Patent ID: 7263189
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital broadcast transmission apparatus comprising: a content source comprising picture data; a control information source of still picture control information; and a transmitter to transmit a digital broadcast signal to receiving apparatus, said digital broadcast signal comprising said picture data and said still picture control information, said still picture control information including composite picture information for specifying picture data to be composed, color conversion information for converting the color information of the still picture; a logo generation unit to generate a picture for composition based on said still picture control information; a picture composing unit to compose said picture for composition as generated by said logo generation unit and a still picture obtained from said content source; a color conversion unit to convert said still picture obtained from said content source to produce a color-reduced picture based on said color conversion information; and an output unit to output said still picture as composed by said picture composition unit and as converted by said color conversion unit, wherein when an indication of outputting the still picture is received, then information indicating either an outputting method that can be performed on the output apparatus in accordance with the still picture control information or a recommended outputting method in accordance with the still picture control information is presented on a display, wherein the information presented on a display is the number-of-times information indicating the number of times of outputting the still picture, the extraction time information indicating the timing of extracting the still picture, the processing information indicating the processing method of the still picture to be outputted, and an account information corresponding to the outputting methods.