US 12,439,121 B2
Display control device, display control method, and program
Takuo Watanabe, Tokyo (JP); and Nobuhiro Ozu, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Saturn Licensing LLC, New York, NY (US)
Appl. No. 17/288,051
Filed by Saturn Licensing LLC, New York, NY (US)
PCT Filed Oct. 18, 2019, PCT No. PCT/JP2019/041054
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 23, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/090514, PCT Pub. Date May 7, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-207282 (JP), filed on Nov. 2, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0385539 A1, Dec. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. H04N 21/4545 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/45455 (2013.01) [H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); H04N 21/47205 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4858 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A display control device comprising
a display control unit configured to:
display a first screen including a television program image on an entire screen of a display unit;
display a second screen including the television program image on the entire screen of the display unit, filter information on a first area of the display unit and a first program guide superimposed on the television program image, wherein the filter information and the first program guide are displayed in different areas superimposed on the television program image,
display a third screen including a second program guide on the entire screen of the display unit, the television program image on a second area of the display unit and the filter information on a third area of the display unit,
display a fourth screen including the television program image on the entire screen of the display unit and detailed program information superimposed on the television program,
perform a transition from the first screen to the second screen, the third screen or the fourth screen, and
perform a transition between the second screen and the third screen, or between the second screen and the fourth screen in accordance with a single operation of a directional key of a cross button provided on a remote controller in a case where there is no target to be selected on a current screen, other than the transition, in a direction corresponding to the single operation,
wherein the filter information includes at least information identifying filters for filtering according to a type of program, the information identifying the filters is selectable, and the information identifying the filters includes at least two categories from the group consisting of favorite, drama, movie, music, and sport.