System, apparatus, method and program for processing information

• US 8,438,197 B2
• Filed: 03/20/2008
• Issued: 05/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Miyoshi, Toshimasa, Nagasaka, Hideo, Tominaga, Takashi, Kimijima, Tadaaki, Inoue, Shigeru, Atsumi, Soichiro, Tokashiki, Mamoru
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, BAI DUC
• Application Number:
  US12/077,557
• Publication Number:
  US 20080235268A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,874 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/827
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/036 Insert-editing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]

Abstract

Incidental content as metadata contains one of primary content and usage editing material content information. The primary content has been used directly as an editing material in a secondary usage mode fashion in order to produce the incident content data and the usage editing material content information indicates the incidental content. A generation structure is recognized by back-tracking content serving as a parent by referencing usage editing material content starting with given incidental content, based on the usage editing material content information of each incidental content.

Claims

1. An information processing system comprising an incidental content server and a terminal communicating with each other via a network,

the incidental content server including:

incidental content information storage means for storing incidental content information, the incidental content information comprising at least one incidental content able to be played in a primary usage mode and

direct usage content information indicating at least one direct usage content able to be played in the primary usage mode and able to be used, in a secondary usage mode, in production of incidental content;

the terminal including;

edit processing means for performing an edit process by using, in the secondary usage mode, at least one content locally present on the terminal, the at least one content comprising a first direct usage content and/or a first incidental content produced based at least in part on the direct usage content;

incidental content information generating means for generating a new incidental content based on a result of editing by the edit process of the edit processing means, the new incidental content referencing, for playback of the new incidental content, at least a portion of the at least one content locally present on the terminal, the new incidental content being associated with source information identifying the at least one content locally present on the terminal;

content information upload control means for causing the terminal to transmit the new incidental content to the incidental content server via the network to store the new incidental content on the incidental content information storage means; and

generation search means for searching a parent-child relation of a selected incidental content to identify the direct usage content indirectly used in producing the selected incidental content, the generation searching means searching source information of at least one source incidental content to a predetermined, the at least one source incidental content comprising incidental content directly or indirectly used in producing the selected incidental content.

2. An information processing apparatus comprising:

communication means for communicating via a network;

incidental content information storage means for storing incidental content information, the incidental content information comprising at least one incidental content able to be played in a primary usage mode and produced by an edit process using, in a secondary usage mode, at least one content, the at least one content comprising a first direct usage content and/or a first incidental content produced based at least in part on the direct usage content, and the incidental content information further comprising the direct usage content information indicating at least one direct usage content able to be played back in the primary usage mode and able to be used, in the secondary usage mode, in production of incidental content, each particular incidental content of the at least one incidental content being associated with source information identifying the direct usage content and/or incidental content used in producing the particular incidental content;

storage control means for causing the incidental content information storage means to store first incidental content information in response to reception of the first incidental content information uploaded via the network; and

generation search means for searching a parent-child relation of a selected incidental content to identify the direct usage content indirectly used in producing the selected incidental content, the generation search means searching source information of at least one source incidental content to a predetermined generation, the at least one source incidental content comprising incidental content directly or indirectly used in producing the selected incidental content.

3. An information processing method of an information processing system including an incidental content server and a terminal, communicating with each other via a network, the information processing method comprising steps of:

storing incidental content information on an incidental content information storage unit for management, the incidental content information comprising at least one incidental content able to be played in a primary usage mode and the direct usage content information indicating at least one direct usage content able to be played in the primary usage mode and able to be used, in a secondary usage mode, in production of incidental content;

performing an edit process by using, in the secondary usage mode, at least one content locally present on the terminal the at least one content comprising a first direct usage content and/or a first incidental content produced based at least in part on the direct usage content;

generating a new incidental content based on a result of editing by the edit process, the new incidental content referencing, for playback of the new incidental content, at least a portion of the at least one content locally present on the terminal, the new incidental content being associated with source information identifying the at least one content locally present on the terminal;

transmitting from the terminal the new incidental content to the incidental content server via the network to store the new incidental content on the incidental content information storage unit; and

searching a parent-child relation of a selected incidental content to identify the direct usage content indirectly used in producing the selected incidental content, the searching comprising searching source information of at least one source incidental content to a predetermined generation, the at least one source incidental content comprising incidental content directly or indirectly used in producing the selected incidental content.

