Terminal apparatus, server apparatus, information processing method, program, and interlocked application feed system

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a terminal apparatus including an extraction portion configured to extract from a content to be reproduced signature data representative of a characteristic of the content; a query generation portion configured to generate a query including the extracted signature data; a communication portion configured to transmit the generated query to a server apparatus and receive a response returned therefrom in reply to the query; and an application execution portion configured to acquire and execute an application corresponding to an application identifier included in the received response.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A terminal apparatus comprising:
 circuitry configured to
 extract signature data from a watermark embedded in a content received from a content input interface, 
 generate a query based on the signature data, 
 transmit the generated query to a server apparatus, 
 receive a response returned from the server apparatus in reply to the query, the response including an application identifier identifying an application associated with the content, the response further including time information indicative of a point of time within the content, 
 acquire, from the Internet, the application corresponding to the application identifier, 
 output the content for display, and 
 execute the application in interlocked relation to a progress of the content based on the time information. 
   
     
     
         3 . The terminal apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is configured to
 obtain, from the response, related metadata corresponding to executing the application, and   execute the application to process the related metadata.   
     
     
         4 . The terminal apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is configured to generate the query by including, in the query, at least the signature data and a timestamp indicative of a timing at which the watermark is embedded in the content. 
     
     
         5 . The terminal apparatus according to  claim 4 , further comprising a local system clock, wherein the timestamp is determined based on the local system clock of the terminal apparatus. 
     
     
         6 . The terminal apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the circuitry is configured to
 obtain, from the response, related metadata corresponding to executing the application and the timestamp, and   execute the application to process the related metadata based on the timestamp.   
     
     
         7 . The terminal apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the circuitry is configured to
 obtain, from the response, related metadata corresponding to executing the application and the timestamp,   obtain a local time indicative of a timing at which the related metadata is obtained, and   execute the application to process the related metadata based on the timestamp and the local time.   
     
     
         8 . An information processing method for use with a terminal apparatus, the information processing method comprising:
 extracting signature data from a watermark embedded in a content received from a content input interface;   generating a query based on the signature data;   transmitting, by the terminal apparatus, the generated query to a server apparatus;   receiving, by the terminal apparatus, a response returned from the server apparatus in reply to the query, the response including an application identifier identifying an application associated with the content, the response further including time information indicative of a point of time within the content;   acquiring, from the Internet, the application corresponding to the application identifier;   outputting the content for display; and   executing the application in interlocked relation to a progress of the content based on the time information.   
     
     
         9 . The information processing method according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 obtaining, from the response, related metadata corresponding to executing the application, and   executing the application to process the related metadata.   
     
     
         10 . The information processing method according to  claim 8 , wherein generating the query comprises including, in the query, at least the signature data and a timestamp indicative of a timing at which the watermark is embedded in the content. 
     
     
         11 . The information processing method according to  claim 10 , wherein the timestamp is determined based on a local system clock of the terminal apparatus. 
     
     
         12 . The information processing method according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 obtaining, from the response, related metadata corresponding to executing the application and the timestamp, and   executing the application to process the related metadata based on the timestamp.   
     
     
         13 . The information processing method according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 obtaining, from the response, related metadata corresponding to executing the application and the timestamp,   obtaining a local time indicative of a timing at which the related metadata is obtained, and   executing the application to process the related metadata based on the timestamp and the local time.   
     
     
         14 . A system comprising:
 a terminal apparatus, and   a server apparatus;   wherein the terminal apparatus includes circuitry configured to
 extract signature data from a watermark embedded in a content received from a content input interface, 
 generate a query based on the signature data, 
 transmit the generated query to the server apparatus, 
 receive a response returned from the server apparatus in reply to the query, the response including an application identifier identifying an application associated with the content, the response further including time information indicative of a point of time within the content, 
 acquire, from the Internet, the application corresponding to the application identifier, 
 output the content for display, and 
 execute the application in interlocked relation to a progress of the content based on the time information; and 
   the server apparatus includes circuitry configured to
 receive the query from the terminal apparatus, 
 generate the response including the application identifier and the time information based on the query and reference data, and 
 transmit the generated response to the terminal apparatus in reply to the query from the terminal apparatus. 
   
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the circuitry of the terminal apparatus is configured to
 obtain, from the response, related metadata corresponding to executing the application, and   execute the application to process the related metadata.   
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the circuitry of the terminal apparatus is configured to generate the query by including, in the query, at least the signature data and a timestamp indicative of a timing at which the watermark is embedded in the content. 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 16 , wherein the circuitry of the server apparatus is configured to generate the response by including, in the response, related metadata corresponding to executing the application based on the timestamp. 
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the circuitry of the server apparatus is configured to
 store the reference data associating the signature data with a content identifier identifying the content and with the application identifier.   
     
     
         19 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the circuitry of the server apparatus is configured to
 store the reference data associating the signature data with related metadata corresponding to executing the application.   
     
     
         20 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the circuitry of the server apparatus is configured to
 store the reference data associating the signature data with a timestamp indicative of a timing at which the watermark is embedded in the content.