US20060024021A1 - Electronic apparatus, display controlling method for electronic apparatus and graphical user interface - Google Patents

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US20060024021A1
US20060024021A1 US11/185,950 US18595005A US2006024021A1 US 20060024021 A1 US20060024021 A1 US 20060024021A1 US 18595005 A US18595005 A US 18595005A US 2006024021 A1 US2006024021 A1 US 2006024021A1
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Shingo Utsuki
Kazuto Nishizawa
Daisuke Inaishi
Ko Kusanagi
Hiroshi Sato
Daisuke Sato
Kenichi Moriwaki
Satoshi Kanda
Yuji Ishimura
Shimon Sakai
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  • This invention relates to an electronic apparatus such as a broadcast reception apparatus which can receive various types of broadcasts such as, for example, terrestrial analog broadcasts, terrestrial digital broadcasts, BS (Broadcasting Satellite) broadcasts and CS (Communication Satellite) broadcasts and a recording and/or reproduction apparatus and a display controlling method for an electronic apparatus of the type mentioned.
  • a broadcast reception apparatus which can receive various types of broadcasts such as, for example, terrestrial analog broadcasts, terrestrial digital broadcasts, BS (Broadcasting Satellite) broadcasts and CS (Communication Satellite) broadcasts and a recording and/or reproduction apparatus and a display controlling method for an electronic apparatus of the type mentioned.
  • Media used to provide image and music contents have been diversified, and also contents provided have been diversified and increased in quantity. For example, if only broadcasting media are taken, terrestrial analog broadcasting, terrestrial digital broadcasting, BS broadcasting, CS broadcasting media and so forth are available. Further, in the digital broadcasting media, the number of available program channels is as great as, for example, 150 channels. Furthermore, not only television programs but also radio programs and data broadcasting programs are provided by some channels.
  • Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 11-73418 (hereinafter referred to as Patent Document 1) (which corresponds to U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,990,884 and 6,370,550 and European Patent Application No. 875,837 A2).
  • channel selection in such a reception apparatus for multi-channel broadcasting programs as described above or selection of a reproduction content from among recorded contents in a recording and/or reproduction apparatus which includes a storage apparatus of a large storage capacity is performed merely such that a table of broadcasting channels or a table of contents is displayed in the form of a list on a display screen and a channel or a reproduction content is selected from within the list display, it is very cumbersome to find out a desired broadcasting channel or content.
  • a graphical user interface is demanded by which a user can rapidly search out a broadcasting program content of a broadcasting channel which the user wants to enjoy or a recorded content which the user wants to reproduce.
  • an electronic apparatus including a processing function execution section for executing a plurality of processing functions, a display data storage section for storing a plurality of display data of representation images individually representing a plurality of processing object items of the processing functions individually with regard to the plural processing functions, an operation inputting section for accepting an operation input of a user and outputting a corresponding operation output signal, a representation image display order data storage section for storing, for the individual ones of the plural processing functions, representation image display order data including data relating to an array order when the plural representation images are to be displayed on a display screen and including, where the plural processing object items of the processing functions are divided into a plurality of groups, coordination data between names of the groups and data relating to the array order in the individual groups, and a display control section for displaying, when the operation inputting section accepts a selection operation input for selecting one of the plural processing functions, the plural representation images using the display data stored in the display data storage section and the representation image display order data stored
  • those of a plurality processing functions whose processing object item number is great can be divided into groups in advance. Then, a plurality of representation images individually representing a plural number of processing object items regarding one of the plurality of processing functions which is selected by a user are displayed in a state wherein they are arrayed in one direction on the display screen, and one of the plural displayed representation images which is in a selected condition is determined as a noticed representation image and is displayed emphatically.
  • the processing object items are divided into groups, and it is displayed as a group name on the screen to which one of the groups the noticed representation image belongs so that this may be recognized by the user. Consequently, a search of the processing object items can be performed easily by referring to the group name.
  • an electronic apparatus including a display data storage section for storing a plurality of display data of representation images which individually represent a plurality of processing object items, an operation inputting section for accepting an operation input of a user and outputting a corresponding operation output signal, a presenting and accepting section for presenting an operation screen for dividing the plural processing object items into groups to the user and accepting grouping information of the plural processing object items in response to an operation input of the user through the operation screen and the operation inputting section, a representation image display order data storage section for performing grouping of the plural processing object items based on the grouping information and storing representation image display order data relating to an array order when the plural representation images are to be displayed on a display screen and including coordination data between the group names of the groups and the data relating to the array order in the groups, and a display control section for displaying the plural representation images using the display data stored in the display data storage section and the representation image display order data stored in the representation image display order data storage section such that the plural representation images are
  • an operation screen for grouping processing object items is provided to the user, and consequently, the user can perform grouping of the processing object items through the operation screen.
  • electronic apparatus comprising a processing function execution section for executing a plurality of processing functions, a display data storage section for storing a plurality of display data of representation images individually representing a plurality of processing object items of the processing functions individually with regard to the plural processing functions, an operation inputting section for accepting an operation input of a user and outputting a corresponding operation output signal, a representation image display order data storage section for storing, for the individual ones of the plural processing functions, representation image display order data including data relating to an array order when the plural representation images are to be displayed on a display screen and including, where the plural processing object items of the processing functions are divided into a plurality of groups, coordination data between names of the groups and data relating to the array order in the individual groups, and a display control section for displaying, when the operation inputting section accepts a selection operation input for selecting one of the plural processing functions, the plural representation images using the display data stored in the display data storage section and the representation image display order data stored in the representation image display
  • an electronic apparatus including a display data storage section for storing a plurality of display data of representation images which individually represent a plurality of processing object items, an operation inputting section for accepting an operation input of a user and outputting a corresponding operation output signal, a presenting and accepting section for presenting an operation screen for dividing the plural processing object items into groups to the user and accepting grouping information of the plural processing object items in response to an operation input of the user through the operation screen and the operation inputting section, a representation image display order data storage section for performing grouping of the plural processing object items based on the grouping information and storing representation image display order data relating to an array order when the plural representation images are to be displayed on a display screen and including coordination data between the group names of the groups and the data relating to the array order in the groups, and a display control section for displaying the plural representation images using the display data stored in the display data storage section and the representation image display order data stored in the representation image display order data storage section such that the plural
  • representation images are divided into a plurality of groups based on attributes relating to selection object items such as, for example, the substance of processing function items or the substance of processing object contents, and the display order of a plurality of representation images on the display screen are decided for each group.
  • a bar display which is displayed on the screen during scrolling is divided in accordance with the groups and includes a group name display indicating a group corresponding to the divisional portion and a mark display indicating at which position the noticed representation image is positioned in the bar display.
  • the user can recognize in which group the mark corresponding to the noticed representation image is positioned in the bar display. Consequently, the user can easily recognize to which group the noticed representation image belongs.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a broadcast reception apparatus as an electronic apparatus to which the present invention is applied;
  • FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic view illustrating a relationship between categories as a first item and a second item of a lower hierarchy in the broadcast reception apparatus of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are diagrammatic views showing examples of a graphical user interface screen of the broadcast reception apparatus of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIGS. 5 to 8 are diagrammatic views illustrating array orders of the second items in the broadcast reception apparatus of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIGS. 9 to 12 are schematic views showing different examples of the graphical user interface screen in the broadcast reception apparatus of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIGS. 13 and 14 are flow charts illustrating a group setting processing action of the broadcast reception apparatus of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIGS. 15A to 15 E are diagrammatic views illustrating the group setting processing action illustrated in FIGS. 13 and 14 ;
  • FIG. 16 is a schematic view showing a different example of the graphical user interface screen in the broadcast reception apparatus of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIGS. 17 to 21 are schematic views showing different examples of the graphical user interface upon scrolling in the broadcast reception apparatus of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIGS. 22 to 26 are flow charts illustrating scrolling processing action on the graphical user interface in the broadcast reception apparatus of FIG. 1 .
  • broadcast reception apparatus each as an electronic apparatus to which the present invention is applied are described.
  • the broadcast reception apparatus are configured so as to receive broadcasting signals from a plurality of different types of broadcasting media and cumulatively record received data of a broadcasting program content into a storage section of a large storage capacity.
  • the broadcast reception apparatus of the embodiments of the present invention described below use an icon as a representation image.
  • FIG. 1 shows an example of a hardware configuration of a broadcast reception apparatus as an electronic apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the broadcasting reception apparatus is configured such that various broadcast reception sections and various processing sections such as an image output display section, a sound outputting section and an operation inputting section are connected to a system bus 2 which is in turn connected to a control section 1 formed from a microcomputer.
  • the broadcasting reception apparatus includes a terrestrial analog broadcast reception section 11 , a terrestrial digital broadcast reception section 12 , a BS broadcast reception section 13 and a CS broadcast reception section 14 as the broadcast reception sections.
  • the terrestrial analog broadcast reception section 11 , terrestrial digital broadcast reception section 12 , BS broadcast reception section 13 and CS broadcast reception section 14 are connected to the system bus 2 through interfaces 15 , 16 , 17 and 18 provided therefor, respectively.
  • the terrestrial analog broadcast reception section 11 selectively receives existing terrestrial analog television broadcasting signals and outputs an image signal (video signal) and a sound signal (audio signal) to the system bus 2 through the interface 15 .
