Patent ID: 8315384
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus for controlling programming of a timer recording of, comprising: means for receiving a plurality of television programs including audio data and video data, at least one of the plurality of television programs corresponding to a specific television broadcast program; means for reproducing the one of the plurality of television programs and associated audio data and video data corresponding to the specific television broadcast program; means for extracting program specifying information from the audio data or the video data included in the one of the plurality of television programs corresponding to the specific television broadcast program being currently reproduced by the means for reproducing; means for specifying the television broadcast program to be timer-recorded on the basis of the program specifying information extracted by the means for extracting; means for displaying information for prompting a user to program a timer recording of the television broadcast program specified by the means for specifying while the means for reproducing reproduces the one of the plurality of television programs corresponding to the specific television broadcast program; and means for accepting the programmed timer recording of the television broadcast program specified by the means for specifying.