Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Computer Program

• US 20090180484A1
• Filed: 03/07/2007
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Igarashi, Tatsuya
• Application Number:
  US12/281,750
• Publication Number:
  US 20090180484A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/401
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2747 Remote storage of video programs received via the downstream path, e.g. from the server
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• 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 21/6405 Multicasting data broadcast and multicast in packet switching networks H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6408 Unicasting
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17309 Transmission or handling of upstream communications

Abstract

A configuration is provided in which a device in a home network receives content from a server outside the home network and plays the content. A home IMS gateway maps an external server outside the home network as a virtual home network device, and executes a process of receiving a content providing service provided by the external server by using mapping information. Furthermore, a process of receiving data from the external server as personalized data selected or edited on the basis of a user profile, which is user information registered in advance, is executed.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus characterized by comprising:

a communication unit that executes a communication process via a home network; and

a data processing unit that executes a process of receiving a content providing service provided by an external server existing outside the home network, by using mapping information in which the external server is set as a virtual home network device,

and characterized in that the data processing unit is configured to;

execute a process of receiving data from the external server as personalized data selected or edited on the basis of a user profile, which is user information registered in advance.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the data processing unit is configured to:

execute a process of obtaining the user profile stored in advance at a management server and providing the external server with the user profile obtained.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the data processing unit is configured to:

send the user profile updated at the information processing apparatus to the management server to execute a process of updating the user profile stored at the management server.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the data processing unit is configured to:

execute a process of receiving from the external server a content list set as personalized data on the basis of the user profile and displaying the content list on a display unit.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the data processing unit is configured to:

execute a process of receiving from the external server advertisement information set as personalized data on the basis of the user profile and displaying the advertisement information on a display unit.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the data processing unit is configured to:

execute a process of receiving from the external server VoD (Video on Demand)-enabled content set as personalized data on the basis of the user profile and displaying the content on a display unit.

7. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the user profile is configured to include:

information regarding at least one of a language used, a nationality, an age, an address, a phone number, and hobby and preference information of a user.

8. An information processing method executed at an information processing apparatus, characterized by executing:

a communication step in which a communication unit executes a communication process via a home network;

a content receiving step in which a data processing unit executes a process of receiving content provided by an external server existing outside the home network, by using mapping information in which the external server is set as a virtual home network device; and

a content control process step in which the data processing unit receives data from the external server as personalized data selected or edited on the basis of a user profile, which is user information registered in advance.

9. The information processing method according to claim 8, further characterized in that:

the data processing unit executes a process of obtaining the user profile stored in advance at a management server and providing the external server with the user profile obtained.

10. The information processing method according to claim 9, further characterized in that:

the data processing unit sends the user profile updated at the information processing apparatus to the management server to execute a process of updating the user profile stored at the management server.

11. The information processing method according to claim 8, further characterized in that:

the data processing unit executes a process of receiving from the external server a content list set as personalized data on the basis of the user profile and displaying the content list on a display unit.

12. The information processing method according to claim 8, further characterized in that:

the data processing unit executes a process of receiving from the external server advertisement information set as personalized data on the basis of the user profile and displaying the advertisement information on a display unit.

13. The information processing method according to claim 8, further characterized in that:

the data processing unit executes a process of receiving from the external server VoD (Video on Demand)-enabled content set as personalized data on the basis of the user profile and displaying the content on a display unit.

14. The information processing method according to any one of claims 8 to 13, characterized in that the user profile includes information regarding at least one of a language used, a nationality, an age, an address, a phone number, and hobby and preference information of a user.

15. A computer program for causing execution of information processing at an information processing apparatus, characterized by causing execution of:

a communication step of causing a communication unit to execute a communication process via a home network;

a content receiving step of causing a data processing unit to execute a process of receiving content provided by an external server existing outside the home network, by using mapping information in which the external server is set as a virtual home network device; and

a content control process step of causing the data processing unit to receive data from the external server as personalized data selected or edited on the basis of a user profile, which is user information registered in advance.