Patent ID: 7780528
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: H04H

Abstract:
1. A reception apparatus used for receiving a broadcasted signal broadcasted from a broadcast station, said apparatus comprising: reception means for receiving said broadcasted signal, the broadcast signal including a quiz or questionnaire, a control signal and an address of a selected destination apparatus of a plurality of destination apparatuses to which the reception apparatus sends an answer to the quiz or questionnaire, the destination apparatus being different than the broadcast station and being determined in accordance with the quiz or questionnaire included in the broadcast signal; playback means for playing back said broadcasted signal received by said reception means; extraction means for extracting the control signal and the address of the selected destination apparatus added to said broadcasted signal received by said reception means separate from a reproduction of the broadcast signal by the reception apparatus; accepting means for accepting an answer to the quiz or questionnaire included in a broadcast obtained as a result of a playback operation carried out by said playback means; limitation means for limiting a period of said accepting means to accept an answer to said quiz or questionnaire in accordance with said control signal extracted by said extraction means; and transmission means for transmitting, in response to the accepting means accepting the answer and via the internet using a URL, the URL being the address of the extracted selected destination apparatus, said answer accepted by said accepting means in response to said quiz or questionnaire and information identifying said quiz or questionnaire to the selected destination apparatus, the address of which is included in said broadcasted signal, wherein said transmission means transmits information identifying said reception apparatus to the selected destination apparatus, the address of which is included in said broadcasted signal.