JP2008078695A - Display device and display control device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to easily make and change reservations without having to go through much processings, with respect to the user's desired time zone, when making reservations for recording or viewing. <P>SOLUTION: A display control device displays a list of reserved programs in a program display area 201, on the basis of reserved program information. When a cell 206 of the program display area 201 is selected by a cursor 208, a reservable program display window 210 is displayed. Reservable programs within a unit time zone, corresponding to the cell, are displayed in the reservable program display window 210. When the user selects a program 211 in the reservable program display window 210 by a cursor 212, by operating cursor moving keys 122 to 125 of a remote controller 120 and depresses a determination key 126, a reservation confirmation window 240 is displayed. The user selects a reservation setting item, included in the reservation confirmation window 240 by a cursor 245, whereby the reservations for recording or viewing can be made. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention uses an electronic program guide data acquired by receiving a digital broadcast to display an electronic program guide, a reservation list of reserved programs that are reserved for recording and / or a reserved list of reserved programs that are reserved for viewing, and the like. The present invention relates to a display device that performs and a display control device that controls the display device.

  In digital broadcasting, electronic program guide (Electronic Program Guide: hereinafter referred to as “EPG”) data for selecting a program is multiplexed with program data such as video and audio and transmitted. On the receiving side, the received EPG data is extracted and reconfigured as a program table (also referred to as “EPG”), so that program selection, recording reservation, viewing reservation target program selection, and the like can be easily performed. Here, the EPG data includes program information such as program name, broadcast time, program genre, program broadcast type, and broadcast content.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a display control technique that enables a user to visually grasp a reserved program confirmation of a recording reservation or a viewing reservation.

  Patent Document 1 makes it possible to display a reservation information display bar for displaying reservation information (hereinafter referred to as “reserved program information”) of a program reserved for recording or viewing together with a program guide on a time axis. Disclosed is a display control technique that enables reservation while confirming reservation information of a reserved program (hereinafter referred to as “reserved program information”) using a bar.

JP 2005-191944 A

  However, in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the program guide is created for each broadcast type, and when the user makes a program reservation from the program guide, the entire screen needs to be switched, which is not convenient for the user. .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a display device and a display control device that are easy to use when making a recording reservation or a viewing reservation.

  In order to achieve the above object, a display device according to the present invention includes a receiving means for receiving a plurality of types of broadcast signals in which program guide data including program information is multiplexed, and a program from the broadcast signals received by the receiving means. Extraction means for extracting guide data, storage means for storing the program guide data extracted by the extraction means, and a program table defined by the date axis and the time axis from the program guide data stored by the storage means Program table creating means, input means for receiving an input signal, display means for displaying the broadcast signal, and display control means for controlling the display means, wherein the display control means is controlled by the input means. When an input signal in which a program area located at the intersection of the date axis and the time axis is selected is received, a plurality of broadcast types at the time corresponding to the program area are Configured to control so as to display the program information. According to this configuration, since the program information of a plurality of broadcast types is displayed on the same screen at the time of recording reservation from the calendar-like program guide, for example, switching of the entire screen is not required at the time of recording reservation. It becomes possible to confirm a program that can be reserved.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a display device and a display control device that are easy to use when making a recording reservation or a viewing reservation.

  Hereinafter, the best mode of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a display control apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  The display control device 100 and the television display 140 may be integrated with each other to form a display device.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the display control device 100 is configured such that each component is controlled by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 110 that is a calculation control unit that performs calculation control processing according to a program stored in a nonvolatile memory 112. It has become. The display control apparatus 100 can be operated by a remote controller (hereinafter abbreviated as “remote controller”) 120.

  In FIG. 1, a broadcast wave (for example, terrestrial digital broadcast wave, BS digital broadcast wave, CS digital broadcast wave) signal received by an antenna (not shown) and input from an input terminal 101 is a front end 102 of the display control device 100. Sent to. The front end 102 tunes to the reception band selected by the user, demodulates the data, and supplies the data to the separation unit 103 in a transport stream (TS) format. The separation unit 103 extracts and separates video data, audio data, EPG data, and the like from the input data. Then, the video / audio data is supplied to the A / V decoder 104. EPG data is stored in a RAM (Random Access Memory) 111 under the control of the CPU 110.

