INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

An information providing system, an information processing apparatus and method, and an information providing apparatus and method capable of preventing unauthorized use of a broadcast content. A digital broadcast receiver (4) receives a network content from a content server (9). This network content references a broadcast content which is broadcast by broadcast stations (1−1, 1−2). The BIT of the broadcast wave of the broadcast content broadcast by the broadcast stations (1−1, 1−2) includes address information of an authentication information server (10). According to this address information, the digital broadcast receiver (4) accesses the authentication information server (10) and requests for authentication indicating whether the broadcast content according to the network content is allowed to be referenced. According to the authentication result, the digital broadcast receiver (4) controls reference of the broadcast content based on the network content. The present invention can be applied to a television receiver that can be connected to the Internet.