JP2007142756A - Digital broadcasting receiver and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a digital broadcasting receiver by which a user can select and view a program in recording, a recorded program, and a program in broadcasting by an easy operation. <P>SOLUTION: Received digital broadcasting programs from tuner decoders 1 and 2 are separated into video image/voice information and the program information of an MPEG 2 by separators/extractors 5 and 6. The video image/voice information is decoded at decoders 8 and 9, and displayed at a user interface 18. A program as specified for recording is recorded by a record medium 14. The program information is supplied to a display information creator 11 through a program creator/recorder 7, and a program list screen is created. The program list screen includes a program in recording, a recorded program, and a program in broadcasting, together with information about the recording supplied through a program recording time information extractor 12 during recording performed by the record medium 14. The program list screen is supplied and displayed at the user interface 18. Consequently, a desired program including also the recorded program can be selected and displayed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a digital broadcast receiving apparatus and method capable of displaying program information of a digital broadcast program.

In recent years, HDD (Hard Disk Drive) has been built into a digital broadcast receiver with a low price and large capacity, and the digital broadcast program remains in MPEG2-TS (Moving Picture Experts Group Phase 2-Transport Stream) format. Alternatively, digital broadcast receivers that can be recorded and reproduced after being converted into a partial TS format have been commercialized (see Non-Patent Document 1).
Hitachi High-Definition Plasma TV / LCD TV Catalog HT-540 (H) (2005.2)

  One function of such a digital broadcast receiver is to use a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for a program recorded on the HDD as an auxiliary function for the user to view the program recorded on the HDD. To display a list on the monitor screen. The user can view a predetermined program from the GUI by pointing and selecting the program with a remote controller, for example.

  However, in such a conventional example, the user only selects a program only by displaying a list of recorded programs, and does not use various information regarding the recorded programs for program selection. It was not possible to easily select a program desired by the user.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to enable a user to easily select and view a desired recorded program from among recorded programs. It is an object of the present invention to provide a digital broadcast receiving apparatus and method.

  Conventionally, as an auxiliary function for a user to view a digital broadcast program, a function of displaying an EPG (Electric Program Guide) on a monitor screen using a GUI is known. The GUI of EPG is composed of channel name display, broadcast time display, and program name corresponding to the channel name and broadcast time, as in the radio / TV column (latex column) published in newspapers. ing. The user can view a desired program being broadcast from the EPG GUI by pointing and selecting the program with a remote controller, for example.

  However, the GUI of the list of programs already recorded on the HDD is provided as a GUI different from the GUI of this EPG. Regardless of the same “viewing” action, the viewing of the digital broadcast program being broadcast and the HDD However, there is a problem that a different operation is required for viewing a recorded program.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a digital broadcast receiving apparatus and method that allow a user to easily select and view a recorded broadcast program or a broadcast program.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is a digital which enables simultaneous reception of digital broadcast broadcast programs from one or a plurality of broadcast stations, and recording and playback of the received broadcast programs on recording means simultaneously. A broadcast receiving apparatus, wherein a first means for creating a list of detailed information of a broadcast program being recorded on a recording means; a second means for displaying a list of detailed information created by the first means; Third means for selecting a desired broadcast program being recorded from the detailed information list displayed on the second means, and the broadcast program being recorded selected by the third means can be viewed. A fourth means is provided.

  The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to the present invention includes a first means for creating a list of detailed information of broadcast programs that have been recorded on the recording means and broadcast programs that are being recorded, and detailed information created by the first means. A second means for displaying a list of programs, a third means for selecting a desired broadcast program being recorded or recorded from a list of detailed information displayed on the second means, and a third means And a fourth means for enabling viewing of the broadcast program that has been recorded or is being recorded.

  The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to the present invention is created by a first means for creating a list of detailed information of a broadcast program currently being broadcast and a broadcast program recorded in the recording means, and the first means. A second means for displaying a list of detailed information, a third means for selecting a desired broadcast or recorded broadcast program from the detailed information list displayed on the second means, And a fourth means for enabling viewing of a broadcast program that is being broadcast or has been recorded selected by the third means.

  Also, the digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to the present invention is a first means for creating a list of detailed information of a currently broadcasted program, a broadcast program already recorded in the recording means, and a broadcast program being recorded in the recording means. A second means for displaying a list of detailed information created by the first means, and a broadcast program that is being broadcasted or recorded or being recorded from the detailed information list displayed on the second means. And a fourth means for enabling viewing of a broadcast program that has been selected by the third means or that has been recorded or is being recorded.

  Furthermore, the digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the detailed information of the broadcast program being recorded includes at least information of an elapsed recording time from the start of recording.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is a digital which enables simultaneous reception of digital broadcast broadcast programs from one or a plurality of broadcast stations, and recording and playback of the received broadcast programs on recording means simultaneously. A broadcast receiving method, in which a list of detailed information of a broadcast program being recorded can be created and displayed on a recording means, and a desired broadcast program being recorded can be selected from the list of detailed information. It is possible to view the broadcast program inside.

  Also, the digital broadcast receiving method according to the present invention can create and display a list of detailed information of a recorded broadcast program and a recorded broadcast program on the recording means, and can record a desired recorded or The broadcast program being recorded can be selected, and the selected broadcast program being recorded or being recorded can be viewed.

  Also, the digital broadcast receiving method according to the present invention makes it possible to create and display a list of detailed information of a currently broadcasted program and a recorded broadcast program on the recording means, and to make a desired from the list of detailed information. A broadcast program that is being broadcast or has been recorded can be selected, and a broadcast program that has been selected or that has been recorded can be viewed.

  Also, the digital broadcast receiving method according to the present invention makes it possible to create and display a list of detailed information of a currently broadcasted program, a broadcast program already recorded on the recording means, and a broadcast program currently recorded on the recording means. The desired broadcast program or recorded or recorded broadcast program can be selected from the detailed information list, and the selected broadcast program or recorded or recorded broadcast program can be viewed.

  Furthermore, the digital broadcast receiving method according to the present invention is characterized in that the detailed information of the broadcast program being recorded includes at least information of an elapsed recording time from the start of recording.

