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

• US 20090210920A1
• Filed: 01/26/2009
• 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:
  US12/359,608
• Publication Number:
  US 20090210920A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/118
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32128 attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3252 Image capture parameters, e.g. resolution, illumination conditions, orientation of the image capture device H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence

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 transmitting unit to transmit a parameter for the purpose of identifying a physical model of an object used for content; and wherein the reception device includes a generating unit to generate content by performing physical simulation based on the parameter.

Claims

1. A transmission/reception system comprising:

a transmission device configured to transmit data; and

a reception device configured to receive said data;

wherein said transmission device includes transmission means to transmit a parameter for the purpose of identifying a physical model of an object used for content;

and wherein said reception device includes generating means to generate content by performing physical simulation based on said parameter.

2. The transmission/reception system according to claim 1, wherein

said transmission means further transmits content default information including time-series data relating to a state of said object;

and wherein said generating means generates content based on said object information and said content default information.

3. The transmission/reception system according to claim 2, wherein, in the case that the state of said object can be computed by physical simulation,

said transmission means transmit said content default information without including data relating to the state of said object in said content default information, and

said generating means generates content by computing the state of said object with physical simulation.

4. The transmission/reception system according to claim 1, wherein said generating means generate content according to the size of the presentation device for the purpose of presenting content.

5. The transmission/reception system according to claim 4, wherein said generating means generate 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.

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

7. 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 parameters transmit a parameter for the purpose of identifying a physical model of an object used for content.

8. The transmission device according to claim 7, wherein said transmission means further transmit content default information including time-series data relating to the state of said object.

9. The transmission/reception system according to claim 7, wherein said transmission/reception system is a broadcasting system.

10. 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 a parameter to identify the physical model of the object used for content.

11. 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, wherein said transmission means transmit a parameter for identifying the physical model of the object used for content.

27. A recording medium in wherein the program according to any one of claims 11, 19, and 26, is recorded.

12. 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 content by performing physical simulation based on a parameter, in the case that said transmission device transmits parameters for identifying the physical model of the object used for content.

13. The reception device according to claim 12, wherein said transmission device transmits content default information including time-series data relating to the state of said object;

and wherein said generating means generate content based on said object information and said content default information.

14. The reception device according to claim 13, wherein said transmission device transmits said content default information without including the data relating to the state of said object in said content default information, in the case that the state of said object is not computable with physical simulation;

and wherein said generating means generate content by computing the state of said object by physical simulation.

15. The reception device according to claim 12, wherein said generating means generate content according to the size of the presentation device to present the content.

16. The reception device according to claim 15, wherein said generating means generate 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.

17. The reception device according to claim 12, wherein said transmission/reception system is a broadcasting system.

18. A reception method for a reception device configured 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:

generating content by said reception device performing physical simulation based on a parameter, in the case that said transmission device transmits said parameter to identify a physical model of the object used for the content.

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

generating means to generate content by performing physical simulation based on a parameter, in the case that said transmission device transmits said parameter to identify a physical model of the object used for the content.

20. 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 to present content generated by performing physical simulation based on a parameter, in the case that said transmission device transmits said parameter to identify a physical model of the object used for the content.

21. The presentation device according to claim 20, 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 parameter and the observation environment information relating to said observation environment sensed with said sensing means.

22. The presentation device according to claim 21, 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.

23. The presentation device according to claim 22, wherein said sensing means senses a physical object existing in said observation environment.

24. The presentation device according to claim 22, wherein said sensing means senses an illumination condition in said observation environment.

25. 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 by a presentation device performing physical simulation based on a parameter, in the case of said transmission device transmitting the parameter to identify a physical model of the object used for said content.

26. 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 by a presentation device performing physical simulation based on a parameter, in the case of said transmission device transmitting the parameter to identify a physical model of the object used for said content.

28. A transmission/reception system comprising:

a transmission device configured to transmit data; and

a reception device configured to receive said data;

wherein said transmission device includes a transmitting unit to transmit a parameter for the purpose of identifying a physical model of an object used for content; and

wherein said reception device includes a generating unit to generate content by performing physical simulation based on said parameter.

29. 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 transmitting unit configured to transmit parameters transmit a parameter for the purpose of identifying a physical model of an object used for content.

30. 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, with a transmitting unit to transmit a parameter for identifying the physical model of the object used for content.

31. A reception device configured to receive said 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 content by performing physical simulation based on a parameter, in the case that said transmission device transmits parameters for identifying the physical model of the object used for content.

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

a generating unit to generate content by performing physical simulation based on a parameter, in the case that said transmission device transmits said parameter to identify a physical model of the object used for the content.

33. 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 to present content generated by performing physical simulation based on a parameter, in the case that said transmission device transmits said parameter to identify a physical model of the object used for the content.

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 a presenting unit presents content generated by a presentation device performing physical simulation based on a parameter, in the case of said transmission device transmitting the parameter to identify a physical model of the object used for said content.