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Patent US7562141 - Using an information image to perform a predetermined action - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsAn information image utilization system and so forth by which it is possible to particularly set the access right and so forth relating to utilization of an apparatus information image and utilization of an apparatus through the apparatus information image to perform authentication. A client (108) issues...http://www.google.com/patents/US7562141?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7562141 - Using an information image to perform a predetermined actionAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7562141 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/478,332PCT numberPCT/JP2003/003531Publication dateJul 14, 2009Filing dateMar 24, 2003Priority dateMar 25, 2002Fee statusLapsedAlso published asCN1522407A, EP1489514A1, US20050034054, WO2003081438A1Publication number10478332, 478332, PCT/2003/3531, PCT/JP/2003/003531, PCT/JP/2003/03531, PCT/JP/3/003531, PCT/JP/3/03531, PCT/JP2003/003531, PCT/JP2003/03531, PCT/JP2003003531, PCT/JP200303531, PCT/JP3/003531, PCT/JP3/03531, PCT/JP3003531, PCT/JP303531, US 7562141 B2, US 7562141B2, US-B2-7562141, US7562141 B2, US7562141B2InventorsFumio Tsuyama, Noriyuki MurataOriginal AssigneeSony CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (31), Referenced by (2), Classifications (29), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetUsing an information image to perform a predetermined actionUS 7562141 B2Abstract An information image utilization system and so forth by which it is possible to particularly set the access right and so forth relating to utilization of an apparatus information image and utilization of an apparatus through the apparatus information image to perform authentication. A client (108) issues a request for provision of ownership information of an apparatus information image (indicating an apparatus possessed by a user of the client (108)) to an information image management server (104). The information image management server (104) extracts user IDs of owners of the apparatus information image and attribute information of copy information image data corresponding to the owners from an apparatus information image management table, and transmits the user IDs and the attribute information to the client (108). On the other hand, if an instruction to change the attribute information or to delete the copy information image or the like is transmitted from the client (108), then the information image management server (104) updates contents of the apparatus information image management table and updates contents of a folder management table.
TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to information operation performed between different information processing apparatus such as computers connected to each other through a network such as the Internet. More particularly, the present invention relates to an information image utilization system and so forth which use an �information image wherein image information, related information which causes an operator to perform a predetermined action based on the image information, attribute information which defines handling of information relating to the image information and other information are handled as a handling unit.
BACKGROUND ART In recent years, it has become a daily matter for a general user to connect a computer to a network and acquire various kinds of information through the network or to perform communication between computers through a network in order to deliver information. Various interfaces have been proposed in order to achieve transmission and reception of information through a network or achieve smooth and easy communication between computers. For example, also a bookmark function of a browser and a communication destination retaining function (address book) of communication software can be considered as interfaces for efficiently performing acquisition of information, transmission and reception of information and communication through a network.
Further, as a method for more efficient acquisition of information and communication on the Internet, a method has been proposed which uses an �information image� with which image information and related information which causes a predetermined action to be performed based on the image information are processed as one handling unit. The information image can be managed readily because an image file and a plurality of pieces of related information are managed as one handling unit.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION In order to attain the object described above, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information image utilization system which includes one or a plurality of information image management servers, one or a plurality of folder management servers, a user management server and one or a plurality of clients connected to one another through a network and wherein any of the clients accesses an apparatus which includes one of the information image management servers through an information image which is handled in a handling unit including image information and related information which causes a predetermined action to be performed based on the image information, characterized in (a) that the one information image management server or each of the plurality of information image management servers includes an apparatus information image management section for producing and storing a first apparatus information image such that specific information including an identifier of the apparatus is contained in the information image, producing and storing a second apparatus information image such that attribute information representative of access right for each of identifiers of the clients which are owners and for each of the predetermined actions is contained in the first apparatus information image, and storing an apparatus information image management table for coordinating identifies of the first apparatus information images, identifiers of the second apparatus information images and identifiers of the clients with one another, and a contents information image management section for acquiring contents in accordance with an instruction of any of the clients which accesses through the apparatus information image and producing and storing a contents information image which contains specific information which includes an identifier of the contents, (b) that the one folder management server or each of the plurality of folder management server stores a folder management table which coordinates the identifiers of the clients and the identifiers of the apparatus information images owned by the clients with each other, (c) that the user management server authenticates of the clients and stores a user management table which coordinates the identifiers of the clients and the folder management servers with each other, and (d) that the one client or each of the plurality of clients communicates with any of the folder management servers, displays the apparatus information image owned by the client and performs the predetermined action based on the related information and the attribute information contained in the apparatus information image.
