公开(公告)号：WO2006055127B1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-01

申请号：PCT/US2005036729

申请日：2005-10-13

Applicant: SONY CORP ,  SONY ELECTRONICS INC ,  ZHENG JIANYU ROY ,  HANSON MARK ALLEN ,  NGUYEN DJUNG

Inventor： ZHENG JIANYU ROY ,  HANSON MARK ALLEN ,  NGUYEN DJUNG

IPC: H04B5/00 ,  H04B1/38 ,  H04B7/00 ,  H04M1/00 ,  H04M3/00

CPC classification number: H04L41/22 ,  H04L41/12

Abstract: A Wireless Connection Utility (WCU) provides a unified user experience for managing various types of wireless connections, including wireless WANs (26), wireless LANs (28), and Bluetooth networks (30). The WCU functions as a gateway for a user of a computer to monitor the computer's wireless network status, to switch wireless connections, to configure wireless connection settings, and to diagnose wireless connection problems through a wireless helper utility (WHU) (60). The WCU thus provides a unified U/I layer on the top of the existing operating system components for ease of use.

Abstract translation: 无线连接实用程序（WCU）提供统一的用户体验，用于管理各种类型的无线连接，包括无线WAN（26），无线LAN（28）和蓝牙网络（30）。 WCU作为计算机用户的网关，用于监视计算机的无线网络状态，切换无线连接，配置无线连接设置，以及通过无线帮助程序（WHU）（60）诊断无线连接问题。 因此，WCU在现有操作系统组件的顶部提供了一个统一的U / I层，便于使用。

公开(公告)号：WO2008048398A3

公开(公告)日：2008-04-24

申请号：PCT/US2007/019428

申请日：2007-09-06

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION ,  SONY ELECTRONICS INC. ,  HWANG, Paul, Jin ,  NGUYEN, Rachel, They ,  ZHANG, Guoxuan ,  ZHENG, Jianyu, Roy

Inventor： HWANG, Paul, Jin ,  NGUYEN, Rachel, They ,  ZHANG, Guoxuan ,  ZHENG, Jianyu, Roy

IPC: G06F12/00

Abstract: A photograph in an album of photographs is selected as the cover for the album based on metadata, e.g., most frequently viewed, last viewed, EXIF data, etc.

公开(公告)号：WO2008022328A2

公开(公告)日：2008-02-21

申请号：PCT/US2007/076236

申请日：2007-08-17

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION ,  SONY ELECTRONICS, INC. ,  GEORGIS, Nikolaos ,  LIN, Frank Li-De ,  HWANG, Paul ,  CHANG, Liang-jye ,  KUROKO, Masashi ,  MILLER, Timothy ,  NGUYEN, Djung ,  ZHENG, Jianyu, Roy ,  HANSON, Mark, A. ,  TSUCHIKWA, Gen ,  COLSEY, Nicholas, J. ,  TU, Edgar

Inventor： GEORGIS, Nikolaos ,  LIN, Frank Li-De ,  HWANG, Paul ,  CHANG, Liang-jye ,  KUROKO, Masashi ,  MILLER, Timothy ,  NGUYEN, Djung ,  ZHENG, Jianyu, Roy ,  HANSON, Mark, A. ,  TSUCHIKWA, Gen ,  COLSEY, Nicholas, J. ,  TU, Edgar

IPC: H04N5/445 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/025 ,  H04N7/16

CPC classification number: H04N7/10 ,  G06F17/30035 ,  H04L67/104 ,  H04L67/107 ,  H04L67/108 ,  H04L67/1082 ,  H04L67/1091 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/26241 ,  H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4667 ,  H04N21/4668 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/4756 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/812

Abstract: A personalized entertainment and information platform (Sphere) which provides personalized content delivery across different platforms and modes of delivery. A personal media device (e.g., PC, television, and so forth) interacts with a control server configured for accessing media content and metadata over the Internet. In response to input from the user and the history of user media selection and viewing, a prioritized recommendation list is generated and queued for downloading. The associated content is then downloaded automatically to the personal media device, without the need of user interaction. At this time the user can access the downloaded content immediately without a lengthy delay in waiting for content downloading. It will be appreciated that content such as shows and movies in HD format are of significant size (e.g., up to 50GB) which would require significant download time, and tie up network and system resources.

