Data output device for determining candidate of adequate data

• US 20060155892A1
• Filed: 08/11/2003
• Published: 07/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Sudoh, Tatsuo
• Application Number:
  US10/527,423
• Publication Number:
  US 20060155892A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/11
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/46 for recognising users' preferences
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/252 Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/422 Input-only peripherals , i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS] input devices also receiving signals from specially adapted client devices H04N21/4104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4263 involving specific tuning arrangements, e.g. two tuners
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4508 Management of client data or end-user data
• 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 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8047 using transform coding

Abstract

A media data switch request receiving unit of a media data reproducing apparatus receives a media data switch request operation from a user. A preference score counting unit counts the preference score voting operations received by a preference score vote receiving unit, and the result is stored in a preference score result storing unit. A preference score limit setting unit sets an upper or lower limit of the preference score. A switch destination media data determining unit determines media data as a switch destination from media data that is being reproduced, based on the result of preference score counting stored in the preference score result storing unit. The determined switch destination media data is output to output unit, using reception of a switch request by the media data switch request receiving unit as a trigger

Claims

1. A data output apparatus, comprising:

a preference score vote receiving unit receiving a vote of preference score of output data representing a degree of preference;

a preference score counting unit counting the vote of preference score received by said preference score vote receiving unit;

an output unit outputting data; and

a switch destination data determining unit determining a switch destination of data being output by said output unit, based on a result of counting by said preference score counting unit, wherein

said switch destination data determining unit determines probability of data to be said switch destination such that data of high preference score has high probability, based on the result of counting of the preference score by said preference score counting unit.

2. The data output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said switch destination data determining unit forms a switch order such that data of which probability to be said switch destination is determined to be high appears more frequently, based on the result of counting of the preference score by said preference score counting unit.

8. The data output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said preference score vote receiving unit is capable of receiving a plurality of votes in accordance with degree of preference for one said output data.

9. The data output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said preference score vote receiving unit receives a vote of degree of preference including a negative vote representing low preference.

10. The data output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said preference score vote receiving unit receives a vote of degree of preference for the data being output at present by said output unit.

11. The data output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said preference score vote receiving unit simultaneously receives a vote of degree of preference for data other than data for which a vote has been received, including same attribute as said data for which a vote has been received.

12. The data output apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a counting result reset unit resetting the result of counting by said preference score counting unit.

13. The data output apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:

in place of said preference score vote receiving unit, an output time measuring unit measuring time of data output;

wherein

said preference score counting unit counts data preference score based on the output time measured by said output time measuring unit.

15. The data output apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said output unit successively performs a process of switching and outputting the data that is being output at present and data as said switch destination different from said data that is being output at present.

3. A data output apparatus, comprising:

a preference score vote receiving unit receiving a vote of preference score of output data representing a degree of preference;

a preference score counting unit counting the vote of preference score received by said preference score vote receiving unit;

an output unit outputting data; and

a switch destination data determining unit determining a switch destination of data being output by said output unit, based on a result of counting by said preference score counting unit;

wherein

said switch destination data determining unit determines probability of data to be said switch destination such that data of low preference score has high probability, based on the result of counting of the preference score by said preference score counting unit.

4. The data output apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

said switch destination data determining unit forms a switch order such that data of which probability to be said switch destination is determined to be high appears more frequently, based on the result of counting of the preference score by said preference score counting unit.

5. A data output apparatus, comprising:

a preference score vote receiving unit receiving a vote of preference score of output data representing a degree of preference;

a preference score counting unit counting the vote of preference score received by said preference score vote receiving unit;

an output unit outputting data,

a switch destination data determining unit determining a switch destination of data being output by said output unit, based on a result of counting by said preference score counting unit; and

a preference score limit setting unit setting a lower limit of preference score;

wherein

said switch destination data determining unit determines data having higher preference score than said lower limit set by said preference score limit setting unit to be said switch destination, based on the result of counting by said preference score counting unit.

6. A data output apparatus, comprising:

a preference score vote receiving unit receiving a vote of preference score of output data representing a degree of preference;

a preference score counting unit counting the vote of preference score received by said preference score vote receiving unit;

an output unit outputting data;

a switch destination data determining unit determining a switch destination of data being output by said output unit, based on a result of counting by said preference score counting unit; and

a preference score limit setting unit setting a higher limit of preference score;

wherein

said switch destination data determining unit determines data having lower preference score than said higher limit set by said preference score limit setting unit to be said switch destination, based on the result of counting by said preference score counting unit.

7. A data output apparatus, comprising:

a preference score vote receiving unit receiving a vote of preference score of output data representing a degree of preference;

a preference score counting unit counting the vote of preference score received by said preference score vote receiving unit;

an output unit outputting data;

a switch destination data determining unit determining a switch destination of data being output by said output unit based on a result of counting by said preference score counting unit; and

a new arrival information obtaining unit obtaining new arrival information;

wherein

said switch destination data determining unit determines, when said new arrival information is obtained by said new arrival information obtaining unit, said new arrival information to be said switch destination.

