JP2011124793A - Television receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a television receiver allowing a user to easily retrieve rebroadcast of a program which is currently viewed by the user. <P>SOLUTION: This television receiver includes: an ID acquisition means to obtain ID data in a program while being currently viewed; an elapsed time determination means to determine an elapsed time from a program start time of the program while being currently viewed when the program is selected; a program retrieval means to retrieve programs in broadcast times after the next time to the broadcast while being viewed or rebroadcast programs based on the ID data and an electronic program guide; a retrieval control means to cause the program retrieval means to retrieve programs in broadcast times after the next time to the broadcast while being viewed when the elapsed time is close to a start time of a program, and cause the program retrieval means to retrieve rebroadcast programs of broadcast times equal to or before the broadcast time of the program while being viewed when it is determined that the elapsed time has elapsed for a predetermined period from the start time of the program; and a retrieval result display means to display the retrieved programs on a screen. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a television receiver, and more particularly to a television receiver capable of receiving a broadcast signal synthesized with ID data for specifying a program.

  In television broadcasting, a program may be broadcast continuously for a predetermined period (hereinafter, such a program is referred to as a series program). For example, in a series program, a program composed of 12 episodes is broadcast every other week, and a series of contents is provided to the user. In addition, in this series program, apart from normal broadcasting, a once broadcast program is broadcast again after a period of time (so-called rebroadcast). For example, by broadcasting a program broadcast in a certain time zone at a predetermined time one month later, a user who has not viewed the program can view the program again.

  In the above-described apparatus for broadcasting a series program, an apparatus for searching for a rebroadcast program of the series program is disclosed (for example, refer to Patent Documents 1-5).

JP 2002-354354 A JP 2007-104420 A JP 2009-44322 A JP 2002-30692 A JP 2006-94317 A

  When a user is watching a program, the user may want to watch this program again. For example, when a program that happens to be viewed is being broadcast, and the user wants to view this program from the beginning, the user does not have information for specifying the program such as the program start time and title name. For this reason, the user needs to search for whether or not the rebroadcasting is started after acquiring information on the currently viewed program with reference to the program guide or the like.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a television receiver that can easily search for a rebroadcast of a program that a user is currently viewing.

  In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, in a television receiver capable of acquiring a broadcast signal in which ID data for identifying a program is combined, ID acquisition means for acquiring the ID data in the currently viewed program When the program is selected, the elapsed time judging means for judging the elapsed time from the program start time of the currently viewed program, and the next broadcast of the currently viewed broadcast based on the ID data and the electronic program guide When it is determined that the program search unit searches for a program of a subsequent broadcast time or a rebroadcast program, and the elapsed time is close to the start time of the program, the program search unit receives the next or later broadcast that is being viewed. If the predetermined time has elapsed from the start time of the program, the program search means is allowed to search again for the number of broadcast times equal to or less than the number of broadcast times of the program being viewed. Broadcast program And search control means for searching, it is constituted with a search result display means for displaying the retrieved program on the screen.

  In the invention configured as described above, when the user wants to search for a rebroadcast of a program that is currently being viewed, upon receiving a user operation input, the ID acquisition unit acquires ID data for the program that is currently being viewed. . The elapsed time determination means determines the elapsed time from the program start time of the currently viewed program when the program is selected. Then, if it is determined that the elapsed time is near the start time of the program, the search control means causes the program search means to search for the program of the next and subsequent broadcasts of the broadcast being viewed, and the elapsed time When it is determined that a predetermined time has elapsed from the start time of the program, a rebroadcast program having a broadcast number equal to or less than the broadcast number of the program being viewed is searched. Therefore, the search result is displayed on the screen by the search result display means.

  Therefore, the user does not need to input the program name or broadcast contents to search for a rebroadcast program, and automatically selects a program (broadcast program, rebroadcast program) to be searched according to viewing conditions. be able to. Further, since the subsequent search targets are automatically distributed according to the selected timing, it is possible to easily search for rebroadcasts of programs that the user is currently viewing.

As an example of the search process executed by the program search means, the program search control means causes the search process to be executed according to the elapsed time when the automatic mode is set, and when the manual mode is set. The search process may be executed in response to an operation input.
In the invention configured as described above, the program search processing according to the present invention can be executed by the selection by the user.

