COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND ITS METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND ITS METHOD

• US 20080154408A1
• Filed: 02/20/2008
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Data Scape Limited (Atlantic IP Services Limited)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: MOROHASHI, Akihiro
• Granted Patent: US 8,122,163 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/94
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/60 of audio data
• 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 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/213 Read-only discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2525 Magneto-optical [MO] discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• 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: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/36 Monitoring, i.e. supervising the progress of recording or reproducing for digital recording G11B20/00 and s.gr.; for monitoring, testing or measuring of TV recorders of the type covered by H04N5/76 and subgroups, see H04N17/06
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 2207/16 Solid state audio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/00 Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 : Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26258 : for generating a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlist, or scheduling item distribution according to such list retrieval of multimedia data based on playlists G06F16/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 : for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand

Abstract

This invention relates to a communication system including a first apparatus having a first storage medium, and a second apparatus for transmitting data to the first apparatus, the second apparatus comprising: a second storage medium for storing management information of data to be transferred to the first storage medium; communication means for communicating data with the first apparatus; edit means capable of editing the management information; and control means for making a control to transfer data stored in the second storage medium to the first storage medium by way of the communication means on the basis of the management information edited by the edit means.

Claims

1. :

A communication system including a first apparatus having a first storage medium and a second apparatus, said second apparatus comprising;

a second storage medium configured to store management information of data to be transferred to said first storage medium;

an editor configured to edit said management information of data;

a communicator configured to communicate with said first apparatus;

a reproducer configured to reproduce data; and

a controller configured to control transfer of data stored in said second storage medium to said first apparatus via said communicator and to control said reproducer to reproduce data stored in said second storage medium, based on said management information edited by said editor.

2. :

The communication system according to claim 1, wherein said editor is configured to be capable of editing said management information regardless of whether said communicator communicates with said first apparatus.

3. :

The communication system according to claim 1, further comprising;

a detector configured to detect whether said first apparatus is connected; and

wherein said controller is configured to start said transfer of data when the detector detects that said apparatus is connected.

4. :

The communication system according to claim 1,

wherein said controller is configured to control receiving of identification information of said first apparatus via said communicator, to judge whether said identification information of said first apparatus is predetermined identification information and to start said transfer of data when said identification information of said first apparatus is judged to be predetermined identification information.

5. :

The communication system according to claim 1,

wherein said controller is configured to control a display unit to display a first window in which identification information of data stored in said second storage medium is displayed, and a second window in which identification information of said data to be transferred to said first apparatus, based on said management data edited by said editor, is displayed.

6. :

The communication system according to claim 5, wherein said editor is configured to edit said management information of data to be transferred to said first apparatus based on an input to said editor of identification information of data displayed in at least one of said first window and said second window.

7. :

The communication system according to claim 1, wherein said controller is configured to compare said management information edited by said editor with management information of data stored in said first storage medium and to transmit data of said second storage medium based on the result of the comparison.

8. :

The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the transferred data are compressed data as MPEG2 AAC (Advanced Audio Codec) format.

9. :

The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the first apparatus is portable and the first storage medium is a hard disk.

10. :

The communication system according to claim 1, further comprising;

a reader configured to read out a TOC (Table of Contents) from a Compact Disc;

a transmitter configured to transmit information associated with the TOC to an external server; and

a receiver configured to receive additional information associated with the Compact Disc from the external server.

11. :

A method of controlling the transfer of data between a first apparatus having a first storage medium and a second apparatus comprising a second storage medium configured to store management information of data to be transferred to said first storage medium, the method comprising the steps of;

editing said management information in an editor;

using a reproducer to reproduce the data stored in said second storage medium, based on said management information edited by said editor; and

transferring the reproduced data stored in said second storage medium to said first apparatus via a communicator.

12. :

The method according to claim 11, wherein said editor edits said management information regardless of whether said communicator communicates with said first apparatus.

13. :

The method according to claim 11, further comprising the steps of;

detecting whether said first apparatus is connected; and

starting said transfer of data when it is detected that said apparatus is connected.

14. :

The method according to claim 11, further comprising the steps of;

receiving of identification information of said first apparatus;

judging whether said identification information of said first apparatus is predetermined identification information; and

starting said transfer of data when said identification information of said first apparatus is judged to be predetermined identification information.

15. :

The communication method according to claim 11, further comprising the steps of;

displaying a first window in which identification information of data stored in said second storage medium is displayed, and

displaying a second window in which identification information of said data to be transferred to said first apparatus, based on said management data edited by said editor, is displayed.

16. :

The communication method according to claim 15, further comprising the step of;

editing said management information of data to be transferred to said first apparatus based on an input to said editor of identification information of data displayed in at least one of said first window and said second window.

17. :

The communication method according to claim 11, further comprising the steps of;

comparing said management information edited by said editor with management information of data stored in said first storage medium; and

transmitting data of said second storage medium based on the result of the comparison.

18. :

The communication method according to claim 11, wherein the transferred data are compressed data as MPEG2 AAC (Advanced Audio Codec) format.

19. :

The communication system according to claim 11, wherein the first apparatus is portable and the first storage medium is a hard disk.

