JP2006108724A - Program display apparatus and program display method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program display apparatus and a program display method capable of displaying a designated part of a program guide by easily designating a date and time desired by a user from whole information so as to make the handling by the user convenient. <P>SOLUTION: A date and time designation switching menu arranged with a plurality of unit designation regions 73 is displayed by dividing a plane for expressing a particular date and time range comprising a date axis and a time axis by units of date and a prescribed time. When a prescribed unit designation region 73 is selected on the date and time designation switching menu, an electronic program guide of a part corresponding to the date and time designated by the selected unit designation region 73 is displayed on a screen. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a program guide display device and a program guide display method suitable for use in, for example, a digital television broadcast receiver.

  As is well known, in recent years, digitization of television broadcasting has been promoted. For example, in Japan, not only satellite digital broadcasting such as BS (Broadcasting Satellite) digital broadcasting and 110-degree CS (Communication Satellite) digital broadcasting but also terrestrial digital broadcasting has been started.

  In a digital broadcast receiving apparatus that receives such digital television broadcasts, an electronic program guide is created based on EPG (Electronic Program Guide) information acquired from broadcast signals and displayed on a screen. Then, the user can select a desired program from the electronic program guide displayed on the video, and perform viewing or recording reservation.

  By the way, the EPG information includes information capable of creating an electronic program guide for about one week for each of a large number of broadcast channels. For this reason, in the digital broadcast receiving apparatus, all electronic program guides cannot be displayed simultaneously within a limited screen, so the electronic program guides are displayed on the screen while being partially switched. In this case, it is important how to devise so that it can be efficiently displayed in a form that is easy for the user to see.

  In Patent Document 1, the time axis direction of a program table composed of a channel number axis and a time axis is divided into predetermined time units, and the genre of the corresponding program is identified without displaying characters in each dividing frame. Techniques for coloring are disclosed.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for displaying program information in such a manner that each program can be identified by a color set for each genre over a wide time axis and a wide channel axis.

Further, in Patent Document 3, in the genre skip mode, a program other than a favorite genre program set in advance by the user is displayed in a light color and is not subject to cursor movement, so that the user can quickly find a program of the favorite genre. There is disclosed a technique that can make this possible.
JP 2001-1973390 A JP 2001-245233 A JP 2001-238145 A

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, so that it is possible to easily specify the date and time desired by the user in the whole and display the program guide for that part, so that the handling for the user is convenient. It is an object of the present invention to provide a program guide display device and a program guide display method.

  The program guide display device according to the present invention displays on the screen a portion corresponding to the specified date and time from an electronic program guide created based on the acquired program information; formed by a date axis and a time axis. A designated screen display means for displaying a date and time designation switching screen in which a plurality of unit designation areas are arranged by dividing a plane showing a specific date and time range by a date unit and a predetermined time unit; displayed by the designated screen display means Selection means for enabling selection of a predetermined unit designation area on the date designation switching screen; display control means for displaying on the screen a portion of the electronic program guide corresponding to the date designated in the unit designation area selected by the selection means; Is provided.

  The program guide display method according to the present invention is a method for displaying on a screen a portion corresponding to a specified date and time from an electronic program guide created based on acquired program information; A step of displaying a date and time designation switching screen in which a plurality of unit designation areas are arranged by dividing a formed surface showing a specific date and time range by a date unit and a predetermined time unit; A step of selecting a predetermined unit designation area; and a step of displaying on the screen a portion of the electronic program guide corresponding to the date and time designated in the selected unit designation area.

  According to the above-described invention, the date and time designation switching screen in which a plurality of unit designation areas are arranged by dividing a plane indicating a specific date and time range formed by the date axis and the time axis into date units and predetermined time units. The electronic program guide corresponding to the date and time designated in the unit designation area selected on the date and time designation switching screen is displayed on the screen. For this reason, it is possible to easily specify the date and time desired by the user in the whole and display the program guide for that part, and the handling for the user can be made convenient.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows an appearance of a digital television broadcast receiving apparatus 11 described in this embodiment and an example of a network system configured around the digital television broadcast receiving apparatus 11.

