Patent ID: 8695035
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus for processing contents available on a network and from at least one content source, said information processing apparatus comprising: acquiring means for acquiring operation button information for displaying operation buttons selectively operable to access directly via said network a specific one of said contents from a list of button information supplied to said information processing apparatus; and display means for displaying said operation buttons acquired by said acquiring means and for displaying selectable operation buttons identifying the content available from said at least one content source, said operation buttons being displayed on a common display screen and being individually selectable by a user, wherein the acquiring means enables said user to acquire different sets of operation button information each time the user acquires operation button information, and wherein upon selecting an acquired operation button that is displayed, the information processing apparatus sends a signal specifying an address associated with the accessed operation button indicating one of said at least one content source that stores the contents over said network to a first information providing apparatus as a command to access the address and acquire from a second information providing apparatus content associated with said address and transmits the acquired content to the information processing apparatus; and wherein upon selecting a content-identifying operation button, the content identified by the selected content-identifying operation button is transmitted to the information processing apparatus from said content source, wherein the content associated with said address is streaming content, wherein the acquired content that is transmitted to the information processing apparatus is streaming video data, and wherein the second information providing apparatus provides to the user a streaming content button connecting to a list of favorite streaming contents complied by the second information providing apparatus based on user information stored in a user information storage unit.