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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2008
Shinichi Kurihara, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiro Osaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Sunao Wada, Yokohama, JP;
Kiyoshi Yamaguchi, Hino, JP;
Naoko Satoh, Hachioji, JP;
Shinichi Kurihara, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiro Osaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Sunao Wada, Yokohama, JP;
Kiyoshi Yamaguchi, Hino, JP;
Naoko Satoh, Hachioji, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
It is assumed that a reception processing unit receives a broadcast program in accordance with tuning based on the user's specification. In this state, a non-viewable state detection processing unit monitors occurrence of a non-viewable state from an acquisition state of reception data. When the non-viewable state occurs due to a certain factor, a non-viewable state accumulation unit accumulates information on the non-viewable state. When the factor of a viewing interruption is solved and a user makes a request for service provision, the processing unit connects to a distribution apparatus to report content of the non-viewable state, and receives distribution of a relevant content, thereby the processing unit becomes able to recontinue interrupted broadcast content.