JP2015119254A - Broadcast receiver and display control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a mistake and labor in reservation registration.SOLUTION: A broadcast receiver capable of receiving the reservation registration of the video-recording or viewing of a program includes: a channel input determination section for determining whether a channel input to designate one channel has been continuously received for a predetermined second or more; a time reception section for receiving a time input when the continuous reception of the channel input for the predetermined second or more is determined; a display control section for allowing a predetermined display section to display a program information screen describing the information of only the program being the program of the channel on the channel input and including the input time in the broadcast time period; and a reservation reception section for receiving the reservation registration with respect to the program whose information is included in the screen displayed by the display control section.

Description

  The present invention relates to a broadcast receiving apparatus and a display control apparatus.

Broadcast receiving apparatuses such as TVs and recorders that can accept reservations for recording or viewing TV programs are known. When the user performs reservation registration of a program, the user mainly executes the following first method or second method.
First method: The user operates a remote control (remote control) device or the like to display an electronic program guide on the TV screen on the broadcast receiving device, and visually searches and searches for a desired program while scrolling the program guide. Make a reservation registration for the program.
Second method: A user operates a remote control device or the like to cause a broadcast receiving device to display a screen for recording reservation on a television screen, such as “broadcast date”, “start time”, “end time”, and “channel”. Make a recording reservation by entering each information.

The first step of receiving program information including channel identification information indicating a channel number, program identification information indicating a program title, program broadcast date information, and program broadcast start time information, and the vertical and horizontal axes of the screen A program comprising: a third step of displaying a list of program titles of the channel numbers based on the information received in the first step, with one of the axes as a date parameter and the other axis as a time parameter An information output method is known (see Patent Document 1).
There is also known a television receiver that displays a program guide on a time axis and a date axis for a program of one channel (see Patent Document 2).

JP 2000-354210 A Patent No. 4091443

  In the first method, it takes time for the user to visually search for a desired program from the program guide, and there is a problem that the desired program is easily overlooked (it is difficult to find). In the second method, there are many items to be input by the user, and if input is made by mistake, recording is executed based on the information input by mistake. In particular, the program cannot be recorded from the beginning unless the start time of the program is accurately input, but the user may not accurately recognize the start time of the program. In each of the above documents, there is room for improvement in terms of how easily and accurately a user can find a desired program.

  The present invention has been made to solve at least one of the above-described problems, and provides a broadcast receiving apparatus and a display control apparatus that can find a desired program more easily and accurately.

  One aspect of the present invention is a broadcast receiving apparatus capable of accepting program recording or viewing reservation registration, and a channel for determining whether or not a channel input designating one channel is continuously accepted for a predetermined time or more. An input determination unit; a time reception unit that receives time input when it is determined that the channel input has been continuously received for a predetermined time or more; and a program of a channel related to the channel input and the input time A display control unit that displays information on only the program included in the broadcast time zone on a predetermined display unit, and the reservation registration for the program whose information is included in the screen displayed by the display control unit is accepted. A reservation reception unit.

  According to this configuration, when the user continues channel input for designating a desired channel for a predetermined time or more, the time reception unit further receives time input from the user. Then, the display control unit causes a predetermined display unit to display a program information screen on which only the program that is the channel related to the channel input and includes the input time in the broadcast time zone. Therefore, the user confirms only the program specified by inputting the channel of the desired program and any time included in the broadcast time zone of the desired program via the program information screen, and the program information screen It is possible to make a reservation registration of the program on That is, it is easier for the user to search for a desired program on the screen as compared with the first method, and the input method is not as accurate as the second method (program start time). It is easy to find a desired program even if the memory is ambiguous).

In one aspect of the present invention, the display control unit is a program of a channel related to the channel input, and the program information describing information of a program for several days including the input time in a broadcast time zone. A screen may be displayed.
According to this configuration, even if the broadcast date of the desired program is not known, the user can input the desired program via the program information screen by inputting a channel and any time included in the broadcast time zone. Can be confirmed.

One aspect of the present invention is that, when the time receiving unit receives an input of a date together with the input of the time, the display control unit displays information on the program on the date included in the program information screen. Light display may be performed.
If the user inputs the date together with the time, the broadcast date of the program desired by the user is likely to be that date. Therefore, by highlighting as in the configuration, it is possible to reliably notify the user of the existence of a program that is highly likely to be desired by the user.

