Patent ID: 9538260
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: H04H,H04N

Claim:
1. A method of a reception apparatus for executing an application, the method comprising: receiving a digital television broadcast signal including a television program and a first trigger associated with the television program, the first trigger including a location of the application associated with the television program; retrieving the application based on the location included in the first trigger; setting an operation mode of the reception apparatus as a managed mode when the location of the application is managed by a source of the digital television broadcast signal, the managed mode allowing performance of at least one operation in the reception apparatus; setting the operation mode of the reception apparatus as an unmanaged mode when the location of the application is not managed by a source of the digital television broadcast signal, the unmanaged mode inhibiting performance of the at least one operation in the reception apparatus; and executing, by circuitry of the reception apparatus, the application in response to a second trigger included in the digital television broadcast.