INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

a control unit to control providing a related content in relation to a content for a first user based on a relation degree, wherein the relation degree is determined based on relationship between the first user and another user and the relationship is a value showing a relation between the first user and another user.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the related content includes at least one content determined using information on the content for the first user and information on the at least one content.

3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one content is associated with information of a temporary relation degree of the at least one content determined based on a comparison of information on the content for the first user and information on the at least one content.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the relationship is in relation to an individual activity.

5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the individual activity includes at least one of an activity executed on the content for the first user or an activity that indicates a preference for the content for the first user.

6 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the control unit determines a content as the related content based on whether the individual activity is registered for the content for the first user.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the relationship is determined based on predetermined activity information for the another user.

8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the predetermined activity information is preference information.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the relation degree of the related content exceeds a relation degree of another related content related to the content for the first user determined based on relationship between the first user and a second user.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the relation degree is determined by weighting an activity associated with the relationship by a predetermined amount.

11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the weighting an activity associated with the relationship by the predetermined amount includes multiplying a predetermined coefficient with a value indicated for an individual activity of the another user associated with the content for the first user.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the predetermined coefficient is a ratio between content and social.

13 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the relationship is determined based on preference information of the first user and the another user.

14 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the relationship is determined using preference information that is common between the first user and the another user.

15 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the related content is provided based on timing.

16 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the timing is of the related content in relation to the content for the first user.

17 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the related content is a program broadcasted at a predetermined time interval.

18 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the related content is determined based on information set by the first user.

19 . An information processing method comprising:

controlling, by a processor, of providing a related content in relation to a content for a first user based on a relation degree, wherein the relation degree is determined based on relationship between the first user and another user and the relationship is a value showing a relation between the first user and another use.

20 . A non-transitory recording medium recorded with a program executable by a computer, the program comprising:

controlling of providing a related content in relation to a content for a first user based on a relation degree, wherein the relation degree is determined based on relationship between the first user and another user and the relationship is a value showing a relation between the first user and another use.