INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

• US 20090328108A1
• Filed: 06/11/2009
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: HANAI, Tomoyuki
• Granted Patent: US 9,363,458 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/53
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/232 Content retrieval operation locally within server, e.g. reading video streams from disk arrays storage management G06F3/0604; details of querying and searching of video data from a database G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2362 Generation or processing of Service Information [SI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26283 for associating distribution time parameters to content, e.g. to generate electronic program guide data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4345 Extraction or processing of SI, e.g. extracting service information from an MPEG stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/654 Transmission by server directed to the client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8405 represented by keywords

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including: transmission data acquisition section configured to acquire transmission data including program data and EPG data including program information for a predetermined period of time; EPG extraction section configured to extract the EPG data from the transmission data; program selection section configured to select a given program as a selected program; search word extraction section configured to extract a search word from the program information of the selected program; search word transmission section configured to transmit the search word to a program server; program information reception section configured to receive, from the program server, the program information including a program identification ID configured to identify a related program related to the selected program; program information storage section configured to store the program information; and processing section configured to identify the program by using the program identification ID, and perform a process targeted at the identified program.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

transmission data acquisition means for acquiring transmission data including

program data which is data of a program, and

electronic program guide data including program information for a predetermined period of time and used to display an electronic program guide, the program information being information concerning programs;

electronic program guide extraction means for extracting the electronic program guide data for the predetermined period of time from the transmission data;

program selection means for selecting a given program as a selected program;

search word extraction means for extracting, from the program information of the selected program included in the electronic program guide data for the predetermined period of time, a search word to be used as a keyword for search;

search word transmission means for transmitting the search word to a program server for searching for a program;

program information reception means for receiving, from the program server, the program information including a program identification ID (identification) for identifying a related program related to the selected program obtained as a result of a search for the related program performed using the search word as the keyword;

program information storage means for storing the program information included in the electronic program guide data for the predetermined period of time and the program information of the related program; and

processing means for identifying the program by using the program identification ID included in the program information stored in said program information storage means, and performing a process targeted at the identified program.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the program identification ID is either an event identification of an event corresponding to a program or a set of the event identification and a service identification of a service corresponding to a channel.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said processing means performs a process of scheduling recording of, scheduling viewing of, or recommending the program identified by using the program identification ID.

4. An information processing method employed by an information processing apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

acquiring transmission data including

program data which is data of a program, and

electronic program guide data including program information for a predetermined period of time and used to display an electronic program guide, the program information being information concerning programs;

extracting the electronic program guide data for the predetermined period of time from the transmission data;

selecting a given program as a selected program;

extracting, from the program information of the selected program included in the electronic program guide data for the predetermined period of time, a search word to be used as a keyword for search;

transmitting the search word to a program server configured to search for a program;

receiving, from the program server, the program information including a program identification ID (identification) for identifying a related program related to the selected program obtained as a result of a search for the related program performed using the search word as the keyword;

storing the program information included in the electronic program guide data for the predetermined period of time and the program information of the related program in program information storage means for storing the program information; and

identifying the program by using the program identification ID included in the program information stored in the program information storage means, and performing a process targeted at the identified program.

5. A program for causing a computer to function as an information processing apparatus comprising:

transmission data acquisition means for acquiring transmission data including

program data which is data of a program, and

electronic program guide data including program information for a predetermined period of time and used to display an electronic program guide, the program information being information concerning programs;

electronic program guide extraction means for extracting the electronic program guide data for the predetermined period of time from the transmission data;

program selection means for selecting a given program as a selected program;

search word extraction means for extracting, from the program information of the selected program included in the electronic program guide data for the predetermined period of time, a search word to be used as a keyword for search;

search word transmission means for transmitting the search word to a program server for searching for a program;

program information reception means for receiving, from the program server, the program information including a program identification ID (identification) for identifying a related program related to the selected program obtained as a result of a search for the related program performed using the search word as the keyword;

program information storage means for storing the program information included in the electronic program guide data for the predetermined period of time and the program information of the related program; and

processing means for identifying the program by using the program identification ID included in the program information stored in said program information storage means, and performing a process targeted at the identified program.

6. An information processing system, comprising:

a reception apparatus for acquiring transmission 0data including program data which is data of a program and electronic program guide data for a predetermined period of time; and

a program server for searching for the program, wherein

said reception apparatus includes

transmission data acquisition means for acquiring the transmission data,

electronic program guide extraction means for extracting the electronic program guide data for the predetermined period of time from the transmission data,

program selection means for selecting a given program as a selected program,

search word extraction means for extracting, from the program information of the selected program included in the electronic program guide data for the predetermined period of time, a search word to be used as a keyword for search,

search word transmission means for transmitting the search word to said program server,

program information reception means for receiving, from said program server, the program information including a program identification ID (identification) for identifying a related program related to the selected program obtained as a result of a search for the related program performed using the search word as the keyword,

program information storage means for storing the program information included in the electronic program guide data for the predetermined period of time and the program information of the related program, and

processing means for identifying the program by using the program identification ID included in the program information stored in the program information storage means, and performing a process targeted at the identified program, and

said program server includes

electronic program guide data acquisition means for acquiring, from an electronic program guide providing server for providing the electronic program guide data, the electronic program guide data,

electronic program guide data storage means for storing the electronic program guide data,

program search means for performing a search for the related program related to the selected program using the search word transmitted from said reception apparatus as the keyword, with programs corresponding to the program information included in the electronic program guide data stored in the electronic program guide data storage means as a target of the search, and

providing means for providing, to said reception apparatus, the program information including the program identification ID for identifying the related program obtained as a result of the search for the related program.

7. The information processing system according to claim 6, wherein the program identification ID is either an event identification of an event corresponding to a program or a set of the event identification and a service identification of a service corresponding to a channel.

8. The information processing system according to claim 6, wherein said processing means performs a process of scheduling recording of, scheduling viewing of, or recommending the program identified by using the program identification ID.