| 摘要 |
<p>An information providing system, an information processing apparatus and method, and an information providing apparatus and method capable of preventing unauthorized use of a network content. A network content provided by a content server (9) is referenced in a broadcast content which is broadcast to a digital broadcast receiver (4) by broadcast stations (1-1, 1-2). The digital broadcast receiver (4) requests via the Internet (8) the content server (9) to deliver a network content. Here, URI of the broadcast content is transmitted to the content server (9). The content server (9) searches a database according to the broadcast content URI. When the broadcast content is not disabled to reference the network content, the network content is delivered via the Internet (8) to the digital broadcast receiver (4). The present invention can be applied to a digital broadcast system.</p> |
