Receiver device of receiving and outputting information relating to a broadcast program and method for the same

A receiver device comprising:

• channel selection operating means to be operated for selecting an intended channel;
• program information obtaining means for extracting a program broadcast signal of the selected channel from a received program broadcast signal, and performing an information obtaining operation for obtaining the program information representing information related to the program from the extracted program broadcast signal when said channel is selected via said channel selection operating means;
• and
• channel-corresponding display means configured to correspond to each of the plurality of channels for displaying channel data identifying said channel and said program information of one or more programs obtained by said program information obtaining means in a table form on a screen, wherein
• said channel selection operating means has cursor operating means to be operated for moving a cursor prepared in advance on said screen to indicate contents corresponding to said intended channel among said plurality of channels in said table displayed by said channel-corresponding display means for selecting said intended channel,
• said program information obtaining means has means for canceling the current information obtaining operation whenever a new channel other than the last selected channel is selected by said channel selection operating means during said information obtaining operation, and performing said information obtaining operation for said selected new channel,
• said channel-corresponding display means has means for successively displaying on said screen said program information obtained during said information obtaining operation, and
• said channel selection operating means has means for allowing movement of said cursor by program in a portion of said table displaying said program information already obtained by said program information obtaining means, and allowing movement of said cursor by predetermined time length in a portion corresponding to the program information not obtained.