JP2004015632A - Method and device for reserving program according to electronic program guide - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and device for reserving a program without generating a waiting time during the operation of a program reserving, or the like and with smooth image transition in a digital broadcast receiver. <P>SOLUTION: This method for reserving a program in the digital broadcast receiver comprises the steps of: displaying a program table on the screen of the receiver on the basis of electronic program guide data; selecting one or more programs from the program table and temporarily reserving the programs; and individually and sequentially displaying each of the temporarily reserved programs and actually reserving each of the programs. When the programs are temporarily reserved, the information of the programs is acquired from the electronic program guide data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for processing a received electronic program guide in a digital broadcast receiver, and more particularly to a method for making a program reservation based on the electronic program guide and an apparatus used therefor.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In digital broadcasting, digital data of a plurality of digitally-compressed programs is time-division multiplexed into digital broadcast waves, and is broadcast as terrestrial waves or via satellite communication. In Japan, CS digital broadcasting and BS digital broadcasting have already been put into practical use, and current terrestrial analog broadcasting is being switched to digital broadcasting.
[0003]
In digital broadcasting, the convenience of viewers is improved by including, as digital data, information on programs being broadcast and scheduled to be broadcast and information on various contents as well as data of broadcast programs in broadcast waves. ing. Such contents include, for example, shopping, home banking, program download, video and music distribution, and the like. Also, with the spread of computer networks, services for providing information on broadcast programs via these networks have been provided.
[0004]
One of the electronic information provided by these methods is an electronic program guide (hereinafter, referred to as “EPG”). The EPG includes information such as a broadcast station name, a program name, a program start time, a program end time, and the like. Further, the electronic information includes detailed information of program contents, related service information, and the like as additional information regarding the program. These electronic information can be included in the broadcast wave. Generally, a digital broadcast receiver has a storage medium (an IC memory, a magnetic hard disk, or the like) for temporarily storing received electronic information, a controller for processing the stored electronic information, and the like. Typically, in response to a viewer operation, the controller displays a predetermined portion of the EPG data on the receiver screen, of the electronic information stored in the storage medium. For example, a program list at a designated date and time is displayed on a screen, and a viewer can operate the program table to browse detailed information of a specific program or make a program reservation.
[0005]
When the viewer uses such a function, a program list based on the EPG data is usually displayed on the screen. This program list can be displayed, for example, as a table in which, at a predetermined date and time, channels (broadcasting stations) are arranged on the vertical axis and times are arranged on the horizontal axis, and the program names are arranged. The viewer can operate a cursor or the like displayed on the screen to select an arbitrary program, display detailed information of the program, and make a program reservation. When a program is selected, the screen of the receiver changes to a display screen for displaying detailed information of the program. The viewer can obtain detailed information of the selected program from this screen, and can also perform operations such as selecting an operation method at the time of executing a reservation and setting a program reservation. Here, the program reservation means a viewing reservation in which the receiver performs processing such as automatic channel selection at the start time of the selected program, or a storage device (an analog video recorder, Recording on a digital video recorder or the like).
[0006]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a conventional program reservation processing procedure in a digital broadcast receiver. According to the ARIB standard defined by the Association of Radio Industries and Businesses, EPG data is repeatedly broadcast in a cycle of 10 seconds in standard and up to 20 seconds in BS digital broadcasting. Here, a reservation processing procedure when three programs are reserved by a conventional method will be considered with reference to FIG. First, when the viewer selects program 1 from the program list, the controller of the receiver tries to acquire the detailed information of program 1 from the EPG data. At this time, since the controller acquires the EPG data to be retransmitted immediately afterward, a waiting time of several seconds to a maximum of about 10 seconds occurs between the selection of the program 1 and the acquisition of the EPG data. When the EPG data is obtained, the detailed information of the program 1 is displayed on the screen. When the viewer performs a viewing reservation or a recording reservation operation on this screen, the reservation operation of the program 1 is completed, and the screen again displays the program list. If the viewer does not want to make a reservation by viewing the detailed information of the program 1, the user can cancel this screen and return to the program list display screen again. Next, similarly, the reservation operation of the programs 2 and 3 can be sequentially performed.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, as apparent from FIG. 5, in the conventional program reservation method described above, every time a viewer selects a program to be reserved in a program list, detailed information of the program is obtained from the electronic information signal. This is very inconvenient for the viewer because a waiting time is required for the operation.
