	US 7,589,794 B2
	System for delivering contents automatically
Hiroaki Adachi, Tokyo (Japan)
Assigned to Sony Corporation, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/334,492.
Claims priority of application No. 2005-016117 (JP), filed on Jan. 24, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2006/0164546 A1, Jul. 27, 2006
Int. Cl. H04N 5/46 (2006.01); H04N 7/01 (2006.01); H04N 5/268 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 348—555 [348/705; 348/441]

8 Claims

1. A system for delivering contents automatically, said system comprising:

first signal-selecting-and-delivering means for selecting a contents-signal from the contents-signals each having a first format of the contents-signal and delivering the selected contents-signal having the first format;

second signal-selecting-and-delivering means for selecting a contents-signal from the contents-signals each having a second format of the contents-signal and delivering the selected contents-signal having the second format;

signal-supplying means for supplying the contents-signals each having the first format to the first signal-selecting-and-delivering means and the contents-signals each having the second format to the second signal-selecting-and delivering means;

signal-converting means for converting the contents-signal that is output from the first signal-selecting-and-delivering means, said contents-signal having the first format, into the contents-signal having the second format and supplying the converted contents-signal having the second format to the second signal-selecting-and-delivering means; and

control means for controlling signal-supplying operation of the signal-supplying means and signal-selecting-and-delivering operations of the first and second signal-selecting-and-delivering means to allow the first signal-selecting-and-delivering means to deliver the contents-signal having the first format and the second signal-selecting-and-delivering means to deliver the contents-signal having the second format, based on a predetermined delivery schedule of the contents.