JP2002271710A - Digital broadcasting receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a digital broadcasting receiver that can display an electronic program guide without disturbing viewing of a program video image and by which a user selects a program and makes a video recording reservation with less operation. SOLUTION: In the digital broadcast receiver including a reception means that receives a television broadcast signal resulting from multiplexing audio data, video data and program information and broadcast from a broadcast station, a program guide generating means that generates one or two kinds of program guide data or more based on the program, a program guide display control means that converts the generated program guide data into a display output enabled signal and displays the signal on a display screen, and an input device that provides an instruction signal for channel selection or the like, the program guide display control means displays the program guide data comprising one or two program information items or more generated by the program guide generating means on part of the display screen in a way of not disturbing view of the program video image.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to, for example, BS (Broa).
dcasting Satellite) digital broadcasting and CS (Communicat
The present invention relates to a digital broadcast receiving apparatus having a program information guide function displayed for performing program selection and recording reservation in digital broadcasting.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the development of digital technology, broadcasting using digital signals has become possible in the field of broadcasting, and it has been widely used. In the conventional analog broadcasting, only one channel can be allocated to one frequency band. In the digital broadcasting, digital compression technology of MPEG2 can be used to allocate a plurality of channels to one frequency band. Became.

[0003] As a result, digital broadcasts have become increasingly multi-channel, and it has become impossible to obtain sufficient information from program guides published in printed materials such as newspapers and magazines. Therefore, the digital broadcast receiving apparatus is provided with a function of an electronic program guide table called an EPG (Electronic Program Guide), so that the user can easily perform program search, selection, recording reservation, and the like on the TV screen. The EPG function means that a receiving device receives data such as program information multiplexed with video data and audio data transmitted from each broadcasting station, creates a program table based on the received data, and creates a TV screen. This is the function displayed above. In current digital broadcasting, generally, video data, audio data, clock reference (time information), and program specific information (PSI: Program Specific I
nformation) / Program arrangement information (SI: Service Informat)
ion) is transmitted after being multiplexed.
An electronic program guide table is generated based on the PSI / SI signal.

As a technique related to electronic program guide, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-313265 discloses a technique in which a user can directly select and display a program guide in a desired time zone. According to this technology, the user does not scroll through the electronic program guide table to select desired program information, but directly selects and displays desired program information by selecting a time zone arbitrarily designated by the user. As a result, the input operation when selecting a program is simplified.

[0005] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-224504 discloses that a program display / selection device having display means is used to display or view an electronic program guide table without hindering viewing of a program video. It discloses a technique that allows a user to directly select a program.

[0006] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-304271 discloses a technique relating to an electronic program guide table for displaying program information sorted by the user's viewing frequency for each program. Also, JP-A-2000-13708 discloses that
There is disclosed a technique of extracting a user's preference for a program from a history of programs viewed by the user, and displaying program information matching the user's preference on an electronic program guide table.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-215444 discloses a one-screen display of a program guide created from program information of all schedules and all channels, and selects and enlarges a range to be displayed from the one-screen display. A technique relating to an electronic program guide to be performed is disclosed.

[0008]

However, in the conventional electronic program guide table, the electronic program guide table is displayed on a dedicated screen or the electronic program guide table is superimposed on most of the currently displayed program video. In many cases, the electronic program guide table occupies most of the area on the display screen. That is, it is difficult to use the electronic program guide table while watching the program video.

For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-313265, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-304271, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-13708, and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-215444, the operability of an electronic program guide table when selecting a channel or a program to watch is described. Although improved, the problem of difficulty in viewing program video when displaying the electronic program guide table as described above has not been solved.

On the other hand, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-2245 described above
In Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 04-2004, an electronic program guide table can be displayed without hindering viewing of a program video. However, there is a problem that a display device capable of displaying the program guide table needs to be separately prepared, which makes the device expensive.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a digital broadcast receiving apparatus capable of displaying an electronic program guide in which a program can be selected or a recording reservation can be made with a few operations without obstructing the viewing of the program video.

