Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method and Program

• US 20130185637A1
• Filed: 03/07/2013
• Published: 07/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: MOROTOMI, Shiro, KAWAHARA, Hiroyuki, MATSUMOTO, Kissei
• Granted Patent: US 9,769,229 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1624 with sliding enclosures, e.g. sliding keyboard or display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1671 Special purpose buttons or auxiliary keyboards, e.g. retractable mini keypads, keypads or buttons that remain accessible at closed laptop G06F1/1666 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1688 the I/O peripheral being integrated loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0235 Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications

Abstract

An information processing apparatus capable of simultaneously executing a reproduction function of content data and a communication function with an external apparatus includes a reproduction section configured to execute the reproduction function, a communication control section configured to execute the communication function using a communication section, an operation input allocation section configured to allocate an operation input from a first operation section to the reproduction function or the communication function, an operation input acquisition section configured to acquire an operation input from a second operation section, and a display control section configured to cause a display section to display information relating to the reproduction function or information relating to the communication function.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A communication apparatus comprising a communication device and a processing device, the processing device executing instructions for control of:

displaying a list of at least one communication partner registered with the apparatus;

selecting the at least one communication partner based on an user input;

displaying a playlist of music pieces of the at least one communication partner, the playlist of the at least one communication partner being received through broadcasting;

selecting one of the music pieces on the playlist based on an user operation; and

reproducing music data corresponding to the selected one of the music pieces on the playlist, the music data being received by the communication device through streaming.

22. The communication apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the processing device further executing the instructions for control of:

displaying one of a title name, an artist name, an album name, or a thumbnail image of the jacket of the selected one of the music pieces while reproducing the streamed music data.

23. The communication apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the music data is received from the at least one communication partner via the communication device.

24. The communication apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the processing device further executing the instructions for control of:

registering one or more communication partners; and

displaying information of the one or more communication partners.

25. The communication apparatus according to claim 24, wherein the processing device further executing the instructions for control of:

displaying music information of a music piece currently reproduced by one of the communication partners.

26. A method performed by a communication apparatus comprising a communication device and a processing device, the method comprising the steps of:

displaying, controlled by the processing device, a list of at least one communication partner registered with the apparatus;

selecting, controlled by the processing device, the at least one communication partner based on an user input;

displaying, controlled by the processing device, a playlist of music pieces of the at least one communication partner, the playlist of the at least one communication partner being received through broadcasting;

selecting, controlled by the processing device, one of the music pieces on the playlist based on an user operation; and

reproducing, controlled by the processing device, music data corresponding to the selected one of the music pieces on the playlist, the music data being received by the communication device through streaming.

27. The method according to claim 26 further comprising:

displaying one of a title name, an artist name, an album name, or a thumbnail image of the jacket of the selected one of the music pieces while reproducing the streamed music data.

28. The method according to claim 26 further comprising:

registering one or more communication partners; and

displaying information of the one or more communication partners.

29. The method according to claim 28 further comprising:

displaying music information of a music piece currently reproduced by one of the communication partners.

30. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a communication apparatus having a processing device, cause the communication apparatus to perform:

displaying a list of at least one communication partner registered with the apparatus;

selecting the at least one communication partner based on an user input;

displaying a playlist of music pieces of the at least one communication partner, the playlist of the at least one communication partner being received through broadcasting;

selecting one of the music pieces on the playlist based on an user operation; and

reproducing music data corresponding to the selected one of the music pieces on the playlist, the music data being received through streaming.

31. A communication apparatus comprising a communication device and a processing device, the processing device executing instructions for control of:

maintaining a playlist of music pieces;

broadcasting the playlist;

receiving a designation of one of the music pieces on the playlist;

collecting music data corresponding to the designation of one of the music pieces on the playlist; and

transmitting the collected music data via the communication device.

32. The communication apparatus according to claim 31 wherein

the designation of one of the music pieces of the playlist is received from a communication partner registered with the communication apparatus to communicate with the communication apparatus.

33. The information processing apparatus according to claim 31, wherein the processing device further executing the instructions for control of:

permitting the broadcasted playlist to be opened by a communication partner registered with the communication apparatus to communicate with the communication apparatus.

34. A method performed by a communication apparatus comprising a communication device and a processing device, the method comprising the steps of:

maintaining a playlist of music pieces;

broadcasting, by the communication device, the playlist;

receiving a designation of one of the music pieces on the playlist;

collecting, by the processing device, music data corresponding to the designation of one of the music pieces on the playlist; and

transmitting, by the communication device, the collected music data via the communication device.

35. The method according to claim 34, wherein

the designation of one of the music pieces of the playlist is received from a communication partner registered with the information processing apparatus to communicate with the information processing apparatus.

36. The method according to claim 34 further comprising:

permitting the broadcasted playlist to be opened by a communication partner registered with the communication apparatus to communicate with the communication apparatus.

37. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a communication apparatus having a processing device, cause the communication apparatus to perform:

maintaining a playlist of music pieces;

broadcasting the playlist;

receiving a designation of one of the music pieces on the playlist;

collecting music data corresponding to the designation of one of the music pieces on the playlist; and

transmitting the collected music data via the communication device.