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Information processing apparatus and method, information processing system, and transmission medium
Assignee: Ironworks Patents LLC
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Filing: 2004-09-16
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Granted: 2007-07-31
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Expires: 2024-09-16
Abstract
Abstract When a user gets interested in some music he/she listens to somewhere, for example, in a coffee shop, the user records that music in a memory provided in a portable terminal. A processor reads the information stored in the memory and performs a predetermined process on it. The resultant information is stored on a storage device. The information stored on the storage device is then transferred to a server via a communication device. The server searches the database for the title of the music corresponding to the received information, and returns the result to the terminal. Thus, the user can easily get information about the title of the music.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoji Kawamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:43
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04H; H04H40/00; H04H40/18; H04H40/27; H04H20/00; H04H20/28; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/60; G06F16/63; G06F16/632; G06F16/634; G06F16/68; H04H60/00; H04H60/27; H04H60/35; H04H60/37; H04H60/56; H04H60/58; H04H60/61; H04H60/64; H04H60/68; H04H60/73; H04H60/76; H04H60/81; H04H60/93; H04H60/94; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M1/72403; G10; G10H; G10H2240/00; G10H2240/091; H04H60/82; H04H60/87; H04M1/72442; H04M2203/00; H04M2203/55; H04M2203/553; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 42
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A portable information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, comprising: capture unit configured to capture information; memory unit configured to store information captured via said capture unit; acquisition unit configured to acquire information associated with the information stored in said memory unit on the basis of the information stored in said memory unit via the wireless communication; and display unit configured to display the information acquired via said acquisition unit, wherein the information acquired via said acquisition unit is at least one of a title, a singer's name, a composer's name, a songwriter's name and a genre.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A portable information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, comprising: capture unit configured to capture information; memory unit configured to store information captured via said capture unit; acquisition unit configured to acquire information associated with the information stored in said memory unit on the basis of the information stored in said memory unit via the wireless communication; and display unit configured to display the information acquired via said acquisition unit, wherein the information acquired via said acquisition unit is at least one of a title, a singer's name, a composer's name, a songwriter's name and a genre.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
92 words
A transmission medium for transmitting a program to a portable type information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, said program comprising the steps of: capturing information; storing the information captured in said capture step; acquiring associated information on the basis of the information stored in said storage step via the wireless communication; and displaying the information acquired in said acquisition step, wherein the associated information is at least one of a title, a singer's name, a composer's name, a songwriter's name and a genre.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
92 words
A transmission medium for transmitting a program to a portable type information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, said program comprising the steps of: capturing information; storing the information captured in said capture step; acquiring associated information on the basis of the information stored in said storage step via the wireless communication; and displaying the information acquired in said acquisition step, wherein the associated information is at least one of a title, a singer's name, a composer's name, a songwriter's name and a genre.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
106 words
A portable information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, compnsing: an input device configured to capture information; a memory configured to store information captured via said input device; a circuit configured to acquire, via the wireless communication, information associated with the information stored in said memory on the basis of the information stored in said memory; and a display configured to display the information acquired via said circuit configured to acquire information, wherein the information acquired via said circuit is at least one of a title, a singer's name, a composer's name, a songwriter's name and a genre.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
106 words
A portable information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, compnsing: an input device configured to capture information; a memory configured to store information captured via said input device; a circuit configured to acquire, via the wireless communication, information associated with the information stored in said memory on the basis of the information stored in said memory; and a display configured to display the information acquired via said circuit configured to acquire information, wherein the information acquired via said circuit is at least one of a title, a singer's name, a composer's name, a songwriter's name and a genre.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The portable information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein said input device comprises a microphone.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The portable information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising: a telephone function.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The portable information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein said circuit extracts identification information from at least a part of music inputted via the microphone, the identification information identifying the music, and acquires information associated with the identification information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The portable information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising: a telephone function.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The portable information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising: a cellular telephone function.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of processing information with a portable type information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, said method comprising the steps of: capturing information; storing the information captured in said capture step; acquiring, via the wireless communication, associated information on the basis of the information stored in said storage step; and displaying the information acquired in said acquisition step, wherein the transmitted information is at least one of a title, a singer's name, a composer's name, a songwriter's name and a genre.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of processing information with a portable type information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, said method comprising the steps of: capturing information; storing the information captured in said capture step; acquiring, via the wireless communication, associated information on the basis of the information stored in said storage step; and displaying the information acquired in said acquisition step, wherein the transmitted information is at least one of a title, a singer's name, a composer's name, a songwriter's name and a genre.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 9 , wherein the capturing step comprises capturing at least a part of music via a microphone.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein the portable type information processing apparatus comprises a telephone function.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein the acquiring step comprises extracting identification information from the at least a part of music, the identification information being to identify the music and acquiring information associated with the identification information.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 12 , wherein the portable type infonnation processing apparatus comprises a telephone function.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 13 , wherein the portable type information processing apparatus comprises a cellular telephone function.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
