Digital broadcasting system and terminal therefor

A terminal device used in a digital broadcast system for multiplexing one or more objects along with scene description data to obtain a multiplex signal, and converting the multiplex signal into a broadcast signal in a broadcast station, so as to be broadcasted towards a predetermined service area on a ground by relaying the broadcast signal via a satellite, said one or more objects comprising scenes of a program provided, the scene description data containing data for selectively synthesizing said one or more objects and providing each of said one or more scenes, the terminal device comprising:

• receiver means for receiving the broadcast signal and reproducing the one or more objects and the scene description data from the received signal;
• status detection means for detecting a predetermined status of a self device;
• database in which setting data each indicating a relationship in terms of correspondence between the status of the self device and an object to be presented to the user are stored;
• object selecting means for selecting objects to be presented from said one or more objects reproduced by the receiver means, on the basis of a detection result by the status detection means, the setting data of the database and the scene description data;
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• a presentation device for presenting the objects selected by the selecting means.

A digital broadcasting system in which one or more objects which constitute scenes of a provided program, and scene description data containing data used for synthesizing and presenting these objects, are converted into broadcast signals in a broadcast station, and the broadcast signals are transmitted to a terminal device, wherein:

• the broadcast station comprises condition designation data transmitting means for transmitting the broadcast signal with condition designation data for designating presentation condition of the objects, contained therein;
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• the terminal device includes:
• receiver means for receiving the broadcast signal and reproducing one or more objects, scene description data and condition designation data, respectively, from the received signal;
• status detection means for detecting a predetermined status of the self device;
• object selection means for selecting an object to be presented, from the one or more objects reproduced by the receiver means;
• and a presentation device for presenting the object selected by the selection means on the basis of the scene description data reproduced by the receiver means.

A digital broadcasting system in which one or more objects which constitute scenes of a provided program, and scene description data containing data used for synthesizing and presenting these objects, are converted into broadcast signals in a broadcast station, and the broadcast signals are transmitted to a terminal device present in a predetermined service area on a ground by relaying the broadcast signals via a satellite, wherein:

• the broadcast station comprises condition designation data transmitting means for transmitting the broadcast signal with condition designation data for designating presentation condition of the objects, contained therein;
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• the terminal device includes:
• receiver means for receiving the broadcast signal and reproducing one or more objects, scene description data and condition designation data, respectively, from the received signal;
• status detection means for detecting a predetermined status of the self device;
• object selection means for selecting an object to be presented, from the one or more objects reproduced by the receiver means;
• and a presentation device for presenting the object selected by the selection means on the basis of the scene description data reproduced by the receiver means.

A terminal device used in a digital broadcasting system in which one or more objects which constitute scenes of a provided program, scene description data containing data used for synthesizing and presenting these objects, and condition designation data for designating a presentation condition of the objects, are converted into broadcast signals in a broadcast station, to be transmitted towards a predetermined service area, the terminal device comprising:

• receiver means for receiving the broadcast signal and reproducing one or more objects, scene description data and condition designation data, respectively, from the received signal;
• status detection means for detecting a predetermined status of the self device;
• object selection means for selecting an object to be presented, from the one or more objects reproduced by the receiver means, on the basis of a result of the detection by the status detection means and the condition designation data reproduced by the receiver means;
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• a presentation device for presenting the object selected by the selection means.

A terminal device used in a digital broadcasting system in which one or more objects which constitute scenes of a provided program, scene description data containing data used for synthesizing and presenting these objects, and condition designation data for designating a presentation condition of the objects, are converted into broadcast signals in a broadcast station, and the broadcast signals are broadcasted towards a predetermined service area on a ground by relaying them via a satellite, the terminal device comprising:

• receiver means for receiving the broadcast signal and reproducing one or more objects, scene description data and condition designation data from the received signal;
• status detection means for detecting a predetermined status of the self device;
• object selection means for selecting an object to be presented, from the one or more objects reproduced by the receiver means, on the basis of a result of the detection by the status detection means and the condition designation data reproduced by the receiver means;
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• a presentation device for presenting the object selected by the selection means.

