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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2009
Takefumi Kitayama, Tokyo, JP;
Takefumi Kitayama, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an apparatus including an EPG acquiring unit configured to acquire EPG data, a selecting unit configured to select a target program, which is a target specifying which broadcast pattern of a plurality of broadcast patterns of the broadcasting program classified by a predetermined criteria; a broadcast pattern specifying unit configured to specify a broadcast pattern of the target program using EPG data of a reference date, which is a broadcasting day of the target program, past EPG data, and future EPG data; and a preference information generation unit configured to generate preference information subjected to weighting corresponding to the broadcast pattern of the broadcasting program based on viewing history information representing a viewing history of the broadcasting program and the broadcast pattern specified by the broadcast pattern specifying unit.