JP7063351B2 - Information processing equipment, information processing methods, and information processing programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing program.

In recent years, various contents such as photographs, moving images, and music have come to be used as digital contents. On the other hand, with the increase in the capacity of storage media and the widening of the bandwidth of communication lines, we are able to handle a large amount of content.

When the user selects the desired content from a plurality of contents, for example, a method of visually selecting from a list showing the contents of the contents and a search using the metadata attached to the digital contents are used. There are ways to do it, and so on. However, in the former case, when the number of contents is large, it is difficult to reach the desired contents. Further, in the latter case, since the result can be derived only according to the keyword that the user has come up with, the user may end up selecting only the same content. Therefore, for example, a method of selecting content recommended to a user by using user's preference information and history information has been proposed.

However, the conventional method of selecting content recommended to the user is premised on the user himself / herself wanting to play a specific type of content such as music. Therefore, there is a problem that only the content selected by using a single algorithm from the same type of content is provided.

In particular, for example, in an application that handles multimedia such as music, video, and photographs, it is possible to provide content groups that are recommended to users one after another by using various algorithms from among various contents. Then, the user launches the application with the motive of "may have something to enjoy" even if there is no clear purpose such as "listen to music" or "see a picture". It is conceivable to use it in a completely different way than before.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is that it can be created by using various algorithms to provide a content group including various contents. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved information processing apparatus and information processing method.

In order to solve the above problems, according to a certain viewpoint of the present invention, a display control unit for controlling to display two or more content groups displayed by images, which are created by different creation logics, is provided on the screen. The content group includes two or more contents, at least one of the contents is music content, and the display control unit receives the selected music when the music content included in the content group is selected. An information processing apparatus is provided that controls to display the content and the content-related information related to the selected music content.

Further, in order to solve the above problems, according to another aspect of the present invention, the processor controls to display two or more content groups displayed by images created by different creation logics on the screen. , The content group includes two or more contents, and when at least one of the contents is music content and the music content included in the content group is selected, the selected music content and the selection. An information processing method for executing a process is provided, which controls to display content-related information related to the music content.

Further, in order to solve the above problems, according to still another viewpoint of the present invention, the processor is controlled to display two or more content groups displayed by images created by different creation logics on the screen. However, when the content group includes two or more contents, at least one of the contents is music content, and the music content included in the content group is selected, the selected music content and the said An information processing program for executing a process is provided that controls to display content-related information related to the selected music content.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to create a content group using various algorithms and provide a content group including various contents.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the schematic structure of the information processing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal function composition of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the home screen displayed by the information processing apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows another example of the home screen which is displayed by the information processing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which showed the operation when the information processing apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment displays a home screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the player screen which is displayed by the information processing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which showed the operation when the information processing apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment displays a player screen.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present specification and the drawings, components having substantially the same functional configuration are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted.

The explanations will be given in the following order.
1. 1. Overview of information processing system 2. Functional configuration of information processing equipment 3. Hardware configuration of information processing device 4. Operation on the home screen display of the information processing device 5. Operation on the player screen display of the information processing device

<1. Information processing system overview>
First, with reference to FIG. 1, a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The information processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention mainly includes an information processing device 10, a home server 20, and an external content providing server 30, and each device is connected by a home network 40 or a communication network 50. Has been done.

The information processing device 10 is a device having a function of reproducing contents such as photographs, moving images, and music. For example, as an example thereof, it is shown as a PC (Personal Computer) in FIG. The information processing device 10 is connected to the home server 20 via the home network 40. Further, it is further connected to the external content providing server 30 via a communication network 50 such as the Internet.

Here, the home server 20 is a device that is connected to the home network 40, has a storage unit for storing contents such as photographs, moving images, and music, and has a function as a server. Examples thereof include a recorder 20a, a PC 20b, a television 20c, and an audio player 20d. Here, it functions as a server, but it may also have a function as a client at the same time.

