WO2006106625A1

WO2006106625A1 - Information processing device and information processing method

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Publication number: WO2006106625A1
Application number: PCT/JP2006/306140
Authority: WO
Inventors: Akihiro Denda; Yuji Sakamoto; Kazuaki Endo; Hiroki Katoh; Hiroko Tamura; Takeshi Sada; Yoshio Sekine
Original assignee: Pioneer Corporation; Pioneer System Technologies Corporation; Tech Experts Incorporation
Priority date: 2005-03-30
Filing date: 2006-03-27
Publication date: 2006-10-12
Also published as: JP2008118165A

Abstract

An information processing device enabling the user to listen to program information such as a musical composition trial for a longer time than conventional and to easily judge whether or not to purchase the musical composition, an information processing method, and an information processing program are provided. The information processing device comprises request information transmitting means for transmitting request information representing a request for program information specified by a user to a broadcast station broadcasting program information in response to a request, broadcast determination information receiving means for receiving broadcast determination information representing the broadcast determination transmitted from the broadcast station when the broadcast of the program information relating to the request is determined at the broadcast station, and reception setting means for making settings to receive the program information relating to the broadcast determination according to the received broadcast determination information.

Description

Specification

Information processing apparatus and information processing method, etc.

Technical field

The present application relates to a technical field such as an information recording / reproducing apparatus capable of recording and reproducing program information such as music.

Background art

[0002] In recent years, with the increase in capacity of recording media such as HD (Hard Disk) and the development of data compression technologies such as MP (MPEG Audio Layer) 3 and ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding) 3, For example, it is possible to record and play many songs (songs) on a single HD using an audio device or personal computer.

[0003] In particular, recently, an increasing number of sites sell music on the Internet, and users purchase and download music from such sites using, for example, audio devices and personal computers. It is possible to record to HD. Furthermore, such sites generally allow the user to listen to music so that the user can easily determine whether or not to purchase the music.

[0004] By the way, when the number of songs recorded in HD increases in this way, it becomes difficult for the user to create and manage a playlist that defines the playback order of the songs. A technology is disclosed that obtains the latest hit chart information from a predetermined site on one net and rearranges many songs recorded in HD in the order of the latest hit chart.

Patent Document 1: JP 2004-288330 A

Disclosure of the invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

[0005] However, since the listening time of music on a site that sells music as described above is uniformly limited to about 30 seconds per song by copyright, etc., the user can It may be difficult to determine whether or not to purchase music.

[0006] In addition, with the technology that rearranges the latest hit charts in order, the user can easily listen to the music that is recorded in HD for the hit chart, but the hit chart. However, since it is recorded in HD and cannot be listened to easily, it may be difficult for the user to decide whether or not to purchase such a song.

[0007] Therefore, in the present application, solving such a problem is an issue, and the user can listen to the program information such as music for a longer time than before, making it easy to determine whether or not to purchase the music. It is an object to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing program.

Means for solving the problem

[0008] In order to solve the above problem, an information processing apparatus according to claim 1 provides request information indicating a request for program information designated by a user to a broadcasting station that broadcasts program information in response to a request. A broadcast information to be transmitted, and a broadcast decision for receiving broadcast decision information indicating the broadcast decision transmitted from the broadcast station when the broadcast of the program information related to the request is decided by the broadcast station. An information receiving means; and a reception setting processing means for performing a setting process for receiving program information related to the broadcast decision based on the received broadcast decision information.

[0009] The information processing method according to claim 6 transmits the request information indicating the request for the program information designated by the user to the broadcasting station that broadcasts the program information in response to the request via the communication unit. A step of receiving broadcast decision information indicating the broadcast decision transmitted from the broadcast station when the broadcast station decides to broadcast program information related to the request; and the received broadcast decision And a step of performing a setting process for receiving the program information related to the broadcast determination based on the information.

[0010] An information processing program according to claim 7 transmits request information indicating a request for program information designated by a user to a broadcasting station that broadcasts program information in response to a request. When the broadcast of the program information related to the request is determined in the broadcast station, the broadcast determination information indicating the broadcast determination transmitted from the broadcast station is received, and based on the received broadcast determination information The broadcast It is made to function so that the setting process for receiving the program information concerning a decision may be performed.