  According to the present invention, a broadcast program being recorded, a broadcast program that has been recorded, and a broadcast program that is being broadcast can be easily selected and viewed.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a digital broadcast receiving apparatus and method according to the present invention, wherein 1, 2 are tuner decoding units, 3, 4 are selectors, 5, 6 are separation / extraction units, and 7 is Program information creation / recording unit, 8, 9 decoding unit, 10 combining unit, 11 display information creating unit, 12 program recording time information extracting unit, 13 writing unit, 14 recording medium, 15 reading unit, Reference numeral 16 denotes a recorded program management table creation unit, 17 denotes a control unit, 18 denotes a user interface unit, and 19 denotes an IEEE1394 interface unit.

  In FIG. 1, this embodiment includes two tuner decoding units 1 and 2 and is configured to receive two different channels (programs) simultaneously.

  Each broadcast station (not shown) as a digital broadcast source transmits a digital broadcast signal of each channel. Such digital broadcast signals are composed of video, audio, and transmission control information of information such as broadcast programs to be transmitted and related information (collectively referred to as services), compressed in MPEG format, and fixed-length packets (TS ( It consists of MPEG2-TS (MPEG2-Transport Stream) consisting of a series of information divided into transport (packet) and time-division, and this MPEG2-TS is modulated into a frequency band determined for the broadcasting station It has been done. In this way, a broadcast program being broadcast is transmitted from the broadcast station via a broadcast transmission network such as a satellite, the ground, and a cable. The digital broadcast signal is received by an antenna (not shown) and supplied to the tuner decoding units 1 and 2.

  On the other hand, in the tuner decoding unit 1, a physical operation designated by a user operation by a user operation unit such as a remote controller of the user interface unit 18 and a control unit 17 including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), for example. A digital broadcast signal of a channel (that is, a broadcast program) desired by a virtual or virtual user is selected, and the digital broadcast signal of the selected channel is detected, subjected to digital demodulation processing and error correction processing. To MPEG2-TS. The decoded MPEG2-TS of the channel selected by the user is supplied to the selector 3.

  The selector 3 is, for example, a demultiplexer, and among the three inputs from the tuner decoding unit 1, the reading unit 15 of the recording medium 14 to be described later, and the IEEE1394 interface unit 19, the control unit 17 is operated by operating the remote controller of the user interface unit 18. One is selected in accordance with the control by and the output process is performed, and the output signal is supplied to the separation / extraction unit 5. When the user designates a desired broadcast program (channel) that is being broadcast by operating the remote control of the user interface unit 18, the selector 3 selects and separates the MPEG2-TS of the desired broadcast program from the tuner decoding unit 1. Supply to the extraction unit 5

  The user interface unit 18 displays a video using, for example, a keyboard, mouse, or remote controller as an input device, or a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), or PDP (Plasma Display Panel) as an output device. It is comprised by the audio | voice output apparatus by an apparatus, a speaker, etc.

  When the MPEG2-TS (digital broadcast signal) of the channel (broadcast program) selected by the selector 3 is supplied to the separating / extracting unit 5, the service specified in the user interface unit 18 from this MPEG2-TS (here, , Broadcast program) TS packets are separated and extracted, and the separated and extracted TS packets are supplied to the writing unit 13, and the PES (Packetized Elementary) of video information and audio information is extracted from the TS packets extracted from the MPEG2-TS. Stream: Packetized elementary stream) or ES (Elementary Stream: elementary stream) is separated and extracted, and supplied to, for example, the decoding unit 8 which is an MPEG decoder, and further extracted from this MPEG2-TS PSI (Program Specific Information / Service Information): PSI (Program Specific Information: Program Specific Information) that is necessary information for selecting a required broadcast program from the packet PSI / SI using information (including SI (Service Information: Program Sequence Information)) to transmit the program name and program table (EPG: Electric Program Guide) as part of the information. NIT (Network Information Table), SDT (Service Description Table), and EIT (Event Information Table) are extracted from the tables that make up the program, and program information is created and recorded Supply to part 7.

here,
NIT (Network Information Table) is a table that describes a list of all possible services (such as broadcast programs) and which TS each service is included in.
SDT (Service Description Table) is a table that describes a list of all services included in a TS.
The EIT (event information table) is a table describing event information (an event is usually a broadcast program). In the case of a broadcast program, the start time, program length, program name, performer for each broadcast program This is a table that can describe attached information such as genre.

  The decoding unit 8 is, for example, an MPEG decoder, and decodes PES or ES of video information and audio information (which may be either one) from the separation / extraction unit 5. The decoded video information is supplied to the synthesizing unit 10, and the decoded audio information is supplied to the user interface unit 18 although the supply path is not shown.

  A digital broadcast signal from a broadcast station (not shown) received by the antenna is also supplied to the other tuner decoding unit 2. In this tuner decoding unit 2, a user's operation at a user operation unit such as a remote controller of the user interface unit 18 and the control unit 17, a channel (physical or virtual user desired by this user operation) ( That is, a broadcast program is selected, subjected to detection processing, subjected to digital demodulation processing and error correction processing, and decoded into MPEG2-TS. The decoded MPEG2-TS is supplied to the selector 4.

  The selector 4 is, for example, a demultiplexer, and selects one of the three inputs from the tuner decoding unit 2, the IEEE1394 interface unit 19, and the reading unit 15 according to the control by the control unit 17 and performs an output process. The output signal is supplied to the separation / extraction unit 6. When the user designates a desired broadcast program (channel) being broadcast by operating the remote control of the user interface unit 18, the selector 4 selects and separates the MPEG2-TS of the desired broadcast program from the tuner decoding unit 2 and separates it. Supply to the extraction unit 6

  When the MPEG2-TS (digital broadcast signal) of the channel (broadcast program) selected by the selector 4 is supplied to the separating / extracting unit 6, the service specified in the user interface unit 18 from this MPEG2-TS (here, As described above, the TS packet of the broadcast program) is separated / extracted, and the separated / extracted TS packet is supplied to the writing unit 13, and the video information and the video information are extracted from the TS packet extracted from the MPEG2-TS channel signal. PES or ES with audio information is separated and extracted, and supplied to, for example, a decoding unit 9 that is an MPEG decoder, and further, PSI / SI is constructed from TS packets extracted from this MPEG2-TS channel signal NIT, SDT, and EIT are extracted from the table to be supplied to the program information creation / recording unit 7.

