Sound distribution system accompanied by composition and sound distribution system accompanied by charging

• US 20080065976A1
• Filed: 10/22/2007
• Published: 03/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hideaki Kobayashi, Kenjiro Tsuda, Yoshihisa Nishigori
• Original Assignee: Hideaki Kobayashi, Kenjiro Tsuda, Yoshihisa Nishigori
• Inventors: Nishigori, Yoshihisa, Tsuda, Kenjiro, Kobayashi, Hideaki
• Application Number:
  US11/976,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20080065976A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/305 for record players
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/82 using signals not modulated onto a carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/21 Billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for commerce, e.g. marketing, shopping, billing, auctions or e-commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2407 Monitoring of transmitted content, e.g. distribution time, number of downloads arrangements for monitoring programmes for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2547 Third Party Billing, e.g. billing of advertiser
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A system which distributes information from an information distribution device to an information reception device on the basis of selection information indicating one or more pieces of sound information which is selected from a plurality of pieces of sound information. The information distribution device creates a composite sound data file in which a plurality of sound data files, including a sound data file which is real data of the selected sound information, are edited and composited to create a single sound content for the sound data file, and distributes the composite sound data file to the information reception device. Accordingly, the information distribution system enables a user to enjoy content constituted by desired information, with a simple reproducer.

Claims

1. An information distribution system for distributing information according to selection information indicating a selection of at least one of a plurality of sound information categories, said information distribution system comprising:

a user terminal;

an information distribution device operable to distribute information to said user terminal; and

one or more sound data provision devices, each of said sound data provision devices being operable to distribute information to said user terminal, and each of said sound data provision devices including a sound data file storage means for registering and storing a plurality of sound data files each of which are classified according to any of the plurality of sound information categories, wherein;

said information distribution device includes a sound data file information storage means for storing a plurality of sound data file information which includes link information for linking to each of the plurality of the sound data files stored in said sound data file storage means;

said information distribution device is operable to;

create a single link when said one or more sound data provision devices registers a new sound data file classified in the sound information category selected according to the selection information, the single link containing specific link information for linking to each new sound data file, which is registered and classified in the sound information category selected according to the selection information, from the plurality of sound data files stored on said sound data file storage means; and

distribute the single link to said user terminal; and

said user terminal comprises;

a downloading means for downloading a plurality of sound data files from said one or more sound data provision devices according to the link information contained in the single link; and

a sound data file composition process means for combining the plurality of sound data files downloaded by said downloading means.

2. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein said information distribution device is operable to distribute the single link to said user terminal using electronic mail.

3. An information distribution device for use with an information distribution system for distributing information from said information distribution device and from one or more sound data provision devices to a user terminal according to selection information indicating a selection of at least one of a plurality of sound information categories, each of the sound data provision devices including a sound data file storage means for registering and storing a plurality of sound data files, each of which are classified according to any of the plurality of sound information categories, said information distribution device comprising:

a sound data file information storage means for storing a plurality of sound data file information which includes link information for linking to each of the plurality of the sound data files stored in the sound data file storage means;

a sound data file information selection means for creating a single link when the one or more sound data provision devices registers a new sound data file classified in the sound information category selected according to the selection information, the single link containing specific link information for linking to each new sound data file, which is registered and classified in the sound information category selected according to the selection information, from the plurality of sound data files stored on the sound data file storage means; and

an information distribution means for distributing the single link to any user terminal having a downloading means for downloading a plurality of sound data files from the one or more sound data provision devices according to the link information contained in the single link and having a sound data file composition process means for combining the plurality of sound data files downloaded by said downloading means.

4. The information distribution device according to claim 3, wherein said information distribution device is operable to distribute the single link to the user terminal using electronic mail.

5. A user terminal for use with an information distribution system for distributing information from an information distribution device and from one or more sound data provision devices to said user terminal according to selection information indicating a selection of at least one of a plurality of sound information categories, each of the sound data provision devices including a sound data file storage means for registering and storing a plurality of sound data files, each of which are classified according to any of the plurality of sound information categories, the information distribution device including (i) a sound data file information storage means for storing a plurality of sound data file information which includes link information for linking to each of the plurality of the sound data files stored in the sound data file storage means, (ii) a sound data file information selection means for creating a single link when the one or more sound data provision devices registers a new sound data file classified in the sound information category selected according to the selection information, the single link containing specific link information for linking to each new sound data file, which is registered and classified in the sound information category selected according to the selection information, from the plurality of sound data files stored on the sound data file storage means, and (iii) an information distribution means for distributing the single link to said user terminal, said user terminal comprising:

a downloading means for downloading a plurality of sound data files from the one or more sound data provision devices according to the link information contained in the single link (i) created by the sound data file information selection means when the one or more sound data provision devices registers a new sound data file classified in the sound information category selected according to the selection information, the single link containing specific link information for linking to each new sound data file, which is registered and classified in the sound information category selected according to the selection information, from the plurality of sound data files stored on the sound data file storage means, and (ii) distributed by the information distribution means; and

a sound data file composition process means for combining the plurality of sound data files downloaded by said downloading means.

6. The user terminal according to claim 5, wherein the information distribution device is operable to distribute the single link to said user terminal using electronic mail.