Reproduction device, reproduction method, and program

• US 7,509,089 B2
• Filed: 05/18/2004
• Issued: 03/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Murase, Yasuhiro, Okuzawa, Nozomu, Yamashita, Shinsuke, Moriya, Jun, Kikkoji, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee; John J
• Application Number:
  US10/560,229
• Publication Number:
  US 20060276124A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,771 Days
• Field of Search: 455 301- 305, 455/415, 4554141-4144, 455/411, 455/456.3, 455/179.1, 455/150.1, 455/188.1, 455/151.1, 455/154.1, 455/186.1, 455/7, 455/550.1, 725/63, 386/95
• US Class Current: 455/3.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/18 Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/73 using meta-information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/82 the transmission system being the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/93 Wired transmission systems

Abstract

The broadcast signal receiving means 2 receives the broadcast signal of the broadcast station 32a. While the broadcast signal reproduction means 3 reproduces the broadcast signal, the request information transmission means 4 transmits the request information for requesting the associated information of the broadcast station 32b which is different from the broadcast station 32a. The associated information receiving means 5 receives the associated information corresponding to the request information. The associated information display means 6 displays the associated information. Therefore, it is possible to browse the associated information of the broadcast station 32b when listening to the broadcast of the broadcast station 32a. This also means it is possible to acquire the associated information of the broadcast station 32b at the same time as its broadcast.

Claims

1. A reproduction apparatus comprising:

a storage configured to store a broadcast station name, a frequency, and a call sign in association with one another;

a broadcast signal receiver configured to receive a broadcast signal of a specific frequency;

a reproducing unit configured to reproduce the broadcast signal received by said broadcast signal receiver;

a request information transmitter configured to transmit request information that represents a request for associated information of a broadcast station which is different from the broadcast station being reproduced by said reproducing unit;

an associated information receiver configured to receive the associated information corresponding to said request information; and

a display controller configured to control a display to display the associated information received by said associated information receiver,

wherein the broadcast signal of the frequency of the broadcast station selected by a first operation is received, the broadcast signal is reproduced, said request information including the call sign of the broadcast station selected by said first operation is transmitted, the associated information is received, the associated information is displayed, said request information including the call sign of the broadcast station selected by a second operation is transmitted, the associated information is received, and a display is changed.

2. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

a reception frequency is switched by a third operation.

3. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

a plurality of said request information including pre-stored call signs of a plurality of the broadcast stations are transmitted at a certain interval of time, and each associated information is received; and

said display controller displays the received associated information at once.

4. The reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said display controller displays indication of whether or not displaying the associated information of the broadcast station from which the broadcast signal is being received.

5. A reproduction method comprising:

storing a broadcast station name, a frequency, and a call sign in association with one another;

receiving a broadcast signal of a specific frequency;

reproducing the received broadcast signal;

transmitting request information that represents a request for associated information of a broadcast station which is different from the broadcast station being reproduced;

receiving the associated information corresponding to said request information; and

displaying the received associated information,

wherein the broadcast signal of the frequency of the broadcast station selected by a first operation is received, the broadcast signal is reproduced, said request information including the call sign of the broadcast station selected by said first operation is transmitted, the associated information is received, the associated information is displayed, said request information including the call sign of the broadcast station selected by a second operation is transmitted, the associated information is received, and a display is changed.

6. The reproduction method according to claim 5, wherein

a reception frequency is switched by a third operation.

7. The reproduction method according to claim 5, wherein

a plurality of said associated information including pre-stored call signs of a plurality of the broadcast stations are transmitted at a certain interval of time, each associated information is received, and the received associated information is displayed at once.

8. The reproduction method according to claim 5, further comprising:

displaying an indication of whether or not displaying the associated information of the broadcast station from which the broadcast signal is being received.

9. A reproduction method comprising:

receiving a broadcast signal of a specific frequency;

reproducing the received broadcast signal;

transmitting request information that represents a request for associated information of a broadcast station which is different from the broadcast station being reproduced;

receiving the associated information corresponding to said request information; and

displaying the received associated information, wherein;

a terminal apparatus which receives the broadcast signal is capable of communicating with an authentication server having an authentication function and an associated information provision server providing the associated information,

said terminal apparatus transmits the request information and a service session ID to said associated information provision server, said request information for requesting the associated information of the broadcast station which is different from the broadcast station being reproduced, said service session ID being used as a session ID for said associated information provision server,

said terminal apparatus receives information indicating an authentication error and service identification information identifying said associated information provision server,

said terminal apparatus transmits authentication ticket issuance request information and an authentication session ID to said authentication server, said ticket issuance request information for requesting an issue of an authentication ticket to be used to access said associated information provision server, said authentication session ID being used as a session ID for said authentication server,

said terminal apparatus receives the authentication ticket issued by said authentication server when the authentication is permitted by said authentication server, and transmits authentication request information and said authentication ticket to said associated information provision server,

said terminal apparatus receives the service session ID when the authentication is permitted by said associated information provision server, said service session ID being used as a session ID for said associated information provision server,

said terminal apparatus transmits the request information for requesting said associated information and said received service session ID to said associated information provision server, and

said terminal apparatus receives the associated information corresponding to said request information when the authentication is permitted by the associated information provision server.

10. The reproduction method according to claim 9, further comprising:

receiving information that indicates the authentication error when the authentication conducted by said authentication server becomes an error, and transmitting a user ID and a password to said authentication server;

receiving the authentication session ID when the authentication of said user ID and said password is permitted by said authentication server, said authentication session ID being used as a session ID for the authentication server; and

transmitting said authentication ticket issuance request information and said authentication session ID to said authentication server.

11. A storage medium including computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

storing a broadcast station name, a frequency, and a cell sign in association with one another;

receiving a broadcast signal of a specific frequency;

reproducing the received broadcast signal;

transmitting request information that represents a request for associated information of a broadcast station which is different from the broadcast station being reproduced;

receiving the associated information corresponding to said request information; and

displaying the received associated information,

wherein the broadcast signal of the frequency of the broadcast station selected by a first operation is received, the broadcast signal is reproduced, said request information including the call sign of the broadcast station selected by said first operation is transmitted, the associated information is received, the associated information is displayed, said request information including the call sign of the broadcast station selected by a second operation is transmitted, the associated information is received, and a display is changed.

12. A reproduction apparatus comprising:

means for storing a broadcast station name, a frequency, and a call sign in association with one another;

means for receiving a broadcast signal of a specific frequency;

means for reproducing the received broadcast signal;

means for transmitting request information that represents a request for associated information of a broadcast station which is different from the broadcast station being reproduced;

means for receiving the associated information corresponding to said request information; and

means for displaying the received associated information,

wherein the broadcast signal of the frequency of the broadcast station selected by a first operation is received, the broadcast signal is reproduced, said request information including the call sign of the broadcast station selected by said first operation is transmitted, the associated information is received, the associated information is displayed, said request information including the call sign of the broadcast station selected by a second operation is transmitted, the associated information is received, and a display is changed.