Display device, display method, and display control program
First Claim
1. A display device for displaying information related to broadcast contents acquired through a communication line, comprising:
- a transmitter configured to transmit a retrieval key to a list information providing server, the retrieval key including a target input time or a designated time zone;
a receiver configured to receive list information according to said retrieval key from the list information providing server;
a display configured to display the list information received by said receiver from the list information providing server, the list information including a first and a second directive item; and
a selector configured to select a display type mode for the list information of the broadcast contents, the display type mode being a program list display mode or a time zone list display mode, so that the retrieval key includes the target input time or the designated time zone, and for selecting the first or the second directive item on the display, whereinsaid transmitter is configured to transmit the retrieval key to retrieve the list information corresponding to the first and the second directive item that correspond to a program scheduled to broadcast before and after the target input time, respectively, or a program scheduled to broadcast in a time zone before and after said designated time zone, respectively, andthe first directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before said designated time zone, andthe second directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after said designated time zone, whereinif the first or second directive item is selected by the selector, the transmitter transmits a second retrieval key to the list information providing server including a target time or a designated time zone according to the selected first or second directive item.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a display device for retrieving and displaying the list information regarding the broadcast contents in which the list information corresponding to the program broadcast before or after can be displayed without making the complicate key operations. An information server 2 transmits a list of musical compositions broadcast in a designated time zone to a terminal unit 1, based on a retrieval key such as date and time zone from the terminal unit 1. The terminal unit 1 displays the received list of musical compositions on a display part 1a. At this time, the directive items for displaying the list of musical compositions broadcast before and after are displayed, together with the received list of musical compositions. The user is allowed to display the list of musical compositions broadcast in a preceding or succeeding time zone only by selecting a directive item by performing an operation in series with a selection operation for a musical composition within the list of musical compositions, without returning to other screen, or re-specifying the retrieval conditions.
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1. A display device for displaying information related to broadcast contents acquired through a communication line, comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit a retrieval key to a list information providing server, the retrieval key including a target input time or a designated time zone; a receiver configured to receive list information according to said retrieval key from the list information providing server; a display configured to display the list information received by said receiver from the list information providing server, the list information including a first and a second directive item; and a selector configured to select a display type mode for the list information of the broadcast contents, the display type mode being a program list display mode or a time zone list display mode, so that the retrieval key includes the target input time or the designated time zone, and for selecting the first or the second directive item on the display, wherein said transmitter is configured to transmit the retrieval key to retrieve the list information corresponding to the first and the second directive item that correspond to a program scheduled to broadcast before and after the target input time, respectively, or a program scheduled to broadcast in a time zone before and after said designated time zone, respectively, and the first directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before said designated time zone, and the second directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after said designated time zone, wherein if the first or second directive item is selected by the selector, the transmitter transmits a second retrieval key to the list information providing server including a target time or a designated time zone according to the selected first or second directive item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17)
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8. A display method for displaying the information related to broadcast contents acquired through a communication line on a display, comprising:
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selecting a display type mode for list information of the broadcast contents, the display type mode being a program list display mode or a time zone list display mode; transmitting a retrieval key to a list information providing server, the retrieval key including a target input time or a designated time zone, based on said selected display type mode; receiving the list information according to said retrieval key from said list information providing server; displaying the list information received from said list information providing server, the list information including a first and a second directive item; and selecting the first or the second directive item on the display, wherein said step of transmitting further transmits a second retrieval key to retrieve list information corresponding to the selected first or second directive item that correspond to a program scheduled to broadcast before and after the target input time, respectively, or a program scheduled to broadcast in a time zone before and after said designated time zone, respectively, the second retrieval key includes a target time or designated time zone according to the selected first or second directive item, the first directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before said designated time zone, and the second directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after said designated time zone. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with a computer readable program configured to cause an information processing apparatus to execute a method for displaying information related to broadcast content, the method comprising:
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selecting a display type mode for list information of the broadcast contents, the display type mode being a program list display mode or a time zone list display mode; transmitting a retrieval key to a list information providing server, the retrieval key including a target input time or a designated time zone, based on said selected display type mode; receiving list information according to said retrieval key from said list information providing server; displaying the list information received from said list information providing server, the list information including a first and a second directive item; and selecting the first or the second directive item on the display, wherein said step of transmitting further transmits a second retrieval key to retrieve list information corresponding to the selected first or second directive item that correspond to a program scheduled to broadcast before and after the target input time, respectively, or a program scheduled to broadcast in a time zone before and after said designated time zone, respectively, the second retrieval key includes a target time or designated time zone according to the selected first or second directive item, the first directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before said designated time zone, and the second directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after said designated time zone.
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15. A display device for displaying list information related to broadcast contents acquired through a communication line, comprising:
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a first selector configured to select a display type mode for the list information of the broadcast contents, the display type mode being a program list display mode or a time zone list display mode; a transmitter configured to transmit a retrieval key to a list information providing server, the retrieval key including a target input time or a designated time zone, depending on the selected display type mode; a receiver configured to receive list information according to said retrieval key from the list information providing server; a display configured to display the list information received by said receiver from the list information providing server, the list information including a first and a second directive item;
a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the list information received by said receiver; anda second selector configured to select the first or the second directive item on the display, the first directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before said designated time zone, and the second directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after said designated time zone, wherein if the first or second directive item is selected by the selector, the transmitter transmits a second retrieval key to the list information providing server including a target time or a designated time zone according to the selected first or second directive item.
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16. A display device for displaying list information related to broadcast contents acquired through a communication line, comprising:
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first selector means for selecting a display type mode for the list information of the broadcast contents, the display type mode being a program list display mode or a time zone list display mode; transmission means for transmitting a retrieval key to a list information providing server, the retrieval key including a target input time or a designated time zone, depending on the selected display type mode; receiving means for receiving list information according to said retrieval key from the list information providing server; storage means for temporarily storing the list information received by said receiving means; display means for displaying the list information received by said receiving means from the list information providing server, the list information including a first and a second directive item; and second selector means for selecting the first or the second directive item on the display means, wherein the first directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before said designated time zone, the second directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after said designated time zone, and if the first or second directive item is selected by the selector, the transmission means transmits a second retrieval key to the list information providing server including a target time or a designated time zone according to the selected first or second directive item.
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