109 words
A portable information processing apparatus, adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, comprising: capture unit configured to capture information including at least time information and music information; memory unit configured to store information captured via said capture unit; acquisition unit configured to acquire information associated with the information stored in said memory unit on the basis of the information stored in said memory unit; and display unit configured to display the information acquired via said acquisition unit, wherein said information stored in said memory means further comprises music and said acquisition unit acquires the information according to the time information and the music information.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
109 words
A portable information processing apparatus, adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, comprising: capture unit configured to capture information including at least time information and music information; memory unit configured to store information captured via said capture unit; acquisition unit configured to acquire information associated with the information stored in said memory unit on the basis of the information stored in said memory unit; and display unit configured to display the information acquired via said acquisition unit, wherein said information stored in said memory means further comprises music and said acquisition unit acquires the information according to the time information and the music information.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
104 words
A method of processing information with a portable type information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus, said method comprising the steps of: capturing information including at least time information and music information; storing the information captured in said capture step; acquiring associated information on the basis of the information stored in said storage step; and displaying the information acquired in said acquisition step, wherein said step of capturing information comprises capturing music, wherein said information stored in said memory means further comprises music and said acquisition unit acquires the information according to the time information and the music information.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
104 words
A method of processing information with a portable type information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus, said method comprising the steps of: capturing information including at least time information and music information; storing the information captured in said capture step; acquiring associated information on the basis of the information stored in said storage step; and displaying the information acquired in said acquisition step, wherein said step of capturing information comprises capturing music, wherein said information stored in said memory means further comprises music and said acquisition unit acquires the information according to the time information and the music information.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
109 words
A portable information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, comprising: capture unit configured to capture information including at least time information and music information; memory configured to store information captured via said capture unit; acquisition unit configured to acquire information associated with the information stored in said memory on the basis of the at least time information and music information stored in said memory; and display configured to display the information acquired via said acquisition unit, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing and said information acquired by said acquisition unit relates to said music.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
109 words
A portable information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, comprising: capture unit configured to capture information including at least time information and music information; memory configured to store information captured via said capture unit; acquisition unit configured to acquire information associated with the information stored in said memory on the basis of the at least time information and music information stored in said memory; and display configured to display the information acquired via said acquisition unit, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing and said information acquired by said acquisition unit relates to said music.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
96 words
A method of processing information with a portable type information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, said method comprising the steps of: capturing information including at least time information and music information; storing the information captured in said capture step; acquiring associated information on the basis of the information stored in said storage step; and displaying the information acquired in said acquisition step, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing and said information acquired in said acquisition step relates to said music.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
96 words
A method of processing information with a portable type information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, said method comprising the steps of: capturing information including at least time information and music information; storing the information captured in said capture step; acquiring associated information on the basis of the information stored in said storage step; and displaying the information acquired in said acquisition step, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing and said information acquired in said acquisition step relates to said music.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
98 words
A transmission medium for transmitting a program to a portable type information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, said program comprising the steps of: capturing information including at least time information and music information; storing the information captured in said capture step; acquiring associated information on the basis of the information stored in said storage step; and displaying the information acquired in said acquisition step, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing and said information acquired in said acquisition step relates to said music.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
98 words
A transmission medium for transmitting a program to a portable type information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, said program comprising the steps of: capturing information including at least time information and music information; storing the information captured in said capture step; acquiring associated information on the basis of the information stored in said storage step; and displaying the information acquired in said acquisition step, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing and said information acquired in said acquisition step relates to said music.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
107 words