The �apparatus� may be any of computers, information portable terminals, portable telephone sets, electric appliances, various apparatus and so forth and has the information image management server described above. The apparatus may further have the function of a client.
The �network� can bidirectionally distribute information data formatted in accordance with a predetermined protocol as represented by the Internet. Further, the network may be a wireless network or a wire network.
The �information image� includes, as one handling unit, image information, related information which causes an operator to perform a predetermined action based on the image information, and other information and allows a work such as transmission on a network to be realized by a single handling process. It is to be noted such information images are divided into a �master information image� and a �copy information image. The �first image information� corresponds to the �master information image�, and the �second information image� corresponds to the �copy information image�. The information image may be formed from electronic data described in a markup language such as the XML (EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE) data.
The �master information image� is an information image managed by an apparatus (information image management server), and change or the like of the contents of the �master information image� is normally performed by an owner of the apparatus (information image management server) (a manager of the apparatus, an information image providing person or the like). The master information image has specific information (a master ID, an apparatus ID, a providing person user ID, a version, a type and so forth) for specifying the master information image.
The �copy information image� is produced based on the master information image. The copy information image has, similarly to the master information image, specific information (a serial ID, a version, a type, a master ID, a master position, an apparatus ID, a providing person user ID and so forth) for specifying the copy information image. When the copy information image is produced based on the master information image, attribute information and other necessary information are added to the copy information image. Then, when the copy information image is owned by an operator of a client, attribute information and other necessary information are set for the individual client. Accordingly, even where different copy information images are produced based on the same master information image, they may be provided with functions different among different clients.
The �image information� can be specified based on image specific information such as identification information embedded, for example, in a file name or in the image information, and acts so as to be displayed as an image on an information display apparatus which is a client. More specifically, the image information is a data stream regarding an image for which various formats such as the GIF format, JPG format and PCX format can be used.
The �related information� is basic information used when an operator of a terminal wants to cause the terminal to perform a �predetermined action� using the information image as a clue. In other words, the related information is information relating to the information image or the image information.
The �predetermined action� is handling of the apparatus and contents the apparatus has, and may be, for example, an operation of the apparatus (such as recording reservation), acquisition of contents retained by the apparatus (downloading and so forth), reproduction of the contents (streaming reproduction and so forth), deletion of the contents and so forth. The processes mentioned are hereinafter described.
The �specific information� is information for specifying the information image. In the case of the master information image, the specific information may be a master ID unique in the information image utilization system, an apparatus ID, a providing person user ID, a version, a type of the information image and so forth. In the case of the copy information image, the specific information may be a serial ID unique in the information image utilization system, a version, a type of the information image, a master ID of the source of production, a location (master position) of the master information image, an apparatus ID, a providing person user ID and so forth.
The �attribute information� defines handling of information relating to the copy information image. When the copy information image is owned by an operator of a client, attribute information and other necessary information are set for the individual client. It is otherwise possible to set the attribute information for each predetermined action. Also it is possible for the providing person of the information image (a user who possesses the apparatus or the like) to change the attribute information as an ex post facto process. The attribute information may be propriety of possession by a plurality of persons, propriety of offline processing, propriety of ownership, propriety of assignment, propriety of introduction (forwarding), the term of validity, whether or not the copy information image is under ownership management, a signature, a certificate and so forth.
The �client� is an information terminal apparatus, an information display apparatus or an apparatus merely called terminal and may include, for example, a personal computer, a portable information terminal, a portable telephone set or an electric appliance having an information terminal function. The client has a function which at least incorporates an incorporates information image processing element such that it can display and operate the information image.