  The A / V decoder 104 decodes video data and audio data. Then, the decoded audio signal is supplied to the television display 140, and the decoded video signal is supplied to the image composition unit 105. The image composition unit 105 has an OSD (on-screen display) function for superimposing character information or the like on video (program video) displayed on the television display 140. Further, in place of the video signal, a program guide screen (not shown) and a reservation list screen of recording / viewing reservation reserved programs described later are supplied to the television display 140.

  The CPU 110 controls the entire display control apparatus 100. For example, the EPG data extracted by the separation unit 103 is stored in the RAM 111. Then, program guide data is created based on the EPG data, and the program guide (EPG) is displayed on the television display 140 via the image composition unit 105. In addition, a recording reservation and a viewing reservation are made by a user operation, and reservation information of the recording reservation and the viewing reservation and program information (reserved program information) associated with the reservation information are stored in the nonvolatile memory 112. Furthermore, reservation list data of a reserved program for recording / viewing reservation, which will be described later, is created by a user operation, and a reservation list that is a list of reserved programs is displayed on the television display 140 via the image composition unit 105. . The CPU 110 performs such display control processing. That is, the CPU 110 constitutes a display control unit that performs display control. In this embodiment, only one system can be reserved in order to explain the gist in an easy-to-understand manner. However, this embodiment is not limited to this, and a plurality of systems may of course be used.

  The non-volatile memory 112 has various graphic data (for example, predetermined marks such as frames and scroll marks) and fonts necessary for displaying various programs for operating the CPU 110, reserved program information, program guide, reservation list, etc. Store data.

  The remote control code reception unit 113 receives, for example, an infrared command transmitted from the remote control 120 by a user operation, converts the infrared command into a remote control code of an electrical signal, and supplies it to the CPU 110. In response to this, the CPU 110 performs a predetermined process corresponding to a command, that is, a key (also referred to as a button) on the remote controller 120.

  FIG. 2 is an external view of a remote controller that controls the display control apparatus according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, only the keys according to the present embodiment will be described. The functions of other keys that are normally used are obvious, and the description thereof will be omitted.

  In FIG. 2, a reservation list key 121 provided in the remote controller 120 is a key for instructing the CPU 110 to display a reservation list of reserved programs as shown in FIG. (FIG. 3 will be described later). When the reservation list key 121 is pressed while the reservation list in FIG. 3 is displayed, the program viewing state is restored. Cursor movement keys 122 to 125 located almost at the center of the remote controller 120 are keys for moving the displayed cursor in the vertical and horizontal directions. For example, the key is pressed when selecting an item to be displayed on the reservation list display screen of FIG. 3 to be described later. A determination key 126 is a key to be pressed when determining an operation or selecting an option. The program guide key 127 is a key operated when displaying a program guide (not shown). Further, the operation performed with the remote controller can be performed with a key (not shown) provided in the display control device main body.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a reservation list display screen according to an embodiment of the display control apparatus.

  When the user presses the reservation list key 121 of the remote control 120 in order to confirm reservation information of a reserved recording reservation or viewing reservation, a reservation list display screen that is a list of reserved programs is displayed on the television display 140. Is done.

  In FIG. 3, the reservation list 200 according to the present embodiment includes a program display area 201, a broadcast time zone display area 202 arranged on the left side of the drawing at the periphery of the program display area 201, and a periphery of the program display area 201. The weekday zone display area 203 for one week arranged at the upper end of the drawing on the screen and the detailed program information display column 220 arranged close to the upper side of the dayband display area 203 are included.

  The broadcast time zone display area 202 is divided into unit time zones having a predetermined unit time width (here, one hour unit), and here, a broadcast time zone of 3 hours from 18:00 to 21:00 is shown. ing. Scroll marks 202a and 202b are arranged at the upper and lower ends of the broadcast time zone display area 202, and the broadcast time zone can be changed with the scroll marks 202a and 202b. The day-of-week display area 203 is divided here in units of one day. For example, the current date (day of the week) is arranged at the left end, and the date of the week and the day of the week are displayed. Although the date for one week is displayed here, the present embodiment is not limited to this, and may be several days or months.

