Apparatus and method for creating and supplying a program via communication network
First Claim
1. A program creation/supply apparatus connectable with a client apparatus via a communication network, said program creation/supply apparatus not only making a program file, defining one or more items of content, available to a plurality of client apparatuses, connected to the communication network, as content on a predetermined site, but also delivering the program file in response to a request from any one of the client apparatuses, said program creation/supply apparatus comprising:
- a storage section that stores a plurality of items of content and a program file defining one or more items of content; and
a processor section coupled with said storage section and adapted to;
prompt the client apparatus to select one or more items of content and to input desired additional information in correspondence with the one or more items of content selected by the client apparatus, said additional information comprising a user'"'"'s comment to be displayed in a client apparatus while a selected corresponding item of content is being reproduced in the client apparatus;
create a program file defined by the selected one or more items of content and including additional information, on the basis of content selection information and the additional information transmitted from the client apparatus via the communication network;
store the created program file in said storage section, wherein the created program file stored in said storage section is not only usable by the client apparatus having created the program file or a user of the client apparatus, but also usable by another client apparatus or a user of the another client apparatus, so that the created program file is made available as content on the predetermined site;
prompt a client apparatus on the communication network to select a desired program file; and
read out the selected desired program file from said storage section on the basis of content selection information transmitted from the client apparatus via the communication network and transmit the selected desired program file to the client apparatus.
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Abstract
A program creation/supply apparatus connects with a client apparatus via a communication network, and prompts the client apparatus to select one or items of content and enter desired additional information in correspondence with the selected items of content. Program file is created on the basis of content selection information and the additional information transmitted from the client apparatus. The thus-created program file is added to a database. When a user selects a desired program, the program file of the selected program and one or more items of content defining the program are read out from the database and supplied to the user via the communication network. Also, content created by the user can be received via the network and added to the database. The content added to the database can be selected for use in program file creation.
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1. A program creation/supply apparatus connectable with a client apparatus via a communication network, said program creation/supply apparatus not only making a program file, defining one or more items of content, available to a plurality of client apparatuses, connected to the communication network, as content on a predetermined site, but also delivering the program file in response to a request from any one of the client apparatuses, said program creation/supply apparatus comprising:
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a storage section that stores a plurality of items of content and a program file defining one or more items of content; and a processor section coupled with said storage section and adapted to; prompt the client apparatus to select one or more items of content and to input desired additional information in correspondence with the one or more items of content selected by the client apparatus, said additional information comprising a user'"'"'s comment to be displayed in a client apparatus while a selected corresponding item of content is being reproduced in the client apparatus; create a program file defined by the selected one or more items of content and including additional information, on the basis of content selection information and the additional information transmitted from the client apparatus via the communication network; store the created program file in said storage section, wherein the created program file stored in said storage section is not only usable by the client apparatus having created the program file or a user of the client apparatus, but also usable by another client apparatus or a user of the another client apparatus, so that the created program file is made available as content on the predetermined site; prompt a client apparatus on the communication network to select a desired program file; and read out the selected desired program file from said storage section on the basis of content selection information transmitted from the client apparatus via the communication network and transmit the selected desired program file to the client apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A program creation/supply apparatus connectable with a client apparatus via a communication network, said program creation/supply apparatus not only making a program file, defining one or more items of content, available to a plurality of a plurality of client apparatuses, connected to the communication network, as content on a predetermined site, but also delivery the program file in response to a request from any one of the client apparatuses, said program creation/supply apparatus comprising:
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a storage section that stores a plurality of items of content and a program file defining one or items of content; and a processor section coupled with said storage section and adapted to; receive an item of content from the client apparatus via the communication network and additionally store the received item of content in said storage section; prompt the client apparatus to select one or more desired items of content from among the items of content, including the additionally stored item of content, stored in said storage section, and to input desired additional information in correspondence with the one or more items of content selected by the client apparatus, said additional information comprising a user'"'"'s comment to be displayed in a client apparatus while a selected corresponding item of content is being reproduced in the client apparatus; create a program file defined by the selected one or more desired items of content and including additional information, on the basis of content selection information and the additional information transmitted from the client apparatus via the communication network; store the created program file in said storage section, wherein the created program file stored in said storage section is not only usable by the client apparatus having created the program file or a user of the client apparatus, but also usable by another client apparatus or a user of the another client apparatus, so that the created program file is made available as content on the predetermined site; prompt a client apparatus on the communication network to select a desired program file; and read out the selected desired program file from said storage section on the basis of content selection information transmitted from the client apparatus via the communication network and transmit the selected desired program file to the client apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A program creation/supply apparatus connectable with a client apparatus via a communication network, said program creation/supply apparatus not only making a program file, defining one or more items of content, available to a plurality of a plurality of client apparatuses, connected to the communication network, as content on a predetermined site, but also delivering the program file in response to a request from any one of the client apparatuses, said program creation/supply apparatus comprising:
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a storage section that stores a plurality of items of content and a program file defining one or items of content; and a processor section coupled with said storage section and adapted to; prompt the client apparatus to select one or more desired items of content and to input desired additional information in correspondence with the one or more items of content selected by the client apparatus, said additional information comprising a user'"'"'s comment to be displayed in a client apparatus while a selected corresponding item of content is being reproduced in the client apparatus; create a program file defined by the selected one or more desired items of content and including additional information, on the basis of content selection information and the additional information transmitted from said client apparatus via the communication network; store the created program file in said storage section, wherein the created program file stored in said storage section is not only usable by the client apparatus having created the program file or a user of the client apparatus, but also usable by another client apparatus or a user of the another client apparatus, so that the created program file is made available as content on the predetermined site; prompt a given client apparatus on the communication network to select a desired program file from among a plurality of program files, including the additionally stored program file, stored in said storage section; and download, to the given client apparatus, the selected desired program file and content defining the selected desired program file, on the basis of program file selection information transmitted from the given client apparatus via the communication network, wherein the given client apparatus can use the downloaded program file and content defining the downloaded program file on an offline basis. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A computer program embodied on a computer readable storage medium comprising computer program code for causing a computer to perform a method for creating and supplying a program by means of a program creation/supply apparatus connectable with a client apparatus via a communication network, said program creation/supply apparatus not only making a program file, defining one or more items of content, available to a plurality of client apparatuses, connected to the communication network, as content on a predetermined site, but also delivering the program filed in response to a request from any one of the client apparatuses, said program creation/supply apparatus including a storage a section that stores a plurality of items of content and a program file defining one or items of content, said method comprising:
A step of prompting the client to select one or more items of content and to input desired additional information in correspondence with the one or more items of content selected by the client apparatus, said additional information comprising a user'"'"'s comment to be displayed in a client apparatus while a selected corresponding item of content is being reproduced in the client; and
a step of creating a program filed defined by the one or items of content selected by the client apparatus and including additional information, on the basis of content selection information and the conditional information transmitted form the client apparatus via the communication network;
a step of storing the created program file in said storage section, wherein the created program filed stored in said storage section is not only usable by the client apparatus having created the program file or a user of the client apparatus, but also usable by another client apparatus or a user of the another client apparatus, so that the created program file is made available as content the predetermined site;
a step of prompting a client apparatus on the communication network to select a desired program file; and
a step of reading out the selected desired program file from said storage section on the basis of content selection information transmitted form the client apparatus via the communication network and transmitting the selected desired program file to the client apparatus.
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18. A computer program embodied on a computer readable storage medium comprising computer program code for causing a computer to perform a method for creating and supplying a program by means of a program creation/supply apparatus connectable with a client via a communication network, said program creation/supply apparatus not only making a program file, defining one or more items of content, available to plurality of client apparatuses, connected to the communication network, as content on a predetermined site, but also delivering the program file in response to a request from any one of the client apparatuses, said program creation/supply apparatus including a storage section that stores a plurality of items of content and a program file defining one or items of content, said method comprising:
- a step of receiving an item of content form the client apparatus via the communication network and additionally storing the received item of content in said storage section;
a step of prompting the client apparatus to select one or more desired items of content form among the items of content, including the additionally stored item of content, stored in said storage section, and to input desired additional information in correspondence with the one or more items of content selected by the client apparatus, said additional information comprising a user'"'"'s comment to be displayed in a client apparatus while a selected corresponding item of content is being reproduced in the client apparatus; and
a step of creating a program file defined by the one or more desired items of content selected by the client apparatus and including additional information, on the basis of content selection information and the additional information transmitted form the client apparatus via the communication network;
a step of storing the created program file in said storage section, wherein the created program file stored in said storage section is not only usable by the client apparatus having created the program file or a user of the client apparatus, but also usable by another client apparatus or a user of the another client apparatus, so that the created program file is made available as content on the predetermine site;
a step of prompting a client apparatus on the communication network to select a desired program file; and
a step of reading out the selected desired program file from said storage section on the basis of content selection information transmitted form the client apparatus via the communication network and transmitting the selected desired program file to the client apparatus.
- a step of receiving an item of content form the client apparatus via the communication network and additionally storing the received item of content in said storage section;
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19. A computer program embodied on a computer readable storage medium comprising computer program code for causing a computer to perform a method for creating and supplying a program by means of a program creation/supply apparatus connectable with a client apparatus via a communication network, said program creation/supply apparatus not only making a program filed, defining one or more items of content, available to plurality of client apparatuses, connected to the communication network, as content on a predetermined site, but also delivering the program file in response to request from any one of the client apparatus, said program creation/supply apparatus including a storage section that stores a plurality of items of content and a program file defining one or items of content, said method comprising:
- a step of prompting the client apparatus to select one or more desired items of content and to input desired additional information in correspondence with the one ore more items of content selected by the client in a client apparatus while a selected corresponding item of content is being reproduced in the client apparatus;
a step of creating a program file defined by the one or more desired items of content selected by the client apparatus and including additional information, on the basis of content selection information and the additional information transmitted from the client apparatus via the communication network;
a step of storing the created program file in said storage, wherein the created program file stored in said storage is not only usable by the client apparatus having created the program file or a user of the client apparatus, but also usable by another client apparatus or a user of the another client apparatus, so that the created program file is made available as content on the predetermined site;
a step of prompting a given client apparatus on the communication network to select a desired program file from among a plurality of program files, including the additionally stored program file, stored in said storage section; and
a step of downloading;
to the given client apparatus, the selected desired program file and content defining the selected desired program file, on the basis of program file selection information transmitted from the given client via the communication network, wherein the given client apparatus can use the downloaded program file and content defining the downloaded program file on an offline basis.
- a step of prompting the client apparatus to select one or more desired items of content and to input desired additional information in correspondence with the one ore more items of content selected by the client in a client apparatus while a selected corresponding item of content is being reproduced in the client apparatus;
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