Broadcast receiving apparatus, video storing apparatus, and multimedia delivering system

A broadcast receiving method to be implemented in a broadcast receiving apparatus that is connected to a network and that receives multimedia data from a device installed in a broadcast station, the multimedia data including at least one of video and audio, said method comprising:

• a data receiving step of receiving the multimedia data from the device installed in the broadcast station;
• an information communicating step of communicating, via the network, with plural video storing apparatuses each of which stores multimedia data;
• a selecting step of selecting one of the video storing apparatuses;
• and
• a data output step of outputting, via the network, the multimedia data received in said data receiving step,
• wherein said information communicating step includes transmitting a request for storing the multimedia data to the video storing apparatus selected in said selecting step, and
• said data output step includes outputting, to the video storing apparatus selected in said selecting step, the multimedia data received in said data receiving step.

A video storing apparatus which is connected, via a network, to a broadcast receiving apparatus that receives multimedia data from a broadcast station, and which stores the multimedia data, the multimedia data including at least one of video and audio, said video storing apparatus comprising:

• a Java execution unit operable to execute a Java application program;
• a storage unit operable to store the multimedia data;
• an information communicating unit operable to communicate with the broadcast receiving apparatus connected via the network;
• a data receiving unit operable to receive the multimedia data from the broadcast receiving apparatus via the network;
• and
• a data transmitting unit operable to transmit, via the network, the multimedia data stored in said storage unit;
• wherein said information communicating unit is operable to transmit, to the broadcast receiving apparatus, attribute information indicating attributes of the video storing apparatus, when address information for communicating with the broadcast receiving apparatus is passed from the Java application program and said information communicating unit receives an inquiry of the attributes from the broadcast receiving apparatus,
• said data receiving unit is operable to receive the multimedia data from the broadcast receiving apparatus and store the received multimedia data in said storage unit, when the address information for communicating with the broadcast receiving apparatus is passed from the Java application program, and said information communicating unit receives, from the broadcast receiving apparatus, a request for storing the multimedia data, and
• said data transmitting unit is operable to transmit the multimedia data to a device indicated by information, when the address information for communicating with the broadcast receiving apparatus is passed from the Java application program, and said information communicating unit receives, from the broadcast receiving apparatus, the information and a request for transmitting the multimedia data stored in said storage unit, the information indicating the device connected to the network, and the device being a transmission destination to which the multimedia data is to be transmitted.

A data processing method to be implemented in a video storing apparatus:

• which is connected, via a network, to a broadcast receiving apparatus that receives multimedia data from a broadcast station;
• and which includes a Java execution unit that executes a Java application program, and a storage unit that stores the multimedia data, the multimedia data including at least one of video and audio, said data processing method comprising:
• an information communicating step of communicating with the broadcast receiving apparatus connected via the network;
• a data receiving step of receiving the multimedia data from the broadcast receiving apparatus via the network;
• and
• a data transmitting step of transmitting, via the network, the multimedia data stored in the storage unit,
• wherein said information communicating step includes transmitting, to the broadcast receiving apparatus, attribute information indicating attributes of the video storing apparatus, when address information for communicating with the broadcast receiving apparatus is passed from the Java application program, and an inquiry of the attributes is received from the broadcast receiving apparatus,
• said data receiving step includes receiving the multimedia data from the broadcast receiving apparatus and storing the received multimedia data in the storage unit, when the address information for communicating with the broadcast receiving apparatus is passed from the Java application program, and a request for storing the multimedia data is received from the broadcast receiving apparatus, and
• said data transmitting step includes transmitting the multimedia data to a device indicated by information, when the address information for communicating with the broadcast receiving apparatus is passed from the Java application program, and the information and a request for transmitting the multimedia data stored in the storage step is received from the broadcast receiving apparatus, the information indicating the device connected to the network, and the device being a transmission destination to which the multimedia data is to be transmitted.

A multimedia delivering system comprising a broadcast receiving apparatus and a video storing apparatus, in which said broadcast receiving apparatus is connected to said video storing apparatus via a network, said broadcast receiving apparatus receiving multimedia data from a device installed in a broadcast station, the multimedia data including at least one of video and audio, and said video storing apparatus storing the multimedia data,

• wherein said broadcast receiving apparatus includes:
• a data receiving unit operable to receive the multimedia data from the device installed in the broadcast station;
• an information communicating unit operable to communicate, via the network, with plural video storing apparatuses each of which stores multimedia data;
• a selecting unit operable to select one of the video storing apparatuses;
• and
• a data output unit operable to output, via the network, the multimedia data received by said data receiving unit,
• said information communicating unit is operable to transmit, to the video storing apparatus selected by said selecting unit, a request for storing the multimedia data,
• said data output unit is operable to output, to the video storing apparatus selected by said selecting unit, the multimedia data received by said data receiving unit,
• said video storing apparatus includes:
• a Java execution unit operable to execute a Java application program;
• a storage unit operable to store the multimedia data;
• an information communicating unit operable to communicate with the broadcast receiving apparatus connected via the network;
• a data receiving unit operable to receive the multimedia data from the broadcast receiving apparatus via the network;
• a data transmitting unit operable to transmit, via the network, the multimedia data stored in said storage unit;
• said information communicating unit is operable to transmit, to the broadcast receiving apparatus, attribute information indicating attributes of the video storing apparatus, when address information for communicating with the broadcast receiving apparatus is passed from the Java application program and said information communicating unit receives an inquiry of the attributes from the broadcast receiving apparatus,
• said data receiving unit is operable to receive the multimedia data from the broadcast receiving apparatus and store the received multimedia data in said storage unit, when the address information for communicating with the broadcast receiving apparatus is passed from the Java application program, and said information communicating unit receives, from the broadcast receiving apparatus, a request for storing the multimedia data, and
• said data transmitting unit operable to transmit the multimedia data to a device indicated by information, when the address information for communicating with the broadcast receiving apparatus is passed from the Java application program, and said information communicating unit receives, from the broadcast receiving apparatus, the information and a request for transmitting the multimedia data stored in said storage unit, the information indicating the device connected to the network, and the device being a transmission destination to which the multimedia data is transmitted.