Automatic program arrangement apparatus and method

An automatic program arrangement apparatus of a moving object, comprising:

• first acquiring means for acquiring broadcasting data;
• storing means for storing broadcasting area information covering a plurality of broadcasting for stations from which respective broadcasting radio waves are receivable;
• outputting means for outputting route information related to a destination, a current position and current time;
• second acquiring means for acquiring and holding program tables of respective broadcasting stations on a selected route connected to the destination, on the basis of route information acquired from the outputting means and broadcasting area information stored in the storing means;
• presetting means for presetting a genre of programs to be acquired;
• determining means for determining relevant broadcasting stations on respective locations of the selected route connected to the destination to arrange a program plan, on the basis of the program tables held by the second acquiring means, the genre of the programs held by the presetting means, and the current time at which the program plan is arranged;
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• changing over means for changing over the broadcasting radio waves to be received by the first acquiring means on the basis of the program plan.

A method of arranging a program of a moving object, comprising:

• acquiring broadcasting data;
• storing broadcasting area information covering a plurality of broadcasting stations from which respective broadcasting radio waves are receivable;
• outputting route information related to a destination, a current position and current time;
• acquiring and holding program tables of respective broadcasting stations on a selected route connected to the destination, on the basis of the route information and the broadcasting area information;
• presetting a genre of programs to be acquired;
• determining relevant broadcasting stations on respective locations of the selected route connected to the destination to arrange a program plan, on the basis of the program tables, the genre of the programs, and the current time at which the program plan is arranged;
• and
• changing over the broadcasting radio waves to be received on the basis of the program plan.