Patent ID: 8913869
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A video playback apparatus comprising: a recorder configured to receive and record a plurality of programs, the plurality of programs including a first program and a second program, the second program being broadcast at a different time than the first program; a storage configured to acquire and store comments through a network; a setter configured to extract a plurality of keywords from a first comment acquired by the storage during a first broadcast time period corresponding to the first program recorded by the recorder or a second comment acquired by the storage during a second broadcast time period corresponding to the second program recorded by the recorder, and to set a keyword as a characteristic keyword for at least the first program or the second program, the keyword being chosen based on the frequency of appearance of each keyword of the plurality of keywords, the second broadcast time period being different than the first broadcast time period; a classifier configured to select on which program recorded by the recorder the comment stored by the storage is made based on the keyword set by the setter; and a display controller configured to, when playing back the program recorded by the recorder, perform control to display the program and the selected comment.