Further, the content providing server 30 is a device connected to the communication network 50 and providing contents such as photo contents, moving image contents, music contents, news contents, and product information contents.

The home network 40 is a closed network in a unit such as in a home. For example, it may be a network configured according to DLNA (Registered Trademark) (Digital Living Network Alliance).

The communication network 50 is a wired or wireless transmission line. For example, public network such as telephone line network, satellite communication network, Internet, various LAN (Local Area Network) including Ethernet (registered trademark), WAN (Wide Area Network), IP-VPN (Internet Protocol-Virtual Private Network) ) Etc. may be included.

<2. Information processing device function configuration>
Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the internal functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal functional configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment.

The information processing apparatus 10 mainly includes a communication unit 102, an input unit 103, an output unit 104, a content storage unit 106, a preference analysis database 108, and a control unit 110.

The communication unit 102 is a communication interface having a function of connecting to an external device via a network. In the present embodiment, the communication unit 102 has a function of connecting to the home network 40 and the communication network 50 and communicating with the home server 20 and the content providing server 30.

The input unit 103 is a functional unit in which the user performs an input operation on the information processing apparatus 10. For example, it is composed of an input device such as a mouse and a keyboard, and an input control circuit that generates an input signal based on a user's input and outputs the input signal to the control unit 110. When the input device is an external device, it may be composed of a connection interface with the input device, an input control circuit, and the like. The user can input data and instruct processing operations by performing various operations using the input unit 103.

The output unit 104 may be a display device, an audio output device, or the like, or may be composed of an output interface to the display device, the audio output device, or the like, a data conversion circuit, or the like. In the present embodiment, the output unit 104 displays information to the user and outputs voice according to the control of the output control unit 1104 of the control unit 110.

The content storage unit 106 is a storage unit that stores content data such as photo content, video content, and music content, for example. The content storage unit 106 may be, for example, a storage medium such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or a flash memory.

The preference analysis database 108 is a database that stores user preference information. From the content selected by the user, information indicating the tendency of the content preferred by the user is accumulated. Further, for example, search history information on the Internet or the like may be used. In the present embodiment, the information of the reproduced content is reflected in the preference analysis database 108.

The control unit 110 has a function of controlling the overall operation in the information processing apparatus 10 according to various programs. In the present embodiment, it has a function of controlling the operation of the communication unit 102, the input unit 103, the output unit 104, the content storage unit 106, and the preference analysis database 108. Further, the control unit 110 mainly includes a content collection unit 1101, a basic data acquisition unit 1102, a content group creation control unit 1103, an output control unit 1104, and a feedback control unit 1105. These functional parts are only classified for convenience of explanation, and the operations of a plurality of functional parts may be described in the same program, or may be different as a matter of course, and the method of classification may be various designs. Can be done.

The content collection unit 1101 has a function of collecting a plurality of types of content provided to the user. The content collection unit 1101 may collect content from the content storage unit 106 and also collect various contents stored in the home server 20 via the communication unit 102 and the home network 40. Further, the content collecting unit 1101 may collect the content stored in the content providing server 30 via the communication unit 102 and the communication network 50. At this time, the content collecting unit 1101 may collect the content only from the preset content providing server 30, or may search for and collect the collectable content providing server 30.

The basic data acquisition unit 1102 has a function of acquiring basic data for setting the creation logic. The basic data acquisition unit 1102 may acquire necessary basic data according to the situation. Here, examples of the basic data include date and time information, preference information stored in the preference analysis database 108, metadata of the content collected by the content collection unit 1101, metadata of the content being played, and the like.

The content group creation control unit 1103 creates a content group in which contents recommended to the user are collected from a plurality of contents collected by the content collection unit 1101. At this time, the content group creation control unit 1103 sets an algorithm and a creation logic for creating the content group with reference to the basic data acquired by the basic data acquisition unit 1102. Then, the content group creation control unit 1103 creates a content group including a plurality of types of contents from the collected plurality of contents by using the set algorithm based on the set creation logic.

