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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2010
Manabu Nishizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kensaku Ishizuka, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Hayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Umeda, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Moriyama, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Nishizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kensaku Ishizuka, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Hayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Umeda, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Moriyama, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes: a portal screen displaying unit configured to display a portal screen that serves as a source of transition for a plurality of screens related to the viewing of a program on a predetermined display device; an indicator acquisition unit configured to acquire an indicator indicative of the number of viewers viewing a program being broadcast from an information management server; and a popularity determination unit configured to determine the popularity of the program being broadcast in accordance with the indicator. The portal screen displaying unit displays on the portal screen an object to be selected to transition to a screen for viewing the program being broadcast and displays information indicating the popularity of the program.