Patent ID: 8069458
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A broadcast receiving device for receiving a television broadcast, comprising: a table storage component configured to store a first viewing control table having a first specific number of columns and a second specific number of rows, the first viewing control table including viewing control conditions for viewing control; a viewing control acquisition component configured to acquire program viewing control information including a column number and a row number and specifying the viewing control conditions for a program using the column number and the row number; a first determination component configured to determine whether or not to satisfy one of a column determination condition that the column number of the program viewing control information is greater than the first specific number of the first viewing control table and a row determination condition that the row number of the program viewing control information is greater than the second specific number of the first viewing control table; and a table production component configured to produce a second viewing control table having a number of columns corresponding to the column number of the program viewing control information and a number of rows corresponding to the row number of the program viewing control information based on the program viewing control information in response to the first determination component determining that one of the column determination condition and the row determination condition is satisfied.