Content guide information processing apparatus, content guide information processing method and computer program thereof
First Claim
1. A content guide information processing apparatus for guiding content viewing, comprising:
- a content receiver for receiving content through different modalities;
a memory for storing received content;
a content player for playing received or stored content;
a content guide information management section for managing content guide information having integration of content received through different modalities to be supplied; and
a supply section for supplying content guide information.
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Abstract
Guide information is provided relating to playing/viewing of content retrieved through various modalities such as television broadcasting and a computer network. A unified program list is created that comprehensively handles program content. For a self-recorded program, program metadata retrieved during a recording operation is additionally registered. For a network program, a network program list is periodically retrieved from a service site, modified and recorded. To play the content, a guide screen is created and supplied based on a unified program list. When a self-recorded program is selected, the program is read and played from an HDD. When a network program is selected, the program is played in a streaming manner via the Internet.
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20 Claims
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1. A content guide information processing apparatus for guiding content viewing, comprising:
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a content receiver for receiving content through different modalities; a memory for storing received content; a content player for playing received or stored content; a content guide information management section for managing content guide information having integration of content received through different modalities to be supplied; and a supply section for supplying content guide information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13)
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11. A content guide information processing method for guiding content viewing, comprising:
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receiving content through different modalities; storing received content; playing the received or the stored content; managing content guide information having an integration of content supplied and received through different modalities; and supplying content guide information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A storage medium storing a program executable on an information processing system, the program causing the system to:
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receive content through different modalities; store received content; play received or stored content; manage content guide information having an integration of content supplied and received through different modalities; and supply content guide information, wherein the receiving of content retrieves program metadata in response to receiving television broadcasting or a program list periodically or in predetermined timing from a service site distributing moving image programs, and wherein the content guide information managing additionally registers content information with the content guide information when the content is stored or registers or modifies and registers a detail of a program list with the content guide information when the program list is received periodically or in predetermined timing from a service site distributing moving image programs.
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