Patent ID: 8892636
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: H04H,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A transmission method of a transmission apparatus for distributing a content item to a client, comprising: generating, by circuitry of the transmission apparatus, question information including a question regarding liking of a user of the client; generating or receiving, by the circuitry of the transmission apparatus, provider answer information for an answer to the question set by a provider which provides the content item, the provider answer information being associated with the content item; and transmitting, by the circuitry of the transmission apparatus, a digital television broadcasting signal including the question information, the provider answer information, the content item, and one of a Service Map Table (SMT) and a Non-Real Time Information Table (NRT-IT) to the client, wherein the provider answer information is included in a descriptor of the one of the SMT and the NRT-IT.