Broadcasting and communication receiver apparatus
A broadcasting and communication receiver apparatus for displaying program-associated information, in which, in addition to a predetermined display zone, another display zone is provided so that display data of specific information selected by a viewer is wholly displayed and, when the display data is displayed as omitted, a symbol indicative of the information omission is attached to the display data to display the display data within the limited display zone. The apparatus comprises a receiver for receiving the program-associated information including a title, start and end times of a broadcast program together with a video signal and an audio signal, a decoder for decoding the program-associated information, a display unit for displaying the decoded program-associated information thereon, a command receiver for receiving an input signal from a remote controller or from a key or keys provided to the receiver, and a display controller for controlling a display screen on the basis of the input signal.
1. A digital broadcasting receiver which displays at least one of video or character information of programs, comprising:
a menu-grid display controller to display a menu of at least present and future programs for a plurality of channels in a grid;
an omission display controller which is located in the receiver and compares a decoded character data amount with a data amount which can be displayed in a first prescribed zone to determine whether a number of characters in the received character information of a particular extended program is larger than a number of characters which can be displayed in the first prescribed zone indicative of a prescribed time period of the grid, and omits a part of a character information of a particular extended program when a number of characters in the received character information of the particular extended program is larger than the number of characters which can be displayed in the first prescribed zone indicative of the prescribed time period of the grid, at least when the particular extended program exceeds the prescribed time period of the first prescribed zone of the grid, wherein the omission display controller adds an omission symbol to a remaining part of the character information of the particular extended program from which a part was omitted when displaying the remaining part of the character information of the particular extended program from which a part was omitted in the first prescribed zone in the grid;
a full display controller which is located in the receiver and displays, in response to a predetermined selection of a selected particular extended program, an entirety of the character information of the selected particular extended program, and a program time information of the selected particular extended program in a second prescribed zone displayed together with the grid, at least when the particular extended program exceeds the prescribed time period of the first prescribed zone in the grid; and,
a display change controller which is located in the receiver and changes a particular background information block when the particular background information block cannot be displayed in full in the first prescribed zone indicative of the prescribed time period of the grid.
2. The digital broadcasting receiver according to claim 1 , comprising a judge controller to judge whether a number of characters in the character information of the particular extended program is larger than the number of characters which can be displayed in the first prescribed zone.
3. The digital broadcasting receiver according to claim 1 , comprising a select controller which selects the character information of the particular extended program from a plurality of character information.
4. The digital broadcasting receiver according to claim 1 , comprising a judge controller to judge whether a background information block indicative of program time can be displayed in full in the first prescribed zone of the grid.
5. The digital broadcasting receiver according to claim 1 , comprising a select controller which selects a shape of the particular background information block indicative of program time from a plurality of shapes of background information blocks indicative of program time.
6. The digital broadcasting receiver according to claim 1 , wherein the character information of the particular extended program is a title of the particular extended program.
7. A digital broadcasting receiver which displays at least one of video or character information of programs, comprising:
a menu-grid display controller to display a menu of at least present and future programs for a plurality of channels in a grid;
an extended program display controller which is located in the receiver and compares a decoded character data amount with a data amount which can be displayed in a first prescribed zone to determine whether a number of characters in received character information of a particular extended program is larger than a number of characters which can be displayed in the first prescribed zone indicative of a prescribed time period of the grid, and omits a part of a character information of the particular extended program, adds an omission symbol to a remaining part of the character information of the particular extended program, and changes a particular background information block characteristic, when the particular background information block of the particular extended program exceeds the prescribed time period of the first prescribed zone in the grid; and,
a full display controller which is located in the receiver and displays, in response to a predetermined selection of a selected particular extended program, an entirety of the character information of the selected particular extended program, and a program time information of the selected particular extended program in a second prescribed zone displayed together with the grid, at least when the particular extended program exceeds the prescribed time period of the first prescribed zone in the grid.
8. The digital broadcasting receiver according to claim 7 , comprising a judge controller to judge whether a number of characters in the character information of the particular extended program is larger than the number of characters which can be displayed in the first prescribed zone.
9. The digital broadcasting receiver according to claim 7 , comprising a select controller which selects the character information of the particular extended program from a plurality of character information.
10. The digital broadcasting receiver according to claim 7 , comprising a judge controller to judge whether a background information block indicative of program time can be displayed in full in the first prescribed zone of the grid.
