PROGRAM-RELATED INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM-RELATED INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

• Main Authors: TAKENAKA HIKARI, MIYAMA ATSUSHI, TSUCHIKAWA HITOSHI, ENDO YUKI, MOGI MANABU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 19.03.2015
• Subjects: BROADCAST COMMUNICATION; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program-related information processing apparatus and a program-related information processing method capable of improving convenience for a user.SOLUTION: A program-related information processing apparatus comprises: a receiver for receiving broadcast waves; a display detector which detects whether a program of the broadcast waves received by the receiver is displayed on a display; a related information acquisition unit which selectively collects information related to the displayed program from an external server apparatus; and an accumulation unit which accumulates the related information. Consequently, it is easy to browse program-related information viewed by a user, which improves convenience. 【課題】ユーザの利便性を向上できる、番組関連情報処理装置、及び番組関連情報処理方法を提供する。【解決手段】番組関連情報処理装置に放送波を受信する受信部と、前記受信部が受信した放送波が有する番組が表示部にて表示されているかを検出する表示検出部と、表示されている番組の関連情報を選択的に外部のサーバ装置から収集する関連情報取得部と、前記関連情報を蓄積する蓄積部とを備えることで、ユーザの視聴した番組関連情報を閲覧しやすくでき、利便性を向上できる。【選択図】図１