TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

The present technology relates to a transmission unit, a transmission method, a reception unit, a reception method, and a program that make it possible to easily switch delay time.The transmission unit transmits, by wireless communication, data control information for controlling a usage of data in the reception unit receiving data transmitted by wireless communication, delay control information indicating a delay mode regarding delay time when the data is processed in the reception unit, and data. The reception unit receives the data transmitted by the wireless communication, the data control information, and the delay control information, controls the usage of the data in accordance with the data control information and the delay control information, and outputs data with the usage being controlled. The technology is applicable to, for example, a wireless communication system, etc. where transmission and reception of acoustics are performed by wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).