The information image can play various roles relating to communication, transmission and reception of information and so forth by defining various utilization items (predetermined actions) in the related information contained in the information image. Particularly, an information image which contains specific information including an identifier of an apparatus (apparatus identifier) and mediates accessing from a client to the apparatus is called �apparatus information image�.
The �recording medium� may be a CD-ROM, a DVD, a flexible disk, a hard disk or the like.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a general configuration of an information image utilization system 100;
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the following, a preferred embodiment of an information image utilization system and so forth according to the present invention is described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be noted that, in the following description and the accompanying drawings, components having substantially same functional configurations are denoted by like reference characters and overlapping description of them is omitted herein.
It is to be noted that a �user� generally is a user of the information image utilization system 100 and the following description proceeds assuming that the �user� includes an information image provider (�provider�) having the authority regarding an information image management server 104 (apparatus 103) and an operator (�operator�) of a client 108. However, the �provider� or �operator� may sometimes be used in place of the �user� in order to facilitate understanding. However, an information image management server and a client can be formed do as to function as a unitary member. In other words, it is possible to form one apparatus or device (computer, information portable terminal, portable telephone set, electrical appliance, various devices and so forth) so as to function as an information image management server or act as a client. Therefore, although users are sometimes divided into-an operator and a provider in order to facilitate understandings, naturally one user may actually be an operator and a provider. Further, it is possible to understand a provider as an owner of an apparatus 103 having an information image management server 104 or the like.
The information image management server 104 includes an apparatus information image management section 105 and a contents information image management section 106. Also the apparatus information image management section 105 and the contents information image management section 106 are information processing apparatus such as computers. Alternatively, the information image management server 104 may have functions of the apparatus information image management section 105 and the contents information image management section 106. The apparatus information image management section 105 stores and records information images (�apparatus information images�) relating to operations of the apparatus 103 and so forth from among information images. The contents information image management section 106 stores and records information regarding information images (�contents information images�) relating to contents the apparatus 103 has.
An �information image� handled in the present embodiment is a unit of handling of image information, related information which causes an operator to perform a predetermined operation based on the image information, and other information. With the information image, a work such as transmission on a network can be achieved by a single handling process. It is to be noted that such �information images� are divided into a �master information image� and a �copy information image�.
The �master information image� is an information image managed by an information image provider, and change of its contents and so forth are performed by the information image provider. The master information image is stored in and managed by the information image management servers 104, but duplication, migration and so forth of the master information image is not performed. The master information image includes specific information (a master ID, an apparatus ID, a provider user ID, a version, a type and so forth) for specifying the master information image.
The �copy information image� includes specific information (a serial ID, a version, a type, a master ID, a master position, an apparatus ID, a provider user ID and so forth) for specifying the copy information image similarly to the master information image. The copy information image is produced based on the master information image but has attribute information and so forth added thereto. When the copy information image becomes owned by an operator of a client, attribute information and so forth are set for each such client. Accordingly, even copy information images produced based on the same master image information can be provided with functions which are different among different users.
The �image information� is information which can be specified based on image specific information such as, for example, a file name or identification information embedded in the image information and acts so as to be displayed as an image on an information display apparatus which is a client. More particularly, the image information is a data stream regarding an image which adopts any of various forms such as the GIF form, JPG form and PCX form.
The �related information� is information based on which an operator of a terminal tries to cause the terminal to perform a particular operation using the information image as a clue. In particular, the related information is information related to an information image or image information. For example, when it is tried to cause an operator of a terminal to refer to information possessed by a particular server, information (an IP (Internet Protocol) address, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) or the like) which specifies the information is regarded as the related information. However, when it is tried to cause a particular program to operate, a program name of the particular program or the program itself may be used as the related information. For example, the related information may be instruction information for acquiring new image information from a server.
The �specific information� is information for specifying an information image. In the case of a master information image, the specific information may be a master ID, an apparatus ID, a provider user ID, a version, a type of the information image and the like which are unique in the information image utilization system. In the case of a copy information image, the specific information may be a serial ID, a version, a type of the information image, a master ID of the source of production, a location (master position) of the master information image, an apparatus ID, a provider user ID and so forth which are unique in the information image utilization system. It can be discriminated whether or not the version of the copy information image is the latest information by comparing the version of the copy information image with the version of the master information image.
