IP Library Granted Patent US 12,439,121
Granted Patent B2
US 12,439,121 · App. 17/288,051 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Display control device, display control method, and program

Inventors: Takuo Watanabe (Tokyo, JP); Nobuhiro Ozu (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
H04N21/45455H04N21/42204H04N21/47205H04N21/482H04N21/4858
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Patent No.
US 12,439,121
App. No.
17/288,051
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present technology relates to a display control device, a display control method, and a program that have enabled further improvement of operability. Provided is a display control device including a display control unit configured to perform control to display filter information regarding a filter and first information regarding content in a first area of a display screen, and to display, in a case where a user performs a first operation, the filter information and second information regarding the content in a second area of the display screen, the second area being greater than the first area. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a television receiver.

Claims (59)

1. A display control device comprising

a display control unit configured to:

display a first screen including a television program image on an entire screen of a display unit;

display a second screen including the television program image on the entire screen of the display unit, filter information on a first area of the display unit and a first program guide superimposed on the television program image, wherein the filter information and the first program guide are displayed in different areas superimposed on the television program image,

display a third screen including a second program guide on the entire screen of the display unit, the television program image on a second area of the display unit and the filter information on a third area of the display unit,

display a fourth screen including the television program image on the entire screen of the display unit and detailed program information superimposed on the television program,

perform a transition from the first screen to the second screen, the third screen or the fourth screen, and

perform a transition between the second screen and the third screen, or between the second screen and the fourth screen in accordance with a single operation of a directional key of a cross button provided on a remote controller in a case where there is no target to be selected on a current screen, other than the transition, in a direction corresponding to the single operation,

wherein the filter information includes at least information identifying filters for filtering according to a type of program, the information identifying the filters is selectable, and the information identifying the filters includes at least two categories from the group consisting of favorite, drama, movie, music, and sport.

2. The display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first program guide and the second program guide include information corresponding to the filter information.

3. The display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display control unit is configured to switch from the second screen to the third screen, in a case where an operation corresponding to a downward direction is performed.

4. The display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in case the second screen is displayed, the filter information is superimposed on the television program image.

5. The display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a size of the television program image in the third screen is smaller than a size of the television program image in the first screen.

6. The display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second program guide includes information on channels and broadcasting time.

7. The display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second program guide includes information on programs in a same time on different channels.

8. The display control device according to claim 1 ,

the display control device is a television receiver comprising the display unit.

9. The display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the filter information includes at least a filter corresponding to registered favorites.

10. The display control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display control unit is configured perform a transition from the first screen to the second screen, the third screen or the fourth screen in accordance with an operation of an allocated key provided on the remote controller.

11. A display control method performed by a display control device, the method comprising:

displaying a first screen including a television program image on an entire screen of a display unit;

displaying a second screen including the television program image on the entire screen of the display unit, filter information on a first area of the display unit and a first program guide superimposed on the television program image, wherein the filter information and the first program guide are displayed in different areas of the display unit and superimposed on the television program image,

displaying a third screen including a second program guide on the entire screen of the display unit, the television program image on a second area of the display unit and the filter information on a third area of the display unit,

displaying a fourth screen including the television program image on the entire screen of the display unit and detailed program information superimposed on the television program image,

performing a transition from the first screen to the second screen, the third screen or the fourth screen, and

performing a transition between the second screen and the third screen, or between the second screen and the fourth screen in accordance with a single operation of a directional key of a cross button provided on a remote controller in a case where there is no target to be selected on a current screen, other than the transition, in a direction corresponding to the single operation,

wherein the filter information includes at least information identifying filters for filtering according to a type of program, the information identifying the filters is selectable, and the information identifying the filters includes at least two categories from the group consisting of favorite, drama, movie, music, and sport.

12. The display control method according to claim 11 ,

wherein the first program guide and the second program guide include information corresponding to the filter information.

13. The display control method according to claim 11 ,

wherein the method includes switching from the second screen to the third screen, in a case where an operation corresponding to a downward direction is performed.

14. The display control method according to claim 11 ,

wherein, in case the second screen is displayed, the filter information are superimposed on the television program image.

15. The display control method according to claim 11 ,

wherein a size of the television program image in the third screen is smaller than a size of the television program image in the first screen.

16. The display control method according to claim 11 ,

wherein the second program guide includes information on channels and broadcasting time.

17. The display control method according to claim 11 ,

wherein the second program guide includes information on programs in a same time on different channels.

18. The display control method according to claim 11 ,

wherein the filter information includes at least a filter corresponding to registered favorites.

19. The display control method according to claim 11 ,

the transition from the first screen to the second screen, the third screen or the fourth screen is performed in accordance with an operation of an allocated key provided on the remote controller.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer-readable program for causing a computer to function as a display control unit configured to:

display a first screen including a television program image on an entire screen of a display unit;

display a second screen including the television program image on the entire screen of the display unit, filter information on a first area of the display unit and a first program guide superimposed on the television program, wherein the filter information and the first program guide are displayed in different areas of the display unit and superimposed on the television program image,

display a third screen including a second program guide on the entire screen of the display unit, the television program image on a second area of the display unit and the filter information on a third area of the display unit,

display a fourth screen including the television program image on the entire screen of the display unit and detailed program information superimposed on the television program,

perform a transition from the first screen to the second screen, the third screen or the fourth screen; and

perform a transition between the second screen and the third screen, or between the second screen and the fourth screen in accordance with a single operation of a directional key of a cross button provided on a remote controller in a case where there is no target to be selected on a current screen, other than the transition, in a direction corresponding to the single operation,

wherein the filter information includes at least information identifying filters for filtering according to a type of program, the information identifying the filters is selectable, and the information identifying the filters includes at least two categories from the group consisting of favorite, drama, movie, music, and sport.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2023
From: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 062451/0005 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 8, 2022
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060905/0833 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2021
From: WATANABE, TAKUO; OZU, NOBUHIRO
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056338/0153 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-207282 · Nov 2, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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