  That is, the digital television broadcast receiver 11 is mainly composed of a thin cabinet 12 and a support base 13 that supports the cabinet 12 upright. In the cabinet 12, for example, a flat panel video display 14 made of a liquid crystal display panel, a speaker 15, an operation unit 16, a light receiving unit 18 that receives operation information transmitted from the remote controller 17, and the like are installed. .

  In addition, a first memory card 19 such as an SD (Secure Digital) memory card, an MMC (Multimedia Card), and a memory stick can be attached to and detached from the digital television broadcast receiver 11. Information such as programs and photographs is recorded on and reproduced from the memory card 19.

  Further, for example, a second memory card (IC card) 20 in which contract information or the like is recorded can be attached to and detached from the digital television broadcast receiver 11, and information is stored in the second memory card 20. Recording / reproduction is performed.

  The digital television broadcast receiver 11 includes a first LAN (Local Area Network) terminal 21, a second LAN terminal 22, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal 23, and an i. A Link terminal 24 is provided.

  Among these, the first LAN terminal 21 is used as a LAN-compatible HDD dedicated port, and information is transferred to the LAN-compatible HDD 25 which is a NAS (Network Attached Storage) by Ethernet (registered trademark). Used for recording and playback.

  In this way, by providing the first LAN terminal 21 as a LAN-compatible HDD dedicated port, program information can be recorded on the HDD 25 with high-definition image quality without being affected by other network environments or network usage conditions. It can be performed stably.

  The second LAN terminal 22 is used as a general LAN-compatible port using Ethernet (registered trademark). For example, the LAN-compatible HDD 27, PC (Personal Computer) 28, It is used to connect equipment such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) recorder 29 with a built-in HDD and to transmit information to and from these equipment.

  As for the DVD recorder 29, since the digital information communicated via the second LAN terminal 22 is information only for the control system, analog video and audio information is exchanged with the digital television broadcast receiver 11. In order to transmit, it is necessary to provide a dedicated analog transmission line 30.

  Further, the second LAN terminal 22 is connected to a network 32 such as the Internet via a broadband router 31 connected to the hub 26, and transmits information to and from the PC 33, the mobile phone 34, etc. via the network 32. Used to do.

  The USB terminal 23 is used as a general USB compatible port. For example, a mobile phone 36, a digital camera 37, a card reader / writer 38 for a memory card, an HDD 39, a keyboard 40, etc. via a hub 35. USB devices are connected to each other and used for information transmission with these USB devices.

  Further, i. The Link terminal 24 is used to serially connect, for example, an AV-HDD 41, a D (Digital) -VHS (Video Home System) 42, etc., and perform information transmission with these devices.

  FIG. 2 shows a main signal processing system of the digital television broadcast receiver 11 described above. That is, the satellite digital television broadcast signal received by the BS / CS digital broadcast receiving antenna 43 is supplied to the satellite digital broadcast tuner 45 via the input terminal 44, so that the broadcast signal of the desired channel is obtained. To be selected.

  The broadcast signal selected by the tuner 45 is supplied to a PSK (Phase Shift Keying) demodulator 46, demodulated into a digital video signal and audio signal, and then output to a signal processing unit 47.

  The terrestrial digital television broadcast signal received by the terrestrial broadcast receiving antenna 48 is supplied to the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 50 via the input terminal 49, so that the broadcast signal of the desired channel is selected. Is done.

  The broadcast signal selected by the tuner 50 is supplied to an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) demodulator 51, demodulated into a digital video signal and audio signal, and then output to the signal processing unit 47. The

  The terrestrial analog television broadcast signal received by the terrestrial broadcast receiving antenna 48 is supplied to the terrestrial analog broadcast tuner 52 via the input terminal 49, so that the broadcast signal of the desired channel is selected. Bureau. The broadcast signal selected by the tuner 52 is supplied to the analog demodulator 53, demodulated into an analog video signal and audio signal, and then output to the signal processing unit 47.

  Here, the signal processing unit 47 selectively performs predetermined digital signal processing on the digital video signal and audio signal respectively supplied from the PSK demodulator 46 and the OFDM demodulator 51, and the graphic processing unit 54. And output to the audio processing unit 55.