One aspect of the present invention is that, when the display control unit receives a time zone switching instruction in a state where the program information screen is displayed, the display control unit is a program of a channel related to the channel input, and the input The display may be switched to a screen on which information of the program before or after the program including the broadcast time is included.
According to this configuration, even when the user once mistakenly inputs a time that belongs to the broadcast time zone of the desired program and the program information screen is displayed, the user can respond to the time zone switching instruction according to the time zone switching instruction. Information on a desired program can be presented.

In one aspect of the present invention, when the display control unit receives a channel switching instruction in a state where the program information screen is displayed, the display control unit is a program of the switching destination channel and the input is performed. The display may be switched to a screen on which information of only programs including the time in the broadcast time zone is recorded.
According to this configuration, even when the user inputs a wrong channel of a desired program once and the program information screen is displayed, the user's desired program information is displayed in response to a channel switching instruction. Can be presented.

One aspect of the present invention is that the display control unit includes the input time and an end time of a program of the channel related to the channel input that includes the input time in a broadcast time zone. If the difference is within a predetermined time, the program information screen may be displayed with the information of the program as a specific display mode.
According to this configuration, it is possible to guide the user to check a program that is broadcast after a program that includes the input time in the broadcast time period, according to the specific display mode.

  The technical idea of the present invention may be realized by an object or method different from the broadcast receiving apparatus described above. For example, a display control apparatus that displays program information on a predetermined display unit, a channel input determination unit that determines whether channel input designating one channel has been continuously received for a predetermined period of time or more, and the channel input The time receiving unit that receives the input of the time and the program of the channel related to the channel input and including the input time in the broadcast time zone It is possible to grasp a configuration including a display control unit that displays a program information screen on which information is written on the display unit.

  Further, a method having processing steps executed by the broadcast receiving device and the display control device described above, a program for causing a hardware resource (computer) to execute the method, and a computer-readable recording medium storing the program, It can be understood as an invention.

It is a block diagram which shows the outline of an apparatus structure. It is a figure which shows each function which a control part implement | achieves. It is a flowchart which shows a reservation registration process. It is a figure which illustrates an input screen. It is a figure which illustrates a program information screen. It is a figure which shows the other example of a program information screen. It is a figure which illustrates switching of the program information screen when a time slot | zone is switched. It is a figure which illustrates switching of the program information screen when a channel is switched. It is a figure which illustrates the program information screen containing a specific display mode.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in the following order.
1. Outline of the apparatus First embodiment Second Embodiment 4. 3. Third embodiment Fourth embodiment Fifth embodiment

1. Outline of Apparatus FIG. 1 illustrates an outline of an apparatus configuration according to the present embodiment. The broadcast receiving device 10 is a device that can receive television broadcast signals broadcast on channels such as terrestrial, BS, and CS, and can accept reservations for recording and viewing of television programs. Specific examples of the broadcast receiving apparatus 10 include a recorder having a recording function and a television (television). In the example of FIG. 1, the broadcast receiving apparatus 10 is a recorder that does not include the display 30 as a display unit. The display 30 is a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an organic EL display, or the like. However, when the broadcast receiving apparatus 10 is a television, for example, the broadcast receiving apparatus 10 is configured to include the display 30 integrally.

  The broadcast receiving device 10 may be any device that has a broadcast receiving function and can execute each embodiment described below. Therefore, the broadcast receiving apparatus 10 may be a composite recorder having a performance of a game machine or the like, a desktop or laptop personal computer (PC), a portable terminal, or the like. The broadcast receiving apparatus 10 can also be referred to as a display control apparatus 10 in that it controls display on the display 30 that exists outside or is integrally provided inside.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus 10 includes a tuner 11, a decoder 12, a control unit 13, an output interface (I / F) 14, a remote control I / F 15, an operation unit 16, a storage device 17, and the like. The control unit 13 includes a CPU 13a, a memory 13b, and the like, and is configured as an IC (Integrated Circuit) for controlling the entire broadcast receiving apparatus 10. In the control unit 13, various control processes (for example, a reservation registration process described later) are realized by the CPU 13a executing processes according to a program stored in the memory 13b.

