JP2001119639A - Receiver, tuner built-in tv and tuner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a receiver that can display a program guide by which a user can easily recognize a program of interest to him. SOLUTION: When a user applies specific setting to its interesting programs on a browsed program guide displayed on the receiver that can display the program guide, on the basis of received program information, the programs to which the specific setting is applied are displayed on a specific area on the program guide on the screen.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a broadcast / communication system capable of receiving program guide information, in which a receiver, a TV with a built-in tuner, and a tuner are provided which enable a user to easily recognize a broadcast schedule of a program of interest. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the digitization of broadcasting and communication, Electronic Pr, which is information on a broadcast schedule of a program, is described.
By displaying program guide information called an OGRAM GUIDE on a receiver (for example, a television receiver) having a display or a display monitor connected to the receiver, a broadcast schedule of the program can be confirmed on the screen. Machine is provided. (Hereinafter, the program guide displayed on the screen is simply referred to as “program guide”.) However, displaying all the program information on the screen at one time is not possible due to the problem of recognizable character size and resolution. It is possible.

[0003] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-208328 discloses a table format in which broadcast stations and times are assigned to the vertical and horizontal axes, respectively.
There is disclosed a method of displaying and browsing a program that is not displayed by switching between left and right directions.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-20 discloses an example in which the program guide information is displayed on a screen so that a user can know a broadcast schedule of a future program on the screen.
No. 8328. In this publication, a receiver having a recording reservation function for automatically recording a specific program on a VTR when the broadcast time of a specific program comes from a program table on the screen, or the program is automatically displayed on a television screen A receiver having a viewing reservation function for setting so as to be provided is provided.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-208328 discloses a receiver capable of displaying a list of reserved programs, a program guide display in a table format, and adding an icon to the display of a program set for reservation. There is disclosed a receiver that allows the user to recognize by expressing the character color and the background color differently from other programs.

[0006]

In the near future, it is expected that the number of channels and programs that can be viewed will increase dramatically due to digital broadcasting using a broadcasting satellite or the like. The program guide is for presenting a broadcast schedule of each broadcast station. Usually, information such as a program title of each broadcast station is displayed in a table format in which each of the vertical and horizontal axes is a broadcast station and time.
Since there is a limit on the size of the display characters that can be recognized, the number of programs that can be displayed in the program guide displayed on the monitor screen is limited. Therefore, when the number of programs to be broadcasted increases, when browsing the program guide displayed on the screen, the user has to perform many operations of switching between the broadcasting stations and the programs to be displayed, which is troublesome.

When the information of the program guide is transmitted to the program information several days ahead, the user can know the program several days ahead by the program guide, but the user can display the program guide several days ahead. Even if you find a program that interests you several days in the future, the memory on the program contents, broadcast time, and broadcasting station will be weakened on that day, so you will need to check again if you are interested in the program. There was a case where the work of searching while switching the display of was frequently performed.

[0008] In addition, the user browses the program guide and, for a program several hours or several days ahead,
There are also receivers for setting a viewing reservation for automatically selecting a channel at the broadcast time and a recording reservation for automatically recording the program on a VTR. Some programs can be recognized by displaying a list. However, there is a possibility that there is a more interesting program in the program information that has not been browsed yet. To find the program of your interest, display the program guide and switch the broadcasting station to browse In many cases, the task of doing is repeated. In this case, if the number of channels increases in the future, it will be necessary to browse through all the program information and then set the reservation for the program that interests the user the most. Seem.
In addition, when the broadcast schedule of a program for which reservation is not set is changed, there is a problem that the changed program and the program for which reservation has been set cannot be viewed at the same time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object to provide a state-of-the-art broadcast program that allows a user to easily confirm a broadcast schedule of a program of interest and change the broadcast schedule. An object of the present invention is to provide a receiver, a tuner-equipped receiver, and a tuner capable of easily recognizing a broadcast schedule of a program of interest by enabling a user to simultaneously view a broadcast schedule of the program.

[0010]

In order to solve this problem, when displaying a program guide in a table format, the program guide information of each broadcasting station and the program guide information with specific settings are simultaneously displayed. Means were provided.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, according to a first aspect of the present invention, program guide information is received, and a program for each channel can be displayed in a time format with respect to a channel. The displayed program is displayed in a special area of the table.

[0012] In the second invention, in a receiver capable of receiving program guide information and displaying the program guide information in a table format by channel and time, there is a program in which a specific setting is made in a time zone of the display area of the table. In this case, the program on which the specific setting has been performed is displayed in a specific area of the display area.

In the second invention, when there is no program with the specific setting to be displayed in the specific area during a time period displayed in the display area, the specific area is reduced. You. Further, the specific area may be enlarged and displayed. Further, the program to which the specific setting has been made may be distinguished into a plurality of types of programs.
The plurality of types of programs are classified into viewing reservation programs, recording reservation programs, and other programs for checking, and these are displayed so as to be distinguishable from each other. Further, it is preferable that a plurality of the specific areas are provided, a program in which the specific setting is performed is set in each of the specific areas, and the plurality of specific areas are switched and displayed. In the second invention, a program is classified and displayed from information added to the program guide information and transmitted, and by selecting the classification, the program of the selected classification is displayed in a specific area according to a time zone. May be displayed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in a receiver capable of receiving program guide information and displaying the program guide information in a table format by channel and time, a display time zone in which a specific setting is applied to the program and the program guide information is displayed If there is a program to which the specific setting is applied, control means is provided for controlling the display so that the program to which the specific setting is applied is displayed in a specific area of the display time zone. In the third invention, the program guide information with the specific setting and the program guide information without the specific setting are displayed on the same screen.
Further, the display device is configured so that a display channel and a time zone of the program guide can be switched and displayed while the program guide information on which the specific setting has been performed is displayed. Further, when the program guide information for which the specific setting has been made overlaps in the same time zone, the overlap is displayed so that the overlap can be visually recognized.

