IP Library Granted Patent US 7,587,673
Granted Patent B2
US 7,587,673 · App. 11/488,097 · Granted Sep 8, 2009

Information processing apparatus, method and program

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Patent No.
US 7,587,673
App. No.
11/488,097
Granted
Sep 8, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing apparatus which allows a user to select information on a predetermined program as programs interesting to the user and current topics of conversation. The information processing apparatus includes: a first selection section for extracting a keyword from program information of a predetermined program selected from at least one of a program being received and a recorded program, and selecting article information including the same keyword as the extracted keyword among article information described in an RSS format and being delivered to a user; and a display controller for displaying the article information selected by the first selection section simultaneously with an image of the predetermined program.

Claims (26)

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

a first selection unit configured to extract and rank a keyword from program information of a predetermined program selected from at least one of a program being received and a recorded program, and to select article information having a highest ranking and which includes the same keyword as the extracted keyword among article information described in a Resource Description Framework Site Summary (RSS) format;

a display controller configured to display the article information having the highest ranking selected by the first selection section simultaneously with an image of the predetermined program;

a first setting unit configured to extract a keyword from article information described in RSS format, and to rank the extracted keyword;

a second setting unit configured to acquire at least one of program information on a program being received and program information on a recorded program, and to rank the program which includes, in the program information, the same keyword as a keyword having a predetermined ranking among the keywords having rankings provided by the first setting unit; and

a second selection unit configured to select the predetermined program on the basis of the rankings given by the second setting unit.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display controller is further configured to switch displays of the article information in accordance with the rankings.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display controller is configured to display at least one of a program/RSS article introduction screen including a main screen, an RSS article title display section, an RSS article body text display section, at least one sub-screen, and an RSS article title display.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein, a widest area is allocated to the main screen, the main screen is an area in which the program having the highest ranking selected from the recorded program or the program being broadcast is displayed.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein when information published on an RSS article delivery site is updated, a plurality of RSS articles are acquired immediately after the update, and the programs are selected on the basis of the acquired RSS articles.

6. A method of information processing, comprising:

extracting a keyword from program information of a predetermined program selected from at least one of a program being received and a recorded program;

selecting article information which includes the same keyword as the extracted keyword among the article information described in a Resource Description Framework Site Summary (RSS) format and being delivered to a user, the selecting article information including ranking the extracted keyword and selecting article information having a highest ranking;

displaying the selected article information having the highest ranking simultaneously with an image of the predetermined program;

extracting a keyword from article information described in RSS format, and ranking the extracted keyword;

acquiring at least one of program information on a program being received and program information on a recorded program, and to rank the program which includes, in the program information, the same keyword as a keyword having a predetermined ranking among the keywords having rankings provided by the extracting the keyword from article information step; and

selecting the predetermined program on the basis of the rankings given by the acquiring step.

7. A computer readable storage medium encoded with a computer readable program configured to cause an information processing apparatus to execute a method, the method comprising:

extracting a keyword from program information of a predetermined program selected from at least one of a program being received and a recorded program;

selecting article information which includes the same keyword as the extracted keyword among the article information described in a Resource Description Framework Site Summary (RSS) format and being delivered to a user, the selecting article information including ranking the extracted keyword and selecting article information having a highest ranking;

displaying the selected article information having the highest ranking simultaneously with an image of the predetermined program;

extracting a keyword from article information described in RSS format, and ranking the extracted keyword;

acquiring at least one of program information on a program being received and program information on a recorded program, and to rank the program which includes, in the program information, the same keyword as a keyword having a predetermined ranking among the keywords having rankings provided by the extracting the keyword from article information step; and

selecting the predetermined program on the basis of the rankings given by the acquiring step.

8. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein the displaying the article information includes switching displays of the article information in accordance with the rankings.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 043177/0794 →