Handheld terminal, information providing method, information processing program, information providing server, broadcasting reception apparatus, and information providing system

US9301014B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9301014-B2
Application numberUS-201314050971-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 10, 2013
Priority dateAug 7, 2008
Publication dateMar 29, 2016
Grant dateMar 29, 2016

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Abstract

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A handheld terminal includes a device communication unit which communicates with at least one or more broadcasting reception apparatus receiving contents and content information about the contents from a content provider and receives the content information from the broadcasting reception apparatus, a content display unit which displays the content information received from the broadcasting reception apparatus, a server communication unit which communicates with an information providing server which manages related information relating to the contents and receives the related information relating to the content information received from the broadcasting reception apparatus from the information providing server, and a related information display unit which displays the related information received from the information providing server.

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What is claimed is: 1. A handheld terminal comprising: a device communication unit configured to communicate with at least one or more broadcasting reception apparatus to receive, from the broadcasting reception apparatus, content information about contents from a content provider; a server communication unit configured to communicate with an information providing server to receive, from the information providing server, related information relating to the content information re…

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What does patent US9301014B2 cover?
A handheld terminal includes a device communication unit which communicates with at least one or more broadcasting reception apparatus receiving contents and content information about the contents from a content provider and receives the content information from the broadcasting reception apparatus, a content display unit which displays the content information received from the broadcasting rec…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sony Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N21/4722. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 29 2016 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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