200422938 玖、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 ’尤其係關於儲存及 、動畫、遊戲及其它 本發明係關於消費者電子產品領域 顧取使用者定義的音訊、視訊、圖像 内容資料的最愛項目選擇的方法及系統 【先前技術】 大量内容資料的可用性已經引起允許使用者定義，，最愛項 目’’系統之普及，以促進從複數個可用之選擇項目中呈現出 所偏好的選擇項目。 通系，使用者权式化一播放設備以便記憶所偏好的選擇 項目。舉例而言，通常當再現一音訊片段時，該使用者可 選擇按壓一"加入最愛項目"按鍵來將該片段加入一最愛項 目清單。該使用者還可選擇一"從最愛項目中刪除"按鍵選 項來修改該最愛項目清單。若該裝置包含一較複雜的使用 者介面，則即使目前未再現該片段，仍然會提供選項，該 使用者識別要加入一最愛項目清單的片段。一些系統允許 一使用者識別多個最愛項目清單，例如一最愛羅曼史清單、 一最愛就餐清單、一最愛搖滾清單等等。在視訊領域，一 使用者可以識別最愛戲劇藝術、最愛情景喜劇等等；在照 片領域，一使用者可以識別最愛風景、最愛肖像、家族庭 最愛項目等等。除了明確識別最愛片段明顯外，一些系統 被組態以允許該使用者識別”喜好設定”，讓系統利用該喜 妤设足來自動或半自動地識別相對應於使用者所識別之喜 妤設定的最愛選擇項目。或者或此外，系統可被組態以監 85998 200422938 & 4使用者先前的選擇項目，以便產生一包含頻繁選擇資 料或類似於先前所選資料之資料的最愛項目清單。除了或 代替單獨的選擇項目清單，一最愛項目清單也可被組態以 ο έ選擇項目類別。舉例而言，該使用者可將一特定藝術 家的全部作品識別為最愛項目，或將一給定藝術家或藝術 家團體的特定流派中的全部作品識別為一最愛項目。 同樣地’一廣播接收裝置（例如一習知無線電調諧器）通常 允為使用者識別最愛頻道。舉例而言，一汽車收音機允許 該使用者在收音機按鈕上預設許多特定的頻道，以便迅速 地調至一選擇的最愛頻道。家庭娛樂系統通常也允許使用 者程式化最愛音訊頻道。電視調諧器一般也提供一頻道最 愛項目標識，以促進在可供選擇的成百上千個頻道中進行 快速選擇。 通常，一使用者必須”程式化”每一個裝置以便記錄該使 用者的最愛項目。若該使用者有兩輛汽車，則該使用者必 須程式化每輛車中的收音機預設頻道；若該等汽車包含CD 播放器’則必須程式化每一 CD播放器以便記錄該使用者的 最愛項目。該等程式化活動除識別最愛選擇項目或該使用 者家庭娛樂系統上的頻道外，還識別該使用者個人電腦上 的最愛項目，識別一 MP3播放器下載應用中的最愛項目等 等。 【發明内容】 本發明的目的之一是促進建立一個或多個使用者定義型 最愛項目清單。本發明的另一目的是促進多個裝置存取該 85998 200422938 等一個或多個最愛項目清單。本發明的另一目的是促進整 合最愛項目清單建立或維護的相關工作。 藉由在該網際網路上提供一種促進建立及維護最愛項目 清單的方法及系統而得以實現該等目的及其它目的。臭有 網際網路存取功能之裝置能夠直接存取每一使用者之最愛 項目清單，且能夠被組態以促進修改該等最愛項目清單。 不具有直接存取網際網路功能的裝置被組態以接收網際網 路上所維護的”可下載”清單複本，且視需要提供已修改清 單的”可上載”複本而得以更新該等最愛項目清單。 【實施方式】 愈來愈多消費型產品進展成”具有網際網路功能"的產 這類產品為直接經由有線或無線通信路徑，或間接地 經由存取一區域網路（LAN)來存取已連接至網際網路的裝 置。或者，不太複雜的產品被組態以藉由一連串”下載，，操 作而得以從該網際網路遠端接收資訊，例如從網際網路下 載資料至一PC，然後從該PC下載資料或已處理之資料至特 定產品，例如一 MP3播放器、一記憶棒、或一遊戲裝置。 基於谷易參考，本文中將組態成能夠從網際網路接收資訊 的產或裝置稱為具有網際網路存取功能的電氣設備，而 I、管是以直接、間接或遠端等等方式來存取資訊。視該特 裝置而足’该存取可能是單向（僅限於接收）或雙向（發送 及接收）。 展示一種根據本發明之系統1 00的實例方塊圖，該系 、先促進建互及維護一個或多個最愛項目清單165，而得以經 85998 200422938 2具有網際網路存取功能的電氣設備"〇來存取清單。通 常’本發明之相關電氣設備110屬於組態成再現或以其他方 式處理内容資料（例如音訊、視訊、動畫及其它記錄型資 的裝置。 ”； 每電氣設備110能夠存取複數個内容資料丨丨5，並且提 供該等⑺單1 65以促進從複數個資料丨丨5中選擇特定的選擇 頁目。基於一清單1 65的選擇項目可能為獨佔式，以至於僅 限於選擇該清單165中所包含的資料，或選擇項目為納入 式，以至於會優先選擇該清單165中所包含的資料，並且納 入未必包含在該清單165中的資料。 根據本發明，為促進所建立的最愛項目清單，而得以藉 由一使用者的多個電氣設備11〇來存取清單，會將該最愛項 目清單165儲存在一可經由網際網路14〇存取的伺服器15〇 中。如下詳述，該伺服器丨5〇包含一被組態以包含多個清單 165的儲存裝置160。為使用者提供用於建立一個或多個清 單165的選項，其中清單165係儲存在經由該伺服器15〇存取 炙孩儲存裝置160中，通常經由存取相對應於該伺服器15〇 上執行之應用程式的一網際網路web網站。藉由在該電氣設 備110再現内容資料時將該内容資料識別為最愛項目，將内 容資料加入至該清單的選擇項目隨即生效。或者，可使用 其它方法來選擇或取消選擇要加入該清單資料，例如以上 所对論的習知機制。 在建立一最愛項目清單i65且已儲存在一可經由網際網路 140存取的web網站或伺服器150後，該使用者就能夠經由任 85998 200422938 何該使用者的電氣設備11G(包含行動電氣設備，例如行動 電話：個人資料助理（PDA))等等來存取該清單165。同習 知系統相反，因為本發明的清單165被儲存在_伺服器⑽ 中，所以任何具有網際網路存取功能的電氣設備都可存取 該清單165，且該使用者無需為每個電氣設備ιι〇重新建立 -最愛項目清單165。一使用者的該最愛項目清單165可包 含-特足内容資料選擇項目的專門標識、—内容資料類型 或類別的一般標識、—内容資料特定來源㈣，例如最愛 無線電臺表電視臺、最愛遊戲、一定等級的選擇遊戲等等。 内容資料來源可包含-無線電臺廣播頻率識別、_電視臺 頻道可或經由網際網路140存取之内容資料125之來源12〇的 URL。如同習知系統，一使用者建立不同的清單i 65，而得 以配合不同的情景、不同的環境、不同的情態、不同類型 的内容資料：不同的遊戲技巧等級等等。舉例而言，一使 用者可將一遊戲清單分為放鬆型遊戲、挑戰型遊戲、團體 遊戲等等0 圖2展示一再現裝置110的實例方塊圖，該再現裝置ιι〇被 組態成促進依據一經由網際網路存取的最愛項目清單來選 擇内谷;貝料230。在該裝置11 〇内一具有網際網路存取功能 的組件210被組態成經由網際網路（14〇)將最愛項目清單22〇 的複本上載至伺服器（150)的儲存裝置（圖！中的16〇)，或從 該儲存裝置下載最愛項目清單220的複本。較佳情況是，將 該清單220儲存（至少臨時地）在該再現裝置11〇中，以促進在 該裝置11 0未連接至網際網路時存取該清單22〇 ,且视需要 85998 -10- 200422938 促進經由一下載器260將該清單220隨後下載至另一個未經 由網際網路通訊的裝置，例如一攜帶型MP3播放器。 一選擇器240使用該清單220以促進從複數個内容資料230 中選擇，以便提供給一用於呈現所選内容資料的再現器 250。另外，該選擇器240較佳被組態以包含一，，加入最愛項 目”及”從最愛項目中刪除”按鈕，用以允許一使用者修改該 清單220。依據使用者的選項，可將該清單22〇上載至網際 網路（140)的該伺服器（150)中的該儲存裝置（圖1中的16〇), 以供該或其它再現裝置110隨後存取。 應注意，隨著具有web存取功能型電氣設備的可用性遞 增’使得各種不同的場所都會出現此類電氣設備。舉例而 έ ’預期租用車、飛機、旅館等等都包含具有網際網路存 取功忐的電氣設備。根據本發明的内容，使用者在任何場 所存取網際網路上的最愛項目清單以促進選擇該内容資 料。舉例而言，商務旅行者可以識別所到之城市的最愛無 線電臺。在返回城市時，該旅行者只要提供一使用者的標 識，且在該旅行者租用車的收音機中預設該旅行者的最愛 項目。同樣地，可將旅行者旅館房間裏的電視預設為旅行 者的最愛網路，且在該飛機上該音訊被組態以提供相同於 旅行者喜好設定的選擇項目。 本發明還為提供用於建立及維護最愛項目清單165的該 web網站及/或伺服器150及成套設施提供一商業機會。根據 本發明的此一樣態，一 web網站供應者為複數個使用者提供 建互、修改及下載最愛項目清單165的能力。