  The tuner 11 receives a broadcast signal via the antenna 11 a and the like under the control of the control unit 13, and extracts, amplifies, etc. the signal applied to the designated channel and outputs it to the decoder 12. The decoder 12 decodes the signal from the tuner 11 and extracts a video signal and an audio signal. Such video signals and audio signals are output to the display 30 (or a speaker (not shown)) via the output I / F 14. As a result, the user can view a television program of a desired channel via the display 30.

  Further, the broadcast receiving apparatus 10 can store (record) a television program included in the received broadcast signal in a storage device 17 configured by a hard disk drive or a semiconductor memory. The television program recorded in the storage device 17 is a moving image file compressed and encoded according to a predetermined standard such as MPEG-2 (Moving Picture Expert Group-2). In the broadcast receiving device 10, when receiving an instruction to reproduce the television program recorded in the storage device 17, the decorator 12 decodes the moving image file as the television program recorded in the storage device 17, and the reproduced signal ( A video signal or an audio signal) is output to the display 30 (or a speaker (not shown)) via the output I / F 14.

  The user can instruct the broadcast receiving apparatus 10 to switch the channel or volume, register the reservation, and the like by arbitrarily operating the remote control device 20 and the operation unit 16. The control unit 13 receives the instruction from the user via the remote control I / F 15 or the operation unit 16. The operation unit 16 is typically a physical button or key provided at a predetermined position of the broadcast receiving device 10, but may be any mechanism that can accept an operation by a user, such as a touch panel, a touch pad, A mouse, a keyboard, etc. may also be applicable.

  In addition to the elements shown in the figure, the broadcast receiving apparatus 10 has elements normally included in each of the products described above as specific examples of the broadcast receiving apparatus 10, such as a disk drive for reading / writing on an optical disk or the like. obtain. When the broadcast receiving device 10 and the display 30 are separate products, the connection mode between the broadcast receiving device 10 and the display 30 is not limited to wired / wireless, and a network such as a LAN (local area network). It may be connected via

FIG. 2 shows each function realized by the control unit 13 performing processing according to the program. The control unit 13 includes a channel input determination unit F1, a time reception unit F2, a display control unit F3, a reservation reception unit F4, and the like. Each of these functions will be described later.
Taking such a configuration as an example, a plurality of embodiments will be described below.

2. First Embodiment FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing reservation registration processing according to the present embodiment. As a premise for starting the reservation registration process, the broadcast receiving apparatus 10 is in an operating state with the main power turned on.
In step S100, the channel input determination unit F1 determines whether or not channel input designating one channel has been continuously received for a predetermined time or more. Specifically, the channel input lasting for a predetermined time or more is “long press” on any of the channel buttons CB (FIG. 1) provided in the remote controller 20 or the like. That is, a user who wants to make a recording reservation or viewing reservation for a desired program presses and holds the channel button CB corresponding to the number of the channel on which the program is broadcast. When the channel input determination unit F1 detects that a certain channel button CB is pressed, the channel input determination unit F1 monitors whether or not the detection state is maintained for a predetermined second (for example, 1 second or 2 seconds), and maintains the predetermined second or more. If it has been determined, it is determined that there is a long press ("Yes" in step S100), and the process proceeds to step S110.

  What the user “presses and holds” is not limited to the channel button CB provided in the remote control device 20. The operation unit 16 includes buttons, keys, a touch panel, and the like that are equivalent to the channel button CB, and the channel input determination unit F1 also specifies a channel when the user continuously operates them for a predetermined time or more. It is determined that the input has been continuously received for a predetermined period of time (that is, the user has been long-pressed).

  In step S110, the channel input determination unit F1 determines whether or not the channel (hereinafter, designated channel) indicated by the channel input received in step S100 is a channel in which a broadcast signal exists. If the broadcast signal exists, that is, if the channel is set as a channel for receiving the broadcast signal (“Yes” in step S110), the process proceeds to step S120. In addition, when it determines with "No" by step S100 or step S110, it returns to determination of step S100.

