INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20070288517A1
• Filed: 04/19/2007
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Takatsuka, Susumu
• Application Number:
  US11/737,399
• Publication Number:
  US 20070288517A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 16/683 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4331 Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4394 involving operations for analysing the audio stream, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in audio streams arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of audio in broadcast systems H04H60/58
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format

Abstract

An information processing system includes a storage section, a separation section, an interval related information generation section, a control section, and a content data management section. The storage section is configured to store content data. The separation section is configured to perform an analysis process on the content data stored in the storage section and separate the content data into interval data accordingly. The interval related information generation section is configured to generate interval related information, which describes the interval data that constitutes the content data. The control section is configured to exercise control so that the storage section stores content data related information containing at least one of pieces of the interval related information in association with content data. The content data management section is configured to manage the content data stored in the storage section in accordance with the content data related information.

Claims

1. An information processing system comprising:

a storage section configured to store content data;

a separation section configured to perform an analysis process on the content data stored in the storage section and separate the content data into interval data accordingly;

an interval related information generation section configured to generate interval related information, which describes the interval data that constitutes the content data;

a control section configured to exercise control so that the storage section stores content data related information containing at least one of pieces of the interval related information in association with content data; and

a content data management section configured to manage the content data stored in the storage section in accordance with the content data related information.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the interval related information generation section generates interval related information that includes separation position information, which indicates content data separation positions determined by the analysis process performed by the separation section, and predefined attribute information, which is associated with interval data.

3. The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising

a reproduction section configured to reproduce data,

wherein the content data management section exercises management so that the interval data constituting content data can be independently reproduced on an individual interval data basis, and

wherein the reproduction section reproduces the interval data.

4. The information processing system according to claim 1,

wherein the content data management section manages the interval data in accordance with particular attribute information associated with the interval data, and

wherein the control section exercises control so as to extract interval data having particular attribute information.

5. The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising

a radio reception section configured to receive a radio broadcast,

wherein the control section exercises control so that the storage section stores radio broadcast audio data acquired by the radio reception section as the content data.

6. The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a terminal device; and

a host device that is connected to the terminal device via a communication path,

wherein the terminal device includes

the storage section,

a data transmission section configured to transmit content data stored in the storage section to the host device via the communication path,

an information acquisition section configured to receive and acquire the interval related information that is transmitted from the host device via the communication path,

the control section, and

the content data management section; and

wherein the host device includes

a data acquisition section configured to receive and acquire content data that is transmitted from the terminal device via the communication path,

the separation section,

the interval related information generation section, and

an information transmission section configured to transmit the interval related information, which is generated by the interval related information generation section, via the communication path.

7. The information processing system according to claim 6,

wherein the terminal device further includes

the radio reception section;

and

wherein the control section exercises control so that the storage section stores radio broadcast audio data acquired by the radio reception section as the content data.

8. A terminal device comprising:

a communication section configured to communicate with a host device via a communication path;

a storage section configured to store content data;

a data transmission control section configured to exercise control so that the communication section transmits content data stored in the storage section to the host device;

an information acquisition section configured to receive and acquire interval related information that is transmitted from the host device in accordance with a result of separation of content data into interval data based on kinds of the content data, the content data being transmitted from the host device and transmitted by the data transmission control section;

a control section configured to exercise control so that the storage section stores content data related information, which includes at least one piece of interval related information acquired by the information acquisition section, in association with content data; and

a content data management section configured to manage the content data stored in the storage section in accordance with the content data related information.

9. An information processing method comprising the steps of:

separating, by analyzing content data stored in a storage section, the content data into interval data accordingly;

generating interval related information, which describes the interval data that constitutes the content data;

exercising control so that storage section stores content data related information containing at least one of pieces of the interval related information in association with content data; and

managing the content data stored in the storage section in accordance with the content data related information.

10. An information processing method comprising the steps of:

communicating with a host device via a communication path;

exercising control so as to transmit content data stored in a storage section;

receiving and acquiring interval related information that is transmitted from the host device in accordance with a result of separation of content data into interval data based on kinds of the content data, the content data being transmitted from the host device and transmitted in the data transmission control step;

exercising control so that the storage section stores content data related information, which includes at least one piece of interval related information acquired in the information acquisition step, in association with content data; and

managing the content data stored in the storage section in accordance with the content data related information.

11. A program for causing an information processing device to execute a method comprising the steps of:

communicating with a host device via a communication path;

exercising control so as to transmit content data stored in a storage section;

receiving and acquiring interval related information that is transmitted from the host device in accordance with a result of separation of content data into interval data based on kinds of the content data, the content data being transmitted from the host device and transmitted in the data transmission control step;

exercising control so that the storage section stores content data related information, which includes at least one piece of interval related information acquired in the information acquisition step, in association with content data; and

a content data management step of managing the content data stored in the storage section in accordance with the content data related information.

12. An information processing system comprising:

storage means for storing content data;

separation means for performing an analysis process on the content data stored in the storage means and separate the content data into interval data accordingly;

interval related information generation means for generating interval related information, which describes the interval data that constitutes the content data;

control means for exercising control so that the storage means stores content data related information containing at least one of pieces of the interval related information in association with content data; and

content data management means for managing the content data stored in the storage means in accordance with the content data related information.

13. A terminal device comprising:

communication means for communicating with a host device via a communication path;

storage means for storing content data;

data transmission control means for exercising control so that the communication means transmits content data stored in the storage means to the host device;

information acquisition means for receiving and acquiring interval related information that is transmitted from the host device in accordance with a result of separation of content data into interval data based on kinds of the content data, the content data being transmitted from the host device and transmitted by the data transmission control means;

control means for exercising control so that the storage section stores content data related information, which includes at least one piece of interval related information acquired by the information acquisition means, in association with content data; and

content data management means for managing the content data stored in the storage means in accordance with the content data related information.