Patent ID: 6961757
Filing Date: 2005-11-01
Classification: H04H

Abstract:
1. A broadcasting system comprising a parent station and relay centers for relaying broadcasting program data broadcasted by the parent station to relay areas, respectively, the system comprising: an e-mail integrated server including a mail receiving unit operable to receive e-mail data addressed to a terminal in one of the relay areas, a position management unit operable to acquire position information showing a current position of the terminal to which the e-mail data received by the mail receiving unit is to be transmitted, a relay center selecting unit operable to select a relay center corresponding to the position information acquired by the position management unit, and a mail sending unit operable to send the e-mail data received by the mail receiving unit to the relay center selected by the relay center selecting means; and a multiplexing unit in the selected relay center operable to multiplex the e-mail data addressed to the terminal with the broadcasting program data, wherein the multiplexing unit is in each of the relay centers.