Patent ID: 8291458

Claim:
A digital broadcast receiver that (i) implements a first function by a downloaded application obtained through a network and (ii) implements a second function by a pre-installed application, the digital broadcast receiver comprising: a determining unit that determines whether management information on the downloaded application has been received; and a menu manager that controls display of a pre-installed menu executed by the pre-installed application, the pre-installed menu being provided by the pre-installed application, wherein the menu manager includes: a first section for setting a display setting to indicate whether each of a plurality of predetermined functions should be displayed on the pre-installed menu, the predetermined functions being functions that are used by both the downloaded application and the pre-installed application and including at least one of a caption setting and a PIN (personal identification number) setting; and a second section for controlling the display of the pre-installed menu such that (i) when the management information has been received, the second section determines whether each of the plurality of predetermined functions is to be displayed on the pre-installed menu according to the display setting, and (ii) when the management information has not been received, all of the predetermined functions are displayed on the pre-installed menu regardless of the display setting.