PROGRAM−RELATED INFORMATION FETCH SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

It is possible to fetch program−related information even in a terminal in which the browser language differs depending on the carrier. A broadcast station (2) broadcasts AV stream data and its characteristic data. The characteristic data contains description of IRI decision base data. Each of the terminals (4a to 4n) selectively receives the stream data and its characteristic data. Each of the terminals (4a to 4n) contains a communication carrier ID. By this communication carrier ID and the URI decision base data in the characteristic data, a content server is decided for fetching the program−related information. When the content server for fetching the program−related information is decided, it is connected to connection centers (4a to 4n) of a predetermined communication carrier, so that program−related information is fetched from the content server via the Internet.