Information-processing apparatus, reproduction apparatus, communication method, reproduction method and computer programs
First Claim
1. An information-processing apparatus connectable to a reproduction apparatus, said information-processing apparatus comprising:
- a content storage section configured to store a plurality of contents;
a host storage section configured to store a host database including attributes of each of said contents stored in said content storage section;
a content identification section configured to identify a plurality of contents stored in said reproduction apparatus;
an attribute extraction section configured to extract the attributes of each of said identified contents from said host database;
a table creation section configured to create a plurality of tables provided with different types and each put in a layer structure including the titles of said identified contents as a lowest-level layer and the name of each group including some of said identified contents as a high-level layer on the basis of said extracted attributes; and
a transfer section configured to transfer at least a first table and a second table to said reproduction apparatus wherein said first table is a table included in said created tables with different types as a table showing titles arranged in accordance with a first rule as the titles of said identified contents whereas said second table is a table included in said created tables with different types as a table showing titles, which are arranged in accordance with a second rule as the titles of said identified contents, for the name of every group including some of said identified contents.
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Abstract
An information-processing apparatus is connectable to a reproduction apparatus and includes: storage sections each for storing contents and for storing a host database having attributes of each of the contents stored in the content storage section; a section for identifying contents stored in the reproduction apparatus; a section for extracting the attributes of each of the identified contents from the host database; a section for creating plural tables provided with different types and each put in a layer structure having the titles of the identified contents as a lowest-level layer and the name of each group having some of the identified contents as a high-level layer based on the extracted attributes; and a section for transferring the created tables including at least a first table showing titles arranged in accordance with a first rule as the titles of the identified contents and a second table showing titles, which are arranged in accordance with a second rule as the titles of the identified contents, for the name of every group including some of the identified contents.
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25 Claims
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1. An information-processing apparatus connectable to a reproduction apparatus, said information-processing apparatus comprising:
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a content storage section configured to store a plurality of contents;
a host storage section configured to store a host database including attributes of each of said contents stored in said content storage section;
a content identification section configured to identify a plurality of contents stored in said reproduction apparatus;
an attribute extraction section configured to extract the attributes of each of said identified contents from said host database;
a table creation section configured to create a plurality of tables provided with different types and each put in a layer structure including the titles of said identified contents as a lowest-level layer and the name of each group including some of said identified contents as a high-level layer on the basis of said extracted attributes; and
a transfer section configured to transfer at least a first table and a second table to said reproduction apparatus wherein said first table is a table included in said created tables with different types as a table showing titles arranged in accordance with a first rule as the titles of said identified contents whereas said second table is a table included in said created tables with different types as a table showing titles, which are arranged in accordance with a second rule as the titles of said identified contents, for the name of every group including some of said identified contents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A reproduction apparatus connectable to an information-processing apparatus, said reproduction apparatus comprising:
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a content storage section configured to store a plurality of contents;
a table acquisition section configured to acquire a plurality of tables from said information-processing apparatus as tables provided with different types and each put in a layer structure including the titles of contents identified by said information-processing apparatus from said content storage section as a lowest-level layer and the name of a group including said identified contents as a high-level layer on the basis of attributes extracted from a host database including attributes of contents stored in a content storage section employed in said information-processing apparatus as the attributes of said identified contents;
a terminal storage section for storing at least a first table and a second table wherein said first table is a table included in said acquired tables with different types as a table showing titles arranged in accordance with a first rule as the titles of said identified contents whereas said second table is a table included in said acquired tables with different types as a table showing titles, which are arranged in accordance with a second rule as the titles of said identified contents, for the name of every group including some of said identified contents;
a display control section configured to read out said first table from said terminal storage section in accordance with a first operation and displaying said titles arranged in said first table in accordance with said first rule as the titles of said identified contents on a display section as well as reading out said second table from said terminal storage section in accordance with a second operation and displaying said titles arranged in said second table in accordance with said second rule as the titles of said identified contents on said display section;
a content-title selection section configured to select one of content titles displayed by said display control section; and
a content reproduction section configured to select a content identified by a content title selected by said content-title selection section from said contents stored in said content storage section employed in said reproduction apparatus and reproducing said selected content. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A communication method to be adopted by an information-processing apparatus connectable to a reproduction apparatus, said communication method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a plurality of contents stored in said reproduction apparatus;
extracting attributes of each of said identified contents from a host database including attributes of each of said contents stored in a content storage section employed in said information-processing apparatus;
creating a plurality of tables provided with different types and each put in a layer structure including the titles of said identified contents as a lowest-level layer and the name of a group including said identified contents as a high-level layer on the basis of said extracted attributes; and
transferring at least a first table and a second table to said reproduction apparatus wherein said first table is a table included in said created tables with different types as a table showing titles arranged in accordance with a first rule as the titles of said identified contents whereas said second table is a table included in said created tables with different types as a table showing titles, which are arranged in accordance with a second rule as the titles of said identified contents, for the name of every group including some of said identified contents.
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16. A reproduction method to be adopted by a reproduction apparatus connectable to an information-processing apparatus, said reproduction method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring a plurality of tables from said information-processing apparatus as tables provided with different types and each put in a layer structure including the titles of contents identified by said information-processing apparatus from a content storage section employed in said reproduction apparatus as a lowest-level layer and the name of a group including said identified contents as a high-level layer on the basis of attributes extracted from a host database including attributes of contents stored in a content storage section employed in said information-processing apparatus as said attributes of said identified contents;
storing at least a first table and a second table into a terminal storage section employed in said reproduction apparatus wherein said first table is a table included in said acquired tables as a table showing titles arranged in accordance with a first rule as the titles of said identified contents whereas said second table is a table included in said acquired tables with different types as a table showing titles, which are arranged in accordance with a second rule as the titles of said identified contents, for the name of every group including some of said identified contents;
controlling display for reading out said first table from said terminal storage section in accordance with a first operation and displaying said titles arranged in said first table in accordance with said first rule as the titles of said identified contents on a display section as well as reading out said second table from said terminal storage section in accordance with a second operation and displaying said titles arranged in said second table in accordance with said second rule as the titles of said identified contents on said display section;
selecting one of content titles displayed at said display control step; and
reproducing for selecting a content identified by a content title selected at said content-title selection step from said contents stored in said content storage section employed in said reproduction apparatus and reproducing said selected content.
