Electronic apparatus and channel selection method

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a tuner configured to receive a broadcasting signal from one of a plurality of broadcasting stations;

a receiver configured to receive program information corresponding to programs that are broadcast by the plurality of broadcasting stations;

a display controller configured to display, on a display screen, an electronic program guide table based on the program information, the electronic program guide table comprising program sections corresponding to programs broadcast during a first time period of a first date;

a selection module configured to display, if a first program section corresponding to a first program is operated and the first program has not been broadcast and will be broadcast by a first broadcasting station, a first window comprising a first operation area configured to allow a user to determine whether to select the first broadcasting station; and

a request module configured to request the tuner to select the first broadcasting station if the first operation area is operated,

wherein the program guide table comprises broadcasting station areas corresponding to at least part of the plurality of broadcasting stations,

each program section is arranged in a region in accordance with a broadcasting time and a broadcasting station of a program,

the display controller is configured to display an unobtained or broadcasting stopping section in a region corresponding to a time period for which program information of a program broadcast by a second broadcasting station is not obtained, or in a region which corresponds to a time period during which the second broadcasting station stops broadcasting in a second broadcasting station area that corresponds to the second broadcasting station when the first time period comprises the time period for which the program information of the program broadcast by the second broadcasting station is not obtained, or the time period in which the second broadcasting station stops broadcasting,

the selection module is configured to not display a second window comprising a second operation area configured to allow a user to determine whether to select the second broadcasting station if part of the second broadcasting station area is an unobtained or broadcasting stopping section and it is detected that the unobtained or broadcasting stopping section is operated,

the selection module is configured to display the second window if the whole second broadcasting station area is an unobtained or broadcasting stopping section and it is detected that the second broadcasting station area is operated; and

the selection module is configured to determine that a width of a second program section, which is adjacent to the first program section in the broadcasting station area, in a direction in which the first program section and the second program section are arranged is smaller than a preset width, and in response to determining that the width of the second program section is smaller than the present width, the selection module is configured to display the first window comprising the first operation area, the second operation area, and a third operation area to cause the user to select whether to change the first window to the second window, the second window comprising the first operation area and a fourth operation area to cause the user to select whether to display detailed information of a second program that corresponds to the second program section.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

each program information comprises detailed information, and

the first window further comprises the second operation area to cause the user to select whether to display detailed information of the first program.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a display panel comprising the display screen; and

an operation position detection module configured to detect an operation position on the display screen.

4. A channel selection method of displaying information about a broadcasting signal broadcast from a broadcasting station, the broadcasting station selected from one of a set of broadcasting stations, the method comprising:

obtaining a plurality of program information corresponding to programs that are broadcast by the set of broadcasting stations;

displaying on a display screen, an electronic program guide table based on the program information, the electronic program guide table comprising program sections corresponding to programs broadcast during a first time period of a first date, wherein the program guide table comprises broadcasting station areas corresponding to at least part of the plurality of broadcasting stations, and each program section is arranged in a region in accordance with a broadcasting time and a broadcasting station of a program;

displaying an unobtained or broadcasting stopping section in a region corresponding to a time period for which program information of a program broadcast by a first broadcasting station is not obtained, or in a region which corresponds to a time period during which the first broadcasting station stops broadcasting in a first broadcasting station area that corresponds to the first broadcasting station when the first time period comprises the time period for which the program information of the program broadcast by the first broadcasting station is not obtained, or the time period in which the first broadcasting station stops broadcasting;

not displaying a first window comprising a first operation area configured to allow a user to determine whether to select the first broadcasting station if part of the first broadcasting station area is an unobtained or broadcasting stopping section and it is detected that the unobtained or broadcasting stopping section is operated;

displaying the first window if the whole first broadcasting station area is an unobtained or broadcasting stopping section and it is detected that the first broadcasting station area is operated;

requesting a tuner to select the first broadcasting station if the first operation area is operated;

determining a width of a second program section, which is adjacent to the first program section in the broadcasting station area, in a direction in which the first program section and the second program section are arranged is smaller than a preset width; and

in response to determining that the width of the second program section is smaller than the preset width, displaying the first window comprising the first operation area, a second operation area, and a third operation area to cause the user to select whether to change the first window to a second window, wherein the second window comprises the first operation area and a fourth operation area to cause the user to select whether to display detailed information of a second program that corresponds to the second program section.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein

each program information comprises detailed information, and

the first window further comprises the second operation area to cause the user to select whether to display detailed information of the first program.

6. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which is executable by a computer for displaying information about a broadcasting signal broadcast from one of a set of broadcasting stations, the computer program controlling the computer to execute functions of:

obtaining a plurality of program information corresponding to programs that are broadcast by the set of broadcasting stations;

displaying on a display screen, an electronic program guide table based on the program information, the electronic program guide table comprising program sections corresponding to programs broadcast during a first time period of a first date, wherein the program guide table comprises broadcasting station areas corresponding to at least part of the plurality of broadcasting stations, and each program section is arranged in a region in accordance with a broadcasting time and a broadcasting station of a program; and

displaying an unobtained or broadcasting stopping section in a region corresponding to a time period for which program information of a program broadcast by a first broadcasting station is not obtained, or in a region which corresponds to a time period during which the first broadcasting station stops broadcasting in a first broadcasting station area that corresponds to the first broadcasting station when the first time period comprises the time period for which the program information of the program broadcast by the first broadcasting station is not obtained, or the time period in which the first broadcasting station stops broadcasting,

wherein the program does not display a first window comprising a first operation area configured to allow a user to determine whether to select the first broadcasting station if part of the first broadcasting station area is an unobtained or broadcasting stopping section and it is detected that the unobtained or broadcasting stopping section is operated,

wherein the program displays the first window if the whole first broadcasting station area is an unobtained or broadcasting stopping section and it is detected that the first broadcasting station area is operated, and

wherein the computer program controls the computer to further execute a function of requesting a tuner to select the first broadcasting station if the first operation area is operated,

wherein the computer program further controls the computer to execute a function of:

determining that a width of a second program section, which is adjacent to the first program section in the broadcasting station area, in a direction in which the first program section and the second program section are arranged is smaller than a preset width; and

in response to determining that the width of the second program section is smaller than the preset width, displaying the first window comprising the first operation area, a second operation area, and a third operation area to cause the user to select whether to change the first window to a second window, wherein the second window comprises the first operation area and a fourth operation area to cause the user to select whether to display detailed information of a second program that corresponds to the second program section.

7. The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of claim 6 , wherein

each program information comprises detailed information, and

the first window further comprises the second operation area to cause the user to select whether to display detailed information of the first program.