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US 8,046,817 B2Granted
Content reproducing apparatus, method, and medium
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorKae Nagano
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Abstract
A content reproduction method is provided. First, a broadcast program having a program content is received and electronic program guide data including program information on the broadcast program is received. Then, a content corresponding to the program content of the broadcast program is retrieved from a network based on the electronic program guide data. Finally, identification information identifying the content is displayed with the program information.
Claims18
An electronic apparatus, comprising:
- first reception means for receiving a first broadcast program having a first program content;
- second reception means for receiving electronic program guide data including program information on the first broadcast program;
- retrieval means for retrieving a first content corresponding to the first program content of the first broadcast program from a network, based on the electronic program guide data;
- recording means for recording at least the first broadcast program and location information associated with the first content;
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- display means for displaying identification information identifying the first content such that the identification information is shown with the program information, wherein the retrieval means comprises:
- means for judging whether the first content is located at a first location on the network;
- means for retrieving, when the first content is not located at the first location, a second content corresponding to a second program content of a second broadcast program from a second location on the network, and adding the second content to a recorded program list, and
- means for updating the location information to include the second location, when the first content is not located in the first location.
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A content reproduction method, comprising:
- receiving a first broadcast program having a first program content;
- receiving electronic program guide data including program information on the first broadcast program;
- retrieving a first content corresponding to the first program content of the first broadcast program from a network based on the electronic program guide data;
- recording at least the first broadcast program and location information associated with the first content;
- and
- displaying identification information identifying the first content such that the identification information is shown with the program information,
- wherein the retrieving comprises:
- judging whether the first content is located at a first location on the network;
- retrieving, when the first content is not located at the first location, a second content corresponding to a second program content of a second broadcast program from a second location on the network, and adding the second content to a recorded program list, and
- updating the location information to include the second location, when the first content is not located in the first location.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer programs which when executed by a processor cause an electronic apparatus to perform a content reproduction method, the method comprising:
- receiving a first broadcast program having a first program content;
- receiving electronic program guide data including program information on the first broadcast program;
- retrieving a first content corresponding to the first program content of the first broadcast program from a network based on the electronic program guide data;
- recording at least the first broadcast program and location information associated with the first content;
- and
- displaying identification information identifying the first content such that the identification information is shown with the program information,
- wherein the retrieving comprises:
- judging whether the first content is located at a first location on the network;
- retrieving, when the first content is not located at the first location, a second content corresponding to a second program content of a second broadcast program from a second location on the network, and adding the second content to a recorded program list, and
- updating the location information to include the second location, when the first content is not located in the first location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.