A portable information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, comprising: an input device configured to capture information including at least time information and music information; a memory configured to store information captured via said input device; a circuit configured to acquire information associated with the information stored in said memory on the basis of the information stored in said memory; and a display configured to display the information acquired via said circuit, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing and said information acquired by said circuit for acquiring information relates to said music.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
107 words
A portable information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, comprising: an input device configured to capture information including at least time information and music information; a memory configured to store information captured via said input device; a circuit configured to acquire information associated with the information stored in said memory on the basis of the information stored in said memory; and a display configured to display the information acquired via said circuit, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing and said information acquired by said circuit for acquiring information relates to said music.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
111 words
A storage medium readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for information exchange between a portable type information processing apparatus and another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, said method comprising the steps of: capturing information including at least time information and music information; storing the information captured in said capture step; acquiring associated information on the basis of the information stored in said storage step; and displaying the information acquired in said acquisition step, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing and said information acquired in said acquisition step relates to said music.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
111 words
A storage medium readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for information exchange between a portable type information processing apparatus and another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, said method comprising the steps of: capturing information including at least time information and music information; storing the information captured in said capture step; acquiring associated information on the basis of the information stored in said storage step; and displaying the information acquired in said acquisition step, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing and said information acquired in said acquisition step relates to said music.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
92 words
A portable information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, comprising: capture unit configured to capture information including at least time information and music information; memory configured to store information captured via said capture means; and acquisition unit configured to acquire information associated with the information stored in said memory on the basis of the information stored in said memory, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing and said information acquired by said acquisition means relates to said music.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
92 words
A portable information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, comprising: capture unit configured to capture information including at least time information and music information; memory configured to store information captured via said capture means; and acquisition unit configured to acquire information associated with the information stored in said memory on the basis of the information stored in said memory, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing and said information acquired by said acquisition means relates to said music.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
96 words
A portable information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, compnsing: an input device configured to capture information including at least time information and music information; a memory configured to store information captured via said input device; and a circuit configured to acquire information associated with the information stored in said memory on the basis of the information stored in said memory, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing and said information acquired by said circuit for acquiring information relates to said music.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
96 words
A portable information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, compnsing: an input device configured to capture information including at least time information and music information; a memory configured to store information captured via said input device; and a circuit configured to acquire information associated with the information stored in said memory on the basis of the information stored in said memory, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing and said information acquired by said circuit for acquiring information relates to said music.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
77 words
A portable information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, comprising: an input device configured to capture information including at least time information and music information; a memory configured to store the information captured via said input device; and a communication device configured to transmit the information stored in said memory to said another information processing apparatus, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
77 words
A portable information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, comprising: an input device configured to capture information including at least time information and music information; a memory configured to store the information captured via said input device; and a communication device configured to transmit the information stored in said memory to said another information processing apparatus, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
74 words
A portable information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, comprising: capture unit configured to capture information including at least time information and music information; memory configured to store the information captured via said capture unit; and transmission unit configured to transmit the information stored in said memory to said another information processing apparatus, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
74 words
A portable information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, comprising: capture unit configured to capture information including at least time information and music information; memory configured to store the information captured via said capture unit; and transmission unit configured to transmit the information stored in said memory to said another information processing apparatus, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing.
Claim 41
Independent Claim
65 words
A method of processing information with a portabe information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, comprising the steps of: capturing information including at least time information and music information; storing the captured information; and transmitting the stored information to said another information processing apparatus, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing.
Claim 42
Independent Claim
65 words
A method of processing information with a portabe information processing apparatus adapted to exchange information with another information processing apparatus via wireless communication, comprising the steps of: capturing information including at least time information and music information; storing the captured information; and transmitting the stored information to said another information processing apparatus, wherein said time information corresponds to a time when a music is playing.
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