Channel genre determining device, channel genre determination method and channel genre determination processing program

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for deciding channel genre capable of deciding a genre for each channel so as to easily select a broadcast channel. PSOLUTION: A satellite digital broadcast receiver 100 is placed in a home of a viewer, receives a digital broadcast signal (broadcast wave) from satellites such as BS and CS broadcasting signals, displays a television (TV) program on the screen of the receiver, receives EIT (Event Information Table) information having program EIT information and time information of a start time and a broadcast time transmitted from the satellites as the same time, and decides a genre of each broadcast channel on the basis of the EIT information. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO