Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To collectively search digital content in a DMS which is not provided with any information retrieval function nor any necessary retrieval attribute together with a DMS which is provided with a sufficient information retrieval function, in a DLAN. SOLUTION: The collective search function of a DMC or a DMP is configured to make a request for requesting search using the search function of the DMS to a DMS which is provided with a "sufficient search function", and to perform search on behalf of the DMS which is not provided with "sufficient search function" by using "index search". Thus, it is possible to achieve collective search regardless of whether or not the DMS to be searched is provided with the "sufficient search function" by dynamically switching the search request or the "index retrieval" according to whether or not the DMS to be searched is provided with the "sufficient retrieval function" in the collective search. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate a selection of a desired content even when a content of a device and the like is arranged to a plurality of dispersed stations. SOLUTION: A local communication station holds a selection rule for selecting a remote communication station, receives an input of a content selection request entered by an operator, selects one of remote communication stations according to the selection rule, and transmits the content selection request to the selected remote communication station. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to view a desired CM by inquiring of a server about the CM in matching with a condition such as a keyword. SOLUTION: A CM information server 103 calculates a feature quantity of a commercial message detected from a television broadcast, receives entry of attached information of the commercial message, generates a database where the calculated feature quantity of the commercial message and attached information of the commercial message are made to correspond to each other, searches in the database in response to a searching request of the commercial message by using a keyword transmitted from the user 102 via a network 101 for a key, and transmits the feature quantity of the commercial message to the user 102 via the network. The user 102 calculates the feature quantity of the commercial message detected from the television broadcast and selects the commercial message whose feature quantity is coincident with the feature quantity transmitted from the CM information server 103. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user not to take much trouble for acquiring content information. SOLUTION: The user of a portable terminal 104 transmits data which includes key information corresponding to the content which the user has interest, to a content management server 105. The content management server 105 extracts the key information from the data transmitted from the portable terminal 104 and generates key information related to the extracted key information. A content storage is retrieved based on the pieces of key information. Menu information of the user who transmits the key information among the menu information which are provided at every user and kept in a clue server 107 is updated by the content information which indicates the content storage. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily impart, to information, attribute information by which photographed information can be retrieved. SOLUTION: Information is inputted, attribute information for specifying the inputted information is acquired and the acquired attribute information is transmitted to another device when the information is inputted, so that the attribute information can be easily imparted to the information and distributed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to prepare a playlist by collecting needed video sections among optional video contents viewable via a network and selectively view only the needed video sections by using the prepared playlist. SOLUTION: A video viewing terminal generates/edits a playlist being a list obtained by selecting one or more video sections among a plurality of video sections and registers the playlist in a video distributing device. The video distributing device holds the playlist and transmits information on video contents/video section/playlist which coincides with a retrieval request from a video viewing terminal device. The video viewing terminal device transmits the video viewing request to the video distributing device, and the video distributing device transmits contents description of video contents to the video viewing terminal device. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing apparatus and method, and a program capable of widely exchanging data. SOLUTION: The information processing apparatus extracts data corresponding to one page of a virtual album from album data for displaying the virtual album, attaches an ID to each page whereby the sequence of the respective pages can be identified, and compresses the data of each page by the JPEG system. On the other hand, data to express turned over pages in a way of animation every time each page is turned over are generated as data of the Flash system. A Flash file wherein data compressed by the JPEG system and the data of the Flash system are integrated is generated. This invention is applicable to personal computers or the like handing digital image data. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information gathering system capable of easily gathering information related to an object to be photographed by photographing and sending images. SOLUTION: A photographing device 1 photographs an object 5 and a code 6, and sends the photographed images to a server 2 through an E-mail. The server 2 retrieves the pattern information corresponding to the received image of the code 6. The server 2 retrieves a Web page related to the detected pattern information. The server 2 makes a HTML document on the basis of a result of retrieval of the Web page and the information contained in the E-mail received from the photographing device 1, and issues URL corresponding to the HTML document, and transmits it to the photographing device 1. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recommendation sales method for proposing diversified commodities matching with customer's sense of hobby and sense of taste greatly. SOLUTION: This recommendation sales method for diversified commodities having a process in which a sale site server receives purchase application for a commodity selected by a customer from customer's terminal unit through the Internet and a network such as bidirectional TV communication, is characterized in that the commodity is the diversified commodity whose motive of commodity purchase depends on customer's taste, the sales site server can access a recommendation data base storing commodity data such as commodity name and price of the diversified commodities and storing recommendation sentence data related to the diversified commodities by a recommending person, and the sales site server provides the recommendation sentence data related to the diversified commodities together with the commodity data of the diversified commodities selected by the customer to guide the retrieval for finding the diversified commodity matching with customer's personal taste.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To distribute description information so that video contents can be confirmed with guarantee. SOLUTION: Structured information containing a representative point is acquired from the video contents by a structured information acquiring part 120 of a registration server 100, and the representative image or preview video of the video contents is segmented from this information by a representative image segmenting part 130. A unique identifier is calculated from the video contents by an identifier calculating part 150, and description information collecting the representative image, attribute information, identifier and localization information is prepared by a description information preparing part 160. The description information is registered in a storage server 200. The localization information and identifier of the video contents are extracted from the description information, which is selected by a user by retrieving the storage server 200, by a video contents designating part 330 of a client 300, and sent as a video contents transfer request. In the server 100, the identifier from the client 300 is compared with the identifier calculated by the identifier calculating part 150 and when the identifiers are equal, the relevant video contents are transferred to the client 300.