JP2007235639A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (6)

A digital broadcast receiver capable of acquiring information about a program included in digital broadcast, generating an EPG screen using the information, and displaying the EPG screen on a display unit,
An acquisition means for acquiring information indicating that printable broadcast data exists in broadcast data of a data broadcast corresponding to the program from information related to the program;
Using the information acquired by the acquisition means, an EPG displaying a reserved print icon for reserving printing of broadcast data in a display column of a program for which printable broadcast data exists among programs included in the EPG screen Generating means for generating a screen;
A digital broadcast receiver characterized by comprising: Operating means for operating the EPG screen;
When an operation for selecting a reserved print icon displayed on the EPG screen and instructing a print reservation is input from the operation means, information on a program for which a print reservation is instructed is stored as reserved print information in the storage unit. Control means for making a print reservation by
The generation means generates an EPG screen in which the display of the reserved print icon displayed in the display column of the program for which the print reservation has been made by the control means has been changed to an icon display indicating that the print reservation has been made. The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: The control means uses the reserved print information stored in the storage unit to obtain printable broadcast data corresponding to the program at the time of broadcasting of the program instructed to print, and the acquired printable broadcast data The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein control for transmitting to a connected printing apparatus is executed. A method for controlling a digital broadcast receiving apparatus capable of acquiring information related to a program included in a digital broadcast, generating an EPG screen using the information, and displaying the information on a display unit,
An acquisition step of acquiring information indicating that printable broadcast data exists in the broadcast data of the data broadcast corresponding to the program from the information regarding the program;
Using the information acquired in the acquisition step, an EPG displaying a reserved print icon for reserving printing of broadcast data in a display column of a program for which printable broadcast data exists among programs included in the EPG screen. A generation process for generating a screen;
A method for controlling a digital broadcast receiving apparatus, comprising: An operation step of receiving an operation input for operating the EPG screen;
When an operation for instructing a print reservation by selecting a reservation print icon displayed on the EPG screen is input in the operation step, information on a program for which a print reservation is instructed is stored as reserved print information in the storage unit. And a control step of making a print reservation by
In the generating step, generating an EPG screen in which the display of the reserved printing icon displayed in the display column of the program for which printing reservation has been performed in the control step is changed to an icon display indicating that printing has been reserved. The method for controlling a digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein: In the control step, using the reserved print information stored in the storage unit, printable broadcast data corresponding to the program is acquired at the time of broadcasting the program instructed to print, and the acquired printable broadcast data is The control method for a digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 5, wherein control for transmitting to a connected printing apparatus is executed.