Display controlling apparatus and method, and storage medium
First Claim
1. A display controlling apparatus for controlling a display apparatus which displays TV program information, comprising:
- receiving means for receiving program information on a plurality of programs;
display control means for controlling so as to display first program information on said plurality of programs on the basis of the program information received by said receiving means on display means; and
selection means for selecting first program information relating to an arbitrary program in the first program information displayed on said display means, wherein said display control means controls so as to display second program information on a program relating to said first program information selected by said selection means, and controls so as to display the second program information on a plurality of said selected programs.
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Abstract
A display controlling apparatus of the present invention is for controlling a display apparatus which displays TV program information, and comprises receiving means for receiving program information on a plurality of programs, display control means for controlling so as to display first program information on the plurality of programs on the basis of the program information received by the receiving means on display means, and selection means for selecting first program information relating to an arbitrary program in the first program information displayed on the display means, wherein the display control means is constructed so as to control so as to display second program information on a program relating to the first program information selected by the selection means, and controls so as to display the second program information on a plurality of the selected programs.
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35 Claims
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1. A display controlling apparatus for controlling a display apparatus which displays TV program information, comprising:
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receiving means for receiving program information on a plurality of programs;
display control means for controlling so as to display first program information on said plurality of programs on the basis of the program information received by said receiving means on display means; and
selection means for selecting first program information relating to an arbitrary program in the first program information displayed on said display means, wherein said display control means controls so as to display second program information on a program relating to said first program information selected by said selection means, and controls so as to display the second program information on a plurality of said selected programs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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13. A display controlling method for controlling a display apparatus which displays TV program information, comprising:
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the receiving step of receiving program information on a plurality of programs;
the display control step of controlling so as to display first program information on said plurality of programs on the basis of said received program information on display means; and
the selecting step of selecting first program information relating to an arbitrary program in the first program information displayed on said display means, wherein said display control step controls so as to display second program information on a program relating to said selected first program information, and controls so as to display the second program information on a plurality of said selected programs.
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25. A storage medium storing program data for executing the following display controlling method:
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the receiving step of receiving program information on a plurality of programs;
the display control step of controlling so as to display first program information on said plurality of programs on the basis of said received program information on display means; and
the selecting step of selecting first program information relating to an arbitrary program in the first program information displayed on said display means, wherein said display control step controls so as to display second program information on a program relating to said selected first program information, and controls so as to display the second program information on a plurality of said selected programs.
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26. A display controlling apparatus, comprising:
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receiving means for receiving television signals including EPG (Electronic Program Guide) data indicating program information on a plurality of programs;
output means for outputting program table data for list-displaying program information relating to said plurality of programs on the basis of the EPG data received by said receiving means, to display means;
selection means for selecting program information relating to an arbitrary program from a list display of the program information displayed on said display means; and
display control means for controlling said display means so as to display detailed program information relating to the program of the program information on the same screen as the list display of said program information in accordance with a selection operation by said selection means, wherein in a state that detailed program information relating to the first program selected by said selection means is displayed by said display means, said selection means can further select program information relating to an arbitrary program in the program information relating to said plurality of programs, and said display control means controls so as to display detailed program information relating to said selected second program on the same screen as the detailed program information relating to said first program.
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34. A display controlling method for controlling a display apparatus which displays TV program information, comprising steps of:
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receiving television signals including EPG (Electronic Program Guide) data indicating program information on a plurality of programs;
outputting program table data for list-displaying program information relating to said plurality of programs on the basis of said received EPG data, to display means;
selecting program information relating to an arbitrary program from a list display of the program information displayed on said display means; and
controlling said display means so as to display detailed program information relating to the program of the program information on the same screen as the list display of said program information in accordance with said selection operation; and
in a state that detailed program information relating to said selected first program is displayed by said display means, capable of selecting program information relating to an arbitrary program in the program information relating to said plurality of programs, controlling said display means so as to display detailed program information relating to said selected second program on the same screen as the detailed program information relating to said first program.
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35. A storage medium storing program data for executing the following display controlling method:
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receiving television signals including EPG (Electronic Program Guide) data indicating program information on a plurality of programs;
outputting program table data for list-displaying program information relating to said plurality of programs on the basis of said received EPG data, to display means;
selecting program information relating to an arbitrary program from a list display of the program information displayed on said display means; and
controlling said display means so as to display detailed program information relating to the program of the program information on the same screen as the list display of said program information in accordance with said selection operation; and
in a state that detailed program information relating to said selected first program is displayed by said display means, capable of selecting program information relating to an arbitrary program in the program information relating to said plurality of programs, controlling said display means so as to display detailed program information relating to said selected second program on the same screen as the detailed program information relating to said first program.
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