In the fourth invention, the tuner includes a demultiplexer for obtaining a desired program and program guide information from a digital signal sequence obtained by demodulating a received television signal, and a tuner for the demultiplexer. A data storage unit for storing data of the separated program guide information, and a specific data storage unit for storing specific program information of the program guide information stored in the data storage unit in response to an external command A display data creation unit that creates display data from program guide information stored in the data storage unit and program information from the specific data storage unit, and a control microcomputer that controls each of these blocks.
In response to a command from the control microcomputer, the display data creation unit displays a program for each time corresponding to a channel number in a table format, and displays display data capable of displaying the program with the specific setting in a special area of the table. Configured to create. In a fourth aspect, a clock device is provided, and the specific area is provided corresponding to a displayed time zone.

In the fifth invention, the TV with a built-in tuner includes: a demultiplexer for obtaining desired program and program guide information from a digital signal sequence obtained by demodulating a received television signal; A data storage unit for storing data for storing the program guide information separated by the multiplexer, and specific data for storing specific program information in the program guide information stored in the data storage unit in response to an external command A storage unit, a display data creation unit that creates display data from the program guide information stored in the data storage unit and the program information from the specific data storage unit, and a control microcomputer that controls each of these blocks.
A display display, and in response to a command from the control microcomputer, the display data creation unit displays a program for each channel number in a time format with respect to a channel number, and displays the program with the specific setting in a special area of the table. And display data that can be displayed on the display.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a clock device is provided, and the specific area is provided corresponding to a displayed time zone. Further, the display data creation unit is configured to control the control microcomputer to control the specific area when there is no program with the specific setting to be displayed in the specific area during a time period displayed in the display area. Create display data to reduce.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings using some examples.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a receiver according to the present invention.
3 is a demodulation / error correction unit, 104 is a demultiplexer,
105 is an MPEG decoder, 106 is a control microcomputer, 1
07 is a clock device, 108 is a data storage unit, 114 is a specific data storage unit, 109 is a display data creation unit, 110 is a control input unit, 111 is a control output unit, 112 is a signal switching unit,
113 is a display monitor.

Next, the operation of each circuit will be described. First, the signal input from the receiving antenna 101 is transmitted to the tuning unit 1.
02, and a desired transmission channel is selected.
The signal output from tuning section 102 is demodulated / error corrected
03, and a digital signal sequence is output. At this time, if there is an error in the input signal, the error is corrected and output.

The output digital signal sequence is input to the demultiplexer 104, where desired programs and data are extracted and output. The signal output from the demultiplexer 104 is input to an MPEG decoder 105,
The video signal and the audio signal are decoded. The decoded video signal is input to a signal switching unit 112, switched to graphic information or a signal to be displayed on an on-screen, and input to a display monitor 113. The display monitor 113 displays the input signal in a predetermined size.

On the other hand, the control microcomputer 106
2, demodulation / error correction section 103, demultiplexer 10
4. Connected to the MPEG decoder 105 to perform various settings and control of each block, and connected to the control input unit 110 to receive a signal output from a remote controller described later. The control output unit 111 is connected to the control microcomputer 10
The control information output from the control unit 6 is output to an externally arranged device such as a VTR. For example, an infrared controller provided inside the control output unit 111 or an infrared controller connected to the control output unit 111 emits infrared rays toward the VTR to start recording or stop recording.

Further, the control microcomputer 106 takes in the information of the program guide separated by the demultiplexer 104, performs necessary processing for display, and performs processing necessary for display.
08. When a command for displaying a program guide is output from a remote controller, which will be described later, and is input to the control input unit 110, the control microcomputer 106 causes the data storage unit 108 to specify the date and time and the channel designated from the stored program data. Information such as the display data creation unit 109
Control to output to At the same time, the control microcomputer 106
Controls the specific data storage unit 114 to output the stored specific program data of the specified date and time to the display data creation unit 109.

The display data creation unit 109 creates a program guide screen from the input information and outputs it to the signal switching unit 112. When the program guide information is input, the signal switching unit 112
The video signal output from the MPEG decoder 105 is switched to the program guide screen output from the display data creation unit 109 and output to the display monitor 113. Display monitor 113
Displays the input program guide information on the screen. In this case, a normal program table output from the data storage unit 108 and a specific program table output from the specific data storage unit 114 are simultaneously displayed on the screen. Note that this receiver has a form like a television including the display monitor 113 and a form of a set-top box not including the display monitor 113.

Here, the state of the screen actually displayed on the display monitor 113 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view of a monitor screen on which a program guide is displayed by the receiver of the present invention. In FIG. 2, 201, 202 and 203 are channel numbers, 204, 205 and 206 are time zones, 20
Reference numeral 7 denotes a “MY program” display area indicating a program registered as a program of interest by the user himself, and reference numeral 208 denotes the registered program. A rectangular area composed of a time zone from PM 6:00 to PM 9:00 and channel numbers 201, 202, and 203 is a program table created from data in the data storage unit 108 shown in FIG. An area 207 is a program table created from the data in the specific data storage unit 114 described above.

In FIG. 2, "MY program" display area 20
7, a program "Golf Lesson" that the user is interested in is displayed from PM 6:00 to PM 7:00 of CH1. This “MY program” display area 207 is fixedly displayed on the right side of the screen even when the channel displayed in the program guide is switched. With this screen configuration, the user can instantly recognize the program of his / her interest, and at the same time, You can browse programs that you have not registered as interesting programs.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing an embodiment of a remote controller used in the receiver according to the present invention. 3, reference numeral 300 denotes a remote controller (hereinafter simply referred to as a remote controller), 301 denotes a power key, 302 denotes a program table key, 303 denotes a MY program key, 304 denotes an up key, and 30 denotes an up key.
5 is a down key, 306 is a left key, 307 is a right key, 308
Is a decision key, 309 is a registration key, 310 is a volume key, 3
11 is a channel key.

Next, the operation will be described. In FIG. 3, a program guide key 302 is used to display a program guide indicating a broadcast schedule of a program. When the program table key 302 is pressed, a signal is output from the remote controller 300, and a program table as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the screen. The displayed program table is configured so that one program can be specified from a plurality of displayed programs by enclosing or coloring one program with a black frame. Keys are up key 304, down key 305, left key 30
6. Move with the right key 307. When the enter key 308 is pressed in a state where a black frame or the like is arranged, the channel is switched to or a detailed program content is displayed.

