Receiving apparatus, reception method, transmitting apparatus, transmission method, and program

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

• a step of causing the receiving apparatus to receive broadcasting content transmitted by a broadcasting wave of digital broadcasting;
• a step of causing the receiving apparatus to acquire application management information to control an operation of an application program executed in linkage with data broadcasting content, which is described in an area to describe any information in a markup language describing the data broadcasting content transmitted by the broadcasting wave;
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• a step of causing the receiving apparatus to control the operation of the application program, according to the acquired application management information.

A program for causing a computer to function as:

• a receiving unit that receives broadcasting content transmitted by a broadcasting wave of digital broadcasting;
• an acquiring unit that acquires application management information to control an operation of an application program executed in linkage with broadcasting content, which is described in an area to describe any information in a markup language describing the data broadcasting content transmitted by the broadcasting wave;
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• a control unit that controls the operation of the application program, according to the acquired application management information.

A transmitting apparatus comprising:

• a transmitting unit that transmits broadcasting content transmitted by a broadcasting wave of digital broadcasting;
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• a generating unit that generates application management information to control an operation of an application program executed in linkage with data broadcasting content, which is described in an area to describe any information in a markup language describing the data broadcasting content transmitted by the broadcasting wave,
• wherein the transmitting unit transmits the data broadcasting content transmitted by the broadcasting wave.

A transmission method of a transmitting apparatus, the method comprising:

• a step of causing the transmitting apparatus to transmit broadcasting content transmitted by a broadcasting wave of digital broadcasting;
• a step of causing the transmitting apparatus to generate application management information to control an operation of an application program executed in linkage with data broadcasting content, which is described in an area to describe any information in a markup language describing the data broadcasting content transmitted by the broadcasting wave;
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• a step of causing the transmitting apparatus to transmit the data broadcasting content transmitted by the broadcasting wave.