  The program display area 201 is composed of a reserved area 205 indicated by a white background on which an already reserved program is displayed, and an unreserved area 204 indicated by a hatched portion that is an unreserved area. Here, in order to simplify the following description, a program area located at an intersection determined by a unit time zone that divides a broadcast time zone and a date (day of the week) is referred to as a “cell” for convenience. That is, the time width of the cell is a unit time width that divides the broadcast time zone display area 202, and the program display area 201 includes a plurality of unreserved cells 206 and a plurality of reserved cells 207. Each cell can be selected by moving the cursor 208 highlighted with a thick frame by using the cursor movement keys 122 to 125 on the remote controller 120, for example. That is, the cursor 208 constitutes cell selection means for selecting a cell and can be moved in units of cells having a unit time width. When the reservation list key 121 is operated to display the reservation list 200, the upper unit time zone of the broadcast time zone display area 202 is a unit time zone including the current time, and the initial position of the cursor 208 is It is assumed that the cell is located at the intersection of the current date and the unit time zone in which the current time is included (that is, the upper left corner cell of the program display area). Of course, the present embodiment is not limited to this. If there is a reserved cell, the initial position of the cursor 208 may be, for example, a reserved cell closest to the cell at the intersection of the current date and the unit time zone including the current time.

  In the reserved cell 207 of the reserved area 205, program information of already reserved programs of all broadcast types (terrestrial digital broadcast, BS digital broadcast, CS digital broadcast) is mixedly displayed. For example, the reserved program 205A is a reserved program for terrestrial digital broadcasting, the reserved program 205B is a reserved program for BS digital broadcast, and the reserved program 205C is a reserved program for CS digital broadcast. The program information includes, for example, terrestrial D (terrestrial digital broadcast), BS (BS digital broadcast), CS (CS digital broadcast), a program title (program name), a channel number, and a broadcast station name indicating broadcast types. Is displayed. Thereby, it is not necessary to check the reservation status for each broadcast type by switching the broadcast type, and it is possible to grasp the reservation status at a glance.

  The time width of the reserved cell is determined by the broadcast time width of the reserved program. For example, the time width of the reserved program 205A is 2 hours, and the time width of the reserved program 205B is 1 hour. However, as described above, the cursor 208 is moved only in units of cells having a unit time width in order to simplify the movement of the cells. For example, the cursor 208 is highlighted in a thick frame at the position of the reserved program 205B. When the cursor 208 is present and the cursor movement key 125 of the remote controller 120 is pressed, the cursor is moved from 19:00 to 20:00 of the reserved program 205A having a two-hour width (19:00 to 21:00). Will move.

  As is clear from FIG. 3, in the cell selected by the movement of the cursor 208, the reservationable program display window 210 is displayed in association with the cell when the determination key 126 continued for cell selection is pressed or a predetermined time elapses. Is done. In the reservable program display window 210, all the broadcast types broadcast in the time width corresponding to the cell (the unit time width selected by the cursor regardless of the reservation status, here 1 hour) are displayed. A program 211 is displayed. When all the programs cannot be displayed, scroll marks 214 for up and down for scrolling the program are displayed as necessary.

  If the cell where the cursor 208 is located is, for example, an unreserved cell 206, the reservable program 211 broadcast on the date and time zone where the cell is located is displayed in the reservable program display window 210 associated with the cell. Listed. In FIG. 3, as an example, programs 211 a to 211 d and scroll marks 214 are displayed in the reservable program display window 210. The program 211a is a one-hour news program of the BS broadcast channel 101, 211b is a 30-minute animation program of the CS broadcast channel 100, 211c is a 30-minute news program of the terrestrial broadcast channel 11, and 211d is This is a one-hour drama program on the terrestrial broadcast channel 21. The scroll mark 214 indicates that there are programs that cannot be displayed.

  In the present embodiment, even a program that exceeds the unit time zone (18: 0 to 19:00), such as the program 211d, is displayed as a reservable program if there is an overlap with the time zone. Also, even programs that are shorter than the unit time zone, such as the programs 211b and 211c, are displayed as programs that can be reserved.

  One of the programs displayed in the reservable program display window 210 is accompanied by a cursor 212 highlighted with a thick frame, for example. That is, the cursor 212 indicates that the program is currently a reserved program candidate. Then, the detailed information of the program is displayed in the detailed program information display column 220. Here, the initial position of the cursor 212 is assumed to be located at the first program displayed in the reservable program display window 210. The user can select a candidate program while viewing the detailed program information display field 220 and moving the cursor 212 by operating the cursor movement key on the remote controller 120. If there is no candidate program, the scroll mark 214 is selected with the cursor 212, scrolls to display another program, and the candidate program is selected with the cursor 212. The display of the reservable program display window 210 in the reserved cell will be described later.