  The decoding unit 9 is, for example, an MPEG decoder, and decodes PES or ES of video information and audio information (which may be either one) from the separation / extraction unit 6. The decoded video information is supplied to the synthesizing unit 10, and the decoded audio information is supplied to the user interface unit 18 although the supply path is not shown.

  The synthesizing unit 10 synthesizes the video information from the decoding unit 8 or the decoding unit 9 or the video information from the decoding units 8 and 9 and combines the synthesized video information with the viewing selection information from the display information creation unit 11 described later. The supply path is supplied to the user interface unit 18 (not shown).

  In the user interface unit 18, video is displayed by the video signal supplied from the synthesizing unit 10 in the video display device, and audio is output by the audio signal decoded by the decoding units 8 and 9 in the audio output device. As a result, the designated broadcast program can be viewed on the interface unit 18. At this time, the reception of two broadcast programs being broadcast is designated by the operation of the remote controller or the like on the user interface unit 18, and the tuner decoding unit. When these designated broadcast programs are received and processed at 1 and 2, these broadcast programs are synthesized by the synthesizing unit 10. In the user interface unit 18, two-screen display is performed, and these broadcast programs and recorded programs can be viewed simultaneously.

  Here, PSI / SI is information related to broadcast programs multiplexed in TS. In addition to the NIT (network information table), SDT (service description table) and EIT (event information table), PMT ( Data structures called sections such as Program Map Table (PAT), Program Association Table (PAT), Conditional Access Table (CAT), and Bouquet Association Table (BAT) It is comprised with the table which has.

  Note that the PMT (Program Map Table) is an identifier of TS packets that transmit encoded information such as video and audio included in services such as broadcast programs, that is, PID (Packet Identification) and related to pay broadcasting PAT (Program Association Table) is a table that stores a list of services performed in the TS, and a list of PIDs of PMTs indicating services. CAT (Limited Reception Table) is a table that specifies the packet ID of TS packets that transmit individual information of related information that constitutes pay broadcasting. BAT (Bouquet Association Table) is a set of organized channels (bouquet) It is a table which instruct | indicates the information regarding the name of a, the organization channel contained, etc. A predetermined table ID is assigned to each of these tables, and a PID is stored in a packet storing the table.

  For example, referring to the PID of each packet, the separation / extraction units 5 and 6 refer to the PID of “0x0010 (hexadecimal number)” (packet storing NIT) and the PID of “0x0011”. Packets (packets storing SDT) and packets with PID “0x0012” (packets storing EIT) are detected, and separated and extracted from TS (transport stream).

  The NIT stores a network ID (network_ID), a transport stream ID (transport_stream_ID), a descriptor (service_list_descriptor). The network ID is an ID assigned to each broadcasting form such as BS (satellite) digital broadcasting or terrestrial digital broadcasting.

  The SDT stores a TS ID (transport_stream_ID), a service ID (service_ID) of a service transmitted by the TS identified by the TS ID, a descriptor (service descriptor), and the like.

  The EIT includes the TS ID, the service ID (service_ID) of the service transmitted by the TS identified by this TS ID, the start time (start_time) of the event (event) constituting the service, the duration (duration), and A descriptor (short_event_descriptor) is stored.

  The NIT (network information table) of the PSI (program specific information), the program information creation / recording unit 7 is the NIT in which the network ID of the currently broadcasted broadcast program that forms the EPG (program guide) screen is set. And the TS-ID and service list descriptor of the EPG (program guide) are read from the detected NIT. For example, in the case of BS digital broadcasting, the NIT in which the network ID of BS digital broadcasting is set is detected, and the TS-ID and service list descriptor are read from the NIT. In the service list descriptor, a service ID (service_ID), a service type (service_type), and the like of a service transmitted by the TS identified by the TS-ID paired with the NIT are described in a list format.

  Next, the program information creation / recording unit 7 is described in the TS-ID read from the NIT (network information table) and its service list descriptor from the SDT (service description table) extracted by the separation / extraction unit 5. The service descriptor is read from the SDT (service description table) of the detected packet. In the service descriptor, a provider name (broadcast station name (char (character string) having a length of service_provider_name_length)), a service name (char (character string) having a length of service_name_length), and the like are described.

  The program information creation / recording unit 7 is described in the TS-ID read from the NIT (network information table) and its service list descriptor from the EIT (event information table) extracted by the separation / extraction unit 5. The EIT (event information table) packet in which the service ID is set is detected, and the short format event descriptor is read from the detected packet. The short format event descriptor describes a program name (event_name_char (character string) having a length of event_name_length) and a program description (text_char (character string) having a length of text_length (for example, performer name)). .

  The service format type (service_type) from the service list descriptor of the NIT (network information table) detected as described above, the service name and service name from the service descriptor of the SDT (service description table), and the EIT (event information table) ), The start time (start_time) and duration (duration) of the broadcast program, and the program name and program description from the short event descriptor, respectively, and information on each broadcast program currently being broadcast (program information) ) And stored together with the TS-ID, and supplied to the display information creation unit 11 or the recorded program management table creation unit 16 according to control from the control unit 17.

  The display information creation unit 11 creates viewing selection information from recording elapsed time information from the program recording time information extraction unit 12 described later and program information from the program information creation / recording unit 7, and supplies the viewing selection information to the synthesis unit 10. This viewing selection information is display information relating to a broadcast program that is currently being broadcast (hereinafter referred to as a broadcast program) and a broadcast program that is currently recorded on the recording medium 14 (hereinafter referred to as a recorded program). In addition, when the program is supplied to the user interface unit 18 via the synthesizing unit 10, a list of such broadcast programs and recorded programs as well as broadcast programs that are currently being recorded (hereinafter referred to as recorded programs) can be viewed. As a program list screen, a broadcast program that is displayed on the screen and that the user wants to view (including playback of a recorded program) can be selected.

  The recorded program management table creation unit 16 also stores, for example, a management table (recorded program management table) of all broadcast programs (recorded programs) recorded on the recording medium 14 such as a hard disk, memory, optical disk, and magneto-optical disk. There is an instruction to record a broadcast program being broadcast by operating the remote control or the like of the interface unit 18, and the MPEG2 − supplied from the separation / extraction unit 5 or 6 by the writing unit 13 When recording of a broadcast program being broadcast is started by recording a TS composed of a series of TS packets separated and extracted from the TS on the recording medium 14, the recorded program stored in the recording medium 14 is also started. The recorded program management table is read out via the reading unit 15 and the program information of the broadcast program being broadcast from the program information creating / recording unit 7 is Add to this recorded program management table read the program information of the current recorded start broadcast program from the recording medium 14, and supplies the writing unit 13.

