摘要 |
PURPOSE:To temporarily stop reproducing in the middle of execution of the video, on demand to easily recognize contents of a program after the restart of reproducing, to prevent a line from being occupied, and to prevent unncessary charging. CONSTITUTION:When the telephone function or the like is executed in the middle of execution of the video on demand, an interactive TV device 12 sends a program temporary stop signal to a center sender 11 to temporarily stop reproducing. Then, a user is prevented from being unable to view a part of the program by the telephone function. After the end of the telephone function, a program temporary stop release signal is sent to the center sender 11. The center sender 11 restarts reproducing after rewinding for a prescribed time from the stop position. The temporary stop time and the power-off state during execution of the video on demand are monitored by a temporary stop time monitor timer 13 and a power-off monitor circuit 14 to give an alarm. |