Patent ID: 6987540
Filing Date: 2006-01-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital broadcasting reception system comprising a receiver for receiving digital broadcasting, a display for displaying the images of the digital broadcasting received by said receiver and a printer for printing images contained in the digital broadcasting received by said receiver; said receiver, said display and said printer being connected to each other by way of a first signal transmission means for transmitting digital signals; said receiver having: a reception means for receiving digital broadcasting, an imaging means for generating video data by performing a predetermined imaging operation according to the received signals of digital broadcasting, an output means for transmitting the video data generated by said imaging means by way of said first signal transmission means to said display and to said printer, and a code data generating means for generating code data containing service information and/or character information by performing a certain processing operation according to the signals of the digital broadcasting received by said reception means; said printer having: a reception means for receiving video data transmitted by said first signal transmission means, a printing means for printing the images of the video data received by said reception means, a code data extracting means for extracting the service information and/or the character information out of the code data received by said transmission/reception means, and a synthesizing means for synthesizing the service information and/or the character information extracted by said code data extracting means and generating synthesized images; said receiver and said printer are connected to each other by way of a second signal transmission means showing a data transmission rate lower than said first signal transmission means; said receiver and said printer being provided with respective transmission/reception means for transmitting and receiving code data containing a quantity of information smaller than said video data; said printing means being adapted to print the synthesized images generated by said synthesizing means; and said second signal transmission means is used for the exchange of printer control signals.