Request processing apparatus and request accepting apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11228686-B2
Application number	US-201716340559-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 29, 2017
Priority date	Nov 7, 2016
Publication date	Jan 18, 2022
Grant date	Jan 18, 2022

Abstract

A request processing apparatus includes a selecting section and an outputting section. The selecting section selects, from multiple pieces of photo data obtained through shooting during an event, one or more pieces of photo data consistent with a request accepted before or during the event. The outputting section outputs the one or more pieces of photo data selected by the selecting section.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A request processing apparatus, comprising:
circuitry configured to:
obtain a plurality of pieces of photo data from a first external device, wherein the first external device obtains the plurality of pieces of photo data during an event;
accept a request associated with the event, wherein the request includes song information and commodity information, wherein the commodity information corresponds to a form of merchandise associated with commoditization of the plurality of pieces of photo data;
read a plurality of data lists associated with the obtained plurality of pieces of photo data, wherein
one of the plurality of data lists includes a plurality of time slots and respective song information for each of the plurality of time slots,
the plurality of data lists is read based on the accepted request, and
the plurality of data lists is read at one of a time corresponding to an end of the event or a time based on a user input;

compare the accepted request with the read plurality of data lists;
select at least one piece of photo data from the obtained plurality of pieces of photo data based on the comparison of the accepted request with the read plurality of data lists;
output the selected at least one piece of photo data to a second external device; and
issue an instruction to the second external device, wherein the issued instruction corresponds to a print operation of the selected at least one piece of photo data on the form of merchandise included in the request.

2. A request accepting apparatus, comprising:
circuitry configured to:
accept a request associated with a plurality of pieces of photo data, wherein the plurality of pieces of photo data is associated with an event;
receive, based on the request, situation information and commodity information associated with the plurality of pieces of photo data, wherein
the commodity information corresponds to a form of merchandise associated with commoditization of the plurality of pieces of photo data,
the situation information includes song information, and
the song information includes one of a title of a song or a number of the song;

transmit the request to a first external device based on the situation information and the commodity information, wherein
the first external device selects at least one piece of photo data from the plurality of pieces of photo data based on the request and a plurality of data lists, and
one of the plurality of data lists includes a plurality of time slots and respective song information for each of the plurality of time slots; and

issue an instruction to a second external device based on the selected at least one piece of photo data, wherein the issued instruction corresponds to a print operation of the selected at least one piece of photo data on the form of merchandise.

3. The request accepting apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to receive the at least one piece of photo data selected by the first external device.

4. The request accepting apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to transmit information associated with the at least one piece of photo data to the first external device.

5. The request processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the form of merchandise includes one of a mug, a round fan, or a calendar.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Oishi Yuki
• Kurihara Kenichi
• Asaoka Satoko
• Kaino Yuriko
• Shuto Aya
• Takahashi Isao
• Hirai Nobukazu
• Tejima Asuka
• Takeuchi Taichi
• Kajio Yusuke

Classifications

• G06F3/1204 Primary

  resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic actions, using hardware token storing data · CPC title

• G06Q50/10

  Services · CPC title

• G06F3/126

  Job scheduling, e.g. queuing, determine appropriate device · CPC title

• G06F3/12

  Digital output to print unit {, e.g. line printer, chain printer} · CPC title

• G06F3/1285

  Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server · CPC title