Patent ID: 7876382
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A television program display apparatus which divides one screen on a display unit into a plurality of small areas, and controls display of information corresponding to each small area, comprising: a reference position determination unit which determines, on the basis of position information of one small area selected from the plurality of small areas and magnification information, an enlargement reference position at which said one selected small area can be displayed in an enlarged scale; a small area display control unit which controls a display of said one selected small area on the display unit in the enlarged scale, on the basis of the enlargement reference position and the magnification information; a received information display control unit which controls a display of program information indicating contents of a received program and video data of the program on the small area displayed in the enlarged scale by said small area display control unit; and a determination unit which determines whether designated program information matches received program information, wherein if said determination unit determines that the designated program information matches the received program information, said small area display control unit changes the display of a small area for displaying the received program information.