Content transfer system and communication terminal

• US 9,319,625 B2
• Filed: 02/18/2011
• Issued: 04/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Mobile Communications Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yaguchi, Yoshiharu, Toshimitsu, Kenichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Girma, Fekadeselassie
• Assistant Examiner(s): POINT, RUFUS C
• Application Number:
  US13/030,197
• Publication Number:
  US 20110316671A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,887 Days
• Field of Search: 340/5.53, 705/51, 705/26, 705/32, 709/229, 709/217, 709/200
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/30 Authentication, i.e. establishing the identity or authorisation of security principals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00137 involving measures which result in a restriction to contents recorded on or reproduced from a record carrier to authorised users
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00862 wherein the remote server can grant the permission to use a content
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00869 wherein the remote server can deliver the content to a receiving device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23418 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics television picture signal circuitry for scene change detection H04N5/147; filtering for image enhancement G06T5/00; methods or arrangements for recognising scenes G06V20/00; arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/274 Storing end-user multimedia data in response to end-user request , e.g. network recorder
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape

Abstract

A communication terminal including an interface that receives an input requesting a reservation to record content; a control unit that acquires image data corresponding to a user of the communication terminal; a recording reservation unit that generates recording reservation information based on the input and the image data; and a communication unit that transmits the recording reservation information to a server, and receives, from the server, content based on the recording reservation information.

Claims

1. A communication terminal comprising:

an interface configured to receive an input from a user requesting a reservation to record content, the reservation to record content based on content preferences included in the input;

circuitry configured to

acquire first image data corresponding to a face of the user of the communication terminal;

generate recording reservation information based on the content preferences included in the input;

transmit, to a server, the recording reservation information and the first image data together, the server recording the content based on the recording reservation information, and the server associating the recorded content with at least one attribute of the user estimated by analyzing the first image data in the server;

transmit, to the server, second image data corresponding to the face of the user; and

receive, from the server, the recorded content that corresponds to the second image data, the recorded content being identified based on at least one attribute of the user estimated by analyzing the second image data.

2. The communication terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a camera configured to capture the first image data corresponding to the user, which is acquired by the circuitry.

3. The communication terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory configured to store the first image data corresponding to the user, which is acquired by the circuitry.

4. The communication terminal of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is configured to

perform facial recognition on the first image data;

and

extract a characteristic parameter from the first image data based on the facial recognition performed on the first image data.

5. The communication terminal of claim 4, wherein

the circuitry is configured to determine whether all parts of face information have been detected by the facial recognition.

6. The communication terminal of claim 5, wherein

the circuitry is configured to transmit all parts of the face information with the recording reservation information when it is determined that all parts of the face information have been detected by the facial recognition.

7. The communication terminal of claim 5, wherein

the circuitry is configured to transmit only a part of the face information with the recording reservation information when it is determined that only a part of the face information has been detected by the facial recognition.

21. The communication terminal of claim 1, wherein

the first image data and the second image data include the same image data.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer program code, which when executed by a communication terminal, causes the communication terminal to perform a method comprising:

receiving an input from a user requesting a reservation to record content, the reservation to record content based on content preferences included in the input;

acquiring first image data corresponding to a face of the user of the communication terminal;

generating recording reservation information based on the content preferences included in the input;

transmitting, to a server, the recording reservation information and the first image data together, the server recording the content based on the recording reservation information, and the server associating the recorded content with at least one attribute of the user estimated by analyzing the first image data in the server;

transmitting, to the server, second image data corresponding to the face of the user; and

receiving, from the server, the recorded content that corresponds to the second image data, the recorded content being identified based on at least one attribute of the user estimated by analyzing the second image data.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising:

performing facial recognition on the first image data; and

extracting a characteristic parameter from the first image data based on the facial recognition performed on the first image data.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising:

determining whether all parts of face information have been detected by the facial recognition.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 10, further comprising:

transmitting all parts of the face information with the recording reservation information when it is determined that all parts of the face information have been detected; and

transmitting only a part of the face information with the recording reservation information when it is determined that only a part of the face information has been detected.

12. A server comprising:

circuitry configured to

receive, from a communication terminal, recording reservation information and first image data together, the recording reservation information being based on content preferences included in an input of a user, and the first image data corresponding to a face of the user;

record content based on the recording reservation information;

associate the recorded content with at least one attribute of the user estimated by analyzing the first image data in the server;

receive second image data corresponding to the face of the user acquired by the communication terminal;

estimate at least one attribute of the user by analyzing the second image data;

identify content to be transferred to the communication terminal based on the estimated at least one attribute of the user and the at least one attribute obtained from the first image data; and

transmit the identified content to the communication terminal.

13. The server of claim 12, wherein

the second image data corresponding to the face of the user who has not previously registered face information at the server.

14. The server of claim 13, wherein

the circuitry is configured to perform facial recognition on the second image data and compare the second image data to stored image data to estimate the at least one attribute of the user.

15. The server of claim 12, wherein

the circuitry is configured to generate an estimated user profile based on the received second image data and the content preferences corresponding to the user.

16. The server of claim 15, wherein

the circuitry is configured to identify content to be transferred to the communication terminal based on the estimated user profile.

17. The server of claim 12, wherein

the circuitry is configured to identify the recorded content as the identified content.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer program code, which when executed by a server, causes the server to perform a method comprising:

receiving, from a communication terminal, recording reservation information and first image data together, the recording reservation information being based on content preferences included in an input of a user, and the first image data corresponding to a face of the user;

recording content based on the recording reservation information;

associate the recorded content with at least one attribute of the user estimated by analyzing the first image data in the server;

receiving second image data corresponding to the face of the user acquired by the communication terminal;

estimating at least one attribute of the user by analyzing the second image data;

identifying content to be transferred to the communication terminal based on the estimated at least one attribute of the user and the at least one attribute obtained from the first image; and

transmitting the identified content to the communication terminal.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising:

performing facial recognition on the second image data; and

comparing a result of the facial recognition to stored image data to estimate the at least one attribute of the user.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising:

generating an estimated user profile based on the received second image data and content preferences corresponding to the user; and

identifying the content to be transferred to the communication terminal based on the estimated user profile.