  • the terrestrial digital broadcast reception section 12 is ready for digital television broadcasting, digital audio broadcasting and data broadcasting and selectively receives and decodes a broadcasting program in response to a selection operation of a user. Then, the terrestrial digital broadcast reception section 12 outputs an image signal (video signal), a sound signal (audio signal) and data such as EPG (Electronic Programming Guide) data to the system bus 2 through the interface 16 .
  • image signal video signal
  • sound signal audio signal
  • EPG Electronic Programming Guide
  • the BS broadcast reception section 13 is ready for BS television broadcasting, BS audio broadcasting and data broadcasting and selectively receives and decodes a broadcasting program in response to a selection operation of a user. Then, the BS broadcast reception section 13 outputs an image signal (video signal), a sound signal (audio signal) and data such as EPG data to the system bus 2 through the interface 17 .
  • the CS broadcast reception section 14 is ready for CS television broadcasting, CS audio broadcasting and data broadcasting and selectively receives and decodes a broadcasting program in response to a selection operation of a user. Then, the CS broadcast reception section 14 outputs an image signal (video signal), a sound signal (audio signal) and data such as EPG data to the system bus 2 through the interface 18 .
  • a monitor display unit 19 formed from a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panel or the like is connected as an image outputting display section to the system bus 2 through a display interface 20 .
  • a speaker 22 is connected as a sound outputting section to the system bus 2 through a sound outputting interface 21 .
  • a remote controller transmitter 23 is provided as an operation inputting section, and a remote controller reception section 24 for receiving a remote control signal from the remote controller transmitter 23 is connected to the system bus 2 .
  • the remote controller transmitter 23 in the broadcasting reception apparatus includes at least leftward and rightward direction indicating operation buttons and upward and downward direction indicating operation buttons, a “home” button, a “determination” button and a “return” button. In response to an operation of any of such buttons by the user through the remote controller transmitter 23 , a selection instruction or the like is performed on a graphical user interface screen.
  • leftward and rightward direction indicating operation buttons and upward and downward direction indicating operation buttons can be formed from, for example, a cross-shaped upward, downward, leftward and rightward indicating button, a joystick or some other element.
  • a memory card drive 25 a clock section 26 , an external input/output interface 27 , a communication interface 28 and a display image producing and outputting section 30 , a display data storage section 29 and an EPG retaining section 31 are connected to the system bus 2 .
  • a recording encoding-reproduction decoding section 32 a content data storage section 33 and a content management section 34 are connected to the system bus 2 .
  • the control section 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a program ROM (Read Only Memory), a working area RAM (Random Access Memory) and so forth and executes various processes using the working area RAM in accordance with a program written in the program ROM.
  • a CPU Central Processing Unit
  • ROM Read Only Memory
  • working area RAM Random Access Memory
  • Each of the broadcast reception sections 11 to 14 selects, from among object broadcasting signals received by an antenna not shown, a broadcasting program in response to a selection operation of a user inputted through the remote controller transmitter 23 and signals image data and sound data of the selected broadcasting program or data received from a data broadcast to the system bus 2 .
  • the broadcasting reception apparatus of the present embodiment provides a broadcasting program to the user from one of the broadcast reception sections 11 to 14 , which one of the broadcast reception sections 11 to 14 is to be selected depends upon a selective operation input from the remote controller transmitter 23 through a graphical user interface hereinafter described.
  • the memory card drive 25 is provided to read data from a memory card 40 inserted therein or write data into the memory card 40 .
  • the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 can read out and write data from and into various types of memory cards.
  • the clock section 26 provides information of the time at present and calendar information.
  • the clock section 26 is used also for reservation setting of a broadcasting program and measurement of times of various timers corresponding to such reservation setting.
  • the external input/output interface 27 includes various external input/output terminals such as video input/output terminals, audio input/audio terminals and USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminals and transfers signals between the input/output terminals and the system bus 2 .
  • external input/output terminals such as video input/output terminals, audio input/audio terminals and USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminals and transfers signals between the input/output terminals and the system bus 2 .
  • the communication interface 28 is connected to a communication line and is used to transmit, where a data broadcast program is a bidirectional broadcast, a response signal to a predetermined destination or acquire data broadcast contents from a server apparatus through a network. It is to be noted that the communication interface 28 may be used additionally to fetch data such as data of a web content through the Internet or signal predetermined information through the Internet.
  • the display data storage section 29 stores data of icons which form the graphical user interface hereinafter described, channel display data, and other display data such as character data. Further, the display data storage section 29 produces and stores icons or thumbnail images as representation images of broadcasting program contents stored in the content data storage section 33 .
  • the display image producing and outputting section 30 produces an image to be displayed on the monitor display unit 19 under the control of the control section 1 and forms a display control section together with the control section 1 .
  • the display image producing and outputting section 30 stores image data and music data from the broadcast reception sections 11 to 14 into an output buffer built therein. Further, the display image producing and outputting section 30 acquires data for displaying characters and symbols for the graphic user interface from the display data storage section 29 and stores the data as on-screen display data into an on-screen buffer built therein.
  • the on-screen display data are used to be displayed in an overlapping relationship with a reproduced image displayed on the screen of the monitor display unit 19 . At this time, the data and the display image are displayed such that the display image can be observed from below, for example, through the overlapping image such as the graphical user interface image.
  • the display image producing and outputting section 30 supplies composite data of data stored in the output buffer and on-screen display data stored in the on-screen buffer to the monitor display unit 19 through the display interface 20 .
  • the EPG retaining section 31 retains data of an electronic program guide (EPG data) in a memory built therein.
  • EPG data used here are obtained, with regard to a terrestrial analog broadcast, from a television broadcast signal wherein the EPG data are superposed within a vertical blanking period, and, with regard to a digital broadcast, from a data broadcast sent in the digital broadcast.
  • the EPG data include data of the name of a broadcasting station, the name of a broadcasting program, the starting time of the program, the ending time of the program, performers, the genre of the program and so forth of each of broadcasting programs.
  • the EPG retaining section 31 retains EPG data received from the broadcast reception sections 11 to 14 into a memory thereof.
  • the EPG data retained in the EPG retaining section 31 are updated so as to be the latest data.
  • the EPG data to be used may not be acquired from a broadcasting signal on which the EPG data are superposed but may otherwise be acquired, for example, from an EPG data providing server connected to the Internet by accessing the EPG data providing server using the communication interface 28 .
  • the recording encoding-reproduction decoding section 32 has a function of performing, when data of a broadcasting program content received by any of the broadcast reception sections 11 to 14 and inputted to the system bus 2 are stored into the content data storage section 33 , a recording encoding process the data into data of a format used for storage into the content data storage section 33 .
  • the recording encoding-reproduction decoding section 32 has another function of performing a reproduction decoding process corresponding to the recording encoding process for data read out from the content data storage section 33 to reproduce the data of the broadcasting program content.
  • the content data storage section 33 in the present example is formed from a hard disk apparatus of a large storage capacity and used to store image data and/or sound data of broadcasting program contents and other data.
  • the content management section 34 stores and manages management data for contents stored in the content data storage section 33 .
  • the content management section 34 can use part of the recording area of a hard disk as a storage section for management data.
  • management data information of the recording year, month, day and time (year, month, day and time of storage) of broadcasting program contents recorded in the content data storage section 33 and relating information extracted from EPG data such as, for example, information of a genre, performers or the like are stored and managed in an associated relationship with the respective broadcasting program contents.
  • the content management section 34 stores and manages also group management information of content data as management data in addition to reproduction history information such as the number of times of reproduction of each broadcasting program content stored in the content data storage section 33 .
  • the group management information includes also information of an array order of icons or thumbnail images as representation images of the broadcasting program contents on the display screen. Also information of the array order of channel items of broadcasting media in this example is included in the group management information.
  • selection of a broadcasting medium, selection of a broadcasting program and selection of any other function can be performed simply and readily by a user using a graphical user interface.
  • the graphical user interface of the broadcasting reception apparatus of the present embodiment includes a plurality of icons which can be selectively designated by a user through an operation of a predetermined button key of the remote controller transmitter 23 and explanation information of the icons.
  • the icons to be displayed on the screen of the monitor display unit 19 include category icons representing broadcasting media, setting functions, categories of processing functions of an external output, content storage media and so forth and processing objects, and item icons representing processing function items belonging to the categories (which therefore form a lower hierarchy) and items of processing object contents.
  • category icons representing broadcasting media, setting functions, categories of processing functions of an external output, content storage media and so forth and processing objects
  • item icons representing processing function items belonging to the categories (which therefore form a lower hierarchy) and items of processing object contents.
  • seven category titles of “setting”, “HDD”, “video”, “terrestrial broadcast”, “BS broadcast”, “CS broadcast” and “external input” are set in advance as the categories to be represented by the category icons.
  • Data of the seven category icons corresponding to the seven category titles are stored in the display data storage section 29 .
  • the “HDD” signifies a hard disk apparatus as a content storage medium in the present example.
  • the number of item icons representing processing function items and items of processing object contents in a lower hierarchy of each category differs among different categories.
  • FIG. 2 shows an example of a plurality of categories (category titles) and items individually belonging to the categories in the broadcasting reception apparatus of the present embodiment.
  • a plurality of categories indicated by halftone dots are shown arrayed in a horizontally row, and a plurality of items belonging to each category are shown arrayed in an upward and downward column from the category.