The MY program key 303 is a key used to display only programs for which specific settings have been made. The registration key 309 is a key used for performing a specific registration. The function of this key will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The power key 301, the volume key 310, and the channel key 311 are the same as those used for a normal remote controller, and thus the description is omitted.

Here, in order to display a program guide as shown in FIG. 2 in which a program of interest can be easily recognized, first, the user selects a program of interest from the program guide. You need to make certain settings.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the display monitor screen before the user sets the MY program. Before the user sets a program of his / her interest, that is, a MY program, the screen of the program guide displayed on the display monitor 113 by pressing the program guide key 302 of the remote controller shown in FIG. 3 is shown. 40
1 is date information of the displayed program guide, 402 is whether the currently displayed program guide is in the morning or afternoon, 403 is time, 404 is a channel,
405 is a program, and 406 is a guide display for operation. Reference numeral 207 denotes a “MY program” display area for displaying a program of interest that is registered by the user, but is displayed in a minimized form on this screen because there is no registered program.

When the user presses the program table key 302 of the remote controller 300 shown in FIG. 3, the control input unit 110 shown in FIG.
When the control microcomputer 106 detects the command,
The current time information is acquired from the clock device 107, and the display data of the program guide after the current time is displayed in the display data creation unit 109.
And output it from the signal switching unit 112 to display it on the monitor screen 113. A program for displaying the program table is stored in a memory in the control microcomputer 106.

A selection frame 400 shown in FIG. 4 indicates that one of the displayed programs is selected. The selection frame 400 is composed of the up key 304 and the down key of the remote controller shown in FIG. It can be moved by pressing the 305, the left key 306, and the right key 307. this is,
The control input unit 110 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with the up key 304, the down key 305, the left key 306, and the right key 30
When the control microcomputer 106 detects the command of No. 7, the control microcomputer 106 outputs information on the channel and the broadcast time of the currently selected program,
Based on the up, down, left, and right commands, the channel and broadcast time of the program to be selected are determined from the program data stored in the data storage unit 108.
A program table is created by the display data creation unit 109 by adding 00, and is output on the signal switching unit 112 and displayed on the screen.

In the program table shown in FIG. 4, the channels are CH1 to CH4 and the time is from PM 6:00 to PM 9:
00 is displayed, but the channel and time zone to be displayed are up / down / left / right keys 304 to 3 of the remote controller 300.
By switching the selection frame 400 in the direction of the frame of the program guide at 07, the display can be switched and displayed. For example, the down key 3 of the remote controller 300
05, the selection frame 400 is moved to the lowest program, and then the remote controller 30
When the down key 305 of 0 is pressed, the program guide after the currently displayed time zone can be displayed. As shown in FIG. 4, when the time zone from PM 6:00 to PM 9:00 is displayed, the above operation displays the program guide from PM 9:00 to PM 11:00. If the upper key 304 of the remote controller 300 is pressed while the uppermost program is being selected, a time zone earlier than the displayed time zone is displayed. However, the time zone before the current time is not displayed.

Further, the rightmost program in the program table is selected in a selection frame 4.
When the right key 307 of the remote controller 300 is further pressed while 00 is selected, a program guide of a channel having a larger channel number is displayed. Similarly, when the left key of the remote controller 300 is further pressed while the leftmost program is selected in the selection frame 400, the program list of the channel whose channel number is smaller than that of the currently displayed channel is displayed. Is displayed. This is because in FIG. 1, the control microcomputer 106 recognizes the information of the channel and the broadcast time of the currently selected program, and at the same time, recognizes whether or not the program is the end program in the displayed program table. And the up key 304 and the down key 30 of the remote controller 300
5, when the control input unit 110 detects the commands of the left key 306 and the right key 307, the control microcomputer 106 extracts the program data from the data storage unit 108 and causes the display data creation unit 109 to create program table data. Signal switching unit 1
Let's output from 12. This makes it possible to switch the channel displayed in the program guide and the display time zone. In this way, the user can browse the program guide by switching the display area of the program guide.

When the user finds a program of his / her interest while browsing the program guide displayed on the display monitor 113, the user presses the up key 304, the down key 305, the left key 306, and the right key of the remote controller 300. By selecting a desired program using the key 307 and pressing the enter key 308, detailed information 502 of the program is displayed as shown in the screen of FIG.
A “detailed information and setting window” 501 including setting buttons 503, 504, 505, and the like for the program can be displayed. In the present embodiment, in the state of the screen of the program guide shown in FIG.
The case where the enter key 308 is pressed while the program “Golf Lesson” broadcast from 6:00 to 7:00 PM is selected will be described.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the display monitor screen for explaining the setting of the MY program. Control input unit 1 shown in FIG.
10 is the up key 304 and the down key 30 from the remote controller 300
5, upon detecting the left key 306 and the right key 307 commands, the control microcomputer 106 determines from the program data stored in the program data storage unit 108 and the channel and broadcast time information of the program selected by the selection frame 400. The program to be selected is determined, the currently selected program is grasped, the selection frame 400 is moved by the display data creation unit 109, and the display data is output from the signal switching unit 112. When the enter key 308 is pressed, the control microcomputer 106
The detailed data of the currently selected program is stored in the data storage unit 1.
5, and the display data creation unit 109 creates the “detailed information and setting window” 501 in FIG. 5 and outputs it from the signal switching unit 112 in a format that overlaps the program table. Is output.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 501 denotes a “detailed information and setting window” of the selected program, 502 denotes detailed information of the selected program, 503 denotes a view reservation button,
4 is a recording reservation button, 505 is a check button, 506
Is a button for closing the “detailed information and setting window” 501, and 400 is one of the buttons 503 to 5
It is a selection frame indicating that 06 has been selected. Button 5
Reference numerals 03, 504, 505, and 506 are displayed on the screen.
The function is performed by pressing the key 05 to select it and pressing the enter key 308.

Here, the viewing reservation is a function of displaying the video of the program on the screen by controlling the power supply and channel selection at the set start time of the program,
This is set in order to prevent the user from missing a desired program. Recording reservation means that when a set program reaches the broadcast time of the program, for example, FIG.
This is a function of controlling a recording device, for example, a VTR, and performing video recording by the output from the control output unit 111.

