Patent ID: 8312498

Claim:
A digital broadcast reception apparatus which allows a user to view a digital broadcast program, the reception apparatus comprising: an output unit configured to receive and output a digital broadcast program on a display screen; a storage unit configured to store printing data in response to a predetermined output instruction during viewing of the broadcast program; a processing unit configured to generate still image data to be transmitted to a printer using print information stored in said storage unit; and a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the printer, a print request JOB including the print information stored in said storage unit, in response to a print start instruction after the predetermined output instruction, wherein when the predetermined output instruction is issued, (a) said storage unit stores URI information of a print content as the printing data if the broadcast program output by said output unit is a print content screen which is printable, (b) said storage unit stores captured data from a video frame as the printing data if the broadcast program output by said output unit is a video broadcast program which is not printable, and (c) when a recording apparatus which records the broadcast program is connected to the digital broadcast reception apparatus and is recording the broadcast program, then said storage unit stores EPG and time information of the digital broadcast program recorded in the recording apparatus as the printing data instead of the URI of the print content or the captured data of the video frame, and wherein said transmission unit (a) transmits the print request JOB in a PULL transfer type print method appending the URI information when the URI information of the print content is stored as the printing data, (b) transmits the print request JOB in a PUSH transfer type print method and the printing data when the captured video frame is stored as the printing data, and (c) transmits the print request JOB in a PUSH transfer type print method and still image data generated from the broadcast program recorded in the recording apparatus as the printing data when the EPG and time information of the broadcast program is stored as the printing data.