Information processing system, service providing device and method, information processing device and method, recording medium, and program
First Claim
1. An information processing system, comprising:
- a service providing apparatus; and
a plurality of information processing apparatuses connected to said service providing apparatus via a first network, which is public;
said service providing apparatus including;
authentication means for authenticating the connection of said service providing apparatus to said information processing apparatus, which has accessed via said first network, on the basis of identification information sent from said information processing apparatus;
providing means for providing a private virtual space service to said information processing apparatus;
storage means for storing a group to which a user of said information processing apparatus belongs;
sharing means for making an information processing apparatus of an other user among users who belong to the same group of said user, said other user being permitted by said user, share said private virtual space service being provided to said information processing apparatus of said user; and
common-use means for providing common use of content data among the information processing apparatuses of a plurality of users who share said private virtual space service; and
said information processing apparatus including;
transmission means for transmitting said identification information by accessing said service providing apparatus via said first network;
display control means for controlling the display of a private virtual space provided from said service providing apparatus;
permission means for permitting a request for sharing from an other user of said private virtual space provided by said service providing apparatus; and
instruction means for specifying the reproduction of said content data shared among said information processing apparatuses of said plurality of users who share said private virtual space service.
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Abstract
The present invention is related to an information processing system, a service providing apparatus and method, an information processing apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program that are intended to simultaneously share content data in private virtual spaces. A home server 11 is arranged at user A'"'"'s home. A portable user terminal 1 and so on can access the home server 11. A virtual home DB server 21 supplies the layout information about virtual home and so on to the portable user terminal 1. An authentication server 22 executes authentication processing on the portable user terminal 1. An inter-user-terminal communication relay server 23 executes the processing associated with the communication between a plurality of users. A user information holding server 24 stores the personal data of each user and the content data, which are shared with other users. The present invention is applicable to programs realizing realtime communication by use of the Internet.
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33 Claims
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1. An information processing system, comprising:
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a service providing apparatus; and
a plurality of information processing apparatuses connected to said service providing apparatus via a first network, which is public;
said service providing apparatus including;
authentication means for authenticating the connection of said service providing apparatus to said information processing apparatus, which has accessed via said first network, on the basis of identification information sent from said information processing apparatus;
providing means for providing a private virtual space service to said information processing apparatus;
storage means for storing a group to which a user of said information processing apparatus belongs;
sharing means for making an information processing apparatus of an other user among users who belong to the same group of said user, said other user being permitted by said user, share said private virtual space service being provided to said information processing apparatus of said user; and
common-use means for providing common use of content data among the information processing apparatuses of a plurality of users who share said private virtual space service; and
said information processing apparatus including;
transmission means for transmitting said identification information by accessing said service providing apparatus via said first network;
display control means for controlling the display of a private virtual space provided from said service providing apparatus;
permission means for permitting a request for sharing from an other user of said private virtual space provided by said service providing apparatus; and
instruction means for specifying the reproduction of said content data shared among said information processing apparatuses of said plurality of users who share said private virtual space service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A service providing apparatus for providing a private virtual space service to each of a plurality of information processing apparatuses on a network, which is public, comprising:
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authentication means for authenticating the connection of said service providing apparatus to said information processing apparatus, which has accessed via said network, on the basis of identification information sent from said information processing apparatus;
providing means for providing said private virtual space service to said information processing apparatus;
storage means for storing a group to which a user of said information processing apparatus belongs;
sharing means for making an information processing apparatus of an other user among users who belong to the same group of said user, said other user being permitted by said user, share said private virtual space service being provided to said information processing apparatus of said user; and
common-use means for providing common use of content data among the information processing apparatuses of a plurality of users who share said private virtual space service. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A service providing method for providing a private virtual space service to each of a plurality of information processing apparatuses on a network, which is public, comprising the steps of:
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authenticating the connection of said information processing apparatus, which has accessed via said network, on the basis of identification information sent from said information processing apparatus;
providing said private virtual space service to said information processing apparatus;
storing a group to which a user of said information processing apparatus belongs;
making an information processing apparatus of an other user among users who belong to the same group of said user, said other user being permitted by said user, share said private virtual space service being provided to said information processing apparatus of said user; and
providing common use of content data among the information processing apparatuses of a plurality of users who share said private virtual space service.
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14. A recording medium recorded with a computer-readable program for providing a private virtual space service to each of a plurality of information processing apparatuses on a network, which is public, said computer-readable program comprising the steps of:
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authenticating the connection of said information processing apparatus, which has accessed via said network, on the basis of identification information sent from said information processing apparatus;
providing said private virtual space service to said information processing apparatus;
storing a group to which a user of said information processing apparatus belongs;
making an information processing apparatus of an other user among users who belong to the same group of said user, said other user being permitted by said user, share said private virtual space service being provided to said information processing apparatus of said user; and
providing common use of content data among the information processing apparatuses of a plurality of users who share said private virtual space service.
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15. A system for providing a private virtual space service to each of a plurality of information processing apparatuses on a first network, which is public, said system comprising:
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a processor operable to execute instructions; and
instructions, the instructions including;
authenticating the connection of said information processing apparatus, which has accessed via said first network, on the basis of identification information sent from said information processing apparatus;
providing said private virtual space service to said information processing apparatus;
storing a group to which a user of said information processing apparatus belongs;
making an information processing apparatus of an other user among users who belong to the same group of said user, said other user being permitted by said user, share said private virtual space service being provided to said information processing apparatus of said user; and
providing common use of content data among the information processing apparatuses of a plurality of users who share said private virtual space service. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An information processing apparatus that receives a private virtual space service from a service providing apparatus via a network, which is public, comprising:
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transmission means for transmitting said identification information by accessing said service providing apparatus via said network;
display control means for controlling the display of a private virtual space provided from said service providing apparatus;
permission means for permitting a request for sharing from an other user of said private virtual space provided by said service providing apparatus; and
instruction means for specifying the reproduction of content data shared among said information processing apparatuses of a plurality of users who share said private virtual space service. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An information processing method that receives a private virtual space service from a service providing apparatus via a network, which is public, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting identification information by accessing said service providing apparatus via said network;
controlling the display of a private virtual space provided from said service providing apparatus;
permitting a request for sharing from an other user of said private virtual space provided by said service providing apparatus; and
specifying the reproduction of content data shared among terminal apparatuses of a plurality of users who share said private virtual space service.
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27. A recording medium recorded with a computer-readable program for receiving a private virtual space service from a service providing apparatus via a network, which is public, said computer-readable program comprising the steps of:
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transmitting identification information by accessing said service providing apparatus via said network;
controlling the display of a private virtual space provided from said service providing apparatus;
permitting a request for sharing from an other user of said private virtual space provided by said service providing apparatus; and
specifying the reproduction of said content data shared among terminal apparatuses of a plurality of users who share said private virtual space service.
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28. A system for receiving a private virtual space service from a service providing apparatus via a first network, which is public, said system comprising:
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a processor operable to execute instructions; and
instructions, the instructions including;
transmitting identification information by accessing said service providing apparatus via said first network;
controlling the display of a private virtual space provided from said service providing apparatus;
permitting a request for sharing from an other user of said private virtual space provided by said service providing apparatus; and
specifying the reproduction of content data shared among terminal apparatuses of a plurality of users who share said private virtual space service. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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Specification