TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, AND RECEPTION METHOD

摘要

A technique of the present invention pertains to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, and a reception method by which it is possible to improve accessibility for the visually impaired. Provided is a transmission device comprising the following: a speech metadata generation unit that generates speech metadata pertaining to speech intended by a producer in response to display information; an electronic program information generation unit that generates electronic program information which includes the speech metadata; and a transmission unit that transmits the electronic program information to a reception device that can display display-information. The technique of the present invention can be applied to a transmission apparatus that can transmit a digital broadcast signal, for example.