INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing apparatus that can quickly complete a television channel setting processing and a provider setting processing. SOLUTION: The information processing unit 4 has a function of connection to the Internet 2 and a function of receiving television broadcast programs from broadcast stations 5-1-5-3. When a broadcast area used by the information processing apparatus 4 is set and registered, a display section of the information processing apparatus 4 first and foremost displays an Internet service provider closest to the resident area of the processing apparatus 4 among other Internet service providers when the information processing apparatus 4 sets the Internet service providers.