Content providing system, control apparatus, and reception apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019228619-A1
Application number	US-201716328785-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 22, 2017
Priority date	Sep 30, 2016
Publication date	Jul 25, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

[Solving Means] A content providing system according to the present technology includes a transmission apparatus, a control apparatus, and a plurality of reception apparatuses. The transmission apparatus transmits a trigger signal by broadcasting the trigger signal. The control apparatus controls the transmission apparatus. Each of the plurality of reception apparatuses includes a signal-reception part that receives the trigger signal, a storage part that stores content, a content presenting part that presents the content to a user, and a control part that controls the content presenting part on the basis of the trigger signal.

First claim

1 . A content providing system, comprising:
a transmission apparatus transmitting a trigger signal by broadcasting the trigger signal; a control apparatus controlling the transmission apparatus; and a plurality of reception apparatuses, each of the plurality of reception apparatuses including a signal-reception part that receives the trigger signal, a storage part that stores content, a content presenting part that presents the content to a user, and a control part that controls the content presenting part on a basis of the trigger signal.

2 . The content providing system according to claim 1 , wherein
the control apparatus controls the transmission apparatus to transmit, at a first time point, a first trigger signal for starting reproduction of the content at a first reproduction time point, and to transmit, at a second time point, a second trigger signal for starting reproduction of the content at a second reproduction time point, and a time difference between the first reproduction time point and the second reproduction time point is the same as a time difference between the first time point and the second time point.

3 . The content providing system according to claim 1 , wherein
the content is haptic-feedback content, and the control apparatus controls the transmission apparatus to provide the user with at least one of image content or sound content, and to synchronize the haptic-feedback content with at least one of the image content or the sound content.

4 . The content providing system according to claim 1 , wherein
the transmission apparatus transmits the trigger signal by radiation of an electromagnetic wave.

5 . The content providing system according to claim 4 , wherein
the transmission apparatus transmits the trigger signal by radiation of an infrared ray.

6 . The content providing system according to claim 1 , further comprising
a plurality of transmission apparatuses, each of the plurality of transmission apparatuses transmitting the trigger signal by broadcasting the trigger signal, wherein the control apparatus controls the plurality of transmission apparatuses such that the plurality of transmission apparatuses transmit the trigger signals at different time points.

7 . The content providing system according to claim 6 , wherein
the plurality of transmission apparatuses include a first transmission apparatus and a second transmission apparatus, the control apparatus controls the first transmission apparatus to transmit, at a first time point, a first trigger signal for starting reproduction of the content at a first reproduction time point, and controls the second transmission apparatus to transmit, at a second time point, a second trigger signal for starting reproduction of the content at a second reproduction time point, and a time difference between the first reproduction time point and the second reproduction time point is the same as a time difference between the first time point and the second time point.

8 . The content providing system according to claim 1 , wherein
each of the plurality of reception apparatuses includes a plurality of content presenting parts, the content includes operation timings of the plurality of content presenting parts, respectively, and the control part controls the plurality of content presenting parts on a basis of the trigger signal.

9 . A control apparatus, controlling
a transmission apparatus that transmits a trigger signal by broadcasting the trigger signal to a plurality of reception apparatuses, each of the plurality of reception apparatuses including a signal-reception part that receives the trigger signal, a storage part that stores content, a content presenting part that presents the content to a user, and a control part that controls the content presenting part on a basis of the trigger signal.

10 . A reception apparatus, comprising:
a signal-reception part receiving a trigger signal transmitted by broadcasting the trigger signal; a storage part storing content; a content presenting part presenting the content to a user; and a control part controlling the content presenting part on a basis of the trigger signal.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Yokoyama Ryo
• Yamano Ikuo
• Ito Osamu
• Matsuzaki Yosuke

Classifications

• H04W4/06

  Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services · CPC title

• G08B6/00 Primary

  Tactile signalling systems, e.g. tactile personal calling systems · CPC title

• G06F13/00

  Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units (interface circuits for specific input/output devices G06F3/00 {; multiprogram control therefor  G06F9/46}; multiprocessor systems  G06F15/16 ) · CPC title

• G06F3/16

  Sound input; Sound output (speech processing G10L) · CPC title

• G06F3/016 Primary

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title