為每一使用者 85998 -11 - 200422938 提供一使用者標識及一密碼，且基於該使用者標識及密碼 來限制存取每一清單1 65。 該web網站供應者可向每一使用者收取服務費用，也可作 為一 ’’優惠"提供該服務，或為向該使用者推介廣告，依據 一使用者的喜好設定收集資訊等等提供一論壇。在本發明 的一較佳實施例中，由被組態以促進在網際網路14〇上建立 及維護清單1 65的一再現裝置丨丨〇的廠商來提供該〜吡網站或 伺服器150，且作為一優惠提供給所有的該裝置ιι〇的購買 者。以此万式，該web網站或伺服器15〇為在廠商的裝置ιι〇 中提供了一 "產品—區別”的機會，且期望提供該_網站或 伺服器1 5 0可鼓勵特定廠商的裝置} 1 〇的銷售。 由於旅遊的原因，租車代理商、旅館及航空公司可提供 一 web網站或伺服器150以促進一旅行者娛樂選擇。另外， 期望提供該Web網站或飼服器15〇作為储存一使用者的最愛 項目能夠鼓勵該使用者使用/購買由該_網站供應者或由 該web網站贊助商/廣告商提供的服務。 以上僅展示本發明的原則。為此，應瞭解熟悉此項技術 者能夠設計出各種裝置，儘管該等裝置在本文中未被清楚 描述或展示，但其體現了本發明的原則並因此在下列申請 專利範圍的精神和範轉之中。 【圖式簡單說明】 將結合附圖以實例的方式更詳細的解釋本發明，其中 圖1展示根據本發明 圖2展示根據本發明 一取愛項目系統的一實例方塊圖。 τ有具有網際網路存取功能的再現 85998 -12- 200422938 裝置的實例方塊圖。 整個附圖中，相同的參考編號表示相同或相應的特徵或 功能。 【圖式代表符號說明】 165 清單 160 最愛項目 125 内容資料 120 儲存資訊來源 150 _ web網站 110 行動裝置 140 網際網路 110 遊戲系統 110 視訊系統 110 多媒體系統 110 攜帶型播放器 110 個人電腦 115 硬碟機（内容資料） 115 磁碟陣列（内容資料） 210 具有網際網路存取功能的 220 清單 260 下載器 230 内容資料 240 選擇器 250 再現器 85998 -13 -200422938 发明, Description of the invention: [Technical field to which the invention belongs] 'In particular, it is about storage and animation, games and other aspects of the invention. This invention is about consumer electronics products, which takes user-defined favorite audio, video, and image content data. Method and system for item selection [Prior art] The availability of a large amount of content data has led to the popularization of a system that allows users to define, favorite items, to facilitate the presentation of a preferred selection item from a plurality of available selection items. In general, the user authorizes a playback device to memorize a preferred selection. For example, when reproducing an audio clip, the user may choose to press a " Add Favorite Item " button to add the clip to a favorite item list. The user can also select a " delete from favorite " button option to modify the favorite item list. If the device includes a more complex user interface, even if the segment is not currently being reproduced, an option is still provided, and the user identifies the segment to be added to a favorite item list. Some systems allow a user to identify multiple favorite item lists, such as a favorite romance list, a favorite dining list, a favorite rock list, and so on. In the video field, a user can identify favorite drama arts, favorite sitcoms, etc .; in the photo field, a user can identify favorite scenery, favorite portraits, family court favorite items, and so on. In addition to clearly identifying favorite clips, some systems are configured to allow the user to identify "favorite settings", allowing the system to use the magpie settings to automatically or semi-automatically identify the settings corresponding to the magpie settings identified by the user. Favorite selection item. Alternatively or in addition, the system can be configured to monitor 85998 200422938 & 4 user's previous selections in order to generate a list of favorite items containing frequently selected information or information similar to previously selected information. In addition to or instead of a separate selection item list, a favorite item list can also be configured to ο select item categories. For example, the user may identify all works of a particular artist as a favorite item, or identify all works in a particular genre of a given artist or artist group as a favorite item. Likewise, a broadcast receiving device (e.g., a conventional radio tuner) usually allows the user to identify the favorite channel. For example, a car radio allows the user to preset many specific channels on the radio button in order to quickly tune to a selected favorite channel. Home entertainment systems often also allow users to program favorite audio channels. TV tuners also typically provide a channel favorite item logo to facilitate quick