  When the recording of the broadcast program being broadcast being received is instructed by the operation of the remote controller of the interface unit 18, the writing unit 13 starts from a series of TS packets of this broadcast program from the separation / extraction unit 5 or 6. The TS is recorded and started to be recorded on the recording medium 14, and at the same time, the recorded program management table to which the program information of the broadcasting program to be recorded is added is recorded on the recording medium 14.

  In this way, when a broadcast instruction being broadcast selected by the tuner decoding unit 1 or 2 is recorded by a user such as a remote controller of the user interface unit 18, the program information of the broadcast program is added. The program management table is recorded on the recording medium 14, and recording (recording) of the broadcast program (that is, the TS of the broadcast program) on the recording medium 14 is started. As a result, one TS (transport stream) consisting of a series of TS packets including at least one of video information and audio information of a channel (broadcast program) designated by the user is one data file or The divided data files are stored in the recording medium 14 as two or more fragment data files.

  Then, when recording of the broadcast program is started, the writing unit 13 notifies the program recording time information extracting unit 12 of information indicating the start of recording, and information indicating the end of recording together with the end of recording of the broadcast program. Is notified to the program recording time information extraction unit 12.

  When receiving the information indicating the start of recording from the writing unit 13, the program recording time information extracting unit 12 calculates the elapsed time from the recording start of the broadcast program that has started recording to form the recording time elapsed information, and displays the display information. Report to forming unit 11. When the program recording time information extracting unit 12 receives the information indicating the end of recording from the writing unit 13, the program recording time information extracting unit 12 notifies the display information creating unit 11 that the recording of the recorded program has ended, End the supply. The recording elapsed time information at this time is the length of the recording time of the recorded broadcast program.

  As described above, the display information creation unit 11 creates viewing selection information from the program information of the program being broadcast from the program information creation / recording unit 7 and the program recording time information from the program recording time information extraction unit 12. For a broadcast program to which program recording time information is supplied from the program recording time information extraction unit 12 among the programs being broadcast, the program status is changed from the program being broadcast to the program being recorded, and program recording is further performed. When it is notified from the time information extraction unit 12 that the recording of the broadcast program has ended, the program state is changed to a recorded program. The program time record information finally sent is used as display information as the time length of this recorded program (length of recording time).

  When one of the recorded programs on the recording medium 14 is designated by an operation of the remote controller or the like of the user interface unit 18, the recorded program management table is read by the reading unit 15, and the control unit 17 reads the recording medium from the recorded program management table. The recording area of the designated recorded program at 14 is searched, so that the reading unit 15 searches the recording medium 14 for a TS (MPEG2-TS) in MPEG2 format consisting of a series of TS packets of the designated recorded program. Read and supply to selectors 3 and 4 and IEEE1394 interface unit 19. The recorded program management table read from the recording medium 14 is supplied to the recorded program management table creation unit 16.

  One of the selectors 3 and 4 selects the TS of the recorded program that has been read out by operating the remote controller. The TS of the recorded program selected by the selector 3 or 4 is supplied to the separation / extraction unit 5 or 6, and the PES or ES of the video / audio information is separated / extracted from the TS, and the PES or ES is decoded by the decoding unit 8. Alternatively, the video information and the audio information are decoded at 9 and supplied to the synthesis unit 10. The output of the synthesizing unit 10 is supplied to the user interface unit 18, and the recorded program designated by the user is displayed.

  At this time, when the broadcast program being broadcast is designated by the operation of the remote controller or the like on the user interface unit 18 and the broadcast program designated by any of the tuner decoding units 1 and 2 is being processed for reception, The program and the recorded program are combined by the combining unit 10, and the user interface unit 18 displays two screens so that the broadcast program and the recorded program can be viewed simultaneously.

  The IEEE1394 interface unit 19 is a standardized digital interface for connecting AV devices and personal computer peripheral devices in an integrated manner, and here, via an IEEE1394 (for example, i.Link (registered trademark)) cable (not shown). A D-VHS video deck (not shown) is connected.

  When a desired recorded program among the recorded programs on the recording medium 14 is designated by the operation of the remote controller of the user interface unit 18 and there is an instruction to transfer to the D-VHS video deck, the reading unit 15 causes the recording medium to be recorded. The MPEG2-TS of the designated recorded program is read out from 14, supplied to the D-VHS video deck via the IEEE1394 interface 19 and the IEEE1394 cable, and recorded on this D-VHS video deck. When an instruction to play back a recorded program from the D-VHS video deck is given by operating the remote control of the user interface unit 18, the MPEG2-TS of the recorded program is read out and the IEEE1394 cable or IEEE1394 interface unit 19 is connected. To the selector 3 or 4. In the selector 3 or 4, the MPEG2-TS of the recorded program is selected, and similarly to the above, it is processed by the separation / extraction unit 5 or 6, the decoding unit 8 or 9 and supplied to the synthesis unit 10, and further the user interface It is supplied to the unit 18 and reproduced and displayed.

  Here, the IEEE1394 interface unit 19 is used to connect to the D-VHS video deck, but instead of or in addition to this, for example, another communication interface such as a LAN or a wireless LAN is used. A similar operation may be performed by connecting to a recording / playback apparatus such as a D-VHS video deck.

  Here, the control unit 17 is connected to each unit of the digital broadcast receiving apparatus of this embodiment by a bus unit (not shown), and controls the operation of the entire digital broadcast receiving apparatus or via a remote controller of the user interface unit 18 or the like. Then, various command signals are received from the user, and various processes are executed by controlling each unit connected via a bus unit (not shown) based on the command signal.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the user interface unit 18 is used as a broadcast program list screen based on the viewing selection information (display information) created by the display information creation unit 11 to record 1 on the recording medium 14. Alternatively, a list of a plurality of broadcast programs (programs being recorded) can be displayed, and a list of recorded programs and programs being broadcast on the recording medium 14 can be displayed. Broadcast programs (broadcast programs, recorded programs, and recorded programs) can be viewed. A specific example of the broadcast program list screen will be described below.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of a broadcast program list screen, in which 20 is a broadcast program list screen, 21 is a date and time display unit for displaying the current date and time, 22 is a program list display unit, and 23 to 28 are details. An information item 29 is a cursor. This specific example shows a list of detailed information of recorded programs that can be selected and viewed.

