Patent ID: 8332891
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing system, comprising: a server programmed to generate a characteristic word file containing a plurality of characteristic words extracted from each of a plurality of television program information which includes information concerning respective television programs, each of the plurality of characteristic words being included in the plurality of television program information, and each of the plurality of characteristic words being extracted by analyzing contents of each of the plurality of television program information, wherein each of the plurality of television program information includes a title, a separate television program description, and a genre, and each characteristic word is extracted by analyzing each of the title, the entire television program description, and the genre of the respective television program information; and an information processing apparatus including: an interface programmed to receive the characteristic word file containing the plurality of characteristic words extracted from each of the plurality of television program information; a display section configured to display the plurality of characteristic words and to change a color of a displayed one of the plurality of characteristic words relative to a color of an other displayed one of the plurality of characteristic words; and a communication section that allows a user to select the displayed one of the plurality of characteristic words, wherein the interface is further programmed to transmit information about the displayed one of the plurality of characteristic words selected by the user to the server upon the selection, and is configured to receive television program information about one of the television programs from the server in response to the transmitted information about the displayed one of the plurality of characteristic words selected by the user.