[0012]

The present invention provides audio data,
Receiving means for receiving a television broadcast signal in which video data and program information are multiplexed and transmitted; program guide generating means for generating one or more types of program guide data based on the program information received by the receiving means; A digital broadcast receiving apparatus comprising: a program guide display control means for converting the generated program guide data into a signal capable of being displayed and output and displaying the signal on a display screen; and an input device for giving a command signal such as channel selection. The display control means displays the program guide data including one or more pieces of program information generated by the program guide generation means on a part of the display screen in a manner that does not hinder the viewing of the program video.

[0013] This makes it possible to easily obtain program information while watching the program video, and to easily select a program or make a recording reservation. For example, by displaying the program information one program at a time in the lower area of the display screen in a horizontal line, it is possible to provide a program guide without interrupting the viewing of the program video.

Further, the program guide generating means generates first program guide data based on program information of programs broadcast after the viewed program on the currently selected channel. Alternatively, the second program guide data is generated based on the program information of the program currently being broadcast on a channel other than the currently selected channel. Alternatively, third program guide data is generated based on program information of a program corresponding to a preset genre. Alternatively, fourth program guide data is generated based on the program information of the currently selected series program on and after the next time.

[0015] The first to fourth program guide data are switched and displayed based on a switching command from a user's input device.

As described above, the program guide data in the format selected by the user is generated and displayed as a program guide, so that the user can easily obtain desired program information.

When the generated program guide data includes two or more pieces of program information, the program information is switched and displayed one by one at predetermined time intervals or based on a switching command from a user's input device. It is good to do so. This makes it possible to efficiently display a plurality of pieces of program information and provide useful program information to the user.

Further, when the program guide data includes a predetermined number of pieces of program information, the program information may be repeatedly displayed while switching the program information. Thus, the program information to be displayed is limited, so that the problem that the user is provided with a huge amount of unnecessary program information can be solved. For example,
In the case of a program guide consisting of programs after the program being viewed on the channel being viewed, it is desirable to repeatedly display about four programs in broadcast time order.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a BS tuner provided with an electronic program guide table processing device suitable for applying the present invention.

The BS tuner 1 of this embodiment includes, for example, a television antenna 11 for receiving a broadcast wave, a tuner 12 for selecting a broadcast wave of a specific channel from the received broadcast waves, and a demodulation of a received data signal. And a demodulation and FEC (error correction) unit 13 for performing error correction processing
And a demultiplexer 15 for separating and extracting each data from a received signal in which audio data, video data, program information and the like are multiplexed, and a scramble signal for preventing unauthorized viewing added to the demodulated digital broadcast signal. A descrambler 14 for canceling and an audio decoder 19 for decoding digitally compressed audio data into an analog audio signal
A video decoder 20 that expands digitally compressed video data and decodes the data into RGB signals;
0, a frame memory 21 for storing one frame of RGB signals, a signal conversion circuit 22 as an output unit for down-converting the RGB signals into, for example, a composite video signal, and the program information (SI ) Demodulating the program information demodulator 17
And a memory for storing program information and the like and the IC card 1
6 and an OSD (on Screen Displa
y: TV screen display) processing unit 18 and each of blocks 12 to 2
2 and a control panel 24 provided on the front of the main body, and input operation means 24 such as a remote controller.

In the BS tuner 1 of the present embodiment, the system control unit 23 outputs a control signal to the descrambler 14 and the demultiplexer 15 in response to the channel selection input operation from the input operation means 24, and the desk control unit 23 outputs the control signal based on the control signal. The signal of the selected channel is extracted by the rambler 14 and the demultiplexer 15, the digitally compressed signal of the selected channel is decoded by the audio decoder 19 and the video decoder 20, and the audio signal and the video signal of the channel are output to, for example, a television device. Is done.

For a pay channel requiring a viewing contract, when the descrambler 14 descrambles the signal of the selected channel, the viewing contract information is read from the memory 16 and only when the viewing contract is concluded. Normally, descrambling is performed, and viewing is enabled.

