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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.

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First Claim