The present invention is intended to automatically construct a database of contents data which are distributed over plural reproducing apparatuses and search this database on the basis of user's fragmentary memory. A contents sharing management system practiced as one embodiment of the invention com
The present invention is intended to automatically construct a database of contents data which are distributed over plural reproducing apparatuses and search this database on the basis of user's fragmentary memory. A contents sharing management system practiced as one embodiment of the invention comprises an episode server installed at user's home and plural reproducing apparatuses including a component stereo set, portable player, portable wireless terminal, and MD player, which are interconnected in a wireless manner based on wireless communication technologies such as Bluetooth. The episode server wirelessly connects to the portable player for example to get the episode information stored therein and organizes the retrieved episode information into a database. The episode server also searches the database upon request from the portable player to identify a source apparatus in which desired contents data are stored and supplies the retrieved contents data to the requesting portable player.
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1. A system comprising: a portable apparatus configured to store episode information associated with a particular episode of playing content data stored at a first source apparatus, the episode information including content data information about the content data itself and event data describing the
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A system comprising: a portable apparatus configured to store episode information associated with a particular episode of playing content data stored at a first source apparatus, the episode information including content data information about the content data itself and event data describing the circumstances associated with the particular episode;a server configured to:automatically receive the episode information from the portable apparatus subsequent to the particular episode of playing the content data,receive a request for content data from a user, andretrieve the content data from a second source apparatus, based on the request and at least part of the received episode information; andan output circuit for outputting the retrieved content data, wherein:the content data information includes at least a title or ID of the content data; andthe event data includes one or more of: a date and time of the particular episode, a location of the portable apparatus when the particular episode occurred, a person near the portable apparatus when the particular episode occurred, and information about the source apparatus. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein: the request includes at least part of the event data. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is further configured to: automatically and wirelessly receive the episode information from the portable apparatus, andretrieve the content data from the second source apparatus in response to a voice request from a user,thereby retrieving the content data in a hands-free manner. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein: the portable apparatus is one of a phone, a personal digital assistant, a portable media player, and a radio. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the output circuit further comprises: a component stereo set coupled to the server, wherein the component stereo set is configured to communicate with the server so that content data retrieved by the server is outputted from speakers at the component stereo set. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein: the portable apparatus, the component stereo set, and the server are all configured to communicate with each other wirelessly. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein: the portable apparatus, the component stereo set, and the server are all associated with common registered user or group name. 8. The system of claim 7, further including: an agent program that includes voice recognition so that the system is configured to store the episode information in the portable apparatus, transfer the episode information to the server, receive the request for content data from the user, and output the content data from the component stereo set without physical manipulation of any component of the portable apparatus, server, or component stereo set by a user. 9. A recording medium having stored thereon a computer-readable program having instructions that instruct an apparatus to perform certain steps, the instructions including: voice recognizing instructions for recognizing voice input;episode information receiving instructions for receiving episode information associated with a particular episode of outputting content data, the episode information including content data information about the content data itself and event data describing the circumstances associated with the particular episode;search instructions for using the voice input recognized by the voice recognizing instructions as a search condition for searching the episode information received by the episode information receiving instructions, thereby resulting in an episode information search result; andcontent providing instructions for retrieving the content data based on the episode information search result, wherein:the content data information includes at least a title or ID of the content data; andthe event data includes one or more of: a date and time of the particular episode, a location of the apparatus when the particular episode occurred, a person near the apparatus when the particular episode occurred, and information about a source of the content data. 10. The recording medium of claim 9, wherein: the voice input includes one or more of a date and time, a location, or a person's name, but does not include a title or ID of the content data. 11. The recording medium of claim 9, wherein: the episode information receiving instructions are configured to cause the apparatus to automatically receive the episode information from a source external to the apparatus, without user interaction. 12. The recording medium of claim 9, wherein: the content providing instructions are configured to cause the apparatus to retrieve the content data and to automatically provide the content data to an output circuit to be output. 13. The recording medium of claim 9, wherein the content providing instructions are configured to: cause the apparatus to retrieve the content data and additional content data, based on the episode information search result; andprovide the content data and the additional content data to an output circuit to be output. 14. The recording medium of claim 13, wherein: the content data is a first audio content data; andthe additional content data is a second audio content data, whereinproviding the content data and the additional content data to an output circuit includes providing the first audio content data and the second audio content data to the output circuit to be played to a user. 15. A method of playing content data, comprising: storing in a portable apparatus episode information associated with a particular episode of playing the content data, the episode information including content data information about the content data itself and event data describing the circumstances associated with the particular episode of playing the content data;subsequently receiving, via a user input device of the portable apparatus, a search request that includes at least part of the event data and does not include the content data information;based on the search request, using the episode information to search for the content data;automatically retrieving the content data as a result of the search; andplaying the retrieved content data, wherein:the content data information includes at least a title or ID of the content data; andthe event data includes one or more of: a date and time of the particular episode, a location of the portable apparatus when the particular episode occurred, a person near the portable apparatus when the particular episode occurred, and information about a source of the content data. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein storing in a portable apparatus the episode information includes automatically storing the episode information in the portable apparatus, and further comprising: automatically transmitting the stored episode information to another apparatus, prior to receiving the search request;receiving the search request by receiving a voice request that includes at least part of the event data and does not include the content data information;based on the search request, using the episode information to automatically search for the content data; andautomatically playing the retrieved data, thereby permitting the content data to be played after the particular episode of playing without physical manipulation of any component of the portable apparatus or the other apparatus. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein the content data is music data. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein: storing in a portable apparatus the episode information includes automatically storing the episode information in the portable apparatus; andautomatically retrieving the content data includes automatically retrieving the content data from an apparatus other than the portable apparatus. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein: automatically retrieving the content data includes automatically retrieving the content data at a server;playing the retrieved content data comprises playing the retrieved content data using one or more speakers.
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