In step S120, the time reception unit F2 displays an input screen for receiving an input of time and the like on the display 30, and receives an input of time and the like from the user.
4A and 4B illustrate the input screen 41 displayed in step S120, respectively. The input screen 41 is displayed as OSD (On-Screen Display). For example, when an input (long press) of a channel number “3” indicating a broadcasting station “XXX TV” is accepted in step S100, the channel number and the broadcasting station name are displayed in the input screen 41. Along with the display, a message such as “Please input the date and time when the program to be reserved is broadcasted” is displayed.

  The user inputs a 4-digit or 6-digit number by operating the remote control device 20 or the operation unit 16 while looking at such an input screen 41. A 4-digit input means designation of hour and minute (designation of time), and a six-digit entry means designation of day, hour and minute (designation of date and time). For example, the user inputs a four-digit number 1535 based on the memory that a desired program to be reserved is broadcast at 15:35. Then, a time of 15:35 is displayed in the input screen 41 as shown in FIG. 4A. Alternatively, the user inputs a six-digit number of 22535 based on the memory that the desired program to be reserved is broadcast at 15:35 on the 22nd of the current month. Then, as shown in FIG. 4B, a time of 15:35 on the 22nd is displayed in the input screen 41. It is up to the user to enter 4 digits or 6 digits. In other words, if you don't know the broadcast date of the program you want to reserve, enter 4 digits to specify only the hour and minute, and if you recognize up to the broadcast date of the program you want to reserve, enter 6 digits to set the date, hour, and minute. specify. In FIGS. 4A and 4B, the input screen 41 is in a display mode (display mode in which 6-digit numbers can be input) having date, hour, and minute input fields in a state before receiving input from the user. However, it may be a display mode in which a 4-digit number can be input without using the day input field and only the hour and minute input fields. With such a display mode, the user can input a 4-digit number without wondering whether to input 6 digits or 4 digits.

  In step S130, the time reception unit F2 determines whether or not the input value such as the time received in step S120 is correct. If it is correct, the process proceeds to step S140. For example, if a number that cannot be used as a date / time, such as 2987 (29:87) or 351113 (35:11:13), is entered, it is determined that the input value is not correct, and the user is prompted to reset the time. The process returns to step S120 while prompting input by OSD display or the like. In addition, when a past date and time is input (for example, when the current date is 10:30 on 20th and 191230 (12:30 on 19th) is input), it is determined that the input value is not correct. .

  In step S140, the display control unit F3 determines whether or not the broadcast receiving apparatus 10 holds information on a program broadcast on the designated channel and having a date (hereinafter, designated date) input in step S120. To determine. The program information is electronic program guide data by EPG (Electronic Program Guide). The broadcast receiving apparatus 10 stores EPG data included in the received broadcast signal regularly or irregularly in a predetermined storage area (for example, the memory 13b) in the own apparatus. The EPG data includes an electronic program guide for several days (for example, eight days). For this reason, the display control unit F3 determines “Yes” when the electronic program guide currently stored in the broadcast receiving apparatus 10 includes information on the program on the specified date, and proceeds to step S150. On the other hand, the display control unit F3 determines “No” when the electronic program guide currently stored in the broadcast receiving apparatus 10 does not include information on the program on the specified date, and re-sends the time and the like to the user. The process returns to step S120 while prompting input by OSD display or the like. If a 4-digit number is input in step S120, that is, if there is no specified date, “Yes” is determined in step S140 for convenience.

  In step S150, the display control unit F3 only programs that are broadcast on the designated channel and include the time (hereinafter, designated time) input in step S120 in the broadcast time zone (hereinafter, time-appropriate program). A program information screen describing the information is displayed on the display 30. That is, the display control unit F3 generates a program information screen by editing the data of the electronic program guide currently stored in the broadcast receiving device 10 and displays the program information screen on the display 30.

  FIG. 5 illustrates the program information screen 42 displayed in step S150. The program information screen 42 is OSD displayed. For example, when an input (long press) of a channel number “3” indicating a broadcasting station “XXX TV” is accepted in step S100, such a channel number or broadcasting station name is displayed in the program information screen 42. A message such as “Select the program you want to reserve with the [↑] [↓] buttons and press the [Recording] button” is displayed. Along with the message, a program table listing information on only the program corresponding to the time (for example, broadcast date, broadcast start to end time, program name) for several days is displayed. Such a program guide may be called a program information screen 42.

