Program, recording medium, and reproducing apparatus
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. A reproducing apparatus on a user side connected to an external server on a provider side via a network comprising:
a memory configured to store first identification information and second identification information, the first identification information being related to a first audio and/or video content stored in a first non-transitory recording medium to be inserted in a drive and the second identification information being related to a second audio and/or video content stored in a second non-transitory recording medium to be inserted in the drive,
an interface configured to download a specific audio and/or video content from the external server, and
a controller,
wherein, when both the first non-transitory recording medium and the second non-transitory recording medium are not inserted in the drive, the controller, based on the first identification information and the second identification information read out from the memory, is configured to:
output data for displaying a first icon to allow a user to select a first specific audio and/or video content related to the first audio and/or video content and a second icon to allow the user to select a second specific audio and/or video content related to the second audio and/or video content; and,
control, in response to a user instruction for selecting one of the first icon and the second icon, the interface to download one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content corresponding to the selected icon from the external server.
2. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein, when the one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content is downloading, the controller is configured to allow the reproducing apparatus to start to reproduce the one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content.
3. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the memory is configured to store the downloaded one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content with auxiliary information corresponding thereto.
4. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 3 ,
wherein the auxiliary information is at least one of a sign and/or text information.
5. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 3 ,
wherein, when both the first non-transitory recording medium and the second non-transitory recording medium are not inserted in the drive,
the controller is configured to retrieve the downloaded one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content based on the auxiliary information.
6. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a display,
wherein the display is configured to display the output data including the first icon and the second icon.
7. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content further including an information related to reproducible condition,
wherein, when the content is determined as not reproducible, the controller deletes the content from the memory.
8. A method of reproducing audio and/or video content on a user side connected to an external server on a provider side via a network, the method comprising:
storing, in a memory, first identification information and second identification information, the first identification information being related to a first audio and/or video content stored in a first non-transitory recording medium to be inserted in a drive and the second identification information being related to a second audio and/or video content stored in a second non-transitory recording medium to be inserted in the drive;
when both the first non-transitory recording medium and the second non-transitory recording medium are not inserted in the drive, based on the first identification information and the second identification information read out from the memory,
outputting data to display a first icon to allow a user to select a first specific audio and/or video content related to the first audio and/or video content and a second icon to allow the user to select a second specific audio and/or video content related to the second audio and/or video content;
and in response to a user instruction for selecting one of the first icon and the second icon,
downloading, by an interface, one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content corresponding to the selected icon from the external server.
9. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
when the one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content is downloading,
starting to reproduce the one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content.
10. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
storing, in the memory, the downloaded one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content with auxiliary information corresponding thereto.
11. The method according to claim 10 ,
wherein the auxiliary information is at least one of a sign and/or text information.
12. The method according to claim 10 ,
wherein, when both the first non-transitory recording medium and the second non-transitory recording medium are not inserted in the drive,
retrieving the one of the first specific audio and/or video content or the second specific audio and/or video content based on the auxiliary information.
13. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:
displaying at the user side, the output data including the first icon and the second icon.
14. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content further including an information related to reproducible condition,
wherein, when the content is determined as not reproducible, deleting the content from the memory.
15. A reproducing apparatus on a user side connected to an external server on a provider side via a network comprising:
an interface configured to:
receive first identification information associated with a first non-transitory recording medium to be inserted in a drive and second identification information associated with a second non-transitory recording medium to be inserted in the drive, the first identification information being related to a first audio and/or video content stored in the first non-transitory recording medium and the second identification information being related to a second audio and/or video content stored in the second non-transitory recording medium; and download a specific audio and/or video content from the external server;
a memory configured to store the first identification information and the second identification information received via the interface;
and a controller,
wherein,
when both the first non-transitory recording medium and the second non-transitory recording medium are not inserted in the drive,
the controller, based on the first identification information and the second identification information read out from the memory, is configured to:
output data for displaying a first icon to allow a user to select a first specific audio and/or video content related to the first audio and/or video content and a second icon to allow the user to select a second specific audio and/or video content related to the second audio and/or video content; and,
in response to a user instruction for selecting one of the first icon and the second icon, control the interface to download one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content corresponding to the selected icon from the external server.
16. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 15 , further comprising:
the interface comprising a first interface and a second interface,
wherein the first identification information and the second identification information are stored in the memory via the first interface,
the first specific audio and/or video content and second specific audio and/or video content are downloaded via the second interface, and
the second interface is different from the first interface.
17. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 15 ,
wherein, when the one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content is downloading, the controller is configured to allow the reproducing apparatus to start to reproduce the one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content.
18. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 15 ,
wherein the memory is configured to store the downloaded one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content with auxiliary information corresponding thereto.
19. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 18 ,
wherein the auxiliary information is at least one of a sign and/or text information.
20. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 18 ,
wherein, when both the first non-transitory recording medium and the second non-transitory recording medium are not inserted in the drive,
the controller is configured to retrieve the downloaded one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content based on the auxiliary information.
21. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 20 , further comprising:
a display wherein the display is configured to display the output data including the first icon and the second icon.
22. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 15 , further comprising:
the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content further including an information related to reproducible condition,
wherein, when the content is determined as not reproducible, the controller deletes the content from the memory.
23. A method of reproducing audio and/or video content on a user side connected to an external server on a provider side via a network, the method comprising:
receiving, by an interface, first identification information associated with a first non-transitory recording medium to be inserted in a drive and second identification information associated with a second non-transitory recording medium to be inserted in the drive, the first identification information being related to a first audio and/or video content stored in the first non-transitory recording medium and the second identification information being related to a second audio and/or video content stored in the second non-transitory recording medium;
a storing step of storing, in a memory, the first identification information and the second identification information received via the interface;
when both the first non-transitory recording medium and the second non-transitory recording medium are not inserted in the drive and based on the first identification information and the second identification information read out from the memory,
outputting data to display a first icon to allow a user to select a first specific audio and/or video content related to the first audio and/or video content and a second icon to allow the user to select a second specific audio and/or video content related to the second audio and/or video content, and
in response to a user instruction for selecting one of the first icon and the second icon, a downloading step of downloading, by the interface, one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content corresponding to the selected icon from the external server.
24. The method according to claim 23 ,
wherein the interface comprises a first interface and a second interface,
wherein the storing step is executed by storing the first identification information and the second identification information via the first interface; and
wherein the downloading step is executed by downloading the first specific audio and/or video content and second specific audio and/or video content via the second interface which is different from the first interface.
25. The method according to claim 23 , further comprising:
when the one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content is downloading,
starting to reproduce the one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content.
26. The method according to claim 23 , further comprising:
storing, in the memory, the downloaded one of the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content with auxiliary information corresponding thereto.
27. The method according to claim 26 ,
wherein the auxiliary information is at least one of a sign and/or text information.
28. The method according to claim 26 ,
wherein, when both the first non-transitory recording medium and the second non-transitory recording medium are not inserted in the drive,
retrieving the one of the first specific audio and/or video content or the second specific audio and/or video content based on the auxiliary information.
29. The method according to claim 28 , further comprising:
displaying at the user side, the output data including the first icon and the second icon.
30. The method according to claim 23 , further comprising:
the first specific audio and/or video content and the second specific audio and/or video content further including an information related to reproducible condition,
wherein, when the content is determined as not reproducible, deleting the content from the memory.