When setting the creation logic, the content group creation control unit 1103 sets the creation logic so that the creation logic changes randomly each time the content group is created, when only one content group is provided to the user at a time. .. In this case, the content group creation control unit 1103 may store the history of the creation logic several times and set the creation logic so that the creation logic changes randomly using this information. Further, the content group creation control unit 1103 may set the creation logic by using an existing algorithm for random selection.

Further, when providing a plurality of content groups to the user at one time, the content group creation control unit 1103 further creates another content group among the plurality of content groups provided at one time for each content group creation. The creation logic and algorithm may be set in consideration of the logic. For example, the content group creation control unit 1103 sets the creation logic so that the creation logics of a plurality of content groups displayed at one time do not overlap.

Further, when the content group creation control unit 1103 detects that the user has input the content group re-creation instruction using the input unit 103, the content group creation control unit 1103 sets the algorithm and the creation logic again to create the content group.

The output control unit 1104 controls, for example, the output of an image to a display device and the output of audio to an audio output device. Further, the output control unit 1104 may also control the reproduction (decoding) process for output, if necessary. Here, the display device and the audio output device may be built in the information processing device 10 or may be an external device connected to the information processing device 10.

The feedback control unit 1105 has a function of feeding back user input information to preference information. For example, when the user performs an operation of selecting a content group to be played from the displayed content group, the information of the selection operation is converted into data in a format that can be stored in the preference information analysis database 108, and the preference information analysis is performed. Store in database 108.

<3. Information processing device hardware configuration>
The functional configuration of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment has been described above. Next, an example of a hardware configuration for realizing each function of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The information processing device 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 802, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 804, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 806, and a host bus 808a. Further, these devices include a bridge 808, an external bus 808b, an interface 810, an input device 812, an output device 814, a storage device (HDD) 816, a drive 818, a connection port 820, and a communication device 822. And have.

The CPU 802 functions as an arithmetic processing device and a control device, and controls the overall operation in the device according to various programs. Further, the CPU 802 may be a microprocessor. The ROM 804 stores programs, calculation parameters, and the like used by the CPU 802. The RAM 806 temporarily stores a program used in the execution of the CPU 802, parameters that appropriately change in the execution, and the like. These are connected to each other by a host bus 808a composed of a CPU bus or the like. The CPU 802 executes, for example, the processes performed in the blocks of FIGS. 6 and 8 by executing the programs stored in the ROM 804, the storage device 816, and the like. The CPU 802 corresponds to the control unit 110 of FIG.

The host bus 808a is connected to an external bus 808b such as a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect / Interface) bus via a bridge 808. It is not always necessary to separately configure the host bus 808a, the bridge 808, and the external bus 808b, and these functions may be implemented in one bus.

The input device 812 generates an input signal based on the input means for the user to input information such as a mouse, keyboard, touch panel, button, microphone, switch or lever, and the input by the user, and outputs the input signal to the CPU 802. It consists of an input control circuit and the like. By performing various operations on the input device 812, various data can be input and processing operations can be instructed. The input device 812 corresponds to the input unit 103 of FIG.

The output device 814 is composed of, for example, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display device, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Display) device, a display device such as a lamp, and an audio output device such as a speaker and headphones. To. The output device 814 outputs, for example, the reproduced content. Specifically, the display device displays various information such as reproduced video data as text or an image. On the other hand, the voice output device converts the reproduced voice data or the like into voice and outputs it. The output device 814 corresponds to the output unit 104 of FIG.

The storage device 816 is composed of, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). The storage device 816 drives the HDD and stores programs and various data executed by the CPU 802. Further, the storage device 816 may include a storage medium, a recording device for recording data on the storage medium, a reading device for reading data from the storage medium, a deletion device for deleting data recorded on the storage medium, and the like. The storage device 816 may correspond to the content storage unit 106 of FIG. 2 and the preference analysis database 108.

