Method and system for processing information indicative of frequency of reproduction of recorded information
First Claim
1. A system for processing reproduction-frequency information, comprising:
- a plurality of terminals each configured to record one or more pieces of information and to reproduce the recorded information; and
a server system communicably connected with the plurality of terminals via communication means and configured to perform statistic processing on a reproduced condition of the recorded information at the terminals, wherein each terminal comprises calculation means configured to calculate reproduction-frequency information, every piece of the one or more pieces of recorded information, depending on the reproduced condition of each of the one or more pieces of recorded information, information memorizing means configured to memorize the calculated reproduction-frequency information, reproduction-frequency information request receiving means configured to receive from the server system a request for the reproduction-frequency information, and terminal transmission means configured to transmit the memorized reproduction-frequency information to the server system; and
wherein the server system comprises information request means configured to request a certain terminal for the reproduction-frequency information, reproduction-frequency information receiving means configured to receive the reproduction-frequency information from the terminal, and statistic processing means configured to perform the statistic processing based on the received reproduction-frequency information.
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Abstract
There are provided a method and system for processing information indicative of a frequency of reproduction of information recorded on mediums, such as music data recorded on CDs. A reproduction-frequency information processing system has a plurality of terminals each configured to record pieces of information and to reproduce the recorded information and a server system communicably connected with terminals via communication means and configured to perform statistic processing on a reproduced condition of the recorded information at each terminal. Each terminal obtains reproduction-frequency information, every piece of the recorded information, depending on the reproduced condition, and transmits the obtained reproduction-frequency information to the server system in response to a request issued from the server system. The server system performs statistic processing on the received reproduction-frequency information for analysis, so that useful data concerning individual reproduction characteristics of users of the terminals can be provided.
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1. A system for processing reproduction-frequency information, comprising:
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a plurality of terminals each configured to record one or more pieces of information and to reproduce the recorded information; and
a server system communicably connected with the plurality of terminals via communication means and configured to perform statistic processing on a reproduced condition of the recorded information at the terminals, wherein each terminal comprises calculation means configured to calculate reproduction-frequency information, every piece of the one or more pieces of recorded information, depending on the reproduced condition of each of the one or more pieces of recorded information, information memorizing means configured to memorize the calculated reproduction-frequency information, reproduction-frequency information request receiving means configured to receive from the server system a request for the reproduction-frequency information, and terminal transmission means configured to transmit the memorized reproduction-frequency information to the server system; and
wherein the server system comprises information request means configured to request a certain terminal for the reproduction-frequency information, reproduction-frequency information receiving means configured to receive the reproduction-frequency information from the terminal, and statistic processing means configured to perform the statistic processing based on the received reproduction-frequency information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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6. A method of processing reproduction-frequency information, which is carried out in a reproduction-frequency information processing system comprising:
- a plurality of terminals each configured to record one or more pieces of information and to reproduce the recorded information; and
a server system communicably connected with the plurality of terminals via communication means and configured to perform statistic processing on a reproduced condition of the recorded information at the terminals, the processing method comprising the steps of;
calculating reproduction-frequency information every piece of the one or more pieces of recorded information depending on the reproduced condition of each of the one or more pieces of recorded information, the calculation being carried out in each of the terminals;
memorizing the calculated reproduction-frequency information, the memorization being carried out in each of the terminals;
receiving from the server system a request for the reproduction-frequency information, the reception being carried out in each of the terminals; and
transmitting the memorized reproduction-frequency information to the server system, the transmission being carried out in each of the terminals;
requesting a certain terminal for the reproduction-frequency information, the request being carried out in the server system;
receiving the reproduction-frequency information from the terminal, the reception being carried out in the server system; and
performing the statistic processing based on the received reproduction-frequency information, the performance being carried out in the server system.
- a plurality of terminals each configured to record one or more pieces of information and to reproduce the recorded information; and
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