Patent ID: 8799945

Claim:
An information processing apparatus comprising: a solid-state storage for storing audio data to which a user can listen and metadata corresponding to the audio data; a processor executing instructions to perform: sorting the audio data based on the corresponding metadata; and calculating a rating value of the audio data based on a plurality of prior user ratings given to the audio data, the calculated rating value of the audio data being stored in the solid-state storage as a part of the corresponding metadata; a tuner for acquiring electronic program guide information indicating programs scheduled to be broadcasted; wherein the processor further executes instructions to perform: extracting a piece of the metadata indicating an artist performing in the audio data; executing comparison processing for comparing the piece of metadata and the electronic program guide information to identify at least a program in which the artist participates; selecting and recording, when a rating value of the artist calculated based on a plurality of prior ratings given by the user to the artist is equal to or higher than a predetermined rating value, the program from the broadcast-scheduled programs indicated by the electronic program guide information; causing a display device to display an artist list including the artist; associating the recorded program with the artist; causing the display device to display a first indicator in the artist list to indicate that a recorded program corresponding to the artist is available, the first indicator being adjacent to a name of the artist; and in response to a selection of the first indicator, causing the display device to display a title of the recorded program along with the artist list.