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Patent No.:

US 8881196 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 07, 2008

Video playback apparatus, information providing apparatus, information providing system, information providing method and program

Applicants:

Kazuhiro Fukuda, Kanagawa, JP;

Tetsuo Maruyama, Tokyo, JP;

Asako Honjo, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Kazuhiro Fukuda, Kanagawa, JP;

Tetsuo Maruyama, Tokyo, JP;

Asako Honjo, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Nasser Goodarzi

Assistant Examiner:

Fred Peng

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G11B 27/034 (2006.01); H04N 9/82 (2006.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); H04N 9/87 (2006.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); G11B 27/10 (2006.01); G11B 27/32 (2006.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); G11B 27/11 (2006.01); H04N 21/432 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/8715 (2013.01); G11B 27/034 (2013.01); H04N 9/8205 (2013.01); G06Q 30/00 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); G11B 27/105 (2013.01); G11B 27/329 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); G11B 27/11 (2013.01); H04N 21/4314 (2013.01); H04N 21/4325 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01);
Abstract

A video playback apparatus for playing back a recorded program video which is connected with an ECG server for providing information related to a program through a communication network includes a designation information transmitting portion to transmit designation information designating a program containing a specific recorded program video to the ECG server, a related information receiving portion to receive a related information associated with the designated program, which is selected from related information each containing an ECG scenario related to each program video constituting a program and a scheduled time of each program video and stored in association with the program, from the ECG server, and a display/playback control portion to control display of the ECG scenario related to the specific program video in synchronization with playback of the specific program video based on the scheduled time of the program video.

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