Patent ID: 6483848
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: H04H,H04M

Abstract:
An apparatus for receiving information, wherein contents information including at least any of images, speech, text and data is transmitted along with a key word representing the contents of related information scheduled to be transmitted at a time delay as a notice key word and along with the arrival time of said related information and time required for receiving the same as a reception period, said apparatus comprising:information receiving means for receiving said contents information; additional information receiving means for receiving said notice key word and said reception period; reception period receiving means for receiving said reception period; power supply means for controlling the supply of power to at least one means including at least said information receiving means; current time acquiring means for outputting the current time; notice key word display means for displaying said notice key word; and reservation designating means for allowing a user to designate received information based on said displayed notice key word, wherein said power supply means is controlled to select and store contents information received by said receiving means based on notice key word designated for reservation by said reservation designating means along with the reception period received by said reception period receiving means and the current time output by said current time acquiring means.