TELEVISION RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE SAME

摘要

A television broadcast apparatus (1) transmits a television signal multiplexed with control data for controlling the browser function of a television receiver (2). A television image generation block (20) generates a television image according to the television signal received. A browser display instruction acquisition block (71), a URL acquisition block (72), and a display style information acquisition block (73) extract control data multiplexed with the television signal. Upon reception of a browser display instruction (111), a microcomputer (51) receives a content (102) corresponding to the URL (112) from a server (3) and generates a browser image according to the content (102). According to display style information (113) received from the microcomputer (51), an image synthesis block (30) synthesizes the television image with the browser image. Thus, it is possible to synthesize a television image with a browser image according to the display style specified by the television signal broadcast side.