As an example of a method for the elapsed time determination means to determine the elapsed time, the elapsed time determination means calculates the difference between the broadcast start time of the program recorded in the electronic program guide and the time when the program was selected. Based on the above, the elapsed time may be determined.
In the invention configured as described above, the elapsed time can be determined more accurately.

Further, the search result display means may be configured to change and display the background color of the program detected by the program search means among the programs recorded in the electronic program guide.
In the invention configured as described above, the detected program can be displayed more easily by the user.

  As another configuration of the present invention, the search control unit executes a search process according to the elapsed time when the automatic mode is set, and according to an operation input when the manual mode is set. The elapsed time judging means calculates the elapsed time based on the difference between the broadcast start time of the program recorded in the electronic program guide and the time when the program was selected. The search result display means may be configured to display the program recorded in the electronic program guide by changing the background color of the program detected by the program search means.

As described above, according to the present invention, a rebroadcast of a program that a user wants to watch can be searched without load.
According to the invention of claim 2, the user can select whether or not to execute the present invention.
According to the invention of claim 3, the elapsed time can be determined more accurately. Furthermore, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the detected program can be displayed more easily by the user.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the television receiver concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating an electronic program guide. It is a figure explaining the setting screen concerning the search of the rebroadcast program output by the OSD circuit. 10 is a flowchart for explaining rebroadcast program search processing executed by the television receiver 90. It is a figure which shows the search result displayed on the display 95 in step S10 of FIG. It is a figure explaining the electronic program guide displayed on the display. It is a figure which shows the recording setting screen displayed on the display. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of a 1st search process. It is a flowchart which shows the specific flow in a 2nd program search.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in the following order with reference to the drawings.
(1) First embodiment:
(2) Other embodiments:

(1) First embodiment:
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a television receiver according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the television receiver according to the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the television receiver 90 is configured to include a recording / playback unit (recording unit) therein.

  The television receiver 90 receives an operation via the remote control device 70 and broadcasts a program, and accepts an operation input using the remote control device 70 or the like on the menu screen, thereby executing a recording reservation in the recording / playback unit 80. Can be made. Furthermore, when the user is watching a program, the television receiver 90 searches whether or not the program is rebroadcast, and displays the date and time of the rebroadcast program based on the search result, or Recording reservation can be executed. Hereinafter, the configuration of the television receiver 90 according to the present embodiment will be described.

=== Configuration of Television Receiver ===
The television receiver 90 includes the following main parts. Reference numeral 91 denotes an external memory, which stores a channel map and ID data described later. Reference numeral 92 denotes a control unit that controls driving of the television receiver 90. Reference numeral 93 denotes a front end unit that extracts digital data of a channel selected by a remote control device from broadcast radio waves received by an antenna (not shown). Reference numeral 94 denotes a back-end unit that decodes and outputs a video signal and an audio signal from the acquired digital data. Reference numeral 95 denotes a display which outputs a video based on the decoded video signal. Reference numeral 96 denotes a speaker that outputs sound based on the decoded sound signal. Reference numeral 97 denotes an OSD circuit that synthesizes an OSD image with a video signal output from the back-end unit 94. Reference numeral 98 denotes a remote control receiving unit that receives an infrared signal output from the remote control device 70 and outputs a control command to the control unit 92. Reference numeral 80 denotes a recording / playback unit that records and plays back a program in accordance with a control signal from the control unit 92.

  The control unit 92 controls the driving of the television receiver 90 by executing a control command input via the remote control receiving unit 98 and a predetermined program. The control unit 92 includes a CPU (not shown), a ROM that stores programs and data for driving the CPU, and a RAM that functions as a work area for the CPU. Further, the control unit 92 includes a timer 92a that functions as a time measuring means, and the timer 92a can measure the elapsed time. In addition, each part which comprises the control part 92 and the television receiver 90 is connected via the bus | bath, and control is performed via this bus | bath.

  The front end unit 93 includes a channel selection unit that extracts a modulation signal of a channel selected by a remote controller from broadcast radio waves received by various antennas, and a transmission path decoding unit that extracts digital data from the selected modulation signal. Configured. In the present embodiment, the front end unit 93 will be described as a configuration for receiving digital broadcasting.

  The back-end unit 94 includes a descrambling unit 94a that descrambles the acquired digital data, an MPEG demultiplexing unit 94b that extracts MPEG video / audio signals and TS information from the descrambled digital data, and a TS. The basic decoder unit 94c that processes SI information in the information, and a video / audio decoding unit (not shown) that decodes a video / audio signal are provided. Here, the SI information includes EIT information for specifying the program information, and the basic decoder section 94c creates an electronic program guide using the EIT information and also describes the service description included in the EIT information. Get children, event descriptors, and series descriptors.

