SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING PROGRAMS AND PARAMETER INFORMATION DERIVED FROM MULTIPLE BROADCAST SOURCES

摘要

PURPOSE: A system for processing programs and parameter information derived from multiple broadcast sources processes packetized program information, from different broadcast sources, containing programs and program specific information including associated content rating data. CONSTITUTION: From a first broadcast source,a desired program is selected. Packetized program information is received, the information containing a program specific parameter of the desired program from a second broadcast source. And, the program specific parameter from the second broadcast source has a function equivalent to a function of the program specific parameter from the first broadcast source. And then, one of the received program specific information parameters based on source is selected. The desired program using the selected program specific parameter is processed.