IP Library Granted Patent US 8,566,785
Granted Patent B2
US 8,566,785 · App. 11/326,218 · Granted Oct 22, 2013

Information processing device, method of processing information, and program

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Patent No.
US 8,566,785
App. No.
11/326,218
Granted
Oct 22, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing device for providing a program selected on the basis of a predetermined theme among recorded programs and programs to be received to a user. A special program is generated by selecting a predetermined program on the basis of a predetermined theme such as ‘person of the today’, ‘hot drama’, among recorded programs and programs to be received to a user and the contents of the selected program is displayed on a screen as information of a recommendation program. The contents of the special program are changed according to preference of the user, a displaying time of the screen, and setting by the user.

Claims (25)

1. An information processing apparatus, including a processor, the apparatus comprising:

a generating unit that generates a special program by selecting a predetermined program among recorded programs and broadcast-expected programs to be acquired from broadcast on basis of a predetermined theme;

a setting unit that sets priority to the special program generated by the generating unit,

a display control unit that displays, on a special program screen, a plurality of contents of the recorded programs and broadcast-expected programs in an order in accordance with the priority set by the setting unit, and displays information of a plurality of particular programs, each of the plurality of particular programs corresponding to each of the plurality of contents, respectively, and having the highest priority among the recorded programs and broadcast-expected programs related to the corresponding content, and

wherein the information of the particular program related to the selected program includes a transmitting time of the particular program which is a next broadcasting program to be broadcasted following the selected program on the basis of a predetermined broadcasting time of a series of programs including the selected program, the transmitting time of the particular program indicating when the particular program will be broadcasted.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the generating unit generates the special program on the basis of the theme selected from a plurality of themes prepared in advance.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the generating unit selects a desired theme on basis of at least one of a preference of a user, a time for displaying, the special program screen, or setting by the user.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the setting unit sets a priority to the special program on basis of at least one of a preference of a user or a time for displaying the special program screen.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit displays contents of the special program and information of the special program by changing fonts, colors, and sizes of characters in accordance with the priority set by the setting unit.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit displays a title of the special program by using characters and displays a program image acquired from data of the recorded programs near the characters when displaying information of the recorded programs as information of the special program.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit displays a title of the broadcast-expected program next by using characters and displays a program image acquired from data of the recorded programs among program series near the characters when displaying program information to be received next among the programs series received with a predetermined cycle on basis of a time for displaying the special program screen.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the generating unit changes a theme which is a source of the special program with a predetermined cycle and generates the special program.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit displays the special program screen when it is instructed to apply a power.

10. A method of processing information comprising the steps of:

generating a special program by selecting a predetermined program among recorded programs and broadcast-expected programs to be acquired from broadcast on basis of a predetermined theme;

setting priority to the generated special program,

displaying, on a special program screen, a plurality of contents of the recorded programs and broadcast-expected programs in an order in accordance with the priority, and

displaying information of a plurality of particular programs, each of the plurality of particular programs corresponding to each of the plurality of contents, respectively, and having the highest priority among the recorded programs and broadcast-expected programs related to the corresponding content,

wherein the information of the particular program related to the selected program includes a transmitting time of the particular program which is a next broadcasting program to be broadcasted following the selected program on the basis of a predetermined broadcasting time of a series of programs including the selected program, the transmitting time of the particular program indicating when the particular program will be broadcasted.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that when executed on a computer causes information processing, the program comprising the steps of:

generating a special program by selecting a predetermined program among recorded programs and broadcast-expected programs to be acquired from broadcast on basis of a predetermined theme;

setting priority to the generated special program,

displaying, on a special program screen, a plurality of contents of the recorded programs and broadcast-expected programs in an order in accordance with the priority, and

displaying information of a plurality of particular programs, each of the plurality of particular programs corresponding to each of the plurality of contents, respectively, and having the highest priority among the recorded programs and broadcast-expected programs related to the corresponding content,

wherein the information of the particular program related to the selected program includes a transmitting time of the particular program which is a next broadcasting program to be broadcasted following the selected program on the basis of a predetermined broadcasting time of a series of programs including the selected program, the transmitting time of the particular program indicating when the particular program will be broadcasted.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 043177/0794 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2006
From: NARAHARA, TATSUYA; NARITA, ATSUSHI; TAKESHIMA, KURIKO; NAGAI, NORIHIRO; TAKAOKA, RYO; TAMBATA, IPPEI; YOSHIOKA, KEIICHI; MIYADA, NAOYUKI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017807/0397 →