Information processing apparatus and method, and program used therewith
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus for selecting one or more switching candidate channels from a plurality of channels for a plurality of transmission sources that transmit programs, the information processing apparatus comprising:
- a channel list generating unit that performs primary selection, in accordance with a first criterion, of one or more channels as one or more primary candidate channels for the one or more switching candidate channels from the plurality of channels in a predetermined order, secondary selection, in accordance with a second criterion, of one or more channels as one or more secondary candidate channels from the one or more primary candidate channels, and generation of a channel list having pieces of specifying information arranged in the predetermined order, the pieces of specifying information specifying details transmitted on one or more channels including at least the one or more secondary candidate channels among the one or more primary candidate channels;
a display control unit that controls display of the channel list for a user; and
a final candidate channel selecting unit that performs, in a case in which the user performs a selecting operation for selecting a channel from the channel list whose display is controlled by the display control unit, determination of the selected channel as a final candidate channel when the selected channel is one of the one or more secondary candidate channels, and determination of a different secondary candidate channel included in the channel list as the final candidate channel when the selected channel is not one of the one or more secondary candidate channels.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus may include a channel list generating unit that performs primary selection of channels as primary candidate channels for switching candidate channels from channels in a predetermined order, secondary selection of channels as secondary candidate channels from the primary candidate channels, and generation of a channel list having pieces of specifying information arranged in the order which specify details transmitted on at least one channel, a display control unit that controls displaying the channel list, and a final candidate channel selecting unit that performs, in the case of performing a selecting operation for selecting a channel from the channel list, determination of the selected channel as a final candidate channel when the selected channel is one secondary candidate channel, and determination of a different secondary candidate channel included in the channel list as the final candidate channel when the selected channel is one secondary candidate channel.
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9 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus for selecting one or more switching candidate channels from a plurality of channels for a plurality of transmission sources that transmit programs, the information processing apparatus comprising:
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a channel list generating unit that performs primary selection, in accordance with a first criterion, of one or more channels as one or more primary candidate channels for the one or more switching candidate channels from the plurality of channels in a predetermined order, secondary selection, in accordance with a second criterion, of one or more channels as one or more secondary candidate channels from the one or more primary candidate channels, and generation of a channel list having pieces of specifying information arranged in the predetermined order, the pieces of specifying information specifying details transmitted on one or more channels including at least the one or more secondary candidate channels among the one or more primary candidate channels;
a display control unit that controls display of the channel list for a user; and
a final candidate channel selecting unit that performs, in a case in which the user performs a selecting operation for selecting a channel from the channel list whose display is controlled by the display control unit, determination of the selected channel as a final candidate channel when the selected channel is one of the one or more secondary candidate channels, and determination of a different secondary candidate channel included in the channel list as the final candidate channel when the selected channel is not one of the one or more secondary candidate channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus for selecting one or more switching candidate channels for broadcast-program watching and listening by a user from a plurality of channels for a plurality of transmission sources that transmit programs, the information processing method comprising:
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performing primary selection, in accordance with a first criterion, of one or more channels as one or more primary candidate channels for the one or more switching candidate channels from the plurality of channels in a predetermined order, secondary selection, in accordance with a second criterion, of one or more channels as one or more secondary candidate channels from the one or more primary candidate channels, and generation of a channel list having pieces of specifying information arranged in the predetermined order, the pieces of specifying information specifying details transmitted on one or more channels including at least the one or more secondary candidate channels among the one or more primary candidate channels;
controlling display of the channel list for the user; and
performing, in a case in which the user performs a selecting operation for selecting a channel from the channel list, determination of the selected channel as a final candidate channel when the selected channel is one of the one or more secondary candidate channels, and determination of a different secondary candidate channel included on the channel list as the final candidate channel when the selected channel is not one of the one or more secondary candidate channels.
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9. A program to be executed by a computer that controls processing for selecting one or more switching candidate channels for broadcast-program watching and listening by a user from a plurality of channels for a plurality of transmission sources that transmit programs, the program comprising:
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performing primary selection, in accordance with a first criterion, of one or more channels as one or more primary candidate channels for the one or more switching candidate channels from the plurality of channels in a predetermined order, secondary selection, in accordance with a second criterion, of one or more channels as one or more secondary candidate channels from the one or more primary candidate channels, and generation of a channel list having pieces of specifying information arranged in the predetermined order, the pieces of specifying information specifying details transmitted on one or more channels including at least the one or more secondary candidate channels among the one or more primary candidate channels;
controlling display of the channel list for the user; and
performing, in a case in which the user performs a selecting operation for selecting a channel from the channel list, determination of the selected channel as a final candidate channel when the selected channel is one of the one or more secondary candidate channels, and determination of a different secondary candidate channel included on the channel list as the final candidate channel when the selected channel is not one of the one or more secondary candidate channels.
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