Abstract:
[Object] To support transfer of an application to an external device in an apparatus that performs a control of the application using an AIT.[Solving Means] An application destination descriptor (Application_destination_discriptor) for specifying a corresponding device of an application is newly provided as an application descriptor of an AIT. An information processing apparatus determines based on this application destination descriptor whether or not the application is an application for its own device or an application for an external device. If the application is the application for the external device, the information processing apparatus transfers the application to the external device to start it.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus including: a reception block configured to receive AV content; a trigger information capture block configured to capture trigger information for controlling an operation of an application program to be executed in coordination with said AV content; and a control block configured to control an operation of said application program in accordance with an operation mode specified in said trigger information.