Broadcasting system and media player

• US 20070300283A1
• Filed: 07/26/2007
• Published: 12/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Minolta Corporation Limited (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Minolta Corporation Limited (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Hatano, Hiroshi, Ishimaru, Kazuhiko, Fujii, Masato, Nagata, Hideki, Kawabata, Akira, Serita, Yasuaki, Yamaguchi, Takehisa, Tamai, Yoshiyuki, Sawai, Yasumasa
• Application Number:
  US11/878,676
• Publication Number:
  US 20070300283A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/142
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2200/00 Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 30/04 using wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/28 Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/13 Arrangements for device control affected by the broadcast information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00 Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4131 home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42226 Reprogrammable remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4302 Content synchronisation processes, e.g. decoder synchronisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 3/00 Scanning details of television systems; Combination thereof with generation of supply voltages
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/08 Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band , e.g. by time division H04N7/007 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 : by receiver means only

Abstract

Broadcasting waves transmitted from a broadcasting device include operation control information for operating peripheral devices on a receiver side in accordance with the contents of a broadcast program in addition to broadcast data about said broadcast program. The receiver outputs the broadcast data to a display device, and transmits an operation command signal dependent on the operation control information to the peripheral devices to operate the peripheral devices in accordance with the contents of the broadcast program. As a result, an air conditioner raises or lowers room temperature and an illumination device blinks according to the progress of the program.

Claims

1-39. -39. (canceled)

40. An apparatus for processing a software including content information representing content and control information for controlling a peripheral device in accordance with said content, said apparatus comprising:

an output element for outputting a first signal dependent upon said content information included in said software to a reproduction device; and

a transmission element for transmitting a second signal dependent upon said control information included in said software to said peripheral device.

41. The apparatus according to claim 40, wherein

said content information includes music information and/or video information, and

said control information includes information for controlling an illumination device and/or a body-sonic generator provided as said peripheral device in synchronization with progress in reproducing said music information and/or said video information.

42. The apparatus according to claim 40, wherein

said content information includes cooking information, and

said control information includes information for controlling a cooking device provided as said peripheral device in accordance with progress in reproducing said cooking information.

43. A storage medium having software stored thereon, said software comprising:

content information representing content reproducible by a reproduction device; and

control information for controlling a peripheral device of said reproduction device in synchronization with reproduction of said content.

44. The medium according to claim 43, wherein

said content information includes music information and/or video information;

and

said control information includes information for controlling an illumination device an/or a body-sonic generator provided as said peripheral device in synchronization with progress in reproducing said music information and/or said video information.

45. The medium according to claim 43, wherein

said content information includes cooking information, and

said control information includes information for controlling a cooking device provided as said peripheral device in accordance with progress in reproducing said cooking information.

46. Software comprising:

content information representing content reproducible by a reproduction device; and

control information for controlling a peripheral device in synchronization with reproduction of said content.

47. The software according to claim 46, wherein

said content information includes music information and/or video information;

and

said control information includes information for controlling an illumination device an/or a body-sonic generator provided as said peripheral device in synchronization with progress in reproducing said music information and/or said video information.

48. The software according to claim 46, wherein

said content information includes cooking information, and

said control information includes information for controlling a cooking device provided as said peripheral device in accordance with progress in reproducing said cooking information.

49. A digital device for use in a space in which a content reproduction device and a home electronic device are provided, said digital device comprising:

a receiver for receiving a digital signal;

an element for extracting a content signal from said digital signal to output said content signal to said content reproduction device; and

and element for extracting a control signal for controlling said home electronic device from said digital signal to output said control signal to said home electronic device,

wherein said home electronic device operates in synchronization with reproduction of said content under control of said control signal.

50. The digital device according to claim 49, wherein

said digital signal is a broadcast signal, and

said home electronic device is operable in any one of:

a first operating mode in which said home electronic device operates independently of said broadcast signal; and

a second operating mode in which said home electronic device operates as a peripheral effector device for said content reproduction device in accordance with said control signal.

51. (canceled)