  In this figure, on this broadcast program list screen (herein, broadcast program list screen being recorded) 20, detailed information of the program being recorded on the date and time display unit 21 and the recording medium 14 (FIG. 1) for displaying the current date and time. Is displayed. Here, the detailed information is “status”, “date”, “start”, “length”, “channel”, “program name”, and items 23 to 28 are provided for each.

  Here, in the column of the item “status” 23, any one of broadcast, recording, and recorded status is indicated, but since this broadcast program list screen 20 relates only to the program being recorded, “ "Recording in progress" will be displayed. In the column of the item “date” 24, the date on which this broadcast program is recorded (therefore, this broadcast program is broadcast) is displayed, and the program being recorded is currently recorded. Therefore, the current date, that is, December 12 (Sunday), which is the date displayed on the date display unit 21, is displayed. In the column of the item “start” 25, the recording start time of the program being recorded is displayed. In the column of the item “length” 26, an elapsed time since the recording program started recording (that is, a time from the start of recording until the current date displayed on the date display unit 21. Recording elapsed time). In the item “channel” 27 column, the channel name of the program being recorded is displayed, and in the item “program name” 28 column, the program name of the program being recorded is displayed.

  Since this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 has two tuner decoding units 1, two broadcast programs can be received simultaneously, and up to two broadcast programs can be recorded simultaneously. In this specific example shown in FIG. 2, a program being broadcast on the channel “011” having the program name “Dai Sumo ○ Place” and a program being broadcast on the channel “081” having the program name “movie“ ΔΔΔ ”” At the present time, it indicates that recording is in progress.

  Here, the recording program of the channel “011” is “3:30 pm” whose recording start time is displayed in the column of the item “start” 25, and the current time is 4 pm on the date and time display unit 21. Since it is 05 minutes and the recording time has passed 35 minutes, the length (recorded elapsed time) is displayed as “35 m (minutes)” in the item “length” 26 column. Similarly, for the program being recorded on channel “081”, the recording start time is “3:00 pm” displayed in the field of “start” 25, and the current time is 4:05 pm. Since 1 hour and 05 minutes have elapsed since the start of recording, the length “1h (hour) 05 m (minute)” is displayed in the item “length” 26 column.

  In the program list display section 22, a cursor 29 indicated by a frame is provided in the detailed information display field of any of the recorded programs. The cursor 29 can be moved up and down by operating up and down keys such as a remote controller of the user interface unit 18, and the program being recorded in the detailed information display column at the position of the cursor 29 is in a selected state. . Further, by operating a determination (selection) key such as a remote controller of the user interface unit 18, the program being recorded selected by the cursor 29 is supplied from the synthesizing unit 10 (FIG. 1) to the user interface unit 18 for viewing. It becomes possible.

  Here, the cursor 29 has a frame shape, but other types of cursors such as a shaded shape may be used. The same applies to the specific examples described later.

  Although two broadcast programs are recorded at the same time, more broadcast programs can be recorded at the same time by configuring this embodiment to be capable of receiving three or more broadcast programs. This also applies to the specific examples described later.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another specific example of the broadcast program list screen, in which 30 is a broadcast program list screen, 31 is a date and time display unit for displaying the current date and time, 32 is a program list display unit, and 33 to 38 are Detailed information item 39 is a cursor. This specific example shows a list of detailed information of recorded programs and recorded programs that can be selected and viewed.

  In this broadcast program list screen 30, a date and time display unit 31 that displays the current date and time and a program list display unit 32 that shows detailed information of programs being recorded and recorded programs on the recording medium 14 (FIG. 1). Is displayed. The detailed information is “status”, “date”, “start”, “length”, “channel”, and “program name”, as in the specific example shown in FIG. Is provided.

  Here, in the column of the item “status” 33, the broadcast program list screen 30 is related to the program being recorded and the recorded program. Therefore, “recording” is displayed for the program being recorded, and “recorded” is displayed for the recorded program. In the column of the item “date” 34, the date when this broadcast program was recorded is displayed. Since the program being recorded is currently recorded, the current date, ie, December 12th (Sunday), which is the date displayed in the date / time display unit 31, is displayed, and the recorded date of the recorded program is displayed. In the column of the item “start” 35, the recording start time of the program being recorded or the recorded program is displayed. In the column of the item “length” 36, for the program being recorded, the elapsed time from the start of recording, that is, the elapsed recording time is displayed, as in the embodiment shown in FIG. The time required for recording this broadcast program (hereinafter referred to as recording time) is displayed. In the item “channel” 27 column, the channel name of the program being recorded is displayed, and in the item “program name” 28 column, the program name of the program being recorded is displayed.

  Since this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 has two tuner decoding units 1, two broadcast programs can be received simultaneously, and up to two broadcast programs can be recorded simultaneously. Also in this specific example shown in FIG. 3, the program being broadcast on the channel “011” is “Dai Sumo ○ Place” and the program being broadcast on the channel “081” is “Movie“ ΔΔΔ ”” At the present time, it indicates that recording is in progress.

  In the program list display section 32, these two recorded programs whose recording status is “recording” displayed in the item “recording status” 33 column and the recording displayed in the item “recording status” 33 column. 7 recorded programs, the status of which is “recorded”, the broadcast program “Dai Sumo ○ Place” of channel “051”, the broadcast program “News” of “011”, the broadcast program “News” of “041”, etc. Detailed information about the program is displayed. The detailed information display of the two recorded programs of channels “011” and “081” is the same as the specific example shown in FIG.

  For a recorded program, for example, a recorded program whose program name of the channel “051” shown in the figure is “drama“ ΔΔ ”” is taken as an example. As described, the date displayed on the date and time display unit 31 is today (December 12), and the recording start time is 9:30 am as described in the column of the item “START” 35 The recording time is 1 hour 30 minutes as described in the column of the item “length” 36.

