Patent ID: 7366986

Claim:
An apparatus for receiving MPEG data, comprising: a storage unit which stores scene description information separated from data received from an MPEG data provider and corresponding to scene objects; a command recognition unit which outputs node identification information for one of the scene objects selected by a user, the output based on a scene correction command input by the user; and a correcting unit which determines whether the stored scene description information includes information for updating the user selected scene object based on the output scene correction command and the output node identification information, updates the scene description information for the user selected object, when the stored scene description information includes information for updating the user selected scene object based on the output scene correction command and the output node identification information, and requests the MPEG data provider to provide updated scene description information for the user selected scene object based on the output scene correction command and the output node identification information according to the determination, when the stored scene description information does not include information for updating the user selected scene object based on the output scene correction command and the output node identification information.