  Next, the display processing of the reservation list of the CPU constituting the display control means when the reservation list key operation according to the present embodiment is performed will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4A is a flowchart showing a reservation list display process, and FIG. 4B is a flowchart showing a reservationable program display process continued from the display process of FIG. 4A.

  When the user presses the reservation list key 121 of the remote controller 120 in order to confirm the reservation information of the reserved recording reservation or viewing reservation, the remote control code receiving unit 107 reads the reservation list corresponding to the reservation list key 121 from the remote controller 120. A command (not shown) is received and supplied to the CPU 110. Upon receiving a reservation list command (not shown), the CPU 110 acquires reserved program information stored in the nonvolatile memory 112 and various graphic data and font data necessary for display, and the image composition unit 105. The display screen of the reservation list, which is a list of reserved programs, is displayed on the television display 140 via the.

  Specifically, in the reservation list display process when the reservation list key operation shown in FIG. 4A is performed, the CPU 110 first performs a current time in step 41 (hereinafter abbreviated as “S”). Based on the above, the broadcast time zone axis and the day of the week zone axis, which are the reservation axes of the reservation list, are calculated. That is, the unit time zone of the broadcast time zone including the current time is determined, and the display information of the broadcast time zone display area 202 is calculated. Based on the current date, the display information in the day of the week display area 203 is calculated. In this way, the date / time range of the program display area 201 is determined. Next, the CPU 110 calculates reserved program information corresponding to the program display area 201 from the reserved program information stored in the nonvolatile memory 112 in S42. In S43, the position of the cursor 208 in the program display area 201 is calculated. In S44, the broadcast time axis / day of the week axis information calculated / acquired through the above steps, the reserved program information corresponding to these axis information, and the position information of the cursor 208 are used, and Using the graphic data and font data of the non-volatile memory 112, the image composition unit 105 causes the reservation list 220 shown in FIG. 3 (however, here, the reservable program display window 210 is not displayed) to be displayed in an OSD manner, and a television display. A reservation list screen is displayed on 140. Then, the reservation list display process by the reservation list key operation is terminated.

  If the cursor 208 is operated after the reservation list screen display process, the CPU 110 moves the cursor 208 to an adjacent cell in accordance with the direction of the cursor movement keys 122 to 125. If an arbitrary cell (unreserved cell 206 or reserved cell 207) is selected with the cursor 208 and then the determination key 126 of the remote controller 120 is pressed (or if a predetermined time elapses), for example, the CPU 110 performs the processing shown in FIG. The process shifts to the reservation-available program display process shown in b). Of course, after the reservation list display process of FIG. 4A, for example, if the enter key 126 is operated, the process immediately shifts to the display process of the reservable program.

  When the process shifts to the display process of the reservable program shown in FIG. 4B, the CPU 110 displays the reservable program display window 210 associated with the cell (unreserved cell 206 in FIG. 3) corresponding to the cursor 208 position in S51. The program information to be calculated is calculated based on the EPG data stored in the RAM 111. Next, in S52, the position of the cursor 212 in the reservable program display window 210 is calculated, and in S53, detailed information on the program information corresponding to the position of the cursor 212 (information for the detailed program information display column 220) is stored in the RAM 111. Is obtained from the EPG data stored in. In S54, a plurality of pieces of program information corresponding to the position information of the cursor 208 calculated and acquired through the above steps, the position information of the cursor 212 in the reservable program display window 210, and the position of the cursor 212 are displayed. Using the detailed program information display column 220 program detailed information corresponding to the information, the display screen of the list of reservable programs is superimposed on the display screen of the reservation list on the television display 140 via the image composition unit 105. To display.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, on the display screen of the reservation list, the program display area 201 displays the program information of the already reserved programs of all broadcast types in a mixed manner. Therefore, it is not necessary to switch the broadcast type and check the reservation status for each broadcast type, and it is possible to grasp the reservation status at a glance.

  Next, the reservation setting process will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a reservation setting process screen that continues to be displayed on the reservation list screen of FIG.

