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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2023
Maxell, Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Takuya Shimizu, Kyoto, JP;
Kazuhiko Yoshizawa, Kyoto, JP;
Yasunobu Hashimoto, Kyoto, JP;
Nobuo Masuoka, Kyoto, JP;
Nobuaki Kabuto, Kyoto, JP;
MAXELL, LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A digital broadcast receiving apparatus capable of executing a function with a higher added value is provided. A broadcast receiving apparatus configured to receive contents includes: a receiving unit configured to receive the contents; an interface through which the contents received by the receiving unit are outputted; and a control unit configured to control an output state of the contents from the interface. The control unit is configured to determine an output state of the contents from the interface in accordance with a combination of control information indicating a copy control state of the contents, control information for specifying whether protection is required or not when the contents are to be outputted, information indicating resolution of video of the contents, and information indicating transmission characteristics of the video of the contents, which are received by the receiving unit together with the contents.