The drive 818 is a reader / writer for a storage medium, and is built-in or externally attached. The drive 818 can read / write data to / from a removable recording medium such as a mounted magnetic disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, or semiconductor memory. The content storage unit 106 and the preference analysis database 108 of FIG. 2 may be realized as a removable recording medium in which data is read / written by the drive 818.

The connection port 820 is an interface connected to an external device, and may be, for example, a connection port with an external device capable of transmitting data by HDMI (registered trademark) or the like.

The communication device 822 is, for example, a communication interface composed of a home network 40, a communication device for connecting to the communication network 50, and the like. Further, the communication device 822 may be a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) compatible communication device, a wireless USB compatible communication device, or a wire communication device that performs wired communication. The communication device 822 realizes the communication function of the communication unit 102 of FIG.

<4. Operation on the home screen display of the information processing device>
Next, the operation of the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment when displaying the home screen will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a home screen displayed by the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the home screen displayed by the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation when the information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention displays a home screen.

First, the configuration of an example of the home screen displayed by the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The home screen 2000 is a screen displayed by launching an application mounted on the information processing apparatus 10. In the background of the home screen 2000, the photographic content stored in any of the content storage unit 106, the home server 20, and the content providing server 30 is displayed. The photo content displayed in this background changes randomly. For example, the photo content to be displayed in the background may be changed each time the user performs an operation, or the photo content to be displayed may be changed at predetermined time intervals.

Further, on the home screen 2000, the content group 220 created by collecting the contents recommended to the user by the content group creation control unit 1103 is displayed. When a plurality of content groups 220 are displayed, a plurality of content groups are randomly arranged and displayed so that the display position of the content group 220 does not affect the user's content group selection behavior. The content group 220 in the present embodiment includes various types of content and is created by using various algorithms. By arranging the contents so that they are not prioritized depending on the display position in this way, it is possible to fairly and transparently recommend the content group 220 having different attributes to the user, so that the user's selection behavior can be determined. It has the effect of increasing the degree of freedom.

When the user presses the next recommended button 212 to input the content group re-creation instruction, all the content group 220s displayed on the home screen 2000 are re-created and displayed again. Will be. As a result, the user can display the next candidate even if the desired content group 220 does not exist in the recommended content group 220, so that the degree of freedom of the user's selection is increased. effective.

Further, the home screen 2000 has a button for switching the screen arranged at the upper portion thereof, and for example, a home button 202, a photo and video button 204, a music button 206, a player button 208, and a menu button 210 are displayed. When the home button 202 is pressed, the screen transitions to the home screen. Further, when the photo and video button 204 is pressed, the screen transitions to the photo content and video content list display screen (not shown). When the music button 206 is pressed, the screen transitions to the music content list display screen (not shown). When the player button 208 is pressed, the screen transitions to the player screen shown in FIG. 7 later. The user also transitions to the player screen by selecting a content group. Further, by pressing the menu button 210, the screen transitions to the menu screen (not shown).

Next, another example of the home screen displayed by the information processing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to FIG. Since the home screen 2000 shown in FIG. 4 and the home screen 2100 shown in FIG. 5 differ only in the display method of the content group 220, the description of common matters will be omitted.

The home screen 2100 is displayed when the operation of arranging the content group 220 is performed from the home screen 2000 shown in FIG. Although the content group 220 is randomly displayed on the home screen 2000, the user may want to view the content group 220 side by side. When the user performs an operation of aligning the content group 220 in a situation where the home screen 2000 in which the content group 220 is randomly displayed is displayed, the content group 220 is aligned and displayed as shown in the home screen 2100. Will be done. For each of the content groups 220, a thumbnail image and the creation logic below it are displayed.

Next, the operation of the information processing apparatus 10 when displaying the home screen 2000 of FIG. 4 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the explanation, the functional part of the information processing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to the reference numeral of FIG.

First, the basic data acquisition unit 1102 acquires basic data for setting the content group creation logic (S102). The basic data is date / time information, preference information, and the like. Next, the content collection unit 1101 collects the content (S104). The content collecting unit 1101 collects the contents stored in the content storage unit 106, the home server 20, and the content providing server 30.

