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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

  • US 20150271556A1
  • Filed: 10/30/2013
  • Published: 09/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

  • a content icon display unit configured to arrange and display a plurality of content icons indicating a plurality of pieces of content in a first area in a content selection screen;

    a cursor display unit configured to display a cursor for focusing on one of the plurality of content icons;

    a content playback unit configured, if a specific content icon is focused on by the cursor, and if a preset determination operation is performed, to start playback of the content indicated by the focused icon;

    a related information acquiring unit configured, if a specific content icon is focused on by the cursor, to acquire related information relating to the content that is indicated by the focused icon that is registered in an external device from the external device without starting playback of the content; and

    a related information display unit configured to display the related information acquired by the related information acquiring unit in a second area of the content selection screen, and configured to display, if related information is updated, the updated related information in the second area so as to replace the related information displayed until that moment.

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