CONTENT TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, CONTENT OUTPUT SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD, TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20110307576A1
• Filed: 02/23/2009
• Published: 12/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Inventors: Miyoshi, Tadahiro, Nagata, Tomoe
• Application Number:
  US13/202,889
• Publication Number:
  US 20110307576A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00086 Circuits for prevention of unauthorised reproduction or copying, e.g. piracy indicating unauthorised use of record carriers in general G11B23/28; scrambling for television signal recording H04N5/913; network architectures or network protocols for network security H04L63/00; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2020/10546 specifically adapted for audio data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability

Abstract

A content output system (100) outputs by at least 1 content output apparatus (120), content data transmitted from a portable content transmitting apparatus (110). At the content transmitting apparatus (110), a transmitting unit (111) transmits the content data to a content output apparatus (120a) that is in a vicinity of the content transmitting apparatus (110). A sensing unit (112) during a state when the content data is being output to a first content output apparatus (120a), senses for a second content output apparatus (120b) that is in the vicinity consequent to transport of the content transmitting apparatus. The transmitting unit (111) transmits the content data such that output of the content data from the first content output apparatus (120a) and the content output apparatus (120b) occurs at an identical timing, if the second content output apparatus (120b) has been sensed.

Claims

1-11. -11. (canceled)

12. A content transmitting apparatus that is portable and transmits content data to a content output apparatus, the content transmitting apparatus comprising:

a transmitting unit that transmits the content data to a first content output apparatus that is within a vicinity of the content transmitting apparatus; and

a sensing unit that during a state when the content data is being output to the first content output apparatus, senses for a second content output apparatus that is in the vicinity consequent to transport of the content transmitting apparatus, wherein

the transmitting unit transmits the content data to the first content output unit and the second output unit such that output of the content data by the first content output unit and the second output unit occurs at an identical timing, if the second content output apparatus has been sensed by the sensing unit.

13. The content transmitting apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the sensing unit receives a signal oscillated by the second content output apparatus to sense the second content output apparatus.

14. The content transmitting apparatus according to claim 12, wherein

the sensing unit receives the signal from the first content output apparatus and from the second content output apparatus, and

the transmitting unit terminates transmission of the content data to any one among the first content output apparatus and the second content output apparatus for which reception strength of the signal has become equal to or less than a given strength.

15. The content transmitting apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising:

a detecting unit that detects an attribute of the current position of the content transmitting apparatus; and

a selecting unit that based on detection results obtained by the detecting unit, selects a preferential content output apparatus to which the content data is preferentially transmitted, wherein

the transmitting unit transmits the content data to the preferential content output apparatus alone.

16. The content transmitting apparatus according to claim 15, wherein

the detecting unit detects that the current position is in a house, and

the selecting unit selects as the preferential content output apparatus, the content output apparatus that is provided in the house.

17. The content transmitting apparatus according to claim 15, wherein

the detecting unit detects that the current position is in a given room in a house, and

the selecting unit selects as the preferential content output apparatus, the content output apparatus that is provided in the given room.

18. The content transmitting apparatus according to claim 15, wherein

the detecting unit detects that the current position is in a car, and

the selecting unit selects as the preferential content output apparatus, the content output apparatus that is provided in the car.

19. A content output system that outputs to one or more content output apparatuses, content data transmitted from a portable content transmitting apparatus, the content output system, wherein

the content transmitting apparatus comprises:

a transmitting unit that transmits the content data to a first content output apparatus that is in a vicinity of the content transmitting apparatus, and

a sensing unit that during a state when the content data is being output to the first content output apparatus, senses for a second content output apparatus that is in the vicinity consequent to transport of the content transmitting apparatus,

the transmitting unit transmits the content data to the first content output unit and the second output unit such that output of the content data by the first content output unit and the second output unit occurs at an identical timing, if the second content output apparatus has been sensed by the sensing unit, and

each content output apparatus comprises;

a receiving unit that receives the content data transmitted by the content transmitting apparatus, and

an output unit that outputs the content data received by the receiving unit.

20. A transmission control method of controlling a content transmitting apparatus that transmits content data to a content output apparatus, the transmission control method comprising:

transmitting the content data to a first content output apparatus that is in a vicinity of the content transmitting apparatus;

sensing for a second content output apparatus that is different from the first content output apparatus and in the vicinity of the content transmitting apparatus, during a state when the content data is being output to the first content output apparatus; and

transmitting the content data to the first content output unit and the second output unit such that output of the content data by the first content output unit and the second output unit occurs at an identical timing, if the second content output apparatus has been sensed by the sensing unit.

21. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing therein a transmission control program that causes a computer to execute the transmission control method according to claim 20.