Abstract: The present invention relates to an information providing system, information processing apparatus and method, and information providing apparatus and method, adapted to suppress broadcast contents from being utilized unduly. A digital broadcast receiver receives network contents from a contents server. The network contents may make reference to broadcast contents sent on the air by one or more broadcast stations. The broadcast contents broadcast by the broadcast stations includes a broadcast wave BIT (Broadcaster Information Table) containing the address information of an authentication information server. The digital broadcast receiver accesses the authentication information server based on the address information, and requests for an authentication of whether a reference to broadcast contents based on the network contents is allowed. According to the authentication result, the digital broadcast receiver controls a reference to broadcast contents based on the network contents.

Abstract: Provided is a reception apparatus receiving reception data including at least image data representing a predetermined image and graphic data representing a first graphic that is enlarged by a predetermined enlargement factor to be synthesized with the predetermined image, the reception apparatus including: an acquisition portion to acquire server access information for connecting to a delivery server that delivers high-quality graphic data representing, instead of the first graphic enlarged by the predetermined enlargement factor, a second graphic that is to be synthesized with the predetermined image and has a higher image quality than the enlarged first graphic; a reception portion to receive the high-quality graphic data from the delivery server based on the server access information; and a synthesis portion to synthesize the second graphic with the predetermined image based on the high-quality graphic data and the image data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an information providing system, information processing apparatus and method, and information providing apparatus and method, which prevents network contents from being used unduly. The broadcast contents, sent on the air toward a digital broadcast receiver 4 by the broadcast station 1-1, 1-2, has a reference to network contents to be provided by a contents server 9. The digital broadcast receiver 4 requests the contents server 9 to deliver network contents through the Internet 8. At this time, a URI of the broadcast contents is sent to the contents server 9. The contents server 9 searches through a database on the basis of the broadcast contents URI. In the case that the broadcast contents is not restricted in making reference to the network contents, the network contents are distributed to the digital broadcast receiver 4 through the Internet 8. The invention is applicable to a digital broadcast system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an information providing system, information processing apparatus and method, and information providing apparatus and method, adapted to suppress broadcast contents from being utilized unduly. A digital broadcast receiver 4 receives network contents from a contents server 9. These network contents are making reference to broadcast contents sent on the air by broadcast station 1-1, 1-2. The broadcast contents broadcast by the broadcast station 1-1, 1-2 has a broadcast wave BIT containing the address information of an authentication information server 10. The digital broadcast receiver 4 accesses the authentication information server 10 on the basis of the address information, and requests for an authentication on whether or not a reference to broadcast contents based on the network contents is allowed. According to the authentication result, the digital broadcast receiver 4 controls a reference to broadcast contents based on the network contents.