TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEPTION DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, PRESENTATION DEVICE, PRESENTATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20090209211A1
• Filed: 01/21/2009
• Published: 08/20/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: KONDO, Tetsujiro
• Application Number:
  US12/356,889
• Publication Number:
  US 20090209211A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/73
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 9/125 emanating multiple odours
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 9/22 Ionisation
• CPC Class Codes: A63J 2005/001 enhancing the performance by involving senses complementary to sight or hearing
• CPC Class Codes: A63J 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/68 Systems specially adapted for using specific information, e.g. geographical or meteorological information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• 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 21/8126 involving additional data, e.g. news, sports, stocks, weather forecasts

Abstract

A transmission/reception system includes: a transmission device configured to transmit data; and a reception device configured to receive the data; wherein the transmission device includes a transmission unit configured to transmit sensory information to realize sensations of content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing, or content observed with three or more senses; and the reception device has a generating unit configured to generate presentation data to perform presentation with a presentation device, which performs presentation to provide a sensation corresponding to the sensory information, based on the sensory information.

Claims

1. A transmission/reception system comprising:

a transmission device configured to transmit data; and

a reception device configured to receive said data;

said transmission device including

transmission means configured to transmit sensory information to realize sensations of

content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing or

content observed with three or more senses; and

said reception device including

generating means configured to generate presentation data to perform presentation with a presentation device, which performs presentation to provide a sensation corresponding to said sensory information, based on said sensory information.

2. The transmission/reception system according to claim 1, wherein said generating means generate said presentation data based on processing information which is information relating to processing as to the content, in accordance with instructions by a user observing the content.

3. The transmission/reception system according to claim 2, wherein said transmission means transmit said sensory information for each object used in said content.

4. The transmission/reception system according to claim 3, wherein said processing information is also information relating to processing for each object.

5. The transmission/reception system according to claim 4, wherein said processing information is information to remove data relating to a predetermined sensation of said object.

6. The transmission/reception system according to claim 4, wherein said processing information is information to convert data relating to a predetermined sensation of said object into data relating to said predetermined sensation of another object.

7. The transmission/reception system according to claim 1, wherein said generating means generate said presentation data of the content according to the size of said presentation device.

8. The transmission/reception system according to claim 7, wherein said generating means generate said presentation data of the content, so that the object presented with said presentation device becomes the size of the object in the real world, based on the size of said presentation device and the size of said object.

9. The transmission/reception system according to claim 1, wherein said transmission/reception system is a broadcasting system.

10. The transmission/reception system according to claim 1, wherein the senses other than seeing and hearing are taste, smell, and touch.

11. A transmission device configured to transmit data, making up a transmission/reception system along with a reception device configured to receive data, said transmission device comprising:

transmission means configured to transmit sensory information to realizing sensations of

content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing or

content observed with three or more senses.

12. The transmission device according to claim 11, wherein said transmission means transmit said sensory information for each object used in said content.

13. The transmission device according to claim 11, wherein said transmission/reception system is a broadcasting system.

14. The transmission device according to claim 11, wherein the senses other than seeing and hearing are taste, smell, and touch.

15. A transmission method configured to transmit data, making up a transmission/reception system along with a reception device configured to receive data, said method comprising the step of:

transmitting sensory information to realize sensations of

content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing or

content observed with three or more senses.

16. A program to cause a computer to function as a transmission device configured to transmit data, making up a transmission/reception system along with a reception device configured to receive data, said transmission device comprising:

transmission means configured to transmit sensory information to realize sensations of

content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing or

content observed with three or more senses.

35. A recording medium wherein the program according to any one of claims 16, 27, and 34, is recorded.

17. A reception device configured to receive data, making up a transmission/reception system along with a transmission device configured to transmit data, said reception device comprising:

generating means configured to generate presentation data to perform presenting with a presentation device performing presentation in order to provide a sensation corresponding to said sensory information, based on said sensory information, in the case that said transmission device transmits sensory information to realize sensations of

content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing or

content observed with three or more senses.

18. The reception device according to claim 17, wherein said generating means generate said presentation data, based on the processing information which is information relating to processing as to the content, in accordance with instructions of the user observing the content.

19. The reception device according to claim 18, wherein, in the case that said transmission device transmits said sensory information for each object used in said content, said processing information is also information relating to the processing for each of said objects.

20. The reception device according to claim 19, wherein said processing information is information for the purpose of removing the data relating to a predetermined sensation of said object.

21. The reception device according to claim 19, wherein said processing information is information for the purpose of converting the data relating to a predetermined sensation of said object into data relating to said predetermined sensation of another object.

22. The reception device according to claim 17, wherein said generating means generate said presentation data of the content according to the size of said presentation device.

23. The reception device according to claim 17, wherein said generating means generate said presentation data of the content so that the object presented with said presentation device becomes the size of the object in the real world, based on the size of said presentation device and the size of said object.