Abstract translation: 个性化娱乐和信息平台（Sphere），提供跨不同平台和交付方式的个性化内容交付。 个人媒体设备（例如PC，电视等）与被配置为通过因特网访问媒体内容和元数据的控制服务器进行交互。 响应于用户的输入和用户媒体选择和观看的历史，生成优先级推荐列表并排队等待下载。 然后将相关联的内容自动下载到个人媒体设备，而不需要用户交互。 此时，用户可以在等待内容下载的情况下立即访问下载的内容，而不会有长时间的延迟。 应当理解，诸如高清格式的节目和电影之类的内容具有相当大的尺寸（例如高达50GB），这将需要大量的下载时间，并且将网络和系统资源结合起来。

公开(公告)号：WO2006055127A3

公开(公告)日：2006-05-26

申请号：PCT/US2005/036729

申请日：2005-10-13

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION ,  SONY ELECTRONICS, INC. ,  ZHENG, Jianyu, Roy ,  HANSON, Mark, Allen ,  NGUYEN, Djung

Inventor： ZHENG, Jianyu, Roy ,  HANSON, Mark, Allen ,  NGUYEN, Djung

IPC: H04B5/00 ,  H04B7/00 ,  H04B1/38 ,  H04M3/00 ,  H04M1/00

Abstract: A Wireless Connection Utility (WCU) provides a unified user experience for managing various types of wireless connections, including wireless WANs (26), wireless LANs (28), and Bluetooth networks (30). The WCU functions as a gateway for a user of a computer to monitor the computer’s wireless network status, to switch wireless connections, to configure wireless connection settings, and to diagnose wireless connection problems through a wireless helper utility (WHU) (60). The WCU thus provides a unified U/I layer on the top of the existing operating system components for ease of use.

公开(公告)号：WO2008022328A3

公开(公告)日：2008-11-20

申请号：PCT/US2007076236

申请日：2007-08-17

Applicant: SONY CORP ,  SONY ELECTRONICS INC ,  GEORGIS NIKOLAOS ,  LIN FRANK LI-DE ,  HWANG PAUL ,  CHANG LIANG-JYE ,  KUROKO MASASHI ,  MILLER TIMOTHY ,  NGUYEN DJUNG ,  ZHENG JIANYU ROY ,  HANSON MARK A ,  TSUCHIKWA GEN ,  COLSEY NICHOLAS J ,  TU EDGAR

Inventor： GEORGIS NIKOLAOS ,  LIN FRANK LI-DE ,  HWANG PAUL ,  CHANG LIANG-JYE ,  KUROKO MASASHI ,  MILLER TIMOTHY ,  NGUYEN DJUNG ,  ZHENG JIANYU ROY ,  HANSON MARK A ,  TSUCHIKWA GEN ,  COLSEY NICHOLAS J ,  TU EDGAR

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F15/16 ,  H04N7/173

CPC classification number: H04N7/10 ,  G06F17/30035 ,  H04L67/104 ,  H04L67/107 ,  H04L67/108 ,  H04L67/1082 ,  H04L67/1091 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/26241 ,  H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4667 ,  H04N21/4668 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/4755 ,  H04N21/4756 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/812

Abstract: A personalized entertainment and information platform (Sphere) which provides personalized content delivery across different platforms and modes of delivery. A personal media device (e.g., PC, television, and so forth) interacts with a control server configured for accessing media content and metadata over the Internet. In response to input from the user and the history of user media selection and viewing, a prioritized recommendation list is generated and queued for downloading. The associated content is then downloaded automatically to the personal media device, without the need of user interaction. At this time the user can access the downloaded content immediately without a lengthy delay in waiting for content downloading. It will be appreciated that content such as shows and movies in HD format are of significant size (e.g., up to 50GB) which would require significant download time, and tie up network and system resources.

Abstract translation: 个性化娱乐和信息平台（Sphere），提供跨不同平台和交付方式的个性化内容交付。 个人媒体设备（例如PC，电视等）与被配置为通过因特网访问媒体内容和元数据的控制服务器进行交互。 响应于用户的输入和用户媒体选择和观看的历史，生成优先级推荐列表并排队等待下载。 然后将相关联的内容自动下载到个人媒体设备，而不需要用户交互。 此时，用户可以在等待内容下载的情况下立即访问下载的内容，而不会有长时间的延迟。 应当理解，诸如高清格式的节目和电影之类的内容具有相当大的尺寸（例如高达50GB），这将需要大量的下载时间，并且将网络和系统资源结合起来。

公开(公告)号：WO2008048398A2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-24

申请号：PCT/US2007019428

申请日：2007-09-06

Applicant: SONY CORP ,  SONY ELECTRONICS INC ,  HWANG PAUL JIN ,  NGUYEN RACHEL THEY ,  ZHANG GUOXUAN ,  ZHENG JIANYU ROY

Inventor： HWANG PAUL JIN ,  NGUYEN RACHEL THEY ,  ZHANG GUOXUAN ,  ZHENG JIANYU ROY

IPC: G06T7/40

CPC classification number: G06T11/60 ,  G06F17/30265 ,  Y10S707/915

Abstract: A photograph in an album of photographs is selected as the cover for the album based on metadata, e.g., most frequently viewed, last viewed, EXIF data, etc.

Abstract translation: 基于元数据，例如最常观看的，最近观看的，EXIF数据等，选择照片相册中的照片作为相册的封面。