Recording and reproducing system, server apparatus, recording and reproducing method, terminal apparatus, operating method, and program storage medium
First Claim
1. A recording and reproducing system constituted by a server apparatus and terminal apparatuses connected over a local area network;
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operation request generating means for generating a reproduction request bound for said server apparatus; and
terminal-side communicating means for communicating with said server apparatus over said local area network; and
wherein said server apparatus comprises;
server-side communicating means for communicating with each of said terminal apparatuses over said local area network;
server-side recording/reproducing means for recording and reproducing video data to and from a predetermined server-side storage medium; and
server-side controlling means which, in response to said reproduction request sent from any one of said terminal apparatuses over said local area network, causes said server-side recording/reproducing means to reproduce said video data from said server-side storage medium and transmits the reproduced video data through said server-side communicating means to the requesting terminal apparatus over said local area network.
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Abstract
A recording and reproducing system according to the invention is made up of a server apparatus and its terminals connected over a local area network that is administered independently in a limited area. In the system, any one of the terminals may generate a reproduction request and send it to the server apparatus over the LAN. In response to the request, the server apparatus reproduces video data from a storage medium installed therein and sends the reproduced video data to the requesting terminal over the LAN. In this manner, a user may reproduce video data and enjoy images thereof by remotely operating the server apparatus with ease from any terminal configured in the system.
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59 Claims
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1. A recording and reproducing system constituted by a server apparatus and terminal apparatuses connected over a local area network;
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wherein each of said terminal apparatuses comprises;
operation request generating means for generating a reproduction request bound for said server apparatus; and
terminal-side communicating means for communicating with said server apparatus over said local area network; and
wherein said server apparatus comprises;
server-side communicating means for communicating with each of said terminal apparatuses over said local area network;
server-side recording/reproducing means for recording and reproducing video data to and from a predetermined server-side storage medium; and
server-side controlling means which, in response to said reproduction request sent from any one of said terminal apparatuses over said local area network, causes said server-side recording/reproducing means to reproduce said video data from said server-side storage medium and transmits the reproduced video data through said server-side communicating means to the requesting terminal apparatus over said local area network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A server apparatus connected to terminal apparatuses on a local area network that is administered independently in a limited area, said server apparatus comprising:
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communicating means for communicating with each of said terminal apparatuses over said local area network;
recording/reproducing means for recording and reproducing video data to and from a predetermined storage medium; and
controlling means which, in response to a reproduction request sent from any one of said terminal apparatuses over said local area network, causes said recording/reproducing means to reproduce said video data from said storage medium and transmits the reproduced video data through said communicating means to the requesting terminal apparatus over said local area network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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16. A terminal apparatus connected to a server apparatus over a local area network, comprising:
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operation request generating means for generating a reproduction request for soliciting the reproduction of recorded video data by said server apparatus capable of recording and reproducing video data; and
communicating means for communicating with said server apparatus over said local area network;
wherein said communicating means transmits said reproduction request generated by said operation request generating means to said server apparatus over said local area network, and receives the video data reproduced by said server apparatus in response to said reproduction request and transmitted from said server apparatus.
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28. A recording and reproducing method for use with a server apparatus connected to terminal apparatuses on a local area network that is administered independently in a limited area, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a reproduction request sent from any one of said terminal apparatuses over said local area network; and
reproducing video data from a predetermined storage medium in response to said reproduction request before transmitting the reproduced video data to the requesting terminal apparatus over said local area network.
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35. An operating method for use with a terminal apparatus connected to a server apparatus over a local area network, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating a reproduction request for soliciting the reproduction of recorded video data by said server apparatus capable of recording and reproducing video data; and
receiving the video data reproduced and transmitted by said server apparatus in response to said reproduction request transmitted to said server apparatus over said local area network.
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44. A program storage medium which stores a program for use with a server apparatus connected to terminal apparatuses on a local area network that is administered independently in a limited area, said program causing said server apparatus to execute the steps of:
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receiving a reproduction request sent from any one of said terminal apparatuses over said local area network; and
reproducing video data from a predetermined storage medium in response to said reproduction request before transmitting the reproduced video data to the requesting terminal apparatus over said local area network. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A program storage medium which stores a program for use with a terminal apparatus connected to a server apparatus over a local area network, said program causing said terminal apparatus to execute the steps of:
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generating a reproduction request for soliciting the reproduction of recorded video data by said server apparatus capable of recording and reproducing video data; and
receiving the video data reproduced and transmitted by said server apparatus in response to said reproduction request transmitted to said server apparatus over said local area network. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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Specification