Display device, display method, and display control program

• US 8,073,898 B2
• Filed: 05/18/2004
• Issued: 12/06/2011
• 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: Kikkoji, Hiroyuki, Okuzawa, Nozomu, Moriya, Jun, Yamashita, Shinsuke, Murase, Yasuhiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Bates, Kevin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chacko, Joe
• Application Number:
  US10/557,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20070074262A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,758 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/208
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/40 for identifying broadcast time

Abstract

The present invention provides a display device for retrieving and displaying the list information regarding the broadcast contents in which the list information corresponding to the program broadcast before or after can be displayed without making the complicate key operations. An information server 2 transmits a list of musical compositions broadcast in a designated time zone to a terminal unit 1, based on a retrieval key such as date and time zone from the terminal unit 1. The terminal unit 1 displays the received list of musical compositions on a display part 1a. At this time, the directive items for displaying the list of musical compositions broadcast before and after are displayed, together with the received list of musical compositions. The user is allowed to display the list of musical compositions broadcast in a preceding or succeeding time zone only by selecting a directive item by performing an operation in series with a selection operation for a musical composition within the list of musical compositions, without returning to other screen, or re-specifying the retrieval conditions.

Claims

1. A display device for displaying information related to broadcast contents acquired through a communication line, comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit a retrieval key to a list information providing server, the retrieval key including a target input time or a designated time zone;

a receiver configured to receive list information according to said retrieval key from the list information providing server;

a display configured to display the list information received by said receiver from the list information providing server, the list information including a first and a second directive item; and

a selector configured to select a display type mode for the list information of the broadcast contents, the display type mode being a program list display mode or a time zone list display mode, so that the retrieval key includes the target input time or the designated time zone, and for selecting the first or the second directive item on the display, wherein

said transmitter is configured to transmit the retrieval key to retrieve the list information corresponding to the first and the second directive item that correspond to a program scheduled to broadcast before and after the target input time, respectively, or a program scheduled to broadcast in a time zone before and after said designated time zone, respectively, and

the first directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before said designated time zone, and

the second directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after said designated time zone, wherein

if the first or second directive item is selected by the selector, the transmitter transmits a second retrieval key to the list information providing server including a target time or a designated time zone according to the selected first or second directive item.

2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein said receiver is configured to receive the list information of a musical composition broadcast within a program on the designated time zone, as a result of retrieval, and said display is configured to display the list information of said musical composition received by said receiver.

3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein said receiver is configured to receive the list information of a program broadcast in the designated time zone as a result of retrieval, and said display is configured to display the list information of said program received by said receiver.

4. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a broadcast receiver configured to receive said broadcast contents; and

a broadcast output unit configured to output said broadcast contents received by said broadcast receiver.

5. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the broadcast contents are radio broadcast contents.

6. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a unit configured to clip relevant information of the broadcast contents according to a user'"'"'s preference; and

a clip information storage device configured to store the clipped relevant information as clip information, wherein the display displays the broadcast contents information of the content being reproduced concurrently with the clip information of the broadcast contents.

7. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the clipped relevant information includes at least one of a name of the broadcast contents, an artist name of the broadcast contents, an album name of the broadcast contents, and an identification number ID of the album.

17. An audio apparatus, comprising:

a tuner configured to receive a broadcast;

an audio output processing part configured to reproduce the broadcast received by the tuner; and

the display device according to claim 1.

8. A display method for displaying the information related to broadcast contents acquired through a communication line on a display, comprising:

selecting a display type mode for list information of the broadcast contents, the display type mode being a program list display mode or a time zone list display mode;

transmitting a retrieval key to a list information providing server, the retrieval key including a target input time or a designated time zone, based on said selected display type mode;

receiving the list information according to said retrieval key from said list information providing server;

displaying the list information received from said list information providing server, the list information including a first and a second directive item; and

selecting the first or the second directive item on the display, wherein

said step of transmitting further transmits a second retrieval key to retrieve list information corresponding to the selected first or second directive item that correspond to a program scheduled to broadcast before and after the target input time, respectively, or a program scheduled to broadcast in a time zone before and after said designated time zone, respectively,

the second retrieval key includes a target time or designated time zone according to the selected first or second directive item,

the first directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before said designated time zone, and

the second directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after said designated time zone.