The check means that for the selected program,
This is a setting for indicating that the user is interested. In other words, the setting is not a setting that involves a clear operation of the receiver, such as a viewing reservation or a recording reservation, but a setting that makes it easier to recognize a program of interest in a program table. From now on, such settings are simply "checked"
That. By performing the setting of the check, the viewing reservation, and the program reservation, it becomes possible to display a program table in a format in which a program of interest to the user can be easily recognized.

Next, the check setting will be specifically described. In FIG. 5, when the selection frame 400 has selected the “check” button 505,
When the enter key 308 is pressed, the screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, the check setting of the desired program and the registration to the MY program are completed, and the screen has a display area 207 called MY program as shown in FIG. A table is displayed. In this way, the checked program 701 is also displayed in the display area 207 called MY program.

That is, in FIG. 5, when the selection frame 400 has the check button 505 selected,
When the enter key 308 of 0 is pressed, the control input unit 110 in FIG. 1 detects a command of the remote controller 300, and the control microcomputer 106 selects the program (selection) in the selection frame 400 before the enter key 308 is pressed. In the case of this example, the program data of the program (PM 6:00 to PM 7:00) of CH1 and information that the program has been checked and registered are stored in the data storage unit 114. Then, the time zone of the program guide to be displayed is compared with the time zone of the program registered as the MY program stored in the data storage unit 114, and the checked program exists within the time zone of the program guide to be displayed. In this case, the display data creation unit 109 secures a display area 207 called MY program as shown in FIG. 7, and stores the program title of the checked program and the broadcast channel number information 701 in the display area. A program guide is created so as to be displayed with the width of the time zone of the program, and is output from the signal switching unit 112 to be displayed on the display monitor 113.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a display monitor screen when a check setting is made. FIG. 7 is a front view showing a display monitor screen when a checked program is displayed as an MY program. Regarding the viewing reservation and the recording reservation, the setting method can be performed in the same manner as the above “check” setting.

Here, when the display area 207 of the MY program exists as shown in FIG. 7, how to switch the display area of the program guide, that is, the channel not displayed in the program guide and the time not displayed are displayed. A method of switching a screen so as to display a program in a band will be described. First, a method of switching channels to be displayed in the program guide will be described. The channels displayed in FIG. 7 are CH1, CH
In the case of displaying CH2 and CH4 but CH4 and subsequent channels, first, the right key 307 of the remote controller 300 is pressed to select the selection frame 400 in the MY program which is the rightmost program in the program table. Move to program 701. In this state, when the right key 307 of the remote controller 300 is further pressed, as shown in FIG.
07 is fixed, and programs of CH4, CH5, and CH6 having a channel number larger than that of CH3 are displayed.

This is because the control microcomputer 106 shown in FIG. 1 knows the program currently selected in the selection frame 400 in the program table, and when the program in the MY program is selected, the right key of the remote controller 300 When the control input unit 110 detects the command 307, the control microcomputer 106 extracts from the data storage unit 108 the program information whose channel is from CH4 to CH6 and the time is from 6:00 to 9:00 PM, and stores it in the specific data storage unit 114. The program data is created by the display data creating unit 109 together with the registered program information, and the program switching data shown in FIG.
This is realized by outputting from the T.12.

To display a program of a channel having a channel number smaller than that of the currently displayed channel, select the leftmost program in the program table and press the left key 306 of the remote controller 300. Can be switched by changing In the case of FIG. 2, “the magic show of the world” of CH4, which is the leftmost program in the program table,
"Kyoto Hit Parade" or "Drama Osaka Story"
When the left key 306 of the remote controller 300 is pressed in a state where is selected, the programs of CH1, CH2 and CH3 are displayed, and the screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. How to switch this screen
This can be realized in the same manner as when switching the channel to be displayed in the program guide to the larger channel number.

As described above, the display area 20 of the MY program
7 is always displayed at the right end of the program guide when there is a program checked and set in the time slot of the displayed program guide. Therefore, as shown in FIG. Can be always displayed and confirmed even when the program table is displayed. That is, FIG.
In the example screen shown in FIG.
While displaying the program guide from CH4 to CH6 until 9:00, the registered program 208, which is the program of interest of interest, broadcast on CH1 can be confirmed.

As described above, when there are many channels, if the user sets the program of interest once in the program table, the program is displayed when the user browses the program guide thereafter. If there are programs set in the time zone of the program guide to be performed, those programs can be instantaneously recognized, so that the user frequently switches the display channel of the program guide to see if there is any program of interest. This saves you from having to search for programs that interest you again. Also, if you check the program guide when you find a program that interests you,
In the "program" display area 207, it is possible to browse program information that has not been browsed while confirming the information of the checked programs.

Also, there is a possibility that the broadcast schedule of the program will be changed and a program more interesting to the user will be broadcast. However, the latest program guide information is stored in the MY program display area 2.
Since it is possible to check the program displayed at 07 at the same time as the program checked by the user, it is possible to browse other program guide information while comparing the program checked by the user before. In other words, since the program guide information can be browsed while comparing the program that was previously set to be viewed and the program guide information that has not been set, it is possible to more easily and surely select the program that one wants to view. It becomes possible.

Next, a method of switching the display time zone of the program guide will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a front view of the display monitor screen for explaining the switching of the display time zone of the program guide. In the display state of the program guide shown in FIG.
By pressing the lower key 305 of the remote controller 300 at 00, the time zone displayed in the program guide can be switched from PM 9:00 to PM 12:00 as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, PM 9:00 to PM 1
In the time zone of 2:00, since there is no program checked by the user, the MY program display area 207 is minimized, and display channels for four stations from CH4 to CH7 are displayed instead.

When the lower key 305 of the remote controller 300 is further pressed in a state where the lower key 305 of the remote controller 300 is pressed in FIG. 2 and the bottom program in the program table is selected, the control signal shown in FIG. The input unit 110 detects the command, and the control microcomputer 106 determines the time zone of the program guide to be displayed. Then, by referring to the information of the program set to be checked, the program reserved for viewing, and the program reserved for recording stored in the specific data storage unit 114, Is determined, and if not, the display area 207 of the MY program is reduced, and PM 9:00 to PM 9:00 is displayed in a format in which four normal channels are displayed.
A program table for the time zone of 12:00 is created by the display data creation unit 109 using the program guide information stored in the data storage unit 108, and is output from the signal switching unit 112 to be output to the display monitor. .

