Patent ID: 7633642
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A signal processing apparatus comprising: a receiving unit that receives data including data-broadcasting data and video data for displaying a moving picture on a display screen of a display device, wherein the data-broadcasting data includes capture printing control information which comprises information relating to a period of time for which capture printing of the moving picture based on the video data is allowed in a broadcast program; a display control unit that synthesizes display data for displaying information indicating that the capture printing of the moving picture is to be allowed with the video data, based on the capture printing control information, and outputs the synthesized data to the display device; a detecting unit that detects printing-allowed information set in a picture layer of a captured frame of the video data when capturing is instructed by a user; and a capturing control unit that stores video data of the captured frame as a still picture into a storing unit when the printing-allowed information is detected.