transmission starting time is set at the reproduction starting time of the broadcast program and a transmission finishing time is set at the reproduction finishing time of the broadcast program.
A method for broadcasting broadcast programs, each of which is to be reproduced by a receiving apparatus in a reproduction time period between a reproduction starting time and a reproduction finishing time, the method comprising the steps of:
- a scheduling step for generating a schedule for transmitting the broadcast programs, the schedule including a transmission starting time and a transmission finishing time for each broadcast program;
- and
- a transmission step for transmitting each broadcast program only in the time period between the transmission starting time and the transmission finishing time according to the schedule,
- wherein in the scheduling step the schedule is generated so that (a) as for a specific program among the broadcast programs, a transmission starting time is set at a time a predetermined amount of time before the reproduction starting time of the specific program and a transmission finishing time is set at the reproduction starting time of the specific program, and (b) as for a broadcast program other than the specific program, a transmission starting time is set at the reproduction starting time of the broadcast program and a transmission finishing time is set at the reproduction finishing time of the broadcast program.
A program recording medium which is readable for a computer in a broadcasting apparatus, the broadcasting apparatus broadcasts broadcast programs, each of which is to be reproduced by a receiving apparatus in a reproduction time period between a reproduction starting time and a reproduction finishing time, a computer program embodied on the program recording medium has the computer conduct the steps of:
- a scheduling step for generating a schedule for transmitting the broadcast programs, the schedule including a transmission starting time and a transmission finishing time for each broadcast program;
- and
- a transmission step for transmitting each broadcast program only in the time period between the transmission starting time and the transmission finishing time according to the schedule,
- wherein in the scheduling step the schedule is generated so that (a) as for a specific program among the broadcast programs, a transmission starting time is set at a time a predetermined amount of time before the reproduction starting time of the specific program and a transmission finishing time is set at the reproduction starting time of the specific program, and (b) as for a broadcast program other than the specific program, a transmission starting time is set at the reproduction starting time of the broadcast program and a transmission finishing time is set at the reproduction finishing time of the broadcast program.
A program that is executed by a computer in a broadcasting apparatus, the broadcasting apparatus broadcasts broadcast programs, each of which is to be reproduced by a receiving apparatus in a reproduction time period between a reproduction starting time and a reproduction finishing time, the program has the computer conduct the steps of:
- a scheduling step for generating a schedule for transmitting the broadcast programs, the schedule including a transmission starting time and a transmission finishing time for each broadcast program;
- and
- a transmission step for transmitting each broadcast program only in the time period between the transmission starting time and the transmission finishing time according to the schedule,
- wherein in the scheduling step the schedule is generated so that (a) as for a specific program among the broadcast programs, a transmission starting time is set at a time a predetermined amount of time before the reproduction starting time of the specific program and a transmission finishing time is set at the reproduction starting time of the specific program, and (b) as for a broadcast program other than the specific program, a transmission starting time is set at the reproduction starting time of the broadcast program and a transmission finishing time is set at the reproduction finishing time of the broadcast program.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.