Patent ID: 7239356

Claim:
A broadcast receiver comprising: a clock section for clocking; a reception section for receiving a broadcast wave, a display section for displaying video information of a program transmitted by a broadcast wave, and a processing unit for controlling the reception section to set a first reception frequency, and controlling a video information processing section to determine and set a first display area and a second display area for displaying the video information in a display frame prepared by a multiscreen preparation circuit; wherein the video information processing section prepares a first still picture from the video information of a program demodulated from a broadcast wave of the first reception frequency and displays the first still picture in the first display area of the display frame, wherein the video information processing section prepares a second still picture from video information of a program demodulated from a broadcast wave of a second reception frequency set by the reception section controlled by the processing unit and displays the second still picture in the second display area of the display frame; and wherein video information of a plurality of programs received is displayed on a single screen of said display section at the same time at a predetermined time of day, in response to detecting the predetermined time of day.