Recording apparatus, reproducing apparatus, recording and reproducing apparatus, recording method, reproducing method, recording and reproducing method and recording medium

• US 20070239847A1
• Filed: 03/29/2007
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sako, Yoichiro, Terauchi, Toshiro, Takehara, Mitsuru
• Application Number:
  US11/729,460
• Publication Number:
  US 20070239847A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42201 biosensors, e.g. heat sensor for presence detection, EEG sensors or any limb activity sensors worn by the user input arrangements for interaction with the human body based on nervous system activity detection G06F3/015
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42202 environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8063 using time division multiplex of the PCM audio and PCM video signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

A recording and reproducing apparatus and method and a recording medium are disclosed. Operation metadata is generated using operating information from an operation input unit for controlling the operation of a content provider. A recording processing unit records the generated operation metadata in a recording medium in association with the contents. A reproduction processing unit reproduces the operation metadata from the recording medium. A reproduction control unit reproduces the contents in a reproduction mode corresponding to the operation metadata. An operation metadata generating unit generates operation metadata using operating information for a single or plurality of contents. Further, a biological information measuring unit measures biological information of a user and an environment measuring unit measures the surrounding environment of the user at the time of content reproduction. A sensing metadata generating unit generates sensing metadata using information detected by the biological information measuring unit and/or the environment measuring unit.

Claims

1. A recording apparatus comprising:

a content provider for providing contents;

an operation input unit for controlling the operation of the content provider;

an operation metadata generating unit for generating operation metadata using operating information from the operation input unit; and

a recording processing unit for recording the generated operation metadata in a recording medium in association with the contents.

2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the operation metadata generating unit generates the operation metadata using operating information for a single content.

3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the operation metadata generating unit generates the operation metadata using operating information for a plurality of contents.

4. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

at least one of a biological information measuring unit for measuring biological information of a user at the time of content reproduction and an environment measuring unit for measuring the surrounding environment of the user at the time of content reproduction; and

a sensing metadata generating unit for generating sensing metadata using information detected by at least one of the biological information measuring unit and the environment measuring unit.

5. A reproducing apparatus for reproducing contents provided by a content provider, comprising:

a reproduction processing unit for reproducing, from a recording medium, operation metadata generated using operating information from an operation input unit for controlling the content provider; and

a reproduction control unit for reproducing the contents in a reproduction mode corresponding to the operation metadata.

6. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 5,

wherein the operation metadata is generated using operating information for a single content.

7. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 5,

wherein the operation metadata is generated using operating information of a plurality of contents.

8. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 5,

wherein sensing metadata generated using information detected by at least one of a biological information measuring unit for measuring biological information of a user at the time of content reproduction and an environment measuring unit for measuring the surrounding environment of the user at the time of content reproduction is recorded in the recording medium.

9. A recording and reproducing apparatus comprising:

a content provider for providing contents;

an operation input unit for controlling the operation of the content provider;

an operation metadata generating unit for generating operation metadata using operating information from the operation input unit;

a recording processing unit for recording the generated operation metadata in a recording medium in association with the contents;

a reproduction processing unit for reproducing the operation metadata from the recording medium; and

a reproduction control unit for reproducing the contents in a reproduction mode corresponding to the operation metadata.

10. The recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 9,

wherein the operation metadata generating unit generates the operation metadata using operating information for a single content.

11. The recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 9,

wherein the operation metadata generating unit generates the operation metadata using operating information for a plurality of contents.

12. The recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:

at least one of a biological information measuring unit for measuring biological information of a user at the time of content reproduction and an environment measuring unit for measuring the surrounding environment of the user at the time of content reproduction; and

a sensing metadata generating unit for generating the sensing metadata using information detected by at least one of the biological information measuring unit and the environment measuring unit.

13. A recording method comprising the steps of:

providing contents from a content provider;

generating operation metadata using operating information from an operation input unit for controlling the operation of the content provider; and

recording the operation metadata in a recording medium in association with the contents.

14. The recording method according to claim 13,

wherein the operation metadata is generated in the operation metadata generating step using operating information for a single content.

15. The recording method according to claim 13,

wherein the operation metadata is generated in the operation metadata generating step using operating information for a plurality of contents.

16. The recording method according to claim 13, further comprising the step of:

generating sensing metadata using at least one of biological information of a user measured at the time of content reproduction and information on the surrounding environment of the user measured at the time of content reproduction.

17. A reproducing method for reproducing contents provided by a content provider, comprising the steps of:

reproducing, from a recording medium, operation metadata generated using operating information from an operation input unit for controlling the operation of the content provider; and

reproducing the contents in a reproduction mode corresponding to the operation metadata.

18. The reproducing method according to claim 17,

wherein the operation metadata is generated using operating information for a single content.

19. The reproducing method according to claim 17,

wherein the operation metadata is generated using operating information for a plurality of contents.

20. The reproducing method according to claim 17,

wherein sensing metadata generated using at least one of biological information of a user measured at the time of content reproduction and information on the surrounding environment of the user measured at the time of content reproduction is recorded in the recording medium.

21. A recording and reproducing method comprising the steps of:

providing contents from a content provider;

generating operation metadata using operating information from an operation input unit for controlling the operation of the content provider;

recording the operation metadata in a recording medium in association with the contents;

reproducing the recording medium having the operation metadata recorded therein; and

reproducing the contents in a reproduction mode corresponding to the operation metadata.

22. The recording and reproducing method according to claim 21,

wherein the operation metadata is generated using operating information for a single content.

23. The recording and reproducing method according to claim 21,

wherein the operation metadata is generated using operating information for a plurality of contents.

24. The recording and reproducing method according to claim 21, further comprising the step of:

generating sensing metadata using at least one of biological information of a user measured at the time of content reproduction and information on the surrounding environment of the user measured at the time of content reproduction.

25. A recording medium having recorded therein, in association with contents, operation metadata generated using operating information from an operation input unit for controlling the operation of a content provider for providing the contents.

26. The recording medium according to claim 25, further having recorded therein sensing metadata generated using at least one of biological information of a user measured at the time of content reproduction and information on the surrounding environment of the user measured at the time of content reproduction.