Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program

An information processing method for supporting operations on program contents distributed at scheduled times where information on each program content is managed using a database, the method comprising:

• setting a program at which the operations are started, based on a user supplying a control signal for selecting, as the starting program, program content being audiovisually rendered for being watched and listened to by the user;
• searching the database for information on programs in all program states to extract programs related to the starting program, wherein the searching uses information identifying the starting program and is in response to the supply of the control signal;
• generating a starting-program-related information page including the extracted related programs;
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• presenting a detailed operation screen in response to the selection of a program related to the starting program on the starting-program-related information page, the detailed operation screen including a method of operation that can be used for the related program depending on the program state of the related program.

A computer readable recording medium recorded with a computer program for executing a process for supporting operations on program contents distributed at scheduled times where information on each program content is managed using a database, the process comprising:

• setting a program at which the operations are started, based on a user supplying a control signal for selecting, as the starting program, program content being audiovisually rendered for being watched and listened to by the user;
• searching the database for information on programs in all program states to extract programs related to the starting program, wherein the searching uses information identifying the starting program and is in response to the supply of the control signal;
• and generating a starting-program-related information page including the extracted related programs;
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• presenting a detailed operation screen in response to the selection of a program related to the starting program on the starting-program-related information page, the detailed operation screen including a method of operation that can be used for the related program depending on the program state of the related program.