Information-processing apparatus, reproduction apparatus, communication method and computer program
First Claim
1. An information-processing apparatus, comprising:
- an acquisition section configured to acquire, from a portable reproduction apparatus which is capable of reproducing contents data, reproduction history information of the contents data in the portable reproduction apparatus;
an evaluation value arithmetic operation section configured to arithmetically operate a computed evaluation value corresponding to the content data based on the reproduction history information acquired by said acquisition section; and
a transfer section configured to transfer the computed evaluation value arithmetically operated by said evaluation value arithmetic operation section to the portable reproduction apparatus.
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Abstract
An information-processing apparatus, reproduction apparatus, communication method and computer program are disclosed wherein an evaluation value can be added automatically to contents stored in a storage apparatus or medium. The information-processing apparatus comprising an acquisition section which acquires, from a portable reproduction apparatus which is capable of reproducing contents data, reproduction history information of the contents data in the portable reproduction apparatus. An evaluation value arithmetic operation section arithmetically operates a computed evaluation value corresponding to the content data based on the reproduction history information acquired by the acquisition section. A transfer section transfers the computed evaluation value arithmetically operated by the evaluation value arithmetic operation section to the portable reproduction apparatus.
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69 Claims
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1. An information-processing apparatus, comprising:
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an acquisition section configured to acquire, from a portable reproduction apparatus which is capable of reproducing contents data, reproduction history information of the contents data in the portable reproduction apparatus;
an evaluation value arithmetic operation section configured to arithmetically operate a computed evaluation value corresponding to the content data based on the reproduction history information acquired by said acquisition section; and
a transfer section configured to transfer the computed evaluation value arithmetically operated by said evaluation value arithmetic operation section to the portable reproduction apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A reproduction apparatus, comprising:
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a content storage section configured to store one or more content data;
a reproduction section configured to reproduce the content data stored in said content storage section;
a reproduction history production section configured to produce reproduction history information of the content data reproduced by said reproduction section and record the produced information into a reproduction history storage section;
a transfer section configured to transfer the reproduction history information recorded in said reproduction history storage section to an external apparatus in response to a request from the external apparatus;
an acquisition section configured to acquire a computed evaluation value of the content data arithmetically operated by the external apparatus at least based on the reproduction history information; and
an evaluation value recording section configured to record the computed evaluation value acquired by said acquisition section in a coordinated relationship with the content data into an evaluation value storage section. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A communication method for an information-processing apparatus capable of communicating with a portable reproduction apparatus which can reproduce content data, comprising the steps of:
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acquiring reproduction history information of the content data in the portable reproduction apparatus from the portable reproduction apparatus;
arithmetically operating a computed evaluation value corresponding to the content data based on the reproduction history information acquired at the acquisition step; and
transferring the computed evaluation value arithmetically operated at the evaluation value arithmetic operation step to the portable reproduction apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A communication method for a reproduction apparatus capable of communicating with an external apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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reproducing one or more content data stored in a content storage section of the reproduction apparatus;
producing reproduction history information of the content data reproduced at the reproduction step and recording the produced information into a reproduction history storage section of the reproduction apparatus;
transferring the reproduction history information recorded in the reproduction history storage section to the external apparatus in response to a request from the external apparatus;
acquiring a computed evaluation value of the content data arithmetically operated by the external apparatus at least based on the reproduction history information from the external apparatus; and
recording the computed evaluation value acquired at the acquisition step in a coordinated relationship with the content data into an evaluation value storage section of the reproduction apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A recording medium on or in which a computer-readable program for a communication process for an information-processing apparatus capable of communicating with a portable reproduction apparatus which can reproduce content data is recorded, the program comprising the processes of:
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acquiring reproduction history information of the content data in the portable reproduction apparatus from the portable reproduction apparatus;
arithmetically operating a computed evaluation value corresponding to the content data based on the reproduction history information acquired by the acquisition process; and
transferring the computed evaluation value arithmetically operated by the evaluation value arithmetic operation process to the portable reproduction apparatus.
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69. A recording medium on or in which a computer-readable program for a communication process for a reproduction apparatus capable of communicating with an external apparatus is recorded, the program comprising the processes of:
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reproducing one or more content data stored in a content storage section of the reproduction apparatus;
producing reproduction history information of the content data reproduced by the reproduction process and recording the produced information into a reproduction history storage section of the reproduction apparatus;
transferring the reproduction history information recorded in the reproduction history storage section to the external apparatus in response to a request from the external apparatus;
acquiring a computed evaluation value of the content data arithmetically operated by the external apparatus at least based on the reproduction history information from the external apparatus; and
recording the computed evaluation value acquired by the acquisition process in a coordinated relationship with the content data into an evaluation value storage section of the reproduction apparatus.
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