A digital broadcast receiving apparatus that can transmit and receive data
to and from a bidirectional server in either of a form of communication
via a telephone line and a form of communication via the Internet. The
digital broadcast receiving apparatus having a network interface for
performing data transmission and reception via the Internet and a modem
includes reading means for reading an IP address of a bidirectional
server for the Internet from a transport stream; and decoding means for
detecting a method describing a BASIC procedure and decoding a data
processing content related to transmitting and receiving operation;
wherein data transmission and reception is performed via the network
interface using an IP packet on the basis of the decoded data processing
content.
