Patent ID: 8140059
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: G06F,G09G,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A portable information terminal device comprising a display screen, wherein said display screen can be switched between a first display state and a second display state, the portable information terminal device including: a digital TV broadcast receiving part adapted to receive a digital TV broadcast wave including TV broadcast data and data broadcast data; a TV image generating part adapted to generate a TV image on a basis of the received TV broadcast data; a content data creating part adapted to create content data including a character string on a basis of the received data broadcast data; a TV image display controlling part adapted to display the TV image on said display screen in said first display state and said second display state; a content data display controlling part adapted to, in said first display state, display the content data on a part of said display screen, and in said second display state, extract a plurality of character strings included in said content data to sequentially display the character strings on a part of said display screen as extracted character strings; and a character string selecting part adapted to, upon switching of said display screen from the second display state to the first display state during the display of said extracted character strings, identifiably display only a character string that is a part of the character strings included in the content data displayed on the display screen and corresponds to said extracted character string displayed in the second display state upon the switching.