  While the reservation list screen of FIG. 3 is being displayed, a program to be reserved is determined from the programs 211 displayed in the reservable program display window 210 associated with the unreserved cell 206, and the determination key 126 of the remote controller 120 by the user is determined. As shown in FIG. 5, the CPU 110 displays a reservation confirmation window 240 for confirming the reservation. The reservation confirmation window 240 displays three selection items of “recording reservation 241” and “viewing reservation 242” indicating the type of reservation, and “cancel 243” for canceling the reservation confirmation. The user selects one of these three items by moving the cursor 245 with the cursor movement keys 123 and 125 of the remote controller 120 and presses the enter key 126 to make a recording reservation or a viewing reservation or reservation. Can cancel the operation.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, a reservation can be made on the reservation list screen. At this time, since a list of reservation candidate programs is displayed for each unreserved cell, it is not necessary to return to the program guide screen to refer to the program to be reserved, and it can be said that it is easy to use and has excellent operability. Further, since the list of reservation candidate programs is displayed regardless of the broadcast type, it is not necessary to refer to the program to be reserved for each broadcast type.

  Next, the reservation change process will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a reservation change process screen that continues to be displayed on the reservation list screen of FIG.

  Assume that the user operates the cursor movement keys 122 to 125 of the remote controller 120 while the reservation list screen of FIG. 3 is displayed, and selects a reserved cell that already has the reserved program 205 </ b> B with the cursor 208. As the reserved cell is selected, a reservable program display window 210 associated with the reserved cell is displayed. For the sake of simplicity, it is assumed that there is no free time in which other programs can be reserved in the time zone corresponding to the reserved cell (time frame of 19: 00 to 20: 00).

  Here, when the user selects the program 211 a displayed in the reservable program display window 210 with the cursor 212 and presses the enter key 126, the CPU 110 displays a reservation change confirmation window 250. In the reservation change confirmation window 250, an item “Yes 251” for changing the reservation and an item “No 252” for canceling the change are displayed. By selecting any of these with the cursor 255 and pressing the enter key 126, the reservation change or the reservation change can be canceled.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, the reserved program can be changed on the reservation list screen. At this time, for each reserved cell, a list of programs in the unit time zone to which the reserved cell belongs is displayed, so there is no need to return to the program guide screen and refer to the program to be reserved, and it is easy to use. It can be said that it is excellent in property. Moreover, since all programs are displayed in the program list regardless of the broadcast type, it is not necessary to refer to the program to be reserved for each broadcast type.

  Next, another form regarding the display of the reservable program display window 210 will be described. In the above embodiment, all the programs 211 in all broadcast types broadcast in the time width corresponding to the cell are displayed in the reservable program display window 210. Then, the program that the user wants to reserve is selected from the programs, and the recording reservation is performed. However, since all the programs for all the broadcast types that can be reserved are displayed in the window, if there are many such programs, it may take time to reach the target program for the selection. Can be considered. Therefore, another form regarding the display of the reservable program display window 210 will be shown.

  FIG. 7 shows one form relating to the display of the reservable program display window 210.

  In FIG. 7, broadcast types 213 a to 213 d are displayed in the reservable program display window 210 as an example. The program 213a is BS, 213b is CS, 213c is terrestrial digital, and 213d is a cable.

  One of the broadcast types displayed in the reservable program display window 210 is accompanied by a cursor 212 highlighted with a thick frame, for example. That is, the cursor 212 indicates that the program is currently targeted for a broadcast type candidate for reservation. Here, the initial position of the cursor 212 is assumed to be located in the broadcast type displayed first in the reservable program display window 210. The user can select a candidate broadcast type while moving the cursor 212 by operating the cursor movement key on the remote controller 120. Here, for example, FIG. 8 shows a case where the BS of 213 a is selected by the user.

  In FIG. 8, programs 211 a to 211 d that can be reserved in the time slot in the broadcast type BS are displayed in the reservable program display window 210. The program 211a is a news program on the BS broadcast channel 101, 211b is a sports program on the BS broadcast channel 100, 211c is a comedy program on the BS broadcast channel 201, and 211d is a movie program on the BS broadcast channel 202.