[0008]
In addition, when a reservation or detailed information display operation is performed for a plurality of programs, the display screen of the program list and the detailed information of the program are alternately and frequently switched. There is a problem that the operation is not performed smoothly, and as a result, the waiting time further increases.
[0009]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a method and apparatus capable of performing a program reservation operation with a smooth screen transition without causing a waiting time during a program reservation operation or the like. .
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention relates to a method for making a program reservation in a digital broadcast receiver, comprising the steps of displaying a program list on the receiver screen based on EPG data, and selecting one or more programs from the program list to temporarily A method comprising the steps of: making a reservation; displaying each of the provisionally reserved programs individually and sequentially; and making a full reservation of each program. According to this method, the number of screen display transitions can be reduced, and efficient screen display switching can be performed, so that the load on screen processing during the reservation operation can be reduced.
[0011]
Further, in the present invention, it is preferable that when a program is provisionally reserved, additional information of the program is obtained from the electronic information. According to this method, the receiver acquires the additional information at the time when the program is provisionally reserved, so that the information has already been acquired at the time of making the real reservation, so that there is no waiting time during the operation of the real reservation. Has become.
[0012]
Further, in the present invention, in the step of making the actual reservation of the program, the temporarily reserved programs may be displayed in a list, and the programs selected from the list may be collectively reserved. Further, in the step of making the actual reservation of the program, an operation mode of each of the provisionally reserved programs may be set. In the present invention, the program reservation includes a viewing reservation and a recording reservation.
In the present invention, the electronic information including the EPG data can be received through a digital broadcast wave or a communication network.
[0013]
Further, the present invention is a method for reserving content in a digital broadcast receiver, comprising: displaying a content list on the receiver screen based on content information data; And provisionally making a reservation, and displaying the provisionally reserved contents individually and sequentially and making a real reservation for each content. According to this method, the number of screen display transitions can be reduced, and efficient screen display switching can be performed, so that the load on screen processing during the reservation operation can be reduced.
[0014]
Further, in the present invention, it is preferable that, when the content is provisionally reserved, information on the content is obtained from the additional information data. According to this method, when the content is provisionally reserved, the receiver acquires the additional information data. Therefore, the additional information data has already been acquired at the time of making the main reservation. Does not occur.
[0015]
Further, in the present invention, in the step of making a real reservation of the content, the provisionally reserved content may be displayed in a list, and the content selected from the list may be collectively reserved.
In the present invention, the contents include shopping, home banking, program download, video and music distribution, ticket reservation, and gift application.
[0016]
Further, the present invention is an apparatus for making a program reservation in a digital broadcast receiver, comprising: means for displaying a program list on the receiver screen based on EPG data; and selecting one or more programs from the program list. Means for temporarily reserving the program, and means for individually displaying each of the provisionally reserved programs individually and sequentially for each program. When the program is provisionally reserved, additional information of the program is transmitted from the electronic information signal. An apparatus characterized in that the apparatus obtains the information.
[0017]
Further, the present invention is an apparatus for making a content reservation in a digital broadcast receiver, a means for displaying a content list on the receiver screen based on content information data, and at least one content from the content list. Means for selecting and provisionally making reservations, and means for individually displaying the contents of the provisional reservation individually and sequentially making a reservation for each content. When the contents are provisionally reserved, the information of the contents is added to the additional information data. An apparatus characterized in that the apparatus is obtained from the apparatus.
[0018]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First, a digital broadcast receiver used in an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a digital broadcast receiver used in the present embodiment. This digital broadcast receiver includes an antenna 1, a tuner 2, a signal separator 3, a video decoder 4, a video amplifier circuit 5, an electronic switch 6, a display driver 7, a display device 8, a sync separation circuit 9, a pattern generator 10, a micro It comprises a controller 11, a remote control light receiving unit 12, an information recording device 13, a video recording device 14, and a signal recording device 15.
