Contents providing device, contents providing method and program for contents providing method

• US 20030152247A1
• Filed: 02/10/2003
• Published: 08/14/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sasaki, Makoto, Shinada, Akira, Nunokawa, Katsuhiko, Okajima, Hiroaki
• Granted Patent: US 8,613,022 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/100
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/002 Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing; transfer of record carriers from magazine G11B15/68, G11B17/10; G11B17/22
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/107 of operating tapes
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/46 for recognising users' preferences
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/65 for using the result on users' side
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23 Processing of content or additional data; Elementary server operations; Server middleware
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums

Abstract

To determine preference of a user based on content of broadcast selected by the user and content of a recording medium so that content of broadcast can be selectively recorded and provided.

Claims

1. ) a content providing apparatus comprising:

first content obtaining means for obtaining content of broadcast;

second content obtaining means for obtaining content supplied via a predetermined recording medium;

preference determination means for determining preference of a user based on a history of obtaining content by said first and second content obtaining means;

content recording means for selectively obtaining content of broadcast by said first content obtaining means and recording the content obtained in a predetermined content recording medium, based on a result of determination by said preference determination means; and

content playback means for selectively playing back and outputting the content recorded in the content recording medium.

2. ) A content providing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein said preference determination means generates the history of obtaining content by sequentially recording data of content obtained by the user by said first and second content obtaining means.

3. ) A content providing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein said content recording means selects the content by searching for data representing a profile of content that can be obtained by said first content obtaining means based on a result of determination by said preference determination means.

4. ) A content providing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising content selection and output means for selectively obtaining and outputting content by predetermined content obtaining means based on a result of determination by said preference determination means.

5. ) A content providing apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein said content selection and output means selectively outputs content that is determined as desired by the user under a current condition.

8. ) A content providing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising navigation means for displaying a map and navigating the user,

wherein said content playback means determines preference of the user based a condition of a current position of travel detected by said navigation means, and selectively provides content obtained by said first or second content providing means or content recorded in the content recording medium according to a result of the determination.

9. ) A content providing apparatus according to claim 3,

wherein the data representing a profile of content is program data including a date of broadcast, a day of week of broadcast, a channel, and a program genre of a broadcast program.

6. ) A content providing method comprising:

a preference determining step of determining preference of a user based on a history of obtaining content including content of broadcast and content of a recording medium;

a content recording step of selectively recording the content of broadcast in a predetermined content recording medium based on a result of determination in said preference determining step; and

a content playback step of selectively playing back and outputting the content recorded in the content recording medium.

7. ) A program of a content providing method comprising:

a preference determining step of determining preference of a user based on a history of obtaining content including content of broadcast and content of a recording medium;

a content recording step of selectively recording the content of broadcast in a predetermined content recording medium based on a result of determination in said preference determining step; and

a content playback step of selectively playing back and outputting the content recorded in the content recording medium.