PROGRAM GUIDE GENERATION APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To distinguish the display mode of an identical program broadcasted by plural channels in an identical time zone from the display modes of the other programs, in a program guide.SOLUTION: A next program analyzer (231) identifies an identical program broadcasted by plural channels in an identical time zone. A next program guide generator (233) generates a program guide in such a manner of differentiating the display mode of information relating to a program identified by the next program analyzer (231) from the display modes of information relating to the other programs.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1