  The signal processing unit 47 is connected to a plurality (four in the illustrated case) of input terminals 56a, 56b, 56c, and 56d. These input terminals 56 a to 56 d can input analog video signals and audio signals from the outside of the digital television broadcast receiver 11.

  The signal processing unit 47 selectively digitizes the analog video signal and audio signal supplied from the analog demodulator 53 and the input terminals 56a to 56d, respectively, and the digitized video signal and audio signal. Are subjected to predetermined digital signal processing and then output to the graphic processing unit 54 and the audio processing unit 55.

  Among these, the graphic processor 54 has a function of superimposing and outputting the OSD signal generated by the OSD (On Screen Display) signal generator 57 on the digital video signal supplied from the signal processor 47. The graphic processing unit 54 selectively outputs the output video signal of the signal processing unit 47 and the output OSD signal of the OSD signal generation unit 57, and combines both outputs so as to constitute half of the screen. Can be output.

  The digital video signal output from the graphic processing unit 54 is supplied to the video processing unit 58. The video processing unit 58 converts the input digital video signal into an analog video signal in a format that can be displayed on the video display 14, and then outputs the analog video signal to the video display 14 to display the video. It is derived to the outside through 59.

  The audio processing unit 55 converts the input digital audio signal into an analog audio signal in a format that can be reproduced by the speaker 15 and then outputs the analog audio signal to the speaker 15 to reproduce the audio. Through the outside.

  Here, in the digital television broadcast receiving apparatus 11, all the operations including the above-described various receiving operations are comprehensively controlled by the control unit 61. The control unit 61 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, receives operation information from the operation unit 16, or receives operation information sent from the remote controller 17 via the light receiving unit 18. Each part is controlled so that the operation content is reflected.

  In this case, the control unit 61 mainly includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) 62 that stores a control program executed by the CPU, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 63 that provides a work area for the CPU, and various setting information. And a nonvolatile memory 64 in which control information and the like are stored.

  The control unit 61 is connected to a card holder 66 in which the first memory card 19 can be mounted via a card I / F (Interface) 65. Accordingly, the control unit 61 can perform information transmission via the card I / F 65 and the first memory card 19 mounted on the card holder 66.

  Further, the control unit 61 is connected to a card holder 68 in which the second memory card 20 can be mounted via a card I / F 67. Thus, the control unit 61 can perform information transmission via the card I / F 67 with the second memory card 20 mounted in the card holder 68.

  The control unit 61 is connected to the first LAN terminal 21 via the communication I / F 69. Thus, the control unit 61 can perform information transmission via the communication I / F 69 with the LAN-compatible HDD 25 connected to the first LAN terminal 21. In this case, the control unit 61 has a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server function, and assigns and controls an IP (Internet Protocol) address to the LAN-compatible HDD 25 connected to the first LAN terminal 21.

  Further, the control unit 61 is connected to the second LAN terminal 22 via the communication I / F 70. Thereby, the control part 61 can perform information transmission via each communication apparatus 70 (refer FIG. 1) connected to the 2nd LAN terminal 22 via communication I / F70.

  The control unit 61 is connected to the USB terminal 23 via the USB I / F 71. Thereby, the control unit 61 can perform information transmission with each device (see FIG. 1) connected to the USB terminal 23 via the USB I / F 71.

  Further, the control unit 61 is configured to i. I. Via Link I / F 72 It is connected to the Link terminal 24. Thereby, the control part 61 is i. Each device (see FIG. 1) connected to the Link terminal 24; i. Information transmission can be performed via the Link I / F 72.

  FIG. 3 shows the appearance of the remote controller 17. The remote controller 17 mainly includes a power key 17a, an input switching key 17b, a direct channel selection key 17c for a satellite digital broadcast channel, a direct channel selection key 17d for a terrestrial broadcast channel, a quick key 17e, a cursor key 17f, and an enter key. 17g, program guide key 17h, page switching key 17i, face net (navigation) key 17j, back key 17k, end key 17l, blue, red, green, yellow color key 17m, channel up / down key 17n, volume adjustment key 17o Menu key 17p and the like are provided.

