Information processing apparatus and method, information processing system, and transmission medium

• US 20060189350A1
• Filed: 04/24/2006
• Published: 08/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ironworks Patents LLC
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kawamoto, Yoji
• Granted Patent: US 7,657,285 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/634 Query by example, e.g. query by humming
• 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: G10H 2240/091 Info, i.e. juxtaposition of unrelated auxiliary information or commercial messages with or between music files metadata G10H2240/075
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/28 Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/27 specially adapted for broadcast systems covered by groups H04H20/53 - H04H20/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/37 for identifying segments of broadcast information, e.g. scenes or extracting programme ID
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/58 of audio determination or detection of speech characteristics in general G10L25/00; speech recognition in general G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/64 for providing detail information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/73 using meta-information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/87 accessed over computer networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/94 Telephonic networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/84
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/553 Data upload
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

When a user gets interested in some music he/she listens to somewhere, for example, in a coffee shop, the user records that music in a memory provided in a portable terminal. A processor reads the information stored in the memory and performs a predetermined process on it. The resultant information is stored on a storage device. The information stored on the storage device is then transferred to a server via a communication device. The server searches the database for the title of the music corresponding to the received information, and returns the result to the terminal. Thus, the user can easily get information about the title of the music.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with a portable type information processing apparatus, comprising:

reception means for receiving information from said portable type information processing apparatus;

judgment means for judging whether the information received via said reception means includes an identification code in a predetermined form associated with the information; and

transmission means for transmitting information associated with the information indicated by said identification code to said portable type information processing apparatus, depending on the judgment result made by said judgment means.

11. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmitted information is at least one of a title, a singer'"'"'s name, a composer'"'"'s name, a songwriter'"'"'s name and a genre.

2. A method of processing information with an information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with a portable type information processing apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving information from said portable type information processing apparatus;

judging whether the information received in said reception step includes an identification code in a predetermined form associated with the information; and

transmitting information associated with the information indicated by said identification code to said portable type information processing apparatus, depending on the judgment result made in said judgment step.

12. A method according to claim 2, wherein the transmitted information is at least one of a title, a singer'"'"'s name, a composer'"'"'s name, a songwriter'"'"'s name and a genre.

3. A transmission medium for transmitting a program to an information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with a portable type information processing apparatus, said program comprising the steps of:

receiving information from said portable type information processing apparatus;

judging whether the information received in said reception step includes an identification code in a predetermined form associated with the information; and

transmitting information associated with the information indicated by said identification code to said portable type information processing apparatus, depending on the judgment result made in said judgment step.

13. A transmission medium according to claim 3, wherein the transmitted information is at least one of a title, a singer'"'"'s name, a composer'"'"'s name, a songwriter'"'"'s name and a genre.

4. An information processing system including a portable type first information processing apparatus and a second information apparatus adapted to exchange information with said first information processing apparatus, wherein said first information processing apparatus comprises:

capture means for capturing information;

memory means for storing information captured via said capture means;

acquisition means for acquiring information associated with the information stored in said memory means on the basis of the information stored in said memory means; and

display means for displaying the information acquired via said acquisition means; and

said second information processing apparatus comprises;

reception means for receiving information from said first information processing apparatus;

judgment means for judging whether the information received via said reception means includes an identification code in a predetermined form associated with the information; and

transmission means for transmitting information associated with the information indicated by said identification code to said first information processing apparatus, depending on the judgment result made by said judgment means.

9. An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the first information processing apparatus is incorporated into a cellular telephone.

14. A system according to claim 4, wherein the transmitted information is at least one of a title, a singer'"'"'s name, a composer'"'"'s name, a songwriter'"'"'s name and a genre.

5. A method of processing information in an information processing system including a portable type first information processing apparatus and a second information apparatus adapted to exchange information with said first information processing apparatus, wherein

said first information processing apparatus performs a process comprising the steps of:

capturing information;

storing the information captured in said capture step;

acquiring associated information on the basis of the information stored in said storage step; and

displaying the information acquired in said acquisition step; and

said second information processing apparatus performs a process comprising the steps of;

receiving information from said first information processing apparatus;

judging whether the information received in said reception step includes an identification code in a predetermined form associated with the information; and

transmitting information associated with the information indicated by said identification code to said first information processing apparatus, depending on the judgment result made in said judgment step.

15. A method according to claim 5, wherein the transmitted information is at least one of a title, a singer'"'"'s name, a composer'"'"'s name, a songwriter'"'"'s name and a genre.

6. A transmission medium for transmitting a program to an information processing system including a portable type first information processing apparatus and a second information apparatus adapted to exchange information with said first information processing apparatus, wherein

said first information processing apparatus performs a process comprising the steps of:

capturing information;

storing the information captured in said capture step;

acquiring associated information on the basis of the information stored in said storage step; and

displaying the information acquired in said acquisition step; and

said second information processing apparatus performs a process comprising the steps of;

receiving information from said first information processing apparatus;

judging whether the information received in said reception step includes an identification code in a predetermined form associated with the information; and

transmitting information associated with the information indicated by said identification code to said first information processing apparatus, depending on the judgment result made in said judgment step.

