IP Library Granted Patent US 8,249,430
Granted Patent B2
US 8,249,430 · App. 12/298,395 · Granted Aug 21, 2012

Digital broadcast receiving apparatus and method for displaying images with programming information

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Patent No.
US 8,249,430
App. No.
12/298,395
Granted
Aug 21, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a digital broadcast receiving apparatus and a digital broadcast receiving method for retrieving a favorite program based on places where a user frequently visits and showing a program related to the places where the user frequently visits. In the digital broadcast receiving apparatus and the digital broadcast receiving method, based on GPS information included in a still picture captured by a digital camera and position information included in EPG information, whether a program is related to a favorite place of the user or not is determined, and the program related to a favorite place of the user is provided as a recommended program to the user.

Claims (38)

1. A digital broadcast receiving apparatus comprising:

a storing unit for storing image information and position information for at least one image obtained from a recording medium;

a broadcast receiving unit for receiving a broadcast signal, the broadcast signal including program information and additional information, the additional information including position information for at least one program;

a display unit; and

a control unit,

wherein the control unit:

calculates a distance between the position information for the at least one image and the position information for the at least one program , and

controls the display unit to display the at least one image and an image indicating the distance between the position information of the at least one image and the position information of the at least one program with the program information of the at least one program if the distance is less than a threshold.

2. The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit further generates electronic program table information using the additional information,

the display unit further displays an image related to the electronic program table information, and

the control unit presents an image obtained by combining the image information related to the at least one program and an image indicative of the degree of recommendation in an image related to the electronic program table information.

3. The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a recording unit for recording a signal from the broadcast receiving unit,

wherein the control unit controls so that the recording unit also records the program.

4. The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a recording unit for recording a signal from the broadcast receiving unit,

wherein the control unit controls so that the recording unit also records the program.

5. The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the distance is calculated from latitude, longitude, and altitude of the position information.

6. A digital broadcast receiving method comprising:

obtaining image information and position information for an image from a recording medium;

storing the image information and the position information obtained;

receiving a broadcast signal program and separating the broadcast signal program into at least a video signal, a sound signal, and additional information, the additional information including program-related position information for the program;

extracting the program-related position information from the additional information;

calculating a distance between the position information for the image and the program related position information for the program;

combining the image and a recommendation image with the program information of the program if the distance is less than a threshold, the recommendation image indicating the distance between the position information of the image and the position information of the program.

7. The digital broadcast receiving method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

generating electronic program table information using the additional information and storing it;

displaying an image related to the electronic program table information; and

presenting an image obtained by combining the image information related to the program and an image indicative of the degree of recommendation into an image related to the electronic program table information.

8. The digital broadcast receiving method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

recording the received signal; and

recording the program as well.

9. The digital broadcast receiving method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

recording the received signal; and

recording the program as well.

10. The digital broadcast receiving method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

calculating the distance from latitude, longitude, and altitude of the position information.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 6, 2009
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022363/0306 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2008
From: HAYAKAWA, TAKESHI
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021774/0898 →