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US 9,317,246 B2Granted
Information processing system, electronic device, image file playing method, and generation method
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
InventorMasaki Takahashi
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Abstract
A reception unit receives an image file from other electronic device. A display processing unit displays an image related to acquisition of content together with a content image if content identification information is included in an acquired image file. The display processing unit displays, as an image relating to acquisition of content, a link button which permits access to a content server.
Claims11
An information processing system comprising:
- first and second electronic devices, wherein
- the first electronic device includes
- a retention unit adapted to retain content identification information,
- a first display processing unit adapted to display a content image,
- an acceptance unit adapted to accept an instruction to acquire image data,
- an acquisition unit adapted to acquire display image data when the acceptance unit accepts an acquisition instruction,
- a file generation unit adapted to generate an image file that associates the content identification information retained by the retention unit with the acquired image data, and
- a first transmission unit adapted to transmit the image file to the second electronic device;
- and
- the second electronic device includes
- a reception unit adapted to receive an image file from the first electronic device,
- a second display processing unit adapted to display a content image using the acquired image file, the second display processing unit displaying an image relating to acquisition of content together with a content image, and
- a second transmission unit adapted to transmit content identification information to a content server when an image relating to acquisition of content is selected,
- wherein upon receipt of content identification information from the second electronic device, the content server verifies whether or not a piece of content identified by the content identification information exists and, if so, notifies the second electronic device that the piece of content exists.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a storage unit adapted to store content identification information and a content image file;
- a first display processing unit adapted to display a content image using the stored image file, wherein the display processing unit displays a content image and also displays an image relating to acquisition of content if the content image file includes the content identification information,
- an acceptance unit adapted to accept an instruction to acquire image data,
- an acquisition unit adapted to acquire display image data when the acceptance unit accepts an acquisition instruction,
- a file generation unit adapted to generate an image file that associates the content identification information retained by the retention unit with the acquired image data, and
- a first transmission unit adapted to transmit the image file to a second electronic device,
- wherein the second electronic device includes:
- (i) a reception unit adapted to receive an image file from the first electronic device, (ii) a second display processing unit adapted to display a content image using the acquired image file, the second display processing unit displaying an image relating to acquisition of content together with a content image, and (iii) a second transmission unit adapted to transmit content identification information to a content server when an image relating to acquisition of content is selected, and
- wherein upon receipt of content identification information from the second electronic device, the content server verifies whether or not a piece of content identified by the content identification information exists and, if so, notifies the second electronic device that the piece of content exists.
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An image file playing method comprising:
- storing a content image file in a first electronic device;
- retaining content identification information in the first electronic device;
- displaying a content image,
- accepting an instruction to acquire image data in the first electronic device;
- acquiring display image data in the first electronic device when instruction to acquire is accepted;
- generating an image file in the first electronic device that associates the retained content identification information with the acquired image data;
- transmitting the image file from the first electronic device to a second electronic device;
- wherein the second electronic device includes (i) a reception unit adapted to receive an image file from the first electronic device, (ii) a second display processing unit adapted to display a content image using the acquired image file, the second display processing unit displaying an image relating to acquisition of content together with a content image, and (iii) a second transmission unit adapted to transmit content identification information to a content server when an image relating to acquisition of content is selected,
- wherein upon receipt of content identification information from the second electronic device, the content server verifies whether or not a piece of content identified by the content identification information exists and, if so, notifies the second electronic device that the piece of content exists.
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An image file generating method comprising:
- receiving content identification information at a server from a second electronic device, wherein the second electronic device includes (i) a reception unit adapted to receive an image file from a first electronic device, (ii) a second display processing unit adapted to display a content image using the acquired image file, the second display processing unit displaying an image relating to acquisition of content together with a content image, and (iii) a second transmission unit adapted to transmit content identification information to the content server when an image relating to acquisition of content is selected;
- and
- verifying whether or not a piece of content identified by the content identification information exists and, if so, notifying the second electronic device that the piece of content exists,
- wherein the first electronic device includes:
- (i) a retention unit adapted to retain content identification information, (ii) a first display processing unit adapted to display a content image, (iii) an acceptance unit adapted to accept an instruction to acquire image data, (iv) an acquisition unit adapted to acquire display image data when the acceptance unit accepts an acquisition instruction, (v) a file generation unit adapted to generate an image file that associates the content identification information retained by the retention unit with the acquired image data, and (vi) a first transmission unit adapted to transmit the image file to the second electronic device.
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A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium containing a computer program for causing a computer to carry out actions, comprising:
- storing a content image file in a first electronic device;
- retaining content identification information in the first electronic device;
- displaying a content image,
- accepting an instruction to acquire image data in the first electronic device;
- acquiring display image data in the first electronic device when instruction to acquire is accepted;
- generating an image file in the first electronic device that associates the retained content identification information with the acquired image data;
- transmitting the image file from the first electronic device to a second electronic device;
- wherein the second electronic device includes (i) a reception unit adapted to receive an image file from the first electronic device, (ii) a second display processing unit adapted to display a content image using the acquired image file, the second display processing unit displaying an image relating to acquisition of content together with a content image, and (iii) a second transmission unit adapted to transmit content identification information to a content server when an image relating to acquisition of content is selected,
- wherein upon receipt of content identification information from the second electronic device, the content server verifies whether or not a piece of content identified by the content identification information exists and, if so, notifies the second electronic device that the piece of content exists.
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A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium containing a computer program for causing a computer to carry out actions, comprising:
- receiving content identification information at a server from a second electronic device, wherein the second electronic device includes (i) a reception unit adapted to receive an image file from a first electronic device, (ii) a second display processing unit adapted to display a content image using the acquired image file, the second display processing unit displaying an image relating to acquisition of content together with a content image, and (iii) a second transmission unit adapted to transmit content identification information to the content server when an image relating to acquisition of content is selected;
- and
- verifying whether or not a piece of content identified by the content identification information exists and, if so, notifying the second electronic device that the piece of content exists,
- wherein the first electronic device includes:
- (i) a retention unit adapted to retain content identification information, (ii) a first display processing unit adapted to display a content image, (iii) an acceptance unit adapted to accept an instruction to acquire image data, (iv) an acquisition unit adapted to acquire display image data when the acceptance unit accepts an acquisition instruction, (v) a file generation unit adapted to generate an image file that associates the content identification information retained by the retention unit with the acquired image data, and (vi) a first transmission unit adapted to transmit the image file to the second electronic device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.