[0019]
In this digital broadcast receiver, the switch 6 selectively connects the three points of the video amplifier circuit 5, the pattern generator 10, and the display driver 7. When the switch 6 is connected to the fixed terminal on the side a, the video signal from the video amplifier circuit 5 is displayed. When the switch 6 is connected to the fixed terminal on the side b, the pattern signal from the pattern generator 10 is displayed. It is supplied to the driver 7.
[0020]
The microcontroller 11 is a microcontroller for controlling a digital broadcast receiver system having a microcomputer, and each component of the digital broadcast receiver, in particular, the tuner 2, the pattern generator 10, the information storage device 13, the video recording The operation of the device 14 and the signal recording device 15 is controlled.
[0021]
The information recording device 13 and the signal recording device 15 have means for electronically recording digital broadcast data and the like, for example, an IC memory, a magnetic hard disk, and the like. The video recording device 14 has means for recording video represented by a VCR in an analog manner. In the present invention, it is not always necessary to incorporate the video recording device 14 and the signal recording device 15 in the digital broadcast receiver. For example, the video recording device 14 and the signal recording device 15 can be used as external devices. . In this case, by providing the digital broadcast receiver with an external interface, these external devices can be connected. For this external interface, for example, a unified standard such as IEEE1394 is used. The microcontroller 11 can transmit and receive data to and from these external devices via such an external interface, and can control the operation of these external devices.
[0022]
The light receiving unit 12 connected to the microcontroller 11 has an infrared sensor or the like, and receives a control signal from a remote controller or the like. When the viewer performs an operation using a remote controller or the like, the microcontroller 11 decodes the control signal received by the light receiving unit 12, and then operates each component according to the operation of the viewer to record and reproduce a video. For example, switching the screen display.
[0023]
In the digital broadcast receiver thus configured, the digital broadcast wave received by the antenna 1 is converted into an intermediate frequency signal by the tuner 2 and output to the signal separator 3 and the signal recording device 15. The intermediate frequency signal is separated into a coded video signal and a coded additional information signal in the signal separator 3, and output to the video decoder 4 and the microcontroller 11, respectively. The encoded video signal is decoded by the video decoder 4 and output to the video amplification circuit 5 and the synchronization separation circuit 9. The decoded video signal is output to the fixed terminal on the a side of the electronic switch 6 and the video recording device 14 via the video amplification circuit 5. The video signal output from the electronic switch 6 is displayed as a video on the display device 8 via the CRT driver 7.
[0024]
On the other hand, in the sync separation circuit 9, horizontal and vertical sync signals HD and VD are separated from the video signal output from the video decoder 4, and these sync signals are supplied to the pattern generator 10 as reference sync signals. The pattern generator 10 outputs various signals to the fixed terminal on the b side of the electronic switch 6 and controls the electronic switch 6 under the control of the microcontroller 11.
[0025]
The electronic information signal separated by the signal separator 3 is supplied to the microcontroller 11. The microcontroller 11 performs a decoding process on the encoded EPG data and the additional information data, and records this in the information recording device 13 as necessary. In the present embodiment, the electronic information signal includes EPG data and additional information data.
[0026]
Here, when the viewer performs a program information display or program reservation operation using a remote controller or the like, the microcontroller 11 controls the pattern generator 10, connects the electronic switch 6 to the b-side fixed terminal, and sets the information recording device. A program list is created on the basis of the EPG data recorded in the memory 13 and displayed on the display device 8 via the pattern generator 10.
[0027]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a program list displayed on the display device 8 in the present embodiment. In this example, the time axis is taken in the horizontal direction and the channel (broadcasting station) is taken in the vertical direction, and the program names are arranged in a list. In this screen, the selected program 16 is highlighted in the example, and a total of 17 broadcast times of the provisionally reserved program is displayed in the lower right corner of the program list. The viewer can perform a program reservation operation using a remote controller or the like while viewing this screen.