  FIG. 4 shows a flowchart for explaining the operation of the digital television broadcast receiver 11 for displaying the electronic program guide. This operation is started when the user operates the program guide key 17h of the remote controller 17 (step S4a).

  Then, the control part 61 produces an electronic program guide based on EPG information which is program information previously acquired via a broadcast signal, a network, etc. by step S4b, and displays the one part on the video display 14. FIG. The portion of the electronic program guide displayed on the video display 14 is determined based on the last conditions such as the channel and date / time displayed previously.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of an electronic program guide displayed on the video display 14. In this electronic program guide, six broadcast stations (channels) are arranged in the horizontal direction, and time frames for five hours are arranged in the vertical direction to display programs.

  The electronic program guide can be selectively scrolled in the vertical and horizontal directions by operating the cursor key 17f of the remote controller 17. Further, if the page switching key 17i of the remote controller 17 is operated, the electronic program guide for one screen can be selectively skipped in the vertical and horizontal directions. Furthermore, by using a date / time designation switching function, which will be described later, it is possible to jump to the portion of the program guide that includes the designated date and time and switch to the display of the program guide.

  Here, this electronic program guide has display columns A to F corresponding to six broadcasting stations (channels), and each of the display columns A to F includes channel number display areas A1 to F1 and a broadcasting station name, respectively. It consists of display areas A2 to F2 and program display areas A3 to F3.

  In this case, for example, as shown in the display columns D to F, when the same broadcasting station has a plurality of (three in the illustrated example) channel numbers, the three broadcasting station name display areas D2 to F2 are one. Used as a common broadcast station name display area.

  In addition, the same broadcast station broadcasts the same program with a plurality of channel numbers (three in the figure), so-called event sharing is performed, and three program display areas D3 to F3 are shared by one. Used as a program display area.

  Further, in this electronic program guide, a selected program display area G indicating the channel number, title, broadcast time, etc. of the program selected by the cursor key 17f of the remote controller 17 is provided below the six display fields A to F. Provided. In this case, the selected program “J2” is displayed in the display columns A to F in such a manner that the display area of the program is displayed in a different color from the display areas of the other programs. In FIG. It is expressed by

  Further, in this electronic program guide, five time regions N1 to N5 indicating time frames for every hour are provided on the left and right from the top to the bottom. FIG. 5 shows a state in which each of the time areas N1 to N5 corresponds to 9 am to 1 pm, respectively. When the current time is 10:00 am, the time areas N1 to N5 are switched to correspond to 10:00 am to 2 pm, respectively.

  When the controller 61 detects that the blue color key 17m of the remote controller 17 is operated in step S4c in the electronic program guide display state as described above, the date and time as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed in step S4d. A designation switching screen is displayed on the video display 14.

  This date / time specification switching screen specifies a date / time range by a date axis in which the dates for 8 days are arranged in the horizontal direction and a time axis in which the time for 24 hours is arranged in the vertical direction. is doing. In this date / time designation switching screen, 8 days × 24 hours = 192 unit designations are made by dividing the plane indicating the date / time range specified by the date into the date of one day and the time of one hour. A region 73 is formed.

  On this date / time designation switching screen, the cursor key 17f of the remote controller 17 is operated to select a predetermined unit designation area 73, and the enter key 17g is operated to set the date / time corresponding to the unit designation area 73. It is possible to do. In this case, the selected unit designation area 73 is displayed in a different color from the other areas, but is represented by hatching in FIG.

  Here, when the display state of the electronic program guide is switched to the date / time designation switching screen, the unit designation area 73 within the range from the current date / time to one week ahead can be selected on the date / time designation switching screen. Specifically, as in the electronic program guide shown in FIG. 5, when the current date and time is switched to the date and time designation switching screen at 9:13 am on Wednesday, October 14, the date and time designation switching screen is displayed. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the dates for eight days in the horizontal direction are 14th (Wednesday) to 21st (Wednesday), and the date and time within that range can be selected in units of unit designation area 73.