In this embodiment, the input operation means 24
The system control unit 23 outputs a control signal to the OSD processing unit 18 in response to an input operation from the user, for example, pressing a program guide display button on the remote control, and based on the control signal,
Predetermined electronic program guide data is generated from the program information recorded in the memory 16 by the D processing unit 18, and the electronic program guide data is transmitted to the signal conversion circuit 17, and is superimposed on a part of the currently displayed program video. Is displayed. Then, by pressing the program guide display button on the remote controller again, the display of the electronic program guide is terminated and the display returns to the normal video output.

The display of the electronic program guide is not particularly limited, but may be at a certain time interval (for example, several seconds).
It is set to automatically switch to the next program information every time. That is, the next electronic program guide data is generated by the OSD processing unit 18 at a fixed time interval, and the generated data is transmitted to the signal conversion circuit 17 to switch the program information. It should be noted that a configuration may be adopted in which the user can switch to the next program information earlier by manual operation, such as by operating a button for sending program information on the remote controller.

By the way, usually, program information for a predetermined number of days of all broadcast channels is collected in one block, and it is defined that the program information data of one block is repeatedly transmitted at predetermined intervals. . Conventionally, based on this data, an electronic program guide table including program information for all channels or a part thereof has been generated and displayed. However, in the BS tuner 1 of the present embodiment,
Electronic program guide data is generated for each program information from one block of the received program information data, and is displayed on a part of the display screen. Thus, the electronic program guide information can be displayed without hindering the viewing of the displayed program video.

Also, in the BS tuner 1 of the present embodiment,
The electronic program guide can be displayed in four display formats to be described later, and the electronic program guide is displayed in any one of these four display formats by an input operation performed by the user through the input operation unit 24. It is possible to choose. For example, an electronic program guide can be displayed by pressing an electronic program guide display button on the remote controller, and can be sequentially switched to another type of electronic program guide and displayed by pressing the electronic program guide display button.

Also, while one electronic program guide is being displayed, the user can perform a predetermined operation via the input operation means 24 to normally switch to the next program information at a predetermined time interval. Can be temporarily stopped, if the program is currently being broadcast, the selected program is displayed on the television device, and if it is a future broadcast program, viewing reservation or recording reservation can be made.

Next, four display formats of the electronic program guide output from the BS tuner 1 of the embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is an image diagram showing a first display format of the electronic program guide displayed on the screen of the television device.
Is an image diagram showing a second display format of the electronic program guide, FIG. 4 is an image diagram showing a third display format of the electronic program guide, and FIG. 5 is an image diagram showing a fourth display format of the electronic program guide. . In these figures, the information constituting the electronic program guide is basically character information, and is displayed in a horizontal line at the bottom of the screen.
The electronic program guide is sequentially switched and displayed at predetermined time intervals in the order of (a), (b), (c), and (d).

The electronic program guide according to the present embodiment is executed when a user gives a display command through the input operation means 24.
For example, it is configured to be displayed when the electronic program guide display button of the remote controller is pressed, but may be displayed constantly.

In the electronic program guide in the first display format shown in FIG. 2, the channel (N * K0 in FIG. 2) selected at the time when the electronic program guide display button on the remote controller is pressed is pressed.
The program guide information after the viewed program of 1) is displayed horizontally at the bottom of the display screen for each program. That is, the currently selected channel information (upper right of the screen) is the same as the channel information (lower left of the screen) in the displayed program guide, and the program information is displayed in the order of the broadcast time.

The program information displayed in this embodiment is:
Channel information, broadcast time information, program name information, video H
D / SD (high-resolution / standard-resolution) information, audio stereo / monaural information, and the like.

For example, if the broadcast time is "18: 00-18:
When the electronic program guide display button on the remote control is pressed while the program image of "6 o'clock news" of "55" is displayed on the entire screen, the broadcast time of the next broadcast program is first set to "1".
8: 55-19: 00), the program information relating to the "weather forecast" is displayed as character information in a horizontally written area at the bottom of the screen (FIG. 2 (a)). When a predetermined time (for example, several seconds) elapses, the broadcast time of the next program is “1”.
The program information related to "7:00 o'clock news at 9: 00-19: 30" is displayed (FIG. 2B). Similarly, when a predetermined time has elapsed, the broadcast time is "19: 30-20: 00"
, The program information (FIG. 2 (c)) relating to “News at 7:00 (region)”, and the broadcast time is “20: 00-21: 0”.
The program information relating to "0 o'clock news" (Fig. 2
(D)) are sequentially displayed.

