Information processing device, information processing method and medium

• US 20010023431A1
• Filed: 01/16/2001
• Published: 09/20/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Horiguchi, Mari
• Granted Patent: US 7,631,334 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43622 Interfacing an external recording device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape

Abstract

Any of the AV devices or the users of a network system to which the present invention is applied can input detailed information on a recording reservation and provide the remaining AV devices and the users with the detailed information on the recording reservations that the AV device or the user has and it is possible to realize a means to be used by any of the AV devices or the users to provide the remaining AV devices and the users with the detailed information on the recording reservations that the AV device or the user has. Such a system can effectively avoid occurrence of so-called double booking and is easy to use for the users. In a specific processing operation, raw_text_information_block containing a raw text showing details of a reservation and character_code_information_block and language code_information_block showing the coding of the raw text are described in a Resource Schedule Entry of an RSB.

Claims

1. An information processing device adapted to be connected to other information processing devices by way of a network and comprising:

at least one or more than one function execution means for executing a predetermined function;

a storage means for storing a first piece of information on the schedule of operation of said function execution means;

an acquisition means for acquiring a second piece of information on the schedule of operation of said function execution means not contained in said first piece of information; and

a control means for putting said second piece of information into a predetermined block format and storing it in said storage means as additional information to said first piece of information.

2. The information processing device according to

claim 1

, wherein

said first piece of information is information on said schedule of operation as defined in a digital interface format;

and

said second piece of information is text information adapted to display details of said schedule of operation.

3. The information processing device according to

claim 2

, wherein said second piece of information contains a character code and a language code representing a raw text and the coding of the raw text.

4. The information processing device according to

claim 1

, wherein said control means is adapted to controlling the storage means of another information processing device connected to said network for reading and writing said first piece of information and said second piece of information.

5. The information processing device according to

claim 1

, wherein said control means is adapted to controlling said storage means for reading and writing said first piece of information and said second piece of information according to a command from the control means of another information processing device connected to said network.

6. The information processing device according to

claim 1

, wherein said acquisition means is adapted to generating said second piece of information from the defined information on the schedule of operation of said function execution means input by the user of the device.

7. The information processing device according to

claim 1

, wherein said acquisition means is adapted to acquiring said second piece of information from the storage means of another information processing device connected to said network storing said second piece of information.

8. An information processing method to be used for an information processing device adapted to be connected to other information processing devices by way of a network and having at least one or more than one function execution means for executing a predetermined function and a storage means for storing a first piece of information on the schedule of operation of said function execution means, said method comprising:

acquiring a second piece of information on the schedule of operation of said function execution means not contained in said first piece of information; and

putting said second piece of information into a predetermined block format and storing it in said storage means as additional information to said first piece of information.

9. The information processing method according to

claim 8

, wherein

said first piece of information is information on said schedule of operation as defined in a digital interface format;

and

said second piece of information is text information adapted to display details of said schedule of operation.

10. The information processing method according to

claim 9

, wherein said second piece of information contains a character code and a language code representing a raw text and the coding of the raw text.

11. The information processing method according to

claim 8

, wherein said method is adapted to controlling the storage means of another information processing device connected to said network for reading and writing said first piece of information and said second piece of information.

12. The information processing method according to

claim 8

, wherein said method is adapted to controlling said storage means for reading and writing said first piece of information and said second piece of information according to a command from the control means of another information processing device connected to said network.

13. The information processing method according to

claim 8

, wherein said method is adapted to generating said second piece of information from the defined information on the schedule of operation of said function execution means input by the user of the device.

14. The information processing method according to

claim 8

, wherein said method is adapted to acquiring said second piece of information from the storage means of another information processing device connected to said network storing said second piece of information.

15. A medium adapted to make an information processing device to execute a program comprising:

a step of acquiring a second piece of information on the schedule of operation of said function execution means not contained in said first piece of information; and

a step of putting said second piece of information into a predetermined block format and storing it in said storage means as additional information to said first piece of information.