[0011] A recording medium according to claim 8 is characterized in that the information processing program according to claim 7 is recorded so as to be readable by a computer.

Brief Description of Drawings

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of an information recording / reproducing apparatus in the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a main routine in the system control unit 18.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing music request processing in the system control unit 18.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing request music reception processing in the system control unit 18

[0013] 1 Information recording / reproducing apparatus

l la ~ l ld tuner

12 Source selection section

13 HD drive

14 Playback output processing section

15 Speaker

16 Network connection processor

17 Display and operation section

18 System controller

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, the best embodiment of the present application will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiment described below is an embodiment when the present application is applied to an information recording / reproducing apparatus.

First, the configuration and function of the information recording / reproducing apparatus in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 includes a plurality of tuners 11a to 11c, a source A selection unit 12, an HD (Hard Disk) drive 13, a playback output processing unit 14, a speaker 15, a network connection processing unit 16, a display / operation unit 17, a system control unit 18, and the like are configured.

The tuner 11 a receives a broadcast signal (broadcast radio wave) broadcast from a TV (television) broadcast station 21 via the antenna 10 a, and the received signal power is also an audio signal in a channel corresponding to the broadcast station 21. Is extracted, and the audio signal is demodulated and output to the source selection unit 12.

[0019] The tuner ib receives a broadcast signal (broadcast radio wave) broadcast from the radio broadcast station 22 via the antenna 10b, and extracts an audio signal on a channel corresponding to the broadcast station 22 from the received signal. The audio signal is demodulated and output to the source selection unit 12.

[0020] The tuner 1 lc receives the broadcast signal broadcast from the cable broadcasting station 23 via the dedicated line 10c, and the reception signal power of the tuner 1 lc extracts the audio signal in the channel corresponding to the broadcasting station 23, and the audio signal Is demodulated and output to the source selector 12.

[0021] Here, in this embodiment, the TV broadcast station 21, the radio broadcast station 22, and the cable broadcast station 23 all broadcast music (an example of program information) in response to a request from the listener (distribution). Although not shown in the drawing, each broadcasting station transmits a broadcast device (distribution device) for broadcasting (distributing) the music and an electronic mail from the information recording / reproducing device 1 via the Internet 25. A mail server (POP3 server and SMTP server) that sends e-mails to the receiving and information recording / reproducing device 1, and acquires e-mails from the mail server, aggregates requests, and broadcasts based on the aggregation results And a broadcast music determination processing device that performs a process of determining the music to be performed.

In the present embodiment, the TV broadcast station 21, the radio broadcast station 22, and the wired broadcast station 23 are taken as an example in the present embodiment, but music (an example of program information) is broadcast in response to a request. Broadcasting stations are broadcasted from various broadcasting stations such as CATV (cable television) broadcasting stations and Internet broadcasting stations (having distribution servers) that broadcast (distribute) music on the Internet. It may be configured to receive broadcast waves and broadcast signals (distribution signals).

[0023] In the example of FIG. 1, a TV broadcast station 21, a radio broadcast station 22, and a cable broadcast station 23 are used. However, in reality, a TV broadcast station, a radio broadcast station, and a cable broadcast station each have a large number of broadcast stations for each channel (for example, channel “11 1”). TV broadcast station, TV broadcast station of channel “200”, etc.).

[0024] Under the source selection command from the system control unit 18, the source selection unit 12 selects one of the sources of the TV broadcast station 21, the radio broadcast station 22, the cable broadcast station 23, and the HD drive 13 as a source. Select, in other words, select one of the tuners 11a to 11c and the HD drive 13, and select one of the audio signals output from the tuners 11a to 11c and the audio signal output from the HD drive 13. These audio signals are output to the playback output processing unit 14.

[0025] CD (Compact Disc), DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), MD (Mini Disc

) Etc., the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 is provided with a disc reproducing unit that reproduces music recorded on a recording medium, and the source selecting unit 12 also selects and outputs the audio signal output from the disc reproducing unit. You can do it.

