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Display control apparatus and method

  • US 20050229211A1
  • Filed: 07/18/2002
  • Published: 10/13/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A display control apparatus capable of setting a recording reservation or a viewing reservation for programs whose broadcast time slots overlap with each other, characterized by comprising:

  • reservation setting means for setting a recording reservation or a viewing reservation for a program;

    acquiring means for acquiring electronic program guide information; and

    display means for displaying the electronic program guide information acquired by the acquiring means, the display control apparatus further characterized in that;

    where a broadcast time slot of a program for which a recording reservation or a viewing reservation has been set by the reservation setting means overlaps with that of another program for which a recording reservation or a viewing reservation has been set, the display means displays the electronic program guide information in such a manner that an overlap first time slot is given prescribed discrimination information for discriminating the overlap first time slot from a non-overlap second time slot.

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