IP Library Granted Patent US 9,866,897
Granted Patent B2
US 9,866,897 · App. 15/052,416 · Granted Jan 9, 2018

Information processing apparatus, video recording reservation supporting method, and computer program

Inventors: Yuki Kobayashi (Kanagawa, JP); Kensaku Ishizuka (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
H04N21/4334H04N5/782H04N21/25858H04N21/4147H04N21/4316H04N21/4782H04N21/4788H04N21/47214H04N21/4821H04N21/8586
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Patent No.
US 9,866,897
App. No.
15/052,416
Granted
Jan 9, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes: a video recording reserving section configured to reserve video recording of a program in response to an operation performed by a user; and a comment posting section configured to post a comment on a predetermined website offering a predetermined webpage, the comment being supplemented with a uniform resource locator (URL) indicative of the program of which the video recording has been reserved on the information processing apparatus, the URL causing a video recording reservation screen for the program to be displayed when selected on a screen of the predetermined webpage displayed on another apparatus.

Claims (33)

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a video recording reserving section configured to reserve video recording of a program in response to an operation performed by a user; and

a comment posting section configured to autonomously post a comment on a predetermined website offering a predetermined webpage after the video recording is reserved, the comment being supplemented with a uniform resource locator indicative of the program of which the video recording has been reserved on the information processing apparatus, the uniform resource locator causing a video recording reservation screen for the program to be displayed when selected on a screen of the predetermined webpage displayed on another apparatus,

wherein, if a predetermined operation other than the video recording reservation for the program is performed, the comment posting section also autonomously posts the comment about the program on the predetermined website, the comment posting section further preventing the uniform resource locator indicative of the program from being attached to the comment if the program has already been broadcast.

2. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a webpage displaying section configured to display on a screen a webpage of a predetermined website on which a comment is posted; and

a program information displaying section configured to display a video recording reservation screen for a program identified by a uniform resource locator attached to the comment by a user, the video recording reservation screen being displayed when the uniform resource locator is selected on the screen displaying the webpage, the uniform resource locator being indicative of the program of which the video recording has been reserved on another apparatus,

wherein, if a predetermined operation other than the video recording reservation for the program is performed, a comment posting section also autonomously posts the comment about the program on the predetermined website, the comment posting section further preventing the uniform resource locator indicative of the program from being attached to the comment if the program has already been broadcast.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the webpage displaying section and the program information displaying section are each implemented by a different application; and

if the application for implementing the program information displaying section has yet to be installed upon selection of the uniform resource locator by the user, the webpage displaying section displays a webpage prompting the user to install the application.

4. A video recording reservation supporting method for a computer, comprising:

reserving video recording of a program in response to an operation performed by a user; and

autonomously posting a comment on a predetermined website offering a predetermined webpage after the reserving of the video recording, the comment being supplemented with a uniform resource locator indicative of the program of which the video recording has been reserved on an information processing apparatus, the uniform resource locator causing a video recording reservation screen for the program to be displayed when selected on a screen of the predetermined webpage displayed on another apparatus,

wherein, if a predetermined operation other than the video recording reservation for the program is performed:

autonomously posting the comment about the program on the predetermined website; and

preventing the uniform resource locator indicative of the program from being attached to the comment if the program has already been broadcast.

5. A video recording reservation supporting method for a computer, comprising:

displaying on a screen a webpage of a predetermined website on which a comment is posted; and

displaying a video recording reservation screen for a program identified by a uniform resource locator attached to the comment by a user, the video recording reservation screen being displayed when the uniform resource locator is selected on the screen displaying the webpage, the uniform resource locator being indicative of the program of which the video recording has been reserved on another apparatus;

if a predetermined operation other than the video recording reservation for the program is performed,

posting the comment about the program on the predetermined website; and

preventing the uniform resource locator indicative of the program from being attached to the comment if the program has already been broadcast.

6. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program, the computer program comprising:

by a video recording reserving section, reserving video recording of a program in response to an operation performed by a user; and

by a comment posting section, autonomously posting a comment on a predetermined website offering a predetermined webpage after the reserving of the video recording, the comment being supplemented with a uniform resource locator indicative of the program of which the video recording has been reserved on an information processing apparatus, the uniform resource locator causing a video recording reservation screen for the program to be displayed when selected on a screen of the predetermined webpage displayed on another apparatus,

wherein, if a predetermined operation other than the video recording reservation for the program is performed, the comment posting section also autonomously posts the comment about the program on the predetermined website, the comment posting section further preventing the uniform resource locator indicative of the program from being attached to the comment if the program has already been broadcast.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program, the computer program comprising:

by a webpage displaying section, displaying on a screen a webpage of a predetermined website on which a comment is posted; and

by a program information displaying section, displaying a video recording reservation screen for a program identified by a uniform resource locator attached to the comment by a user, the video recording reservation screen being displayed when the uniform resource locator is selected on the screen displaying the webpage, the uniform resource locator being indicative of the program of which the video recording has been reserved on another apparatus,

wherein, if a predetermined operation other than the video recording reservation for the program is performed, a comment posting section also autonomously posts the comment about the program on the predetermined website, the comment posting section further preventing the uniform resource locator indicative of the program from being attached to the comment if the program has already been broadcast.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a path name in the uniform resource locator includes a program ID that identifies a time of the video recording, a name of the video recording, and an air time of the video recording.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a path name in the uniform resource locator includes a repeat video recording parameter designating whether to repeat the video recording and a compression ratio parameter denoting a designated compression ratio.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 14, 2017
From: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
To: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 043587/0205 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2016
From: KOBAYASHI, YUKI; ISHIZUKA, KENSAKU
To: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 037817/0341 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-052615 · Mar 16, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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