Content reproducing system and content reproducing method

• US 8,600,946 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2007
• Issued: 12/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Fujimoto, Munehiko
• Primary Examiner(s): WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL
• Application Number:
  US11/949,263
• Publication Number:
  US 20080133544A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,192 Days
• Field of Search: 707/652, 707/914
• US Class Current: 707/652
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• 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 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312

Abstract

Disclosed is a reproduction apparatus including a server apparatus to distribute contents and a reproduction section to reproduce the contents distributed by the server apparatus, wherein a storage section included in the server apparatus stores set information pertaining to setting of a predetermined adjustment parameter related to a reproduction of content with respect to each of the contents distributable by the server apparatus; and the reproduction section reproduces the content on the basis of the set information stored in the storage section in the content distributed by the server apparatus.

Claims

1. A content reproducing system, comprising:

a server apparatus to distribute contents including video data;

a reproduction apparatus including a reproduction section to reproduce the contents distributed by the server apparatus; and

a control apparatus to control the server apparatus and the reproduction apparatus, wherein

the server apparatus includes;

a storage section to store set information pertaining to setting of a predetermined adjustment parameter related to reproduction of content with respect to each of the contents distributable by the server apparatus; and

a position information transmitting section to transmit save position information pertaining to a save position of the contents and storage position information pertaining to a storage position of the set information in the storage section to the control apparatus, wherein

the control apparatus includes;

a selection section to allow a selection of a piece of content among the contents distributable by the server apparatus;

a set information obtaining section to obtain set information of the content selected on the selection section from the server apparatus on the basis of the storage position information transmitted by the position information transmitting section;

an instruction section to allow the reproduction apparatus to reproduce the content selected on the selection section on the basis of the set information of the content;

a set information transmitting section to transmit the set information obtained by the set information obtaining section to the reproduction apparatus when the instruction section allows to reproduce the content selected by the selection section on the basis of the set information of the content; and

a save position information transmitting section to transmit save position information of the content selected on the selection section to the reproduction apparatus among the save position information transmitted by the position information transmitting section, wherein

the reproduction apparatus includes;

a distribution request transmitting section to transmit a distribution request to request a distribution of the content selected on the selection section to the server apparatus together with the save position information transmitted by the save position information of the content transmitting section, and

an operation section to receive an instruction from a user to reproduce the content on the basis of the set information, wherein

the server apparatus includes a content distributing section to obtain the content to distribute the obtained content to the reproduction apparatus according to the distribution request transmitted by the distribution request transmitting section and the save position information transmitted together with the distribution request, and wherein

only if the user provides the instruction to reproduce the content distributed by the content distributing section on the basis of the set information;

the set information transmitting section transmits the set information to the reproduction apparatus,

the reproduction apparatus transmits the distribution request to the server apparatus, requesting the distribution of the selected content together with the obtained save position information of the selected content,

the server apparatus obtains the content and distributes the content to the reproduction apparatus according to the distribution request and the obtained save position information, and

the reproduction section reproduces the content distributed by the content distributing section on the basis of the set information, and wherein

the predetermined adjustment parameter includes at least one of luminance, reddish hue, brightness, and sharpness.

2. The content reproducing system according to claim 1, wherein if the user does not provide the instruction to reproduce the content on the basis of the set information, the reproduction section reproduces the content on the basis of a previously set adjustment parameter.

3. A content reproducing method using a reproduction system which includes a server apparatus to distribute contents, a reproduction apparatus to reproduce the contents distributed by the server apparatus, and a control apparatus to control the server apparatus and the reproduction apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

storing set information pertaining to setting of a predetermined adjustment parameter related to reproduction of content with respect to each of the contents distributable by the server apparatus;

transmitting save position information pertaining to a save position of the contents and storage position information pertaining to a storage position of the set information from the server apparatus to the control apparatus;

selecting a piece of content among the contents distributable by the server apparatus;

obtaining, by the control apparatus, set information of the selected content from the server apparatus on the basis of the transmitted storage position information;

transmitting the save position information of the selected content among the transmitted save position information, from the control apparatus to the reproduction apparatus; and

only if a user provides an instruction via the reproduction apparatus to reproduce the content on the basis of the set information;

transmitting the set information from the control apparatus to the reproduction apparatus;

transmitting a distribution request from the reproduction apparatus to the server apparatus, requesting a distribution of the selected content together with the obtained save position information of the selected content;

obtaining the content and distributing the obtained content from the server apparatus to the reproduction apparatus, according to the distribution request and the save position information transmitted together from the reproduction apparatus; and

reproducing, by the reproduction apparatus, the obtained content on the basis of the set information transmitted from the control apparatus.

4. The content reproducing method according to claim 3, wherein if the user does not provide the instruction to reproduce the content on the basis of the set information, the reproduction section reproduces the content on the basis of a previously set adjustment parameter.

5. A content reproducing system, comprising:

a server apparatus to distribute contents;

a reproduction apparatus including a reproduction section to reproduce the contents distributed by the server apparatus; and

a control apparatus to control the server apparatus and the reproduction apparatus, wherein

the server apparatus includes;

a storage section to store set information pertaining to setting of a predetermined adjustment parameter related to reproduction of content with respect to each of the contents distributable by the server apparatus; and

a position information transmitting section to transmit save position information pertaining to a save position of the contents and storage position information pertaining to a storage position of the set information in the storage section to the control apparatus, wherein

the control apparatus includes;

a selection section to allow a selection of a piece of content among the contents distributable by the server apparatus;

a set information obtaining section to obtain set information of the content selected on the selection section from the server apparatus on the basis of the storage position information transmitted by the position information transmitting section;

a set information transmitting section to transmit the set information obtained by the set information obtaining section to the reproduction apparatus; and

a save position information transmitting section to transmit save position information of the content selected on the selection section to the reproduction apparatus, among the save position information transmitted by the position information transmitting section, wherein

the reproduction apparatus includes;

a distribution request transmitting section to transmit a distribution request to request a distribution of the content selected on the selection section to the server apparatus together with the save position information transmitted by the save position information of the content transmitting section, and

an operation section to receive an instruction from a user to reproduce the content on the basis of the set information, wherein

the server apparatus includes a content distributing section to obtain the content to distribute the obtained content to the reproduction apparatus according to the distribution request transmitted by the distribution request transmitting section and the save position information transmitted together with the distribution request, and wherein

only if the user provides the instruction to reproduce the content distributed by the content distributing section on the basis of the set information;

the set information transmitting section transmits the set information to the reproduction apparatus,

the reproduction apparatus transmits the distribution request to the server apparatus, requesting the distribution of the selected content together with the obtained save position information of the selected content,

the server apparatus obtains the content and distributes the content to the reproduction apparatus according to the distribution request and the obtained save position information, and

the reproduction section reproduces the content distributed by the content distributing section on the basis of the set information.

6. The content reproducing system according to claim 5, wherein

the control apparatus includes an instruction section to allow the reproduction apparatus to reproduce the content selected on the selection section on the basis of the set information of the content, and

the set information transmitting section transmits the set information obtained by the set information obtaining section to the reproduction apparatus when the instruction section allows a reproduction of the content selected by the selection section on the basis of the set information of the content.

7. The content reproducing system according to claim 5, wherein

the contents include video data, and

the predetermined adjustment parameter includes at least one of luminance, reddish hue, brightness, and sharpness.

8. The content reproducing system according to claim 5, wherein if the user does not provide the instruction to reproduce the content on the basis of the set information, the reproduction section reproduces the content on the basis of a previously set adjustment parameter.