Patent ID: 6292226
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A broadcast reception apparatus for receiving broadcast data as a transport stream, wherein the transport stream includes video data and a plurality of navigation information sequences, each of the plurality of navigation information sequences includes navigation information which includes graphics data to be combined with the video data for display, the broadcast reception apparatus comprising:extracting means for extracting the video data and navigation information from the transport stream;apparatus information type storage means for prestoring information indicating a type of a navigation information sequence from which the navigation information is to be extracted;extract controlling means for controlling the extracting means so that the extracting means extracts navigation information from one out of the plurality of navigation information sequences according to the information stored in the navigation information type storage means;navigation information storage means for storing the navigation information extracted by the extracting means; andreproduction controlling means for combining graphics data included in the navigation information stored in the navigation information storage means with the video data extracted by the extracting means and displaying a composite image which is a result of this combination.