Patent ID: 6501511
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A broadcasting program displaying device comprising:a control unit for controlling said device; a video receiver for receiving a program video; an interface for obtaining a program list and a property information; a video output interface for outputting said program video; a display for displaying said property information; an instruction input unit for inputting an instruction from a user; a memory for storing said property information and said program video in correspondence with each other; wherein said control unit executes the following steps: a first step for displaying the property information, stored in said memory, on said display, a second step for selecting any of the property information displayed by said first step in accordance with instruction input by said instruction input unit, a third step for outputting a program video, corresponding to property information selected by the second step, to said video output interface, and a fourth step for converting the property information selected by said second step, and information, concerning an operation state, to images and for displaying said images on said display as a substitute for said displayed property information.