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US 8,799,945 B2Granted
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsTakeshi Ozawa, Takashi Nomura, Motofumi Itawaki
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes: storing means for storing audio data and related information corresponding to the audio data; receiving means for acquiring electronic program guide information indicating programs scheduled to be broadcasted; and program selecting means for executing comparison processing for comparing predetermined related information corresponding to predetermined audio data among the audio data and the electronic program guide information and selecting, on the basis of a result of the comparison processing, a predetermined program from the broadcast-scheduled programs indicated by the electronic program guide information.
Claims12
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a solid-state storage for storing audio data to which a user can listen and metadata corresponding to the audio data;
- a processor executing instructions to perform:
- sorting the audio data based on the corresponding metadata;
- and
- calculating a rating value of the audio data based on a plurality of prior user ratings given to the audio data, the calculated rating value of the audio data being stored in the solid-state storage as a part of the corresponding metadata;
- a tuner for acquiring electronic program guide information indicating programs scheduled to be broadcasted;
- wherein the processor further executes instructions to perform:
- extracting a piece of the metadata indicating an artist performing in the audio data;
- executing comparison processing for comparing the piece of metadata and the electronic program guide information to identify at least a program in which the artist participates;
- selecting and recording, when a rating value of the artist calculated based on a plurality of prior ratings given by the user to the artist is equal to or higher than a predetermined rating value, the program from the broadcast-scheduled programs indicated by the electronic program guide information;
- causing a display device to display an artist list including the artist;
- associating the recorded program with the artist;
- causing the display device to display a first indicator in the artist list to indicate that a recorded program corresponding to the artist is available, the first indicator being adjacent to a name of the artist;
- and
- in response to a selection of the first indicator, causing the display device to display a title of the recorded program along with the artist list.
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An information processing method comprising the steps of:
- storing audio data to which a user can listen and metadata corresponding to the audio data;
- sorting the audio data based on the corresponding metadata;
- calculating a rating value of the audio data based on a plurality of prior user ratings given to the audio data, the calculated rating value of the audio data being stored as a part of the corresponding metadata;
- acquiring electronic program guide information indicating programs scheduled to be broadcasted;
- extracting a piece of the metadata indicating an artist performing in the audio data;
- executing comparison processing for comparing the piece of metadata and the electronic program guide information to identify at least a program in which the artist participates;
- selecting and recording, when a rating value of the artist calculated based on a plurality of prior ratings given by the user to the artist is equal to or higher than a predetermined rating value, the program from the broadcast-scheduled programs indicated by the electronic program guide information;
- and
- displaying an artist list including the artist;
- associating the recorded program with the artist;
- displaying a first indicator in the artist list to indicate that a recorded program corresponding to the artist is available, the first indicator being adjacent to a name of the artist;
- and
- in response to a selection of the first indicator, displaying a title of the recorded program along with the artist list.
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A non-transitory recording medium having recording thereon a computer readable program for causing a computer to execute:
- storing audio data to which a user can listen and metadata corresponding to the audio data;
- sorting the audio data based on the corresponding metadata;
- calculating a rating value of the audio data based on a plurality of prior user ratings given to the audio data, the calculated rating value of the audio data being stored as a part of the corresponding metadata;
- receiving electronic program guide information indicating programs scheduled to be broadcasted;
- extracting a piece of the metadata indicating an artist performing in the audio data;
- comparing the piece of the metadata and the electronic program guide information to identify at least a program in which the artist participates;
- selecting and recording, when a rating value of the artist calculated based on a plurality of prior ratings given by the user to the artist is equal to or higher than a predetermined rating value, the program from the broadcast-scheduled programs indicated by the electronic program guide information;
- and
- displaying an artist list including the artist;
- associating the recorded program with the artist;
- displaying a first indicator in the artist list to indicate that a recorded program corresponding to the artist is available, the first indicator being adjacent to a name of the artist;
- and
- in response to a selection of the first indicator, displaying a title of the recorded program along with the artist list.
10 more elements
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a solid-state storage configured to store audio data to which a user can listen and metadata corresponding to the audio data;
- a processor configured to
- sort the audio data based on the corresponding metadata;
- and
- calculate a rating value of the audio data based on a plurality of prior user ratings given to the audio data, the calculated rating value of the audio data being stored in the solid-state storage as a part of the corresponding metadata;
- a tuner unit configured to acquire electronic program guide information indicating programs scheduled to be broadcasted;
- wherein the processor is further configured to
- extract a piece of the metadata indicating an artist performing in the audio data;
- execute comparison processing for comparing the piece of metadata the electronic program guide information to identify at least a program in which the artist participates;
- select and record, when a rating value of the artist calculated based on a plurality of prior ratings given by the user to the artist is equal to or higher than a predetermined rating value, the program from the broadcast-scheduled programs indicated by the electronic program guide information;
- cause a display device to display an artist list including the artist;
- associate the recorded program with the artist;
- cause the display device to display an indicator in the artist list to indicate that a recorded program corresponding to the artist is available, the indicator being adjacent to a name of the artist;
- and
- in response to a selection of the indicator, cause the display device to display a title of the recorded program along with the artist list.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.