Patent ID: 6185360
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An information receiving apparatus for receiving a program including picture, sound and/or data, and information about the program or service additional information, comprising:information receiving means for receiving the program and service additional information,memory means for recording the program and service additional information received by the information receiving means,reservation input means for reserving to record the program indicated by the service additional information received by the information receiving means,memory control means for detecting overlap of the program and a further program responsive to the service additional information providing an indication which corresponds to a change of time of one of the program and the further program to cause said program and said further program to overlap,display means for displaying detection of overlapping of recording time of the plurality of reserved programs by the memory control means,receiving means for receiving from a user one of a plurality of criteria upon which a beginning of one of said plurality of reserved programs is to be recording, andselecting means for selecting the beginning of one of said programs for recording based on a) said service additional information and b) said one of said criteria received from said user.