  However, the unit designation area 73 of the time zone that has already been in the past, that is, the range before 9 am on the 14th (Wed) in FIG. 6 and the time when the EPG information is not yet acquired and the electronic program guide is not created In the band unit designation area 73, that is, in the range after 9 am on the 21st (Wed) in FIG. 6, the unit designation area 73 is not selected even if the cursor key 17f of the remote controller 17 is operated. ing.

  In this case, the unit designation area 73 that can be selected and the unit designation area 73 that cannot be selected are displayed with different colors. In FIG. 6, the unit designation area 73 that cannot be selected is indicated by an oblique cross line. ing. At this time, the unit designation area 73 in the time zone that has already been in the past and the unit designation area 73 in the time zone in which the EPG information has not yet been acquired and the electronic program guide has not been created are displayed in different colors.

  When the control unit 61 detects that the cursor key 17f of the remote controller 17 is operated in step S4e in the display state of the date / time designation switching screen as described above, the control unit 61 operates the cursor key 17f in step S4f. Whether the selected unit designation area 73 is selectable is determined.

  If it is determined in step S4f that the unit designation area 73 can be selected (YES), the control unit 61 selects the unit designation area 73 in step S4g. If it is determined in step S4f that the unit designation area 73 cannot be selected (NO), the control unit 61 skips the unit designation area 73 that cannot be selected based on a preset rule in step S4h. To control.

  For example, in FIG. 6, in the state where the unit designation area 73 at 8:00 am on the 21st (Wed) is selected, an operation of selecting the unit designation area 73 at 9:00 am on the same day by the cursor key 17f is performed. If it is performed, since the unit designation area 73 after 9 am on the 21st (Wednesday) cannot be selected, the control unit 61 automatically selects, for example, 9 am on the 14th (Wednesday). Control is made so as to select the unit designation area 73 for the hour.

  Then, after step S4g or step S4h, when the control unit 61 detects that the determination key 17g of the remote controller 17 is operated in step S4i, the control unit 61 corresponds to the selected unit designation area 73 in step S4j. For the day, the electronic program guide is displayed on the video display 14 so that the time indicated in the unit designation area 73 and the currently selected channel are substantially at the center of the screen, and the process is terminated (step S4k). To do.

  The switching operation of the electronic program guide by specifying the date and time will be specifically described. That is, the electronic program guide shown in FIG. 5 corresponds to the time when the unit designation area 73 corresponding to 11:00 am on the 14th (Wed) is selected and set in the date designation switching screen shown in FIG. Yes.

  Therefore, when the electronic program guide shown in FIG. 5 is switched to the date / time designation switching screen, the user can see that the unit designation area 73 corresponding to 11:00 am on the 14th (Wed) is selected. As a result, the user can easily visually grasp the positioning of the entire electronic program guide displayed previously.

  In this state, it is assumed that the unit designation area 73 corresponding to 6:00 pm on the 14th (Wed) is selected by operating the cursor key 17f of the remote controller 17 on the date / time designation switching screen and set by the operation of the enter key 17g. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, on the 14th (Wednesday), the same channel (terrestrial digital broadcasting 141) is arranged in the substantially central part of the screen, and 6:00 pm is arranged in the almost central part of the screen. The electronic program guide is switched and displayed.

  On the date and time designation switching screen, if the unit designation area 73 corresponding to 11:00 am on the 19th (Monday) is selected by operating the cursor key 17f of the remote controller 17, and set by the operation of the enter key 17g, As shown in FIG. 8, on the 19th (Monday), the same channel (digital terrestrial broadcasting 141) is arranged in the substantially central portion of the screen, and 11:00 am is arranged in the almost central portion of the screen. The table is switched and displayed.

  As a result, the user can easily designate the desired date and time in the whole and display the electronic program guide of the portion corresponding to the date and time.

  Also, the digital television broadcast receiver 11 automatically searches for programs corresponding to the search conditions from the time of input to one week ahead when the user inputs search conditions such as a genre and a keyword. Is possible.

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 9, if the unit designation area 73 of the time zone in which the program corresponding to the search condition exists is color-coded on the date / time designation switching screen (indicated by vertical stripes in FIG. 9), the user can This is convenient when switching the electronic program guide.

