Abstract: A selection item display device allows the user to select a desired selection item in the case where a surrounding situation changes, with improved operability. The device includes: storage element for storing a selection item; retrieval element for retrieving a selection item to be displayed based on a surrounding situation from the storage element; generation element for generating an image of the retrieved selection item; display element for displaying the generated image of the selection item on a display screen; designation element for designating a selection item to be maintained from the displayed selection item; and holding element for holding the designated selection item. Even if the surrounding situation changes, and the retrieval element changes the selection item to be displayed, the generation element leaves the image of the selection item to be maintained on the basis of an instruction from the holding element on the display screen.

Abstract: A selection item display device allows the user to select a desired selection item in the case where a surrounding situation changes, with improved operability. The device includes: storage element for storing a selection item; retrieval element for retrieving a selection item to be displayed based on a surrounding situation from the storage element; generation element for generating an image of the retrieved selection item; display element for displaying the generated image of the selection item on a display screen; designation element for designating a selection item to be maintained from the displayed selection item; and holding element for holding the designated selection item. Even if the surrounding situation changes, and the retrieval element changes the selection item to be displayed, the generation element leaves the image of the selection item to be maintained on the basis of an instruction from the holding element on the display screen.

Abstract: A setting-item selector calculates probability of a name of a setting item to match a voice based on a conversion database and an audio signal, and retrieves and notifies the setting item in a manner corresponding to the probability. The related-item selector retrieves setting-item information corresponding to the setting item inputted through an input operation by a user based on a setting-item database, and retrieves a name of a related other setting item based on coincidence of set-content information and operation-content information of the setting-item information. A notification controller notifies a combination of related setting items.

Abstract: A broadcast program guiding apparatus which stores program feature information relating to each broadcast program; obtains history information indicating programs which a viewer has watched or which is recorded by the viewer, and detects taste information of the viewer based on the history information; sets a recommendation value for each broadcast program in a predetermined time period in accordance with matching states between the program feature information for each broadcast program and the taste information; and displays a program title a position on a screen which is an angular position corresponding to a broadcast time with respect to a reference line passing through a reference point and which is separated from the reference point by a distance corresponding to the recommendation value for each broadcast program.