  For example, as described above, when the input of the 4-digit number 1535 is accepted in step S120, only the program corresponding to the time including the designated time of 15:35 in the broadcast time zone (broadcast start to end time) is displayed. , Several days (in the example of FIG. 5, 8 days from December 20 to 27, 2013) are displayed on the program information screen 42. As described above, when the input of the six-digit number 221535 is accepted in step S120, the display control unit F3 displays the column corresponding to the specified date (the column of the 22nd day) in the program information screen 42. As shown in FIG. 5, highlighting is performed.

  Such highlighting makes it possible to make the information of programs on a specified date, that is, programs that are highly likely to be reserved by the user, stand out. When the input of the four-digit number not specifying the date is accepted in step S120, the display control unit F3 displays the column for the youngest date in the program information screen 42 (in the example of FIG. The column of December 20) may be highlighted. The highlight display also shows the selection state of the program at that time.

  In step S160, the reservation receiving unit F4 receives reservation registration for a program whose information is included in the program information screen 42. That is, the user arbitrarily selects a program to be reserved by operating the remote control device 20 or the operation unit 16 while viewing the program information screen 42. At this time, by pressing the upper button UB or the lower button DB (FIG. 1) provided on the remote control device 20 or the like, the highlighted program (selected state) can be changed in the program information screen 42. it can. In addition, when a certain program is selected in the program information screen 42 and a recording button provided on the remote control device 20 or the like is pressed, a recording reservation for the program can be registered. Similarly, when a certain program is selected in the program information screen 42 and a viewing button provided on the remote control device 20 or the like is pressed, a viewing reservation for that program can be registered. The reservation receiving unit F4 receives registration of a reservation according to such a user operation. Thus, the flowchart of FIG. 3 ends.

  After receiving the reservation registration as described above, the broadcast receiving apparatus 10 then starts recording or viewing the program (output of the program on the display 30) at the broadcast start time of the program related to the reservation. In the present embodiment, when the input of the six-digit number including the date specification is accepted in step S120, only the column corresponding to the specified date is received in step 150 (in the example of FIG. 5, December 2013). 22 only) is displayed on the program information screen 42.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the channel input determination unit F1 recognizes the long press of the channel button CB corresponding to a certain channel, the time reception unit F2 displays the input screen 41 on the display 30. , Accepts input of time, etc. (hour and minute or day, hour and minute) from the user. Then, the display control unit F3 records information only about the program of the long-pressed channel (designated channel) and including the inputted time (designated time) in the broadcast time zone (program corresponding to the time). The generated program information screen 42 is generated and displayed on the display 30. That is, the user can view the program information screen 42 narrowed down to the necessary information with very easy and few operations such as long pressing the desired channel button CB and inputting the time, etc. It is easy to find the program. Therefore, the efficiency of reservation registration is improved. Also, the user can easily find such a program even if the memory about the start time and end time of the desired program is ambiguous. In other words, the user can find the program by inputting the time based on the ambiguous memory such as what time and what is being broadcast without knowing the exact disclosure time etc. it can.

3. Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment will be described. The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the configuration of the program information screen displayed in step S150, but the other points are the same as in the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 illustrates the program information screen 43 displayed in step S150. The program information screen 43 is OSD displayed. For example, when an input (long press) of a channel number “3” indicating a broadcasting station “XX TV” is accepted in step S100, such a channel number or broadcasting station name is displayed in the program information screen 43. Is displayed in a tabular format with one axis (horizontal axis) as the date and the other axis (vertical axis) as the time zone.

  For example, as described above, when the input of the four-digit number 1535 is accepted in step S120, several days and hours are included so that a program including the specified time of 15:35 in the broadcast time zone is included. Information of each program is displayed as a program information screen 43. As described above, when the input of the six-digit number 221535 is accepted in step S120, the display control unit F3 displays the program corresponding to the broadcast time on the date and time specified by the six-digit number (FIG. 6). In the example of FIG. 6, the program broadcast from 15:30 to 16:00 on the 22nd) is highlighted as shown in FIG. Such highlighting makes it possible to make the information of programs on a specified date, that is, programs that are highly likely to be reserved by the user, stand out. When the input of the four-digit number not specifying the date is accepted in step S120, the display control unit F3 selects a program that includes the specified time in the broadcast time zone on the youngest date in the program information screen 43. It may be highlighted. The highlight display also shows the selection state of the program at that time, as in the first embodiment.