[0028]
When the viewer operates a cursor or the like displayed on this screen to select an arbitrary program, the microcontroller 11 makes a tentative reservation of the selected program. At this time, the microcontroller 11 appropriately controls the pattern generator 10 to update the program list displayed on the display device 8 and the total reservation time 17 of the provisionally reserved programs. Thus, the viewer can easily know whether or not the user has made a temporary reservation for a time exceeding the recordable time of the video recording device 14 by referring to the total reservation time 17 when making the temporary reservation of the program. There is an advantage that can be. If the total reservation time 17 exceeds the recordable time of the video recording device 14, the user may cancel the provisional reservation of some programs and make it less than the recordable time, or increase the remaining record time by some method. It is possible to do. In the present embodiment, to cancel the provisional reservation, the selected program 16 may be selected again on the screen of FIG.
[0029]
When the viewer selects a program and performs a provisional reservation operation, the microcontroller 11 adds the provisionally reserved program from the encoded electronic information signals periodically provided by the signal separator 3. A portion corresponding to the information data is obtained, this signal is decoded, and this signal is recorded in the information recording device 13 as detailed program information and program-related information.
[0030]
If the viewer wants to make a reservation for a plurality of programs, on the screen shown in FIG. In response to this, the microcontroller 11 also sequentially obtains the detailed program information of the selected plurality of programs from the EPG data and records the information in the information recording device 13.
[0031]
When the viewer finishes selecting all the programs to be reserved, the viewer can perform a predetermined operation using a remote controller or the like, so that the operation can be shifted to the operation for the main reservation. When making a transition to the main reservation, the microcontroller 11 controls the pattern generator 10 based on the additional information data acquired from the EPG data and recorded in the information recording device 13 as described above, and the The detailed program information is displayed on the display device 8.
[0032]
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen that displays program detailed information of a provisionally reserved program. The detailed program information 18 displayed on this screen includes the program name, broadcast station, broadcast time, title, performer, audio system, subtitle information, recording permission / prohibition, and the like of the program. Various information can be displayed. Further, on this screen, an operation setting item 19 for recording or reproducing the program can be set. In this example, options such as a recording method, an audio method, broadcast extension support, subtitle display, and a two-way communication function can be selected, but the present invention is not limited to these.
[0033]
In the screen of FIG. 3, the viewer selects “viewing reservation”, “recording reservation”, “do not reserve (cancel reservation)”, and “go to next reservation (skip)” by selecting from four icons at the bottom of the screen. ”Can be performed. When "viewing reservation" or "recording reservation" is selected, the main reservation is made for the program, and the microcontroller 11 records predetermined reservation information and option information in the information recording device 13 and controls the pattern generator. Then, the detailed program information of the next provisionally reserved program is displayed on the display device 8. When "do not reserve (cancel reservation)" or "go to next reservation (skip)" is selected, the microcontroller 11 does not record the reservation information or the like in the information recording device 13, and the program details of the next provisionally reserved program are recorded. Display information on the screen. At this time, if “not reserved (cancel reservation)” is selected, the temporary reservation of the program is released. When the operation of viewing reservation, recording reservation or reservation cancellation is performed for all the provisionally reserved programs, the operation of the main reservation is completed, and the microcontroller 11 displays the program list again on the screen. At this time, the reserved program on the program list may be displayed differently from the others, so that it is possible to determine which program the viewer has reserved. Alternatively, the program may be displayed without displaying the program list. Further, an operation of canceling all the temporary reservations may be performed on the screen of FIG.
[0034]
In the example of the screen display shown in FIG. 3, an example is shown in which the program detailed information of the provisionally reserved program is sequentially displayed one by one on one screen, but the method of the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, for example, a list of temporarily reserved programs and their detailed information may be displayed on one screen. In this case, the viewer can easily perform the main reservation operation by selecting the programs for which the main reservation is to be made from the programs displayed in the list, and then performing the main reservation collectively.
[0035]
When it becomes time to broadcast the program thus reserved, the microcontroller 11 displays or records the program based on the reservation information and operation settings of the program recorded in the information recording device 13 in the main reservation. To start. If the program has been reserved for viewing, the channel of the receiver is changed to the channel of the reserved program at the broadcast start time (when the receiver is in the standby state, the power is turned on and then the channel is changed). Do). When recording the program, one or both of the video recording device 14 and the signal recording device 15 are controlled to record video and / or broadcast signals.
