Data reproduction apparatus, information distribution server, and content reproduction system

• US 20050276571A1
• Filed: 05/10/2005
• Published: 12/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Makino, Kenichi, Takai, Motoyuki, Inoue, Makoto, Miyajima, Yasushi, Shirai, Katsuya, Asukai, Masamichi
• Application Number:
  US11/126,985
• Publication Number:
  US 20050276571A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/336
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4122 additional display device, e.g. video projector digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42646 for reading from or writing on a non-volatile solid state storage medium, e.g. DVD, CD-ROM
• 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 21/8352 involving content or source identification data, e.g. Unique Material Identifier [UMID]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 Content authoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A data reproduction apparatus includes a reproduction section that reproduces content, an identification information acquisition section that acquires information to identify the content, and a transmission section that transmits the information acquired in the identification information acquisition section and information unique to the data reproduction apparatus to an information distribution server on a network. A reception section receives information that the information distribution server has selected based on the information to identify the content and information unique to the data reproduction apparatus, and a control section presents the information received by the reception section in sync with the content to be reproduced by the reproduction section.

Claims

1. A data reproduction apparatus comprising:

reproduction means for reproducing content;

identification information acquisition means for acquiring information to identify the content;

transmission means for transmitting the information acquired in the identification information acquisition means and information unique to the data reproduction apparatus to an information distribution server on a network;

reception means for receiving information that the information distribution server has selected based on the information to identify the content and information unique to the data reproduction apparatus; and

control means for presenting the information received by the reception means in sync with the content to be reproduced by the reproduction means.

2. The data reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the content is music content.

3. The data reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information that the information distribution server has selected based on the information acquired by the identification information acquisition means and information unique to the data reproduction apparatus is a video image content.

4. The data reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the content is recorded in a recording medium, and

information is recorded to identify the content in the recording medium together with the content.

5. The data reproduction apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the information to identify the content is included as part of the content.

6. The data reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information to be received by the reception means includes advertisement information or commodity information related to the content to be reproduced by the reproduction means.

7. An information distribution server comprising:

information accumulation means in which information to identify content is stored;

reception means for receiving the information to identify the content reproduced in a data reproduction apparatus on a network and information unique to the data reproduction apparatus through the network;

information selection means for selecting information to be provided from the information accumulation means based on the information to identify the content and the information unique to the data reproduction apparatus that the reception means has received; and

transmission means for transmitting the information that the information selection means has selected to the data reproduction apparatus on a network.

8. The information distribution server according to clam 7, further comprising storage means for storing the information to identify the content and the information unique to the data reproduction apparatus that the reception means has received as a reproduction history of the content in the data reproduction apparatus, wherein

the information selection means selects the information to be provided based on the reproduction history.

9. The information distribution server according to clam 7, wherein the content is a music content.

10. The information distribution server according to clam 7, wherein the information selected based on the information to identify the content and the information unique to the data reproduction apparatus is a video image content corresponding to the content.

11. The information distribution server according to clam 7, wherein

the content is recorded in a recording medium, and

unique information is recorded to identify the content in the recording medium together with the content.

12. The information distribution server according to clam 7, wherein the information to identify the content is included as part of the content.

13. The information distribution server according to clam 7, wherein the transmitted information includes advertisement information or commodity information related to the content reproduced in the data reproduction apparatus.

14. A content reproduction system in which a data reproduction apparatus that reproduces content and an information distribution server are connected to each other through a network,

the data reproduction apparatus comprising:

reproduction means for reproducing content;

identification information acquisition means for acquiring information to identify the content;

transmission means for transmitting the information acquired in the identification information acquisition means and information unique to the data reproduction apparatus to an information distribution server;

reception means for receiving information that the information distribution server has selected based on the information to identify the content and the information unique to the data reproduction apparatus; and

control means for presenting the information received by the reception means in sync with the content to be reproduced by the reproduction means,

the information distribution server comprising;

information accumulation means in which information to identify content is stored;

reception means for receiving the information to identify the content reproduced in the data reproduction apparatus and the information unique to the data reproduction apparatus through the network;

information selection means for selecting information to be provided from the information accumulation means based on the information to identify the content and the information unique to the data reproduction apparatus that the reception means has received; and

transmission means for transmitting the information that the information selection means has selected to the data reproduction apparatus.

15. A data reproduction apparatus comprising:

a reproduction section that reproduces content;

an identification information acquisition section that acquires information to identify the content;

a transmission section that transmits the information acquired in the identification information acquisition section and information unique to the data reproduction apparatus to an information distribution server on a network;

a reception section that receives information that the information distribution server has selected based on the information to identify the content and the information unique to the data reproduction apparatus; and

a control section that presents the information received by the reception section in sync with the content reproduced by the reproduction section.

16. An information distribution server comprising:

an information accumulation section in which information provided in accordance with information to identify content is stored;

a reception section that receives the information to identify the content reproduced in a data reproduction apparatus on a network and information unique to the data reproduction apparatus through the network;

an information selection section that selects information to be provided from the information accumulation section based on the information to identify the content and the information unique to the data reproduction apparatus that the reception section has received; and

a transmission section that transmits the information to be provided that the information selection section has selected to the data reproduction apparatus on a network.

17. A content reproduction system in which a data reproduction apparatus that reproduces content and an information distribution server are connected to each other through a network,

the data reproduction apparatus comprising:

a reproduction section that reproduces content;

an identification information acquisition section that acquires information to identify the content;

a transmission section that transmits the information acquired in the identification information acquisition section and information unique to the data reproduction apparatus to an information distribution server;

a reception section that receives information that the information distribution server has selected based on the information to identify the content and the information unique to the data reproduction apparatus; and

a control section that presents the information received by the reception section in sync with the content reproduced by the reproduction section,

the information distribution server comprising;

an information accumulation section in which information provided in accordance with information to identify content is stored;

a reception section that receives the information to identify the content reproduced in a data reproduction apparatus and the information unique to the data reproduction apparatus through the network;

an information selection section that selects information to be provided from the information accumulation section based on the information to identify the content and the information unique to the data reproduction apparatus that the reception section has received; and

a transmission section that transmits the information to be provided that the information selection section has selected to the data reproduction apparatus.