COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND PROGRAM

• US 20100057889A1
• Filed: 11/13/2009
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Murase, Yasuhiro, Okuzawa, Nozomu, Takaku, Yoshiyuki, Yamashita, Shinsuke, Yamahara, Susumu, Moriya, Jun, Kikkoji, Hiroyuki
• Granted Patent: US 7,890,580 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/82 using signals not modulated onto a carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/18 Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/74 using programme related information, e.g. title, composer or interpreter
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/82 the transmission system being the Internet

Abstract

To further correctly obtain related information about contents being received from a server. A communication apparatus 1 successively transmits request information that requests related information about contents being received via a network 30, at specified intervals (S1), receives related information corresponding to that request information (S2), temporarily stores (S3), displays it (S4), and performs contents updating processing. Here, if a direction to store the related information about the contents is entered, the communication apparatus 1 requests again request information for related information about contents, separately from the contents updating processing (S10). Then, the communication apparatus 1 receives related information corresponding to that request information (S11), and stores it (S13). This enables the latest related information to be further correctly obtained out of related information concerning contents, and obtaining related information before updating is reduced.

Claims

1. A communication method for obtaining information concerning contents of a broadcasting program comprising:

receiving, at a device from a server, first information corresponding to the contents of a plurality of broadcasting programs;

temporarily storing said first information in a first storage media;

receiving a request to permanently store said first information temporarily stored in said first storage media in a second storage media;

transmitting, from said device to said server, second information corresponding to said contents of said plurality of broadcasting programs responsive to said request to permanently store said first information in said second storage media;

receiving, at said device, said second information; and

storing said second information in said second storage media.

2. The communication method according to claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, from said device to said server, a service session identification;

receiving, at said device from said server, authentication information responsive to said service session identification;

transmitting, from said device to said server, said authentication information and said first information corresponding to said contents of said plurality of broadcasting programs.

3. The communication method according to claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting said first information stored in said first storage media to a display device.

4. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of broadcasting programs correspond to at least one of a television broadcast, radio broadcast, and an internet broadcast.

5. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein said first information corresponding to said contents of said plurality of broadcasting programs corresponds to at least one of a broadcast date, broadcast time, broadcast title, and broadcast duration.

6. A communication apparatus for obtaining information concerning contents of a broadcasting program comprising:

a network interface configured to receive from a server first information corresponding to the contents of a plurality of broadcasting programs;

a first memory configured to temporarily store said first information;

an interface configured to receive a request to permanently store said first information stored in said first memory in a second memory;

said network interface configured to transmit from said server second information corresponding to said contents of said plurality of broadcasting programs responsive to said request to permanently store said first information in said second memory;

said network interface configured to receive from said server said second information; and

said second memory configured to store said second information.

7. The communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said network interface is configured to transmit a service session identification and to receive authentication information responsive to said service session identification.

8. The communication apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said network interface is configured to transmit, from said device to said server, said authentication information and said first information concerning said contents of said plurality of broadcasting programs.

9. The communication apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising:

a display device configured to display said first information temporarily stored in said first memory.

10. The communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said plurality of broadcasting programs correspond to at least one of a television broadcast, radio broadcast, and an internet broadcast.

11. The communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said first information concerning said contents of said plurality of broadcasting programs corresponds to at least one of a broadcast date, broadcast time, broadcast title, and broadcast duration.

12. A communication apparatus for obtaining information concerning contents of a broadcasting program comprising:

first receiving means for receiving, at a device from a server, first information corresponding to the contents of a plurality of broadcasting programs;

temporary storage means for temporarily storing said first information;

second receiving means for receiving a request to permanently store said first information temporarily stored in

said temporary storage means;

transmitting means for transmitting, from said device to said server, second information corresponding to said contents of said plurality of broadcasting programs responsive to said request to permanently store said first information;

third receiving means for receiving, at said device, said second information; and

permanent storage means for permanently storing said second information.

13. The communication apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising:

means for transmitting a service session identification; and

means for receiving authentication information responsive to said service session identification.

14. The communication apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising:

display means for displaying said first information temporarily stored in said temporary storage means.

15. The communication apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said plurality of broadcasting programs correspond to at least one of a television broadcast, radio broadcast, and an internet broadcast.

16. The communication apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said first information concerning said contents of said plurality of broadcasting programs corresponds to at least one of a broadcast date, broadcast time, broadcast title, and broadcast duration.