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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1999
Yasuhisa Ichifuji, Fujisawa, JP;
Takehito Kishi, Yokohama, JP;
Naoko Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Takashimizu, Yokohama, JP;
Takanori Eda, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhisa Ichifuji, Fujisawa, JP;
Takehito Kishi, Yokohama, JP;
Naoko Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Takashimizu, Yokohama, JP;
Takanori Eda, Yokohama, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A broadcasting and communication receiver apparatus for displaying program-associated information, in which, in addition to a predetermined display zone, another display zone is provided so that display data of specific information selected by a viewer is wholly displayed and, when the display data is displayed as omitted, a symbol indicative of the information omission is attached to the display data to display the display data within the limited display zone. The apparatus comprises a receiver for receiving the program-associated information including a title, start and end times of a broadcast program together with a video signal and an audio signal, a decoder for decoding the program-associated information, a display unit for displaying the decoded program-associated information thereon, a command receiver for receiving an input signal from a remote controller or from a key or keys provided to the receiver, and a display controller for controlling a display screen on the basis of the input signal.