  • each item indicated by rightwardly upwardly inclined slanting lines is an item of utility (called utility item).
  • each item indicated by rightwardly downwardly inclined slanting lines is an item whose function completes (called function completion item) and may be a content selection item of a broadcasting channel or the like or an input changeover item.
  • each item to which none of halftone dots or slanting lines are applied signifies a logic folder.
  • the category of “setting” includes only items of logic folders and particularly includes a plurality of items such as “setting of television”, “setting of external input” and “setting of HDD”.
  • an item of “sample” is provided as a utility item above the category title, and stored broadcasting program content items extracted from the outputs of the broadcast reception sections 11 to 14 of the broadcasting media and stored are provided as function completion items.
  • the stored broadcasting program content items are divided into blocks depending upon the broadcasting object such as, for example, a television broadcast, a radio broadcast or a data broadcast as an attribute regarding the broadcasting program content.
  • the stored broadcasting program content items are divided into three blocks of a content block 1 , a content block 2 and a content block 3 .
  • Each of the content blocks is formed from one of a group of broadcasting program contents of television broadcasts, a group of broadcasting program contents of radio broadcasts and a group of broadcasting program contents of data broadcasts.
  • a plurality of stored broadcasting program content items are grouped in accordance with a grouping criterion set by the user as hereinafter described.
  • the category of “video” includes items, as items of logic folders, of recording reservation, recording reservation confirmation and so forth and further includes, as a utility item, an item of “card type memory”.
  • each of the categories of broadcasting media includes utility items indicated above the category title and broadcasting channel items as function completion items indicated below the category title.
  • the items of broadcasting channels which are function completion items belonging to the categories of broadcasting media are grouped for each broadcasting object such as a television, a radio and data.
  • selection object items belonging to the category of each broadcasting medium are grouped based on the broadcasting object as an attribute relating to the selection object item. This grouping in the present example is not set by the user but is set in advance.
  • the selection object items of the category of the terrestrial broadcasting media are divided into a group of terrestrial analog broadcasting channels (“terrestrial A1 ch” is one of the channels), another group of television channels of terrestrial digital broadcasts (“terrestrial D ch (TV)” is one of the channels), and a further group of data broadcasts of the terrestrial digital broadcasts (“terrestrial D ch (data)” is one of the channels).
  • the selection object items of the category of the BS broadcasting media are divided into a group of television channels of the BS broadcasts (“BS ch (TV)” is one of the channels), another group of radio channels of the BS broadcasts (“BS ch (radio)” is one of the channels), and a further group of data broadcasts of the BS broadcasts (“BS ch (data) is one of the channels).
  • the category of the CS broadcasting media includes two broadcasting media of CS1 and CS2, and the selection object items thereof are divided into a group of television channels of the CS1 broadcast (“CS1 ch (TV)” is one of the channels), another group of television channels of the CS2 broadcasts (“CS2 ch (TV)” is one of the channels), a further group of radio channels of the CS1 broadcast (“CS1 ch (radio)” is one of the channels), a still further group of radio channels of the CS2 broadcasts (“CS2 ch (data)” is one of the channels), a yet further group of data broadcasts of the CS1 broadcast (“CS1 ch (data)” is one of the channels), and a yet further group of data broadcasts of the CS2 broadcast (“CS2 ch (data)” is one of the channels.
  • an EPG corresponding to each group is prepared.
  • “terrestrial A TV EPG” is an EPG for a terrestrial analog television broadcast
  • “terrestrial D TV EPG” is an EPG for a terrestrial digital television broadcast
  • “terrestrial D data EPG” is an EPG for a data broadcast of a terrestrial digital broadcast.
  • the “external input” category includes, as function completion items, such input changeover items as “video 1”, “video 2” and “component 1”.
  • a graphical user interface is provided wherein a structure which includes a plurality of processing function items and such items as a processing object contents substance item immediately below each of the plural categories shown in FIG. 2 is reflected on the display of the screen of the monitor display unit 19 .
  • each of the categories of FIG. 2 is displayed, on the screen of the monitor display unit 19 , in the form of a corresponding icon (hereinafter referred to as category icon), and each of the items shown in FIG. 2 is displayed, on the screen of the monitor display unit 19 , in the form of a corresponding icon (hereinafter referred to as item icon).
  • category icon a corresponding icon
  • item icon a corresponding icon
  • FIG. 3 shows an example of an initial menu screen of a graphical user interface screen displayed on the screen 19 D of the monitor display unit 19 in the present embodiment.
  • the graphical user interface screen is displayed on or erased from the screen 19 D every time the “home” button provided on the remote controller transmitter 23 which forms the operation inputting section is operated.
  • a two-dimensional array is displayed wherein a category icon array 100 in which a plurality of category icons are arrayed in a horizontal row and an item icon array 200 in which a plurality of item icons are arrayed in a vertical column intersect with each other at a substantially central portion of the screen.
  • an icon 41 formed from a pattern of a tool box is the category icon of “setting”; an icon 42 including characters of “HDD” is the category icon of “HDD” as a content storage medium; an icon 43 formed from a pattern of a film is the category icon of “video”; an icon 44 including a pattern of a steel tower is the category icon of “terrestrial digital broadcasting”; an icon 45 including the characters of “BS” is the category icon of “BS digital broadcasting”; an icon 46 including the characters of “CS” is the category icon of “CS digital broadcasting”; and an icon 47 including a horizontally directed arrow mark is the category ion of “external input”.
  • the category icon array 100 is displayed horizontally a little on the higher side than the center in the vertical direction of the screen 19 D of the monitor display unit 19 . Further, one of the seven category icons 41 to 47 is normally selected, and the selected category icon is emphasized by displaying the same a little greater than the other category icons so as to inform the user of which one of the category icons is currently selected.
  • the category icon 43 of “video” is the selected category icon. Below the selected category icon, the title name of the category represented by the category icon is displayed as seen in FIG. 3 .
  • the graphical user interface display screen displays such that, as seen in FIG. 3 , the seven different category icons are normally displayed on the screen while the item icon array 200 is displayed with regard only to the category icon being selected from among the seven category icons.
  • the initial menu of the graphical user interface in the present embodiment is formed from an icon array wherein the category icon array 100 and the item icon array 200 intersect in a cross shape with each other.
  • the item icon array 200 includes a plurality of item icons representing a plurality of items belonging to the category corresponding to the selected category icon.
  • item icons 51 , 52 and 53 belonging to the “video” category icon 43 are displayed in a vertical column as the item icon array 200 .
  • the graphical user interface screen in the present embodiment is an on-screen display screen and is displayed in an overlapping and translucent relationship on the front face of an image of an image content displayed on the screen 19 D.
  • the graphical user interface screen is displayed in such a display manner that, when a broadcasting program is being viewed on the broadcasting reception apparatus or when an image picked up by a camera is being reproduced, the image can be observed translucently through the graphical user interface screen.
  • an entire region of the category icon array 100 and the item icon array 200 surrounded by dotted lines in FIG. 3 may be colored so as to facilitate distinction in appearance from the background region of the screen 19 D or the brightness of the content image may be adjusted so as to make it easy to watch the graphical user interface.
  • the category icons or item icons may be displayed without taking such measures as coloring or adjustment of the brightness.
  • the category icon array 100 in the initial menu screen of the graphical user interface screen does not move in the vertical direction of the screen 19 D but is displayed fixedly at a position, for example, a little higher than from the center of the screen 19 D in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the region in which a selected category icon is displayed is an intersecting region 100 C at which the category icon array 100 and the item icon array 200 intersect with each other, and also the intersecting region 100 C is fixed on the screen 19 D. As described hereinabove, below the category icon positioned in the intersecting region 100 C, the category title name of the category icon is displayed.
  • the plural category icons in the category icon array 100 move in the entire array thereof in the leftward or rightward direction in response to the leftward or rightward instruction of the user to change the selected category icon displayed in the intersecting region 100 C.
  • the control section 1 recognizes the category icon displayed in the intersecting region 100 C thereby to recognize the category selected by the user.
  • the item icon array 200 does not move in the horizontal direction similarly, but is displayed fixedly at a position, for example, a little leftwardly of the center in the horizontal direction as seen in FIG. 3 .
  • the plural item icons in the item icon array 200 can be moved in the upward or downward direction in response to an instruction of the upward or downward direction of the user issued through the upward or downward direction indicating operation button of the remote controller transmitter 23 serving as the operation inputting section.
  • the intersecting region 100 C between the category icon array 100 and the item icon array 200 is fixed at a position obliquely leftwardly upwards with respect to the center of the display screen 19 D.
  • the region 200 C immediately below the intersecting region 100 C is determined as a region of an item icon selected by the user from among a plurality of item icons in the item icon array 200 .
  • the control section 1 recognizes the item icon displayed in the item icon array 200 immediately below the intersecting region 100 C as a selected item icon (the selected item icon is hereinafter referred to as noticed item icon) thereby to recognize the selected item.
  • the noticed region 200 C is positioned substantially at the center of the screen 19 D.
  • the noticed item icon in the present embodiment is surrounded by a quadrangular framework 200 MK colored in a conspicuous color such as, for example, yellow so that it is displayed emphatically.
  • the method of emphatic display is not limited to the method wherein the noticed item icon is surrounded by the quadrangular framework 200 MK but a different method may be used.