4. An information processing method comprising steps of:

storing new incidental content on an incidental content information storage unit in response to reception of the new incidental content information uploaded via a network, the incidental content information storage unit storing incidental content information comprising at least one incidental content able to be played in a primary usage mode and

the direct usage content information indicating the direct usage content able to be played in the primary usage mode and able to be used, in a secondary usage mode, in production of incidental content, each particular incidental content of the at least one incidental content being associated with source information identifying the direct usage content and/or incidental content used in producing the particular incidental content; and

searching a parent-child relation of a selected incidental content to identify the direct usage content indirectly used in producing the selected incidental content, the searching comprising search source information of at least one source incidental content to a predetermined generation, the at least one source incidental content comprising incidental content directly or indirectly used in producing the selected incidental content.

5. At least one recording medium having encoded thereon a computer program that, when executed, causes an information processing apparatus to perform a method for processing information, the method comprising steps of:

storing new incidental content on an incidental content information storage unit in response to reception of the new incidental content uploaded via a network, the incidental content information storage unit storing incidental content information comprising incidental content able to be played in a primary usage mode and produced by an edit process using, in the secondary usage mode, at least one content, the at least one content comprising a first direct usage content and/or a first incidental content produced based at least in part on the direct usage content, and the incidental content information further comprising direct usage content information indicating the direct usage able to be played in the primary usage mode and able to be used, in a secondary usage mode, in production of incidental content, each particular incidental content of the at least one incidental content being associated with source information identifying the direct usage content and/or incidental content used in producing the particular incidental content; and

searching a parent-child relation of a selected incidental content to identify the direct usage content indirectly used in producing the selected incidental content, the searching comprising searching source information of at least one source incidental content to a predetermined generation, the at least one source incidental content comprising incidental content directly or indirectly used in producing the selected content.

6. An information processing system comprising an incidental content server and a terminal communicating with each other via a network,

the incidental content server including:

an incidental content information storage unit to store incidental content information, the incidental content information comprising at least one incidental content able to be played in a primary usage mode and the direct usage content information indicating at least one direct usage content able to be played in the primary usage mode and able to be used, in a secondary usage mode, in production of incidental content;

the terminal including;

an edit processing unit to perform an edit process by using, in the secondary usage mode, at least one content locally present on the terminal, the at least one content comprising a first direct usage content and/or a first incidental content produced based at least in part on the direct usage content;

an incidental content information generating unit generating new incidental content based on a result of editing by the edit process of the edit processing unit, the new incidental content referencing, for playback of the new incidental content, at least a portion of the at least one content locally present on the terminal, the new incidental content being associated with source information identifying the at least one content locally present on the terminal;

a content information upload control unit to cause the terminal to transmit the new incidental content to the incidental content server via the network to store the new incidental content on the incidental content information storage unit; and

a generation search unit to search a parent-child relation of a selected incidental content to identify the direct usage content indirectly used in producing the selected incidental content, the generation search unit searching source information of at least one source incidental content to a predetermined generation, the at least one source incidental content comprising incidental content directly or indirectly used in producing the selected incidental content.

7. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a communication unit communicating via a network;

an incidental content information storage unit to store incidental content information, the incidental content information comprising at least one incidental content able to be played in a primary usage mode and produced by an edit process using, in a secondary usage mode, at least one content, the at least one content comprising a first direct usage content and/or a first incidental content produced based at least in part on the direct usage content, and the incidental content information further comprising the direct usage content information indicating at least one direct usage content able to be played back in the primary usage mode and able to be used, in the secondary usage mode, in production of incidental content, each particular incidental content of the at least one incidental content being associated with source information identifying the direct usage content and/or incidental content used in producing the particular incidental content;

a storage control unit to cause the incidental content information storage unit to store first incidental content information in response to reception of the first incidental content information uploaded via the network; and

a generation search unit to search a parent-child relation of a selected incidental content to identify the direct usage content indirectly used in produced the selected incidental content, the generation search unit searching source information of at least one source incidental content to a predetermined generation the at least one source incidental content comprising incidental content directly or indirectly used in producing the selected incidental content.