If the broadcast time zone of the checked program exists in the time zone of the program table to be displayed, the MY program display area 207 is secured from PM 9:00 as in FIG. The program information stored in the data storage unit 108 and the program set to be checked, the program reserved for viewing, and the program reserved for recording stored in the specific data storage unit 114 store the program table for the time zone of PM 12:00. Display data is created by the display data creation unit 109 using the program information, and output from the signal switching unit 112.

The control of the control microcomputer 106 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing one embodiment of the control flow of the control microcomputer. In step 901, when the control microcomputer 106 receives a command related to the change of the program guide display time from the remote controller 300,
In step 902, it is determined whether or not the time zone of the checked or reserved program exists in the time zone of the program guide to be displayed. If the set program exists, in step 903, the MY program display area 2
07 is created in a format in which the MY program display area 07 is reserved.
07 is minimized to create a program guide.

In other words, if there is a program that has been checked and registered in the time slot of the program table to be displayed, its information is displayed and the
Since it is useless to secure a wide Y program display area 207, the MY program display area 207 is narrowed to display many programs of actual channels.

When the program guide is displayed as described above, if a program checked by the user in the past or a program set for reservation exists in the time zone displayed in the program guide, the program guide on the screen is displayed. Is displayed, so that the broadcast schedule of the program that the user is interested in can be immediately confirmed. In addition, normal program guide information is displayed at the same time as the checked programs, and it is possible to check the programs of each broadcasting station by switching their channels. By comparing the programs of interest found in the program, the user can determine the program he / she wants to watch.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 10, check settings,
5 shows a display example in the case where the time zones of the programs set for reservation overlap. FIG. 10 is a front view of the display monitor screen in the case where the set time zones of the programs overlap. In the figure, 1001
To 1006 are programs that have been checked and set. In the time zone from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, there are two programs that have been checked. Therefore, the area 207 of the MY program in this time zone is displayed in a vertically divided form.

This display operation is performed as follows. In FIG. 1, the control microcomputer 106 includes a data storage unit 10
8 and the channel, broadcast time, and program title information of the checked program, two broadcast times of the checked program exist between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Is determined by the display data creation unit 109, and the PM of the MY program is
The inside of the frame from 7:00 to 9:00 is divided into two, display data is created in a format for displaying a program title and a channel number, and output from the signal switching unit 112. As a result, the set program of the two programs is displayed on the display monitor 113.
Displayed above. Similarly, the control microcomputer 106
From M8: 00 to 9:00 PM, it is determined that there are three checked programs, and the program is divided into three and displayed.

The title information of these programs registered in the check program is displayed in the program title display area 100 at the top of the program table by selecting those programs in the selection frame 400.
7 can be confirmed. In this operation, the control microcomputer 106 in FIG. 1 uses the program guide information stored in the data storage unit 108 and the specific data storage unit 114 to display the title information of the selected program in the program title display area 1007. The display data of the program guide is created by the data creation unit 109 in a format that
Can be realized by outputting from

By constructing the screen as in this embodiment, the user can recognize at a glance how the time zones of the program of interest are overlapping. In addition, it is easy to determine the priority of the program to be viewed and determine the program to be reserved for recording by looking at the degree of overlap. In the present embodiment, up to three programs can be set repeatedly in the same time zone, but four or more programs may be set.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing a display monitor screen when only the MY program is displayed. When the MY program key 303 of the remote controller 300 is pressed in the state of the screen shown in FIG. 10, the MY program shown in FIG. Is displayed. FIG.
In the screen 0, since there are a plurality of programs checked in the same time zone, it is difficult to recognize the contents of each checked program, but in the screen of FIG. 11, only the program information of the MY program is used by using a wider area of the screen. Can be displayed clearly.

The operation will be described with reference to FIG. 1. When the MY program key 303 of the remote controller 300 is pressed, the control microcomputer 106 shown in FIG. FIG.
The display data can be displayed on the display monitor 113 by generating the display data shown in FIG. When the receiver does not display the program guide, pressing the MY program key 303 of the remote controller 300 directly displays only the programs registered in the MY program as shown in FIG. It can also be displayed.

In the present embodiment, the case where the user sets a check for a program of interest has been described. The set program is shown in Figure 1
0 is displayed in the MY program display area 207. Similarly, in the display format shown in FIG. 11, a program reserved for viewing and recording is also displayed. In this case, for example, the character color or the background color is displayed using different colors so that the check-set program, the viewing reservation program, and the recording reservation program can be identified.
The control microcomputer 106 identifies each information of the check setting program, the viewing reservation setting program, and the recording reservation setting program stored in the specific data storage unit 114 in FIG. This is realized by creating display data using specific colors.

Next, FIGS. 12 to 14 show examples in which the display of the checked program can be switched for each user, assuming that the receiver is used by a plurality of users.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a front view of a display monitor screen on which a check setting program can be registered for each user.
3 is a front view of a display monitor screen showing that the selected MY program has been registered, and FIG. 14 is a front view of the display monitor screen on which a checked program is displayed in the selected MY program area. . On the screen shown in FIG. 5, the selection frame 400 is moved by pressing the up key 304 and the down key 305 of the remote controller 300, the check button 505 on the screen is selected, and the enter key 308 is pressed, the display shown in FIG. The screen shown in FIG. 12 is displayed by creating the display data in the data creation unit 109 and outputting it by the signal switching unit 112. In FIG. 12, when the up key 304 and the down key 305 of the remote controller 300 are pressed, the MY program-A 1201 and the MY program-B 120
2. Move the selection frame 400 to one of the MY programs-C 1203 and press the enter key 308 to make the MY program
Program-A1201, MY program-B1202, MY program-
C1203. That is, in FIG.
The control microcomputer 106 detects the commands of the up key 304 and the down key 305 from the MY program-A 1201, M
The display data creation unit 109 creates display data in which one of the Y program-B 1202 and the MY program-C 1203 is selected in the selection frame 400, and outputs the display data by the signal switching unit 112.