  • the noticed item icon may be displayed in a color different from the other item icons or displayed in a greater size than that of the other item icons or else may be displayed flickering.
  • the category icon displayed in the intersecting region 100 C at a fixed position is determined as a selected category icon
  • the item icon displayed in the noticed region 200 C immediately below the intersecting region 100 C is determined as a noticed item icon.
  • a category selection operation by a user is an operation of moving the category icon array 100 in a horizontal direction so that a category icon corresponding to a desired category is displayed in the intersecting region 100 C, and an operation of a determination button for category selection or the like is not required. This is because, when the selected category is positioned in the intersecting region 100 C, the item icon array 200 representing a plurality of items belonging to the selected category appears automatically.
  • the user can select a category only by issuing an instruction of the leftward or rightward direction, and such an instruction operation as is performed on a personal computer such as a clicking operation of an icon displayed fixedly on a screen by means of a mouse is unnecessary. Therefore, even if the user is unfamiliar to a personal computer, the user can perform a selection operation readily.
  • category icons are moved leftwardly or rightwardly, they may all be displayed in the same color and with the same size, and when the leftward or rightward movement is stopped to position one of the category icons at the intersecting region 100 C finally, the color or the size of the category icon may be changed so as to display the category icon emphatically.
  • the change of the color such a factor as the luminosity, saturation or hue of the category icon may be changed or the color may be changed by flickering display. Since the category icon positioned in the intersecting region 100 C is displayed in a different displaying manner from that of the other category icons, the user can select a category readily.
  • the item icon array 200 it is possible to hold, when the category icons are moving in the leftward or rightward direction and none of the category icons is positioned in the intersecting region 100 C, the item icon array 200 from being displayed and display, when one of the category icons is positioned finally in the intersecting region 100 C, the item icon array 200 such that it extends in a projecting manner in the upward and downward direction from the intersecting region 100 C.
  • the user can recognize those items which belong to the category displayed in the intersecting region 100 C only by operating the category icons to scroll leftwardly or rightwardly. Further, the user can recognize the category from a plurality of items displayed in a projecting extending fashion.
  • the selection operation of an item in a lower hierarchy of the selected category is an operation of moving the item icon array 200 in the vertical direction until an item icon corresponding to a desired item is displayed in the noticed region 200 C.
  • the item icons in the item icon array 200 are moved in the vertical direction of the screen 19 D in response to an instruction of the upward or downward direction of the user issued through the upward or downward direction instruction operation button of the remote controller transmitter 23 , whereupon the item icon positioned in the noticed region 200 C immediately below the intersecting region 100 C changes. Then, if the user operates the “determination” button of the remote controller transmitter 23 while the item icon of a desired item is positioned in the noticed region 200 C, then the control section 1 of the broadcasting reception apparatus erases the graphical user interface and establishes a state wherein processing of the item is to be executed.
  • the category icon array disappears from the screen 19 D only leaving the category icon being selected, and the display position of the item icon array moves to the left end of the screen 19 D to leave out the space on the right side with respect to the item icon array. Then, in the left out space, a plurality of item icons in the lower hierarchy are displayed in an upward and downward array and explanation information regarding the substance of the items corresponding to the item icons is displayed. At this time, explanation information regarding all of the item icons of the lower hierarchy is displayed as seen in FIG. 4 .
  • the quadrangular framework 200 MK which emphatically displays the noticed item moves to the position of one of the item icons of the lower hierarchy. Accordingly, the user can selectively determine a desired lower hierarchy item icon by operating the upward or downward direction indicating button and then operating the “determination” button of the remote controller transmitter 23 . It is to be noted that any lower hierarchy item may include a further lower hierarchy.
  • the user in order to select an item icon in the item icon array 200 , the user operates the upward or downward direction indicating operation button of the remote controller transmitter 23 to move a plurality of item icons in the vertical direction of the screen 19 D to search for the item icon of a desired item.
  • the arrays of the item icons of the channel items immediately below the category icons 44 to 46 are such as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 , respectively.
  • the array order of the group units and the array order of the channels in the groups in the present embodiment are determined in the following manner.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates the array order with regard to the terrestrial broadcasting category.
  • the groups are arrayed in the order of the terrestrial analog broadcasting, terrestrial digital (television) and terrestrial digital (data).
  • the belonging channels are arrayed in the order of registered channel numbers in the array direction.
  • the array order is the registered number order but not the physical number order nor the displayed number order.
  • the belonging channels are arrayed in the order of the numbers determined in the distribution order in the array direction. Also in the terrestrial digital broadcasting (data) group, the channels are arrayed in the order of the numbers determined in the distribution order in the array direction.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates the array order with regard to the BS broadcasting category.
  • the groups are arrayed in the order of the BS digital (television), BS digital (radio) and BS digital (data).
  • the belonging channels are arrayed in the order of the numbers determined in the distribution order in the array direction.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates the array order with regard to the CS broadcasting category.
  • the groups are arrayed in the order of the CS1 digital (television), CS2 digital (television), CS1 digital (radio), CS2 digital (radio), CS1 digital (data) and CS2 digital (data).
  • the belonging channels are arrayed in the order of the numbers determined in the distribution order in the array direction.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates an array order in the content storage medium category of “HDD”.
  • a content block 1 , a content block 2 and a content block 3 are arrayed in order in an array direction which is a downward direction from a position immediately below the “HDD” category icon.
  • the content block 1 includes one of television broadcast contents, radio broadcast contents and data broadcast contents set by selective setting of the user.
  • the content block 2 includes another one of the other two broadcast contents except the broadcast content set as the content block 1 from among the television broadcast contents, radio broadcast contents and data broadcast contents.
  • the content block 3 includes the remaining broadcast contents other than the broadcast contents set as the content block 1 and the content block 2 .
  • broadcast program contents are divided into a plurality of groups in accordance with a grouping criterion set by the user as hereinafter described. Then, each group includes one or a plurality of broadcast program contents, and the array order of a plurality broadcast program contents in each group is the order of storage into the content data storage section 33 or the reverse order as hereinafter described.
  • the items represented by the item icons belonging to the category of a broadcasting medium in the present embodiment are function completion items composed of utility items and broadcasting channel items as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the utility items shown above the category titles of the broadcasting media in FIG. 2 are EPG items, and preferably, they can be selected simply on the graphical user interface so that they can be referred to immediately upon channel selection.
  • the channel item icons in the item icon array 200 are moved upwardly or downwardly one by one, but when the noticed item icon is to be selected with regard to a channel item, the item icons of the utility items above the category icons 44 to 46 are not moved in the upward or downward direction while only the item icons of the function completion items below the category icons 44 to 46 are moved in the upward or downward direction. This similarly applies to the item icon array with regard to the category icon 47 .
  • the selection instruction becomes a selection instruction of a utility item, and an item icon of an EPG item is displayed as the noticed item icon in the noticed region 200 C so that it can be selected.
  • the selection instruction operation range of the user changes to the range which indicates item icons of channel items from an item icon in the EPG item range, then the icons of those channel items positioned higher in the array direction than the item icon of the channel item displayed in the noticed region 200 C as the noticed item icon successively disappear from the screen display as the item icons of the channel items move downwardly in the array direction.
  • FIG. 9 shows an initial menu screen of the graphical user interface screen where the “terrestrial broadcasting” category icon 44 is the selected category.
  • each of the broadcasting channel items is represented by an icon composed of a channel number.
  • the broadcasting channel of the channel number “1” is surrounded by the quadrangular framework 200 MK and displayed in the noticed region 200 C, thereby indicating that the channel “1” is selected.
  • item icons 61 and 62 where the EPG function is a utility item are displayed.
  • the item icon 61 represents the EPG function for the terrestrial analog television broadcasting
  • the item icon 62 represents the EPG function for the terrestrial digital television broadcasting.
  • the selected category icon changes in response to an operation of the user, then it is checked whether or not those item icons which belong to the newly selected category icon are in a grouped state (including a blocked state). If it is decided that the item icons are in a grouped state, then the group name displaying place 71 is provided as a display item on the left side of the noticed item icon, and the block name and the group name to which the item represented by the noticed item icon belongs are displayed in the group name displaying place 71 .
  • the noticed item icon is an item icon of a channel item
  • the “terrestrial analog television” is displayed in the group name displaying place 71 on the left side of the noticed item icon of the noticed region 200 C.
  • an explanation display which explains the item represented by the noticed item icon is provided on the right side of the noticed item icon similarly as in FIGS. 3 and 4 .
  • the noticed item icon is an item icon of a channel item
  • explanation information for two lines is displayed on the right side of the noticed item icon of the noticed region 200 C.
  • a place 72 of the higher line of the explanation information in the two lines is set as a program name displaying place, in which a broadcasting program name of the channel of the noticed item icon is displayed.
  • a place 73 and another place 74 of the lower side line are used as a broadcasting station name displaying place and a broadcasting time displaying place in which a broadcasting station name and the broadcasting time (starting time and ending time) of the channel of the noticed item icon are displayed, respectively.
  • the display substance of the screen changes as seen in FIG. 10 .
  • the noticed item icon of the noticed region 200 C changes to that of the channel “3” of the terrestrial analog television broadcasting and the item icon of the channel “1” disappears from the screen.
