Disc reproducing apparatus and method, program, and recording medium

• US 20100180008A1
• Filed: 12/31/2009
• Published: 07/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ando, Akira, Aruga, Hiroshi, Inoue, Nobuhiro, Miyoshi, Shinya, Akiyama, Yukiko, Bamba, Sadamichi, Matsumura, Eriko, Yamaoka, Kazuo, Fukuya, Katsunari, Osawa, Muneaki, Matsuyama, Fuyuki
• Granted Patent: US 8,700,732 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2541 Blu-ray discs; Blue laser DVR discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier

Abstract

A disc reproducing apparatus includes: program readout means for playing back a disc loaded therein to read a program recorded thereon; disc-content readout means for executing the read program to read a content recorded on the disc; network-content acquisition means for executing the read program to acquire a content stored in a device connected over a network; and display control means for executing the read program to control display of the content read from the disc, and the content acquired from the device connected over the network.

Claims

1. A disc reproducing apparatus comprising:

program readout means for playing back a disc loaded therein to read a program recorded thereon;

disc-content readout means for executing the read program to read a content recorded on the disc;

network-content acquisition means for executing the read program to acquire a content stored in a device connected over a network; and

display control means for executing the read program to control display of the content read from the disc, and the content acquired from the device connected over the network.

2. The disc reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising network-information readout means for executing the read program to read information recorded on the disc and specifying a recording position of the content stored in the device connected over the network.

3. The disc reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the network-content acquisition means specifies a content to be acquired based on information added to the content stored in the device connected over the network.

4. The disc reproducing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a content taken within a predetermined period is specified based on information added to the content and representing a shooting date and time on which the content has been taken.

5. The disc reproducing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a content taken at a predetermined location is specified based on information added to the content and representing a shooting location at which the content has been taken.

6. The disc reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control means combines the content read from the disc and the content acquired from the device connected over the network, and displays a resultant content.

7. A disc reproducing method including the steps of:

playing back a loaded disc to read a program recorded thereon;

executing the read program to read a content recorded on the disc;

executing the read program to acquire a content stored in a device connected over a network; and

executing the read program to control display of the content read from the disc, and the content acquired from the device connected over the network.

8. A program allowing a computer to function as:

disc-content readout means for reading a content recorded on a disc;

network-content acquisition means for acquiring a content stored in a device connected over a network; and

display control means for controlling display of the content read from the disc, and the content acquired from the device connected over the network.

9. A recording medium recording a program which allows a computer to function as:

disc-content readout means for reading a content recorded on a disc;

network-content acquisition means for acquiring a content stored in a device connected over a network; and

display control means for controlling display of the content read from the disc, and the content acquired from the device connected over the network.

10. The recording medium according to claim 9, which is configured as a disc where information specifying a recording position of a content stored in the device connected over the network, and the content are recorded together with the program.

11. A disc reproducing apparatus comprising:

a program readout unit configured to play back a disc loaded therein to read a program recorded thereon;

a disc-content readout unit configured to execute the read program to read a content recorded on the disc;

a network-content acquisition unit configured to execute the read program to acquire a content stored in a device connected over a network; and

a display control unit configured to execute the read program to control display of the content read from the disc, and the content acquired from the device connected over the network.