Patent ID: 7506351
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A broadcast receiving apparatus, which receives a broadcast signal and extracts program information included in the received broadcast signal to store the extracted program information in a store unit, wherein the program information is information related to a program scheduled to be broadcasted in the future and obtained in advance prior to broadcasting of the scheduled program, said apparatus comprising: an extraction unit, which searches the program information stored in the store unit to extract a program scheduled to be broadcasted in the future, which appears to be suitable for a user's preference, from the program information stored in the store unit, on the basis of preference information of a user who is a viewer of a program; a determination unit, which determines whether or not it is suitable for the user to view in real time the program extracted by said extraction unit, by using viewing history information of the user prior to the broadcasting of the extracted program, wherein said determination unit uses the viewing history information to determine a percentage of past real-time viewing; a transmission unit, which transmits notification information for notifying the user of the program suitable for the real-time view, to an external apparatus being capable of communicating with said broadcast receiving apparatus, prior to broadcasting of the program, in a case where said determination unit determines that it is suitable for the user to view in real time the extracted program; a setting unit, which receives information of the external apparatus to which said transmission unit transmits the notification information, and a setting input of information for a transmission timing of the notification information; and a detection unit, which detects a position at which the external apparatus is located, wherein said transmission unit transmits the notification information in accordance with the information received by said setting unit and changes the transmission timing of the notification information, received by said setting unit, in accordance with the position of the external apparatus, detected by said detection unit.