A terminal device used for the digital broadcasting system, which provides a broadcast service containing at least one of picture, sound and data, the terminal comprising:

• a broadcast receiver unit for receiving a plurality of broadcast services related to each other between arbitrary channels, of broadcast signals of the plurality of channels;
• data synthesizing means for synthesizing data of a plurality of broadcast services related to each other, received by the broadcast receiver, to present it as one broadcast service;
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• a display device and sound reproduction device for displaying image and sound of a broadcast service presented by the data synthesizing means,
• wherein the broadcast services related between the arbitrary channels are broadcast service for providing map data, and broadcast service for providing data of facilities and region, which include location data on the map, the broadcast service which provides the map data fractionize a map of an entire broadcast area, with addition of location data to each part, and the terminal device includes present location data acquiring means for acquiring a present location of a self, the data synthesizing means comprising:
• area identification means for identifying a divided area on the map, obtained from present location data acquired by the present location data acquiring means;
• data selection means for selecting a facility or region data, which is included in the area identified by the area identification means, from data provided by the facility or region data broadcast service;
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• image synthesizing means for developing the map identified by the area identification means and synthesizing the facility or region data selected by the data selection means on the map in a predetermined format, and
• wherein when traffic control data receiver means is equipped, the data synthesizing means synthesizes contents of traffic control data obtained by the traffic control data receiver means, on the map in a predetermined format.

A terminal device used for the digital broadcasting system, which provides a broadcast service containing at least one of picture, sound and data, the terminal comprising:

• a broadcast receiver unit for receiving a plurality of broadcast services related to each other between arbitrary channels, of broadcast signals of the plurality of channels;
• data synthesizing means for synthesizing data of a plurality of broadcast services related to each other, received by the broadcast receiver, to present it as one broadcast service;
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• a display device and sound reproduction device for displaying image and sound of a broadcast service presented by the data synthesizing means,
• wherein the broadcast services related between the arbitrary channels are broadcast service for providing map data, and broadcast service for providing data of facilities and region, which include location data on the map, the broadcast service which provides the map data fractionize a map of an entire broadcast area, with addition of location data to each part, and the terminal device includes present location data acquiring means for acquiring a present location of a self, the data synthesizing means comprising:
• area identification means for identifying a divided area on the map, obtained from present location data acquired by the present location data acquiring means;
• data selection means for selecting a facility or region data, which is included in the area identified by the area identification means, from data provided by the facility or region data broadcast service;
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• image synthesizing means for developing the map identified by the area identification means and synthesizing the facility or region data selected by the data selection means on the map in a predetermined format, and
• wherein when ground wave broadcast receiver means is equipped, the image synthesizing means takes in data of a ground wave broadcast program designated by the user, obtained by the ground wave broadcast receiver means, and synthesize images in a predetermined format.

A terminal device used for the digital broadcasting system, which provides a broadcast service containing at least one of picture, sound and data, the terminal comprising:

• a broadcast receiver unit for receiving a plurality of broadcast services related to each other between arbitrary channels, of broadcast signals of the plurality of channels;
• data synthesizing means for synthesizing data of a plurality of broadcast services related to each other, received by the broadcast receiver, to present it as one broadcast service;
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• a display device and sound reproduction device for displaying image and sound of a broadcast service presented by the data synthesizing means,
• wherein when there is a server who provides data relating to this digital broadcast via a public communication network, and acquires data from the user, an access guide is provided to the server in the broadcast service, and communication means with the public communication network is provided,
• the data synthesizing means includes server access guide presentation means for presenting the server access guide to the user via the display device or audio reproduction device, and
• the terminal device further comprises server connection instruction detection means for detecting a server connection instruction of the user by presenting the server access guide, and communication control means for automatically connecting the communication means to the server when the server connection instruction is detected by the detection means, and executing communication on the basis of contents of the server access guide.