Content presenting device, content presenting method, and content presenting program

• US 8,515,991 B2
• Filed: 05/19/2005
• Issued: 08/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sato, Hideki
• Primary Examiner(s): PHILLIPS, III, ALBERT M
• Application Number:
  US11/587,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20070220430A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,015 Days
• Field of Search: 369/30.06, 707/770, 707/916
• US Class Current: 707/770
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/64 Browsing; Visualisation therefor generation of a list or set of audio data G06F16/638
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/73 using meta-information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/82 the transmission system being the Internet

Abstract

A processing unit retrieves a content name of a first content data stored in an internal storage medium, in response to a transmission of a retrieval key, and a content name of a second content data stored in an external storage medium, in response to a transmission of the retrieval key. A network interface receives a content name of a third content data and content identification information of a third content data over a network, in response to a transmission of the retrieval key over the network. The network interface receives a content name of a fourth content data over the network in response to a transmission of the retrieval key and the content identification information of the third content data over the network. The processing unit generates a content presentation image including the content names of the first, second, third, and fourth content data.

Claims

1. A content presentation apparatus, comprising:

a processing unit configured to control a registration to and a readout from a database in an internal storage medium storing a first content data, to control a reproduction from an external storage medium storing a second content data, and to retrieve a content name of said first content data in response to a transmission of a retrieval key and a content name of said second content data in response to a transmission of said retrieval key; and

a network interface that transmits said retrieval key over a network, and receives a content name of a third content data and content identification information of the third content data over said network, in response to a transmission of said retrieval key over said network, wherein the network interface transmits said retrieval key and the content identification information of the third content data over said network, wherein the network interface receives a content name of a fourth content data over said network in response to a transmission of said retrieval key and the content identification information of the third content data over said network,

the processing unit further configured to generate a content presentation image including said content name of said first content data, said content name of said second content data, and said content name of said third content data, to detect, based on said retrieval key, said content name of said first content data, and to detect, based on said retrieval key, said content name of said second content data, the content presentation image further including said content name of said fourth content data.

2. The content presentation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said content name of said first content data is defined by at least one of an album name or a music name.

3. The content presentation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said retrieval key is defined by an artist name.

4. The content presentation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said network interface receives, in response to a transmission of said retrieval key over said network, an address of said third content data on said network.

5. The content presentation apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said network interface accesses said address of said third content data on said network, when said content name of said third content data in said content presentation image is selected.

6. The content presentation apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said network interface receives a part of said third content data in a streaming format from said address.

7. The content presentation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said external storage medium is a Mini Disk or a Compact Disc.

8. The content presentation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said external storage medium is a hard disk.

9. A content presentation method implemented by a content presentation apparatus, the content presentation method comprising:

controlling a registration to and a readout from a database in an internal storage medium storing a first content data;

controlling a reproduction from an external storage medium storing a second content data;

detecting, based on a retrieval key, a content name of said first content data;

retrieving, with said content presentation apparatus, said content name of said first content data in response to a transmission of said retrieval key;

detecting, based on said retrieval key, a content name of said second content data;

retrieving, with said content presentation apparatus, said content name of said second content data in response to a transmission of said retrieval key;

transmitting said retrieval key over a network;

receiving, with said content presentation apparatus, a content name of a third content data and content identification information of the third content data over said network, in response to a transmission of said retrieval key over said network;

transmitting said retrieval key and the content identification information of the third content data over said network;

receiving, with said content presentation apparatus, a content name of a fourth content data over said network in response to a transmission of said retrieval key and the content identification information of the third content data over said network; and

generating, with said content presentation apparatus, a content presentation image including said content name of said first content data, said content name of said second content data, said content name of said third content data, and said content name of said fourth content data.