Image data providing apparatus, image display apparatus, image display system, method for controlling image data providing apparatus, method for controlling image display apparatus, control program, and recording medium
First Claim
1. An image data providing apparatus, comprising:
- identification information obtaining means for obtaining, from a display-target request message, identification information on display target data requested, the display-target request message requesting the display target data that is to be displayed on an image display apparatus;
status determining means for determining a status of the display target data that is stored in a display-target information storage section and identified by the identification information obtained by the identification information obtaining means;
status information generating means for generating status information for displaying, on the image display apparatus, the status of the display target data, which status is determined by the status determining means; and
display control information generating means for generating display control information to define a position, on the image display apparatus, of the status information generated by the status information generating means.
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Abstract
An album managing server of the present invention includes: a display-target ID obtaining section to obtain, from a display data request message to request display target data that is to be displayed on a television, a display-target ID of the display target data that is requested; a status determining section to determine a status of the display target data that is identified by the display-target ID; a status information extracting section to generate status information for displaying, on the television, the status of the display target data thus determined; and a display control information generating section to generate display control information to define a position, on the television, of the status information. Accordingly, the image display apparatus is supplied with status information on display target data to be displayed on the image display apparatus, whereby the convenience of users improves.
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16 Claims
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1. An image data providing apparatus, comprising:
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identification information obtaining means for obtaining, from a display-target request message, identification information on display target data requested, the display-target request message requesting the display target data that is to be displayed on an image display apparatus;
status determining means for determining a status of the display target data that is stored in a display-target information storage section and identified by the identification information obtained by the identification information obtaining means;
status information generating means for generating status information for displaying, on the image display apparatus, the status of the display target data, which status is determined by the status determining means; and
display control information generating means for generating display control information to define a position, on the image display apparatus, of the status information generated by the status information generating means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An image display apparatus, comprising:
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message generating means for generating a display-target request message that requests display target data and contains identification information on the display target data that is to be displayed on the image display apparatus;
a transmitting section to transmit the display-target request message to an image data providing apparatus;
a receiving section to receive, from the image data providing apparatus in response to the display-target request message,;
status information for displaying, on the image display apparatus, a status of the display target data; and
display control information to define a position, on the image display apparatus, of the status information; and
display control means for controlling a display section so that the display section displays the status information in accordance with the display control information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An image display system, comprising:
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(a) the image data providing apparatus, including;
identification information obtaining means for obtaining, from a display-target request message, identification information on display target data requested, the display-target request message requesting the display target data that is to be displayed on an image display apparatus;
status determining means for determining a status of the display target data that is stored in a display-target information storage section and identified by the identification information obtained by the identification information obtaining means;
status information generating means for generating status information for displaying, on the image display apparatus, the status of the display target data, which status is determined by the status determining means; and
display control information generating means for generating display control information to define a position, on the image display apparatus, of the status information generated by the status information generating means; and
(b) the image display apparatus, including;
message generating means for generating a display-target request message that requests display target data and contains identification information on the display target data that is to be displayed on the image display apparatus;
a transmitting section to transmit the display-target request message to an image data providing apparatus;
a receiving section to receive, from the image data providing apparatus in response to the display-target request message,;
status information for displaying, on the image display apparatus, a status of the display target data; and
display control information to define a position, on the image display apparatus, of the status information; and
display control means for controlling a display section so that the display section displays the status information in accordance with the display control information.
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11. A method for controlling an image data providing apparatus, the method comprising:
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a first step of obtaining, from a display-target request message, identification information on display target data requested, the display-target request message requesting the display target data that is to be displayed on an image display apparatus;
a second step of determining a status of the display target data identified by the identification information obtained in the first step;
a third step of generating status information for displaying, on the image display apparatus, the status of the display target data, which status is determined in the second step; and
a fourth step of generating display control information to define a position, on the image display apparatus, of the status information generated in the third step.
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12. A method for controlling an image display apparatus, the method comprising:
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a first step of generating a display-target request message that requests display target data and contains identification information on the display target data that is to be displayed on the image display apparatus;
a second step of transmitting, to an image data providing apparatus, the display target request message generated in the first step;
a third step of receiving, from the image data providing apparatus in response to the display-target request message,;
status information for displaying, on the image display apparatus, a status of the display target data; and
display control information to define a position, on the image display apparatus, of the status information; and
a fourth step of controlling a display section so that the display section displays the status information in accordance with the display control information.
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13. A control program of an image data providing apparatus, the control program causing a computer to execute:
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a first step of obtaining, from a display-target request message, identification information on display target data requested, the display-target request message requesting the display target data that is to be displayed on an image display apparatus;
a second step of determining a status of the display target data identified by the identification information obtained in the first step;
a third step of generating status information for displaying, on the image display apparatus, the status of the display target data, which status is determined in the second step; and
a fourth step of generating display control information to define a position, on the image display apparatus, of the status information generated in the third step.
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14. A control program of an image display apparatus, the control program causing a computer to execute:
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a first step of generating a display-target request message that requests display target data and contains identification information on the display target data that is to be displayed on the image display apparatus;
a second step of transmitting, to an image data providing apparatus, the display-target request message generated in the first step;
a third step of receiving, from the image data providing apparatus in response to the display-target request message,;
status information for displaying, on the image display apparatus, a status of the display target data; and
display control information to define a position, on the image display apparatus, of the status information; and
a fourth step of controlling a display section so that the display section displays the status information in accordance with the display control information.
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15. A computer-readable recording medium, storing a control program of an image data providing apparatus, the control program causing a computer to execute:
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a first step of obtaining, from a display-target request message, identification information on display target data requested, the display-target request message requesting the display target data that is to be displayed on an image display apparatus;
a second step of determining a status of the display target data identified by the identification information obtained in the first step;
a third step of generating status information for displaying, on the image display apparatus, the status of the display target data, which status is determined in the second step; and
a fourth step of generating display control information to define a position, on the image display apparatus, of the status information generated in the third step.
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16. A computer-readable recording medium, storing a control program of an image display apparatus, the control program causing a computer to execute:
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a first step of generating a display-target request message that requests display target data and contains identification information on the display target data that is to be displayed on the image display apparatus;
a second step of transmitting, to an image data providing apparatus, the display-target request message generated in the first step;
a third step of receiving, from the image data providing apparatus in response to the display-target request message,;
status information for displaying, on the image display apparatus, a status of the display target data; and
display control information to define a position, on the image display apparatus, of the status information; and
a fourth step of controlling a display section so that the display section displays the status information in accordance with the display control information.
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