Content transfer system and communication terminal

1. A communication terminal comprising:

an interface configured to receive an input from a user requesting a reservation to record content, the reservation to record content based on content preferences included in the input;

circuitry configured to

acquire first image data corresponding to a face of the user of the communication terminal;

generate recording reservation information based on the content preferences included in the input;

transmit, to a server, the recording reservation information and the first image data together, the server recording the content based on the recording reservation information, and the server associating the recorded content with at least one attribute of the user estimated by analyzing the first image data in the server;

transmit, to the server, second image data corresponding to the face of the user; and

receive, from the server, the recorded content that corresponds to the second image data, the recorded content being identified based on at least one attribute of the user estimated by analyzing the second image data.

2. The communication terminal of claim 1 , further comprising:

a camera configured to capture the first image data corresponding to the user, which is acquired by the circuitry.

3. The communication terminal of claim 1 , further comprising:

a memory configured to store the first image data corresponding to the user, which is acquired by the circuitry.

4. The communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to

perform facial recognition on the first image data; and

extract a characteristic parameter from the first image data based on the facial recognition performed on the first image data.

5. The communication terminal of claim 4 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to determine whether all parts of face information have been detected by the facial recognition.

6. The communication terminal of claim 5 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to transmit all parts of the face information with the recording reservation information when it is determined that all parts of the face information have been detected by the facial recognition.

7. The communication terminal of claim 5 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to transmit only a part of the face information with the recording reservation information when it is determined that only a part of the face information has been detected by the facial recognition.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer program code, which when executed by a communication terminal, causes the communication terminal to perform a method comprising:

receiving an input from a user requesting a reservation to record content, the reservation to record content based on content preferences included in the input;

acquiring first image data corresponding to a face of the user of the communication terminal;

generating recording reservation information based on the content preferences included in the input;

transmitting, to a server, the recording reservation information and the first image data together, the server recording the content based on the recording reservation information, and the server associating the recorded content with at least one attribute of the user estimated by analyzing the first image data in the server;

transmitting, to the server, second image data corresponding to the face of the user; and

receiving, from the server, the recorded content that corresponds to the second image data, the recorded content being identified based on at least one attribute of the user estimated by analyzing the second image data.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , further comprising:

performing facial recognition on the first image data; and

extracting a characteristic parameter from the first image data based on the facial recognition performed on the first image data.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining whether all parts of face information have been detected by the facial recognition.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 10 , further comprising:

transmitting all parts of the face information with the recording reservation information when it is determined that all parts of the face information have been detected; and

transmitting only a part of the face information with the recording reservation information when it is determined that only a part of the face information has been detected.

12. A server comprising:

circuitry configured to

receive, from a communication terminal, recording reservation information and first image data together, the recording reservation information being based on content preferences included in an input of a user, and the first image data corresponding to a face of the user;

record content based on the recording reservation information;

associate the recorded content with at least one attribute of the user estimated by analyzing the first image data in the server;

receive second image data corresponding to the face of the user acquired by the communication terminal;

estimate at least one attribute of the user by analyzing the second image data;

identify content to be transferred to the communication terminal based on the estimated at least one attribute of the user and the at least one attribute obtained from the first image data; and

transmit the identified content to the communication terminal.

13. The server of claim 12 , wherein

the second image data corresponding to the face of the user who has not previously registered face information at the server.

14. The server of claim 13 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to perform facial recognition on the second image data and compare the second image data to stored image data to estimate the at least one attribute of the user.

15. The server of claim 12 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to generate an estimated user profile based on the received second image data and the content preferences corresponding to the user.

16. The server of claim 15 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to identify content to be transferred to the communication terminal based on the estimated user profile.

17. The server of claim 12 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to identify the recorded content as the identified content.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer program code, which when executed by a server, causes the server to perform a method comprising:

receiving, from a communication terminal, recording reservation information and first image data together, the recording reservation information being based on content preferences included in an input of a user, and the first image data corresponding to a face of the user;

recording content based on the recording reservation information;

associate the recorded content with at least one attribute of the user estimated by analyzing the first image data in the server;

receiving second image data corresponding to the face of the user acquired by the communication terminal;

estimating at least one attribute of the user by analyzing the second image data;

identifying content to be transferred to the communication terminal based on the estimated at least one attribute of the user and the at least one attribute obtained from the first image; and

transmitting the identified content to the communication terminal.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , further comprising:

performing facial recognition on the second image data; and

comparing a result of the facial recognition to stored image data to estimate the at least one attribute of the user.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , further comprising:

generating an estimated user profile based on the received second image data and content preferences corresponding to the user; and

identifying the content to be transferred to the communication terminal based on the estimated user profile.

21. The communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein

the first image data and the second image data include the same image data.