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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2000
Mitsuru Nagasaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoko Oyabu, Kanagawa, JP;
Aki Koyabu, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyuki Hanai, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuru Nagasaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoko Oyabu, Kanagawa, JP;
Aki Koyabu, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyuki Hanai, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information receiving apparatus for receiving the EPG data related to broadcast program has a memory in which user preference information is stored in advance. The EPG data is regularly transmitted from predetermined broadcast station to update the EPG data stored in the information receiving apparatus. When the information receiving apparatus detects the reception of updated EPG data, the information receiving apparatus starts to search the updated EPG data in order to find out the EPG data coincided with the user preference information among updated EPG data. Thereby an user is able to know favorite broadcast programs with out re-entering user preference information when the EPG data is updated. If necessary, thus searched favorite broadcast program is recorded on a recording medium by automatically setting a recording timer of the information receiving apparatus.