  • the item icons 61 and 62 of the EPG items which are utility items are displayed without changing the position thereof on the screen 19 D.
  • the display substance of the screen changes as seen in FIG. 11 .
  • the noticed item icon of the noticed region 200 C changes to an item icon of an EPG function of the terrestrial analog television broadcasting, and explanation of this is displayed in a program name displaying place 72 .
  • FIG. 12 shows an initial menu screen of the graphical user interface screen where the “HDD” category icon 42 is a selected category.
  • thumbnail images of broadcasting program contents stored in the content data storage section 33 are read out from the display data storage section 29 in accordance with information of the array order of the item icons shown in FIG. 8 of the content management section 34 and displayed in the array order as item icons.
  • part of the stored broadcasting program content data for example, thumbnail images of the title images, are displayed in an array in the vertical direction as an item icon array 200 as seen in FIG. 12 .
  • a noticed thumbnail image as the noticed item icon in the noticed region 200 C is displayed emphatically, in the example of FIG. 12 , in a greater size than the other thumbnail images.
  • three displaying places 72 , 73 and 74 are provided in two lines on the right side of the noticed thumbnail image.
  • the storage year, month, day and time at which the noticed thumbnail image was stored into the content data storage section 33 is displayed in the displaying place 72 .
  • the name of the broadcasting station from which the noticed thumbnail image was provided is displayed, and in the displaying place 74 , the title name of the broadcasting program content of the noticed thumbnail image is displayed.
  • a group name displaying place 71 is provided on the left side of the noticed thumbnail image of the noticed region 200 C similarly as described hereinabove.
  • the program is a television broadcasting program (television broadcasting block) and that the genre is selected as the grouping criterion and the group of broadcasting program contents represented by the noticed thumbnail image is “sports” are displayed as a group name display.
  • item icons of an object of selection are items of channel selection of broadcasting media and selection is performed from among items of channel selection in the category of broadcasting media
  • the items are grouped into the television broadcasts, radio broadcasts and data broadcasts in advance as described above.
  • the group name displayed in the group name displaying place 71 is that provided in accordance with the grouping criterion set by the user.
  • the groups of broadcasting program contents stored in the content data storage section 33 and the array order of the item icons (thumbnail images) on the graphical user interface are set by the user and stored in and managed by the content management section 34 .
  • FIGS. 13 and 14 are flow charts illustrating the processing action.
  • the processing routine for the setting of stored content groups is started from FIG. 13 when the item icon “setting of HDD” is selected in the category 41 of “setting”.
  • the control section 1 displays a setting screen for selective allocation of the television broadcasts, radio broadcasts and data broadcasts to the content blocks 1 , 2 and 3 on the screen 19 D of the display unit 19 (step S 101 ). Then, the control section 1 discriminates through the remote controller transmitter 23 whether or not a setting instruction is accepted (step S 102 ). If it is decided that no acceptance of a setting input is detected, then it is decided whether or not the “return” button of the remote controller transmitter 23 is operated (step S 103 ). If it is decided that the “return” button is not operated, then the processing returns to step S 102 . However, if it is decided that the “return” button is operated, then the control section 1 restores the graphical user interface screen which is that before the “setting of HHD” is selected (step S 104 ), thereby quitting the present processing routine.
  • step S 102 if it is decided at step S 102 that a setting input regarding the content blocks 1 , 2 and 3 is accepted, then the control section 1 stores the substance of the setting input regarding the content blocks 1 , 2 and 3 into the content management section 34 (step S 105 ).
  • control section 1 displays grouping criterion items regarding stored television broadcast program contents with regard to the contents blocks set as the television broadcasts, for example, in such a manner as seen in FIGS. 15A to 15 E on the screen 19 D to present the grouping criterion items to the user (step S 106 ).
  • the user would selectively input an item to be used as the grouping criterion from within the selection screen of the grouping criterion items (item icons) or operate the “return” button of the remote controller transmitter 23 .
  • control section 1 decides whether or not a selective input of the user is accepted with regard to the grouping criterion items (step S 107 ). If it is decided that no such selective input is accepted, then the control section 1 decides whether or not the “return” button of the remote controller transmitter 23 is operated (step S 108 ). If it is decided that the “return” button is not operated, then the processing returns to step S 107 . However, if it is decided that the “return” button is operated, then the processing returns to step S 101 so that the processes at the steps beginning with step S 101 are repeated.
  • step S 107 If it is decided at step S 107 that a selection input of a grouping criterion item is accepted, then the control section 1 displays an inquiry screen regarding whether the array order of the broadcasting program contents in the group is the storage order into the content data storage section 33 or the reverse order on the screen 19 D (step S 109 ). Then, the control section 1 decides whether or not a selective setting input regarding the array order is accepted (step S 110 ).
  • step S 110 If it is decided at step S 110 that a selective setting input regarding the array order is not accepted, then the control section 1 decides whether or not the “return” button of the remote controller transmitter 23 is operated (step S 111 ). If it is decided that the “return” button is not operated, then the processing returns to step S 110 , but if it is decided that the “return” button is operated, then the processing returns to step S 106 .
  • control section 1 sends information of the item selectively set as the grouping criterion to the content management section 34 and instructs the content management section 34 to execute a grouping process regarding the television broadcasting program contents (step S 112 ).
  • FIG. 15A An example of the grouping criterion items displayed on the screen 19 D and presented to the user at step S 106 is illustrated in FIG. 15A .
  • the grouping criterion items for example, that which depends upon the EPG, that which depends upon the storage timing, that which depends upon the history of enjoyment in the past and so forth are presented to the user.
  • the grouping criterion item which depends upon the EPG is selected as the grouping criterion on the screen of FIG. 15A by the user, then items of the lower hierarchy are displayed on the screen 19 D.
  • items which are used as a criterion in grouping depending upon EPG data for example, such grouping criterion items as “genre”, “performers” and so forth, are displayed as the lower hierarchy items on the screen 19 D as seen in FIG. 15B .
  • the content management section 34 refers to the genre information of the EPG data stored in the content data storage section 33 to divide the broadcasting program contents stored in the content data storage section 33 into groups of those which belong to the selected sub items of “movie”, “sports” and “document” and a different group of those which belong to the “other genres”.
  • the broadcasting program contents stored in the content data storage section 33 are divided into a plurality of groups including the groups of the items selected by the user and the group of the other items.
  • a table list of performers is displayed as sub items of performers on the screen 19 D and presented to the user.
  • the user can select performers which the user wants to group from within the table list of performers.
  • the content management section 34 refers to performer information of the EPG data stored in the content data storage section 33 to divide the broadcasting program contents stored in the content data storage section 33 into groups of those which belong to the names of a plurality of selected performers and a different group of those which belong to the “other genre”.
  • the grouping criterion item which depends upon the storage timing is selected as the grouping criterion by the user, then items relating to the storing timing such as a unit of one week, a unit of two weeks, a unit of one month and so forth are displayed as grouping criterion items of the lower hierarchy on the screen 19 D as seen in FIG. 15C .
  • the content management section 34 refers to the information of the storage timing (information of the year, month, day and time) stored in the content data storage section 33 to divide the broadcasting program contents stored in the content data storage section 33 into a plurality of groups in accordance with the selected storing timings.
  • grouping criterion item which depends upon the history of enjoyment in the past is selected as the grouping criterion by the user, then whether or not the broadcasting program content has been enjoyed even once in the past, that is, presence or absence of enjoyment, the number of times of enjoyment and so forth are displayed as grouping criterion items of the lower hierarchy on the screen 19 D as seen in FIG. 15D .
  • the content management section 34 divides the broadcasting program contents stored in the content data storage section 33 into a group of those which have been enjoyed at least once in the past and another group of those which have not been enjoyed as yet in the past.
  • the content management section 34 divides the broadcasting program contents stored in the content data storage section 33 into a plurality of groups depending upon the number of times of enjoyment such as a group of those which have not been enjoyed as yet, another group of those which have been enjoyed once, a further group of those which have been enjoyed twice and so forth.
  • the array order of the broadcasting program contents in each group is the order of timings of storage into the content data storage section 33 or the reverse order based on a selective input of the user responsive to the inquiry at step S 109 .
  • the content management section 34 performs grouping for the content block of television from among the contents blocks 1 , 2 and 3 in accordance with the grouping criterion selected by the user in such a manner as described above. Then, the information of the array order is stored, in the present example, into the content data storage section 33 .
  • step S 112 the processing advances to step S 121 of FIG. 14 , at which, regarding the content block set as the radio broadcast, a grouping criterion item regarding the stored radio broadcasting program contents is displayed on the screen 19 D and presented to the user in a similar manner as in the case of FIGS. 15A to 15 E.
  • the sub items of the genre in this instance are, for example, classic, pops, Latin, movie music and so forth and are different from those in the case of FIGS. 15 a to 15 e.
  • the control section 1 decides whether or not a selection input from the user is accepted with regard to the grouping criterion item (step S 122 ). If it is decided that no selection input is accepted, then the control section 1 decides whether or not the “return” button of the remote controller transmitter 23 is operated (step S 123 ). If it is decided that the “return” button is not operated, then the processing returns to step S 121 , but if the “return” button is operated, then the processing returns to step S 106 so that the processes at the steps beginning with step S 106 are repeated.