The �attribute information� defines handling of information relating to a copy information image. When a copy information image becomes owned by an operator of a client, attribute information and so forth are set for each client, or default attribute information and so forth are set. Also it is possible for a provider of an information image to change the attribute information. The attribute information may include plural position propriety, off-lining propriety, possession propriety, assignment propriety, introduction (forwarding) propriety, a term of validity, possession management existence, a signature, a certificate, and so forth.
The �plural position propriety� indicates whether or not a plurality of copy information images can be present in a folder on a folder management server relating to the same user.
The �off-lining propriety� indicates whether or not a copy information image can be off-lined (Exported).
The �possession propriety� indicates whether or not possession of a copy information image is possible, that is, whether or not it is possible to register the copy information image into a folder on a folder management server.
The �assignment propriety� indicates whether or not assignment of the copy information image, that is, movement between folders on a folder management server (change of registration between folders), is possible.
The �introduction (forwarding) propriety� indicates whether or not introduction (forwarding) of the copy information image to another user, that is, registration of the copy information image into a folder of another user on a folder management server, is possible.
The �term of validity� indicates a term within which the copy information image is valid in the information image utilization system. If the term of validity expires, then the copy information image is deleted automatically. Alternatively, it is possible to inhibit an operation for the information image or invalidate a report of an operation log of the information image to a management server after the term of validity expires. Or, it is possible to prescribe so that a certain predetermined operation is permitted only after the term of validity expires.
The �possession management existence� indicates whether or not, when the copy information image is possessed or deleted, a notification of a user ID relating to the possession of the copy information image is to be issued to the information image management server.
The �signature and certificate� are used for authentication and so forth.
(2.5.1. Format of a Master Information Image�Part 1)
A starting part 201 is a field provided for identification that the pertaining information is image information of the GIF format, and a character string of �GIF� and a version of it are allocated to the starting part 201.
(2.5.2. Format of a Copy Information Image�Part 1)
(2.5.3. Format of a Master Information Image�Part 2)
A starting part 401 is a field provided for identification that the information in question is image information of the GIF format, and the character string of �GIF� and a version of it are allocated to the starting part 401.
(2.5.4. Format of a Copy Information Image�Part 2)
The apparatus ID 912 is a code string formed from numerals, characters, symbols and so forth for specifying an apparatus. The master ID 913 is a code string formed from numerals, characters, symbols and so forth for specifying a master information image. The provider 914 is a user ID of a provider of a master information image, and normally of an owner of the apparatus or the like. The serial ID 915 is a code string formed from numerals, characters, symbols and so forth for specifying a copy information image. The owner 916 is a user ID of an owner of a copy information image. It is to be noted that the �owner� is a user who has registered a copy information image in a folder for use by the user itself on a folder management server 107.
The contents ID 932 is a code string formed from numerals, characters, symbols and so forth for specifying contents. The master ID 933 is a code string formed from numerals, characters, symbols and so forth for specifying a master information image. The provider 934 is a user ID of a provider of the master information image. The serial ID 935 is a code string formed from numerals, characters, symbols and so forth for specifying a copy information image. The owner 936 is a user ID of an owner of the copy information image. It is to be noted that the �owner� is a user who has registered a copy information image in a folder for the user itself on a folder management server 107.
FIGS. 14 and 15 are views illustrating a flow wherein a user (user ID �U01�) of a client 108 performs an operation of an apparatus (recording reservation of a video recorder) through an apparatus information image.
FIG. 16 is an information flow diagram illustrating action of the information image utilization system when the user (user ID �U01�) of the client 108 performs an operation of the apparatus (recording reservation of the video recorder).
Referring to FIGS. 14 and 15, an apparatus information image 1403 and an apparatus information image 1503 indicate a video recorder (apparatus ID �D99�). An information image 1402 and an information image 1502 are information images relating to a television program and contain information relating to recording reservation. The information image 1402 and the information image 1502 are acquired by the user of the client 108 by one of the following methods. In particular, they are (1) acquired from a homepage or the like, (2) acquired from a mail to which they are attached, (3) acquired through a recording medium such as a flexible disk, (4) acquired from a poster on the street through a portable terminal, or (5) acquired from some other user.