Next, the content group creation control unit 1103 sets an algorithm and a creation logic for creating the content group (S106). Here, the creation logic is described, for example, below the thumbnail image of each content group 220 in FIG. Here, the content group creation control unit 1103 may set the creation logic using the basic data acquired by the basic data acquisition unit 1102. For example, from the current date and time, a creation logic such as "photographs and videos of August 2009" is set. Further, the creation logic such as "recently recommended artist" may be set based on the preference information. At this time, when the content group 220 is created based on the creation logic of "August 2009 photos and videos", for example, a content metadata analysis algorithm is used. Further, when creating the content group 220 based on the creation logic of "recently recommended artist", for example, a preference information analysis algorithm is used. In addition to this, for example, when a creation logic of "recommended song in the morning" is used, the data itself may be analyzed by using a song tone analysis algorithm (12-tone analysis).

Then, the content group creation control unit 1103 creates a content group using the set algorithm based on the set creation logic (S108). For example, when it is set to provide nine content groups to the user as shown in FIG. 4, the content group creation control unit 1103 determines whether or not to further create the content group (S110). ). This determination may be determined, for example, by whether or not the content group has been created a predetermined number of times. Then, when further creating the content group 220, the process returns to step S106, and the content group creation control unit 1103 repeats the processes of step S106 to step S108.

In the determination of step S110, when the content group is not created any more after reaching a predetermined number of times, the output control unit 1104 displays the content group 220 created up to that point on the home screen (S112).

Then, the user can select the provided content group 220. Further, by pressing the next recommended button 212, if the content group 220 to be reproduced does not exist in the provided content group 220, the content group can be recreated again.

Here, the content group creation control unit 1103 determines whether or not the user has input the content group re-creation instruction by pressing the next recommended button 212 (S114), and the content group re-creation instruction is input. If so, the content group creation control unit 1103 returns to step S106 and executes the processes of steps S106 to S112 again. If the user does not press the next recommended button 212, it is determined whether or not there is a selection input for the content group next (S116). The home screen 2000 remains displayed while the user does not select and input the content group. Then, when the user selects a specific content group from the provided content group, the output control unit 1104 reproduces the selected content group (S118). At this time, the output control unit 1104 causes the display device to display, for example, the player screen 3000 shown in FIG. 7.

On the other hand, the feedback control unit 1105 updates the preference analysis database 108 based on the information of the reproduced content (S120).

As described above, the information processing apparatus 10 provides a content group that collects contents recommended to the user when displaying the home screen 2000. Since this content group contains a plurality of types of content, there is an effect that the excavation of the content proceeds more dynamically.

<5. Operation on the player screen display of the information processing device>
Next, the operation when the information processing apparatus 10 displays the player screen will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a player screen displayed by the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. Further, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation when the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention displays a player screen.

First, an example of a player screen displayed by the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7. Since the menu for switching the upper screen is the same as that in FIG. 4, the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 7 assumes a scene in which the user selects one content group 220c (see the reference numeral in FIG. 5) from the content group 220 displayed on the home screen 2000 of FIG.

At this time, the photo content 302, which is the main content, is displayed as a slide show on the player screen 3000. In addition, music content is played as BGM as sub-content. Here, the main content is content mainly viewed by the user. For example, it may be content that is played by the user's selection. Further, for example, it may be defined as content that is displayed by occupying a main part on the screen display. Further, the sub-content is content provided to the user at the same time as the main content, and is a type of content different from the main content.

Now, the music content group 304 is being played as the sub-content. At this time, in the related content column at the right end, the content group 320 related to the photo content 302 which is the main content and the content group 320 related to the content "Title A" being played in the music content group 304 which is the sub-content. And are displayed together.

