Patent ID: 7607151

Claim:
An electronic program table processing apparatus for generating an electronic program table on the basis of a broadcasting signal received by a receiving device and displaying the electronic program table on a display device, the broadcasting signal including video information relating to a plurality of channels and program information to display the electronic program table relating to the plurality of channels, the electronic program table processing apparatus comprising: a holding device for holding the standard number of channels N (N is natural number) displayable on one screen of the display device; a program information obtaining device for obtaining the program information from the received broadcasting signal; a number obtaining device for obtaining the number of channels M (M is natural number) presently receivable by the receiving device; and a display mode changing device for changing a display mode of the electronic program table displayed on said one screen, depending on the number of channels M obtained by the number obtaining device, if the number of channels M is smaller than the standard number of channels N held by the holding device.