JP2007208604A - Consecutive detailed program information display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a consecutive detailed program information display device capable of displaying a button for displaying a detailed information of another program to a user, and allowing the user to select the button for displaying the detailed information of another program without returning to a program table, when the user intends to select a certain program from the program table and to display its detailed program information. <P>SOLUTION: The consecutive detailed program information display device comprises a remote control code light receiver 10, a data display unit 20, a display information management 30, a program information receiver 40, a program information memory 50, a program table display information creator 60, a program table cursor location management 70, and a program detailed information 80. A button for displaying an another program detailed information is displayed on a program detailed information screen, and a user can select the button to display the detailed information without ending screen. Consequently, user's operability can be improved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a program detailed information continuous display device in a technique for displaying program information on a television receiver.

Conventionally, program related information is accumulated, the channel is changed in response to the user's channel up and down operations, the program screen is displayed, and the program related information currently broadcast and the next broadcast related program are displayed for a certain period of time. There are devices that display information together. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-235847 A

  However, the conventional apparatus has a problem that it cannot display program-related information relating to programs broadcast from the next time on. On the other hand, in the program guide, information related to programs broadcast from the next time onward can be displayed, but in order to ensure listability, it is not possible to display all the detailed information. For this reason, it is known that there is an apparatus for displaying detailed program information when a specific program is selected from the program guide. However, after displaying the detailed information of one program, in order to display the detailed information of another program, it is necessary to return to the program table and then select it again. For the searching user, there is a problem that the operability is bad.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems. When a program is selected from the program table and detailed program information is displayed, a button for displaying detailed information of another program is displayed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a program detailed information continuous display device capable of displaying detailed information of another program without selecting a program guide.

  In order to solve the conventional problems, a program detailed information continuous display apparatus according to the present invention comprises: means for receiving program information; means for storing the received program information; means for receiving a remote control code; Means for displaying, means for changing display information by the received remote control code, means for creating information to be displayed on a program guide, means for creating detailed program information to be displayed, and managing the cursor position of the program guide And a button for displaying detailed information of another program when displaying the detailed program information.

  With this configuration, when a program is selected from the program guide and detailed program information is displayed, a button for displaying detailed information of another program can be displayed. By selecting the button, the program guide can be displayed. It becomes possible to display the detailed information of another program without returning to step.

  According to the program detailed information continuous display device of the present invention, after displaying a program detailed information by selecting a program from the program guide, it is possible to display detailed information of another program without returning to the program guide. The operability for a user who searches for a desired program using the detailed program information can be improved.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a program detailed information continuous display apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  1000 is a television receiver having a program detailed information continuous display device, 10 is a remote control code light receiving unit for receiving a remote control code, 20 is an information display unit for displaying information, and 30 is a remote control code received by the remote control code light receiving unit 10 A display information management unit for changing display information, 40 is a program information receiving unit for receiving program information, 50 is a program information storage unit for storing program information received by the program information receiving unit 40, and 60 is the program information storage unit. 50 is stored in the program information storage unit 50, 70 is a program table cursor position management unit for managing the cursor position of the program table, and 80 is stored in the program information storage unit 50. It is a program detail display information creation unit that creates program detail display information from the program information.

  Next, the detailed program information continuous display process of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The program information receiving unit 40 receives program information (step 10 in FIG. 2). The program information storage unit 50 stores the received program information (step 20 in FIG. 2). The remote control code light receiving unit 10 receives the remote control code (step 30 in FIG. 2). The display information management unit 30 identifies that the received remote control code is a remote control code that instructs to display the program guide (step 40 in FIG. 2). The program guide display information creation unit 60 creates information to be displayed on the program guide (step 50 in FIG. 2). In the information display unit 20, the program guide is displayed (step 60 in FIG. 2). The remote control code light receiving unit 10 receives the remote control code (step 70 in FIG. 2). The display information management unit 30 identifies that the received remote control code is a remote control code for instructing to display the detailed program information (step 80 in FIG. 2). The program detail display information creation unit 80 creates program detail display information (step 90 in FIG. 2). In the information display unit 20, the program detailed information is displayed (step 100 in FIG. 2). The program guide cursor position management unit 70 checks whether or not a program exists on the current cursor position in the program guide (step 110 in FIG. 2). If there is a program above the current cursor position in the program guide, a button for displaying detailed information of the program above the current cursor position in the program guide is displayed (step 120 in FIG. 2). The program guide cursor position management unit 70 checks whether a program exists under the current cursor position in the program guide (step 130 in FIG. 2). If there is a program under the current cursor position in the program guide, a button for displaying detailed information of the program under the current cursor position in the program guide is displayed (step 140 in FIG. 2). The program guide cursor position management unit 70 checks whether there is a program to the left of the current cursor position in the program guide (step 150 in FIG. 2). If there is a program to the left of the current cursor position in the program guide, a button for displaying detailed information of the program to the left of the current cursor position in the program guide is displayed (step 160 in FIG. 2). The program guide cursor position management unit 70 checks whether a program exists to the right of the current cursor position in the program guide (step 170 in FIG. 2). If there is a program to the right of the current cursor position in the program guide, a button for displaying detailed information of the program to the right of the current cursor position in the program guide is displayed (step 180 in FIG. 2). The process ends.

  Next, an example of the program detailed information continuous display will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 3 shows an example when the current time is 1:00. When the program 22 is selected on the program guide screen 100, the program detailed information of the program 22 is displayed (the program detailed information screen 110 in FIG. 3). When the previous program button is selected on the program details information screen 110, the program details information of the program 21, which is a program located on the program 22 on the program guide screen 100, is displayed (program details information screen 120 in FIG. 3). Since the current time is 1:00, the previous program button is not displayed. When the 103ch program button is selected on the program detailed information screen 120, the program detailed information of the program 31 which is the program on the right side of the program 21 on the program guide screen 100 is displayed (program detailed information screen 130 in FIG. 3). Since the current time is 1:00, the previous program button is not displayed.

  The program detailed information continuous display device according to the present invention can display detailed information of another program without selecting the program guide after selecting a program from the program guide and displaying the program detailed information. Since the operability for a user who searches for a desired program using the detailed information is improved, it is useful as a program detailed information continuous display device in a technique for displaying the program information on the television receiver.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the program detailed information continuous display apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The flowchart which shows the program detailed information continuous display process in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the example of a program detailed information continuous display in Embodiment 1 of this invention

Explanation of symbols

1000 TV receiver 10 remote control code light receiving unit 20 information display unit 30 display information management unit 40 program information reception unit 50 program information storage unit 60 program guide display information creation unit 70 program guide cursor position management unit 80 program detail display information creation unit

Claims (1)

Means for receiving program information; means for storing the received program information; means for receiving a remote control code; means for displaying information; means for changing display information by the received remote control code; An apparatus for continuously displaying detailed program information, comprising: means for creating information to be displayed; means for creating detailed program information to be displayed; and means for managing a cursor position of a program guide.

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