  Further, if the unit designation area 73 of the time slot reserved for the program is color-coded (indicated by a mark M in FIG. 9) on the date / time designation switching screen, it is convenient for the user to switch the electronic program guide.

  Various rules can be considered when selecting the unit designation area 73 by operating the cursor key 17f of the remote controller 17 on the date designation switching screen. For example, in FIG. 6, when the unit designation area 73 corresponding to 11:00 p.m. on the 14th (Wed) in FIG. 6 is selected and the cursor key 17f is operated to select the downward direction, the 15th ( The unit designation area 73 corresponding to midnight of (Thursday) can be selected.

  Further, for example, when the unit designation area 73 corresponding to 3:00 pm on the 20th (Tuesday) in FIG. 6 is selected and the cursor key 17f is operated so as to select the right direction, 14 is automatically selected. It is possible to select the unit designation area 73 corresponding to 4 pm on the day (Thursday).

  In the above-described embodiment, each unit designation area 73 is selected individually (in units of one hour) from the date / time designation switching screen, but for example, 5 consecutive in the vertical direction on the date / time designation switching screen. It is also possible to select one unit designation area 73 units (5 hour units).

  In this case, the user can select whether to select each unit designation area 73 individually or to select a plurality of unit designation areas 73 by, for example, displaying an area selection screen as shown in FIG. It is possible.

  Further, when selecting in units of a plurality of unit designation areas 73, if the cursor key 17f is used to select upward or downward, for example, in FIG. 6, a portion that protrudes above or below midnight is displayed. Will occur. In such a case, the protruding portion is invalid and is not used for selection of the unit designation area 73.

  Here, on the date / time designation switching screen shown in FIG. 6, if the plurality of unit designation areas 73 are selectively color-coded according to the date or time zone, it is easier for the user to see and convenient to handle. it can.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 11, one day is divided into four time zones of 0:00 am to 6:00 am, 6 am to 12 pm, 12 pm to 6 pm, and 6 pm to midnight. The unit designation area 73 can be displayed in different colors for each time period.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 12, the color of the unit designation area 73 corresponding to a specific date (for example, Sunday) can be displayed differently from the color of the unit designation area 73 corresponding to another date.

  Further, regarding the color coding of the date and time designation switching screen, the character portion displaying the time and date is color-coded, or when the electronic program guide shown in FIG. 5 is color-coded, the color coding associated therewith is performed. Is also good.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by variously modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above-described embodiments. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements according to different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

The figure showing an embodiment of this invention, and is a figure shown in order to explain roughly an example of a digital television broadcast receiving device and a network system constituted centering on it. The block block diagram shown in order to demonstrate the main signal processing systems of the digital television broadcast receiver in the embodiment. The external view shown in order to demonstrate the remote controller of the digital television broadcast receiver in the embodiment. The flowchart shown in order to demonstrate the operation | movement which the digital television broadcast receiver in the embodiment displays an electronic program guide. The figure shown in order to demonstrate an example of the electronic program guide displayed with the digital television broadcast receiver in the embodiment. The figure shown in order to demonstrate an example of the date designation switching screen displayed with the digital television broadcast receiver in the embodiment. The figure shown in order to demonstrate an example of the electronic program guide switched based on the date specification switching screen in the embodiment. The figure shown in order to demonstrate the other example of the electronic program guide switched based on the date specification switching screen in the embodiment. The figure shown in order to demonstrate the other example of the date designation switching screen displayed with the digital television broadcast receiver in the embodiment. The figure shown in order to demonstrate an example of the area | region selection screen displayed with the digital television broadcast receiver in the embodiment. The figure shown in order to demonstrate an example which color-coded the date specification switching screen displayed with the digital television broadcast receiver in the embodiment. The figure shown in order to demonstrate the other example which color-coded the date specification switching screen displayed with the digital television broadcast receiver in the embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Digital television broadcast receiver, 12 ... Cabinet, 13 ... Support stand, 14 ... Video display, 15 ... Speaker, 16 ... Operation part, 17 ... Remote controller, 18 ... Light receiving part, 19 ... 1st memory card 20 ... second memory card, 21 ... first LAN terminal, 22 ... second LAN terminal, 23 ... USB terminal, 24 ... i. Link terminal, 25 ... HDD, 26 ... hub, 27 ... HDD, 28 ... PC, 29 ... DVD recorder, 30 ... analog transmission line, 31 ... broadband router, 32 ... network, 33 ... PC, 34 ... mobile phone, 35 ... Hub, 36 ... mobile phone, 37 ... digital camera, 38 ... card reader / writer, 39 ... HDD, 40 ... keyboard, 41 ... AV-HDD, 42 ... D-VHS, 43 ... antenna, 44 ... input terminal, 45 ... Tuner 46 ... PSK demodulator 47 ... Signal processor 48 ... Antenna 49 ... Input terminal 50 ... Tuner 51 ... OFDM demodulator 52 ... Tuner 53 ... Analog demodulator 54 ... Graphic processor 55 ... audio processing unit, 56a to 56d ... input terminal, 57 ... OSD signal generation unit, 58 ... video processing unit, 59 ... output terminal, 60 ... output terminal, 61 ... Control unit, 62 ... ROM, 63 ... RAM, 64 ... Non-volatile memory, 65 ... Card I / F, 66 ... Card holder, 67 ... Card I / F, 68 ... Card holder, 69 ... Communication I / F, 70 ... Communication I / F, 71 ... USB I / F, 72 ... i. Link I / F 73: Unit designation area.

