Content recommendation system and method, and communication terminal device

• US 20060250994A1
• Filed: 03/28/2006
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Inoue, Makoto, Sako, Yoichiro, Terauchi, Toshiro, Miyajima, Yasushi, Sasaki, Toru, Nakamura, Takatoshi, Takehara, Mitsuru, Asukai, Masamichi, Yamashita, Kosei, Matsuda, Masafumi
• Granted Patent: US 8,170,003 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/264
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/00 Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00

Abstract

A content recommendation system includes first and second communication devices which are connected to each other and in which content recommendation information is transmitted and received between both devices. The first communication device includes a storage section for storing pieces of content recommendation information to be transmitted, a selecting section for selecting a piece of content recommendation information to be transmitted from the storage section, and a transmitting section for transmitting the selected piece of content recommendation information. The second communication device includes a receiving section for receiving the piece of content recommendation information transmitted from the first communication device, and a storage section for storing the received piece of content recommendation information.

Claims

1. A content recommendation system comprising:

a first communication device; and

a second communication device,

wherein

the first communication device and the second communication device are connected to each other and content recommendation information is transmitted and received between the first communication device and the second communication device,

the first communication device comprises;

storage means which stores pieces of content recommendation information to be transmitted,

selecting means which selects a piece of content recommendation information to be transmitted from among the pieces of content recommendation information stored in the storage means, and

transmitting means which transmits the piece of content recommendation information selected by the selecting means to the second communication device; and

the second communication device comprises;

receiving means which receives the piece of content recommendation information transmitted from the first communication device, and

storage means which stores the piece of content recommendation information received by the receiving means.

2. The content recommendation system according to claim 1, wherein:

the second communication device further comprises transmitting means which transmits user-preference information concerning content;

the first communication device further comprises receiving means which receives the user-preference information transmitted from the second communication device; and

in the first communication device, the selecting means selects the piece of content recommendation information, which matches the user-preference information received by the receiving means.

3. The content recommendation system according to claim 1, wherein:

the second communication device further comprises transmitting means which transmits identification information of the second communication device to the first communication device;

the first communication device further comprises;

preference-information storage means which stores the identification information of the second communication device, and preference information of content for a user of the second communication device who is identified by the identification information of the second communication device, in a form in which the identification information of the second communication device and the preference information are associated with each other, and

receiving means which receives the identification information of the second communication device transmitted from the second communication device; and

in the first communication device, the selecting means extracts a piece of the preference information stored in the preference-information storage means correspondingly to the identification information of the second communication device received by the receiving means, and selects the piece of content recommendation information, which matches the piece of the preference information.

4. The content recommendation system according to claim 1, wherein the second communication device further comprises storage control means in which, when a piece of information identical to the piece of content recommendation information received by the receiving means of the second communication device is not included in pieces of content recommendation information stored in the storage means of the second communication device, the storage control means controls the storage means of the second communication device to store the piece of content recommendation information received by the receiving means of the second communication device.

5. A communication terminal device comprising:

communication means which establishes communication with a different device;

transmitting-information storage means which stores pieces of content recommendation information to be transmitted;

selecting means which selects a piece of content recommendation information to be transmitted from among the pieces of content recommendation information stored in the transmitting-information storage means; and

transmission control means which controls the communication means to transmit the piece of content recommendation information selected by the selecting means to the different device.

6. The communication terminal device according to claim 5, further comprising received information storage means in which, when a piece of content recommendation information addressed to the communication terminal device is received by the communication means, the received information storage means stores the piece of content recommendation information received by the communication means.

7. The communication terminal device according to claim 6, further comprising storage control means in which, when a piece of information identical to the piece of content recommendation information received by the communication means is not included in pieces of content recommendation information stored in the received information storage means, the storage control means stores the piece of content recommendation information received by the communication means.

8. The communication terminal device according to claim 5, further comprising identification-information storage means which stores identification information of the different device, and preference information of content for a user of the different device in a form in which the identification information of the different device and the preference information are associated with each other,

wherein, when the identification information of the different device is received by the communication means, the selecting means extracts the preference information from the identification-information storage means on the basis of the received identification information of the different device, and, from among the pieces of content recommendation information stored in the transmitting-information storage means, selects the piece of content recommendation information, which matches the extracted preference information.

9. A content recommendation method for transmitting and receiving content recommendation information between first and second communication devices connected to each other, the content recommendation method comprising the steps of:

by the first communication device, selecting a piece of content recommendation information to be transmitted from among pieces of content recommendation information stored in the first communication device;

by the first communication device, transmitting the piece of content recommendation information selected in the selecting step to the second communication device;

by the second communication device, receiving the piece of content recommendation information transmitted from the first communication device; and

by the second communication device, storing the piece of content recommendation information received in the receiving step in storage means included in the second communication device.

10. A content recommendation system comprising:

a first communication device; and

a second communication device,

wherein

the first communication device and the second communication device are connected to each other and content recommendation information is transmitted and received between the first communication device and the second communication device,

the first communication device comprises;

a storage section storing pieces of content recommendation information to be transmitted,

a selecting section selecting a piece of content recommendation information to be transmitted from among the pieces of content recommendation information stored in the storage section, and

a transmitting section transmitting the piece of content recommendation information selected by the selecting section to the second communication device;

and

the second communication device comprises;

a receiving section receiving the piece of content recommendation information transmitted from the first communication device, and

a storage section storing the piece of content recommendation information received by the receiving section.

11. A communication terminal device comprising:

a communication section establishing communication with a different device;

a transmitting-information storage section storing pieces of content recommendation information to be transmitted;

a selecting section selecting a piece of content recommendation information to be transmitted from among the pieces of content recommendation information stored in the transmitting-information storage section; and

a transmission control section controlling the communication section to transmit the piece of content recommendation information selected by the selecting section to the different device.