Patent ID: 6700624
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A program information processing apparatus, comprising:a cable broadcast receiving unit for receiving a cable broadcast signal transmitted from a cable head end via cables; a terrestrial wave broadcast receiving unit for receiving a terrestrial wave broadcast signal; an output unit for outputting the broadcast signals received by the cable broadcast receiving unit and terrestrial wave broadcast receiving unit to the outside so that a viewer can view a broadcast program; a control unit for judging if a cable broadcast signal being received or to be received by the cable broadcast receiving unit is a HD broadcast signal, and, if so, automatically indicating that it is a HD broadcast signal in the output unit; and a switching unit in which, if the cable broadcast signal is a HD broadcast signal, the terrestrial wave broadcast receiving unit directly receives a HD terrestrial wave broadcast signal to output the same to the output unit according to the control of the control unit receiving a command signal of a viewer.