Data adapting device, data adapting method, storage medium, and program
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1. A content adaptation apparatus comprising:
- a content data acquisition section which acquires content and metadata of said content;
a user preference acquisition section which acquires user preference information relating to a user'"'"'s preferences; and
a user adaptation section which adapts said content to said user preferences using said metadata.
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Abstract
The present invention makes it possible to achieve data adaptation in accordance with a user'"'"'s preferences, by holding a user'"'"'s preference information for each content as user preferences, selecting a data segment according to user preferences, and performing resolution conversion on the basis of segment priority level and terminal capability, thereby enabling data adaptation to be performed for each content in a form the user wishes to see.
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1. A content adaptation apparatus comprising:
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a content data acquisition section which acquires content and metadata of said content;
a user preference acquisition section which acquires user preference information relating to a user'"'"'s preferences; and
a user adaptation section which adapts said content to said user preferences using said metadata. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 28, 30)
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24. A content adaptation method comprising:
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a step of acquiring content and metadata of said content;
a step of acquiring user preference information relating to a user'"'"'s preferences; and
a step of adapting said content to said user preferences using said metadata.
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26. A data adaptation method comprising:
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a step of sending metadata of content from a server holding said content to a terminal apparatus via a network;
a step of comparing a segment point of view assigned to each segment of said metadata and indicating the contents of said segment, with a user point of view for selecting an arbitrary said segment from segments of said content, included in user preference information relating to a user'"'"'s preferences held beforehand in said terminal apparatus;
a step of sending the result of said comparison to said server; and
a step of said server selecting a segment of said content according to said result of said comparison, and transmitting the selected segment to said terminal apparatus.
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27. In a computer, a computer-readable storage medium that stores a program comprising:
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a step of acquiring content and metadata of said content;
a step of acquiring user preference information relating to a user'"'"'s preferences; and
a step of adapting said content to said user preferences using said metadata.
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29. In a computer, a program comprising:
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a step of acquiring content and metadata of said content;
a step of acquiring user preference information relating to a user'"'"'s preferences; and
a step of adapting said content to said user preferences using said metadata.
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