Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Ntt Docomo, Inc.

Kazutoshi Sumiya

Masayuki Kozuka

Toshiya Mori

Kazuo Okamura

Masahiro Oashi

Junichi Hirai

Naoya Takao

Takashi Kakiuchi

Yoshihiro Mimura

Tatsuya Shimoji

Yoshiyuki Miyabe

Yuki Kusumi

Ikuo Minakata

Kiyokazu Yamanaka

Shigeaki Watanabe

Sadayuki Hongo

Hiroshi Uehara

Shoichi Horiguchi

Hidekazu Shimizu

Shoichiro Ishigaki

Nobuhiko Shigiya

Katsumi Tanaka

An information distributing method etc. are provided. An information providing server comprises a first transmission device for transmitting image data to a communication terminal, a first conversion device for converting attached information attached to the image data into converted information of a format suitable for aural read-out, a second conversion device for converting the converted information into voice information, a second transmission device for transmitting the voice information and/or the converted information to the communication terminal, and a third transmission device for transmitting synchronizing information for synchronizing image data with the voice information on a screen of the communication terminal.

Information distributing method, information distributing system, information distributing server, mobile communication network system and communication service providing method

A broadcast reception apparatus is provided with a reception unit for receiving broadcast data as a transport stream. The transport stream includes video data and a plurality of navigation information sequences. Each navigation information sequence includes navigation information which includes graphics data to be combined with the video data for display. A TS (Transport Stream) decoder unit extracts the video data and navigation information from the transport stream. A reception control unit controls the TS decoder unit so that the TS decoder unit extracts navigation information from a navigation information sequence which is suitable for the the broadcast reception apparatus. A navigation information storage unit stores the navigation information extracted by the TS decoder unit. A reproduction control unit combines graphics data included in the navigation information stored in the navigation information storage unit with the video data extracted by the TS decoder unit and displays a composite image of this combination. This achieves a broadcast reception apparatus which selectively uses necessary pieces of navigation information to display an image as a user interface.

Broadcast receiver selectively using navigation information multiplexed on transport stream and recording medium recording the method of the same

A data display control apparatus receives a digital broadcast and compares the present time with a time indicated in a Time_Event_Part provided in navigation information used to control the display of the multimedia data composing a broadcast program. When the indicated time has been reached, the data display control apparatus executes instructions to control the display of the multimedia data.

Data display control apparatus

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Hyogo, Japan

Kazutoshi Sumiya