  In step S160, the reservation receiving unit F4 receives reservation registration for a program whose information is included in the program information screen 43. That is, the user arbitrarily selects a program to be reserved by operating the remote control device 20 or the operation unit 16 while viewing the program information screen 43. At this time, the program information that is highlighted (selected state) by pressing the upper button UB, the lower button DB, the right button RB, or the left button LB (FIG. 1) provided on the remote controller 20 or the like is displayed as program information. It can be changed in the screen 43. In addition, when a certain program is selected in the program information screen 43 and a recording button provided on the remote control device 20 or the like is pressed, a recording reservation for the program can be registered. Similarly, when a certain program is selected in the program information screen 43 and a viewing button provided on the remote control device 20 or the like is pressed, a viewing reservation for that program can be registered. The reservation receiving unit F4 receives registration of a reservation according to such a user operation.

4). Third Embodiment When the display control unit F3 accepts a time zone switching instruction in a state where the program information screen 42 (FIG. 5) is displayed on the display 30, the display control unit F3 is a program of a designated channel and sets a designated time. The display of the display 30 may be switched to a screen on which information on programs before or after the time period is recorded with respect to the program included in the broadcast time period. That is, with the program information screen 42 displayed in step S150, for example, the user presses the right button RB or the left button LB provided on the remote control device 20 or the like. Then, the screen is switched to a screen on which information of programs on the same channel, with the time zone before or after the time corresponding program highlighted up until now, is displayed. Such screen switching is performed with reference to the data of the electronic program guide.

  As illustrated in FIG. 7, when a certain program in the program information screen 42 is in a selected state (highlighted display) in step S150, the display control unit F3 displays a left button that is a kind of time zone switching instruction. When the operation of the LB is detected, a program information screen 42a describing the information of the program of the same channel in the time zone immediately before the selected program is generated, and the display is switched to the display of the program information screen 42a. Further, when the display control unit F3 detects an operation of the right button RB, which is a kind of time zone switching instruction, the display control unit F3 records the information of the program of the same channel in the time zone immediately after the selected program. The program information screen 42b is generated, and the display is switched to the display of the program information screen 42b. According to this configuration, the user is ambiguous in the storage of the time zone in which the program to be reserved is broadcast, and inputs a time that does not belong to the time zone in which the program to be reserved is broadcast (step S120). Even if it is displayed, a desired program can be easily found by an easy operation of a time zone switching instruction.

5. Fourth Embodiment When the display control unit F3 receives a channel switching instruction while the program information screen 42 (FIG. 5) is displayed, the display control unit F3 broadcasts a specified time for a program of the channel of the switching destination. The display of the display 30 may be switched to a screen on which information on only programs included in the time zone is recorded. That is, in a state where the program information screen 42 is displayed in step S150, for example, the user presses a channel button CB provided on the remote control device 20 or the like, which is different from the designated channel so far.

  Then, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the display control unit F <b> 3 displays the program of the switching destination channel (for example, a 5-channel “TV XXX” broadcasting station) from the program information screen 42 that has been displayed so far. The display is switched to the program information screen 44 on which information is written. Such screen switching is performed with reference to the data of the electronic program guide. For example, when the input of the 4-digit number 1535 is accepted in step S120 as described above, the program information screen 44 also displays only programs that include the designated time of 15:35 in the broadcast time zone (several days). Minute or day).

  According to the configuration, the user is ambiguous in the storage of the channel on which the program to be reserved is broadcast, and long presses the channel button CB of a channel different from the channel on which the program to be reserved is broadcast (step S100). Even when the screens of FIGS. 4 and 5 are displayed, a desired program can be easily found by an easy operation of a channel switching instruction. Of course, similarly to the case where the program information screen 43 (FIG. 6) is displayed in step S150, the display control unit F3 also receives a channel switching instruction, and when it receives a channel switching instruction, the program information screen related to the program of the switching destination channel. Can be displayed. The configuration for performing the third embodiment (time zone switching) and the fourth embodiment (channel switching) is also within the scope of the present invention.

