# US 2023/0053547 A1 · Broadcast receiving system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0053547 A1 - Document ID: US20230053547A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/048,583 - Filed: 2022-10-21 - Published: 2023-02-23 - Earliest claimed: 2016-09-06 - Assignees: Maxell, Ltd. - Applicants: Maxell, Ltd. - Inventors: Kazuhiko YOSHIZAWA; Takuya SHIMIZU; Nobuo MASUOKA; Yasunobu HASHIMOTO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230053547A1 ## CPC - H04N 21/4263: {involving specific tuning arrangements, e.g. two tuners} - H04N 21/42204: {User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor (constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205)} - H04N 21/4221: {Dedicated function buttons, e.g. for the control of an EPG, subtitles, aspect ratio, picture-in-picture or teletext} - H04N 21/438: Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. retrieving encoded video stream packets from an IP network - H04N 21/472: End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content {(end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612)} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a first receiving unit receiving broadcast data for a first transmission method; a second receiving unit receiving broadcast data for a second transmission method; a first decoding unit decoding the broadcast data received by the first receiving unit; a second decoding unit decoding the broadcast data received by the second receiving unit; a video output unit outputting video, the video being generated based on data decoded by the first or second decoding unit; an operation input unit receiving control information from a remote controller; and a control unit controlling the units based on the control information received by the operation input unit. The remote controller includes a button to output control information for switching between a display state and a non-display state of service, the service being linked with a broadcasting program. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A broadcast receiving system comprising: a broadcast receiving apparatus configured to receive broadcast data, the broadcast data being transmitted via a plurality of different transmission methods; and a remote controller configured to transmit control information to the broadcast receiving apparatus to operate the broadcast receiving apparatus, wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a first receiver configured to receive broadcast data by a first transmission method; a second receiver configured to receive broadcast data by a second transmission method; a first decoder configured to decode the broadcast data received by the first receiver; a second decoder configured to decode the broadcast data received by the second receiver; a display configured to display and output video, the video being generated based on data decoded by the first decoder or second decoder; a command receiver configured to receive the control information from the remote controller; and a processor configured to control whether the video generated based on the data decoded by the first decoder or the second decoder is displayed on the display or not based on first control information received by the command receiver, wherein the remote controller includes a button configured to output second control information for switching between a display state and a non-display state of a service linked with a broadcasting program, wherein when the second control information, which is transmitted from the remote controller in response to pressing the button of the remote controller, is received by the command receiver, the processor is configured to: execute a display control for switching between a display state and a non-display state of a service linked with a first program in a case where a program displayed on the display is the first program, the first program being received by the first receiver and based on the first transmission method; and execute a display control for switching between a display state and a non-display state of a service linked with a second program in a case where a program displayed on the display is the second program, the second program being received by the second receiver and based on the second transmission method. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus further includes a network communication transceiver configured to execute network communication, and wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus receives the service linked with the first program via the network communication transceiver. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus receives the service linked with the first program via the first receiver configured to receive the broadcast data by the first transmission method. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 3, wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus further includes a first separator configured to separate the service linked with the first program from the broadcast data by the first transmission method received via the first receiver. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus further includes a network communication transceiver configured to execute network communication, and wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus receives the service linked with the second program via the network communication transceiver. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus receives the service linked with the second program via the second receiver configured to receive the broadcast data by the second transmission method. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 6, wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus further includes a second separator configured to separate the service linked with the second program from the broadcast data by the second transmission method received via the second receiver. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus further includes a memory configured to temporarily cache the service linked with the first program or the service linked with the second program. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the control information transmitted from the remote controller and received by the command receiver of the broadcast receiving apparatus is transmitted via an infrared ray or wireless communication. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to identify a setting related to automatic start of the service linked with the first program, and wherein the processor is configured to execute a different control in accordance with a result of the identification in response to pressing the button when the display is displaying the first program. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to identify a setting related to automatic start of the service linked with the second program, and wherein the processor is configured to execute a different control in accordance with a result of the identification in response to pressing the button when the display is displaying the second program. