Patent ID: 8351764

Claim:
A network system, comprising: a terminal apparatus; a recording apparatus; and a network, wherein the recording apparatus includes a record-scheduling-state storing section that stores data of a record scheduling state of the recording apparatus; and a record-scheduling-state providing section that transmits the data of the record scheduling state stored in the record-scheduling-state storing section through the network, and the terminal apparatus includes a record-scheduling-state acquiring section that acquires the data of the record scheduling state of the recording apparatus through the network, the data of the record scheduling state including information regarding one or more programs to be recorded by the recording apparatus and information regarding one or more recommended programs recommended to be recorded by a user; an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) data acquiring section that acquires EPG data; a record-scheduling-state-display processing section that creates, based on the data of the record scheduling state acquired by the record-scheduling-state acquiring section and the EPG data acquired by the EPG data acquiring section, EPG display data that reflects the record scheduling state, the EPG display data including one or more first graphic symbols indicating that the corresponding one or more programs are to be recorded by the recording apparatus and one or more second graphic symbols, different from the first graphic symbols, indicating the corresponding one or more recommended programs; and a display unit that displays the EPG display data created by the record-scheduling-state-display processing section.