Sony Corporation

Shigetaka Kudou

Takeshi Iwatsu

Ryuichiro Togashi

Yasuhiko Otani

Yuuji Ogihara

Takashi Goto

A server controls client apparatuses to transmit the same information to the client apparatuses without imposing workload on each client apparatus. The server is free from any interruption of the transmission of information signal unintended by the server. The server receives information designating at least one client apparatus as a destination of the information signal through a keyboard of the server, and transmits audio contents stored in a content storage hard disk to each of the client apparatuses, designated in the received designate information, through a controller and a communication unit. At least one client apparatus concurrently plays the audio content.

Method, apparatus, and system for transmitting information

A recording and reproducing apparatus and a recording and reproducing method capable of making correspond to original data without recording repeated data are provided. The recording and reproducing apparatus includes: reproducing elementfor reproducing main data and TOC data for managing the main data that are recorded in CD; recording and reproducing elementfor recording in and reproducing from HDDthe main data reproduced from CDand PBLISTfor managing the main data; end detection elementfor detecting an end of each track of the main data; complete reproducing detection elementfor detecting that track has been reproduced completely; renewal elementfor renewing PBLISTto be recorded in HDDbased on detected results from end detection elementand complete reproducing detection element, and generating elementfor controlling recording the main data in HDDbased on PBLISTand controlling renewal elementso as to renew PBLISTwhen the main data is recorded in HDD

Method and apparatus for recording data tracks into large storage device

The present invention provides application software with a function of allowing reproduction of an audio-only disk-shaped recording medium by a similar command to that for reproduction of a disk-shaped recording medium for computer data. The function is interposed between a computer controlling operating system and application software.

Information processing apparatus and information processing method

When an album search is started, message 'For Album?' which prompts the user to select album search is displayed. When the user has selected the album search, message 'By Title?' which prompts the user to select album title name search is displayed. When the user has selected the title name search, message &#x201c;Keyword IN&#x201d; which prompts the user to input a key word is displayed. When the user has input key word &#x201c;P&#x201d; for the search, the HD recording and reproducing devicereferences the album/track name database file and searches the database file for an album title name containing the input key word. The search result is displayed. In addition, highlight portions of tracks of an album corresponding to the search result are successively reproduced from track

Searching apparatus and searching method

A recording and reproducing apparatus includes: a reproducing element for reproducing main data and TOC data for managing the main data that are recorded in a CD; a recording and reproducing element for recording in and reproducing from an HDD the main data reproduced from the CDand a playback list for managing the main data; an end detection element for detecting an end of each track of the main data; a complete reproducing detection element for detecting that a track has been reproduced completely; a renewal element for renewing the playback list to be recorded in the HDD based on detecting results from the end detection element and the complete reproducing detection element; and a generating element for controlling recording the main data in the HDD based on the playback list and controlling the renewal element so as to renew the playback list when the main data is recorded in the HDD.

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Tokyo, Japan

Shigetaka Kudou