[0026] The HD drive 13 includes a nother memory and HD, and records music data included in the audio signal output from the source selection unit 12 in HD under the control of the system control unit 18, Alternatively, the music data recorded on the HD is read and the audio signal is output to the source selection unit 12.

[0027] The reproduction output processing unit 14 includes a decoder, a DAC (Digita-to-Analog Converter), an AMP (Amplifier), and the like, and performs reproduction output processing of the audio signal output from the source selection unit 12. Do. For example, if the audio signal output from the source selection unit 12 is a digital audio signal, the digital audio signal (decoded by a decoder in the case of a further compressed digital audio signal) is analogized by the DAC. This is converted into an audio signal, and the converted analog audio signal is amplified by AMP and output. On the other hand, when the audio signal output from the source selection unit 13 is an analog audio signal, the analog audio signal is amplified by AMP and output. Thus, the audio signal output from the reproduction output processing unit 14 is output to the outside as a sound wave from the speaker 15.

[0028] The network connection processing unit 16 is connected to the Internet 25 as an example of communication means (for example, an ISP (Internet Service Program) under the control of the system control unit 18. A connection request is made to the server of (a), and the connection is made to the Internet 25 through an authentication process.

[0029] The display / operation unit 17 includes, for example, operation buttons for inputting various operation instructions by the user, and an operation signal corresponding to the operation button pressed by the user is sent to the system control unit 18. It is output. The display / operation unit 17 has a display panel for displaying various information.

[0030] The system control unit 18 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access).

Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores various data and programs (including the information processing program, e-mail processing program, and browser program of the present application). By reading and executing, the entire information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 is controlled overall, and functions as a request information transmission unit, a broadcast decision information reception unit, a reception process setting unit, and the like of the present application.

[0031] Specifically, the system control unit 18 uses, as a request information transmission means, the user to the TV broadcast station 21, the radio broadcast station 22, and the cable broadcast station 23 all or part of the broadcast stations. Request information indicating a request for the specified music is transmitted via the Internet 25 as an example of communication means (for example, transmitted by e-mail), and the broadcast of the music related to the request is determined by the broadcasting station. In this case, the broadcast decision information indicating the broadcast decision transmitted (returned) from the broadcast station to the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 via the Internet 25 is received as a broadcast decision information receiving means (for example, an ISP (Received by e-mail through the mail server). Then, the system control unit 18 serves as reception processing setting means based on the received broadcast determination information (for example, the song title, artist name, channel, song broadcast start time, performance time, etc. are included). In addition, settings necessary for the music reception process related to broadcast determination (for example, channel selection setting, source selection setting, etc.) are made.

[0032] The system control unit 18 also functions as a Web browser, and the network connection processing unit 16 is controlled by the Web browser function according to instructions from the user via the display / operation unit 17. Web server connected to the Internet 25 (for example, easy Information related to the song (information providing server) 26 (Access by specifying the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the Web server) and obtain data such as song hit chart list and electronic program guide (eg HTML file) Display · Displayed on the display screen of the display panel in the operation unit 17! /

Next, the operation of the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 and the like.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a main routine in the system control unit 18, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing music request processing in the system control unit 18, and FIG. 4 is a request song reception in the system control unit 18. It is a flowchart which shows a process.

In the process of FIG. 2, when the user presses the operation button corresponding to the music request instruction in the display / operation unit 17, the system control unit 18 responds (step S 1: Y), and the music shown in FIG. The process proceeds to request processing (step S4).

[0036] When the user presses the operation button corresponding to the request music reception instruction in the display / operation unit 17, the system control unit 18 responds to this (step S2: Y), and the return music shown in FIG. The process proceeds to reception processing (step S5).

[0037] In step S3, various operations based on other functions in the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 are performed, but since they are not directly related to the present application, detailed description thereof is omitted.

In the music request process shown in FIG. 3, first, the system control unit 18 acquires the electronic program guide data from the Web server 26 via, for example, the network connection processing unit 16 and the Internet 25 (step S 11) It is determined whether or not there is a program (that is, an available program) that broadcasts (distributes) the music in response to a request within a predetermined period (eg, 3 days) from now (step S12). For example, the electronic program guide data contains information such as the program title, content, genre, and broadcast time, and whether or not the program broadcasts (distributes) music upon request. In response to this request, the system control unit 18 searches for a program (a program currently being broadcast or a program scheduled to be broadcast in the future) that broadcasts (distributes) the music upon request. .

