BROADCAST RECEIVING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A broadcast receiving device for receiving a television broadcast, comprising:
- a table storage component configured to store a first viewing control table having a first specific number of columns and a second specific number of rows, the first viewing control table including viewing control conditions for viewing control;
a viewing control acquisition component configured to acquire program viewing control information including a column number and a row number and specifying the viewing control conditions for a program using the column number and the row number;
a first determination component configured to determine whether or not to satisfy one of a column determination condition that the column number of the program viewing control information is greater than the first specific number of the first viewing control table and a row determination condition that the row number of the program viewing control information is greater than the second specific number of the first viewing control table; and
a table production component configured to produce a second viewing control table having a number of columns corresponding to the column number of the program viewing control information and a number of rows corresponding to the row number of the program viewing control information when the first determination component determines that one of the column determination condition and the row determination condition is satisfied.
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Abstract
A broadcast receiving device includes a table storage component, a viewing control acquisition component, a first determination component and a table production component. The viewing control acquisition component acquires program viewing control information including a column number and a row number. The first determination component determines whether or not to satisfy one of a column determination condition that the column number is greater than a first specific number of a first viewing control table and a row determination condition that the row number is greater than a second specific number of the first viewing control table. The table production component produces a second viewing control table having a number of columns corresponding to the column number and a number of rows corresponding to the row number when the first determination component determines that one of the column determination condition and the row determination condition is satisfied.
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12 Claims
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1. A broadcast receiving device for receiving a television broadcast, comprising:
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a table storage component configured to store a first viewing control table having a first specific number of columns and a second specific number of rows, the first viewing control table including viewing control conditions for viewing control; a viewing control acquisition component configured to acquire program viewing control information including a column number and a row number and specifying the viewing control conditions for a program using the column number and the row number; a first determination component configured to determine whether or not to satisfy one of a column determination condition that the column number of the program viewing control information is greater than the first specific number of the first viewing control table and a row determination condition that the row number of the program viewing control information is greater than the second specific number of the first viewing control table; and a table production component configured to produce a second viewing control table having a number of columns corresponding to the column number of the program viewing control information and a number of rows corresponding to the row number of the program viewing control information when the first determination component determines that one of the column determination condition and the row determination condition is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A viewing control method for a broadcast receiving device for receiving a television broadcast, comprising:
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acquiring program viewing control information including a column number and a row number and specifying viewing control conditions for viewing control for a program using the column number and the row number; determining whether or not to satisfy one of a column determination condition that the column number of the program viewing control information is greater than a first specific number of columns of a first viewing control table and a row determination condition that the row number of the program viewing control information is greater than a second specific number of rows of the first viewing control table, the first viewing control table including the viewing control conditions for the viewing control; and producing a second viewing control table having a number of columns corresponding to the column number of the program viewing control information and a number of rows corresponding to the row number of the program viewing control information upon determining that one of the column determination condition and the row determination condition is satisfied.
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