  The service descriptor is data describing a broadcaster who broadcasts a channel, and is used to identify the broadcaster in this embodiment.

  The event descriptor is data describing a program name (event name) and short text information related to the program name, and is used for specifying the program name in this embodiment.

  The series descriptor is data for handling a program in association with a predetermined application. In this embodiment, the series descriptor is used as data for associating the predetermined program with a rebroadcast program of the program. Here, in this embodiment, “series_id”, “episode_number”, “repeat_label”, and “last_episode_number” are used as series descriptors used for searching for a rebroadcast program. “Series_id” specifies the same medium, and has the same value even if it is a rebroadcast program if it is the same program. In addition, “episode_number” is a value for specifying each broadcast time when the same program is broadcast in series, and is different for each broadcast frequency of the program. “Repeat_label” is a value for specifying the number of broadcasts (the number of rebroadcasts) when a certain program is broadcast for a different period, and is a different value for each number of rebroadcasts. “Last_episode_number” designates the number of broadcasts up to the last broadcast, and the broadcast with the last “episode_number” and “last_episode_number” matches.

  The recording / playback unit 80 reads, for example, data stored in a medium such as a BD (Blu-ray Disc) or DVD, or HDD by a pickup unit, and transmits the data to the back-end unit 94 through an interface. When the recording / playback unit 80 receives data output from the backend unit 94 via the interface, the acquired data is stored in the medium or the HDD using the pickup unit. The recording / playback unit 80 includes a system controller (not shown) inside, and controls the driving thereof by a control command from the control unit 92.

  The external memory 91 stores SI information added to the program data and transmitted, and an electronic program guide created based on the SI information. The basic decoder section 94c produces an electronic program guide for each network (terrestrial digital, BS, CS) based on the SI information and stores it in the external memory 91. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the electronic program guide. In the electronic program guide shown in FIG. 2, the horizontal axis is each channel axis and the vertical axis is a time axis so that a program scheduled to be broadcast for one week on a predetermined network can be specified. Each program recorded in the program table is recorded with the service descriptor, event descriptor, and series descriptor described above in association with each other.

  The OSD circuit 97 synthesizes the OSD image with the video data output from the control unit 92 and outputs it. The OSD image output by the OSD circuit 97 includes a menu screen that is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for selecting various settings of the television receiver 90 and various screens for searching for a rebroadcast program. Note that the OSD image output from the OSD circuit 97 is stored in the internal memory in advance, and the OSD image output according to the control command is determined.

  In addition to the channel key 71 for selecting a channel, the remote controller 70 transmits a rebroadcast program search key 72 for transmitting a control command for causing the television receiver 90 to search for a rebroadcast program of the currently viewed program. The re-broadcast scheduled program displayed as the search result is provided with a recording reservation key 73 for transmitting a control command for making the television receiver 90 make a recording reservation.

With the above configuration, the television receiver 90 broadcasts a program based on the television broadcast received by the antenna. Further, when the user operates the rebroadcast program search key 72 of the remote control device 70 while viewing the program, the television receiver 90 determines whether or not the currently broadcast program is rebroadcast from the electronic program table. Search for. At this time, in this embodiment, when the program currently being viewed is a series broadcast program, the search target is determined according to the broadcast elapsed time of this program (the time elapsed since the broadcast started). The program to be switched is automatically switched.
With the above configuration, the search for the rebroadcast program can be executed only by the user operating the rebroadcast program search key 72 of the remote control device 70, and it is not necessary to input a program name or identification data for specifying the program. . Therefore, it is possible to search for a rebroadcast of a program that the user wants to watch without load. The rebroadcast program search process in the television receiver 90 will be described below.