selection among the hundreds or thousands of channels to choose from. Generally, a user must "program" each device in order to record the user's favorite items. If the user has two cars, the user must program the radio's default channel in each car; if the cars include a CD player ', each CD player must be programmed to record the user's Favorite item. In addition to identifying favorite items or channels on the user's home entertainment system, these stylized activities also identify favorite items on the user's personal computer, identify favorite items in an MP3 player download application, and so on. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION One of the objectives of the present invention is to facilitate the establishment of one or more user-defined favorite item lists. Another object of the present invention is to facilitate multiple devices to access the list of one or more favorite items such as 85998 200422938. Another object of the present invention is to facilitate the related work of establishing or maintaining a consolidated favorite item list. These and other objectives are achieved by providing a method and system on the Internet that facilitates the creation and maintenance of a list of favorite items. Devices with Internet access capabilities can directly access each user's favorite item list and can be configured to facilitate modification of such favorite item lists. Devices that do not have direct Internet access capabilities are configured to receive copies of "downloadable" lists maintained on the Internet, and provide updated "uploadable" copies of the modified list as needed to update these favorite lists . [Embodiment] More and more consumer products are developed into "products with Internet functions". These products are stored directly through wired or wireless communication paths, or indirectly through access to a local area network (LAN). Take a device that is connected to the Internet. Or, a less complex product is configured to receive information from that Internet remotely by a series of "downloads," such as downloading data from the Internet to a PC, and then download data or processed data from the PC to a specific product, such as an MP3 player, a memory stick, or a gaming device. Based on Gu Yi's reference, in this article, the products or devices configured to receive information from the Internet are referred to as electrical equipment with Internet access functions, and I and pipe are directly, indirectly, or remotely, etc. To access information. Depending on the particular device, the access may be one-way (receive only) or two-way (send and receive). Shows a block diagram of an example of a system 100 according to the present invention. This system first promotes the establishment of interoperability and maintains a list of one or more favorite items 165, and is able to pass 85998 200422938 2 electrical equipment with Internet access " 〇 to access the list. Generally 'the related electrical equipment 110 of the present invention is a device configured to reproduce or otherwise process content data (such as audio, video, animation, and other recorded data.'); Each electrical device 110 is capable of accessing multiple content data 丨丨 5, and provide such a list 1 65 to facilitate the selection of a specific selection page from a plurality of materials 丨 5. The selection items based on a list of 1 65 may be exclusive, so that only the selection of the list 165 The included information or selection items are inclusive, so that the information included in the list 165 is preferentially selected, and the information that is not necessarily included in the list 165 is included. According to the present invention, a list of favorite items created to promote , And being able to access the list by multiple electrical devices 11 of a user, the favorite item list 165 is stored in a server 15 which is accessible via the Internet 14. As detailed below, The server 50 includes a storage device 160 configured to contain multiple lists 165. The user is provided with the option to create one or more lists 165, where The order 165 is stored in the access to the child storage device 160 through the server 150, usually by accessing an Internet web site corresponding to an application program running on the server 150. When the device 110 reproduces the content material, the content material is identified as a favorite item, and the selection item that adds the content material to the list becomes effective immediately. Alternatively, other methods can be used to select or deselect the material to be added to the list, such as the above discussion After establishing a favorite item list i65 and storing it on a web site or server 150 accessible via the Internet 140, the user can access any user's electrical equipment through 85998 200422938 11G (including mobile electrical equipment, such as mobile phones: Personal Data Assistant (PDA)), etc. to access the list 165. In contrast to the conventional system, because the list 165 of the present invention is stored in _server 伺服, any Electrical equipment with Internet access can access the list 165, and the user does not need to re-create every electrical equipment-Favorites List 165. A favorite list 165 of a user may include-a special identification of a content content selection item,-a general identification of the content type or category,-a specific source of content data, such as favorite radio stations, television stations, favorites Games, certain levels of selection games, etc. Content data sources may include-radio station frequency identification, _ TV station channels or content URLs of content sources 125 that can be accessed via the Internet 140. As in the conventional system, A user creates different lists i 65, which can be matched with different scenarios, different environments, different modalities, different types of content data: different levels of game skills, etc. For example, a user can combine a game The list is divided into relaxation games, challenge games, group games, and so on. FIG. 2 shows an example block diagram of a reproduction device 110 configured to facilitate a list based on a favorite item accessed via the Internet. Come choose Inner Valley; Shellfish 230. In the device 110, a component 210 with Internet access function is configured to upload a copy of the favorite item list 22 to the storage device of the server (150) via the Internet (14) (Figure! 16〇), or download a copy of the favorite item list 220 from the storage device. Preferably, the list 220 is stored (at least temporarily) in the reproduction device 110 to facilitate access to the list 22 when the device 110 is not connected to the Internet, and 85998 -10 as needed -200422938 facilitates subsequent downloading of the list 220 via a downloader 260 to another device that does not communicate via the Internet, such as a portable MP3 player. A selector 240 uses the list 220 to facilitate selection from a plurality of content materials 230 to provide to a renderer 250 for presenting the selected content materials. In addition, the selector 240 is preferably configured to include one, "Add favorite item" and "Delete from favorite items" buttons to allow a user to modify the list 220. According to the user's options, the selector The manifest 22 is uploaded to the storage device (16 in FIG. 1) in the server (150) of the Internet (140) for subsequent access by the or other reproduction device 110. It should be noted that with