Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage medium

• US 10,572,930 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2018
• Issued: 02/25/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Tanaka, Izuru, Inoue, Hiraku
• Primary Examiner(s): Khajuria, Shripal K
• Application Number:
  US16/147,567
• Publication Number:
  US 20190035001A1
• Time in Patent Office: 515 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/433 using audio data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4387 by the use of playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00086 Circuits for prevention of unauthorised reproduction or copying, e.g. piracy indicating unauthorised use of record carriers in general G11B23/28; scrambling for television signal recording H04N5/913; network architectures or network protocols for network security H04L63/00; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio

Abstract

A method for providing purchased content is provided. Management data including the identification data of the purchased content data stored in the information processing apparatus is received. Backup data of a user identification associated with the information processing apparatus is updated based on the management data. A request with the user identification associated with the information processing apparatus is received. A determination is made as to whether the request is authorized based on an authentication process. A list of identification data of content data identified in the backup data is provided to the information processing apparatus in response to a determination that the request is authorized. Further, the purchased content data without the fee is provided to the information processing apparatus based on a user selection of the identification data of the purchased content data from the list of the identification data of the content data.

Claims

1. A server, comprising:

communication circuitry configured to communicate with an information processing apparatus via the Internet;

a memory; and

processing circuitry configured to, via the communication circuitry,

provide identification data of content data available for purchase to the information processing apparatus,

when the content data is purchased based on a user input for a fee, provide the purchased content data to the information processing apparatus,

receive management data including the identification data of the purchased content data stored in the information processing apparatus,

update backup data of a user identification associated with the information processing apparatus based on the management data,

receive, from the information processing apparatus, a request with the user identification associated with the information processing apparatus,

determine whether the request is authorized based on an authentication process,

provide a list of identification data of content data identified in the backup data to the information processing apparatus in response to a determination that the request is authorized,

provide the purchased content data without the fee to the information processing apparatus based on a user selection of the identification data of the purchased content data from the list of the identification data of the content data, and

send another list of identification data of content data to the information processing apparatus, wherein

the other list is displayed by the information processing apparatus with purchase icons of the content data in the other list, and

an appearance of one of the purchase icons corresponding to the purchased content data is changed to prohibit a selection of the one of the purchase icons.

2. The server according to claim 1, further comprising:

a memory configured to store the backup data of the user identification and backup data of at least one other user identification associated with another information processing apparatus.

3. The server according to claim 1, wherein the purchased content data includes one of music content, video content, an application program, and game software.

4. The server according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to

receive the management data including the identification data of the purchased content data from the information processing apparatus after the purchased content data is provided to and stored in the information processing apparatus.

5. The server according to claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to

provide the purchased content data without the fee when the purchased content data is no longer stored in the information processing apparatus.

6. The server according to claim 1, wherein the list of the identification data of the content data identified in the backup data includes identification data for at least one content data purchased at another information processing apparatus.

7. The server according to claim 1, wherein the list of the identification data of the content data identified in the backup data includes identification data for a plurality of previously purchased content data.

8. A server system, comprising:

communication circuitry configured to communicate with an information processing apparatus via the Internet;

a memory; and

processing circuitry configured to, via the communication circuitry,

provide identification data of content data available for purchase to the information processing apparatus,

when the content data is purchased based on a user input for a fee, provide the purchased content data to the information processing apparatus,

receive management data including the identification data of the purchased content data stored in the information processing apparatus,

update backup data of a user identification associated with the information processing apparatus based on the management data,

receive, from the information processing apparatus, a request with the user identification associated with the information processing apparatus,

determine whether the request is authorized based on an authentication process,

provide a list of identification data of content data identified in the backup data to the information processing apparatus in response to a determination that the request is authorized,

provide the purchased content data without the fee to the information processing apparatus based on a user selection of the identification data of the purchased content data from the list of the identification data of the content data, and

send another list of identification data of content data to the information processing apparatus, wherein

the other list is displayed by the information processing apparatus with purchase icons of the content data in the other list, and

an appearance of one of the purchase icons corresponding to the purchased content data is changed to prohibit a selection of the one of the purchase icons.

9. The server system according to claim 8, further comprising:

a memory configured to store the backup data of the user identification and backup data of at least one other user identification associated with another information processing apparatus.

10. The server system according to claim 8, wherein the purchased content data includes one of music content, video content, an application program, and game software.

11. The server system according to claim 8, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to

receive the management data including the identification data of the purchased content data from the information processing apparatus after the purchased content data is provided to and stored in the information processing apparatus.

12. The server system according to claim 8, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to

provide the purchased content data without the fee to the information processing apparatus when the purchased content data is no longer stored in the information processing apparatus.

13. The server system according to claim 8, wherein the list of the identification data of the content data identified in the backup data includes identification data for at least one content data purchased at another information processing apparatus.

14. The server system according to claim 8, wherein the list of the identification data of the content data identified in the backup data includes identification data for a plurality of previously purchased content data.

15. A method for providing purchased content, the method comprising:

providing identification data of content data available for purchase to an information processing apparatus;

when the content data is purchased based on a user input for a fee, providing the purchased content data to an information processing apparatus;

receiving management data including the identification data of the purchased content data stored in the information processing apparatus,

updating backup data of a user identification associated with the information processing apparatus based on the management data,

receiving, from the information processing apparatus, a request with the user identification associated with the information processing apparatus,

determining whether the request is authorized based on an authentication process,

providing, by processing circuitry, a list of identification data of content data identified in the backup data to the information processing apparatus in response to a determination that the request is authorized,

providing, by the processing circuitry, the purchased content data without the fee to the information processing apparatus based on a user selection of the identification data of the purchased content data from the list of the identification data of the content data, and

sending another list of identification data of content data to the information processing apparatus, wherein

the other list is displayed by the information processing apparatus with purchase icons of the content data in the other list, and

an appearance of one of the purchase icons corresponding to the purchased content data is changed to prohibit a selection of the one of the purchase icons.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the purchased content data includes one of music content, video content, an application program, and game software.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein the receiving the management data comprises:

receiving the management data including the identification data of the purchased content data from the information processing apparatus after the purchased content data is provided to and stored in the information processing apparatus.

18. The method according to claim 15, wherein the purchased content data is provided without the fee to the information processing apparatus when the purchased content data is no longer stored in the information processing apparatus.

19. The method according to claim 15, wherein the list of the identification data of the content data identified in the backup data includes identification data for at least one content data purchased at another information processing apparatus.

20. The method according to claim 15, wherein the list of the identification data of the content data identified in the backup data includes identification data for a plurality of previously purchased content data.