Reproducing apparatus, reproducing method, and reproducing program

• US 20070005793A1
• Filed: 06/14/2006
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yamahara, Susumu, Kikkoji, Hiroyuki, Miyoshi, Ryuta, Aramaki, Junichi, Konno, Taro
• Granted Patent: US 7,756,993 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/231
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/64 Browsing; Visualisation therefor generation of a list or set of audio data G06F16/638
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display

Abstract

A reproducing apparatus is disclosed which includes: a detection device configured to detect acquisition of first page information; a list preparation device configured to prepare a list of content identification information collected at least from the first page information and from second page information linked from the first page information when the detection device detects the acquisition of the first page information, the content identification information being such as to indicate where streaming content data is availably located; and a reproduction device configured to reproduce the streaming content data upon acquisition, the streaming content data corresponding to the content identification information in the list prepared by the list preparation device.

Claims

1. A reproducing apparatus comprising:

a detection device configured to detect acquisition of first page information;

a list preparation device configured to prepare a list of content identification information collected at least from said first page information and from second page information linked from said first page information when said detection device detects the acquisition of said first page information, said content identification information being such as to indicate where streaming content data is availably located; and

a reproduction device configured to reproduce said streaming content data upon acquisition, said streaming content data corresponding to said content identification information in the list prepared by said list preparation device.

2. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein, when one item of said content identification information is collected by said list preparation device from at least said first and said second page information, said reproduction device starts acquiring that item of said streaming content data which corresponds to said one item of said content identification information.

3. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein, when a predetermined number of items of said content identification information are collected by said list preparation device from at least said first and said second page information, said reproduction device starts acquiring said predetermined number of items of said streaming content data which correspond to said predetermined number of items of said content identification information.

4. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein, after said list preparation device has collected said content identification information from at least said first and said second page information, said reproduction device starts acquiring said streaming content data corresponding to said content identification information in said list.

5. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein said reproduction device repeatedly acquires and reproduces said streaming content data corresponding to said content identification information in said list prepared by said list preparation device.

6. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein said reproduction device selects as the content identification information of interest one item of said content identification information in said list prepared by said list preparation device, acquires that item of said streaming content data which corresponds to the selected content identification information of interest, and reproduces the acquired item of said streaming content data, and

wherein, upon detecting an end of the reproduction of said acquired item of said streaming content data, said reproduction device automatically selects as the content identification information of interest another item of said content identification information in said list, and proceeds likewise to acquire and reproduce that item of said streaming content data which corresponds to the selected content identification information of interest,

whereby a plurality of items of said streaming content data corresponding to a plurality of items of said content identification information in said list are acquired and reproduced successively.

7. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an operation device configured to associate specific operations with specific network addresses; and

a control device configured to update said network addresses associated with said specific operations of said operation device in keeping with said streaming content data being reproduced by said reproduction device.

8. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 7,

wherein, if said streaming content data is not reproduced by said reproduction device, said control device deletes said network addresses associated with said specific operations of said operation device.

9. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 8,

wherein, if said network addresses associated with said specific operations of said operation device are deleted, said control device rejects said specific operations to be performed on said operation device.

10. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising:

an audio processing device configured to convert into an audio signal reproduced data acquired by said reproduction device reproducing said streaming content data,

wherein, if said audio processing device does not output said audio signal while said reproduction device is reproducing said streaming content data, said control device rejects said specific operations to be performed on said operation device.

11. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein said list preparation device prepares said list of said content identification information collected at least from said first and said second page information, said content identification information being such as to indicate which items of said streaming content data are reproducible by said reproduction device and where the reproducible items of said streaming content data are availably located.

12. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein said list preparation device prepares said list of said content identification information collected at least from said first and said second page information, said content identification information being such as to indicate which items of said streaming content data are available for preview and where the available items of said streaming content data are availably located.

13. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a keyword preparation device configured to prepare a keyword based on content data stored on a storage medium,

wherein said list preparation device prepares a list of content identification information collected at least from said first page information and from second page information linked from said first page information when said detection device detects the acquisition of said first page information, said content identification information being such as to indicate where the streaming content data associated with said keyword prepared by said keyword preparation device is availably located.

14. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 13,

wherein said keyword preparation device prepares a keyword formed by either artist information or genre information corresponding to said content data stored on said storage medium.

15. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising:

a computation device configured to compute the number of items constituting said content data either by artist information or by genre information when said content data stored on said storage medium is updated, said computation device further storing the computed number of items onto said storage medium,

wherein said keyword preparation device prepares the keyword formed by either said artist information or said genre information of which the number of items to be stored onto said storage medium is at least equal to a predetermined number.

16. A reproducing method comprising the steps of:

detecting acquisition of first page information;

preparing a list of content identification information collected at least from said first page information and from second page information linked from said first page information when the acquisition of said first page information is detected in said detecting step, said content identification information being such as to indicate where streaming content data is availably located; and

reproducing said streaming content data upon acquisition, said streaming content data corresponding to said content identification information in the list prepared in said list preparing step.

17. A reproducing program for causing an information processing apparatus to execute a procedure comprising the steps of:

detecting acquisition of first page information;

preparing a list of content identification information collected at least from said first page information and from second page information linked from said first page information when the acquisition of said first page information is detected in said detecting step, said content identification information being such as to indicate where streaming content data is availably located; and

reproducing said streaming content data upon acquisition, said streaming content data corresponding to said content identification information in the list prepared in said list preparing step.