Content searching method, content list searching method, content searching apparatus, and searching server

• US 20060243120A1
• Filed: 03/27/2006
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Makino, Kenichi, Takai, Motoyuki, Inoue, Makoto, Sako, Yoichiro, Terauchi, Toshiro, Miyajima, Yasushi, Shirai, Katsuya
• Granted Patent: US 7,790,976 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/612
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/636 by using biological or physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/32 on separate auxiliary tracks of the same or an auxiliary record carrier

Abstract

A content searching method includes the steps of: detecting movements of a user as movement information; detecting a movement pattern of the user as key information from the movement information; and searching for a piece of content having a content pattern according to the key information among a plurality of pieces of content.

Claims

1. A content searching method comprising the steps of:

detecting movements of a user as movement information;

detecting a movement pattern of the user as key information from the movement information; and

searching for a piece of content having a content pattern according to the key information among a plurality of pieces of content.

2. The content searching method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

registering the detected key information; and

calling the registered key information,

wherein the searching step searches for a piece of content having a content pattern according to the called key information among the plurality of pieces of content.

5. The content searching method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

transmitting the detected key information to a searching server through a communication network,

wherein the searching step searches for a piece of content having a content pattern according to the transmitted key information among the plurality of pieces of content in the searching server.

6. The content searching method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

transmitting the detected movement information to a searching server through a communication network,

wherein the key information detecting step detects the movement pattern of the user as key information from the transmitted movement information in the searching server, and

wherein the searching step searches for a piece of content having a content pattern according to the key information among the plurality of pieces of content in the searching server.

7. The content searching method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

registering the detected key information; and

calling the registered key information and transmitting the key information to a searching server through a communication network,

wherein the searching step searches for a piece of content having a content pattern according to the transmitted key information among the plurality of pieces of content in the searching server.

11. The content searching method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

transmitting the detected key information to a communication terminal,

wherein the searching step searches for a piece of content having a content pattern according to the transmitted key information among the plurality of pieces of content in the communication terminal.

12. The content searching method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

transmitting the detected movement information to a communication terminal,

wherein the key information detecting step detects the movement pattern of the user as key information from the transmitted movement information in the communication terminal, and

wherein the searching step searches for a piece of content having a content pattern according to the key information among the plurality of pieces of content in the communication terminal.

13. The content searching method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

registering the detected key information; and

calling the registered key information and transmitting the key information to a communication terminal,

wherein the searching step searches for a piece of content having a content pattern according to the transmitted key information among the plurality of pieces of content in the communication terminal.

3. A content list searching method comprising the steps of:

detecting movements of a user as movement information;

detecting a movement pattern of the user as key information from the movement information; and

searching for a content list listing pieces of content having a content pattern according to the key information among a plurality content lists.

4. The content list searching method according to claim 3, further comprising the steps of:

registering the detected key information; and

calling the registered key information,

wherein the searching step searches for a content list listing pieces of content having a content pattern according to the called key information among the plurality of content lists.

8. The content list searching method according to claim 3, further comprising the step of:

transmitting the detected key information to a searching server through a communication network,

wherein the searching step searches for a content list listing pieces of content having a content pattern according to the transmitted key information among the plurality of content lists in the searching server.

9. The content list searching method according to claim 3, further comprising the step of:

transmitting the detected movement information to a searching server through a communication network,

wherein the key information detecting step detects the movement pattern of the user as key information from the transmitted movement information in the searching server, and

wherein the searching step searches for a content list listing pieces of content having a content pattern according to the key information among the plurality of content lists in the searching server.

10. The content list searching method according to claim 3, further comprising the steps of:

registering the detected key information; and

calling the registered key information and transmitting the key information to a searching server through a communication network,

wherein the searching step searches for a content list listing pieces of content having a content pattern according to the transmitted key information among the plurality of content lists in the searching server.

14. The content list searching method according to claim 3, further comprising the step of:

transmitting the detected key information to a communication terminal,

wherein the searching step searches for a content list listing pieces of content having a content pattern according to the transmitted key information among the plurality of content lists in the communication terminal.

15. The content list searching method according to claim 3, further comprising the step of:

transmitting the detected movement information to a communication terminal,

wherein the key information detecting step detects the movement pattern of the user as key information from the transmitted movement information in the communication terminal, and

wherein the searching step searches for a content list listing pieces of content having a content pattern according to the key information among the plurality of content lists in the communication terminal.

16. The content list searching method according to claim 3, further comprising the steps of:

registering the detected key information; and

calling the registered key information and transmitting the key information to a communication terminal,

wherein the searching step searches for a content list listing pieces of content having a content pattern according to the transmitted key information among the plurality of content lists in the communication terminal.

