Patent ID: 8615777

Claim:
An information processing apparatus comprising: an image information acquisition unit configured to acquire image information of at least one program among a plurality of programs being broadcast by a plurality of broadcasting stations; a comment acquisition unit configured to acquire, from an external posting site, a comment of a viewer by using a tag as a search key, the comment is a viewer's feedback on the content of a program being viewed and related to a tag for grouping with other comments; a display processing unit configured to generate data to be displayed on a screen, the data include image of a program being broadcast by a first broadcasting station and at least one comment for a program being broadcast by a second broadcasting station different from the first broadcasting station; a first comment displaying unit configured to display a plurality of broadcasting station areas for the plurality of broadcasting stations, respectively, and configured to simultaneously display comments relating to a program being currently broadcast by each of the plurality of broadcasting stations in the plurality of broadcasting station areas; and a second comment displaying unit configured to display, based on a viewer selection of a broadcasting station area among the plurality of broadcasting station areas, a designated comment area across the plurality of broadcasting station areas, and to display comments within the designated comment area relating to a program being currently broadcast by the respective broadcasting station of the selected broadcasting station area in order of posting time and date.