Here, when the reproduction of "Title A" in the music content group 304 is completed and then the reproduction of "Title B" is started, the plurality of content groups 320 displayed as related contents are the music content "Title" being reproduced. It is changed to include the content group related to "B". Further, for example, even when the reproduced content is changed by the user operation, the plurality of content groups 320 displayed as related contents are changed to include the content group related to the content being reproduced.

Here, the plurality of content groups 320 displayed as related contents are created based on the creation logic set at the time of creation. For example, the content group 320a is a content group created based on the creation logic of "photographs and videos taken in the year when BGM was released". This creation logic is, in other words, "photographs and videos taken in 2005". The user may listen to the music played on the BGM while looking at the photo, which is the main content, and remember the time when the music was playing in the city. At that time, you may be interested in seeing photos and videos taken at the time you remembered as related content. Therefore, the content group created by using the creation logic related to the sub-content is provided as the related content.

Further, the content group 320b is a content group created based on the creation logic of "photographs and videos of the moon close to the main content". If this creation logic is further embodied, it will be "photographs and videos taken in July 2009".

As described above, the creation logic may be related to the main content or may be related to the secondary content. Further, the content to be selected may be, for example, photo content, music content, video content, news content, product information content, or the like. By recommending the content in a double-track manner in this way, there is an effect that the possibility that the user can reach the desired content is increased. Further, by proposing it as one package called a content group, the possibility that the user can reach the desired content is further increased.

Next, the operation of the information processing apparatus 10 when displaying the player screen 3000 of FIG. 7 will be described with reference to FIG. In the explanation, the functional part of the information processing apparatus 10 will be described with reference to the reference numeral of FIG.

First, as a premise, it is assumed that the processing of the flowchart of FIG. 6 is executed, and the content or content group to collect and reproduce the content is selected.

First, the basic data acquisition unit 1102 acquires basic data (S202). For example, the basic data includes date and time information, preference information, and metadata of the content being played.

Then, the content group creation control unit 1103 sets an algorithm and a creation logic for creating the content group (S204). Here, the creation logic may be related to the main content. Further, the creation logic may be related to the sub-content. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when a plurality of content groups 320 are provided at one time, the content group created based on the creation logic related to the main content in the plurality of content group 320 may be used. The content group creation control unit 1103 sets the creation logic so as to include the content group created based on the creation logic related to the sub-content. Further, as for the algorithm, various algorithms such as a metadata analysis algorithm, a preference information analysis algorithm, and a music tone analysis algorithm can be used as described in the operation when the home screen 2000 is displayed.

Then, the content group creation control unit 1103 creates a content group using the set algorithm based on the set creation logic (S206). For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when six content groups are set to be provided to the user as related contents, the content group creation control unit 1103 determines whether or not to further create the content group. Make a determination (S208). Then, when further creating the content group, the process returns to step S204, and the content group creation control unit 1103 repeats the processes of step S204 to step S206.

In the determination of step S208, when the content group is not created any more after reaching a predetermined number of times, the output control unit 1104 displays the content group created up to that point on the player screen 3000 (S210).

Through the above processing, the content group 320 is displayed as related content on the player screen 3000 as shown in FIG. 7. In this state, when the music content being played as BGM moves to the next song and the playback content changes, or when the playback content changes according to the user operation, the content group creation control unit 1103 It is determined whether or not the reproduced content has changed (S212), and if the reproduced content has changed due to the above reason, the process returns to step S202 again. Then, the processes from step S202 to step S210 are repeated again. At this time, in the basic data acquisition step of step S202, the basic data acquisition unit acquires the metadata of the reproduced content after the change.

Then, in step S212, when the reproduced content remains unchanged, the output control unit 1104 determines whether or not the user has selected and input the content group (S214), and the user has selected and input the content group. When it is detected, the output control unit 1104 reproduces the selected content group (S216). On the other hand, the feedback control unit 1105 updates the preference analysis database 108 based on the information of the reproduced content (S218).