9. The display method according to claim 8, wherein, at a terminal unit communicably linked with an authentication server having an authentication function and the list information providing server for providing the list information and for displaying information concerning said broadcast contents, said step of transmitting said retrieval key further comprises:

transmitting said retrieval key, together with a service session ID defining a session ID between said terminal unit and said list information providing server, to said list information providing server;

receiving information indicating an authentication error and service identification information identifying said list information providing server from said list information providing server;

transmitting an authentication ticket issuance request for an authentication ticket for gaining access to said list information providing server, together with an authentication session ID defining a session ID between said terminal unit and said authentication server, to said authentication server;

receiving said authentication ticket issued by said authentication server, and transmitting the authentication request information, together with said authentication ticket, to said list information providing server, when authentication is performed by said authentication server;

receiving a service session ID defining a session ID between said terminal unit and said list information providing server, when the user is authenticated by said list information providing server;

transmitting said retrieval key, together with said service session ID received, to said list information providing server; and

receiving said list information according to said retrieval key, when authentication is performed by said list information providing server.

10. The display method according to claim 9, wherein said step of transmitting said retrieval key transmitting further comprises:

receiving information indicating an authentication error and transmitting a user ID and a password to said authentication server;

receiving an authentication session ID defining a session ID between said terminal unit and said authentication server, when authentication for said user ID and said password by said authentication server is performed; and

transmitting said authentication ticket issuance request information, together with said authentication session ID, to said authentication server.

11. The display method according to claim 8, further comprising:

transmitting the request information requesting the relevant information of said broadcast contents being received at regular intervals;

receiving said relevant information according to said request information; and

displaying said received relevant information on said display.

12. The display method according to claim 8, wherein the broadcast contents are radio broadcast contents.

13. The display method according to claim 8, further comprising:

acquiring relevant information regarding the broadcast contents already broadcast or scheduled to broadcast by gaining access to a broadcasting station server corresponding to the broadcasting station broadcasting the broadcast contents during reception, at a regular interval;

clipping the relevant information as clip information according to a user'"'"'s preference; and

displaying the broadcast contents information of the content being reproduced concurrently with the clip information of the broadcast contents.

14. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with a computer readable program configured to cause an information processing apparatus to execute a method for displaying information related to broadcast content, the method comprising:

selecting a display type mode for list information of the broadcast contents, the display type mode being a program list display mode or a time zone list display mode;

transmitting a retrieval key to a list information providing server, the retrieval key including a target input time or a designated time zone, based on said selected display type mode;

receiving list information according to said retrieval key from said list information providing server;

displaying the list information received from said list information providing server, the list information including a first and a second directive item; and

selecting the first or the second directive item on the display, wherein

said step of transmitting further transmits a second retrieval key to retrieve list information corresponding to the selected first or second directive item that correspond to a program scheduled to broadcast before and after the target input time, respectively, or a program scheduled to broadcast in a time zone before and after said designated time zone, respectively,

the second retrieval key includes a target time or designated time zone according to the selected first or second directive item,

the first directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before said designated time zone, and

the second directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after said designated time zone.

15. A display device for displaying list information related to broadcast contents acquired through a communication line, comprising:

a first selector configured to select a display type mode for the list information of the broadcast contents, the display type mode being a program list display mode or a time zone list display mode;

a transmitter configured to transmit a retrieval key to a list information providing server, the retrieval key including a target input time or a designated time zone, depending on the selected display type mode;

a receiver configured to receive list information according to said retrieval key from the list information providing server;

a display configured to display the list information received by said receiver from the list information providing server, the list information including a first and a second directive item;

a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the list information received by said receiver; and

a second selector configured to select the first or the second directive item on the display,

the first directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before said designated time zone, and

the second directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after said designated time zone, wherein

if the first or second directive item is selected by the selector, the transmitter transmits a second retrieval key to the list information providing server including a target time or a designated time zone according to the selected first or second directive item.

16. A display device for displaying list information related to broadcast contents acquired through a communication line, comprising:

first selector means for selecting a display type mode for the list information of the broadcast contents, the display type mode being a program list display mode or a time zone list display mode;

transmission means for transmitting a retrieval key to a list information providing server, the retrieval key including a target input time or a designated time zone, depending on the selected display type mode;

receiving means for receiving list information according to said retrieval key from the list information providing server;

storage means for temporarily storing the list information received by said receiving means;

display means for displaying the list information received by said receiving means from the list information providing server, the list information including a first and a second directive item; and

second selector means for selecting the first or the second directive item on the display means, wherein

the first directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast before said designated time zone,

the second directive item being a user-selectable item for requesting display of list information of broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after the target input time, or broadcast contents scheduled to broadcast after said designated time zone, and

if the first or second directive item is selected by the selector, the transmission means transmits a second retrieval key to the list information providing server including a target time or a designated time zone according to the selected first or second directive item.