[0036]
Next, the program reservation method of the present embodiment is compared with a conventional program reservation method. FIG. 4 is a comparison diagram schematically showing a reservation operation procedure in each of the program reservation method of the present embodiment and the conventional program reservation method along with the passage of time. Here, it is assumed that three programs are reserved. In FIG. 4, the retransmission cycle of the electronic information signal is fixed at 10 seconds, and the time required for screen transition is simplified as 0 for easy understanding. In FIG. 4, in the conventional reservation method, a waiting time of up to about 10 seconds occurs in order to acquire the electronic information necessary for the reservation after selecting the programs 1 to 3, respectively. On the other hand, in the reservation method of the present embodiment, for example, the microcontroller 11 acquires the electronic information of the provisionally reserved program 1 while the viewer is performing the provisional reservation of the program 2. As described above, since the microcontroller 11 sequentially acquires the electronic information of the provisionally reserved program while the viewer performs the provisional reservation or the main reservation operation, the viewer can perform a series of operations without waiting time. Can be performed smoothly. Further, as is apparent from FIG. 4, even when comparing the time taken for the entire reservation operation, the reservation method of the present embodiment can complete the reservation operation in a shorter time. Further, here, the time required for screen transition is described as 0, but in actuality, a program list screen as shown in FIG. 2 and a detailed program information screen as shown in FIG. 3 are alternately displayed three times. Compared to the conventional reservation method, the reservation method of the present embodiment, in which a series of provisional reservation operations are performed on the program list screen and then the program detailed information screens of programs 1 to 3 are sequentially displayed, is different from the conventional reservation method. Since the processing load is small, the screen transition can be performed more smoothly.
[0037]
Hereinafter, another embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In digital broadcasting, various contents are provided in addition to programs. This content includes, for example, shopping, home banking, program download, video and music distribution, ticket reservation, present application, and the like.
[0038]
This embodiment can be implemented by a similar method in a digital broadcast receiver having the same configuration as the above embodiment. In the digital broadcast receiver shown in FIG. 1, an electronic information signal including content additional information is separated from a video signal by a signal separator 3 and supplied to a microcontroller 11. After decoding this signal, the microcontroller 11 records it in the information recording device 13 as content additional information data.
[0039]
The contents provided in the present embodiment include various categories as described above, and operations such as reservation and order may be different in each. Therefore, the viewer first displays a list of available contents, selects a desired content, and can proceed to a selection screen for a product, service, item, or the like in the content. Here, an operation and a processing procedure when shopping is performed will be described as an example.
[0040]
First, when a viewer operates a remote controller or the like, the microcontroller 11 refers to the content information data recorded in the information recording device 13 and causes the display device 8 to display a list of currently available contents. At this time, for example, it is assumed that five categories of “shopping”, “home banking”, “downloading a program”, “ticket reservation”, and “present application” are displayed. When the viewer operates the cursor on the screen and selects “shopping”, the microcontroller 11 switches the display device 8 to the shopping screen. Here, when a shopping service by a plurality of shops is available, the viewer can select a favorite shop.
[0041]
Next, a list of purchaseable shopping items (products) is displayed on the screen. Here, when the viewer wants to make a reservation (or order) for a plurality of items, he or she first selects desired shopping items from the shopping item list in order and makes a tentative reservation. At this time, the microcontroller 11 acquires, from the electronic information signal supplied from the signal separator 3, an additional information portion corresponding to the temporarily reserved shopping item, and uses this as the (item) detailed information in the information recording device. Record at 13.
[0042]
When the viewer has finished selecting all the desired shopping items in the shopping item list, the viewer subsequently performs the main reservation operation. On the screen for making the actual reservation, the shopping items that have been provisionally reserved are displayed together with their detailed information, one shopping item at a time, or one or more shopping items that have been provisionally reserved are displayed on one screen. Listed in On this screen, the viewer confirms detailed information of each shopping item, sets options for a desired shopping item, and then makes a full reservation (or confirms the order) of the shopping item. In the shopping service, it is preferable that after selecting a shopping item, the quantity of the item can be selected. At the end of the main reservation operation, a screen for inputting information such as a payment method and a delivery method is displayed. When the real reservation or cancellation has been made for all the shopping items and the information such as the payment method and the delivery method has been input, the reservation operation of the shopping service is completed.