20. :

The communication system according to claim 11, further comprising the steps of;

reading out a TOC (Table of Contents) from a Compact Disc;

transmitting information associated with the TOC to an external server; and

receiving additional information associated with the Compact Disc from the external server.

21. :

A computer readable storage medium in a second apparatus of a communication system, communicable with a first apparatus of the communication system, the computer readable storage medium comprising;

means for storing data to be transferred to said first storage medium; and

means for storing management information of data to be transferred to said first storage medium;

wherein the data is reproduced based on said management information and transferred to said first apparatus.

22. :

A communication apparatus configured to transmit data to an apparatus having a first storage medium, comprising;

a second storage medium configured to store management information of data to be transferred to said first storage medium;

an editor configured to edit said management information of data;

a communicator configured to communicate with said apparatus; and

a controller configured to control transfer of data stored in said second storage medium to said apparatus via said communicator and to control said reproducer to reproduce data stored in said second storage medium, based on said management information edited by said editor.

23. :

The communication apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said editor is configured to be capable of editing said management information regardless of whether said communicator communicates with said first apparatus having the first storage medium.

24. :

The communication apparatus according to claim 22, further comprising;

a detector configured to detect whether said apparatus having the first storage medium is connected,

wherein said controller is configured to start said transfer of data when the detector detects that said apparatus having the first storage medium is connected.

25. :

The communication apparatus according to claim 22,

wherein said controller is configured to control receiving of identification information of said apparatus having the first storage medium via said communicator, to judge whether said identification information of said apparatus having the first storage medium is predetermined identification information, and to start said transfer of data when said identification information of said apparatus having the first storage medium is judged to be predetermined identification information.

26. :

The communication apparatus according to claim 22,

wherein said controller is configured to control a display unit to display a first window in which identification information of data stored in said second storage medium is displayed, and a second window in which identification information of said data to be transferred to said apparatus having the first storage medium, based on said management data edited by said editor, is displayed.

27. :

The communication apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said editor is configured to edit said management information of data to be transferred to said apparatus having the first storage medium based on an input to said editor of identification information of data displayed in at least one of said first window and said second window.

28. :

The communication apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said controller is configured to compare said management information edited by said editor with management information of data stored in said first storage medium and to transmit data of said second storage medium based on the result of the comparison.

29. :

The communication apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the transferred data are compressed data as MPEG2 AAC (Advanced Audio Codec) format.

30. :

The communication apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the apparatus having the first storage medium is portable and the first storage medium is a hard disk.

31. :

The communication system according to claim 22, further comprising;

a reader configured to read out a TOC (Table of Contents) from a Compact Disc;

a transmitter configured to transmit information associated with the TOC to an external server; and

a receiver configured to receive additional information associated with the Compact Disc from the external server.

32. :

A method of controlling the transfer of data to an apparatus having a first storage medium comprising the steps of;

providing a second apparatus comprising a second storage medium configured to store management information of data to be transferred to said first storage medium;

editing said management information in an editor;

using a reproducer to reproduce the data stored in said second storage medium, based on said management information edited by said editor; and

transferring the reproduced data stored in said second storage medium to said first apparatus via a communicator.

33. :

The method according to claim 32, wherein said editor edits said management information regardless of whether said communicator communicates with said apparatus having the first storage medium.

34. :

The method according to claim 32, further comprising the steps of;

detecting whether said apparatus having the first storage medium is connected; and

starting said transfer of data when it is detected that said apparatus having the first storage medium is connected.

35. :

The method according to claim 32, further comprising the steps of;

receiving of identification information of said apparatus having the first storage medium;

judging whether said identification information of said apparatus having the first storage medium is predetermined identification information; and

starting said transfer of data when said identification information of said apparatus having the first storage medium is judged to be predetermined identification information.

36. :

The communication method according to claim 32, further comprising the steps of;

displaying a first window in which identification information of data stored in said second storage medium is displayed, and

displaying a second window in which identification information of said data to be transferred to said apparatus having the first storage medium, based on said management data edited by said editor, is displayed.

37. :

The communication method according to claim 36, further comprising the step of;

editing said management information of data to be transferred to said apparatus having the first storage medium based on an input to said editor of identification information of data displayed in at least one of said first window and said second window.

38. :

The communication method according to claim 32, further comprising the steps of;

comparing said management information edited by said editor with management information of data stored in said first storage medium; and

transmitting data of said second storage medium based on the result of the comparison.

39. :

The communication method according to claim 32, wherein the transferred data are compressed data as MPEG2 AAC (Advanced Audio Codec) format.

40. :

The communication system according to claim 32, wherein the apparatus having the first storage medium is portable and the first storage medium is a hard disk.

41. :

The communication system according to claim 32, further comprising the steps of;

reading out a TOC (Table of Contents) from a Compact Disc;

transmitting information associated with the TOC to an external server; and

receiving additional information associated with the Compact Disc from the external server.

42. :

A computer readable storage medium communicable with a first storage medium, the computer readable storage medium comprising;

means for storing data to be transferred to said first storage medium; and

means for storing management information of data to be transferred to said first storage medium;

wherein the data is reproduced based on said management information and transferred to said first storage medium.