Digital broadcast receiver having a time shifting function

摘要

A digital broadcast receiver for realizing functions approximately corresponding to those of a VCR by utilizing a time shifting service broadcasting the same program on a plurality of channels which are time-shifted from one another in broadcasting the program by varying periods of delay time. For example in resuming viewing after an interruption of viewing on the desired one of the channels to realize the function of pause, the channel is determined the delay time of which relative to the channel initially viewed is greater than and most approximate to the interruption period, and the initial channel is automatically changed over to the channel thus determined.