Claims (12)

A program guide display device for displaying on a screen a portion corresponding to a specified date and time from an electronic program guide created based on acquired program information,
A designation screen display means for displaying a date and time designation switching screen in which a plurality of unit designation areas are arranged by dividing a plane indicating a specific date and time range formed by a date axis and a time axis by a date unit and a predetermined time unit; ,
A selection unit that allows a predetermined unit designation region to be selected on the date / time designation switching screen displayed by the designation screen display unit;
A program guide display device comprising: display control means for displaying on a screen the portion of the electronic program guide corresponding to the date and time designated in the unit designation area selected by the selection means.   The said selection means controls the unit designation | designated area | region corresponding to the date which became past from the present among the date designation switching screens displayed by the said designation screen display means to be unselectable. Program guide display device.   The selection means controls to disable selection of a unit designation area corresponding to a date and time when the program information is not acquired from a date and time designation switching screen displayed by the designation screen display means. The program guide display device described.   2. The program guide display device according to claim 1, wherein the selection means is capable of selecting a unit designation area of the date / time designation switching screen displayed by the designation screen display means in a plurality of unit designation areas.   2. The program guide display device according to claim 1, wherein the designation screen display means displays the unit designation area of the date and time when the program corresponding to the set search condition exists, distinguishing it from other unit designation areas. .   2. The program guide display device according to claim 1, wherein the designation screen display means displays a unit designation area of a date and time when a reserved program exists separately from other unit designation areas.   2. The program guide display device according to claim 1, wherein the designation screen display means displays the unit designation area corresponding to the date and time past from the present while distinguishing it from other unit designation areas.   2. The program guide display device according to claim 1, wherein the designation screen display means displays a unit designation area corresponding to a date and time when the program information is not acquired separately from other unit designation areas.   2. The program guide display device according to claim 1, wherein the designation screen display means selectively colors the plurality of unit designation areas according to a date or a time zone.   The designation screen display means divides the date / time designation switching screen into a plurality of time zones along the time axis, and displays the unit designation region with a different color for each time zone. 9. The program guide display device according to 9.   10. The program guide according to claim 9, wherein the designation screen display means displays the color of the unit designation area corresponding to a specific date by changing the color of the unit designation area corresponding to another date. Display device. A program guide display method for displaying a screen corresponding to a specified date and time from an electronic program guide created based on acquired program information,
Displaying a date and time designation switching screen in which a plurality of unit designation areas are arranged by dividing a plane indicating a specific date and time range formed by a date axis and a time axis by a date unit and a predetermined time unit;
Selecting a predetermined unit designation area on the displayed date designation switching screen;
And displaying the portion of the electronic program guide corresponding to the date and time designated in the selected unit designation area on the screen.

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