Patent ID: 7693397
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A watching support apparatus which supports watching of a program, said apparatus comprising: a same program judgment unit operable to judge sameness of the program included in a watching possible program guide which is a program guide in a current location of said apparatus and a program included in a recordable-program guide which is a program guide in a location where a recording apparatus is positioned; a display unit operable to display the sameness of the programs judged by said same program judgment unit; a recording apparatus position obtainment unit operable to obtain information indicating the location where the recording apparatus is positioned; a recordable-program guide obtainment unit operable to obtain the recordable-program guide in the location indicated in the information obtained by said recording apparatus position obtainment unit; and a watching possible program guide obtainment unit operable to obtain the watching possible program guide.