Information processor, contents recording method, program, and storage medium

• US 20050223083A1
• Filed: 03/29/2005
• Published: 10/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Personal Computers, Ltd. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Personal Products Limited (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: Muraki, Eizaburo
• Application Number:
  US11/091,489
• Publication Number:
  US 20050223083A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions

Abstract

Provided are an information processor and a contents recording method, which enable to meet a particular demand of a user for storing contents. When a user interface receives a contents extracting condition which indicates a proportion of contents having a specific characteristic within a plurality of kinds of contents to be stored in a memory card, a contents transfer command unit stores the received contents extracting condition to a contents transfer condition information recording unit. The contents transfer command unit extracts the contents from a memory by satisfying the contents extracting condition, and records the extracted contents to the memory card through a memory card connecting section.

Claims

1. An information processor for recording a part of a plurality of kinds of contents being stored in a contents storage unit to a storage medium of a portable terminal, the information processor comprising:

an extracting condition storage unit for storing a contents extracting condition being set by a user, which indicates an amount of contents to be recorded in the storage medium and a proportion of contents by each kind;

a contents extracting unit for extracting contents from a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit by satisfying the contents extracting condition stored in the extracting condition storage unit; and

a recording unit for recording the contents extracted by the contents extracting unit to the storage medium of the portable terminal.

2. The information processor according to claim 1, wherein:

in a case where music is the contents, the kinds of contents are classified by a tempo of music, liveliness of music, bass state of music, listened times of music, sex of a singer, or a number of singers; and

in a case where a picture is the contents, the kinds of contents are classified by a relation of closeness between a person in the picture and the user or a brightness of the picture.

3. An information processor for recording a part of a plurality of kinds of contents being stored in a contents storage unit to a storage medium of a portable terminal, the information processor comprising:

an environment obtaining unit for obtaining environmental information indicating a surrounding environment;

a contents extracting unit for extracting contents from a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit according to the environmental information obtained by the environment obtaining unit; and

a recording unit for recording the contents extracted by the contents extracting unit to the storage medium of the portable terminal.

4. The information processor according to claim 3, wherein

the environment obtaining unit obtains weather information as the environmental information.

5. An information processor for recording a part of a plurality of kinds of contents being stored in a contents storage unit to a storage medium of a portable terminal, the information processor comprising:

a kind detecting unit for detecting kinds of contents which are recorded in advance in the storage medium of the portable terminal;

a contents extracting unit for extracting contents from a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit according to the kinds detected by the kind detecting unit; and

a recording unit for recording the contents extracted by the contents extracting unit to the storage medium of the portable terminal.

6. The information processor according to claim 5, wherein:

a contents extracting condition storage unit which stores a past contents extracting condition used when extracting the contents recorded in the storage medium of the portable terminal is included in the storage medium of the portable terminal or the information processor;

a contents extracting condition detecting unit for detecting the past contents extracting condition stored in the contents extracting condition storage unit is further included;

viewed/listened state information indicating a viewed/listened state by a unit of contents recorded in the storage medium of the portable terminal is further recorded in the storage medium of the portable terminal;

the kind detecting unit further detects the viewed/listened state information; and

the contents extracting unit compares the viewed/listened state information detected by the kind detecting unit and the contents extracting condition detected by the contents extracting condition detecting unit and, based on a result of the comparison, changes the kind detected by the kind detecting unit and, based on the changed kind, extracts contents from a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit.

7. An information processor for recording a part of a plurality of kinds of contents being stored in a contents storage unit to a storage medium of a portable terminal, the information processor comprising:

a deleting condition storage unit for storing a contents deleting condition set by a user;

a contents deleting unit for deleting contents from contents recorded in advance in the storage medium of the portable terminal according to the contents deleting condition stored in the deleting condition storage unit; and

a contents recording unit for recording a part of a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit to the storage medium of the portable terminal where contents are deleted by the contents deleting unit.

8. The information processor according to claim 7, wherein

the contents deleting condition is life of contents, number of days past from a recorded date of contents, or a contents exchange rate.