[0043]
As described above, the present embodiment has been described by taking the shopping service as an example. However, in addition to the above, a plurality of operations (eg, home banking, program download, video and music distribution request, ticket reservation, gift application, etc.) are performed. For the step of selecting an item and making a reservation (or order), a method similar to the above can be used.
[0044]
According to the content reservation method of the present embodiment described above, as in the embodiment relating to the program reservation described above, as shown in FIG. The reservation operation can be performed smoothly. Further, in the present embodiment, the time required for screen transition is also reduced, so that a series of reservation operations can be performed more smoothly.
[0045]
According to the present invention, the above two embodiments can be simultaneously implemented in a digital broadcast receiver.
The method and apparatus for performing program reservation or content reservation according to the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes and improvements can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. is there.
[0046]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to each embodiment of the present invention, when making a program reservation or content reservation in digital broadcasting, the viewer can smoothly perform the operation in a short time without being forced to wait during the reservation operation. It can be carried out. In addition, the load on the screen transition processing is reduced, so that the screen display is performed smoothly.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a digital broadcast receiver used in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a program list displayed on a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of program detailed information of a program provisionally reserved in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a comparison diagram showing a reservation operation procedure in the program reservation method of the present invention and the conventional program reservation method along with the passage of time.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a conventional program reservation processing procedure in a digital broadcast receiver.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 antenna
2 Tuner
3 signal separator
4 Video decoder
5 Video amplification circuit
6 Electronic switch
7 Driver
8 Display device
9 Sync separation circuit
10 Pattern generator
11 Microcontroller
12 Remote control receiver
13 Information recording device
14 Video recording device
15 Signal recording device
16 Temporarily reserved programs
17 Total reservation time
18 Detailed program information
19 Optional items

Claims (12)

A method for making a program reservation in a digital broadcast receiver, comprising: displaying a program list on the receiver screen based on electronic program guide data;
Selecting one or more programs from the program list and making a temporary reservation;
Displaying the tentatively reserved programs individually and sequentially, and making a permanent reservation for each program. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the program is provisionally reserved, additional information about the program is obtained from the electronic information signal. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in the step of making the actual reservation of the program, the temporarily reserved programs are displayed in a list, and the programs selected from the list are collectively reserved in a lump. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in the step of fully reserving the program, an operation mode of each of the temporarily reserved programs can be set. The method of claim 1, wherein the program reservation includes a viewing reservation and a recording reservation. The method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic program guide data and the electronic information signal are obtained through a digital broadcast wave or a communication network or an external recording device. A method for reserving content in a digital broadcast receiver,
Displaying a content list on the receiver screen based on content information data;
A method comprising the steps of: selecting one or more contents from the contents list and making a tentative reservation; displaying the tentatively reserved contents individually and sequentially; and making a real reservation for each content. 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein when the content is provisionally reserved, information of the content is obtained from the electronic program guide data. 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein in the step of making a permanent reservation of the contents, the contents of the provisionally reserved contents are displayed in a list, and the contents selected from the list display are collectively reserved. The method of claim 7, wherein the content includes, for example, shopping, home banking, program download, video and music distribution, ticket reservation, gift submission. An apparatus for making a program reservation in a digital broadcast receiver,
Means for displaying a program list on the receiver screen based on the electronic program guide data; means for selecting one or more programs from the program list and making a temporary reservation;
Means for sequentially displaying each of the provisionally reserved programs individually and for each program,
When a program is provisionally reserved, information on the program is obtained from electronic program guide data. An apparatus for reserving content in a digital broadcast receiver,
Means for displaying a content list on the receiver screen based on content information data,
Means for selecting one or more contents from the content list and making a temporary reservation;
Means for sequentially displaying each of the provisionally reserved contents individually and for real reservation of each content,
When the content is provisionally reserved, information of the content is obtained from the content information data.

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