Patent ID: 9271038
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: H04H,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A receiving device that receives content broadcast via a broadcasting network, the receiving device comprising: circuitry configured to: receive a broadcast signal, from a broadcasting server, broadcast via the broadcasting network, the broadcast signal including the content and an application control descriptor independent of the content, acquire the application control descriptor from the received broadcast signal, acquire application control data from a predetermined server designated by the acquired application control descriptor via a network, the application control data containing command data related to a predetermined application program to be run in synchronization with progress of the content, the application control data being provided by the predetermined server in response to a request from the receiving device, and perform one or more operations related to the predetermined application program, in accordance with the application control data, wherein the command data includes device information indicating a device that controls the one or more operations related to the predetermined application program, and wherein the application control data is acquired from the predetermined server via the network, in accordance with an application control type written in the acquired application control descriptor.