Sony Corporation

Ryo Sokabe

Koji Fujita

Takashi Onohara

Naoki Yuasa

Takuma Higo

Takahiro Ushioda

Kenichiro Takyu

Hiroki Inamitsu

Satoshi Asai

Ayaka Satoh

Hisanori Nagata

Minako Kawata

Naohiro Uriya

An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a detection unit; a first acquisition unit; a second acquisition unit; and a generation unit. The detection unit detects a reproduction apparatus. The first acquisition unit acquires a reproduction mode of the detected reproduction apparatus. The second acquisition unit acquires history information, the history information including a reproduction apparatus selected in a past and a reproduction mode of the reproduction apparatus when the reproduction apparatus has been selected in the past. The generation unit generates an operation image, the operation image including detection information and the acquired history information, the detection information including the detected reproduction apparatus and a reproduction mode of the reproduction apparatus when the reproduction apparatus has been detected.

Information processing apparatus and information processing method

There is provided an information processing apparatus including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire apparatus characteristic information output from a reproduction apparatus; and a generation unit configured to generate an image reflecting characteristics of the reproduction apparatus on the basis of the acquired apparatus characteristic information.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and information processing system

An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a reception unit, a detection unit, and a transmission unit. The reception unit receives a beacon signal transmitted from each of a plurality of first apparatuses. The detection unit detects an unconnected apparatus from the plurality of first apparatuses on the basis of the received beacon signal, the unconnected apparatus being not communicably connected to a second apparatus. The transmission unit transmits setting information for communicably connecting to the second apparatus to the detected unconnected apparatus.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system

A reproduction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a reproduction unit, a detection unit, and a generation unit. The reproduction unit can reproduce a content. The detection unit receives a beacon signal transmitted from a different reproduction apparatus capable of reproducing the content, and detects one or more nearby reproduction apparatuses that are located in a vicinity. The generation unit generates an operation image including a first area in which an own apparatus is displayed and a second area in which the detected one or more nearby reproduction apparatuses are displayed in an order based on the received beacon signal.

Reproduction device, information processing method, and program

An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a detection unit, an acceptance unit, and an image control unit. The detection unit is capable of detecting whether or not each of a plurality of reproduction apparatuses constitutes a group related to reproduction of content, each of the plurality of reproduction apparatuses being connected to a network, each of the plurality of reproduction apparatuses being capable of reproducing the content. The acceptance unit accepts a user operation related to constitution of the group. The image control unit outputs a group state image on the basis of a detection result by the detection unit, the group state image representing a constitution state of the group, the group state image including an image of each of the plurality of reproduction apparatuses, and controls the group state image in response to the accepted user operation related to constitution of the group.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program for device group management

A controller includes: a communication section configured to be selectively communicable with an electronic apparatus through a first communication system or a second communication system, and configured to acquire system priority information from the electronic apparatus by communicating with the electronic apparatus through the first communication system, the electronic apparatus being capable of executing one or a plurality of functions; and a control section configured to select one of the first communication system and the second communication system, based on the system priority information, and configured to instruct the communication section to communicate with the electronic apparatus through the selected communication system.

Controller, electronic apparatus, control system, and control method for communicating via first or second communication system based on system priority information

There is provided a remote control device including: a communication unit that can perform communication through a network; a remote control unit that can transmit one or more control commands to a controlled device in response to an operation by a user; a storage unit that stores control command information specifying the one or more control commands to be transmitted from the remote control unit; and a setting unit that sets the control command information to the storage unit based on a result of communication by the communication unit with a controlled device through the network, wherein the setting unit detects a controlled device connected to the network by transmitting a device search signal from the communication unit, acquires device information of the detected controlled device from the controlled device, and decides the control command information to be set to the storage unit based on the acquired device information.

Remote control device, remote control setting method, and program

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing device, comprising a communicating unit capable of communicating with one or more content servers through a network, an information obtaining unit for obtaining content type information indicating a type of content, which may be provided by each of the one or more content servers, from each content server using communication by the communicating unit, and a user interface unit for allowing a user to select a desired content type out of the content type indicated by the content type information and allowing the content server capable of providing at least one content belonging to the selected content type to provide the at least one content. The content type information is the information capable of identifying a type of a container included in a content directory of each content server.

Growing community of inventors

Saitama, Japan

Ryo Sokabe