Terminal apparatus, server apparatus, information processing method, program, and linking application supply system

US9015785B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9015785-B2
Application numberUS-201213679624-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 16, 2012
Priority dateNov 29, 2011
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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[Object] To execute applications in link with the progression of content being viewed at user's home. [Solving Means] A terminal apparatus practiced as one embodiment of the present disclosure has an extracting block configured to extract signature data indicative of features of content to be reproduced, a query generating block configured to generate a query that at least includes the above-mentioned extracted signature, a communication block configured to transmit the above-mentioned generated query to a server apparatus and receive a response returned by this server in response to the above-mentioned response, and an application executing block configured to obtain an application on the basis of an application URL (Uniform Resource Locator) in which at least application identification information is written, this URL being included in the above-mentioned received response, and execute the obtained application. The above-mentioned terminal apparatus practiced as one embodiment of the invention is applicable to TV receivers.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A terminal apparatus comprising: circuitry configured to extract signature data from content that is output for display to a user, said signature data being indicative of a feature of said content; generate a query that includes said extracted signature data; transmit said generated query to a server apparatus and receive a response returned by said server apparatus in response to said query, said response including a single character string that…

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What does patent US9015785B2 cover?
[Object] To execute applications in link with the progression of content being viewed at user's home. [Solving Means] A terminal apparatus practiced as one embodiment of the present disclosure has an extracting block configured to extract signature data indicative of features of content to be reproduced, a query generating block configured to generate a query that at least inc…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sony Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N21/23. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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