  One of the programs displayed in the reservable program display window 210 is accompanied by a cursor 212 highlighted with a thick frame, for example. That is, the cursor 212 indicates that the program is currently a reserved program candidate. Then, the detailed information of the program is displayed in the detailed program information display column 220. Here, the initial position of the cursor 212 is assumed to be located at the first program displayed in the reservable program display window 210. The user can select a candidate program while viewing the detailed program information display field 220 and moving the cursor 212 by operating the cursor movement key on the remote controller 120. If there is no candidate program, the scroll mark 214 is selected with the cursor 212, scrolls to display another program, and the candidate program is selected with the cursor 212. The reservation setting process is the same as the process described above.

  According to this display form, even when there are many programs that can be reserved, the user can quickly select a target reservation target program.

  FIG. 9 shows one form relating to the display of the reservable program display window 210.

  In FIG. 9, as an example, genres 215a to 215d of reservable programs are displayed in the reservable program display window 210. 215a is news, 215b is sport, 215c is comedy, and 215d is a movie.

  One of the genres displayed in the reservable program display window 210 is accompanied by, for example, a cursor 212 highlighted with a thick frame. That is, the cursor 212 indicates that the program is currently a genre target for reservation candidates. Here, the initial position of the cursor 212 is assumed to be located in the genre displayed first in the reservable program display window 210. The user can select a candidate genre while moving the cursor 212 by operating the cursor movement key on the remote controller 120. Here, FIG. 10 shows a case where, for example, 215a news is selected by the user.

  In FIG. 10, programs 211 a to 211 d that can be reserved in the time zone of the genre news are displayed in the reservable program display window 210. The program 211a is the news a of the BS broadcast channel 101, 211b is the news b of the CS broadcast channel 100, 211c is the news c of the terrestrial digital broadcast channel 011, and 211d is the news d of the terrestrial digital broadcast channel 021.

  One of the programs displayed in the reservable program display window 210 is accompanied by a cursor 212 highlighted with a thick frame, for example. That is, the cursor 212 indicates that the program is currently a reserved program candidate. Then, the detailed information of the program is displayed in the detailed program information display column 220. Here, the initial position of the cursor 212 is assumed to be located at the first program displayed in the reservable program display window 210. The user can select a candidate program while viewing the detailed program information display field 220 and moving the cursor 212 by operating the cursor movement key on the remote controller 120. If there is no candidate program, the scroll mark 214 is selected with the cursor 212, scrolls to display another program, and the candidate program is selected with the cursor 212. The subsequent reservation setting process is the same as the process described above.

  According to this display form, even when there are many programs that can be reserved, the user can quickly select a target reservation target program.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, when the user selects attribute information such as a broadcast type and a program genre, usability for making a recording reservation for a reservation target program from a large number of programs within a limited area is improved. The attribute information is not limited to the broadcast type or program genre, but may be any information that allows the user to easily reach the target recording reservation program.

The block diagram of the display control apparatus concerning the Example of this invention. The external view of the remote control concerning the Example of this invention. The figure which shows the display screen of the reservation list by the Example of this invention. The flowchart which shows the display process of the reservation list by the Example of this invention. The figure explaining the reservation setting process screen by the Example of this invention. The figure explaining the reservation change process screen by the Example of this invention. The figure which shows one form of the display of the reservation possible program display window by the Example of this invention. The figure which shows one form of the display of the reservation possible program display window by the Example of this invention. The figure which shows one form of the display of the reservation possible program display window by the Example of this invention. The figure which shows one form of the display of the reservation possible program display window by the Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

100 display control device, 101 input terminal, 102 front end, 103 separation unit, 104 A / V decoder, 105 image composition unit, 110 CPU, 111 RAM, 112 nonvolatile memory, 113 remote control code receiving unit, 120 remote control, 121 reservation List key, 122-125 Cursor move key, 126 Enter key, 127 Program guide key, 140 TV display, 200 Reservation list, 201 Program display area, 202 Broadcast time zone display area, 202a, b Scroll mark, 203 Day of week zone display Area, 204 unreserved area, 205 reserved area, 205A, B, C reserved program, 206 unreserved cell, 207 reserved cell, 208 cursor, 210 reservable program display window, 211 program, 212 cursor, 213 broadcast type, 214 Scrollma Click, 215 genre, 220 detailed program information display column, 240 reservation confirmation window, 241 recording reservation, 242 viewing reservation, 243 canceled, 245 the cursor, 250 reservation change confirmation window, 251 Yes, 252 No, 255 cursor,