Referring to FIG. 14, if the user performs a predetermined operation (left click of a mouse or the like) for the apparatus information image 1403 (apparatus ID �D99�), then the client 108 displays a rich menu 1404.
If the user performs a predetermined operation (left click of the mouse or the like) for an item 1405 �recording reservation�, then the client 108 displays a recording reservation window 1406. The user would input a recording reservation item 1407 into the recording reservation window.
After the client 108 confirms through the processing at steps 1607 to 1608 described above that the apparatus of an object of operation is in an activated state (the power supply is ON or the like) in this manner, the client 108 may issue a �recording reservation� instruction. In response to the instruction, the client 108 accesses the information image management server 104 provided in the apparatus corresponding to the apparatus information image based on position information (location information) of the apparatus 103 (video recorder) contained in the apparatus information image and issues a �recording reservation� instruction (step-1609).
The information image management server 104 performs �recording reservation� for the apparatus 103 (video recorder) (step 1610). After the apparatus 103 (video recorder) completes recording in accordance with the recording reservation, the information image management server 104 records recording data as contents data. Further, the information image management server 104 produces a contents information image relating to the contents data and records it as a contents information image management table 931 into the contents information image management section 106 (step 1611).
It is to be noted that the rich menu 1404 is displayed based on related information contained in the apparatus information image 1403. For example, the rich menu 1404 indicates �display� (display of contents of an apparatus information image (type of the apparatus, state of the apparatus (activated state or the like) and so forth)), �table� (table of contents recorded in the apparatus), �recording reservation� (setting of recording reservation), �update� (version up of an information image or the like), �introduction (forwarding)� (introduction (forwarding) of an information image or the like), �assignment� (assignment of an information image or the like), and so forth.
Further, availability of the items of the rich menu 1404 is determined by attribute information contained in the apparatus information image 1403. Although detailed description is hereinafter given, for example, when the apparatus information image 1403 owned by a user (user ID �U02�) contains attribute information of �recording reservation inhibited�, the item �recording reservation� is not displayed on the rich menu 1404 or is displayed by a transmission color display or the like. Thus, the user cannot perform a recording reservation operation for the apparatus 103. Similarly, the user cannot perform a recording reservation operation by a drag-and-drop operation illustrated in FIG. 15 either.
FIG. 17 is a view illustrating a flow wherein a user (user ID �U01�) of a client 108 performs streaming reproduction of contents recorded in an information image management server 104 of an apparatus 103 on the client 108 through an apparatus information image (apparatus ID �D99�).
FIG. 18 is an information flow diagram illustrating action of the information image utilization system when the user (user ID �U01�) of the client 108 performs streaming reproduction of the contents recorded in the information image management server 104 of the apparatus 103 on the client 108 through the apparatus information image (apparatus ID �D99�).
The client 108 confirms that the apparatus of an object of operation is in an activated state (power supply ON or the like). Then, if an instruction of �table� (table of contents) is issued from the user of the client 108, then the client 108 accesses the information image management server 104 provided in the apparatus corresponding to the apparatus information image based on position information (location information) of the apparatus 103 (video recorder) contained in the apparatus information image to issue a request for provision of the table of contents (step 1809).
It is to be noted that, if a predetermined operation (left click of the mouse or the like) is performed for the apparatus information image 1703 on the information image operation part 1701, then a rich menu 1704 is displayed. The user would designate an item 1705 �table� on the rich menu 1704 to issue an instruction for provision of the table of contents.
The client 108 displays a contents table window 1706 (FIG. 17) together with a contents information image management part 1707 and so forth (step 1812). If a predetermined operation (left click of the mouse or the like) is performed for the contents information image management part 1707, then the client 108 displays a rich menu 1708. Then, if an item 1709 �play� is selected, then the client 108 issues a request for streaming reproduction of contents data of the contents information image management part 1707 to the information image management server 104 (step 1813).