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to identify layout control information for executing a screen layout control of the service linked with the second program, and wherein the processor is configured to execute a different control in accordance with a result of the identification in response to pressing the button when the display is displaying the second program. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to execute a different control depending on whether the network communication transceiver can execute network communication or not in response to pressing the button when the display is displaying the first program. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to execute a different control depending on whether the network communication transceiver can execute network communication or not in response to pressing the button when the display is displaying the second program. ### Claim 15 A broadcast receiving system comprising: a broadcast receiving apparatus configured to receive both broadcast data by an MPEG2 transmission method and broadcast data by an MMT transmission method; and a remote controller configured to transmit control information to the broadcast receiving apparatus to operate the broadcast receiving apparatus, wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a first receiver configured to receive the broadcast data by the MPEG2 transmission method; a second receiver configured to receive the broadcast data by the MMT transmission method; a network communication transceiver configured to execute network communication; a first decoder configured to decode the broadcast data received by the first receiver; a second decoder configured to decode the broadcast data received by the second receiver and/or data received by the network communication transceiver; a display configured to display and output video, the video being generated based on data decoded by the first decoder or the second decoder; a command receiver configured to receive the control information from the remote controller; and a processor configured to control whether the video generated based on the data decoded by the first decoder or the second decoder is displayed on the display or not based on first control information received by the command receiver, wherein the network communication transceiver is configured to receive IP communication network data from an external network, the IP communication network data being linked with the broadcast data by the MPEG2 transmission method received by the first receiver, wherein control states by the processor includes: a first control in which a control to switch whether a display screen of the IP communication network data is displayed on the display or not is executed; and a second control in which a control to switch whether a display screen for a multimedia service of the MMT transmission method is displayed on the display or not is executed, wherein in the remote controller, a button configured to output control information for the first control and a button configured to output control information for the second control are constructed as a same button, and wherein the processor is configured to: execute the first control in a case where a program to be displayed on the display is a program based on the broadcast data by the MPEG2 transmission method received by the first receiver and the command receiver receives the control information from the remote controller; and execute the second control in a case where the program to be displayed on the display is a program based on the broadcast data by the MMT transmission method received by the second receiver and the command receiver receives the control information from the remote controller. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 15, wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus receives the multimedia service of the MMT transmission method via the network communication transceiver. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 15, wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus receives the multimedia service of the MMT transmission method via the second receiver configured to receive the broadcast data by the MMT transmission method. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 17, wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus further includes a second separator configured to separate the multimedia service of the MMT transmission method from the broadcast data by the MMT transmission method received via the second receiver. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 15, wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus further includes a memory configured to temporarily cache the IP communication network data or the multimedia service of the MMT transmission method. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 15, wherein the control information transmitted from the remote controller and received by the command receiver of the broadcast receiving apparatus is transmitted via an infrared ray or wireless communication. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to identify a setting related to automatic start of a service of the IP communication network data, and wherein the processor is configured to execute a different control in accordance with a result of the identification in response to pressing the button when the display is displaying the program based on the broadcast data by the MPEG2 transmission method. ### Claim 22 (depends on 15) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to identify a setting related to automatic start of the multimedia service of the MMT transmission method, and wherein the processor is configured to execute a different control in accordance with a result of the identification in response to pressing the button when the display is displaying the program based on the broadcast data by the MMT transmission method. ### Claim 23 (depends on 15) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to identify layout control information for executing a screen layout control of the multimedia service of the MMT transmission method, and wherein the processor is configured to execute a different control in accordance with a result of the identification in response to pressing the button when the display is displaying the program based on the broadcast data by the MMT transmission method. ### Claim 24 (depends on 15) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to execute a different control depending on whether the network communication transceiver can execute network communication or not in response to pressing the button when the display is displaying the program based on the broadcast data by the MPEG2 transmission method. ### Claim 25 (depends on 15) The broadcast receiving system according to claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to execute a different control depending on whether the network communication transceiver can execute network communication or not in response to pressing the button when the display is displaying the program based on the broadcast data by the MMT transmission method.