# US 11,298,080 B2 · Reproduction terminal and reproduction method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,298,080 B2 - Document ID: US11298080B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/339,005 - Filed: 2017-11-02 - Published: 2019-07-25 - Granted: 2022-04-12 - Earliest claimed: 2016-11-11 - Assignees: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.; Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.; Sony Corporation - Inventors: Masao Eriguchi; Kaneo Todoroki; Ikuo Yamano - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11298080B2 ## CPC - A61B 5/6813: {Specially adapted to be attached to a specific body part (A61B5/6802 takes precedence)} - A61B 5/02: Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the cardiovascular system, e.g. pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow - A61B 5/02433: {for infrared radiation} - A61B 5/486: {Biofeedback (using electroencephalography [EEG] A61B5/375)} - A61B 5/681: {Wristwatch-type devices} - G06F 1/163: {Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt} - G06F 3/01: Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer (G06F3/16 takes precedence) - G06F 3/016: {Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user} - G06F 3/167: {Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback} - G06F 13/00: Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units (interface circuits for specific input/output devices G06F3/00 {; multiprogram control therefor G06F9/46}; multiprocessor systems G06F15/16 ) - G06F 13/14: Handling requests for interconnection or transfer - G10L 15/22: Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue - H04H 60/33: Arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions - G06F 3/011: {Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00)} - G10L 2015/223: {Execution procedure of a spoken command} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G10L: SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING - H04H: BROADCAST COMMUNICATION (multiplex communication H04J; pictorial communication aspects of broadcast systems H04N) ## Abstract [Object] To provide a reproduction apparatus and a reproduction method which enable easier operation of providing a response to distributed information. [Solution] A reproduction terminal including: a reproducing unit configured to reproduce distributed information; a sensor unit configured to detect body action of a user; and a control unit configured to process operation regarding provision of a response to the distributed information on the basis of the body action detected at the sensor unit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A reproduction terminal comprising: a reproducing unit configured to reproduce distributed information; a sensor unit configured to detect body action of a user; and processing circuitry configured to process operation regarding provision of a response to the distributed information on a basis of the body action detected at the sensor unit, wherein the distributed information includes vibration information which conveys a tactile sense or heartbeat of a distributor, the distributed information further includes voice information uttered by the distributor in addition to the vibration information, and in a case where the distributor is giving performance, the distributed information includes the voice information of the distributor who is giving performance, or the voice information of the distributor corresponding to the performance, and the vibration information of the distributor in synchronization with the voice information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The reproduction terminal according to claim 1, wherein the distributed information is voice information uttered by a distributor. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The reproduction terminal according to claim 1, wherein the response includes evaluation to the distributed information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The reproduction terminal according to claim 3, wherein the response further includes information regarding a location of the reproduction terminal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The reproduction terminal according to claim 1, wherein the response includes voice information uttered by the user in response to the distributed information. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The reproduction terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: a guide voice control circuit configured to control output of guide voice information which notifies the user that the distributed information is distributed. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The reproduction terminal according to claim 6, wherein the distributed information is distributed from a plurality of distributors, and the guide voice information is voice information uttered by a distributor designated by the user among the plurality of distributors. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The reproduction terminal according to claim 7, wherein the guide voice control circuit controls the guide voice information so that a distributor who distributes the distributed information is different from a distributor who utters the guide voice information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The reproduction terminal according to claim 1, wherein the reproduction terminal is worn on a body of a user, and the reproducing unit controls reproduction of the distributed information on a basis of whether the reproduction terminal is worn. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The reproduction terminal according to claim 9, wherein the sensor unit detects whether the reproduction terminal is worn. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The reproduction terminal according to claim 10, wherein the reproduction terminal is worn on a head of the user, and the sensor unit detects motion of the head of the user. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The reproduction terminal according to claim 1, wherein the vibration information includes information regarding a heart rate of the distributor, and information regarding a timing for starting vibration at the heart rate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The reproduction terminal according to claim 12, wherein the vibration information is distributed with a predetermined period. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The reproduction terminal according to claim 1, wherein, in a case where a state of the reproduction terminal is set at a mute state, the reproducing unit causes only the vibration information to be reproduced. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The reproduction terminal according to claim 14, wherein, in a case where it is detected by the sensor unit that the reproduction terminal approaches an ear of the user, the reproducing unit causes the voice information to be reproduced. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The reproduction terminal according to claim 1, wherein the vibration information and the voice information are reproduced by a same actuator. ### Claim 17 A reproduction method comprising: reproducing distributed information; detecting body action of a user; and processing, using processing circuitry, operation regarding provision of a response to the distributed information on a basis of the detected body action, wherein the distributed information includes vibration information which conveys a tactile sense or heartbeat of a distributor, the distributed information further includes voice information uttered by the distributor in addition to the vibration information, and in a case where the distributor is giving performance, the distributed information includes the voice information of the distributor who is giving performance, or the voice information of the distributor corresponding to the performance, and the vibration information of the distributor in synchronization with the voice information.