It should be noted that the program guide may be configured to sequentially display program information on programs subsequent to the currently broadcasted program in the order of broadcast time, as long as the program information is recorded in the memory. The program information of the four programs after the current program may be sequentially and repeatedly displayed.

Further, when the user performs an input operation using the operation means 24 while the program guide is displayed, the user can make a viewing reservation or a recording reservation, and can perform detailed information of the selected program (performers, program contents, etc.). Can be displayed.

In the electronic program guide in the second display format shown in FIG. 3, the program information of the program being broadcast when the electronic program guide display button on the remote controller is pressed is displayed at the bottom of the display screen for each channel. It is displayed horizontally. In addition,
The configuration of the program information displayed in the present embodiment is the same as the first display format. In the first display format, the program information is switched and displayed in relation to the broadcast time information in the program information, whereas in the second display format, the program information is switched in relation to the channel information. Is displayed.

For example, if the electronic program guide display button on the remote control is pressed while the program image of "6 o'clock news" broadcast on channel "N * K01" is displayed on the entire screen, first, the other channel The program information related to "Drama ABCD" broadcast on "N * K02" is displayed as character information in a horizontal writing area at the bottom of the screen (FIG. 3A). Then, after a lapse of a predetermined time (for example, several seconds), program information on “animation abcd” being broadcast on another channel “N * K03” is further displayed (FIG. 3B). Similarly, after a lapse of a predetermined time, the program information (FIG. 2 (c)) on the "special program" broadcast on the channel "BS date *" and the "baseball broadcast" broadcast on the channel "BS morning *" 2 (d) are sequentially displayed.

As described above, the program guide may be configured to sequentially and repeatedly display program information on all programs currently being broadcast on other channels.

While the program guide is displayed, the display is changed to a program of another channel by an input operation of the user through the input operation means 24, and detailed information of the selected program (performers, program contents, etc.) is displayed. Can be displayed.

In the electronic program guide according to the third display format shown in FIG. 4, program information of a genre set in advance as program information to be displayed in the program guide is sequentially displayed horizontally at the lower portion of the display screen in broadcast time order. . The user can set the genre of the program guide to be displayed by performing an input operation via the input operation means 24. Here, as the genre of the program, for example, news, sports,
There are various things such as animations, dramas and song programs. The structure of the program guide information displayed in the present embodiment is the same as that of the first display format, and includes channel information, broadcast time information, program name information, HD / SD (high resolution / standard resolution) information of video, It is composed of audio stereo / monaural information.

In the present embodiment, "sports" is set as a genre to be displayed in the program guide, and a program having the genre "sports" is extracted from each channel and the respective program information is displayed. For example, if the electronic program guide display button on the remote control is pressed while the program image of "6 o'clock news" broadcast on channel "N * K01" is displayed on the screen, first the channel "N * K03" is displayed. Is displayed as character information in an area of one horizontal line at the bottom of the screen (FIG. 4A). And a predetermined time (for example, several seconds)
After elapse, program information on “boxing” broadcast on channel “BS date *” is displayed (FIG. 4).
(B)) Further, after a lapse of a predetermined time, program information on "soccer" broadcast on channel "N * K02" (FIG. 4C), and "F1 race" broadcast on channel "BS *" Are sequentially displayed (FIG. 4D). As described above, in the third display format, the program information of the program whose genre is "sports" is sequentially displayed in ascending order of the broadcast time, but only a predetermined number, for example, the program information of the program broadcasted within the next 6 hours is displayed. May be repeatedly displayed.

The program guide of this embodiment is not displayed in the order of broadcast time, regardless of the channel.
You may make it display the program information broadcast within a predetermined time for every channel.

If the program is currently being broadcast, the program can be selected and displayed on the television device, and if it is a future broadcast program, viewing reservation or recording reservation can be made. Further, it is possible to display detailed information of the selected program (performers, program contents, etc.).