[0039] If there is a program that broadcasts (distributes) the music in response to the request (step S12: Y), the system control unit 18 specifies the program and the broadcasting station that broadcasts the program (schedule). Step S13), store, and go to Step S14. Note that, for example, a plurality of broadcasting stations may be specified, such as the TV broadcasting station 21 and the radio broadcasting station 22.

[0040] On the other hand, if there is no program that broadcasts (distributes) the music upon request (step S12: N), the system control unit 18 indicates that there is no available program in the display / operation unit 17 Display on the display screen of the display panel (step S19), and return to the processing shown in FIG.

[0041] In step S14, the system control unit 18 acquires the latest hit chart list data of the music from the Web server 26 via, for example, the network connection processing unit 16 and the Internet 25, and displays and operates the data. It is displayed on the display screen of the display panel in the section 17 and waits for the user to specify a musical piece (step S15).

[0042] In the hit chart list displayed in this manner, for example, in order of sales, information such as the title, artist name, performance time, etc. of the music up to the tens of ranks is displayed so that the user can select it. When you specify the song you want to request by operating the operation buttons (for example, move the cursor to the title of the song you want to request and press the execute button), the system control unit 18 responds (step S15: Y). The title, key taste name, etc. of the music specified by is specified (step S16) and stored.

Next, the system control unit 18 obtains the e-mail address of the specified broadcast station from, for example, the e-mail address list of the broadcast station pre-recorded on the HD, and at the same time, specifies the specified e-mail address. An e-mail including request information describing the title, artist name, and program name of the recorded music is generated (step S17), and the e-mail is broadcast via the network connection processing unit 16 and the Internet 25. Transmit to the station (step S 18) and return to the processing shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, when a plurality of broadcast stations are specified in step S13, an e-mail is transmitted to the plurality of broadcast stations. In addition, when no e-mail including broadcast decision information is received within a predetermined time (for example, 24 hours) after the e-mail including request information is transmitted to the broadcasting station, the system control unit 18 It may be configured to send an e-mail including request information to the broadcasting station again.

[0044] On the other hand, in a broadcasting station (for example, radio broadcasting station 22) that has received the above-mentioned e-mail (for example, a radio broadcasting station 22), the broadcast music determination processing device sends an e-mail every certain time (for example, 1 minute). The server obtains the received e-mail, accesses the server, aggregates the title and artist name of the music for the request for each program described in the e-mail, and broadcasts the music for the request. And the broadcast start time of the determined music is determined. Here, what kind of music is determined is not particularly limited. For example, music whose number of requests is a predetermined number or more, music whose sales are large, or a person related to a program broadcasting the music. The desired music or the like is broadcasted.

[0045] In this way, when the broadcast of a song related to a request is determined by, for example, the radio broadcast station 22, the broadcast song determination processing device of the broadcast station 22 performs information requesting the song determined to be broadcast. The e-mail from the recording / reproducing apparatus 1 is specified, and the title of the song, artist name, channel for broadcasting the song, broadcasting start time of the song, performance time, etc. The broadcast determination information including is described, and the electronic mail is returned to the information recording / reproducing apparatus 1 via the Internet 25.

[0046] Information such as the title, artist name, and broadcast start time of the music determined to be broadcast is sent from the broadcast music determination processing device to the broadcast device, and the broadcast device reaches the broadcast start time. In this case, the data of the music is modulated on a predetermined channel and the broadcast signal is broadcast.

In the requested music reception process shown in FIG. 4, first, the system control unit 18 acquires electronic program guide data from the Web server 26 via, for example, the network connection processing unit 16 and the Internet 25 (step S21). Then, it is determined whether or not there is a program (that is, an available program) that broadcasts (distributes) the music according to the request within a predetermined period (for example, 3 days) from the present (step S22).

[0048] If there is a program that broadcasts (distributes) the music upon request (step S2 2: Y), the system control unit 18 identifies the program and the broadcasting station that broadcasts the program ( Step S23), then go to step S24.

