CONTENT TRANSFER SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL

• US 20110316671A1
• Filed: 02/18/2011
• Published: 12/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: YAGUCHI, Yoshiharu, Toshimitsu, Kenichi
• Granted Patent: US 9,319,625 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.83
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/30 Authentication, i.e. establishing the identity or authorisation of security principals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00137 involving measures which result in a restriction to contents recorded on or reproduced from a record carrier to authorised users
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00862 wherein the remote server can grant the permission to use a content
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00869 wherein the remote server can deliver the content to a receiving device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23418 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics television picture signal circuitry for scene change detection H04N5/147; filtering for image enhancement G06T5/00; methods or arrangements for recognising scenes G06V20/00; arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• 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 21/274 Storing end-user multimedia data in response to end-user request , e.g. network recorder
• 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 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• 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
• 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 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score
• 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 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape

Abstract

A communication terminal including an interface that receives an input requesting a reservation to record content; a control unit that acquires image data corresponding to a user of the communication terminal; a recording reservation unit that generates recording reservation information based on the input and the image data; and a communication unit that transmits the recording reservation information to a server, and receives, from the server, content based on the recording reservation information.

Claims

1. A communication terminal comprising:

an interface configured to receive an input requesting a reservation to record content;

a control unit configured to acquire image data corresponding to a user of the communication terminal;

a recording reservation unit configured to generate recording reservation information based on the input and the image data; and

a communication unit configured to transmit the recording reservation information to a server, and receive, from the server, content based on the recording reservation information.

2. The communication terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a camera unit configured to capture the image data corresponding to the user, which is acquired by the control unit.

3. The communication terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory configured to store the image data corresponding to the user, which is acquired by the control unit.

4. The communication terminal of claim 1, wherein

the recording reservation information unit is configured to perform facial recognition on the image data.

5. The communication terminal of claim 4, wherein

the recording reservation information unit is configured to determine whether all parts of face information have been detected by the facial recognition.

6. The communication terminal of claim 5, wherein

the recording reservation information unit is configured to associate all parts of the face information with the recording reservation information when it is determined that all parts of the face information have been detected by the facial recognition.

7. The communication terminal of claim 5, wherein

the recording reservation information unit is configured to associate only a part of the face information with the recording reservation information when it is determined that only a part of the face information has been detected by the facial recognition.

8. A computer-readable recording medium including computer program code, which when executed by a communication terminal apparatus, causes the communication terminal apparatus to perform a method comprising:

receiving an input requesting a reservation to record content;

acquiring image data corresponding to a user of the communication terminal;

generating recording reservation information based on the input and the image data;

transmitting the recording reservation information to a server; and

receiving, from the server, content based on the recording reservation information.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising:

performing facial recognition on the image data.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising:

determining whether all parts of face information have been detected by the facial recognition.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, further comprising:

associating all parts of the face information with the recording reservation information when it is determined that all parts of the face information have been detected; and

associating only a part of the face information with the recording reservation information when it is determined that only a part of the face information has been detected.

12. A server comprising:

a database configured to associate content with first image data corresponding to a person;

a communication unit configured to receive second image data of a person acquired by a communication terminal;

a transfer management unit configured to identify content to be transferred to the communication terminal based on the first image data and the second image data, wherein

the communication unit is configured to transmit the identified content to the communication terminal.

13. The server of claim 12, wherein

the first and second image data each correspond to face information of a person.

14. The server of claim 13, wherein

the transfer management unit is configured to perform facial recognition on the second image data and compare the first image data and the second image data to identify the content to be transferred to the communication terminal.

15. The server of claim 12, further comprising:

a user profile generating unit configured to generate an estimated user profile when the transfer management unit compares the first image data and second image data and determines that the second image data is incomplete or does not directly correspond to the first image data.

16. The server of claim 15, wherein

the transfer management unit is configured to identify content to be transferred to the communication terminal based on the estimated user profile.

17. The server of claim 12, wherein

the transfer management unit is configured to associate the content stored in the database with the first image data based on a reservation request received from a communication terminal including the first image data and identifying the content as content to be recorded.

18. A computer-readable medium including computer program code, which when executed by a server, causes the server to perform a method comprising:

associating content with first image data corresponding to a person;

receiving second image data of a person acquired by a communication terminal;

identifying content to be transferred to the communication terminal based on the first image data and the second image data; and

transmitting the identified content to the communication terminal.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising:

performing facial recognition on the second image data; and

comparing a result of the facial recognition to the first image data to identify the content to be transferred to the communication terminal.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising:

generating an estimated user profile when a comparison of the first image data and second image data indicates that the second image data is incomplete or does not directly correspond to the first image data; and

identifying content to be transferred to the communication terminal based on the estimated user profile.