Device and method for displaying broadcast program guide in a programmed recording system

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast program guide displaying device and method which enable a user to automatically confirm an intended program to be played by displaying program information of another broadcast station a predetermined time before the intended program starts while the user is viewing a program of a specific broadcast station.
To achieve the above object, there is provided a device for displaying a program guide message in a broadcast programmed recording system, comprising: a code extracting portion for periodically extracting broadcast program information from a plurality of predetermined data formats; a storing portion for storing the broadcast program information extracted in the code extracting portion; and a controlling portion for comparing a predetermined time read from the storing portion with a predetermined time of a next program, and displaying information of the broadcast program on a screen if it is within the predetermined time before the next program starts.
To achieve the above object, there is also provided a method for displaying a broadcast program guide message, comprising the steps of: (a) loading a plurality of packets containing broadcast information among successively input data task to periodically separate the broadcast program information therefrom; (b) comparing a current time with the start or end time of a next program from the broadcast program information separated in the step (a); and (c) displaying information of the broadcast program on a screen if the start or end time of the next program is a predetermined time later than the current time as a result of the step (b).