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Television receiver, information processing method and program

  • US 7,716,696 B2
  • Filed: 11/30/2004
  • Issued: 05/11/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A television receiver comprising:

  • a receiving unit for receiving a broadcast signal in a first area;

    an obtaining unit for obtaining program information relating to a program broadcasted in the first area, and program information relating to a program broadcasted in a second area; and

    a control unit for detecting, from common programs distributed in both of the first and second areas, based on the program information obtained by the obtaining unit, a common program having a broadcasting time earlier in the first area than in the second area, and for storing the detected common program in a storage unit,wherein the second area is different from the first area, andwherein the control unit conducts controlling for playing the detected common program, having been stored in the storage unit, simultaneously with a broadcast time of the detected common program in the second area.

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