Patent ID: 7631036

Claim:
A communication method for obtaining information concerning contents of a broadcasting program comprising: transmitting, from a device to a server, a service session identification for initiating an authentication processing by said server; receiving, at said device from said server, authentication information responsive to said authentication processing; transmitting, from said device to said server at specified intervals, said authentication information and a first information request concerning said contents of said broadcasting program; receiving, at said device, first information responsive to said first information request; temporarily storing said first information responsive to said first information request in a temporary storage media device; displaying said first information stored in said temporary storage media device; receiving a request to permanently store said first information stored in said temporary storage media in a permanent storage; transmitting, from said device to said server, a second information request concerning said contents of said broadcasting program responsive to said request to permanently store said first information in said permanent storage; receiving, at said device, second information responsive to said second information request; and permanently storing said second information responsive to said second information request in said permanent storage.