CONTENT REPRODUCTION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND NETWORK SYSTEM

• US 20100287258A1
• Filed: 01/08/2009
• Published: 11/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Takeuchi, Masaki
• Granted Patent: US 8,909,731 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/00 Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/50 Receiving or transmitting feedback, e.g. replies, status updates, acknowledgements, from the controlled devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4131 home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices home automation data switching networks exchanging configuration information on appliance services H04L12/2807
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4135 external recorder interface circuits between an apparatus for recording television signals and a television receiver H04N5/775
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42202 environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27

Abstract

A content reproduction device (600) determines whether there is a change in the connection state of the content reproduction device. When a determination is made that there is a change in the connection state, the content reproduction device transmits to a portable terminal device (500) control information to control the content reproduction device or another device (600A) connected to the content reproduction device. The portable terminal device can control the content reproduction device or another device connected to the content reproduction device based on the received control information.

Claims

1-14. -14. (canceled)

15. A content reproduction device capable of communication with a portable terminal device to control an external device, based on environment information, for presenting reproduction environment suitable for content, said content reproduction device comprising:

a storage unit for storing said content and said environment information according to said content,

a reproduction unit for reproducing said content, and

a transmission unit for transmitting, to said portable terminal device, said environment information according to said content, when said reproduction unit reproduces said content.

16. The content reproduction device according to claim 15, wherein said transmission unit transmits said environment information to said portable terminal device through near-field wireless communication.

17. The content reproduction device according to claim 15, wherein said environment information according to said content includes at least one environment item, and a predetermined value suitable for said content, associated with each of said at least one environment item.

18. The content reproduction device according to claim 17, wherein said at least one environment item includes at least one of temperature, humidity, and light intensity.

19. The content reproduction device according to claim 15, comprising an information fetching unit for fetching control information to specify said reproduction environment in a state where control of said external device is not performed by said portable terminal device,

wherein said transmission unit transmits said control information to said portable terminal device according to reproduction of said content being stopped.

20. A content reproduction method for presenting reproduction environment suitable for content by an external device, a portable terminal device, and a content reproduction device, said content reproduction method comprising the steps of:

said content reproduction device storing content, and environment information according to said content,

said content reproduction device reproducing said content,

said content reproduction device transmitting, to said portable terminal device, said environment information according to said content, when said content is to be reproduced,

said portable terminal device sending an instruction to said external device based on said environment information from said content reproduction device, and

said external device changing the reproduction environment of said content based on said instruction from said portable terminal device.

21. A content reproduction system for presenting reproduction environment suitable for content, comprising:

an external device for changing reproduction environment of said content,

a portable terminal device capable of communication with said external device, for presenting reproduction environment suitable for said content by controlling said external device based on environment information, and

a content reproduction device, said content reproduction device including

a storage unit for storing said content and said environment information according to said content,

a reproduction unit for reproducing said content, and

a transmission unit for transmitting said environment information according to said content to said portable terminal device when said reproduction unit reproduces said content.