Device and method for retrieval in network
First Claim
1. A network retrieval device comprising:
- a communication section which communicates with a plurality of communication apparatuses via a network, each of the plurality of communication apparatuses having image content;
a detection section which detects the communication apparatuses connected to the network;
a summary information acquisition section which acquires summary information from each of the communication apparatuses via the communication section, the summary information containing recording dates and times of the image contents held by the communication apparatus detected by the detection section;
detailed information acquisition section which selects some of the plurality of image contents for which the summary information acquisition section has acquired the summary information, on the basis of the recording dates and times in the summary information; and
a display control section which allows a display device to display a display screen in which the detailed information acquired by the detailed information acquisition section has acquired.
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Abstract
A device discovery section discovers devices connected to a network. A metadata acquisition section acquires, via a communication section, all summary information held by the detected devices and containing recording dates and times of image contents. The metadata acquisition section stores the summary information acquired in a metadata control section. A detailed information acquisition section selects some of the image contents stored in the metadata control section on the basis of the recording dates and times of the image contents. The detailed information acquisition section selects some of the plurality of image contents for which the summary information acquisition section has acquired the summary information, on the basis of the recording dates and times in the summary information A display item control section arranges the detailed information acquired by the detailed information acquisition section in date cells on a display screen to display the information on the display screen.
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1. A network retrieval device comprising:
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a communication section which communicates with a plurality of communication apparatuses via a network, each of the plurality of communication apparatuses having image content; a detection section which detects the communication apparatuses connected to the network; a summary information acquisition section which acquires summary information from each of the communication apparatuses via the communication section, the summary information containing recording dates and times of the image contents held by the communication apparatus detected by the detection section; detailed information acquisition section which selects some of the plurality of image contents for which the summary information acquisition section has acquired the summary information, on the basis of the recording dates and times in the summary information; and a display control section which allows a display device to display a display screen in which the detailed information acquired by the detailed information acquisition section has acquired. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for retrieval in a network, the method being used in a system comprising a plurality of communication apparatuses each having image contents are connected to a retrieval device via the network, the method being executed by the retrieval device, the method comprising:
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detecting the communication apparatuses connected to the network; acquiring summary information on the image contents from the detected communication apparatus via the network; selecting some of the plurality of contents for which the summary information has been acquired, on the basis of recording dates and times in the summary information, and acquiring detailed information on the selected image contents via the network; and arranging the acquired detailed information in a display screen and controlling a display device to display the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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