=== Regarding the Search Process Used when Searching for a Rebroadcast Program ===
Hereinafter, the “first program search” and the “second program search” used in the present embodiment will be described before the rebroadcast program search method according to the present embodiment is described. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a setting screen for searching for a program output by the OSD circuit 97. The rebroadcast program search according to the present embodiment can be switched on or off according to the user setting. That is, when the user operates the remote control device 70 to display the setting screen shown in FIG. 3 and “automatic search” is set to “on” on this setting screen, the remote control device 70 can be restarted while viewing the program. By simply operating the broadcast program search key 72, the television receiver 90 can search for a rebroadcast program related to the program currently being viewed. Furthermore, when “automatic search” is selected and the time when the user tunes in the program that is currently being watched has not passed a predetermined time from the broadcast start time of the program, “first program search” is executed. Is done. In addition, when “automatic search” is selected and the time when the user tunes in the currently broadcast program has passed a predetermined time from the broadcast start time of the program, “second program search” is performed. Executed. On the other hand, if the user does not select “automatic selection”, the automatic search is not executed. In this case, “first program search” and “second program search” are selected by manual input by the user.

  In the first program search, a broadcast after the next broadcast time being viewed is searched. That is, if a user is watching a program broadcast in a series from the start time, the user is aware of this program and is likely to be watching the previous broadcast, and is currently watching Search for programs after the first broadcast.

  In the second program processing, a rebroadcast program of a previous time before the broadcast time being viewed is searched. That is, when the program search key 72 is operated during the broadcast of a program broadcast in the series, it is considered that the user often watches this program by chance, and the rebroadcast program in the broadcast times before the broadcast time being viewed is viewed. Search for.

=== Rebroadcast program search processing during program viewing ===
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining rebroadcast program search processing executed by the television receiver 90. The process shown in FIG. 4 is a process executed when the user is viewing a predetermined program with the television receiver 90.

  In step S1, when “automatic search” is selected while the user is viewing an arbitrary program (step S2: YES), when the user operates the rebroadcast program search key 72 of the remote control device 70, The control unit 92 receives the control command (step S3: YES), and proceeds to step S5. On the other hand, when “automatic search” is not selected (step S3: NO), processing corresponding to the manual mode is performed (step S4).

  In step S5, the control unit 92 calculates the elapsed time Tp of the currently viewed program. That is, the control unit 92 stores in advance an internal memory of the time ts when the currently broadcast program is selected, and obtains the time ts from the broadcast time tb of the currently broadcast program recorded in the electronic program guide. The subtracted time is defined as elapsed time Tp. Therefore, in the process of step S5, the control unit 92 implements the elapsed time determination unit of the present invention.

  In step S6, when the calculated elapsed time Tp does not exceed the predetermined time T1 (step S6: YES), the control unit 92 executes the first program search. In this first program search, if all programs of the same channel in the current electronic program guide are compared or one year has passed, the process proceeds to step S9.

  On the other hand, when the calculated elapsed time Tp is equal to or longer than the predetermined time T1 in step S6 (step S6: NO), the control unit 92 executes the second program search. In this second program search, if all network programs are to be compared or one year has passed, the process proceeds to step S9. Therefore, in the process of step S6, the control unit 92 realizes the search control means of the present invention.

  If the target program is detected in step S9 (step S9: YES), the control unit 92 displays the search result on the display 95 (step S10). On the other hand, if the target program is not detected, the process proceeds to step S11.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing search results displayed on the display 95 in step S10 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, “broadcast station”, “date / time”, and “broadcast time” at which the rebroadcast program is broadcast are displayed as search results at the lower right of the screen. That is, in order not to disturb viewing of the currently broadcast program, search results “AAA broadcast station, 5/26 (Tue) 15: 00-15: 30”, “AAA broadcast station, 5/27” are displayed at the lower right of the screen. (Tuesday) 5: 00-5: 30 "is displayed. This search result is created based on SI information stored in association with the electronic program guide. Therefore, the user can refer to the search result without being disturbed to watch the program. As mentioned above, the control part 92 implement | achieves the search result display means of this invention by the process of step S10.

  On the search result display screen, when the user displays the electronic program guide on the display 95, the background color of the program to be searched for the electronic program guide is changed. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an electronic program guide displayed on the display 95. As shown in FIG. 6, the background color of the detected program is changed, and the user can confirm the search program.

  Further, when the user operates the recording reservation key 73 of the remote control device 70 while the search result display screen is displayed, the control unit 92 causes the recording / playback unit 80 to execute the recording reservation of the searched program. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a recording setting screen displayed on the display 95. The user can make a recording reservation for a rebroadcast scheduled program by operating each icon displayed on the recording setting screen.

  On the other hand, when the last program is detected in step S11 (in the first program search), the broadcast time of the program viewed by the user is detected (in the second program search), or a certain period of time is detected. When the time has elapsed (first program search and second program search), the control unit 92 ends the program search. In other cases, the control unit 92 continues to search for programs.