  • step S 122 If it is decided at step S 122 that a selection input regarding the grouping criterion item is accepted, then the control section 1 displays an inquiry screen regarding whether the array order of the broadcasting program contents in the group is the storage order into the content data storage section 33 or the reverse order on the display screen 19 D (step S 124 ). Then, the control section 1 decides whether or not a selective setting input regarding the array order is accepted (step S 125 ).
  • step S 125 If it is decided at step S 125 that a selective setting input regarding the array order is not accepted, then the control section 1 decides whether or not the “return” button of the remote controller transmitter 23 is operated (step S 126 ). If it is decided that the “return” button is not operated, then the processing returns to step S 125 , but if the “return” button is operated, then the processing returns to step S 121 .
  • control section 1 sends information of the item selectively set as the grouping criterion to the content management section 34 and issues an instruction to the content management section 34 to execute a grouping process for the radio broadcasting program contents (step S 127 ).
  • step S 127 the processing advances to step S 128 , at which the control section 1 displays the grouping criterion item regarding the stored data broadcasting program contents with regard to the content block set for the data broadcasting on the screen 19 D to present the grouping criterion item to the user similarly as in the case of FIGS. 15A to 15 E.
  • the sub items of the genre in this instance are amusement, politics and economics, travel and so forth and are different from those in the case of the television shown in FIGS. 15A to 15 E.
  • the control section 1 decides whether or not a selection input from the user is accepted with regard to the grouping criterion items (step S 129 ). If it is decided that no such selection input is accepted, then the control section 1 decides whether or not the “return” button of the remote controller transmitter 23 is operated (step S 130 ). If it is decided that the “return” button is not operated, then the processing returns to step S 129 , but if it is decided that the “return” button is operated, then the processing returns to step S 121 so that the processes at the steps beginning with step S 121 are repeated.
  • step S 129 If it is decided at step S 129 that a selective input of the grouping criterion items is accepted, then the control section 1 displays an inquiry screen regarding whether the array order of the broadcasting program contents in the group is the storage order into the content data storage section 33 or the reverse order on the display screen 19 D (step S 131 ). Then, the control section 1 decides whether or not a selective setting input regarding the array order is accepted (step S 132 ).
  • step S 132 If it is decided at step S 132 that a selective setting input regarding the array order is not accepted, then the control section 1 decides whether or not the “return” button of the remote controller transmitter 23 is operated (step S 133 ). If it is decided that the “return” button is not operated, then the processing advances to step S 132 , but if it is decided that the “return button” is operated, then the processing returns to step S 128 .
  • step S 132 if it is decided at step S 132 that a selective setting input regarding the array order is accepted, then the control section 1 sends information of the item selectively set as the grouping criterion to the content management section 34 and issues an instruction to the content management section 34 to execute a grouping process regarding the data broadcasting program contents (step S 134 ). Then, the present processing routine is ended.
  • a scrolling search can be performed upon selection of an item icon in the item icon array 200 .
  • the operation button for such a scrolling search may be provided separately on the remote controller transmitter 23 , in the present embodiment, it is determined that a scrolling starting operation is performed when the upward direction indicating operation button or the downward direction indicating operation button of the upward and downward direction indicating operation buttons of the remote controller transmitter 23 is kept depressed for more than a fixed period of time, and while the upward direction indicating operation button or the downward direction indicating operation button is kept depressed, the scrolling is continued.
  • the display substance of the graphical user interface screen changes in response to the scrolling speed so that the user can perform the search more readily.
  • a manner of such change of the screen 19 D when a scrolling operation of the item icons is performed is described with reference to FIGS. 16 to 19 .
  • FIG. 16 illustrates a manner wherein, while the category icon 45 of the BS broadcasting media is selected, the item icon of the channel 98 of the television is selected as the noticed item icon.
  • the display of FIG. 16 is similar to that of FIG. 9 described hereinabove but is different in that the broadcasting media change from the terrestrial broadcasting media to the BS broadcasting media.
  • the graphical user interface screen changes to such a manner as seen in FIG. 17 .
  • explanation of the selected channel is displayed on the right side only with regard to the noticed item icon of the noticed region 200 C.
  • FIG. 17 explanation not only with regard to the noticed item icon of the noticed region 200 C but also with regard to a plurality of channels preceding to and following the channel selected as the noticed item icon is displayed.
  • item icons of channel items preceding to the selected noticed item icon are not displayed above the category icon 45 because item icons of EPG items are displayed above the category icon 45 as described above.
  • the item icons of the EPG items disappear, and also item icons of channels preceding to the channel corresponding to the noticed item icon are displayed.
  • the explanation display is performed such that, where it is positioned on the right side of the noticed item icon, it is displayed densely or displayed in a different color from the other displays such as, for example, in bright yellow so that it can be distinguished from the other item icons displayed thinly, for example, in white characters. Further, it is common to all of the graphical user interface screens used in the present embodiment that a reproduction image of the background can be generally observed through the graphical user interface screen.
  • the broadcasting reception apparatus decides that the scrolling is continued and gradually raises the scrolling speed.
  • the item icon formed from a channel number surrounded by the quadrangular framework 200 MK is displayed densely so as to be emphasized as shown in FIG. 18 .
  • the explanation displays are all displayed thinly similarly to the other item icons. At this time, only the explanation information of the noticed item icon may be kept densely or may be displayed more densely than the other explanation displays so that it can be noticed.
  • a group bar 80 having a predetermined width in the horizontal direction and extending over the overall extent of the screen 19 D in the vertical direction is displayed on the left side of the noticed item icon in the noticed region 200 C which is surrounded by the quadrangular framework 200 MK and displayed densely so as to be emphasized as shown in FIG. 19 .
  • the category icon array 100 is erased on the screen of FIG. 19 .
  • the category icon array 100 may otherwise be kept displayed but thinly without being erased.
  • the group bar 80 is displayed so as to correspond to the array order of the channels of the individual broadcasting medium described hereinabove with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7 .
  • the group bar 80 is divided in the vertical direction in accordance with the set group such that the individual divided portions have lengths corresponding to the number of channels included in the groups. Since the example of FIG. 19 illustrates the group bar 80 of the BS broadcasting, the group bar 80 is divided into three regions of divisional regions 81 , 82 and 83 in accordance with the grouping of FIG. 6 , and the group name is displayed at the bar portion of each of the divisional regions 81 , 82 and 83 . Further, the group bar 80 displays a noticed item icon position display mark 80 MK indicative of the group and the position of the channel in the group bar 80 represented by the noticed item icon.
  • the noticed item icon position display mark 80 MK is displayed using a color which looks conspicuously to the user on the graphical user interface screen, for example, using bright yellow similarly to the quadrangular framework 200 MK for emphatically displaying the noticed item icon.
  • scrolling is possible not only upon selection of a channel item when the selected category icon is the category icon of any broadcasting medium but upon selection of an item icon belonging to all of the seven different category icons.
  • the selection for the array of item icons in the item icon array 200 is not of the ring type.
  • this cannot be performed any more in the same direction, but can be performed only in the reverse direction.
  • the scrolling after it comes to the upper or lower end of the array of item icons in the item icon array 200 , it is stopped there. Therefore, where the number of items is small, even if the screen change to the scroll starting screen of FIG. 17 occurs, the scrolling may be stopped without changing to the screen of FIG. 18 or 19 .
  • the description above is directed to a case wherein the item icons of an object of selection are items for channel selection of broadcasting media, and scrolling is performed for the items for channel selection of the category of the broadcasting medium. Therefore, the items are grouped into television broadcasts, radio broadcasts, data broadcasts and so forth as described above.
  • storage media of the category “HDD” since the grouping can be set by a user as described hereinabove, the group name displayed in the group name displaying place 71 conforms to that according to the grouping criterion set by the user.
  • thumbnail image of each of the broadcasting program contents is used as an item icon as shown in FIG. 12 .
  • the thumbnail image in the noticed region 200 C is displayed emphatically in a greater size than the other thumbnail images.
  • the graphical user interface screen of the screen 19 D displays explanation information regarding not only the thumbnail image (hereinafter referred to as noticed thumbnail image) as the noticed item icon surrounded by the quadrangular framework 200 MK in the noticed region 200 C but also the thumbnail images of a plurality of broadcasting program contents preceding to and following the noticed thumbnail image similarly as in the case of FIG. 17 . It is to be noted that, also in this instance, the group name displaying place 71 is displayed only for the noticed item thumbnail image as seen in FIG. 20 .
  • the explanation display is performed such that, where it is positioned on the right side of the noticed thumbnail image, it is displayed densely or displayed in a different color from the other displays such as, for example, in bright yellow so that it can be distinguished from the other thumbnail images as item icons displayed thinly, for example, in white characters.
  • a reproduction image of the background can be generally observed through the graphical user interface screen.
  • the broadcasting reception apparatus decides that the scrolling is continued and gradually raises the scrolling speed.
  • the noticed thumbnail image in the noticed region 200 C surrounded by the quadrangular framework 200 MK is displayed densely so as to be emphasized.
  • the explanation displays are all displayed thinly similarly to the other thumbnail images as item icons. At this time, only the explanation information of the noticed thumbnail image may be kept densely or may be displayed more densely than the other explanation displays so that it can be noticed.
  • two group bars 90 A and 90 B having a predetermined width in the horizontal direction and extending over the overall extent of the screen 19 D in the vertical direction are displayed on the left side of the noticed thumbnail image in the noticed region 200 C which is surrounded by the quadrangular framework 200 MK and displayed densely so as to be emphasized.
