Patent ID: 8479231

Claim:
A program reception terminal comprising: a receiving unit that is configured to receive broadcasted programs, the receiving unit being possessed by a user; an electronic programming guide receiving unit that is configured to continually receive an electronic programming guide; a history creating unit that is configured to create a viewing history of the user based on the programs received by the receiving unit possessed by the user; a program type holding unit that is configured to hold a type of a program, which is specified based on the viewing history of the user and a predetermined rule; a program searching unit that is configured to search an electronic programming guide of the past for one or more programs of the specified type held by the program type holding unit, the electronic programming guide of the past being received by the electronic programming guide receiving unit; a program determining unit that is configured to determine, based on the viewing history of the user, a not-yet-viewed program from among the programs of the specified type that have been searched out by the program searching unit; a related program judging unit that is configured to judge, based on an electronic programming guide of the future, whether a related program, which is related to the not-yet-viewed program determined by the program determining unit, exits or not, the electronic programming guide of the future being received by the electronic programming guide receiving unit; and a display control unit that is configured to display the existence of the program.