Patent ID: 6751656
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
A receiving apparatus for connection to an information service and at least one of a plurality of separate services, wherein said information service provides information about said plurality of separate services, said information service including a host for providing said information service in response to a request from said receiving apparatus, wherein a plurality of said receiving apparatuses are connected to said host via a communication network, said receiving apparatus comprising:a channel list memory for storing a channel list including one or more normal channels related to a predetermined separate service, and one or more special channels related to selection information; display means for displaying the channel list; selecting means for selecting channels displayed on the channel list; first request means for requesting the separate service related to a selected normal channel according to a selection of the normal channel; second request means for requesting the separate service related to selection information according to a selection of the special channel; storage means for storing said selection information and a user data set containing selected separate service data; transmission means for transmitting said user data set and said selection information to said host at a predetermined time interval and for transmitting a request at a predetermined time interval to said host for channel list updated by user data sets sent from the plurality of receiving apparatuses to said host; and reception means for receiving from said host, a channel list related to said information service which is selected according to a summary of selection information and user data sets transmitted from said plurality of receiving apparatuses.