11. The digital broadcasting receiver according to claim 7 , comprising a select controller which selects a shape of the particular background information block indicative of program time from a plurality of shapes of background information blocks indicative of program time, as the change in the particular background information block characteristic.
12. The digital broadcasting receiver according to claim 7 , wherein the character information of the particular extended program is a title of the particular extended program.
13. A system comprising:
a display; and,
a digital broadcasting receiver which displays at least one of video or character information of programs, the digital broadcasting receiver including:
a menu-grid display controller to display a menu of at least present and future programs for a plurality of channels in a grid;
an omission display controller which is located in the receiver and compares a decoded character data amount with a data amount which can be displayed in a first prescribed zone to determine whether a number of characters in the received character information of a particular extended program is larger than a number of characters which can be displayed in the first prescribed zone indicative of a prescribed time period of the grid, and omits a part of a character information of the particular extended program when a number of characters in the received character information of the particular extended program is larger than a number of characters which can be displayed in the first prescribed zone indicative of the prescribed time period of the grid, at least when the particular extended program exceeds the prescribed time period of the first prescribed zone of the grid, wherein the omission display controller adds an omission symbol to a remaining part of the character information of the particular extended program from which a part was omitted when displaying the remaining part of the character information of the particular extended program from which a part was omitted in the first prescribed zone in the grid;
a full display controller which is located in the receiver and displays, in response to a predetermined selection of a selected particular extended program, an entirety of the character information of the selected particular extended program, and a program time information of the selected particular extended program in a second prescribed zone displayed together with the grid, at least when the particular extended program exceeds the prescribed time period of the first prescribed zone in the grid; and,
a display change controller which is located in the receiver and changes a particular background information block when the particular background information block cannot be displayed in full in the first prescribed zone indicative of the prescribed time period of the grid.
14. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the digital broadcasting receiver comprising a judge controller to judge whether a number of characters in the character information of the particular extended program is larger than the number of characters which can be displayed in the first prescribed zone.
15. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the digital broadcasting receiver comprising a select controller which selects the character information of the particular extended program from a plurality of character information.
16. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the digital broadcasting receiver comprising a judge controller to judge whether a background information block indicative of program time can be displayed in full in the first prescribed zone of the grid.
17. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the digital broadcasting receiver comprising a select controller which selects a shape of the particular background information block indicative of program time from a plurality of shapes of background information blocks indicative of program time.
18. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the character information of the particular extended program is a title of the particular extended program.
19. A system comprising:
a display; and,
a digital broadcasting receiver which displays at least one of video or character information of programs, the digital broadcasting receiver including:
a menu-grid display controller to display a menu of at least present and future programs for a plurality of channels in a grid;
an extended program display controller which is located in the receiver and compares a decoded character data amount with a data amount which can be displayed in a first prescribed zone to determine whether a number of characters in received character information of a particular extended program is larger than a number of characters which can be displayed in the first prescribed zone indicative of a prescribed time period of the grid, and omits a part of a character information of the particular extended program, adds an omission symbol to a remaining part of the character information of the particular extended program, and changes a particular background information block characteristic, when the particular background information block of the particular extended program exceeds the prescribed time period of the first prescribed zone in the grid; and,
a full display controller which is located in the receiver and displays, in response to a predetermined selection of a selected particular extended program, an entirety of the character information of the selected particular extended program, and a program time information of the selected particular extended program in a second prescribed zone displayed together with the grid, at least when the particular extended program exceeds the prescribed time period of the first prescribed zone in the grid.
20. The system according to claim 19 , wherein the digital broadcasting receiver comprising a judge controller to judge whether a number of characters in the character information of the particular extended program is larger than the number of characters which can be displayed in the first prescribed zone.
21. The system according to claim 19 , wherein the digital broadcasting receiver comprising a select controller which selects the character information of the particular extended program from a plurality of character information.
22. The system according to claim 19 , wherein the digital broadcasting receiver comprising a judge controller to judge whether a background information block indicative of program time can be displayed in full in the first prescribed zone of the grid.
23. The system according to claim 19 , wherein the digital broadcasting receiver comprising a select controller which selects a shape of the particular background information block indicative of program time from a plurality of shapes of background information blocks indicative of program time, as the change in the particular background information block characteristic.
24. The system according to claim 19 , wherein the character information of the particular extended program is a title of the particular extended program.