Display control technique for making the screen of a currently-displayed program in a multi-screen display on a display unit go into non-display at said program recording scheduled start time
US8296809B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/47214
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Where an instruction for a scheduled recording has been received from a remoter controller, a control unit starts the processing for display control (step S1). When the time has reached a predetermined period of time counted by a timer, for example, two minutes, before the start of the scheduled recording (step S2), the control unit determines whether or not a display unit currently displays two or more screen, and if the display unit is displaying two or more screens, the processing proceeds to step S4, and before the time for starting the scheduled recording, the controls unit makes a screen other than the screen for a program scheduled to be recorded disappear, that is, one of the screens, which displays a channel not selected for a scheduled recording, remain, and makes one screen in a multi-screen go into non-display. For example, on a TV screen, the display of a program on a BS channel for which a recording is scheduled disappears, and only the remaining BS display is provided. Next, if it is determined at step S5 that the time has reached the time for starting the scheduled recording (Yes), the processing proceeds to step S6, and the scheduled recording is started. At this t…
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