DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM

摘要

One aspect of the present invention relates to a display apparatus communicatively connected to a distribution apparatus, comprising: an information storage unit configured to store one or more information contents of external information distributed from the distribution apparatus and/or internal information of the display apparatus, an icon associated with each of the information contents and a placement area for placing the icon; a template storage unit configured to store one or more templates having one or more placement areas for placing icons; a display icon determination unit configured to determine which of the information contents and the icons from the information storage unit are to be displayed and select from the template storage unit a template where the determined information contents and icons are displayable; and an image generation and display unit configured to generate and display an image to be displayed by embedding the determined icon in a placement area of the selected template corresponding to a placement area associated with the determined icon.