Claims (19)

Receiving means for receiving a plurality of types of broadcast signals in which program guide data including program information is multiplexed;
Extracting means for extracting program guide data from the broadcast signal received by the receiving means;
Storage means for storing program guide data extracted by the extraction means;
A program guide creation means for creating a program guide defined from a date axis and a time axis from the program guide data stored by the storage means;
An input means for receiving an input signal;
Display means for displaying the broadcast signal;
Display control means for controlling the display means,
When the display control means receives an input signal in which an area located at the intersection of the date axis and the time axis is selected by the input means, the program information of a plurality of broadcast types at the time corresponding to the program area A display device characterized by controlling to display. The display device according to claim 1,
The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control means controls the program information to be displayed in a window attached to the program area. The display device according to claim 1 or 2,
A recording reservation means for recording recording of the program;
The recording reservation means, when receiving an input signal in which one of the program information is selected by the input means, makes a recording reservation for the selected program. The display device according to claim 1 or 2,
A recording reservation means for recording recording of the program;
The display control means controls to display a selection screen for selecting whether or not to change the recording reservation when there is a recording reservation at an overlapping time in the program information selected by the input means. Characteristic display device. The display device according to claim 1 or 2,
The display apparatus, wherein the display control means controls to display program information having a time overlapping with the program area display selected by the input means. The display device according to claim 1 or 2,
The display apparatus, wherein the program information is attribute information of a program. The display device according to claim 6,
The display device characterized in that the attribute information is a broadcast type or a program genre. The display device according to claim 1,
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the input means receives an input signal from a key provided on a remote controller or a display device body. Receiving means for receiving a plurality of types of broadcast signals in which program guide data including program information is multiplexed;
Extracting means for extracting program guide data from the broadcast signal received by the receiving means;
Storage means for storing program guide data extracted by the extraction means;
A program guide creation means for creating a program guide defined from a date axis and a time axis from the program guide data stored by the storage means;
An input means for receiving an input signal;
Display control means for controlling the display screen,
When the display control means receives an input signal in which an area located at the intersection of the date axis and the time axis is selected by the input means, the program information of a plurality of broadcast types at the time corresponding to the program area A display control device that controls to display the screen. The display control device according to claim 9,
The display control apparatus, wherein the display control means controls the program information to be displayed in a window attached to the program area. In the display control device according to claim 9 or 10,
A recording reservation means for recording recording of the program;
The display control device, wherein the recording reservation unit reserves recording of the selected program when receiving an input signal in which one of the program information is selected by the input unit. In the display control device according to claim 9 or 10,
A recording reservation means for recording recording of the program;
The display control means controls to display a selection screen for selecting whether or not to change the recording reservation when there is a recording reservation at an overlapping time in the program information selected by the input means. A display control device. In the display control device according to claim 9 or 10,
The display control apparatus, wherein the display control means controls to display program information having a time overlapping with the program area display selected by the input means. In the display control device according to claim 9 or 10,
The display control apparatus, wherein the program information is attribute information of a program. The display control device according to claim 14,
The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the attribute information is a broadcast type. The display control device according to claim 9,
The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the input means receives an input signal from a key provided on a remote controller or a display device body. Receiving means for receiving a plurality of types of information together with program guide data including a program genre;
Extracting means for extracting program guide data from the information received by the receiving means;
Storage means for storing program guide data extracted by the extraction means;
A program guide creation means for creating a program guide defined from a date axis and a time axis from the program guide data stored by the storage means;
Input means for receiving an input signal from a key provided on the remote control or the display device body;
Display means for displaying the information;
Display control means for controlling the display means,
When the display control means receives an input signal in which the program area located at the intersection of the date axis and the time axis is selected by the input means, the display control means can record the program that can be reserved for recording at the time corresponding to the program area. A display device that controls to display a genre. The display device according to claim 17,
When the input control unit receives an input signal in which the genre of the program is selected by the input unit, the display control unit controls to display information on the program that can be reserved for recording in the genre. The display device according to claim 18, wherein
A recording reservation means for recording recording of the program;
The recording control unit, when receiving an input signal in which one of information related to the program is selected by the input unit, reserves recording of the selected program.

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