Patent ID: 7962935
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A data processing apparatus that performs data processing to generate an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) to be displayed on a display, comprising: means for acquiring program guide data that gives guidance on programs; means for acquiring statistical data including data indicating scheduling of recordings of a plurality of programs and data indicating viewing of the recordings of the programs, the data indicating scheduling of recordings including data indicating a number of scheduled recordings of each of the programs for each of a plurality of broadcast time zones of the program; means for averaging, for each of the programs, the data indicating scheduling of recordings based upon a sum of the number of scheduled recordings of the program divided by a number of broadcast time zones of the program, to obtain an average scheduling count of the program; means for generating an EPG including a statistical data layer superimposed upon a program guide data layer as a two-dimensional grid guide format, the statistical data layer including, respective to a programming box for each of the plurality of broadcast time zones of each of the programs, simultaneous display of an indicator of the average scheduling count of the program and an indicator of the data indicating viewing of the recordings of the program; and means for displaying, on the display, the EPG including the statistical data layer superimposed upon the program guide data layer as a two-dimensional grid guide format.