Next, application examples of the image processing apparatus according to the present technology will be described below.
The tuner 902 extracts a signal in a desired channel from a broadcast signal received through the antenna 901, and demodulates the extracted signal. Then, the tuner 902 outputs a coded bit stream obtained by the demodulation to the demultiplexer 903. In other words, the tuner 902 serves the role as transmitting means in the television apparatus 900, for receiving a coded stream where images are coded.
The demultiplexer 903 separates a video stream and an audio stream of a program to be viewed from the coded hit stream, and outputs the separated streams to the decoder 904. Furthermore, the demultiplexer 903 extracts auxiliary data such as EPG (Electronic Program Guide) or the like from the coded bit stream, and supplies the extracted data to the controller 910. In addition, in case the coded bit stream is scrambled, the demultiplexer 903 may descramble the coded bit stream.