In the electronic program guide in the fourth display format shown in FIG. 5, the program guide information on the next broadcast of the program being broadcast at the time when the electronic program guide display button of the remote controller is pressed is displayed at the bottom of the display screen. It is displayed horizontally. Note that the configuration of the program guide information of this embodiment is almost the same as the first display format, and this embodiment is different in that date information is displayed in addition to the configuration of the first display format.

For example, in the channel “BS *”, “2 /
When the electronic program guide display button on the remote control is pressed while the "Drama ABCD" of the "12" broadcast is displayed, first, the program information of the next "2/19" broadcast on the "Drama ABCD" is displayed in a horizontal line at the bottom of the screen. It is displayed as character information in the area (FIG. 3A). Then, when a predetermined time (for example, several seconds) elapses, the program information of the next “2/26” broadcast is further displayed (FIG. 3B). Similarly, when a predetermined time has elapsed, program information of "3/5" broadcast (FIG. 2C),
The program information of the “3/19” broadcast (FIG. 2D) is sequentially displayed.

It should be noted that the program guide may display all the program information scheduled to be broadcast in the future for the program being broadcast, or may repeatedly display a predetermined number of program information, for example, four times from this time onward. It may be.

Further, when the user performs an input operation through the input operation means 24 while the program guide is displayed, the user can make a viewing reservation or a recording reservation, and can obtain detailed information of the selected program (performers, programs, etc.). Content, etc.) can be displayed.

The display format of the present embodiment is convenient when a so-called series program such as a serial drama is reserved. For example, a special program or the like may not be broadcast at a predetermined date and time (for example, every Monday at 21:00). Even if there is, you can easily make a reservation. However, if the currently displayed program is not a series program, the program guide in this display format is not provided.

According to the above-described program guides in the four display formats, it is possible to easily know a program to be broadcasted in the future or a program currently being broadcast on another channel while watching a program being broadcasted. It is possible to easily make a reservation for viewing, a recording reservation, or change a viewing program.

Further, in addition to the above four display formats, for example, a channel other than the currently selected channel is set by a remote controller, and the program information on programs to be broadcasted on the channel is sequentially displayed in the order of broadcast time. Can also. Further, the above display formats can be combined, and the display format can be arbitrarily selected by a user's input operation via the input operation means 24. For example, an electronic program guide can be displayed by pressing an electronic program guide display button on the remote controller, and further, by pressing the electronic program guide display button, the electronic program guide can be sequentially switched to another display format and displayed.

Although the invention made by the inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. For example, the present invention is not limited to a BS tuner, and can be applied to various video devices such as a television broadcast receiving device with a built-in digital broadcast tuner, a video tape recorder, a DVD recorder, and a hard disk video recorder.

In the present embodiment, the program guide is superimposed and displayed below the currently displayed program video, but the display mode of the program guide is not limited to this.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, by reducing the display area 100 of the program image, the image non-display area 11 is reduced.
0 may be generated and the program guide may be displayed in the non-video display area 110. Displaying in this manner makes it easier to visually recognize the program video and the program guide.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6B, when a standard image having an aspect ratio of 4: 3 is displayed on a wide screen having an aspect ratio of 16: 9, a program is stored in an image non-display area 110 generated on the left and right of the screen. By displaying guidance, the display screen can be used effectively. Similarly, a standard screen having an aspect ratio of 4: 3 has an aspect ratio of 16: 9.
The program guide can be displayed in an image non-display area generated above and below the screen when a wide image is displayed.

In this embodiment, the program information is displayed one program at a time. However, a plurality of pieces of program information may be displayed collectively as long as the viewing of the program video is not hindered.

[0056]

According to the present invention, receiving means for receiving a television broadcast signal in which audio data, video data and program information are multiplexed and transmitted, and 1 or 2 based on the program information received by the receiving means. Program guide generating means for generating more than one kind of program guide data, program guide display control means for converting the generated program guide data into a signal capable of being displayed and displayed on a display screen, and giving an instruction signal such as channel selection. In the digital broadcast receiving apparatus having an input device, the program guide display control means includes: a program guide data comprising one or more pieces of program information generated by the program guide generation means; Since the information is displayed in a manner that does not hinder viewing, program information can be easily obtained while viewing the program video, and program selection and recording schedule can be easily performed. It can be a to. For example, by displaying the program guide in a horizontal line at the bottom of the display screen, the program guide can be provided without obstructing the viewing of the program video.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a BS tuner as a digital broadcast receiving device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an image diagram showing a first display format of an electronic program guide which is output as a display signal from a BS tuner of the embodiment and displayed on a display screen.