  • the group bar 90 A displays the substances of the groups corresponding to the content blocks 1 , 2 and 3 while the group bar 90 B displays the substance of the group in the content block including the noticed thumbnail image.
  • the group bar 90 A has three divisional regions 91 A, 92 A and 93 A divided in the vertical direction with lengths conforming to the numbers of broadcasting program contents in the content blocks 1 , 2 and 3 in accordance with the setting. Further, in each of the divisional regions 91 A, 92 A and 93 A, the name of a broadcasting program medium set by the user, that is, one of “television”, “radio” and “data” is displayed.
  • a noticed thumbnail image position indicating mark 90 MKa indicating the content block to which the noticed thumbnail image belongs and the position of a corresponding broadcasting program content is additionally displayed, in the example of FIG. 21 , as a transverse bar.
  • the group bar 90 B is divided in the vertical direction in accordance with the grouping in the content block set by the user described hereinabove corresponding to the content block including the noticed thumbnail image, that is, with lengths corresponding to the numbers of broadcasting program contents included in each group.
  • the broadcasting program contents are divided into four groups of “movie”, “sports”, “document” and “others”, and the group bar 90 B is divided into four divisional regions 91 B, 92 B, 93 B and 94 B with lengths in the vertical direction corresponding to the numbers of broadcasting program contents included in the individual groups.
  • a group name is displayed in each of the bars of the divisional regions 91 B, 92 B, 93 B and 94 B.
  • a noticed thumbnail image position indicating mark 90 MKb indicating the group and the position of the broadcasting program content corresponding to the noticed thumbnail image in the group bar 90 B is displayed, in the present example, as a transverse bar.
  • the noticed thumbnail image position indicating marks 90 MKa and 90 MKb are displayed using a color which looks conspicuously to the user on the graphical user interface screen, for example, using bright yellow or the like similarly to the quadrangular framework 200 MK for emphatically displaying the noticed thumbnail image.
  • the category icon array 100 is erased, the category icon array 100 also in FIG. 21 may otherwise be kept displayed but thinly without being erased.
  • the group bar 80 and the group bars 90 A and 90 B are displayed when the scrolling speed is high, they may otherwise be displayed simultaneously when the scrolling is started.
  • the group bar 80 and the group bars 90 A and 90 B may be displayed together without fail independently of the scrolling.
  • thumbnail images as representation images of broadcasting program contents are displayed, in each group, in the order in accordance with the year, month, day and time of the storage.
  • the thumbnail images are displayed in the order according to the setting.
  • the broadcasting reception apparatus of the present embodiment is configured such that, after a main power supply switch is switched on, every time the power supply key of the remote controller transmitter 23 is depressed, the broadcasting reception apparatus repeats changeover between a state wherein the power supply is on and a standby state wherein the power is available only to those elements necessary to restore the state wherein the power supply is on. Then, when the power supply key is operated in the standby state to switch on the power supply, the broadcasting reception apparatus builds up to restore a state (last state) at a point of time immediately before the standby state is entered.
  • control section 1 supervises a signal from the remote controller reception section 24 to detect a key or button operated on the remote controller transmitter 23 .
  • control section 1 detects an operation of a key or button is used in the following description.
  • the control section 1 When the broadcasting reception apparatus of the present embodiment is in the standby state, the control section 1 normally supervises an operation input of the power supply key as seen in FIG. 22 (step S 141 ). Then, if it is detected at step S 141 that the power supply key is operated, then the control section 1 displays the screen of the last state on the screen 19 D of the monitor display unit 19 and displays the cross-shaped menu in an overlapping relationship (step S 142 ).
  • control section 1 decides whether or not the “home” button is operated by the user (step S 143 ). If it is decided that the “home” button is depressed, then the control section 1 erases the overlapping display of the cross-shaped menu on the screen 19 D (step S 144 ).
  • control section 1 supervises an operation input of the power supply key again (step S 145 ). Then, if an operation of the power supply key is detected, then the control section 1 stores the last state and restores the standby state (step S 146 ), thereby ending the processing routine.
  • step S 145 if it is decided at step S 145 that the power supply key is not operated, then the control section 1 decides whether or not the “home” button is operated (step S 147 ). If it is decided that the “home” button is not operated, then the processing returns to step S 145 . On the other hand, if it is decided at step S 147 that the “home” button is operated, then the control section 1 displays the cross-shaped menu screen in an overlapping relationship on the screen 19 D of the monitor display unit 19 being viewed (step S 148 ). The processing thereafter returns to step S 143 .
  • step S 143 the control section 1 decides whether or not a category changing inputting operation by the leftward or rightward direction indicating operation button of the remote controller transmitter 23 is performed on the graphical user interface screen formed from the cross-shaped menu being displayed in an overlapping relationship (step S 151 of FIG. 23 ).
  • step S 151 If it is decided at step S 151 that a category changing inputting operation is performed on the cross-shaped menu screen displayed in an overlapping relationship, then the control section 1 controls the display image producing and outputting section 30 to change the selected category icon to that according to the changing instruction of the user on the cross-shaped menu screen. At this time, the control section 1 recognizes the category corresponding to the selected category icon as a selected category (step S 152 ).
  • control section 1 displays an item icon array 200 belonging to the changed category icon and displays corresponding explanation on the right side of the noticed item icon (including the noticed thumbnail image: this similarly applies in the following description) of the item icon array 200 (step S 153 ). Then, the control section 1 decides whether or not the item icons of the selected category icon are in a grouped state (step S 154 ).
  • step S 154 if it is decided at step S 154 that the item icons of the selected category icon are in a grouped state, then the control section 1 displays the group name to which the noticed item icon belongs in the group name displaying place 71 on the left side of the noticed item icon (step S 155 ).
  • control section 1 decides whether or not the upward direction indicating operation button or the downward direction indicating operation button of the remote controller transmitter 23 is operated to decide whether or not a changing operation of the noticed item icon in the noticed region 200 C is performed in the item icon array 200 of the cross-shaped menu (step S 171 of FIG. 24 ).
  • step S 171 if it is decided at step S 171 that one of the upward direction indicating operation button and the downward direction indicating operation button of the remote controller transmitter 23 is operated, then the control section 1 decides whether or not the button operation is long-time depression wherein the button operation continues for more than a predetermined period of time (step S 172 ). Then, if it is decided that the button operation is long-time depression, then the control section 1 performs a scrolling process hereinafter described (step S 173 ). Thereafter, the processing returns to step S 171 .
  • step S 172 if it is decided at step S 172 that the button operation is not long-time depression, then the control section 1 controls the display image producing and outputting section 30 to change the noticed item icon to be displayed in the noticed region 200 C in the cross-shaped menu to an adjacent item icon next in the changing operation direction of the noticed item icon at present to determine an item corresponding to the item icon displayed newly in the noticed region 200 C as a noticed item (step S 174 ). Then, the control section 1 displays the group name to which the item of the noticed item icon after changed belongs in the group name displaying place 71 (step S 175 ).
  • control section 1 decides whether or not the “determination” button is operated on the remote controller transmitter 23 (step S 176 ). If it is decided that the “determination” button is not operated, then the processing returns to step S 171 so that the processes at the steps beginning with step S 171 described above are repeated.
  • step S 171 if it is decided at step S 171 that none of the upward direction indicating operation button and the downward direction indicating operation button of the remote controller transmitter 23 is operated, then the control section 1 decides whether or not the “determination” button is operated on the remote controller transmitter 23 (step S 177 ). If it is decided that the “determination” button is not operated, then the processing returns to step S 143 of FIG. 22 to repeat the processes at the steps beginning with step S 143 described hereinabove.
  • step S 176 or S 177 If it is decided at step S 176 or S 177 that the “determination” button is operated, then the control section 1 executes a function corresponding to the determined item and erases the cross-shaped menu from the screen 19 D (step S 178 ). Thereafter, the processing returns to step S 145 of FIG. 22 to execute the processes at the steps beginning with step S 145 .
  • step S 154 If it is decided at step S 154 that the item icons of the selected category icon are not in a grouped state, or if it is decided at step S 151 that a category changing inputting operation is not performed, then the processing advances to step S 156 .
  • step S 156 the control section 1 decides whether or not the upward direction indicating operation button or the downward direction indicating operation button of the remote controller transmitter 23 is operated, then the control section 1 decides whether or not the changing operation of the noticed item icon of the noticed region 200 C is executed in the noticed item icon array 200 in the cross-shaped menu.
  • step S 156 if it is decided at step S 156 that one of the upward direction indicating operation button and the downward direction indicating operation button of the remote controller transmitter 23 is operated, then the control section 1 decides whether or not the button operation is long-time depression which is a state wherein the button operation continues for more than a predetermined period of time (step S 157 ). If it is decided that the button operation is long-time depression, then the control section 1 performs a scrolling process hereinafter described (step S 158 ). Thereafter, the processing returns to step S 156 .
  • step S 157 if it is decided at step S 157 that the button operation is not long-time depression, then the control section 1 controls the display image producing and outputting section 30 to change the noticed item icon, which is to be displayed in the noticed region 200 C on the cross-shaped menu, to an adjacent item icon next in the direction of the changing operation to the noticed item icon at present and determine an item corresponding to the item icon displayed newly in the noticed region 200 C as a noticed item (step S 159 ).
