A television receiver for receiving a digital television broadcast from a broadcaster comprising: a broadcaster's inherent information memory unit having a first sole region for storing inherent information of a broadcaster and accessible only for contents transmitted from the broadcaster, the inherent information including broadcast points and program viewing record information; a common information memory unit for storing common information and being freely accessible for applications in the television receiver; a software program receiver unit for receiving a software program for obtaining package information by using the inherent information to change the broadcast points into package information by reading out the inherent information from the first sole region; a control unit which uses the software program for obtaining package information and executes control for enabling the software program of the television receiver to use the inherent information of the broadcaster and to store the package information in the common information memory, the package information being able to be used by the applications in the television receiver and including the inherent information, a communication unit capable of establishing communication with outside via a communication network, wherein the communication unit transmits the package information to an information server connected in such manner as to enable communication, and a browser comprising a communication browser for receiving and displaying home page information accumulated in the information server connected in such manner as to enable communication; and a broadcast browser which receives data broadcast to display on a data broadcast screen; and the control unit being arranged to use the broadcast browser to execute control for obtaining and storing the package information in the common information memory and to use the communication browser to execute control for transmitting the package information to the information server. a broadcaster's inherent information memory unit having a first sole region for storing inherent information of a broadcaster and accessible only for contents transmitted from the broadcaster, the inherent information including broadcast points and program viewing record information; a common information memory unit for storing common information and being freely accessible for applications in the television receiver; a software program receiver unit for receiving a software program for obtaining package information by using the inherent information to change the broadcast points into package information by reading out the inherent information from the first sole region; a control unit which uses the software program for obtaining package information and executes control for enabling the software program of the television receiver to use the inherent information of the broadcaster and to store the package information in the common information memory, the package information being able to be used by the applications in the television receiver and including the inherent information, a communication unit capable of establishing communication with outside via a communication network, wherein the communication unit transmits the package information to an information server connected in such manner as to enable communication, and a browser comprising a communication browser for receiving and displaying home page information accumulated in the information server connected in such manner as to enable communication; and a broadcast browser which receives data broadcast to display on a data broadcast screen; and a communication browser for receiving and displaying home page information accumulated in the information server connected in such manner as to enable communication; and a broadcast browser which receives data broadcast to display on a data broadcast screen; and the control unit being arranged to use the broadcast browser to execute control for obtaining and storing the package information in the common information memory and to use the communication browser to execute control for transmitting the package information to the information server.