Patent ID: 7861265

Claim:
An electronic apparatus for receiving a broadcast or a download, from a broadcast facility, the electronic apparatus comprising: a controller and memory operatively coupled to the controller, said controller and memory located in the electronic apparatus, said electronic apparatus located remote from the broadcast facility; a first obtaining unit in the controller for obtaining electronic program guide information about programs to be broadcast; a first storage unit in the memory for storing the electronic program guide information obtained by the first obtaining unit; a display unit; a second obtaining unit in the controller for obtaining progress information showing the latest contents of the programs which are being broadcast in a plurality of channels, the first obtaining unit separate from the second obtaining unit, wherein the second obtaining unit is configured to obtain the progress information from an external data source through a communication network; a second storage unit in the memory for storing the progress information obtained by the second obtaining unit, the second storage unit separate from the first storage unit; the memory including a plurality of management tables, wherein each management table includes: the electronic program guide information of the first storage unit corresponding to a one-hour period of time, for every channel of the plurality of channels, and the progress information of the second storage unit corresponding to a one-hour period of time, for every channel of the plurality of channels; the progress information corresponding to a pre-prepared description of the content of the respective program if the program is not live, and the progress information further including a last update time if the respective program is live; a control unit for directing the display unit to display the electronic program guide information stored in the first storage unit together with the progress information corresponding to the electronic program guide information by reading the progress information from the second storage unit; and first and second tuners configured to permit a user to view content corresponding to a first program and view the progress information corresponding to a second program without interrupting viewing of the first program.