17. A content searching apparatus comprising:

a storage device for storing and holding content data and/or content appendix information of a plurality of pieces of content;

detecting means for detecting movements of a user as movement information and detecting a movement pattern of the user as key information from the movement information; and

searching means for searching for a piece of content having a content pattern according to the key information among the plurality of pieces of content whose content data and/or content appendix information are stored in the storage device.

18. The content searching apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising:

control means for registering the detected key information and calling the registered key information,

wherein the searching means searches for a piece of content having a content pattern according to the key information called by the control means among the plurality of pieces of content whose content data and/or content appendix information are stored in the storage device.

19. A content list searching apparatus comprising:

a storage device for storing and holding a plurality of content lists, each listing pieces of content whose content patterns are the same or similar;

detecting means for detecting movements of a user as movement information and detecting a movement pattern of the user as key information from the movement information; and

searching means for searching for a content list listing pieces of content having a content pattern according to the key information among the plurality of content lists stored in the storage device.

20. The content list searching apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising:

control means for registering the detected key information and calling the registered key information,

wherein the searching means searches for a content list listing pieces of content having a content pattern according to the key information called by the control means among the plurality of content lists stored in the storage device.

21. A searching server accessed by a user terminal through a communication network, the searching server comprising:

a database for storing and holding content data and/or content appendix information of a plurality of pieces of content; and

searching means for searching for a piece of content having a content pattern according to information indicating movements of a user transmitted from the user terminal among the plurality of pieces of content whose content data and/or content appendix information are stored in the database.

22. The searching server according to claim 21, further comprising:

detecting means for detecting a movement pattern of the user as key information from movement information that is transmitted from the user terminal as the information indicating the movements of the user,

wherein the searching means searches for a piece of content having a content pattern according to the key information detected by the detecting means among the plurality of pieces of content whose content data and/or content appendix information are stored in the database.

23. A searching server accessed by a user terminal through a communication network, the searching server comprising:

a database for storing and holding a plurality of content lists, each listing pieces of content whose content patterns are the same or similar; and

searching means for searching for a content list listing pieces of content having a content pattern according to information indicating movements of a user transmitted from the user terminal among the plurality of content lists stored in the database.

24. The searching server according to claim 23, further comprising:

detecting means for detecting a movement pattern of the user as key information from movement information that is transmitted from the user terminal as the information indicating the movements of the user,

wherein the searching means searches for a content list listing pieces of content having a content pattern according to the key information detected by the detecting means among the plurality of content lists stored in the database.

25. A recording medium storing a content searching program allowing a computer to function as:

means for detecting movements of a user as movement information and detecting a movement pattern of the user as key information from the movement information; and

means for searching for a piece of content having a content pattern according to the key information among a plurality of pieces of content.

26. A recording medium storing a content list searching program allowing a computer to function as:

means for detecting movements of a user as movement information and detecting a movement pattern of the user as key information from the movement information; and

means for searching for a content list listing pieces of content having a content pattern according to the key information among a plurality of content lists.

27. A content searching apparatus comprising:

a storage device configured to store and hold content data and/or content appendix information of a plurality of pieces of content;

a detecting unit configured to detect movements of a user as movement information and detect a movement pattern of the user as key information from the movement information; and

a searching unit configured to search for a piece of content having a content pattern according to the key information among the plurality of pieces of content whose content data and/or content appendix information are stored in the storage device.

28. A content list searching apparatus comprising:

a storage device configured to store and hold a plurality of content lists, each listing pieces of content whose content patterns are the same or similar;

a detecting unit configured to detect movements of a user as movement information and detect a movement pattern of the user as key information from the movement information; and

a searching unit configured to search for a content list listing pieces of content having a content pattern according to the key information among the plurality of content lists stored in the storage device.

29. A searching server accessed by a user terminal through a communication network, the searching server comprising:

a database configured to store and hold content data and/or content appendix information of a plurality of pieces of content; and

a searching unit configured to search for a piece of content having a content pattern according to information indicating movements of a user transmitted from the user terminal among the plurality of pieces of content whose content data and/or content appendix information are stored in the database.

30. A searching server accessed by a user terminal through a communication network, the searching server comprising:

a database configured to store and hold a plurality of content lists, each listing pieces of content whose content patterns are the same or similar; and

a searching unit configured to search for a content list listing pieces of content having a content pattern according to information indicating movements of a user transmitted from the user terminal among the plurality of content lists stored in the database.