Then, for example, when the enter key 308 is pressed while the MY program-B 1202 is in a selected state, the control microcomputer 106 in FIG. 1 stores information that the program has been registered in the MY program-B in the data storage unit 108. At the same time, the display data creation unit 109 creates a message screen indicating that registration has been completed as shown in FIG. 13 and outputs it on the display monitor 113 by outputting it through the signal switching unit 112.

When the MY program can be set by classifying from A to C as described above, the program table displayed by pressing the program table key 302 of the remote controller 300 is, as shown in FIG. M is displayed in the program display area 1401.
The program set to any of the Y programs-A to C is displayed. In this example, a program registered as MY program-B is displayed.

Next, a remote controller 1500 used in this example, which can set the MY program for each user, will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a front view showing another embodiment of the remote controller used for the receiver according to the present invention. In the figure, a remote controller 1500 has keys 1501 to 1503 for switching display of MY programs. Other keys are the same as those of the remote controller 300 shown in FIG. In the screen shown in FIG.
01, the MY program-B 1202 is displayed. By pressing the A key 1501, B key 1502, and C key 1503 of the remote controller 1500, the control microcomputer 106 shown in FIG. It is determined whether the button is pressed, information registered in the corresponding MY program is extracted from the data storage unit 108, display data is created in the display data creation unit 109, and the display data is output from the signal switching unit 112. Any one of the programs A to C is switched and displayed.

When the program table is not displayed, the A key 1501 and the B key 15
02 or the C key 1503, the MY program-A
1201, MY program-B1202, MY program-C120
It is also possible to display only the program registered as the pressed MY program in any one of Nos. 3 and 3 in a large size as in the display example of FIG. As a result, even when a plurality of users use the receiver, each person can easily recognize a program of his or her interest. Note that a plurality of MY
When a program viewing reservation is made, if a different program is reserved for viewing in the same time zone, a priority order is determined such that the previously reserved program can be viewed with priority.

Next, a method of canceling a program already registered as a MY program will be described. FIG. 7 shows PM 6:00 of CH1.
From 7:00 to 7:00, it is shown that the program "Golf Lesson" has been checked and set as the MY program. An example of canceling the registered program will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a front view of the display monitor screen when a set program is canceled.

In FIG. 7, when the selection key 400 of the remote controller 300 is pressed while the selection frame 400 selects the program “Golf Lesson” 701 registered in the MY program, the selection is made as shown in FIG. A “detailed information and setting window” 1601 having detailed program information and a setting button is displayed. 1601 in this window
"Viewing reservation button" 1 to change the setting to viewing reservation
602, "Recording reservation button" to change setting to recording reservation
1603, and a “cancel button” 1604 for canceling the setting as a check.

This screen is displayed on the control microcomputer 10 shown in FIG.
6 determines from the setting information stored in the specific data storage unit 114 that the selected program is a program that has been checked and set, and issues a command of the enter key 308 of the remote controller 300 to the control input unit 110 Thus, the display data is created by the display data creation unit 109 and output from the signal switching unit 212 to be displayed on the display monitor. In order to cancel the check setting for the program that has been checked, the user selects the cancel button 1604 on the screen of FIG.
Is depressed.

That is, the up / down key 30 of the remote controller 300
By pressing the buttons 4 and 205, the control microcomputer 106 shown in FIG.
Are generated by the display data generation unit 209 and output from the signal switching unit 212. In this state, when the enter key 308 of the remote controller 300 is pressed, the control microcomputer 106 in FIG.
10, a command from the remote controller is acquired from the check program information stored in the specific data storage unit 114, and the information that the program is registered as a check program is deleted. The program table is displayed in a form not displayed in the MY program display area of the
9 and output from the signal switching unit 112, the program guide screen shown in FIG. 17 is displayed on the display monitor.

FIG. 17 is a front view of the display monitor screen when the set program is canceled. In this figure, PM 6:00 to PM 9:
The control microcomputer 106 determines, by referring to the information stored in the specific data storage unit 114, that there is no program for which check registration, viewing reservation, and recording reservation exist in the time period up to 00, MY program display area 207
Is a program guide in a minimized format.
9 and output from the signal switching unit 112 to be displayed on the display monitor. In this way, the setting of the checked program is canceled, and the user can confirm that the setting has been canceled. The method of canceling the setting of the viewing reservation and the recording reservation can be performed in the same manner as the check setting.

Up to now, the MY program display area 20 of the program table
Although the method in which the user sets the program to be displayed in 7 has been described, the program displayed in the MY program display area may be automatically displayed based on information accompanying the program information. For example, the genre of a program, for example, a "soccer" program may be displayed in the MY program display area, or may be displayed in the MY program display area when there is a program in which a specific performer appears. Can be This makes it possible to reduce the number of setting operations as compared with the case where the user browses the program table and selects and sets a program from the program table as described above.

An example will be described in which a program is displayed in a check CH area of a program table by registering a specific genre and a specific performer. FIGS. 18A and 18B are front views of a display monitor screen showing a setting screen for displaying a program of a specific genre in the MY program display area. When the registration setting key 309 of the remote controller 300 shown in FIG. 3 is pressed, the control microcomputer 106 shown in FIG. 1 acquires a command of the remote controller 300 from the control input unit 110 and displays the display data shown in FIG. It is created by the creating unit 109 and displayed on the display monitor 113 by the signal switching unit 112.
At this time, the selection frame 400 is displayed in a state where either the genre setting button 1801 or the performer setting button 1802 on the screen is selected. Switching is performed by pressing 305.

FIG. 18A shows a genre setting button 18.
01 is selected. In this state, when the enter key 308 of the remote controller 300 is pressed, the control microcomputer 106 in FIG.
The remote control command from 0 is acquired, and the display data shown in FIG.
By outputting from the signal switching unit 112, the display monitor 1
13 is displayed. 1803 is the main genre,
Reference numeral 1804 denotes a sub genre related to the selected main genre.

