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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2008
Masami Sakaguchi, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroshi Aoki, Hiroshima, JP;
Takahiro Takemoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A broadcast receiving apparatus makes it possible to select a desired television program quickly by channel-surfing. The broadcast receiving apparatus outputs information of the received broadcast content as television program information of a channel for which the broadcast content is received, includes an operation detector that detects a channel that selects operation, an operation speed calculator that calculates a channel selecting operation speed from the detected channel selecting operation, a list item count determiner that determines, according to the calculated channel selecting operation speed, the number of channels for which the television program information is displayed, a channel determiner that determines channels to be listed so that the television program information is displayed for the determined number of channels, and a display that outputs the television program information of the determined channels to be listed.