  Also in this specific example, it is possible to select a desired recorded program or a recorded program by moving the cursor 39 up and down using the up and down keys of the remote controller of the user interface unit 18, and the selection key of the remote controller or the like. By operating the, the program being recorded or the recorded program selected by the cursor 39 can be viewed.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing still another specific example of the broadcast program list screen, in which 40 is a broadcast program list screen, 41 is a date and time display unit that displays the current date and time, 42 is a program list display unit, and 43 to 48. Is a detailed information item, and 49 is a cursor. This specific example shows a list of detailed information of broadcast programs and recorded programs that can be selected and viewed.

  In this broadcast program list screen 40, a program list display showing detailed information of a date and time display unit 41 for displaying the current date and time, a program being broadcast and a program recorded on the recording medium 14 (FIG. 1). Part 42 is displayed. The detailed information is “status”, “date”, “start”, “length”, “channel”, and “program name”, as in the specific example shown in FIG. Is provided. The display of the detailed information of the recorded program is the same as the specific example shown in FIG. 3 (the recorded program shown in FIG. 4 is the same as the recorded program shown in FIG. 3), and is repeated. Below, it demonstrates with the display of the detailed information of the program in broadcast.

  In the column of the item “status” 43, the status indicates any of the broadcasting, recording, and recorded status, but “broadcasting” is being performed for the program being broadcast, and “recording” is being performed for the recorded program. "Done" is displayed. In the column of the item “date” 44, the date of actual broadcasting (the date displayed on the date display unit 41, that is, today, December 12 (Sunday)) is displayed for the program being broadcast. For recorded programs, the date when the recording was actually performed is displayed. In the item “start” 45 column, the broadcast start time is displayed for the program being broadcast, and the recording start time is displayed for the recorded program. In the column of the item “length” 46, the broadcast time is displayed for the program being broadcast, and the record time is displayed for the recorded program. In the item “channel” 27 column, the channel name of the program being broadcast or recorded is displayed, and in the column of the item “program name” 28, the program name of the program being broadcast or recorded is displayed.

  Here, four broadcast programs, that is, a broadcast program whose channel “021” is “movie“ ΔΔΔ ””, a broadcast program whose channel “081” is “news”, and a channel The detailed information of the program being broadcast with the program name “051” being “Drama“ △△ ”” and the program being broadcast with the channel name “011” being “Dai Sumo ○ Place” is displayed. Not limited to this, detailed information of a viewable broadcast program broadcast at the present time is displayed.

  For example, if the program name of the channel “051” shown in the figure is an on-air program with “drama“ Δ △ ”” as an example, the broadcast date is displayed as shown in the column “Date” 44. The date displayed in the section 41 is today (December 12), and the broadcast start time is 3:45 pm as described in the column of “start” 45, and the length of the broadcast program ( (Broadcasting time) is 1 hour 15 minutes as described in the column of the item “length” 46.

  The recorded program is the same as the recorded program shown in FIG.

  Also in this specific example, it is possible to select a desired broadcast program or recorded program by moving the cursor 49 up and down using the up and down keys such as the remote controller of the user interface unit 18. By operating, the broadcast program or the recorded program selected by the cursor 49 can be viewed.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing still another specific example of the broadcast program list screen. 50 is a broadcast program list screen, 51 is a date / time display column, 52 is a program list display section, 53 to 58 are items of detailed information, 59. Is a cursor, and date and time display section 51, program list display section 52, items 53 to 58, and cursor 59 correspond to date and time display column 21, program list display section 22, items 23 to 28, and cursor 23 in FIG. Is. This specific example shows a list of detailed information on a broadcast program, a recorded program, and a recorded program that can be selected and viewed.

  In this broadcast program list screen 50, a date and time display section 51 representing the current date and time, detailed information on programs currently being broadcast and recorded programs on the recording medium 14 (FIG. 1) are displayed. A program list display section 52 to be displayed for each broadcast program is displayed, and the detailed information displayed in the program list display section 52 is “status”, “date”, “start” as in the previous specific example. , “Length”, “channel”, “program name”, etc., and items 53 to 58 are provided for each. The detailed information on the broadcast program, the broadcast program, and the recorded program is displayed in the same manner as in the previous specific example (the broadcast program, the recorded program, and the recorded program shown in FIG. The display of detailed information of these broadcast programs will be described below.

  The item “status” 53 column indicates the status of being broadcast, being recorded, or being recorded, but is “broadcasting” for a program being broadcast and “recording” for a program being recorded. "Medium" and "Recorded" are displayed for recorded programs. In the column of the item “date” 54, for the program being broadcast and the program being recorded, the date of actual broadcasting, the date of actual recording (the date displayed on the date display unit 51, that is, December 12 (Sunday), which is the current date, is displayed, and the recorded date is displayed for the recorded program. In the column of “start” 55, the broadcast start time is displayed for the program being broadcast, the time when the recording was started is displayed for the program being recorded, and the recorded program is also displayed. The time when the recording is started is displayed. In the item “length” 56 column, the broadcast time is displayed for the program being broadcast, the elapsed recording time is displayed for the program being recorded, and the recording time is displayed for the recorded program. The In the column of the item “channel” 27, the channel name of the program being broadcast, the program being recorded, and the recorded program is displayed. In the column of the item “program name” 28, the program being broadcast, the program being recorded, and the program of the recorded program are displayed. The name is displayed.

  Here, the detailed information of the broadcast program to be displayed will be described by taking four broadcast programs as an example. The broadcast program of the channel “081” whose program name is “movie“ ΔΔΔ ”, and the channel“ 011 ”. The detailed information of the program being broadcast with the program name “Dai Sumo ○ Place” is displayed. For example, if the program name of the channel “081” shown in the figure is an on-air program with “drama“ ΔΔ ”” as an example, the date of the broadcast is displayed as shown in the column “Date” 54. The date displayed in the section 51 is today (December 12), and the broadcast start time is 4:00 pm as described in the column of “Start” 55, and the length of the broadcast program ( (Broadcast time) is 1 hour 00 minutes as described in the column of the item “length” 56.

  Here, the detailed information of the four broadcast programs is displayed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and detailed information of the viewable broadcast programs broadcast at the present time is displayed.

  The recorded program is the same as the recorded program shown in FIG.

  Also in this specific example, it is possible to select a desired broadcast program or recorded program by moving the cursor 59 up and down using the up and down keys such as the remote controller of the user interface unit 18. By operating the, it is possible to view the broadcast program, the recorded program, or the recorded program selected by the cursor 59.

