IP Library Granted Patent US 8,706,512
Granted Patent B2
US 8,706,512 · App. 10/656,274 · Granted Apr 22, 2014

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, storage medium, and program

Inventor: Yoshikazu Kato (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,706,512
App. No.
10/656,274
Granted
Apr 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing apparatus is disclosed which includes: a storing element for storing content data; a managing element for managing preference data by which to determine preferences of a user; a reading element for reading the content data from the storing element in response to an instruction from the user; a sorting element for sorting the content data read by the reading element, in accordance with the preference data managed by the managing element; and a composing element for composing the content data sorted by the sorting element, into a single item ready to be handled by the user.

Claims (14)

1. An information processing method implemented using an information processing apparatus having a central processing unit and a computer readable storage medium, comprising:

receiving at least one order corresponding to a genre;

storing a plurality of content data in the computer readable storage medium, the plurality of content data corresponding to the at least one order;

managing, using the information processing apparatus, preference data by which to determine preferences based on a quantity of previous orders, each order corresponding to a genre;

reading said plurality of content data, which is stored to said computer readable storage medium by said storing, in response to an instruction;

arranging, using the information processing apparatus, said plurality of content data read in said reading, in accordance with said preference data managed in said managing; and

composing, using the information processing apparatus, said plurality of content data arranged in said arranging, into a single document including the plurality of content data for display.

2. A computer readable storage medium encoded with computer program instruction which when executed cause a data processor to implement a method comprising:

receiving at least one order corresponding to a genre;

storing a plurality of content data, the plurality of content data corresponding to the at least one order;

managing preference data by which to determine preferences based on a quantity of previous orders, each order corresponding to a genre;

reading said plurality of content data, which is stored by the storing, in response to an instruction;

arranging said plurality of content data read in said reading, in accordance with said preference data managed in said managing; and

composing said plurality of content data arranged in said arranging, into a single document including the plurality of content data for display.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2003
From: KATO, YOSHIKAZU
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 014471/0498 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2002-280258 · Sep 26, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040064369A1 · Apr 1, 2004