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17. A recording medium on or in which a computer-readable program for an information-processing apparatus connectable to a reproduction apparatus is recorded, the program carries out:
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a content identification process of identifying a plurality of contents which are stored in or to be stored in said reproduction apparatus;
an attribute extraction process of extracting attributes of each of said identified contents from a host database including attributes of each of said contents stored in a content storage section employed in said information-processing apparatus;
a table creation process of creating a plurality of tables provided with different types and each put in a layer structure including the titles of said identified contents as a lowest-level layer and the name of a group including said identified contents as a high-level layer on the basis of said extracted attributes; and
a transfer process of transferring at least a first table and a second table to said reproduction apparatus wherein said first table is a table included in said created tables with different types as a table showing titles arranged in accordance with a first rule as the titles of said identified contents whereas said second table is a table included in said created tables with different types as a table showing titles, which are arranged in accordance with a second rule as the titles of said identified contents, for the name of every group including some of said identified contents.
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18. A recording medium on or in which a computer-readable program for a reproduction apparatus connectable to an information-processing apparatus is recorded, the program carries out:
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a table acquisition process of acquiring a plurality of tables from said information-processing apparatus as tables provided with different types and each put in a layer structure including the titles of contents identified by said information-processing apparatus from a content storage section employed in said reproduction apparatus as a lowest-level layer and the name of a group including said identified contents as a high-level layer on the basis of attributes extracted from a host database including attributes of contents stored in a content storage section employed in said information-processing apparatus as said attributes of said identified contents;
a terminal storage process of storing at least a first table and a second table into a terminal storage section employed in said reproduction apparatus wherein said first table is a table included in said acquired tables as a table showing titles arranged in accordance with a first rule as the titles of said identified contents whereas said second table is a table included in said acquired tables with different types as a table showing titles, which are arranged in accordance with a second rule as the titles of said identified contents, for the name of every group including some of said identified contents;
a display control process of reading out said first table from said terminal storage section in accordance with a first operation and displaying said titles arranged in said first table in accordance with said first rule as the titles of said identified contents on a display section as well as reading out said second table from said terminal storage section in accordance with a second operation and displaying said titles arranged in said second table in accordance with said second rule as the titles of said identified contents on said display section;
a content-title selection process of selecting one of content titles displayed at said display control step; and
a content reproduction process of selecting a content identified by a content title selected at said content-title selection step from said contents stored in said content storage section employed in said reproduction apparatus and reproducing said selected content.
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19. An information-processing apparatus comprising:
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a host database including attributes of each of contents stored in a storage medium employed in said information-processing apparatus;
a terminal-database acquisition section configured to acquire a terminal database including attributes of each of contents managed by a reproduction apparatus connected to said information-processing apparatus from said reproduction apparatus;
a database comparison section configured to compare said host database with said terminal database;
a record generation section configured to generate records necessary for a process to update said terminal database, add said generated records to said terminal database and delete unnecessary records from said terminal in said process to update said terminal database in accordance with a comparison result produced by said database comparison section;
a first terminal-database updating section configured to update a portion of said terminal database on the basis of a result of a process to sort content titles recorded in said records generated by said record generation section in accordance with a first rule as content attributes which also include at least group names such as the names of albums each serving a collection of contents and the names of playlists each serving as a list of contents in addition to said content titles of said contents;
a second terminal-database updating section configured to update a portion of said terminal database on the basis of a result of a process to sort said content titles recorded in said records generated by said record generation section in accordance with a second rule for every one of said group names each recorded in said records as a name used for identifying a group;
a terminal-database transfer section configured to transmit said terminal database updated by said first and second terminal-database updating section to said reproduction apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 25)
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24. A reproduction apparatus comprising:
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a terminal database including attributes of each of contents stored in a storage medium employed in said reproduction apparatus;
a terminal-database transfer section configured to transmit said terminal database to an information-processing apparatus connected to said reproduction apparatus;
a terminal-database acquisition section configured to acquire a terminal database obtained as a result of processes carried out by said information-processing apparatus to compare said host database including the attributes of contents managed by said information-processing apparatus with said terminal database received by said information-processing apparatus from said reproduction apparatus, generate records required for a process to update said terminal database as a record including the titles of contents and album names each serving as the name of a group including some of said contents in said process to update said terminal database in accordance with a result of comparing said host database with said terminal database, update a portion of said terminal database on the basis of a result of a process to sort content titles recorded in said generated records as said titles of contents in accordance with a first rule, and update a portion of said terminal database on the basis of a result of a process to sort content titles recorded in said generated records as said titles of contents in accordance with a second rule for every group name recorded in said records as said name of a group;
an output control section configured to output a result of a process carried out to sort attributes in said terminal database as a sorting process conforming to said first rule in accordance with a first operation and outputting a result of a process carried out to sort attributes in said terminal database as a sorting process conforming to said second rule in accordance with a second operation;
a content selection section configured to select the title of a content from a result output by said output control section; and
a content reproduction section configured to reproduce a content identified by a title selected by said content selection section.
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Specification