  The broadcast program list screens shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 can be configured to be selected and displayed by operating a remote controller of the user interface unit 18 or the like.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing still another specific example of the broadcast program list screen, in which 60 is a broadcast program list screen, 61 is a date and time display unit, 62 is a program list display unit, 63 to 67 are item fields for detailed information, 68 is a broadcast program display area, 68a to 68c are sub-areas, 69 is a cursor, and 70 is a short-time program display area. Parts corresponding to those in FIG. In this specific example, a list of programs that are available for viewing, programs that are being recorded, and programs that have been recorded is displayed using a GUI.

  In the figure, a broadcast program list screen 60 is provided with a date display unit 61 and a program list display unit 62, and the date display unit 61 displays the current date and time (year / month / day, day of the week, time). ing. Here, the current date and time is “Sunday, December 12, 2004 (PM) 4:05”.

  The program list display unit 62 displays detailed information of recorded programs on the recording medium 14 (FIG. 1), recorded programs, and currently available broadcast programs in a list, and displays the detailed information. The items of “recorded program” and “recorded program” are “date” 63, “recording state” 64, “channel” 65, “start time” 66, and “program name” 67, and the program being broadcast is shown here. Are “channel” 65 and “program name” 67. In the column of the item “date” 63, the recording start date of the recorded program or the program being recorded is displayed, and in the column of the “recording state” 64, whether the recording has been completed or is being recorded. The item “channel” 65 indicates the broadcast channel of the recorded program or the program being recorded, and the item “start time” 66 indicates the recording program. The recording start time of the recorded program or the program being recorded is indicated, and the item “program name” 67 indicates the name of the recorded program or the program being recorded.

  Broadcast programs on which the detailed information is displayed are arranged in the vertical direction in order of date. Therefore, if a recorded program is recorded on the recording medium 14 at the present time (date and time displayed on the date and time display unit 61), and there is a program being recorded, the recording recorded on the recording medium 14 is first performed. The recorded programs are displayed in order from the earliest recorded date, then the programs being recorded are arranged in the vertical direction in order of the recording start date and time, and finally the program being broadcast is displayed. For broadcast programs recorded on the same day, the program is displayed after the location where the date is written.

  In the example shown in the drawing, the broadcast medium of the channel “061” and the program name “drama“ Δx ”” is recorded as a recorded program that starts recording at 1:00 pm on December 10 (Friday). The broadcast program of the channel “081” and the program name “movie“ ◯ △ × ”” is also recorded and stored in the recording medium 14 as a recorded program started recording at 11:00 am on the same day. ing. Thereby, in the program list display section 62, the date “12/10 (Friday)” is displayed in the column of the item “date” 63, and the channel “061” and the program name “drama“ △ ”are displayed at this date. Detailed information of the recorded program “×” and the recorded program of the channel “081” and the program name “movie“ ◯ Δ × ”” is displayed in the respective fields 64 to 67. On the next Saturday, December 11, the broadcast program of the channel “041” and the program name “News” is recorded from 1:00 pm and stored in the recording medium 14. Then, the date “12/11 (Sat)” is displayed in the field of the item “date” 63, and detailed information of the recorded program of the above-mentioned channel “041” and program name “news” is displayed at this date. It is displayed in the column of each item 64 to 67.

  Further, in the example shown in the figure, recording is started at 3:30 pm today (date displayed on the date display unit 61) and at the present time (date displayed on the date display unit 61). There is a program being recorded with the channel “011” being recorded and the program name “Dai Sumo ○ Place”, and in the program list display section 62, the date “12/12 day (day)” is displayed in the column of the item “date” 63. At this date, detailed information of the recorded program of the above-mentioned channel “011” and the program name “Grand Sumo ○ Place” is displayed in the columns of the respective items 64-67.

  In the program list display unit 62, each recorded program and the program being recorded are divided by one frame, and the length of the frame in the vertical direction is the length of the broadcast program, that is, the recording time. Represents. For recorded programs, the recording time is fixed, so the vertical length of the frame is fixed, but for the program being recorded, the recording time increases as time passes. The length in the vertical direction also changes, and when the recording ends, the vertical length of the frame is fixed to a length corresponding to the recording time so far.

  Here, since the detailed information of the program being broadcast is also displayed and the program being broadcast can be viewed, the program list is displayed at the end of the program list display unit 62 (that is, at the bottom of the program list display unit 62). An area (in-broadcast program display area) 68 for displaying detailed information of the program is provided, and today's date (year displayed in the date and time display unit 61 is displayed in the item “date” 63 column of the in-broadcast program display area 68. Day of the month: Here, December 12, 2004 (Sunday) is displayed). The broadcast program display area 68 is divided into subareas corresponding to the number of broadcast programs that can be viewed at the present time in the horizontal direction, and is used to display detailed information of the broadcast programs to which each subarea is assigned. Here, a case where three programs are being broadcast and the broadcast program display area 68 is divided into three sub-areas 68a, 68b and 68c is shown. The detailed information of the program being broadcast is a channel and a program name. Furthermore, the detailed information displayed in the column of the item “date” 63 in the broadcast program display area 68 is, for example, “TV CH”.

  In the example shown in the figure, the program being broadcast is a broadcast program of channel “011”, a program name “Dai Sumo ○ Place”, a broadcast program of channel “021” and a program name “movie“ ΔΔΔ ”, and a program of channel“ 081 ”. The broadcast program has the name “drama ד xx ””, and detailed information, that is, the channel name and the program name are displayed in the subareas 68a, 68b, and 68c assigned to the broadcast program. Even in the program being broadcast, the length in the vertical direction in the item “program name” in the sub-area assigned to it indicates the length of the broadcast time of the broadcast program.

  In the example shown in the figure, the program being recorded on the channel “011” and the program name “Dai Sumo ○ Place” which started recording from 3:30 pm on Sunday, December 12 is also the program currently being broadcast. But there is.

  Further, when recording a broadcast program such as a news program with a very short broadcast time, for example, less than 1 minute, the detailed information is displayed on the program list display unit 62 even if the program has already been recorded. To do this, the vertical length of the frame assigned to it is very short and difficult to see. For this reason, for such a recorded program and a recorded program, detailed information is displayed in the short-time program display area 70 provided for displaying the program list display section 62, for example, in the upper part thereof. To do. Thereby, such a broadcast program can be easily found. Of course, the cursor 69 can also be moved to such a short-time program display area 70, so that it is possible to view even during recording or recording.