Up key 304 and down key 3 of remote controller 300
By pressing the button 05, the selection frame 400 is moved to select one of the main genres 1803 arranged on the left side of the screen shown in FIG. 18 (b). The sub genre 1804 related to the main genre 1803 is displayed on the right side of the screen. This is because a specific genre code is added to each program in the program information stored in the data storage unit 108 in FIG. The genre code information for this program is previously added to the program information transmitted in the broadcast.

Character strings of genre names corresponding to the genre codes are prepared in advance in data storage unit 108 shown in FIG. 1, and control microcomputer 106 uses the character strings of these genre names in data storage unit 108. The display data creation unit 109 creates the display data shown in FIG. 18B, and causes the signal switching unit 112 to output the data to display it on the display monitor 113.

In the example of the screen shown in FIG. 18B, the sports of the main genre 1803 on the left side of the screen are selected, and the sub genres 1804 of the sports such as soccer, rugby, wrestling, baseball and boxing are displayed on the right of the screen. Is displayed. To select sub-genre 1804,
By pressing the right key 307 of the remote controller 300 in the state of this screen, the control microcomputer 106 shown in FIG. 1 acquires the remote control command from the control input unit 110 and selects the sub-genre 1804 in the display data creation unit 109. The display data in which the frame 400 is moved is created, and the signal switching 11 is performed.
2 can be selected by displaying it on the display monitor 113 by outputting from 2.

As described above, in the state of the screen shown in FIG. 18B, the up key 304 and the down key
05, the left key 306, and the right key 307 are used to select a desired genre, and when the enter key 308 is pressed, the control microcomputer 106 in FIG. 1 displays the specific data storage unit 114 in the “MY program” display area. The genre information of the program to be stored is stored.

Then, the program table key 30 of the remote controller 300
When 2 is pressed to call up the program guide screen, the control microcomputer 106 displays the program information stored in the data storage unit 108 and the MY program display area 207 stored in the specific data storage unit 114. By referring to the genre information and the current time information from the clock device 107, if there is a program corresponding to the set genre information in the time slot of the program table to be displayed, the MY program shown in FIG. The program guide display data is created by the display data creation unit 109 in a format in which the information of the corresponding program is displayed in the display area 207, and is output from the signal switch 112 to be displayed on the display monitor 113. Further, when the MY program key 303 of the remote controller 300 is pressed while the receiver is not displaying the program guide, it is possible to display only the programs registered in the MY program as shown in FIG. It is.

With such a setting and a display method, the user simply sets a program genre of his / her interest, and when the program guide key 302 of the remote controller is pressed to call up the program guide on the screen, Or M on the remote control
By simply pressing the Y program key 303, the broadcast schedule of the program corresponding to the genre of interest can be recognized.

Next, an example in which a program to be displayed in the MY program display area 207 is displayed by performer information will be described. FIG. 19 is a front view of a display monitor screen showing one embodiment of a setting screen for displaying a program in which a specific performer appears in the MY program display area. When the performer setting is selected in FIG. 18A and the enter key 308 is pressed, FIG.
Is displayed. Reference numeral 1901 denotes “A” to “Wa” of the hiragana, and any character can be selected by moving the selection frame 1903 by the left key 306 and the right key 307 of the remote controller 300. In this example, since “A” is selected in the selection frame 1903, the performer 2902 displays a performer whose name starts with “A”.

The program guide information transmitted by the broadcast signal includes information on the performers of the program and their readability, and such information is stored in the data storage unit 108 shown in FIG. . In FIG. 18A, performer setting 1
When the user selects 802 and presses the enter key 308, the control microcomputer 106 of FIG. 1 acquires a remote control command from the control input unit 110 and performs “A” in the cast information stored in the data storage unit 108. The performer who starts reading is extracted, the display data shown in FIG. 19 is created by the display data creation unit 109, and is output from the signal switch 112 to be output on the display monitor. On this screen, only four performers whose readings start with “A” are displayed.
By moving 904 downward, it is possible to display a performer whose reading starts with "a" which is not displayed.

To display the performers whose readings begin with “ka” to “wa”, the right key 3
By pressing 07 and selecting any of “KA” to “WA” in the selection frame 1903, the performer name starting with the reading is displayed in the area 2902. This is because the control microcomputer 106 in FIG. 1 obtains a remote control command from the control input unit 110, recognizes that any of “A” to “W” has been selected, and starts with the selected character. The performer information is extracted from the data storage unit 108, the display data is created in the display data creation unit 109, and output from the signal switch 112, thereby displaying the display monitor 1.
13 is displayed.

In this way, the names of the performers are displayed on the screen, and a desired performer is selected.
By pressing, the selected performer can be registered. That is, in the screen state shown in FIG. 19, the up key 304, the down key 305,
When the desired performer is selected using the left key 306 and the right key 307 and the enter key 308 is pressed, the control microcomputer 106 in FIG.
The performer information of the program to be displayed in the "program" display area 207 is stored. Thereby, the program table key 3 of the remote controller 300
When “02” is pressed and the program guide screen is called, the control microcomputer 106 displays the program information stored in the data storage unit 108 and the MY program display area 207 stored in the specific data storage unit 114. With reference to the performer information to be performed and the current time information from the clock device 107, if there is a program in which the set performer appears in the time zone of the program table to be displayed, as shown in FIG. The program guide display data is created by the display data creation unit 109 in a format for displaying the information of the corresponding program in the MY program display area 207, and is output from the signal switch 112 to be displayed on the display monitor 113.

When the MY program key 303 of the remote controller 300 is pressed while the receiver is not displaying the program guide, only the programs registered with the MY program as shown in FIG. 11 are displayed. It is also possible. With such a setting and display method, the user simply sets a performer who is interested in himself, and when the program guide key 302 of the remote control is pressed to call up the program guide on the screen, or By simply pressing the MY program key 303 above, it becomes possible to recognize the broadcast schedule of a program in which a performer of interest is performed.

In the present invention, the M shown in FIG.
By registering one genre for each of Y program A 1201, MY program B 1202, or MY program C 1203, programs of three genres can be selected using any of A to B keys 1501 to 1503 of remote controller 1500 shown in FIG. Can be displayed in the MY program area.
This can be applied to a case where a performer is registered and a MY program is created with a program corresponding to the performer.