16. A transmission medium according to claim 6, wherein the transmitted information is at least one of a title, a singer'"'"'s name, a composer'"'"'s name, a songwriter'"'"'s name and a genre.

7. An information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with a portable type information processing apparatus, comprising:

a communication device for receiving information from said portable type information processing apparatus; and

a processor for judging whether the information received via said communication device includes an identification code in a predetermined form associated with the information, wherein said communication device transmits information associated with the information indicated by said identification code to said portable type information processing apparatus, depending on the judgment result made by said processor.

8. An information processing system including a portable type first information processing apparatus and a second information apparatus adapted to exchange information with said first information processing apparatus, wherein

said first information processing apparatus comprises:

an input device for capturing information;

a memory for storing information captured via said input device;

a circuit for acquiring information associated with the information stored in said memory on the basis of the information stored in said memory; and

a display for displaying the information acquired via said circuit for acquiring information; and

said second information processing apparatus comprises;

a communication device for receiving information from said first information processing apparatus; and

a processor for judging whether the information received via said communication device includes an identification code in a predetermined form associated with the information, wherein said communication device transmits information associated with the information indicated by said identification code to said first information processing apparatus, depending on the judgment result made by said processor.

10. An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the first information processing apparatus is incorporated into a cellular telephone.

17. A system according to claim 8, wherein the transmitted information is at least one of a title, a singer'"'"'s name, a composer'"'"'s name, a songwriter'"'"'s name and a genre.

18. A storage medium readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for information exchange between a portable type information processing apparatus and another information processing apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving information from said portable type information processing apparatus;

judging whether the information received in said reception step includes an identification code in a predetermined form associated with the information; and

transmitting information associated with the information indicated by said identification code to said portable type information processing apparatus, depending on the judgment result made in said judgment step.

19. The storage medium of claim 18, wherein the storage medium is at least one of a floppy disk and a CD-ROM.

21. The storage medium of claim 19, wherein the storage medium is at least one of a floppy disk and a CD-ROM.

20. A storage medium readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for information exchange between a portable type first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:

said first information processing apparatus performs a process comprising the steps of;

capturing information;

storing the information captured in said capture step;

acquiring associated information on the basis of the information stored in said storage step; and

displaying the information acquired in said acquisition step; and

said second information processing apparatus performs a process comprising the steps of;

receiving information from said first information processing apparatus;

judging whether the information received in said reception step includes an identification code in a predetermined form associated with the information; and

transmitting information associated with the information indicated by said identification code to said first information processing apparatus, depending on the judgment result made in said judgment step.

22. An information processing system including a portable type first information processing apparatus and a second information apparatus adapted to exchange information with said first information processing apparatus, wherein

said first information processing apparatus comprises:

capture means for capturing information;

memory means for storing information captured via said capture means; and

acquisition means for acquiring information associated with the information stored in said memory means on the basis of the information stored in said memory means; and

said second information processing apparatus comprises;

reception means for receiving information from said first information processing apparatus;

judgment means for judging whether the information received via said reception means includes an identification code in a predetermined form associated with the information; and

transmission means for transmitting information associated with the information indicated by said identification code to said first information processing apparatus, depending on the judgment result made by said judgment means.

23. An information processing system including a portable type first information processing apparatus and a second information apparatus adapted to exchange information with said first information processing apparatus, wherein

said first information processing apparatus comprises:

an input device for capturing information;

a memory for storing information captured via said input device; and

a circuit for acquiring information associated with the information stored in said memory on the basis of the information stored in said memory; and

said second information processing apparatus comprises;

a communication device for receiving information from said first information processing apparatus; and

a processor for judging whether the information received via said communication device includes an identification code in a predetermined form associated with the information, wherein said communication device transmits information associated with the information indicated by said identification code to said first information processing apparatus, depending on the judgment result made by said processor.

24. An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the information processing apparatus is incorporated into a cellular telephone.

25. An information processing apparatus used in a search system including a search server, wherein said search server receives an index from said information processing apparatus and retrieves from a database any segments corresponding to a user, comprising:

capture means for capturing an index;

memory means for storing said index captured via said capture means; and

transmission means for transmitting the information stored in said memory means to said search server.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein said index is a music identification code.

27. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein said index is time information.

28. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein said index is music data.

29. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the capture means captures a designation identifying whether the index is a radio broadcast or a television broadcast.

30. An information processing apparatus used in a search system including a search server, wherein said search server receives an index from said information processing apparatus and retrieves from a database any segments corresponding to a user, comprising:

an input device for capturing an index;

a memory for storing said index captured via said input device; and

a communication device for transmitting the information stored in said memory to said search server.

31. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein said index is a music identification code.

32. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein said index is time information.

33. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein said index is music data.

34. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the input device captures a designation identifying whether the index is a radio broadcast or a television broadcast.