| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to an information providing system, information processing apparatus and method, and information providing apparatus and method, adapted to suppress broadcast contents from being utilized unduly. A digital broadcast receiver 4 receives network contents from a contents server 9. These network contents are making reference to broadcast contents sent on the air by broadcast station 1-1, 1-2. The broadcast contents broadcast by the broadcast station 1-1, 1-2 has a broadcast wave BIT containing the address information of an authentication information server 10. The digital broadcast receiver 4 accesses the authentication information server 10 on the basis of the address information, and requests for an authentication on whether or not a reference to broadcast contents based on the network contents is allowed. According to the authentication result, the digital broadcast receiver 4 controls a reference to broadcast contents based on the network contents. The present invention is applicable to a television receiver connectable to the Internet. |