As described above, the information processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment treats a plurality of different types of contents equivalently, selects the optimum algorithm from the plurality of types of algorithms, and among the plurality of types of contents. It is provided to the user in the form of a package that is a collection of contents recommended to the user. At this time, the content group includes a plurality of types of content. Therefore, there is an effect that the degree of freedom of choice of the user is increased. At this time, the content group may be displayed on the screen together with a thumbnail image of the content group and characters indicating the creation logic of the content group and provided to the user. The user can know the contents of the content group by looking at the characters and images indicating the creation logic.

Further, on the player screen, a content group related to both the main content and the sub-content is provided as the related content. Conventionally, even when the main content and the sub-content are provided at the same time, only the content related to the main content is provided. However, users may also be potentially interested in content related to secondary content and meet that need.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to these examples. It is clear that a person having ordinary knowledge in the field of the art to which the present invention belongs can come up with various modifications or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. , These are also naturally understood to belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the main content is a photo content and the sub content is a music content, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the main content may be music content and the sub-content may be photo content. It is also possible to use the main content as video content and the sub-content as photo content.

Further, for example, in the above embodiment, the content acquired from the content providing server 30 is also reproduced on the same player screen, but the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, the content acquired from the content providing server 30 may be played by launching a separate browser.

In addition, in this specification, the steps described in the flowchart are executed in parallel or individually, not only the processes performed in chronological order in the order described, but also not necessarily in chronological order. Also includes processing to be done. Needless to say, even in the steps processed in chronological order, the order can be changed as appropriate in some cases.

10 Information processing device 20 Home server 30 Content providing server 102 Communication unit 103 Input unit 104 Output unit 106 Content storage unit 108 Preference analysis database 110 Control unit 1101 Content collection unit 1102 Basic data acquisition unit 1103 Content group creation control unit 1104 Output control unit

Claims (15)

A creator that creates content groups based on the creation logic for creating content groups, and a creation unit that creates content groups.
It is provided with a display control unit that controls to display two or more content groups displayed by images, which are created by the different creation logics, on the screen.
The content group includes two or more contents, and at least one of the contents is music content.
When the music content included in the content group is selected, the display control unit displays the selected music content and related content information related to the selected music content on the screen. ,
Controlled to display information about the creation logic of the two or more content groups in the vicinity of at least one of the two or more content groups.
Information processing equipment. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the content groups includes two or more types of content including at least music content and video content. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the content groups includes content acquired from an external network. The display control unit displays the two or more content groups on the screen by a first arrangement method and a second arrangement method different from the first arrangement method, and the user operates the contents. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display is controlled so as to be switched between the first arrangement method and the second arrangement method. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the two or more content groups is a content group created by a creation logic based on user preference information. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein the user's preference information is information based on the user's input information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the input information is voice input information input from a microphone. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein the user's preference information is information based on the content selected by the user. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the two or more content groups is a content group created by a creation logic based on date and time information. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the content group is a content group created based on the creation logic and information about the content. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the information regarding the content is metadata of the content. The information processing device according to claim 11, wherein the content is music content, and the metadata is a musical tone of the music content. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the metadata is information on the date and time when the content was released or information on the date and time when the content was generated. The processor is
Create content groups based on the creation logic for creating content groups,
Controlled to display on the screen two or more content groups displayed by images, each created by the above- mentioned creation logic.
The content group includes two or more contents, and at least one of the contents is music content.
When the music content included in the content group is selected, the selected music content and related content information related to the selected music content are displayed on the screen .
Controlled to display information about the creation logic of the two or more content groups in the vicinity of at least one of the two or more content groups.
An information processing method that executes processing. To the processor
Create content groups based on the creation logic for creating content groups,
Controlled to display on the screen two or more content groups displayed by images, each created by the above- mentioned creation logic.
The content group includes two or more contents, and at least one of the contents is music content.
When the music content included in the content group is selected, the selected music content and related content information related to the selected music content are displayed on the screen .
Controlled to display information about the creation logic of the two or more content groups in the vicinity of at least one of the two or more content groups.
An information processing program that executes processing.

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