FIG. 3 is an image diagram showing a second display format of the electronic program guide which is output as a display signal from the BS tuner of the embodiment and is displayed on a display screen.

FIG. 4 is an image diagram showing a first display format of the electronic program guide output as a display signal from the BS tuner of the present embodiment and displayed on a display screen.

FIG. 5 is an image diagram showing a first display format of the electronic program guide which is output as a display signal from the BS tuner of the embodiment and is displayed on a display screen.

FIG. 6 is an image diagram showing another display mode of the program guide.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 BS tuner 11 Antenna 12 Tuner 13 Demodulation unit and FEC (Error Correction) unit 14 Descrambler 15 Demultiplexer 16 Memory 17 Program information demodulation unit 18 OSD processing unit 19 Audio decoder 20 Video decoder 21 Frame memory 22 Signal conversion circuit 23 System control Unit 24 Operation unit (input device)

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A receiving means for receiving a television broadcast signal in which audio data, video data and program information are multiplexed and transmitted, an input device for giving a command signal for channel selection and the like, and program information received by the receiving means , The first program guide data including the program information of the program broadcasted after the viewed program on the currently selected channel, and the program of the program currently broadcast on a channel other than the currently selected channel. Second program guide data consisting of information, third program guide data consisting of program information of a program corresponding to a preset genre, and a fourth program guide consisting of the next and subsequent program information of the currently selected series program. A program guide generating means for generating program guide data of the first to fourth program guide data from the user's input device; And converts the program guide data comprising one or more pieces of program information generated by the program guide generating means into a signal that can be displayed and output, and horizontally writes one line of the program in the lower area of the display screen. The program guide data is displayed in a manner that does not hinder the viewing of the video,
And a program guide display control means for switching and displaying the program information one program at a time at a predetermined time interval or based on a switching command from a user's input device when the program information is included. Digital broadcast receiving device. 2. A receiving means for receiving a television broadcast signal in which audio data, video data and program information are multiplexed and transmitted, and one or more types of program guide data based on the program information received by the receiving means. , A program guide generating means for generating a program guide data, a program guide display control means for converting the generated program guide data into a signal capable of being displayed and output and displaying the signal on a display screen, and an input device for giving a command signal such as channel selection. In the broadcast receiving apparatus, the program guide display control means may display the program guide data including one or more pieces of program information generated by the program guide generation means on a part of a display screen so as not to hinder viewing of program video. A digital broadcast receiving device for displaying. 3. The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the program guide display control means displays the program information one by one in a horizontal line in a lower area of the display screen. 4. The program guide generating means according to claim 2, wherein said program guide generating means generates first program guide data based on program information of a program broadcasted after a viewed program on a currently selected channel. Alternatively, the digital broadcast receiving device according to claim 3. 5. The program guide generating means generates second program guide data based on program information of a program currently being broadcast on a channel other than a currently selected channel. The digital broadcast receiving device according to claim 2. 6. The program guide generating means according to claim 2, wherein said program guide generating means generates third program guide data based on program information of a program corresponding to a preset genre. A digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to any one of the above. 7. The program guide generating means according to claim 2, wherein said program guide generating means generates fourth program guide data based on program information of a currently selected series program on and after the next time. The digital broadcast receiving device according to any one of the above. 8. The program guide control means according to claim 2, wherein said first to fourth program guide data are switched and displayed based on a switching command from a user's input device. The digital broadcast receiving device according to any one of the above. 9. The program guide display control means, when the program guide data includes two or more pieces of program information, changes the program information one program at a time at a predetermined time interval or based on a switching command from a user's input device. 9. The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the digital broadcast receiving apparatus is switched and displayed. 10. The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 9, wherein, when the program guide data includes a predetermined number of pieces of program information, the program guide display control means repeatedly displays the program information while switching the program information.