Program, recording medium, and reproducing apparatus
View Patent ↗The problem to be solved is to make it possible to download via a network, efficiently manage, retrieve, and reproduce an external content associated with a content recorded on a recording medium. To solve the problem, a program is used which controls reproduction of information located on a recording medium and related information. The program includes the steps of: obtaining from the outside specific information associated with predetermined information recorded on a recording medium; and obtaining medium identification information located on a recording medium; wherein if the specific information has been obtained, a storage unit in a reproducing apparatus is controlled to associate the specific information with the medium identification information for storage.
1. An information obtaining and reproducing device, which can download data via a network from an external server comprising:
a storage device configured to store a plurality of identification information of audio and/or video data, which are obtained from a plurality of recording media being purchased by a user as a first obtaining route, not being downloaded via a network from the external server;
a display device configured to display a list of specific audio and/or video data which are downloadable from the external server via a network, each of the specific audio and/or video data being associated with the stored plurality of identification information;
an obtaining unit configured to obtain specific audio and/or video data by downloading from the external server via a network as a second obtaining route which is different from the first obtaining route;
reproducer configured to reproduce the obtained specific audio and/or video data; and
a controller,
wherein the controller configured to control,
when one of the listed specific audio and/or video data associated with arbitrary identification information is selected,
to obtain the selected specific audio and/or video data by the obtaining unit,
to store the obtained specific audio and/or video data in connection with the arbitrary identification information, and
to display the stored specific audio and/or video data as distinguished from unobtained specific audio and/or video data and an icon for obtaining unobtained specific audio and/or video data by the display device, and
when the icon is selected,
to newly obtain the specific audio and/or video data by the obtaining unit.
2. The information obtaining and reproducing device according to claim 1 ,
the specific audio and/or video data, which are obtained from the external server via the second obtaining route, become obtainable as a part of service to the user who has purchased the recording media obtained via the first obtaining route.
3. An information obtaining and reproducing device, which can download data via a network from an external server comprising:
a storage device configured to store a plurality of identification information of audio and/or video data and incidental information related to the specific audio and/or video data, which are obtained from a plural recording media being purchased by a user as a first obtaining route, not being downloaded via a network from the external server;
a display device configured to display a list of specific audio and/or video data and incidental information related to the specific audio and/or video data, which are downloadable from the external server via a network, each of the specific audio and/or video data being associated with the stored plurality of identification information;
an obtaining unit configured to obtain specific audio and/or video data and incidental information related to the specific audio and/or video data by downloading from the external server via a network as a second obtaining route which is different from the first obtaining route;
a memory unit configured to store the specific audio and/or video data and the incidental information related to the specific audio and/or video data in connection with the arbitrary identification information;
a reproducer configured to reproduce the obtained specific audio and/or video data stored by the memory unit; and
a controller,
wherein the controller configured to control,
when one of the listed specific audio and/or video data associated with arbitrary content identification information is selected,
to obtain the selected specific audio and/or video data and the incidental information related to the selected specific audio and/or video data by the obtaining unit,
to display the stored specific audio and/or video data and the obtained incidental information as distinguished from unobtained specific audio and/or video data and the unobtained incidental information and an icon for obtaining unstored specific audio and/or video data by the display device, and
when the icon is selected from the list including unstored specific audio and/or video data,
to newly obtain the specific audio and/or video data and incidental information related to the newly obtained specific audio and/or video data by the obtaining unit.
4. The information obtaining and reproducing device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the controller is configured to control to store the newly obtained specific audio and/or video data and the newly obtained incidental information in connection with the arbitrary identification information by the memory unit and to display the updated list including the newly stored specific audio and/or video data by the display device.
5. The information obtaining and reproducing device according to claim 3 ,
the specific audio and/or video data, which are obtained from the external server via the second obtaining route, become obtainable as a part of service to the user who has purchased the recording media obtained via the first obtaining route.
6. An information obtaining and reproducing method, which can download data via a network from an external server comprising the steps of:
obtaining specific audio and/or video data via a network, each of the specific audio and/or video data being associated with arbitrary identification information obtained from a recording medium being purchased by a user as a first obtaining route, not being downloaded via a network from the external server;
displaying a list of the specific audio and/or video data which is able to be obtained; and
reproducing audio and/or video data obtained from the recording medium or the specific audio and/or video data,
wherein,
when one of the listed specific audio and/or video data associated with arbitrary identification information is selected,
obtaining the selected specific audio and/or video data via the network as a second obtaining route which is different from the first obtaining route,
storing the obtained specific audio and/or video data in connection with the arbitrary identification information,
displaying the stored specific audio and/or video data as distinguished from unobtained specific audio and/or video data and an icon for obtaining unobtained specific contents, and
when the icon is selected, newly obtaining the specific audio and/or video data via the network.
7. The information obtaining and reproducing device according to claim 6 ,
the specific audio and/or video data, which are obtained from the external server via the second obtaining route, become obtainable as a part of service to the user who has purchased the recording media obtained via the first obtaining route.
8. An information obtaining and reproducing method, which can download data via a network from an external server comprising the steps of:
obtaining specific audio and/or video data and incidental information related to the specific audio and/or video data via a network, each of the specific audio and/or video data being associated with arbitrary identification information obtained from a recording medium being purchased by a user as a first obtaining route, not being downloaded via a network from the external server;
displaying a list of the specific audio and/or video data which is able to be obtained;
storing the specific audio and/or video data and the incidental information related to the specific audio and/or video data in connection with the arbitrary identification information; and
reproducing audio and/or video data obtained from the recording medium or the stored specific audio and/or video data,
wherein,
when one of the listed specific audio and/or video data associated with arbitrary identification information is selected,
obtaining the selected specific audio and/or video data and the incidental information related to the selected specific audio and/or video data via the network as a second obtaining route which is different from the first obtaining route,
displaying the stored specific audio and/or video data and the stored incidental information as distinguished from unobtained specific audio and/or video data and an icon for obtaining unstored specific audio and/or video data, and
when the icon is selected, to newly obtain the specific audio and/or video data and incidental information related to the newly obtained specific audio and/or video data via the network.
9. The information obtaining and reproducing method according to claim 8 ,
wherein the newly obtained specific audio and/or video data and the newly obtained incidental information are stored in connection with the arbitrary identification information and the updated list including the newly stored specific audio and/or video data is displayed.
10. The information obtaining and reproducing device according to claim 8 ,
the specific audio and/or video data, which are obtained from the external server via the second obtaining route, become obtainable as a part of service to the user who has purchased the recording media obtained via the first obtaining route.