Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and information processing system

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including: transmission data acquisition section configured to acquire transmission data including program data and EPG data including program information for a predetermined period of time; EPG extraction section configured to extract the EPG data from the transmission data; program selection section configured to select a given program as a selected program; search word extraction section configured to extract a search word from the program information of the selected program; search word transmission section configured to transmit the search word to a program server; program information reception section configured to receive, from the program server, the program information including a program identification ID configured to identify a related program related to the selected program; program information storage section configured to store the program information; and processing section configured to identify the program by using the program identification ID, and perform a process targeted at the identified program.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 : An information processing apparatus, comprising:
 circuitry configured to
 receive a program selection specified by a user, 
 transmit search information to a server and request the server to search for a related program related to the selected program, and 
 receive a result of a search for the related program, the result including a program identification and program information of the related program, the program identification being determined by the server using an identification table and a management identification of the related program. 
   
     
     
         3 : The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the program identification corresponds to a set of a service identification of a service corresponding to a channel and an event identification that uniquely identifies the related program. 
     
     
         4 : The information processing apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the event identification uniquely identifies a particular episode when the related program is a series program. 
     
     
         5 : The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the program identification is different from a title of the related program. 
     
     
         6 : The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the program identification uniquely identifies the related program regardless of a change in a broadcast start time of the related program. 
     
     
         7 : The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the program information includes image data of one of a scene of the related program and a video associated with the related program. 
     
     
         8 : The information processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the program information includes a channel, broadcast start time, and broadcast end time of the related program. 
     
     
         9 : An information processing method employed by an information processing apparatus including circuitry, the information processing method comprising:
 receiving, using the circuitry, a program selection specified by a user,   transmitting, using the circuitry, search information to a server and request the server to search for a related program related to the selected program; and   receiving, using the circuitry, a result of a search for the related program, the result including a program identification and program information of the related program, the program identification being determined by the server using an identification table and a management identification of the related program.   
     
     
         10 : The information processing method according to  claim 9 , wherein the program identification corresponds to a set of a service identification of a service corresponding to a channel and an event identification that uniquely identifies the related program. 
     
     
         11 : The information processing method according to  claim 10 , wherein the event identification uniquely identifies a particular episode when the related program is a series program. 
     
     
         12 : The information processing method according to  claim 9 , wherein the program identification is different from a title of the related program. 
     
     
         13 : The information processing method according to  claim 9 , wherein the program identification uniquely identifies the related program regardless of a change in a broadcast start time of the related program. 
     
     
         14 : The information processing method according to  claim 9 , wherein the program information includes image data of one of a scene of the related program and a video associated with the related program. 
     
     
         15 : The information processing method according to  claim 9 , wherein the program information includes a channel, broadcast start time, and broadcast end time of the related program. 
     
     
         16 : An apparatus, comprising:
 circuitry configured to
 receive search information from an external device and a request to search for a related program related to a selected program, which has been specified by a user, 
 determine a program identification of the related program using an identification table and a management identification of the related program, and 
 transmit a result of a search for the related program, the result including the program identification and program information of the related program. 
   
     
     
         17 : The apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the program identification corresponds to a set of a service identification of a service corresponding to a channel and an event identification that uniquely identifies the related program and that uniquely identifies a particular episode when the related program is a series program. 
     
     
         18 : The apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the program identification is different from a title of the related program. 
     
     
         19 : The apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the program identification uniquely identifies the related program regardless of a change in a broadcast start time of the related program. 
     
     
         20 : The apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the program information includes image data of one of a scene of the related program and a video associated with the related program. 
     
     
         21 : The apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the program information includes a channel, broadcast start time, and broadcast end time of the related program.