  In this way, on the broadcast program list screen 60, detailed information on the currently recorded program, the recorded program, and the broadcast program is displayed, and a cursor 69 indicated by shading is displayed on the remote control of the user interface unit 18. The desired broadcast program is selected from among recorded programs, recorded programs, and broadcast programs whose detailed information is displayed on the broadcast program list screen 60 by moving up, down, left and right using the up / down and left / right keys. (When selecting a recorded program or a program being recorded, the up / down key is operated. When selecting a broadcast program, the up / down key is used to select the broadcast program display area 68, The selected broadcast program can be viewed by operating a decision key such as a remote control.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a digital broadcast receiving apparatus and method according to the present invention. It is a figure which shows a specific example of the broadcast program list screen in embodiment shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other specific example of the broadcast program list screen in embodiment shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows a specific example of the broadcast program list screen in embodiment shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other specific example of the broadcast program list screen in embodiment shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other specific example of the broadcast program list screen in embodiment shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1, 2 Tuner decoding unit 3, 4 Selector 5, 6 Separation / extraction unit 7 Program information creation / recording unit 8, 9 Decoding unit 10 Composition unit 11 Display information creation unit 12 Program recording time information extraction unit 13 Writing unit 14 Recording medium DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Reading part 16 Recorded program management table preparation part 17 Control part 18 User interface part 19 IEEE1394 interface part 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 Broadcast program list screen 21, 31, 40, 51, 61 Date display part 22, 32, 42, 52, 62 Program list display section 23-28, 33-38, 43-48, 53-58, 63-67 Detailed information items 29, 39, 49, 59, 69 Cursor 68 Broadcast program display area 68a- 68c Sub area 70 Short program display area

Claims (10)

In a digital broadcast receiver capable of simultaneously receiving digital broadcast broadcast programs from one or a plurality of broadcast stations, and simultaneously recording and reproducing the received broadcast programs on a recording means,
First means for creating a list of detailed information of broadcast programs being recorded in the recording means;
A second means for displaying a list of the detailed information created by the first means;
Third means for selecting a desired broadcast program being recorded from the list of detailed information displayed on the second means;
And a fourth means for enabling viewing of the broadcast program being recorded selected by the third means. In a digital broadcast receiver capable of simultaneously receiving digital broadcast broadcast programs from one or more broadcast stations, and simultaneously recording and reproducing the received broadcast programs on a recording means,
First means for creating a list of detailed information of broadcast programs that have been recorded in the recording means and broadcast programs that are being recorded;
A second means for displaying a list of the detailed information created by the first means;
Third means for selecting a desired recorded or recorded broadcast program from the list of detailed information displayed on the second means;
And a fourth means for enabling viewing of the recorded or recorded broadcast program selected by the third means. In a digital broadcast receiver capable of simultaneously receiving digital broadcast broadcast programs from one or more broadcast stations, and simultaneously recording and reproducing the received broadcast programs on a recording means,
First means for creating a list of detailed information of a program currently being broadcast and a broadcast program recorded in the recording means;
A second means for displaying a list of the detailed information created by the first means;
Third means for selecting a desired broadcast or recorded broadcast program from the list of detailed information displayed on the second means;
And a fourth means for enabling viewing of the broadcast program that has been selected or recorded by the third means. In a digital broadcast receiver capable of simultaneously receiving digital broadcast broadcast programs from one or more broadcast stations, and simultaneously recording and reproducing the received broadcast programs on a recording means,
A first means for creating a list of detailed information of a currently broadcasted program, a broadcast program recorded in the recording means, and a broadcast program being recorded in the recording means;
A second means for displaying a list of the detailed information created by the first means;
Third means for selecting a desired broadcast or recorded or recorded broadcast program from the list of detailed information displayed on the second means;
And a fourth means for enabling viewing of the broadcast program that has been selected by the third means or that has been recorded or is being recorded. In the digital broadcast receiver according to claim 1, 2, or 4,
The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detailed information of the broadcast program being recorded includes at least information of an elapsed recording time from the start of recording. A digital broadcast receiving method capable of simultaneously receiving digital broadcast broadcast programs from one or a plurality of broadcast stations, and simultaneously recording and reproducing the received broadcast programs on a recording means,
A list of detailed information of the broadcast program being recorded can be created and displayed on the recording means, a desired broadcast program being recorded can be selected from the list of detailed information, and the selected broadcast program being recorded A digital broadcast receiving method, characterized in that it can be viewed. A digital broadcast receiving method capable of simultaneously receiving digital broadcast broadcast programs from one or a plurality of broadcast stations, and simultaneously recording and reproducing the received broadcast programs on a recording means,
It is possible to create and display a list of detailed information of a broadcast program that has been recorded and a broadcast program that is being recorded on the recording means, and to select a desired recorded or recorded broadcast program from the list of detailed information. A digital broadcast receiving method, wherein the selected broadcast program being recorded or being recorded can be viewed. A digital broadcast receiving method capable of simultaneously receiving digital broadcast broadcast programs from one or a plurality of broadcast stations, and simultaneously recording and reproducing the received broadcast programs on a recording means,
It is possible to create and display a list of detailed information on a currently broadcasted program and a recorded broadcast program on the recording means, and select a desired or currently recorded broadcast program from the detailed information list. A digital broadcast receiving method, characterized in that it can be selected and the selected broadcast program being broadcast or recorded can be viewed. A digital broadcast receiving method capable of simultaneously receiving digital broadcast broadcast programs from one or a plurality of broadcast stations, and simultaneously recording and reproducing the received broadcast programs on a recording means,
It is possible to create and display a list of detailed information of a currently broadcasted program, a broadcast program that has been recorded on the recording means, and a broadcast program that is being recorded on the recording means. A digital broadcast receiving apparatus capable of selecting a broadcast program that is being broadcasted or recorded or being recorded, and that is capable of viewing the selected broadcast program that is being broadcasted or recorded or that is being recorded. The digital broadcast receiving method according to claim 6, 7 or 9,
The digital broadcast receiving method, wherein the detailed information of the broadcast program being recorded includes at least information of an elapsed recording time from the start of recording.

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