[0049] On the other hand, if there is no program that broadcasts (distributes) the music upon request (step S22: 22), the system control unit 18 indicates that there is no available program in the display / operation unit 17 Display on the display screen of the display panel (step S31), and return to the processing shown in FIG.

[0050] In step S24, the system control unit 18 receives an e-mail from the specified broadcasting station. It is determined whether or not the force is received. For example, the system control unit 18 acquires all e-mails from the ISP mail server via the network connection processing unit 16 and searches for e-mails from the broadcasting station specified in step S23.

[0051] When an e-mail from the specified broadcasting station is received (step S24: Y), the system control unit 18 determines whether or not the received e-mail is one. If it is determined (step S25) and there is one (step S25: Y), the broadcasting station that has transmitted the e-mail is determined (step S26), and the process proceeds to step S28. If an e-mail of the specified broadcasting station is received (step S 24: N), return to step S21 (that is, if there is an available program, it waits for e-mail reception). Become).

[0052] On the other hand, when the number of received e-mails is not one, that is, when e-mails from a plurality of broadcasting stations have been received (step S25: N), the broadcast decision described in those e-mails is determined. Based on the information, one of the plurality of broadcasting stations is determined (step S27), and the process proceeds to step S28. For example, the broadcast start times of songs scheduled to be broadcast from these multiple broadcast stations are compared, and the earliest (that is, close to the present) broadcast station is determined.

Alternatively, the use frequencies of the users of the plurality of broadcast stations are compared, and the broadcast station with the highest use frequency is determined. For example, as the user's operation history, the accumulated time when a channel corresponding to the broadcasting station is set for each broadcasting station is recorded in HD or the like, and the most accumulated within a predetermined period (for example, the past week). A broadcast station with a long time is most frequently used and is determined as a broadcast station.

[0054] In step S28, the system control unit 18 performs various settings such as channel selection setting, source selection setting, and the like necessary for music reception processing related to the broadcast determination broadcast from the determined broadcast station. Do. For example, the system control unit 18 selects and sets a tuner (any one of the tuners 11a to 11c) that receives a broadcast signal of the determined broadcasting station, and selects and sets a channel corresponding to the broadcasting station. A selection command is given to the selected tuner, and a tuner selection command (source selection command) is given to the source selection unit 12. As a result, when a song related to the request is broadcast from the determined broadcasting station, an audio signal including the data of the song is transmitted by the tuner. And is output from the source selection unit 12 to the reproduction output processing unit 14.

[0055] Note that such a setting may be executed several minutes before the broadcast start time of the music included in the broadcast determination information.

[0056] At this time, the system control unit 18 may perform recording (recording) reservation setting according to the broadcast start time and performance time of the music included in the broadcast determination information.

[0057] When the broadcast start time of the music has arrived (step S29: Y), the system control unit 18 controls the reproduction output processing unit 14 to output the audio signal output from the source selection unit 12. If there is a recording (recording) reservation setting, the HD drive 13 is controlled to record the song (step S30). Return to the process shown in Figure 2. As a result, the music related to the request broadcast from the broadcasting station is output from the speaker 15, and the music is recorded on the HD in the HD drive 13.

[0058] As described above, according to the above embodiment, request information indicating a request for a song desired by a user is transmitted to a broadcast station that broadcasts (distributes) a song in response to a request, and the request is transmitted. Since the broadcast decision information indicating the broadcast decision transmitted from the broadcasting station is received when the broadcast of the song is decided, and the settings necessary for the reception process of the song are made, the user selects the desired song. You can easily audition for a long time, and easily determine whether or not you have the power to purchase the song (to help you purchase the song). Also, since the broadcasted music can be recorded in HD, the music can be registered in your favorite playlist.

[0059] Further, as described above, since the user can return the music displayed in the acquired hit chart list, the hit chart list can be used effectively.

[0060] Note that, in the above embodiment, the broadcast determination information transmitted from the broadcast station is configured to include quality information regarding the quality of the music related to the broadcast determination, and the system control unit 18 Then, based on the quality information, the recording discriminating unit determines whether or not it is capable of recording (recording) the music related to the broadcast determination. The composition may be configured such that the music related to the determination is recorded on the HD by controlling the HD drive 13. For example, as an example of quality information, whether the music to be broadcast is complete or not For example, information indicating power (for example, only the climax part of the music, or not when the music is only No. 1) or information indicating whether the music being broadcast is digital or not. Then, for example, when the music to be broadcast is complete or digital, it is determined to be recorded (that is, the music worth recording and remaining).