24. The reception device according to claim 17, wherein said transmission/reception system is a broadcasting system.

25. The reception device according to claim 17, wherein the senses other than seeing and hearing are taste, smell, and touch.

26. A reception method configured to receive data, making up a transmission/reception system along with a transmission device configured to transmit data, said method comprising the step of:

generating presentation data with said reception device in order to perform presenting with the presentation device to perform presentation to provide sensations corresponding to said sensory information based on said sensory information, in the case of said transmission device transmitting sensory information to realize sensations of

content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing or

content observed with three or more senses.

27. A program to cause a computer to function as a reception device configured to receive data, making up a transmission/reception system along with a transmission device configured to transmit data, said reception device comprising:

generating means configured to generate presentation data in order to perform presenting with the presentation device to perform presentation to provide sensations corresponding to said sensory information based on said sensory information,

in the case of said transmission device transmitting sensory information to realize sensations of

content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing or

content observed with three or more senses.

28. A presentation device configured to present content generated based on data received from the reception device to receive said data, making up a transmission/reception system along with a transmission device configured to transmit data, said presentation device comprising:

presenting means configured to present content generated based on said sensory information, in the case of said transmission device transmitting sensory information to realize sensations of

content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing or

content observed with three or more senses.

29. The presentation device according to claim 28, further comprising:

sensing means to sense an observation environment wherein the presented content is observed, wherein said presentation means present content generated based on said sensory information and the observation environment information relating to said observation environment sensed with said sensing means.

30. The presentation device according to claim 29, further comprising:

moving means to move said presentation device;

wherein

said presentation devices are prepared individually for each of said objects;

and wherein said moving means moves said presentation device based on information expressing the position of said object in the generated content.

31. The presentation device according to claim 30, wherein said sensing means senses a physical object existing in said observation environment.

32. The presentation device according to claim 30, wherein said sensing means senses an illumination condition in said observation environment.

33. A presentation method for a presentation device configured to present content generated based on data received by the reception device to receive said data, making up a transmission/reception system along with a transmission device configured to transmit data, said method comprising the step of:

presenting content generated based on said sensory information by said presentation device, in the case of said transmission device transmitting sensory information to realize sensations of

content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing or

content observed with three or more senses.

34. A program to cause a computer to function as a presentation device configured to present content generated based on data received by the reception device to receive said data, making up a transmission/reception system along with a transmission device configured to transmit data, wherein

presentation means present content generated based on said sensory information, in the case of said transmission device transmitting sensory information to realize sensations of

content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing or

content observed with three or more senses.

36. A transmission/reception system comprising:

a transmission device configured to transmit data; and

a reception device configured to receive said data;

said transmission device including

a transmission unit configured to transmit sensory information to realize sensations of

content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing or

content observed with three or more senses; and

said reception device including

a generating unit configured to generate presentation data to perform presentation with a presentation device, which performs presentation to provide a sensation corresponding to said sensory information, based on said sensory information.

37. A transmission device configured to transmit data, making up a transmission/reception system along with a reception device configured to receive data, said transmission device comprising:

a transmission unit configured to transmit sensory information to realizing sensations of

content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing or

content observed with three or more senses.

38. A program to cause a computer to function as a transmission device configured to transmit data, making up a transmission/reception system along with a reception device configured to receive data, said transmission device comprising:

a transmission unit configured to transmit sensory information to realize sensations of

content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing or

content observed with three or more senses.

39. A reception device configured to receive data, making up a transmission/reception system along with a transmission device configured to transmit data, said reception device comprising:

a generating unit configured to generate presentation data to perform presenting with a presentation device performing presentation in order to provide a sensation corresponding to said sensory information, based on said sensory information, in the case that said transmission device transmits sensory information to realize sensations of

content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing or

content observed with three or more senses.

40. A program to cause a computer to function as a reception device configured to receive data, making up a transmission/reception system along with a transmission device configured to transmit data, said reception device comprising:

a generating unit configured to generate presentation data in order to perform presenting with the presentation device to perform presentation to provide sensations corresponding to said sensory information based on said sensory information, in the case of said transmission device transmitting sensory information to realize sensations of

content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing or

content observed with three or more senses.

41. A presentation device configured to present content generated based on data received from the reception device to receive said data, making up a transmission/reception system along with a transmission device configured to transmit data, said presentation device comprising:

a presenting unit configured to present content generated based on said sensory information, in the case of said transmission device transmitting sensory information to realize sensations of

content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing or

content observed with three or more senses.

42. A program to cause a computer to function as a presentation device configured to present content generated based on data received by the reception device to receive said data, making up a transmission/reception system along with a transmission device configured to transmit data wherein

a presenting unit presents content generated based on said sensory information, in the case of said transmission device transmitting sensory information to realize sensations of

content observed with a sense other than seeing and hearing or

content observed with three or more senses.