Electronic program guide display device, and electronic program guide display method

An electronic program guide display device comprising:

• a remote control input analyzing part which analyzes a key-input from a remote control unit;
• a time converting part which converts the key-input analyzed by the remote control input analyzing part into a time;
• a display area calculating part which calculates a display area for a two-dimensional program table on the basis of the time converted by the time converting part;
• and
• a program guide forming part which forms the two-dimensional program table in the display area calculated by the display area calculating part, and wherein
• the time converting part is configured to convert a number represented by the key-input from the remote control unit into a time obtained by imitating a clock indicating 12 hours in a nearest future morning or afternoon.

An electronic program guide display device comprising:

• a remote control input analyzing part which analyzes a key-input from a remote control unit;
• a date converting part which converts the key-input analyzed by the remote control input analyzing part into a date;
• a display area calculating part which calculates a display area for the two-dimensional program table on the basis of the date converted by the date converting part;
• and
• a program guide forming part which forms the two-dimensional program table in the display area calculated by the display area calculating part, and wherein
• the date converting part is configured to convert the key-input into a nearest future date having a last-one-digit number represented by the key-input from the remote control unit.

An electronic program guide display method comprising the steps of:

• analyzing a key-input from a remote control unit;
• converting the analyzed key-input into a time;
• calculating a display area for a two-dimensional program table on the basis of the converted time;
• and
• forming the two-dimensional program table in the calculated display area, and wherein
• in the step of converting the analyzed key-input into a time, a number represented by the key-input from the remote control unit is converted into a time obtained by imitating a clock indicating 12 hours in a nearest future morning or afternoon.

An electronic program guide display method comprising the steps of:

• analyzing a key-input from a remote control unit;
• converting the analyzed key-input into a date;
• calculating a display area for a two-dimensional program table on the basis of the converted date;
• and
• forming the two-dimensional program table in the calculated display area, and wherein
• in the step of converting the analyzed key-input into a date, the key-input is converted into a nearest future date having a last-one-digit number represented by the key-input from the remote control unit.