It is to be noted that the rich menu 1708 is displayed based on related information contained in the apparatus information image 1703 or the contents information image management 1707. For example, the rich menu 1708 indicates �display� (contents display (the title, reproduction time and so forth) of the contents information image), �download� (downloading of contents data), �play� (streaming reproduction of the contents data), �delete� (deletion of the contents), �introduction (forwarding)� (introduction (forwarding) of an information image and so forth), �assignment� (assignment of the information image and so forth), and so forth.
Further, the availability of the items of the rich menu 1708 is determined based on attribute information contained in the apparatus information image 1703 or the contents information image 1707. Although detailed description is hereinafter given, for example, when the apparatus information image 1703 or the contents information image 1707 owned by a user (user ID �U02�) contains attribute information of �download inhibited�, the item �download� is not displayed on the rich menu 1708 or is displayed by a transmission color or the like. Thus, the user cannot download the contents data of the content information image 1707 from the apparatus.
In the following, the case that a user 1 (user ID �U01�) of the client 108-1 changes attribute information of an apparatus information image (apparatus ID �D99�) owned by a user 2 (user ID �U02�) is described. It is to be noted that it is assumed that the owner of the apparatus and the provider of the apparatus information image are the user 1 (user ID �U01�).
The client 108-1 confirms that the apparatus of an object of operation is in an activated state (power supply ON or the like). Then, when an item 1906 �owner confirmation and attribute information change� of a rich menu 1904 displayed incidentally on the apparatus information image 1903 is selected, the client 108-1 accesses the information image management server 104 of the apparatus corresponding to the apparatus information image based on position information (location information) of the apparatus 103 contained in the apparatus information image to issue a request for provision of a table of owner information of the apparatus information image (step 2009).
It is to be noted that the rich menu 1904 is displayed based on related information contained in the apparatus information image 1903 (an information image relating to an apparatus owned by the user 1) owned by the user 1 (user ID �U01�). However, in the rich menu 1904, items different from those of the rich menu displayed incidentally to an apparatus information image (apparatus information image indicating the same apparatus as that of the apparatus information image 1903) owned by another user are displayed. For example, the rich menu 1904 includes such items as an item 1905 �change of contents� and an item 1906 �owner confirmation and attribute information change�.
The item 1905 �change of contents� is an item for changing display contents (name of apparatus, type of an apparatus and so forth) on the client of the user who owns the apparatus information image.
The item 1906 �owner confirmation and attribute information change� is an item for confirming the owners of the user information image of the client 108-1 and performing change of attribute information of the user information image and so forth.
The user 1 can refer to the owner information table window 1907 and change the contents of the owner information table window 1907 as the need arises. For example, in order to inhibit �download� through the apparatus information image (apparatus ID �D99�) owned by the user 2 (user ID �U02�), the user 1 changes an item 1908 from �◯� to �X�. On the other hand, in order to inhibit possession of the user 3 (user ID �U03�), that is, in order to delete the apparatus information image (image ID �D99�) owned by the user 3, the user 1 places a check mark to an item 1909 �delete�. If a button �OK� 1910 is pressed, then the client 108-1 transmits update information (setting information, change information, deletion information or the like) relating to the apparatus information image owned by the different user mentioned above to the information image management server 104 (step 2014).
An information image operation part 2101 and a contents table window 2106 are displayed on the client of the operator 2 (user ID �U02�) before the updating process. An information image operation part 2111 and a contents table window 2116 are displayed on the client of the operator 2 (user ID �U02�) after the updating process.
An information image operation part 2201 is displayed on the client of the operator 3 (user ID �U03�) before the updating process, and an information image operation part 2211 is displayed on the client of the operator 3 (user ID �U03�) after the updating process.
In the contents table window 2106 before the updating process shown in FIG. 21, an item 2109 �download� of a rich menu 2108 is available. Meanwhile, in the contents table window 2116 after the updating process shown in FIG. 21, an item 2119 �download� of a rich menu 2118 is not available.
In the information image operation part 2201 before the updating process shown in FIG. 22, an apparatus information image 2203 (apparatus ID �D99�) is displayed and available. Meanwhile, in the information image operation part 2211 after the updating process shown in FIG. 22, the apparatus information image is not displayed any more and is not available.
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