  As described above, in the television receiver 90 according to the present invention, the rebroadcast of the remote control device 70 is performed when the user wants to view this program again in a situation where the user is viewing the arbitrary program. By operating the program search key 72, ID data in the currently broadcast program is acquired, and a rebroadcast program broadcast on another network is searched from the electronic program guide based on this ID data. Therefore, when searching for a rebroadcast program, the user does not need to input a program name or otherwise specify a program, and can search for a rebroadcast program while reducing the user's operation load.

=== Specific Flow of First Program Search ===
FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the first search process. Hereinafter, a specific flow of the first program search will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S <b> 11, the control unit 92 acquires the series descriptor stored in the external memory 91. That is, the control unit 92 acquires “series_id”, “repeat_label”, “episode_number”, and “last_episode_number” as series descriptors.

  In step S13, when the control unit 92 has not searched for all programs of the same channel recorded in the electronic program guide, the process proceeds to step S14.

  In step S14, the control unit 92 refers to the series descriptor corresponding to the program viewed by the user and the program table stored in the external memory 91, and compares the rebroadcast program. That is, the control unit 92 compares the acquired “series_id” and “repeat_label” series descriptors with the series descriptors included in each program recorded in the electronic program guide. Here, since the “repeat_label” is different between the rebroadcast program and the normal broadcast program, it can be determined.

  When the control unit 92 detects from the electronic program guide a program that matches “series_id” and “repeat_label” (step S15: YES), the control unit 92 proceeds to step S16.

  Next, in step S16, the control unit 92 determines whether or not the program detected in step S15 is the last time. That is, since the program whose series descriptor “episode_number” and “last_episode_number” match is the last program, when “episode_number” is equal to or less than the number of broadcasts N indicated by “last_episode_number” (step S16: YES). This program is determined as a search target (step S17).

  Hereinafter, in step S18, the control unit 92 sets the comparison target as another program. If one year has elapsed from the start of the search (step S12: YES), the control unit 92 ends the search, deletes the series descriptor stored in the memory (step S19), and the flowchart shown in FIG. The process returns to step S9. Similarly, when searching for a program in the range of all programs on the same channel (step S13: YES), the control unit 92 ends the search and returns to step S9 of the flowchart shown in FIG. The specific flow in the first program search has been described above.

=== Specific Flow in Second Program Search ===
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a specific flow in the second program search. Hereinafter, the second program search will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step S <b> 21, the control unit 92 acquires a service descriptor, an event descriptor, and a series descriptor “episode_number” in the currently viewed program and stores them in the external memory 91.

  In step S22, when one year has not elapsed since the acquisition of the program information, the control unit 92 proceeds to step S23. In step S23, if the programs are not compared in all networks, the control unit 92 proceeds to step S24. In step S24, when not all channels of all networks are compared (step S24: NO), the process proceeds to step S25.

  In step S25, it is determined whether the broadcaster recorded in the electronic program guide is related to the broadcaster specified by the event descriptor acquired in step S21. That is, the control unit 92 compares the service descriptor acquired in step S11 with the service descriptor of the comparison target program recorded in the electronic program guide, and determines whether the broadcasters are the same or related. Here, since there may be a case where a part of the provider name is the same among related broadcasters, a part of the provider name (for example, AAA broadcast and the characters “AAA” in the AAA network). ) May be determined as related broadcasters. On the other hand, if the broadcasters are not the same (step S25: NO), the control unit 92 switches the comparison target to another channel (step S32).

  When the broadcasters are the same (step S25: YES), if not all programs in the comparison target channel are compared (step S26: NO), the process proceeds to step S27.

  In step S27, the control unit 92 “episode_number” of the event descriptor and series descriptor acquired in step S21, and “episode_number” of the event descriptor and series descriptor of the comparison target recorded in the electronic program guide. Compare If the event descriptors of both programs match (step S28: YES), the control unit 92 proceeds to step S29. If they do not match, the controller 92 sets the comparison target as another program (step S31).

  In step S29, the control unit 92 determines whether or not the comparison target program is a rebroadcast program before the program viewed by the user. That is, when the comparison target “episode_number” recorded in the electronic program guide is smaller than the number of broadcasts N indicated by “episode_number” acquired in step S21 (step S29: YES), the control unit 92 designates this program as a desired program. Judgment is made (step S30).

