Patent ID: 8661471
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: an EPG acquiring computing device configured to acquire EPG (Electrical Program Guide) data related to a broadcasting program; a selecting computing device configured to select a target program of the broadcasting program; a broadcast pattern specifying computing device configured to specify a broadcast pattern of the target program using EPG data of a reference date, which is a broadcasting day of the target program, past EPG data within a predetermined number of days from the reference date, and future EPG data within a predetermined number of days from the reference date; and a preference information generation computing device configured to generate preference information related to the broadcasting program subjected to weighting corresponding to the broadcast pattern of the broadcasting program and viewing history information of the broadcasting, wherein the weighting corresponding to the broadcast pattern is inversely proportional to a number of times the broadcasting program is broadcasted in the broadcast pattern of the broadcast program, and the target program is determined as a special program upon determination that the target program is broadcasted two or more times within a predetermined period, but a broadcast time length for only one specific broadcast of the target program within the predetermined time period is longer than a broadcast time length of other broadcasts of the target program within the predetermined time period, and the broadcast time length of the one specific broadcast is longer than a minimum predetermined broadcast time length that is longer than the broadcast time length of the other broadcasts of the target program within the predetermined time period.