INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM

摘要

A digital television (1) of the present invention includes a relevant information storage section (170) which stores relevant information concerning the digital television (1), and a display data request processing section (32) which transmits, to a sidebar providing server (2), a display data request message for requesting display data. The display data request processing section (32) transmits, to the sidebar providing server (2), relevant information specified by a control script among relevant information stored in the relevant information storage section (170), the relevant information being transmitted in accordance with the control script for requesting the relevant information, the control script being transmitted from the sidebar providing server (2) in response to the display data request message. With this arrangement, it is possible to efficiently utilize information necessary for customization of contents. This allows an improvement in processing efficiency of the information display device.