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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2006
Takashi Yamamoto, Yamato, JP;
Tomoyuki Ohno, Zama, JP;
Katsuhiro Miyamoto, Isehara, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A television receiver which allows a user to view at least an image of a broadcast program, includes a first display unit adapted to display a video of a broadcast program upon selection of a first channel, a second display unit adapted to display a slide show that switches and displays images included in a first image group designated from image groups including a plurality of still images or moving images upon selection of a second channel, and an operation unit adapted to execute at least two channel selection operations including a direct channel selection as an operation for directly selecting the first channel and the second channel, and a sequential channel selection as an operation for sequentially selecting the channels, and a display mode of the slide show by the second display unit is varied in correspondence with the channel selection operation of the channel made upon starting the slide show.