Imaged image data processing apparatus, viewing information creating apparatus, viewing information creating system, imaged image data processing method and viewing information creating method

• US 20080244675A1
• Filed: 03/31/2008
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sugino, Akinobu, Sano, Akane, Tsuruta, Masaaki, Ozaki, Nozomu, Sako, Yoichiro, Ito, Taiji, Sekizawa, Hidehiko, Asukai, Masamichi
• Granted Patent: US 8,660,293 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/48 for recognising items expressed in broadcast information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/59 of video recognising characters or patterns in general G06F18/00, G06V20/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/65 for using the result on users' side
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/66 for using the result on distributors' side
• 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 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4756 for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• 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

An imaged image data processing apparatus includes obtaining means for obtaining imaged image data, which is imaged by an imaging section that images the sight of a user, extracting means for extracting identification data for identifying a viewed program from the imaged image data obtained by the obtaining means, and transmitting means for transmitting the identification data extracted by the extracting means to an external viewing information creating apparatus.

Claims

1. An imaged image data processing apparatus comprising:

obtaining means for obtaining image data, which is imaged by an imaging section that images a sight of a user;

extracting means for extracting identification data for identifying a viewed program from the image data; and

transmitting means for transmitting the identification data to an external viewing information creating apparatus.

2. The image data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining means has the imaging section integrally and obtains the imaged image data by imaging in the imaging section.

3. The image data processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the imaging section has a CCD sensor or a CMOS sensor as an imaging device.

4. The image data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining means obtains the image data by imaging in the imaging section through communication with the imaging section, which is provided separately.

5. The image data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the extracting means identifies a displayed image on an image display apparatus within the image data by image analysis processing and extracts the identification data from the displayed image on the image display apparatus if the displayed image on the image display apparatus exists within the image data.

6. The image data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the extracting means extracts, as the identification data, all or a part of a displayed image part detected within the image data.

7. The image data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the extracting means extracts, as the identification data, text, a mark, or a code within a displayed image detected within the image data.

8. The image data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting means transmits the identification data extracted by the extracting means to the external viewing information creating apparatus over network communication.

9. The image data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving means for receiving viewing information transmitted from the external viewing information creating apparatus; and

display means for displaying and outputting the viewing information.

10. A viewing information creating apparatus comprising:

receiving means for receiving identification data for identifying a viewed program, which is transmitted from an external image data processing apparatus;

program identification processing means for performing processing of identifying a viewed program from the identification data; and

information creating means for performing processing of creating viewing information based on a processing result of the program identification processing means.

11. The viewing information creating apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising:

transmitting means for transmitting the viewing information created by the information creating means to an external machine.

12. A viewing information creating system comprising:

an image data processing apparatus; and

a viewing information creating apparatus,

wherein

the image data processing apparatus comprises;

obtaining means for obtaining image data, which is imaged by an imaging section that images a sight of a user;

extracting means for extracting identification data for identifying a viewed program from the image data obtained by the obtaining means; and

transmitting means for transmitting the identification data to the viewing information creating apparatus; and

the viewing information creating apparatus comprises;

receiving means for receiving the identification data, which is transmitted from the imaged image data processing apparatus;

program identification processing means for performing processing of identifying the viewed program from the identification data; and

information creating means for performing processing of creating viewing information based on a processing result of the program identification processing means.

13. An image data processing method comprising the steps of:

obtaining image data, which is imaged by an imaging section that images a sight of a user;

extracting identification data for identifying a viewed program from the obtained image data; and

transmitting the extracted identification data to an external viewing information creating apparatus.

14. A viewing information creating method comprising the steps of:

receiving identification data for identifying a viewed program, which is transmitted from an external image data processing apparatus;

performing processing of identifying the viewed program from the received identification data; and

performing processing of creating viewing information based on a processing result of the processing of identifying the viewed program.

15. A viewing information creating apparatus comprising:

receiving means for receiving image data, which is transmitted from an external image data processing apparatus;

extracting means for extracting identification data for identifying a viewed program from the image data;

program identification processing means for performing processing of identifying the viewed program from the identification data; and

information creating means for performing processing of creating viewing information based on a processing result of the program identification processing means.

16. A viewing information creating system comprising:

an image data processing apparatus; and

a viewing information creating apparatus,

wherein

the image data processing apparatus comprises;

transmitting means for transmitting image data, which is imaged by an imaging section that images a sight of a user, to the viewing information creating apparatus; and

the viewing information creating apparatus comprises;

receiving means for receiving the image data, which is transmitted from the image data processing apparatus;

extracting means for extracting identification data for identifying a viewed program from the image data;

program identification processing means for performing processing of identifying the viewed program from the identification data; and

information creating means for performing processing of creating viewing information based on a processing result of the program identification processing means.

17. A viewing information creating method comprising the steps of:

receiving image data, which is transmitted from an external image data processing apparatus;

extracting identification data for identifying a viewed program from the received image data;

performing processing of identifying the viewed program from the extracted identification data; and

performing processing of creating viewing information based on a processing result of the processing of identifying the viewed program.

18. An image data processing apparatus comprising:

an obtaining section to obtain image data, which is imaged by an imaging section that images a sight of a user;

an extracting section to extract identification data for identifying a viewed program from the image data; and

a transmitting section to transmit the identification data extracted by the extracting section to an external viewing information creating apparatus.

19. A viewing information creating apparatus comprising:

a receiving section to receive identification data for identifying a viewed program, which is transmitted from an external image data processing apparatus;

a program identification processing section to perform processing of identifying the viewed program from the identification data; and

an information creating section to perform processing to create viewing information based on a processing result of the program identification processing section.

20. A viewing information creating system comprising:

an image data processing apparatus; and

a viewing information creating apparatus,

wherein

the image data processing apparatus comprises;

an obtaining section to obtain image data, which is imaged by an imaging section that images a sight of a user;

an extracting section to extract identification data for identifying a viewed program from the image data obtained by the obtaining section; and

a transmitting section to transmit the identification data extracted by the extracting section to the viewing information creating apparatus; and

the viewing information creating apparatus comprises;

a receiving section to receive identification data for identifying the viewed program, which is transmitted from the image data processing apparatus;

a program identification processing section to perform processing to identify the viewed program from the identification data; and

an information creating section to perform processing to create viewing information based on a processing result of the program identification processing section.

21. A viewing information creating apparatus comprising:

a receiving section to receive image data, which is transmitted from an external image data processing apparatus;

an extracting section to extract identification data for identifying a viewed program from the image data received by the receiving section;

a program identification processing section to perform processing to identify the viewed program from the identification data; and

an information creating section to perform processing to create viewing information based on a processing result of the program identification processing section.

22. A viewing information creating system comprising:

an image data processing apparatus; and

a viewing information creating apparatus,

wherein

the image data processing apparatus comprises;

a transmitting section to transmit image data, which is imaged by an imaging section that images a sight of a user, to the viewing information creating apparatus; and

the viewing information creating apparatus comprises;

a receiving section to receive the image data, which is transmitted from the image data processing apparatus;

an extracting section to extract identification data for identifying a viewed program from the image data;

a program identification processing section to perform processing to identify the viewed program from the identification data; and

an information creating section to perform processing to create viewing information based on a processing result of the program identification processing section.