Reception apparatus, reception method, transmission apparatus, and transmission method

Abstract

The present technology relates to a reception apparatus, a reception method, a transmission apparatus, and a transmission method, by which an increase in data size of signaling information transmitted by broadcasting can be suppressed. Provided is a reception apparatus including: a reception unit that receives a broadcast wave of digital broadcasting using an IP (Internet Protocol) transmission system; and a control unit that controls, on the basis of information for managing only a broadcast component transmitted by a broadcast wave of the digital broadcasting, which is first signaling information transmitted by a broadcast wave of the digital broadcasting, or information for managing at least one component of the broadcast component and a communication component transmitted by communication, which is second signaling information transmitted by communication, operations of respective units for acquiring the at least one component of the broadcast component and the communication component. The present technology is applicable to a television receiver, for example.

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         2 . A reception apparatus, comprising:
 a tuner configured to receive a digital broadcast signal based on an Internet Protocol (IP) transmission system; and   one or more processors configured to:
 acquire service configuration information transmitted via the digital broadcast signal, the service configuration information including at least one of bootstrap information or communication delivery information corresponding to signaling information, the bootstrap information including IP address information and port information about the signaling information transmitted via the digital broadcast signal, the communication delivery information including information which indicates communication delivery of the signaling information, 
 receive a user selection for a service corresponding to the service configuration information, the user selection being performed using a remote controller, 
 acquire, based on the service configuration information, the signaling information corresponding to the service selected by the user selection, 
 acquire, based on the signaling information, at least one of a broadcast component transmitted via the digital broadcast signal or a communication component transmitted via a communication other than the digital broadcast signal, and 
 output the at least one of the broadcast component or the communication component. 
   
     
     
         3 . The reception apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the information in the communication delivery information indicating the communication delivery of the signaling information includes location information including a piece of a uniform resource locator (URL) corresponding to a signaling server. 
     
     
         4 . The reception apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine acquisition of the signaling information transmitted via the communication other than the digital broadcast signal based on the service configuration information and capability of the reception apparatus. 
     
     
         5 . The reception apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to acquire the broadcast component based on the signaling information transmitted via the digital broadcast signal. 
     
     
         6 . The reception apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to acquire the communication component based on the signaling information transmitted via the communication other than the digital broadcast signal. 
     
     
         7 . The reception apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to receive input from a microphone. 
     
     
         8 . A reception method performed in a reception apparatus, the reception method comprising:
 receiving, by a tuner, a digital broadcast signal based on an Internet Protocol (IP) transmission system,   acquiring, by one or more processors, service configuration information transmitted via the digital broadcast signal, the service configuration information including at least one of bootstrap information or communication delivery information corresponding to signaling information, the bootstrap information including IP address information and port information about the signaling information transmitted via the digital broadcast signal, the communication delivery information including information which indicates communication delivery of the signaling information;   receiving, by the one or more processors, a user selection for a service corresponding to the service configuration information, the user selection being performed using a remote controller;   acquiring, by the one or more processors, based on the service configuration information, the signaling information corresponding to the service selected by the user selection;   acquiring, by the one or more processors, based on the signaling information, at least one of a broadcast component transmitted via the digital broadcast signal or a communication component transmitted via a communication other than the digital broadcast signal; and   output, by the one or more processors, the at least one of the broadcast component or the communication component.   
     
     
         9 . The reception method according to  claim 8 , wherein the information in the communication delivery information indicating that the communication delivery of the signaling information includes location information including a piece of a uniform resource locator (URL) corresponding to a signaling server. 
     
     
         10 . The reception method according to  claim 8 , comprising:
 determining, by the one or more processors, to acquire the signaling information transmitted via the communication other than the digital broadcast signal based on the service configuration information and capability of the reception apparatus.   
     
     
         11 . The reception method according to  claim 8 , wherein the acquiring, by the one or more processors, the broadcast component is based on the signaling information transmitted via the digital broadcast signal. 
     
     
         12 . The reception method according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 acquiring, by the one or more processors, the communication component based on the signaling information transmitted via the communication other than the digital broadcast signal.   
     
     
         13 . The reception method according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 receiving, by the one or more processors, input from a microphone.