RECEPTION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A reception apparatus comprising:
- a reception portion configured to receive audio visual content;
a trigger acquisition portion configured to acquire trigger information for operating an application program to be executed in interlocked relation to said audio visual content;
a table acquisition portion configured to acquire a correspondence table associating a command for controlling the operation of said application program with a valid time of said command; and
a control portion configured such that when the time acquired from said trigger information as indicative of the progress of said audio visual content satisfies a predetermined condition of validity in reference to said valid time of said command on the basis of the acquired correspondence table, said control portion controls the operation of said application program in accordance with said command being valid.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus including: a reception portion configured to receive AV content; a trigger acquisition portion configured to acquire trigger information for operating an application program to be executed in interlocked relation to the AV content; a table acquisition portion configured to acquire a correspondence table associating a command for controlling the operation of the application program with a valid time of the command; and a control portion configured such that when the time acquired from the trigger information as indicative of the progress of the AV content satisfies a predetermined condition of validity in reference to the valid time of the command on the basis of the acquired correspondence table, the control portion controls the operation of the application program in accordance with the command being valid.
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17 Claims
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1. A reception apparatus comprising:
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a reception portion configured to receive audio visual content; a trigger acquisition portion configured to acquire trigger information for operating an application program to be executed in interlocked relation to said audio visual content; a table acquisition portion configured to acquire a correspondence table associating a command for controlling the operation of said application program with a valid time of said command; and a control portion configured such that when the time acquired from said trigger information as indicative of the progress of said audio visual content satisfies a predetermined condition of validity in reference to said valid time of said command on the basis of the acquired correspondence table, said control portion controls the operation of said application program in accordance with said command being valid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A reception method for use with a reception apparatus, said reception method comprising:
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causing said reception apparatus to receive audio visual content; causing said reception apparatus to acquire trigger information for operating an application program to be executed in interlocked relation to said audio visual content; causing said reception apparatus to acquire a correspondence table associating a command for controlling the operation of said application program with a valid time of said command; and when the time acquired from said trigger information as indicative of the progress of said audio visual content satisfies a predetermined condition of validity in reference to said valid time of said command on the basis of the acquired correspondence table, causing said reception apparatus to control the operation of said application program in accordance with said command being valid.
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15. A program for causing a computer to function as an apparatus comprising:
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a reception portion configured to receive audio visual content; a trigger acquisition portion configured to acquire trigger information for operating an application program to be executed in interlocked relation to said audio visual content; a table acquisition portion configured to acquire a correspondence table associating a command for controlling the operation of said application program with a valid time of said command; and a control portion configured such that when the time acquired from said trigger information as indicative of the progress of said audio visual content satisfies a predetermined condition of validity in reference to said valid time of said command on the basis of the acquired correspondence table, said control portion controls the operation of said application program in accordance with said command being valid.
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16. An information processing system comprising
a reception apparatus, a first information processing apparatus, and a second information processing apparatus, said reception apparatus including: -
a reception portion configured to receive audio visual content; a trigger extraction portion configured to extract trigger information transmitted together with said audio visual content for operating an application program to be executed in interlocked relation to the received audio visual content; a table acquisition portion configured to acquire from said first information processing apparatus a correspondence table associating a command for controlling the operation of said application program with a valid time of said command; and a control portion configured such that when the time acquired from the extracted trigger information as indicative of the progress of said audio visual content satisfies a predetermined condition of validity in reference to said valid time of said command on the basis of the acquired correspondence table, said control portion controls the operation of said application program acquired from said second information processing apparatus in accordance with said command being valid; wherein said first information processing apparatus includes a first offering portion configured to offer said correspondence table in response to a query from said reception apparatus; and said second information processing apparatus includes a second offering portion configured to offer said application program in response to a query from said reception apparatus.
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17. An information processing system comprising a reception apparatus, a first information processing apparatus, a second information processing apparatus, and a third information processing apparatus, said reception apparatus including:
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a reception portion configured to receive audio visual content; a feature quantity extraction portion configured to extract a feature quantity from data of the received audio visual content; a trigger acquisition portion configured to acquire trigger information for operating an application program to be executed in interlocked relation to said received audio visual content, said trigger information corresponding to a result of identification of said audio visual content by said first information processing apparatus using said feature quantity; a table acquisition portion configured to acquire from said second information processing apparatus a correspondence table associating a command for controlling the operation of said application program with a valid time of said command; and a control portion configured such that when the time acquired from the acquired trigger information as indicative of the progress of said audio visual content satisfies a predetermined condition of validity in reference to said valid time of said command on the basis of the acquired correspondence table, said control portion controls the operation of said application program acquired from said third information processing apparatus in accordance with said command being valid; wherein said first information processing apparatus includes a first offering portion configured to offer said trigger information corresponding to the result of the identification of said audio visual content using said feature quantity from said reception apparatus; said second information processing apparatus includes a second offering portion configured to offer said correspondence table in response to a query from said reception apparatus; and said third information processing apparatus includes a third offering portion configured to offer said application program in response to a query from said reception apparatus.
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