Sony Corporation

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Nobutoshi Koyama

Hisashi Tomita

Teiji Yutaka

A ranking unitranks a plurality of information elements in accordance with a user interest degree derived for each of the information elements. An image data production unitproduces image data in which the plurality of information elements are disposed in accordance with the respective ranks with reference to a predetermined position. The image data production unitproduces image data in which an information element in which the user interest degree is highest is disposed at the predetermined position while an information element in which the user interest is relatively high is disposed at a position near to the predetermined position and an information element in which the user interest is relatively low is disposed at a position remote from the predetermined position two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally.

Processing apparatus

To minimize possible adverse impact on a viewing posture of a user viewing video content, a main part, when additional content is provided to the user. A content provision device includes: viewing condition acquisition means for acquiring a viewing condition of a user viewing video content currently on air and appearing on a display; content provision means for providing, to the user, additional content different from the video content; and content control means for controlling provision of the additional content to the user by the additional content provision means based on the viewing condition.

Content provision device, content provision method, program, information storage medium, broadcasting station device, and data structure

A broadcast program processing device includes video content recording unit. The video content recording unit causes a storage unit to store a plurality of pieces of video content each of which includes at least one advertisement video. The broadcast program processing device changes the advertisement video included in a piece of video content stored in the storage unit to a substitute advertisement video before being instructed to play any one of the pieces of video content and plays the piece of video content whose advertisement video has been changed if instructed to play any one of the pieces of video content.

Broadcast program processing device, broadcast program processing method, broadcasting station device, information distribution server, program, and information storage media

Of the types of content included in a broadcast signal, a type of content different from broadcast content is selectively stored. A broadcast signal reception block receives a broadcast signal of a selected channel. A display control block controls such that broadcast content included in the broadcast signal received by the broadcast signal reception block is displayed on a display block. If storage content that is content identified to be stored is included in the broadcast signal received by the broadcast signal reception block, then a storage content output block outputs this storage content to a storage block.

Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, television program broadcasting method, program, and information storage media

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Nobutoshi Koyama