9. The information processor according to claim 7, wherein

the contents recording unit comprises:

an extracting condition storage unit for storing a contents extracting condition which indicates respective proportions of a plurality of kinds of contents with respect to an entire contents of a plurality of kinds to be recorded to the storage medium of the portable terminal;

a contents extracting unit for extracting contents from a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit by satisfying the contents extracting condition stored in the extracting condition storage unit; and

a recording unit for recording the contents extracted by the contents extracting unit to the storage medium of the portable terminal.

10. The information processor according to claim 7, wherein

the contents recording unit comprises:

an environment obtaining unit for obtaining environmental information indicating a surrounding environment;

a contents extracting unit for extracting contents from a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit according to the environmental information obtained by the environment obtaining unit; and

a recording unit for recording the contents extracted by the contents extracting unit to the storage medium of the portable terminal.

11. The information processor according to claim 7, wherein

the contents recording unit comprises:

a kind detecting unit for detecting kinds of contents which are recorded in advance in the storage medium of the portable terminal;

a contents extracting unit for extracting contents from a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit according to the kinds detected by the kind detecting unit; and

a recording unit for recording the contents extracted by the contents extracting unit to the storage medium of the portable terminal.

12. A contents recording method performed by an information processor which records a part of a plurality of kinds of contents being stored in a contents storage unit to a storage medium of a portable terminal, the method comprising:

an extracting condition storing step for storing a contents extracting condition being set by a user to the extracting condition storage unit, which indicates an amount of contents to be recorded in the storage medium and a proportion of contents by each kind;

a contents extracting step for extracting contents from a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit by satisfying the contents extracting condition stored in the extracting condition storage unit; and

a recording step for recording the contents extracted by the contents extracting unit to the storage medium of the portable terminal.

13. The contents recording method according to claim 12, wherein:

in a case where music is the contents, the kinds of contents are classified by a tempo of music, liveliness of music, bass state of music, listened times of music, sex of a singer, or a number of singers; and

in a case where a picture is the contents, the kinds of contents are classified by a relation of closeness between a person in the picture and the user or a brightness of the picture.

14. A contents recording method performed by an information processor which records a part of a plurality of kinds of contents being stored in a contents storage unit to a storage medium of a portable terminal, the method comprising:

an environment obtaining step for obtaining environmental information indicating a surrounding environment;

a contents extracting step for extracting contents from a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit according to the environmental information obtained in the environment obtaining step; and

a recording step for recording the contents extracted in the contents extracting step to the storage medium of the portable terminal.

15. The contents recording method according to claim 14, wherein

the environment obtaining step obtains weather information as the environmental information.

16. A contents recording method performed by an information processor for recording a part of a plurality of kinds of contents being stored in a contents storage unit to a storage medium of a portable terminal, the method comprising:

a kind detecting step for detecting kinds of contents which are recorded in advance in the storage medium of the portable terminal;

a contents extracting step for extracting contents from a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit according to the kinds detected in the kind detecting step; and

a recording step for recording the contents extracted in the contents extracting step to the storage medium of the portable terminal.

17. The contents recording method according to claim 16, wherein:

a contents extracting condition storage unit which stores a past contents extracting condition used when extracting the contents recorded in the storage medium of the portable terminal is included in the storage medium of the portable terminal or the information processor;

a contents extracting condition detecting step for detecting the past contents extracting condition stored in the contents extracting condition storage unit is further included;

viewed/listened state information indicating a viewed/listened state by a unit of contents recorded in the storage medium of the portable terminal is further recorded in the storage medium of the portable terminal;

the kind detecting step further detects the viewed/listened state information; and

the contents extracting step compares the viewed/listened state information detected in the kind detecting step and the contents extracting condition detected in the contents extracting condition detecting step and, based on a result of the comparison, changes the kind detected in the kind detecting step and, based on the changed kind, extracts contents from a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit.

18. A contents recording method performed by an information processor for recording a part of a plurality of kinds of contents being stored in a contents storage unit to a storage medium of a portable terminal, the method comprising:

a deleting condition storing step for storing a contents deleting condition set by a user to the deleting condition storage unit.

a contents deleting step for deleting contents from contents recorded in advance in the storage medium of the portable terminal according to the contents deleting condition stored in the deleting condition storage unit; and

a contents recording step for recording a part of a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit to the storage medium of the portable terminal where contents are deleted in the contents deleting step.

