Information processing system, information processing device, information processing method, program and recording medium
First Claim
1. An information processing system comprising:
- a license server providing a license for utilizing content; and
a terminal requesting the license from the license server, obtaining the license, and utilizing the content based on the license, wherein one of the license server and the terminal includes;
duplicate-license determination means for determining whether or not the license requested by the terminal from the license server duplicates a license already held by the terminal, and wherein the terminal includes;
license-duplication reporting means for reporting license duplication indicating that the license requested by the terminal from the license server duplicates a license already held by the terminal according to the determination result by the duplicate-license determination means.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method, and to a program and a recording medium for preventing duplicated purchase of a license. A client 1 requests a license from a license server 4, acquires the license, and utilizes content based on the license. The license server 4 provides a license with which content is utilized. The client 1 determines whether or not the license requested from the license server 4 duplicates a license already held by the client 1. The client 1 informs its user that the license requested by the client 1 duplicates a license already held by the client 1 according to a determination result. The present invention is applicable to, for example, a computer which utilizes digital content by acquiring a license to utilize the content.
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21 Claims
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1. An information processing system comprising:
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a license server providing a license for utilizing content; and
a terminal requesting the license from the license server, obtaining the license, and utilizing the content based on the license, wherein one of the license server and the terminal includes;
duplicate-license determination means for determining whether or not the license requested by the terminal from the license server duplicates a license already held by the terminal, and wherein the terminal includes;
license-duplication reporting means for reporting license duplication indicating that the license requested by the terminal from the license server duplicates a license already held by the terminal according to the determination result by the duplicate-license determination means.
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2. An information processing apparatus for requesting a license from a license server providing the license for utilizing content, obtaining the license, and utilizing the content based on the license, comprising:
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duplicate-license determination means for determining whether or not a license requested from the license server duplicates an already available license; and
license-duplication reporting means for reporting license duplication indicating that the license requested from the license server duplicates an already available license according to the determination result by the duplicate-license determination means. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for processing information for requesting a license from a license server providing the license for utilizing content, obtaining the license, and utilizing the content based on the license, the method comprising:
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a duplicate-license determination step of determining whether or not a license requested from the license server duplicates an already available license; and
a license-duplication reporting step of reporting license duplication indicating that the license requested from the license server duplicates an already available license according to the determination result in the duplicate-license determination step.
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7. A computer-executable program for processing information for requesting a license from a license server providing the license for utilizing content, obtaining the license, and utilizing the content based on the license, the program comprising:
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a duplicate-license determination step of determining whether or not a license requested from the license server duplicates an already available license; and
a license-duplication reporting step of reporting license duplication indicating that the license requested from the license server duplicates an already available license according to the determination result in the duplicate-license determination step.
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8. A recording medium recording a computer-executable program for processing information for requesting a license from a license server providing the license for utilizing content, obtaining the license, and utilizing the content based on the license, the program comprising:
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a duplicate-license determination step of determining whether or not a license requested from the license server duplicates an already available license; and
a license-duplication reporting step of reporting license duplication indicating that the license requested from the license server duplicates an already available license according to the determination result in the duplicate-license determination step.
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9. An information processing apparatus for requesting a license from a license server providing the license for utilizing content, obtaining the license, and utilizing the content based on the license, the information processing system comprising:
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determination-result receiving means for receiving from the license server a result of determination as to whether or not a license requested from the license server duplicates an already available license; and
license-duplication reporting means for reporting license duplication indicating that the license requested from the license server duplicates an already available license according to the result of determination as to license duplication received by the determination-result receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method for processing information for requesting a license from a license server providing the license for utilizing content, obtaining the license, and utilizing the content based on the license, the method comprising:
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a determination-result receiving step of receiving from the license server a result of determination as to whether or not the license requested from the license server duplicates an already available license; and
a license-duplication reporting step of reporting license duplication indicating that the license requested from the license server duplicates an already available license according to the result of determination as to license duplication received in the determination-result receiving step.
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13. A computer-executable program for processing information for requesting a license from a license server providing the license for utilizing content, obtaining the license, and utilizing the content based on the license, the program comprising:
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a determination-result receiving step of receiving from the license server a result of determination as to whether or not the license requested from the license server duplicates an already available license; and
a license-duplication reporting step of reporting license duplication indicating that the license requested from the license server duplicates an already available license according to the result of determination as to license duplication received in the determination-result receiving step.
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14. A recording medium recording a computer-executable program for processing information for requesting a license from a license server providing the license for utilizing content, obtaining the license, and utilizing the content based on the license, the program comprising:
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a determination-result receiving step of receiving from the license server a result of determination as to whether or not the license requested from the license server duplicates an already available license; and
a license-duplication reporting step of reporting license duplication indicating that the license requested from the license server duplicates an already available license according to the result of determination as to license duplication received in the determination-result receiving step.
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15. An information processing apparatus for providing a license for utilizing content in response to a request by a terminal utilizing the content, comprising:
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query means for making an inquiry about licenses already held by the terminal;
duplicate-license determination means for determining whether or not the license requested by the terminal duplicates a license already held by the terminal; and
determination-result sending means for sending a determination result by the duplicate-license determination means to the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for processing information for providing a license for utilizing content in response to a request by a terminal utilizing the content, the method comprising:
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a query step of making an inquiry about licenses already held by the terminal;
a duplicate-license determination step of determining whether or not the license requested by the terminal duplicates a license already held by the terminal; and
a determination-result sending step of sending a determination result in the duplicate-license determination step to the terminal.
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20. A computer-executable program for processing information for providing a license for utilizing content in response to a request by a terminal utilizing the content, the program comprising:
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a query step of making an inquiry about licenses already held by the terminal;
a duplicate-license determination step of determining whether or not the license requested by the terminal duplicates a license already held by the terminal; and
a determination-result sending step of sending a determination result in the duplicate-license determination step to the terminal.
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21. A recording medium recording a computer-executable program for processing information for providing a license for utilizing content in response to a request by a terminal utilizing the content, the program comprising:
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a query step of making an inquiry about licenses already held by the terminal;
a duplicate-license determination step of determining whether or not the license requested by the terminal duplicates a license already held by the terminal; and
a determination-result sending step of sending a determination result in the duplicate-license determination step to the terminal.
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