  The control unit 92 sets the next program in the comparison target channel as a comparison target (step S31), and the control unit 92 repeats the processes of steps S26 to S31 until all the programs are compared (step S26: YES). Similarly, the control unit 92 sets the next channel in the comparison target network as a comparison target, and the control unit 92 repeats the processes of steps S25 to S32 until all the channels are compared (step S24: YES).

  Further, when all the networks are compared (step S24: YES), the control unit 92 switches the comparison target to another network (step S33). For example, what was compared with terrestrial digital broadcasting is switched to BS digital broadcasting. Therefore, the control unit 92 changes the electronic program guide to that of the target network, and thereafter repeats the same processing.

  When the comparison of the programs is completed in all the networks that can be received by the television receiver 90 (step S23: YES), the search is terminated and the process returns to step S9 in FIG. In step S22, when one year has elapsed from the start of the search (step S22: YES), the control unit 92 deletes the service descriptor, event descriptor, and series descriptor stored in the memory and ends the search. To do. This completes the second program search.

(2) Other embodiments:
There are various modifications of the present invention.
Surprisingly, the television receiver 90 includes a recording / playback unit 80 therein, and may be configured to cause the recording / playback apparatus to perform a recording process by being connected to a recording / playback apparatus such as a media player.

  The timing for performing the second and subsequent searches is not limited to the case where the electronic program guide is updated. For example, when the main power supply of the television receiver 90 is turned on, the rebroadcast program may be searched.

The configuration of the ID data according to the present invention is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this.
Further, in the first program search, the channel to be searched is not limited to the same channel as the one viewed by the user, but may be a specialized channel that broadcasts a program of the same genre as the viewed program.

Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. It goes without saying for those skilled in the art,
・ Applying mutually interchangeable members and configurations disclosed in the above embodiments by appropriately changing the combination thereof.− Although not disclosed in the above embodiments, it is a publicly known technique and the above embodiments. The members and configurations that can be mutually replaced with the members and configurations disclosed in the above are appropriately replaced, and the combination is changed and applied. It is an embodiment of the present invention that a person skilled in the art can appropriately replace the members and configurations that can be assumed as substitutes for the members and configurations disclosed in the above-described embodiments, and change the combinations and apply them. It is disclosed as.

70 ... Remote control device, 71 ... Channel key, 72 ... Rebroadcast program search key, 73 ... Recording reservation key, 80 ... Recording / playback unit, 90 ... TV receiver, 91 ... External memory, 92 ... Control unit, 92a ... Timer , 93 ... Front end section, 94 ... Back end section, 94a ... Descramble section, 94b ... MPEG demultiplexing section, 94c ... Basic decoder section, 94d ... Audio decoding section, 95 ... Display, 96 ... Speaker, 97 ... OSD circuit 98 ... Remote control receiver

Claims (5)

In a television receiver capable of acquiring a broadcast signal synthesized with ID data for identifying a program,
ID acquisition means for acquiring the ID data in the currently viewed program;
An elapsed time determining means for determining an elapsed time from the program start time of the currently viewed program when the program is selected;
Program search means for searching for a program of the next broadcast or later of the broadcast being viewed or a rebroadcast program based on the ID data and the electronic program guide;
When it is determined that the elapsed time is near the start time of the program, the program search means is made to search for a program of the next broadcast or later of the broadcast being viewed, and the elapsed time is determined from the start time of the program. If it is determined that the time has passed, search control means for causing the program search means to search for a rebroadcast program after the broadcast times of the program being viewed; and
And a search result display means for displaying the searched program on a screen.   The search control means executes a search process according to the elapsed time when the automatic mode is set, and executes any one of the search processes according to an operation input when the manual mode is set. The television receiver according to claim 1.   The elapsed time judging means judges the elapsed time based on a difference between a broadcast start time of a program recorded in the electronic program guide and a time when the program is selected. The television receiver according to claim 2.   4. The search result display means displays the program recorded in the electronic program guide by changing the background color of the program detected by the program search means. A television receiver according to claim 1. When the automatic control mode is set, the search control unit executes a search process corresponding to the elapsed time, and when the manual control mode is set, the search control unit executes any one of the search processes according to an operation input. ,
The elapsed time determination means determines the elapsed time based on the difference between the broadcast start time of the program recorded in the electronic program guide and the time when the program is selected,
2. The television receiver according to claim 1, wherein the search result display means displays the program by changing the background color of the program detected by the program search means among the programs recorded in the electronic program guide. Machine.

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