19. The contents recording method according to claim 18, wherein

the contents deleting condition is life of contents, number of days past from a recorded date of contents, or a contents exchange rate.

20. The contents recording method according to claim 18, wherein

the contents recording step comprises:

an extracting condition storing step for storing, to the extracting condition storage unit, a contents extracting condition being set by a user, which indicates amount of contents to be recorded to the storage medium and respective proportions of a plurality of kinds of contents;

a contents extracting step for extracting contents from a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit by satisfying the contents extracting condition stored in the extracting condition storage unit; and

a recording step for recording the contents extracted in the contents extracting step to the storage medium of the portable terminal.

21. The contents recording method according to claim 18, wherein

the contents recording step comprises:

an environment obtaining step for obtaining environmental information indicating a surrounding environment;

a contents extracting step for extracting contents from a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit according to the environmental information obtained in the environment obtaining step; and

a recording step for recording the contents extracted in the contents extracting step to the storage medium of the portable terminal.

22. The contents recording method according to claim 18, wherein

the contents recording step comprises:

a kind detecting step for detecting kinds of contents which are recorded in advance in the storage medium of the portable terminal;

a contents extracting step for extracting contents from a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit according to the kinds detected in the kind detecting step; and

a recording step for recording the contents extracted in the contents extracting step to the storage medium of the portable terminal.

23. A program for a computer to execute contents recording processing for recording a part of a plurality of kinds of contents stored in a contents storage unit to a storage medium of a portable terminal by a recording unit, wherein the contents recording processing includes:

extracting condition storing processing for storing, to an extracting condition storage unit, a contents extracting condition being set by a user, which indicates amount of contents to be recorded to the storage medium and respective proportions of a plurality of kinds of contents;

contents extracting processing for extracting contents from a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit by satisfying the contents extracting condition stored in the extracting condition storage unit; and

a recording processing for recording, by the recording unit, the contents extracted by the contents extracting unit to the storage medium of the portable terminal.

24. A storage medium which can be read out by a computer to which the program according to claims 23 is recorded.

25. A program for a computer to execute contents recording processing for recording a part of a plurality of kinds of contents stored in a contents storage unit to a storage medium of a portable terminal by a recording unit, wherein the contents recording processing includes:

environment obtaining processing for obtaining environmental information indicating a surrounding environment through an environment obtaining unit;

contents extracting processing for extracting contents from a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit according to the environmental information obtained by the environment obtaining processing; and

recording processing for recording, by the recording unit, the contents extracted by the contents extracting processing to the storage medium of the portable terminal.

26. A storage medium which can be read out by a computer to which the program according to claims 25 is recorded.

27. A program for a computer to execute contents recording processing for recording a part of a plurality of kinds of contents stored in a contents storage unit to a storage medium of a portable terminal by a recording unit, wherein the contents recording processing includes:

kind detecting processing for detecting, by a kind detecting unit, kinds of contents which are recorded in advance in the storage medium of the portable terminal;

contents extracting processing for extracting contents from a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit according to the kinds detected by the kind detecting unit; and

recording processing for recording, by the recording unit, the contents extracted by the contents extracting processing to the storage medium of the portable terminal.

28. A storage medium which can be read out by a computer to which the program according to claims 27 is recorded.

29. A program for a computer to execute contents recording processing for recording a part of a plurality of kinds of contents stored in a contents storage unit to a storage medium of a portable terminal by a recording unit, wherein the contents recording processing includes:

deleting condition storing processing for storing a contents deleting condition set by a user to a deleting condition storage unit;

contents deleting processing for deleting, by a deleting unit, contents from the contents recorded in advance in the storage medium of the portable terminal according to the contents deleting condition stored in the deleting condition storage unit; and

contents recording processing for recording, by a recording unit, a part of a plurality of kinds of contents stored in the contents storage unit to the storage medium of the portable terminal where contents are deleted by the contents deleting processing.

30. A storage medium which can be read out by a computer to which the program according to claims 29 is recorded.