  • control section 1 decides whether or not the “determination” button is operated on the remote controller transmitter 23 (step S 160 ). If it is decided that the “determination” button is not operated, then the processing returns to step S 156 so that the processes at the steps beginning with step S 156 described above are repeated.
  • step S 156 if it is decided at step S 156 that none of the upward direction indicating operation button and the downward direction indicating operation button of the remote controller transmitter 23 is operated, then the control section 1 decides whether or not the “determination” button is operated on the remote controller transmitter 23 (step S 161 ). If it is decided that the “determination” button is not operated, then the processing returns to step S 143 so that the processes at the steps beginning with step S 143 described above are repeated.
  • step S 160 or step S 161 If it is decided at step S 160 or step S 161 that the “determination” button is operated, then the control section 1 decides whether or not the determined item has lower hierarchy items (step S 181 of FIG. 25 ). If it is decided that the determined item has no lower hierarchy items, then the control section 1 erases the cross-shaped menu from the screen 19 D and executes a function or process of the item which is currently regarded as the noticed item (step S 182 ). Thereafter, the processing advances to step S 145 of FIG. 22 so that the processes at the steps beginning with step S 145 described hereinabove are repeated.
  • step S 181 determines whether the determined item has lower hierarchy items. If it is decided at step S 181 that the determined item has lower hierarchy items, then the control section 1 controls the display image producing and outputting section 30 to display a plurality of ones of the lower hierarchy items of the noticed item on the screen 19 D (step S 183 ).
  • This state corresponds to the state wherein the “determination” button is depressed while the item icon of recording reservation is selected as the noticed item icon, and the display of the screen 19 D at step S 183 is, for example, such a display as shown in FIG. 7 .
  • control section 1 decides whether or not the upward direction indicating operation button or the downward direction indicating operation button of the remote controller transmitter 23 is operated on the display screen of the lower hierarchy items to decide whether or not a changing operation of the noticed item icon of the lower hierarchy surrounded by the quadrangular framework 200 MK is performed (step S 184 ).
  • step S 184 if it is decided at step S 184 that one of the upward direction indicating operation button and the downward direction indicating operation button of the remote controller transmitter 23 is operated, then the control section 1 decides whether not the button operation is long-time depression wherein the button operation continues for more than a predetermined period of time (step S 185 ). Then, if it is decided that the button operation is long-time depression, then the control section 1 performs a scrolling process hereinafter described (step S 188 ) Thereafter, the processing returns to step S 184 .
  • step S 185 if it is decided at step S 185 that the button operation is not long-time depression, then the control section 1 controls the display image producing and outputting section 30 to change the noticed item icon of the lower hierarchy surrounded by the quadrangular framework 200 MK to an adjacent item icon next in the changing operation direction to the noticed item icon at present to determine an item corresponding to the item icon displayed newly in the region surrounded by the quadrangular framework 200 MK as a noticed item (step S 186 ).
  • step S 187 the control section 1 decides whether or not the “determination” button is operated on the remote controller transmitter 23 (step S 187 ). If it is decided that the “determination” button is not operated, then the processing returns to step S 184 so that the processes at the steps beginning with step S 184 described above are repeated. On the other hand, if it is decided at step S 187 that the “determination” button is operated, then the processing returns to step S 178 of FIG. 24 so that the processes at the steps beginning with step S 178 described hereinabove are repeated.
  • step S 184 if it is decided at step S 184 that none of the upward direction indicating operation button and the downward direction indicating operation button of the remote controller transmitter 23 is operated, then the control section 1 decides whether or not the “return” button is operated on the remote controller transmitter 23 (step S 189 ). If it is decided that the “return” button is operated, then the control section 1 controls the display image producing and outputting section 30 so that the overlapping display of the cross-shaped menu is returned to the state of the immediately preceding screen (step S 190 ). Then, the processing returns to step S 151 of FIG. 23 so that the processes at the steps beginning with step S 151 are repeated.
  • step S 189 if it is decided at step S 189 that the “return” button is not operated, then the control section 1 decides whether or not the “home” button is operated (step S 191 ). If it is decided that the “home” button is depressed, then the control section 1 erases the overlapping display of the cross-shaped menu on the screen 19 D (step S 192 ). Then, the processing advances to step S 145 of FIG. 22 so that the processes at the steps beginning with step S 145 are performed.
  • step S 191 if it is decided at step S 191 that the “home” button is operated, then the control section 1 returns the processing to step S 184 to repeat the processes at the steps beginning with step S 184 .
  • the processing routine of FIG. 26 is started when long-time depression of the upward direction indicating operation button or the downward direction indicating operation button, which is regarded as a scrolling starting operation, is performed on the remote controller transmitter 23 .
  • control section 1 controls the display image producing and outputting section 30 to start scrolling in such a state that explanation information not only of the noticed item icon (including the noticed thumbnail image) but also of item icons preceding to and following the noticed item icon are displayed as seen in FIG. 17 or 19 (step S 201 ). Then, the control section 1 successively changes the noticed item icon in the indicating direction of the operated button (step S 202 ).
  • control section 1 controls the display image producing and outputting section 30 to gradually raise the scrolling speed and control the density or the like of the display of the cross-shaped menu screen in accordance with the scrolling speed as seen on the graphical user interface screen of FIG. 17 described hereinabove (step S 203 ).
  • control section 1 decides whether or not the scrolling speed exceeds a predetermined speed (step S 204 ). If it is decided that the scrolling speed does not exceed the predetermined speed, then the control section 1 decides whether or not the long-time depression of the upward direction indicating operation button or the downward direction indicating operation button is stopped (step S 205 ). If it is decided that the long-term depression is not stopped, then the control section 1 decides whether or not the last item in the scrolling direction is reached (step S 206 ).
  • step S 205 If it is decided at step S 205 that the long-time depression is stopped, or if it is decided at step S 206 that the last item in the scrolling direction is reached, then the control section 1 stops the scrolling and displays a cross-shaped menu screen on which the item at which the scrolling stops is displayed emphatically (step S 207 ), thereby ending the processing.
  • step S 204 If it is decided at step S 204 that the scrolling speed exceeds the predetermined speed, then the control section 1 controls the display image producing and outputting section 30 to additionally display the group bar 80 or group bars 90 A and 90 B on the screen 19 D as seen on the graphical user interface screen of FIG. 19 or 21 and display the noticed item icon position display mark 84 indicative of the group and the position of the noticed item icon in the group bar 80 (step S 208 ). Then, the processing advances from step S 208 to step S 205 .
  • the group bar 80 including the noticed item icon position display mark 80 MK or the noticed thumbnail position display marks 90 MKa and 90 MKb appears on the scrolling screen so as to notify the user of the group and the position of the noticed item icon or the noticed thumbnail image in the item icon array 200 . Therefore, the user can perform scrolling search readily by referring to the group bar 80 or the group bars 90 A and 90 B.
  • the scrolling in channel selection of the broadcasting media is performed only within the range of the channel selection, the scrolling may otherwise be performed including also the utility items.
  • group bar 80 or the group bars 90 A and 90 B are displayed when the predetermined scrolling speed is reached, it may otherwise be displayed at a starting point of time of scrolling. Or, when the category icon of broadcasting media or the “HDD” category icon is selected and then the item icon array 200 belonging to the category icon is displayed, the group bar 80 or the group bars 90 A and 90 B may be displayed together.
  • the user can set grouping only for groups of stored broadcasting program contents, also it is possible to classify broadcasting channel items in the broadcasting form groups of the terrestrial, BS and CS broadcasts of the broadcasting medium category into groups in accordance with grouping setting of the user.
  • the broadcasting channel items can be grouped based on the selectively set grouping criterion and arrayed in accordance with the grouping.
  • the group bars 90 A and 90 B similar to those of FIG. 21 are displayed.
  • the selection object items represented by item icons or thumbnail images may be other contents.
  • the selection object items may be contents of electronic books, game programs or the like.
  • the contents are defined as those of movies, music, theatrical performances, literary arts, photographs, cartoons, animations, computer games, or other characters, figures, colors, sound, action or images, or combinations of them, or programs for providing such information through an electronic computer, which are created through creative activities of human beings and belong to the range of the culture or the amusement.
  • the display position of the group bar is set to the left side with respect to the noticed item icon, it is not restricted to this position but may be set to some other position. Further, the group bar need not be displayed along an array of representation images such as an item icon array or a thumbnail image array, but may be displayed in a direction different from the direction of the array of representation images.
  • the mark representing the noticed item icon position on the group bar is not limited to the example described above, but such a displaying method that, for example, a triangular mark or an arrow mark is displayed on the outer side of the bar may be used.
  • representation images in the example described hereinabove with reference to the drawings are icons including a graphic form or a character or icons formed from a channel number or thumbnail images formed from images each obtained by reducing the size of some image of a broadcasting program, some other symbols or the like may be used as the representation images.
  • the electronic apparatus of the present invention is a broadcasting reception apparatus
  • the electronic apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to such a broadcasting reception apparatus as described above but can be applied to any electronic apparatus, for example, such as the recording and reproduction apparatus for image data and sound data only if the electronic apparatus includes a plurality of categories each of which has a plurality of processing function items in a lower hierarchy thereof.

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