Broadcasting system, broadcast receiving unit, and recording medium used in the broadcasting system

A broadcast reception device comprising:

• a display which selectively displays a video program broadcast from a broadcast station via a one-way network or information data related to the video program transmitted from the broadcast station via a two-way communication network,
• an event occurring circuit which generates an event relating to the video program displayed in response to a manual operation by a user of the reception device;
• a network access circuit which transmits an event identification data, a time information at which the event is generated, and a channel information of the video program displayed to the broadcast station via the two-way communication network to thereby change the information data transmitted from said broadcast station;
• and
• a display controller which changes a display content of said display in accordance with the information data received.

A communications method comprising:

• providing at least one broadcast station including a broadcast device and a broadcast server;
• broadcasting video programs via a one-way network from said broadcast device;
• transmitting information data related to the video programs via a two-way communication network from said broadcast server;
• providing terminal devices;
• receiving at the terminal devices the video programs broadcast from said broadcast device;
• providing each of the terminal devices with a display;
• displaying a selected one of the video programs received at the terminal devices;
• providing an event occurring circuit;
• generating an event using the event occurring circuit in response to a manual operation by a user of one of the terminal devices;
• providing a network access circuit;
• and
• transmitting event identification data, time information at which the event is generated, and channel information of the selected one of the video programs displayed to the broadcast server via the two-way communication network,
• wherein when receiving the event identification data, the time information and the channel information from one of the terminal devices, said broadcast server transmits the information data related to the selected one of the video programs to the one of the terminal devices and when receiving the information data, said one of the terminal devices changes a display content of said display in accordance with the information data received.

A communication method comprising:

• providing a reception device with a display;
• receiving a video program broadcast from a broadcast station via a one -way network or information data related to the video program transmitted from the broadcast station via a two-way communication network at the reception device
• displaying the received video program broadcast from a broadcast station via a one-way network or information data related to the video program transmitted from the broadcast station via a two-way communication network on said display;
• providing an event occurring circuit;
• generating an event from the event occurring circuit relating to the video program displayed in response to a manual operation by a user of the reception device;
• providing a network access circuit;
• transmitting information data including event identification data, time information at which the event is generated, and channel information data of the video program displayed from the network access circuit to the broadcast station via the two-way communication network;
• and
• providing a display controller for changing a display content of said display in accordance with the information data received.