Communication method, communication device, and program

• US 7,631,036 B2
• Filed: 05/18/2004
• Issued: 12/08/2009
• 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, Takaku, Yoshiyuki, Yamashita, Shinsuke, Yamahara, Susumu, Moriya, Jun, Kikkoji, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Won; Michael
• Application Number:
  US10/556,944
• Publication Number:
  US 20060294562A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,030 Days
• Field of Search: 725/2, 725/4, 725/34, 725/36, 725/39, 725/44, 725/56, 725/60, 725/61, 725/87, 725/97, 709/203, 709/217, 709/202, 709/219, 709/229, 709/231
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/82 using signals not modulated onto a carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/18 Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/74 using programme related information, e.g. title, composer or interpreter
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/82 the transmission system being the Internet

Abstract

To further correctly obtain related information about contents being received from a server. A communication apparatus 1 successively transmits request information that requests related information about contents being received via a network 30, at specified intervals (S1), receives related information corresponding to that request information (S2), temporarily stores (S3), displays it (S4), and performs contents updating processing. Here, if a direction to store the related information about the contents is entered, the communication apparatus 1 requests again request information for related information about contents, separately from the contents updating processing (S10). Then, the communication apparatus 1 receives related information corresponding to that request information (S11), and stores it (S13). This enables the latest related information to be further correctly obtained out of related information concerning contents, and obtaining related information before updating is reduced.

Claims

1. A communication method for obtaining information concerning contents of a broadcasting program comprising:

transmitting, from a device to a server, a service session identification for initiating an authentication processing by said server;

receiving, at said device from said server, authentication information responsive to said authentication processing;

transmitting, from said device to said server at specified intervals, said authentication information and a first information request concerning said contents of said broadcasting program;

receiving, at said device, first information responsive to said first information request;

temporarily storing said first information responsive to said first information request in a temporary storage media device;

displaying said first information stored in said temporary storage media device;

receiving a request to permanently store said first information stored in said temporary storage media in a permanent storage;

transmitting, from said device to said server, a second information request concerning said contents of said broadcasting program responsive to said request to permanently store said first information in said permanent storage;

receiving, at said device, second information responsive to said second information request; and

permanently storing said second information responsive to said second information request in said permanent storage.

2. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein said broadcasting program comprises a musical composition broadcast;

and said first and second information requests comprise the title, name of artist, and time of broadcast of said musical composition broadcast by a musical broadcast station.

3. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein said device comprises a terminal apparatus.

4. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein said broadcasting program is at least one of a television broadcast, radio broadcast, and an internet broadcast.

5. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein said step of transmitting from a device to a server a service session identification for initiating an authentication processing by said server comprises transmitting an authentication ticket issuance request from said device to said server.

6. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein said server authentication information responsive to said authentication processing comprises a second service session identification.

7. A communication apparatus for obtaining information concerning the contents of a broadcasting program comprising:

a network interface configured to transmit from a terminal at predetermined intervals a first information request concerning said contents of said broadcasting program and to initiate an authentication processing;

said network interface configured to receive first information responsive to said first information request after a completion of said authentication processing;

a first memory configured to temporarily store said first information;

an interface configured to receive a request to permanently store said first information stored in said first memory in a second memory;

said network interface configured to transmit a second information request concerning said contents of said broadcasting program responsive to said request to permanently store said first information in said second memory;

said network interface configured to receive second information responsive to said second information request; and

said second memory for storing said second information responsive to said second information request.

8. The communication apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said first memory is a volatile storage medium.

9. The communication apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said first memory is a nonvolatile storage medium.

10. The communication apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said broadcasting program is at least one of a television broadcast, radio broadcast, and an internet broadcast.

11. A computer program product having computer readable instructions stored therein that when executed by a processor performs steps for obtaining information concerning contents of a broadcasting program comprising:

transmitting, from a device to a server, a service session identification for initiating an authentication processing by said server;

receiving, at said device from said server, authentication information responsive to said authentication processing;

transmitting, from said device to said server, at specified intervals, a first information request concerning said contents of said broadcasting program and said authentication information;

receiving, at said device, first information responsive to said first information request;

temporarily storing said first information responsive to said first information request in a temporary storage media device;

displaying said information stored in said temporary storage media device;

receiving a request to permanently store said first information stored in said temporary storage media device in a permanent memory;

transmitting, from said device to said server, a second information request concerning said contents of said broadcasting program responsive to said request to permanently store said first information in said permanent memory;

receiving, at said device, second information responsive to said second information request; and

permanently storing said second information responsive to said second information request in said permanent memory.

12. The communication method according to claim 11, wherein said broadcasting program is at least one of a television broadcast, radio broadcast, and an internet broadcast.