Display control apparatus and method, receiving apparatus and recording medium
First Claim
1. A display control apparatus comprising:
- inputting means for inputting a television broadcast signal including a plurality of broadcast programs received by reception means; and
display controlling means for controlling a video image corresponding to the television broadcast signal so as to be displayed on a display unit and controlling a display operation of the display unit in response to a new display request of information during the display of the video image, wherein said display controlling means determines a priority (level) between the broadcast program and the new display information based on attribute information of a broadcast program being displayed on said display unit, and controls a display operation of said display unit based on the priority.
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Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide a display picture screen, which is comfortable for a user. A display control apparatus of the present invention comprises an inputting unit for inputting a television broadcast signal including a plurality of broadcast programs received by a receiving unit, and a display control unit for controlling a video image corresponding to the television broadcast signal so as to be displayed on a display unit and controlling a display operation of the display unit in response to a new display request of information during the display of the video image, in which the display controlling unit determines a priority (level) between the broadcast program and the new display information based on attribute information of a broadcast program being displayed in the display unit, and controls a display operation of the display unit based on the priority.
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36 Claims
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1. A display control apparatus comprising:
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inputting means for inputting a television broadcast signal including a plurality of broadcast programs received by reception means; and
display controlling means for controlling a video image corresponding to the television broadcast signal so as to be displayed on a display unit and controlling a display operation of the display unit in response to a new display request of information during the display of the video image, wherein said display controlling means determines a priority (level) between the broadcast program and the new display information based on attribute information of a broadcast program being displayed on said display unit, and controls a display operation of said display unit based on the priority. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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18. A receiving apparatus comprising:
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inputting means for inputting a video image signal corresponding to a television broadcast signal and program information associated with a program of the video image signal;
a display unit; and
display controlling means for controlling a display operation of said display unit in response to a new display request of information provided during display of a video image corresponding to the video image signal by said display unit, wherein said display controlling means determines a priority of a program being displayed on said display unit and a priority of the new display information based on the program information and controls a display operation of said display unit based on the priority.
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19. A display control method comprising:
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an inputting step of inputting a television broadcast signal including a plurality of broadcast programs received by reception means; and
a display controlling step of controlling a video image corresponding to the television broadcast signal to be displayed on a display unit and controlling a display operation of said display unit in response to a new display request of information during display of the video image, wherein said display controlling step includes a step of determining a priority (level) between the broadcast program and the new display information based on attribute information of a broadcast program being displayed in the display unit, and controlling a display operation of said display unit based on the priority.
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36. A storage medium storing a program for realizing a display controlling method by using a computer, said display controlling method comprising:
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an inputting step of inputting a television broadcast signal including a plurality of broadcast programs received by reception means; and
a display controlling step of controlling a video image corresponding to the television broadcast signal to be displayed on a display unit and controlling a display operation of said display unit in response to a new display request of information during display of the video image, wherein said display controlling step includes a step of determining a priority (level) between the broadcast program and the new display information based on attribute information of a broadcast program being displayed in the display unit, and controlling a display operation of said display unit based on the priority.
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