Information processor, information processing method and program

• US 10,462,496 B2
• Filed: 08/25/2017
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yamagishi, Yasuaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Huerta, Alexander Q
• Application Number:
  US15/686,977
• Publication Number:
  US 20180103275A1
• Time in Patent Office: 795 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/783 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2812 describing content present in a home automation network, e.g. audio video content retrieval from the Internet G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2143 located in a single building, e.g. hotel, hospital or museum arrangements specially adapted for plural spots in a confined site in broadcast systems H04H20/63; adaptations for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution in television systems H04N7/106
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content

Abstract

The object of the present disclosure is to propose a standard protocol on a home network in using ACR services. A third aspect of the present disclosure includes the steps of using a content reproduction device to publish a command to operate an identification request processing section from a terminal device, using the terminal device to acquire and invoke the command published by the content reproduction device, using the content reproduction device to operate the identification request section in response to the invoking of the command by the terminal device and transfer the response to the terminal device, and using the terminal device to receive the transferred response and acquire and execute a linked application to be executed in step with the progress of the content based on related meta data included in the response and associated with the identified content. The present disclosure is applicable to a home network system using ACR services.

Claims

1. A content reproduction device configured for interoperation with a terminal device via a network system, the content reproduction device comprising:

circuitry configured to;

process content for reproduction;

receive, from the terminal device, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a local server of the content reproduction device; and

cause an identification function to be executed by the circuitry after receiving the URL of the local server from the terminal device, the identification function being configured to

extract signature data from the content processed for reproduction,

generate a query based on the extracted signature data,

transmit the query to an identification server,

receive a response to the query, the response including meta data related to the content processed for reproduction, and

provide the meta data to the terminal device.

2. The content reproduction device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is configured to provide to the terminal device an indication that the content reproduction device is configured to perform the identification function.

3. The content reproduction device of claim 1, wherein the signature data includes a watermark.

4. The content reproduction device of claim 1, wherein the meta data includes information identifying an application to be executed in linked relationship with the content processed for reproduction.

5. A method of a content reproduction device configured for interoperation with a terminal device via a network system, the method comprising:

processing content for reproduction;

receiving, from the terminal device, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a local server of the content reproduction device; and

causing an identification function to be executed by circuitry of the content reproduction device after receiving the URL of the local server from the terminal device, the identification function being configured to

extract signature data from the content processed for reproduction,

generate a query based on the extracted signature data,

transmit the query to an identification server,

receive a response to the query, the response including meta data related to the content processed for reproduction, and

provide the meta data to the terminal device.

6. The method of claim 5, comprising providing to the terminal device an indication that the content reproduction device is configured to perform the identification function.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the signature data includes a watermark.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the meta data includes information identifying an application to be executed in linked relationship with the content processed for reproduction.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program which when executed by a content reproduction device configured for interoperation with a terminal device via a network system causes the content reproduction device to:

process content for reproduction;

receive, from the terminal device, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a local server of the content reproduction device; and

cause an identification function to be executed by the content reproduction device after receiving the URL of the local server from the terminal device, the identification function being configured to

extract signature data from the content processed for reproduction,

generate a query based on the extracted signature data,

transmit the query to an identification server,

receive a response to the query, the response including meta data related to the content processed for reproduction, and

provide the meta data to the terminal device.

10. A terminal device configured for interoperation with a content reproduction device via a network system, the terminal device comprising:

circuitry configured to;

send, to the content reproduction device, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a local server of the content reproduction device to cause the content reproduction device to execute an identification function, the identification function being configured to cause the content reproduction device to obtain meta data related to content processed by the content reproduction device for reproduction;

receive, from the content reproduction device, the meta data related to the content processed for reproduction;

acquire, in accordance with the meta data, an application to be executed in linked relationship with the content processed for reproduction; and

execute the application in linked relationship with the content processed for reproduction.

11. The terminal device of claim 10, wherein the circuitry is configured to receive from the content reproduction device an indication that the content reproduction device is configured to perform the identification function.

12. The terminal device of claim 10, wherein the identification function is configured to cause the content reproduction device to obtain signature data that includes a watermark.

13. The terminal device of claim 10, wherein the circuitry is configured to acquire the application from an application server.

14. A method of a terminal device configured for interoperation with a content reproduction device via a network system, the method comprising:

sending, to the content reproduction device, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a local server of the content reproduction device to cause the content reproduction device to execute an identification function, the identification function being configured to cause the content reproduction device to obtain meta data related to content processed by the content reproduction device for reproduction;

receiving, from the content reproduction device, the meta data related to the content processed for reproduction;

acquiring, in accordance with the meta data, an application to be executed in linked relationship with the content processed for reproduction; and

executing the application in linked relationship with the content processed for reproduction.

15. The method of claim 14, comprising receiving from the content reproduction device an indication that the content reproduction device is configured to perform the identification function.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the identification function is configured to cause the content reproduction device to obtain signature data that includes a watermark.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the terminal device acquires the application from an application server.