14. (canceled)

16. A data output apparatus, comprising:

a preference score vote receiving unit receiving a vote of preference score of output data representing a degree of preference;

a preference score counting unit counting the vote of preference score received by said preference score vote receiving unit;

an output unit outputting data;

a switch destination data determining unit determining a switch destination of data being output by said output unit, based on a result of counting by said preference score counting unit; and

a data output time determining unit determining time of data output by said output unit;

wherein

said output unit performs the process of switching and outputting the data that is being output at present and data as said switch destination different from said data that is being output at present, every time the time determined by said output time determining unit has passed.

17. The data output apparatus according to claim 16, wherein

said data output time determining unit determines said time of data output by said output unit based on the result of counting preference score by said preference score counting unit.

18. The data output apparatus according to claim 17, wherein

said data output time determining unit determines output time of data having higher preference score to be longer, based on the result of counting preference score by said preference score counting unit.

19. The data output apparatus according to claim 17, wherein

said data output time determining unit determines output time of data having lower preference score to be longer, based on the result of counting preference score by said preference score counting unit.

20. A control apparatus communicating with a data output apparatus for controlling said data output apparatus, comprising:

a preference score vote receiving unit receiving a vote of preference score of output data representing a degree of preference;

a preference-score counting unit counting the vote of preference score received by said preference score vote receiving unit;

a switch destination data determining unit for determining a switch destination of data that is being output by said data output apparatus, based on a result of counting by said preference score counting unit; and

an output unit outputting to said data output apparatus a control signal for switching data to be output by said output apparatus from the data that is being output at present to data as said switch destination different from said data that is being output;

wherein

said switch destination data determining unit determines probability of data to be said switch destination such that data of high preference score has high probability, based on the result of counting of the preference score by said preference score counting unit.

21. A data output method, comprising:

the preference score voting step of receiving a vote of preference score of output data representing degree of preference;

the preference score counting step of counting said vote of preference score;

the switch destination data determining step of determining a switch destination of data that is being output, based on the result of counting of said preference score; and

the data switching step of switching the output data from the data that is being output to data as said switch destination different from the data that is being output;

wherein

in said switch destination data determining step, probability of data to be said switch destination is determined such that data of high preference score has high probability, based on the result of counting of the preference score in said preference score counting step.

22. A data output program product causing a computer to execute a data output method, the method comprising:

the preference score voting step of receiving a vote of preference score of output data representing degree of preference;

the preference score counting step of counting said vote of preference score;

the switch destination data determining step of determining a switch destination of data that is being output, based on the result of counting of said preference score; and

the data switching step of switching the output data from the data that is being output to data as said switch destination different from the data that is being output;

wherein

in said switch destination data determining step, probability of data to be said switch destination is determined such that data of high preference score has high probability, based on the result of counting of the preference score in said preference score counting step.

23. A control apparatus communicating with a data output apparatus for controlling said data output apparatus, comprising:

a preference score vote receiving unit receiving a vote of preference score of output data representing a degree of preference;

a preference score counting unit counting the vote of preference score received by said preference score vote receiving unit;

a switch destination data determining unit for determining a switch destination of data that is being output by said data output apparatus, based on a result of counting by said preference score counting unit; and

an output unit outputting to said data output apparatus a control signal for switching data to be output by said output apparatus from the data that is being output at present to data as said switch destination different from said data that is being output;

wherein

said switch destination data determining unit determines probability of data to be said switch destination such that data of low preference score has high probability, based on the result of counting of the preference score by said preference score counting unit.

24. A data output method, comprising:

the preference score voting step of receiving a vote of preference score of output data representing degree of preference;

the preference score counting step of counting said vote of preference score;

the switch destination data determining step of determining a switch destination of data that is being output, based on the result of counting of said preference score; and

the data switching step of switching the output data from the data that is being output to data as said switch destination different from the data that is being output;

wherein

in said switch destination data determining step, probability of data to be said switch destination is determined such that data of low preference score has high probability, based on the result of counting of the preference score in said preference score counting step.

25. A data output program product causing a computer to execute a data output method, the method comprising:

the preference score voting step of receiving a vote of preference score of output data representing degree of preference;

the preference score counting step of counting said vote of preference score;

the switch destination data determining step of determining a switch destination of data that is being output, based on the result of counting of said preference score; and

the data switching step of switching the output data from the data that is being output to data as said switch destination different from the data that is being output;

wherein

in said switch destination data determining step, probability of data to be said switch destination is determined such that data of low preference score has high probability, based on the result of counting of the preference score in said preference score counting step.