the The increasing availability of web access functional electrical equipment 'makes such electrical equipment available in a variety of locations. For example,' rented cars, airplanes, hotels, etc. are expected to include electrical equipment with Internet access capabilities. According to the content of the present invention, a user accesses a list of favorite items on the Internet at any place to facilitate the selection of the content information. For example, a business traveler can identify the favorite radio station in the city he or she visits. When returning to the city, The traveler only needs to provide a user's identity, and preset the traveler's favorite item in the radio of the traveler's rental car. Similarly, the traveler's hotel room can be The TV in the room is preset as the traveler's favorite network, and the audio is configured on the aircraft to provide selection items that are the same as the traveler's preference settings. The present invention also provides a list for establishing and maintaining favorite items 165 The web site and / or server 150 and the complete facility provide a business opportunity. According to this aspect of the invention, a web site provider provides the ability for multiple users to build, modify, and download favorite item lists 165. Provide a user ID and a password for each user 85998 -11-200422938, and restrict access to each list 1 65 based on the user ID and password. The web site provider can charge services to each user The fee can also be used as a `` offer '' to provide the service, or to provide a forum for recommending advertisements to the user, collecting information according to a user's preferences, etc. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, The ~ website or server 150 is provided by a vendor configured to facilitate the creation and maintenance of a reproduction device 丨 丨 0 of the list 1 65 on the Internet 14 and serves as a The offer is provided to all purchasers of the device. In this way, the web site or server 150 provides a "product-differentiation" opportunity in the manufacturer's device and hopes to provide the _Site or server 150 can encourage device-specific devices} 1 0 sales. For travel reasons, car rental agencies, hotels, and airlines may provide a web site or server 150 to promote a traveller entertainment option. In addition, it is expected that providing the Web site or feeder 15 as a user's favorite item can encourage the user to use / purchase services provided by the site provider or the web site sponsor / advertiser. The foregoing merely illustrates the principles of the invention. For this reason, it should be understood that those skilled in the art can design various devices. Although these devices are not clearly described or shown in this document, they embody the principles of the present invention and are therefore within the spirit and scope of the following patent applications. in. [Brief description of the drawings] The present invention will be explained in more detail by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an example of a love item system according to the present invention. τ has a reproduction block diagram of an Internet access function 85998 -12- 200422938 device. Throughout the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding features or functions. [Illustration of Symbols] 165 List 160 Favorite Items 125 Content Data 120 Store Information Sources 150 _ Web Sites 110 Mobile Devices 140 Internet 110 Game System 110 Video System 110 Multimedia System 110 Portable Player 110 Personal Computer 115 Hard Disk Machine (content data) 115 disk array (content data) 210 with Internet access 220 list 260 downloader 230 content data 240 selector 250 reproducer 85998 -13-