[0087]

As described above, according to the present invention, in a receiver for displaying a program table, if the program table is browsed in advance and a specific check is made for a program of interest, When the program guide is displayed, the programs can be easily checked, and the operation of switching the display of the program guide can be omitted. In addition, by registering a specific program genre and a performer, a program table is displayed in a format in which the corresponding program can be easily recognized, so that those programs can be easily recognized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a receiver according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a display monitor screen on which a program guide is displayed by the receiver of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing one embodiment of a remote controller used in the receiver according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a display monitor screen before a user sets an MY program.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a display monitor screen for explaining setting of a MY program.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a display monitor screen when a check setting is performed. It is a figure showing the example of a display of a program table by an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a display monitor screen when a checked program is displayed as an MY program.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a display monitor screen for explaining switching of a display time zone of a program guide.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control flow of the control microcomputer.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a display monitor screen in a case where set program time periods overlap.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing a display monitor screen when only MY programs are displayed.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a display monitor screen on which a check setting program can be registered for each user.

FIG. 13 is a front view of a display monitor screen indicating that a selected MY program has been registered.

FIG. 14 is a front view of a display monitor screen on which a checked program is displayed in a selected MY program area.

FIG. 15 is a front view showing another embodiment of the remote controller used for the receiver according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a front view of a display monitor screen when a set program is canceled.

FIG. 17 is a front view of a display monitor screen when a set program is canceled.

FIG. 18 is a front view of a display monitor screen showing a setting screen for displaying a program of a specific genre in the MY program display area.

FIG. 19 is a front view of a display monitor screen showing one embodiment of a setting screen for displaying a program in which a specific performer appears in the MY program display area.

[Explanation of symbols]

101: antenna, 102: tuning section, 103: demodulation section,
104: demultiplexer, 105: MPEG decoder, 106: control microcomputer, 107: clock device, 108
... Data storage unit 109 ... Display data creation unit, 110 ... Control input unit, 111 ... Control output unit, 112 ... Signal switching unit
113 ... Display monitor.

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Mayumi Ueyama 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture F-term (reference) 5C025 BA27 BA28 CA03 CA09 CA11 CB08 DA01 DA04 5C064 BA01 BB10 BC23 BC25 BD08 BD14

Claims (17)

[Claims] 1. A program which receives program guide information and displays a program for each channel on a time basis in a table format. A receiver displays a program with specific settings in a special area of the table. Features receiver. 2. A receiver capable of receiving program guide information and displaying the program guide information in a table format based on channel and time, wherein a program having a specific setting in a time zone of a display area of the table exists. A receiver for displaying a program on which specific settings have been made in a specific area of the display area. 3. The receiver according to claim 2, wherein the specific area is reduced when there is no program with the specific setting to be displayed in the specific area during a time period displayed in the display area. Receiver. 4. The receiver according to claim 2, wherein said specific area can be enlarged and displayed. 5. The receiver according to claim 2, wherein the program for which the specific setting has been made is classified into a plurality of types of programs. 6. The receiver according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of types of programs are distinguished into viewing reservation programs, recording reservation programs, and other programs for checking, and these are displayed so as to be distinguishable from each other. Features receiver. 7. The receiver according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of said specific areas are provided, a program with said specific setting is set in each of said specific areas, and said plurality of specific areas are switched and displayed. Receiver. 8. A program is classified and displayed based on information added to and transmitted to the program guide information, and the program is classified into a specific area according to a time zone by selecting the class. A receiver characterized by displaying. 9. A receiver capable of receiving program guide information and displaying the program guide information in a table format based on channel and time, performing a specific setting on the program, and displaying the program guide information in a display time slot. A receiver, comprising: a control unit that controls, when there is a program to which a setting has been made, to display the program to which the specific setting has been made in a specific area of the display time zone. 10. The receiver according to claim 9, wherein the program guide information with the specific settings and the program guide information without the specific settings are displayed on the same screen. . 11. The receiver according to claim 9, wherein said program guide information set with said specific setting is displayed.
A receiver capable of switching and displaying a display channel and a time zone of a program guide. 12. The receiver according to claim 10, wherein when the program guide information set with the specific settings overlaps in the same time zone, the overlap is visually displayed so as to be visually recognized. Machine. 13. A demultiplexer for obtaining a desired program and program guide information from a digital signal sequence obtained by demodulating a received television signal, and a program guide information separated by the demultiplexer. A data storage unit for storing data to be stored, a specific data storage unit for storing specific program information among program guide information stored in the data storage unit in response to an instruction from the outside, A display data creation unit that creates display data from the stored program guide information and the program information from the specific data storage unit, and a control microcomputer that controls each of these blocks, according to a command from the control microcomputer, The display data creation unit displays the program for each time with respect to the channel number in a table format, and displays the program with the specific setting. Tuner, characterized in that to create the display data can be displayed in special areas of the serial table. 14. A tuner according to claim 13, wherein a clock device is provided, and said specific area is provided corresponding to a displayed time zone. 15. A demultiplexer for obtaining a desired program and program guide information from a digital signal sequence obtained by demodulating a received television signal, and a program guide information separated by the demultiplexer. A data storage unit for storing data to be stored, a specific data storage unit for storing specific program information among program guide information stored in the data storage unit in response to an instruction from the outside, A display data creation unit that creates display data from the stored program guide information and the program information from the specific data storage unit, a control microcomputer that controls each of these blocks, and a display. In response to the command, the display data creation unit displays a program for each time corresponding to the channel number in a table format, By creating a display data can display a program subjected to setting in the special area of the table,
A TV with a built-in tuner, which is displayed on the display. 16. The TV with a built-in tuner according to claim 15, further comprising a clock device, wherein said specific area is provided corresponding to a time zone to be displayed. 17. The TV with a built-in tuner according to claim 15, wherein the display data creation section controls the specific setting to be displayed in the specific area during a time period displayed in the display area under the control of the control microcomputer. A TV with a built-in tuner, wherein display data is created so as to reduce the specific area when there is no program to which the program has been applied.