6). Fifth Embodiment When the difference between the specified time and the end time of the program (time-appropriate program) of the specified channel that includes the specified time in the broadcast time zone is within a predetermined time, the display control unit F3 May display on the display 30 a program information screen in which the information of the program is displayed in a specific display mode. The predetermined time here is a relatively short time such as 5 minutes or 10 minutes, for example.

  FIG. 9 shows an example in which the specific display mode is set for the time corresponding program in which the difference between the specified time and the end time is within a predetermined time (5 minutes) on the program information screen 42 (FIG. 5). For example, when the designated time is 15:35 as described above, the program corresponding to the time that ends only after 5 minutes (in FIG. 9, the program broadcast from 15: 5 to 15:40 on the 23rd) Displays a range in which the information is described, in a color different from the highlight display or blinks. According to this configuration, it is possible to indicate to the user that a program to be broadcasted after a program including the specified time in the broadcast time period should be confirmed by a specific display mode.

  The user inputs the time belonging to the broadcast time zone of the program to be reserved in step S120 based on his / her memory. If the input time is the time just before the end of the program, the user originally reserves the time. There is a great possibility that the program to be started is a program started after the designated time. In other words, there is a possibility that the user misunderstood the designated time as a time slightly earlier than the start time of the program to be reserved. According to the fifth embodiment, such a misunderstanding can be noticed by showing the specific display mode described above to the user, and a program whose broadcast is later than the program including the designated time in the broadcast time zone is confirmed. As a result, the user can easily find a desired program.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Broadcast receiving apparatus (display control apparatus), 11 ... Tuner, 12 ... Decoder, 13 ... Control part, 13a ... CPU, 13b ... Memory, 14 ... Output I / F, 15 ... Remote control I / F, 16 ... Operation part 17 ... Storage device, 20 ... Remote control device, 30 ... Display, 41 ... Input screen, 42, 42a, 42b, 43,44 ... Program information screen, CB ... Channel button, UB ... Up button, DB ... Down button, RB ... Right button, LB ... Left button, F1 ... Channel input determination unit, F2 ... Time reception unit, F3 ... Display control unit, F4 ... Reservation reception unit

Claims (7)

A broadcast receiving apparatus capable of accepting reservation recording for recording or viewing of a program,
A channel input determination unit for determining whether or not a channel input designating one channel has been continuously received for a predetermined time or more;
When it is determined that the channel input has been continuously received for a predetermined time or more, a time reception unit that receives time input;
A display control unit that displays a program information screen on which information of only a program that is a channel of the channel input and includes the input time in a broadcast time zone on a predetermined display unit;
A broadcast receiving apparatus comprising: a reservation receiving unit that receives the reservation registration for a program whose information is included in the screen displayed by the display control unit.   The display control unit displays the program information screen on which information on a program for a channel corresponding to the channel input and a program for several days including the input time in a broadcast time zone is described. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1.   When the time receiving unit receives an input of a date together with the input of the time, the display control unit highlights the information of the program on the date included in the program information screen. Item 3. The broadcast receiving device according to Item 2.   When the display control unit receives a time zone switching instruction in a state where the program information screen is displayed, the display control unit includes the input time of the program of the channel related to the channel input in the broadcast time zone. 4. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display is switched to a screen on which information on a program before or after the program is recorded.   When the display control unit receives a channel switching instruction in a state where the program information screen is displayed, only the program that includes the input time in the broadcast time zone that is the program of the channel to be switched to. 5. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display is switched to a screen on which the information is written.   The display control unit, when the difference between the input time and the end time of a program that is a channel related to the channel input and includes the input time in a broadcast time zone is within a predetermined time. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the program information screen having the information of the program as a specific display mode is displayed. A display control device for displaying program information on a predetermined display unit,
A channel input determination unit for determining whether or not a channel input designating one channel has been continuously received for a predetermined time or more;
When it is determined that the channel input has been continuously received for a predetermined time or more, a time reception unit that receives time input;
A display control unit for displaying on the display unit a program information screen in which only the program of the channel related to the channel input and including the input time in a broadcast time zone is recorded. A display control device.