Transmission apparatus and reception apparatus

A transmission method for transmitting data to a reception apparatus which is constructed to operable to receive a program within a broadcast area, the transmission method comprising:

• receiving position information indicating a current position of the reception apparatus;
• selecting, based on the position information and a broadcast program database at least containing a broadcast channel, a broadcast time zone, and a program title in a predetermined area, one program for each time zone;
• generating a personal program table by using the program selected in said selecting, which is created based on personal data of a user of the reception apparatus and
• transmitting the personal program table generated in said generating to the reception apparatus.

A reception apparatus constructed to operable to receive a broadcast program and communicate with a transmission apparatus which provides information regarding the broadcast program, the reception apparatus comprising:

• a user information transmission section operable to receive a input of user information of a user operating the reception apparatus, and transmitting the user information to the transmission apparatus;
• a transmission section operable to transmit position information indicating a current position to the transmission apparatus;
• a reception section operable to receive a personal program table, which is designated for the user operating the reception apparatus and which is generated based on the transmitted user information and the position information, and which is created based on personal data of the user;
• and
• an output section operable to output the personal program table received from said reception section,
• wherein the received personal program table is set with one program for a time zone.