[0061] Further, in the above embodiment, the user requested by operating the operation button! /, The ability to specify music from the hit chart list This is not limited to this. For example, it is used to specify a song that has not been hit or a song that has not been released (to be released in the future). May be. If it is decided to broadcast an unreleased song, the user can easily determine whether or not to make a purchase reservation for the song before the song is released.

[0062] In the above embodiment, the power described as an example of music as program information is not limited to this. For example, the program information may be applied only to video, video and audio. In this case, the information recording / reproducing apparatus includes a video processing unit, a display, and the like, and request information indicating a request such as a desired movie or a song with video specified by the user is transmitted to the broadcasting station. Therefore, when the broadcast of the movie or the like is decided, the broadcast decision information from the broadcast station is received, and the setting process for receiving the movie or the like related to the broadcast decision is received based on the broadcast decision information. Will be done

[0063] The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The above-described embodiment is an exemplification, and the present invention has substantially the same configuration as the technical idea described in the claims of the present invention, and any device that exhibits the same function and effect is the present invention. It is included in the technical scope.

[0064] In addition, the entire disclosure of the Japanese patent application (No. 2005-096905) including the specification, claims, drawings and abstract filed on March 30, 2005 refers to all of them So it is incorporated here.

Claims

The scope of the claims

[1] A request information sending means for sending request information indicating a request for program information designated by a user to a broadcasting station that broadcasts program information in response to a request;

Broadcast decision information receiving means for receiving broadcast decision information indicating the broadcast decision transmitted from the broadcast station when the broadcast of the program information related to the request is decided by the broadcast station;

Receiving setting processing means for performing setting processing for receiving the program information related to the broadcast determination based on the received broadcast determination information! /

An information processing apparatus comprising:

[2] In the information processing device according to claim 1,

The request information transmitting means transmits the request information to a plurality of different broadcasting stations,

The broadcast decision information receiving means receives the broadcast decision information transmitted from a plurality of broadcast stations that have decided to broadcast the program information related to the request among the plurality of broadcast stations that have received the request information. And

The reception setting processing means determines one broadcast station based on the received broadcast determination information, and receives program information related to the broadcast determination broadcast from the determined broadcast station. An information processing apparatus that performs setting processing.

[3] In the information processing device according to claim 2,

The information processing apparatus characterized in that the reception setting processing means determines one of the broadcasting stations that is frequently used by the user among a plurality of broadcasting stations that have decided to broadcast program information related to the request.

[4] In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

If the broadcast decision information is not received within a predetermined time after the request information is transmitted to the broadcast station, the request information transmission means transmits the request information again to the broadcast station. An information processing apparatus characterized by that.

[5] In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The broadcast decision information includes quality information related to the quality of the program information related to the broadcast decision,

Based on the quality information, a recording discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the program information related to the broadcast decision is recorded;

A recording means for recording the received program information related to the broadcast decision when it is determined to be recorded by the recording determination means;

An information processing apparatus further comprising:

[6] A process of transmitting request information indicating a request for program information designated by the user via a communication means to a broadcasting station that broadcasts program information in response to the request;

Receiving broadcast decision information indicating the broadcast decision transmitted from the broadcast station when broadcast of the program information related to the request is decided by the broadcast station;

Based on the received broadcast decision information !, performing a setting process for receiving program information related to the broadcast decision;

An information processing method comprising:

[7] Computer

Request information indicating a request for program information designated by the user is transmitted to a broadcasting station that broadcasts program information in response to the request,

When broadcast of the program information related to the request is determined by the broadcast station, broadcast determination information indicating the broadcast determination transmitted from the broadcast station is received, and based on the received broadcast determination information An information processing program characterized by causing it to function so as to perform a setting process for receiving the program information related to the broadcast decision.

[8] A recording medium in which the information processing program according to claim 7 is recorded so as to be readable by a computer.