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Information processing system, service providing device and method, information processing device and method, recording medium, and program

  • US 20050210395A1
  • Filed: 10/27/2003
  • Published: 09/22/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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