Patent ID: 7440726
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. An information providing system in which a broadcast receiving apparatus for receiving and demodulating broadcast signals of a selected frequency and a broadcast station specifying server for specifying a broadcasting station as a source of transmission of said broadcast signals are interconnected over a network, wherein said broadcast receiving apparatus includes user transmitting means for transmitting data over said network and user receiving means for receiving data over said network; said broadcast station specifying server including broadcasting station specifying server storage means for storing frequency data corresponding to the frequency of said broadcasting signals, territory data corresponding to the territory where said broadcast receiving apparatus is used, and broadcasting station data corresponding to a broadcasting station specified by said frequency data and said territory data, said broadcasting station specifying server retrieving means for retrieving broadcasting station data stored in said broadcasting station specifying server storage means, based on said frequency data and said territory data, said broadcasting station specifying server receiving means for receiving data over said network and said broadcasting station specifying server transmitting means for transmitting data over said network; said user transmitting means transmitting said territory data and said frequency data to said broadcast station specifying server; said broadcasting station specifying server receiving means receiving said territory data transmitted by said user transmitting means and frequency data corresponding to the frequency of broadcast signals received by said broadcast receiving apparatus; said broadcasting station specifying server retrieving means retrieving said broadcasting station data based on said territory data and said frequency data, received by said broadcasting station specifying server receiving means; said broadcasting station specifying server transmitting means transmitting said broadcasting station data, retrieved by said broadcasting station specifying server retrieving means, to said broadcast receiving apparatus; said user receiving means receiving the broadcasting station data, transmitted by said broadcasting station specifying server transmitting means.