Information-processing system, information-processing apparatus, and information-processing method
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Abstract
In an information-processing system shown in FIG. 1, a server (106) for delivering remote-operation control information in accordance with an audio/video instrument (110) and an information-processing apparatus (103) with a remote-operation screen display function for remote-controlling the audio/video instrument (110) based on control information acquired from this server (106) are connected to each other through the Internet (105) etc. The information-processing apparatus (103) makes a request to the server (106) to deliver the remote-operation control information in accordance with this audio/video instrument (110) and, based on the control information delivered from the server (106) owing to this delivery request, performs display processing of a remote-operation screen and, based on remote-operation information input by operations on the remote-operation screen, remote-controls the audio/video instrument (110).
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24 Claims
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21. A video display apparatus for receiving video information transmitted from a base station and supplied to said base station from video information providing apparatus, remote-controlled from the base station, said video display apparatus comprising:
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an input unit for requesting from an external data base distribution of remote-control build up data associated with said video information providing apparatus;
a storage unit for storing said remote-control build up data;
a receiving unit for receiving display information included in said remote-control build-up data from said external data base for displaying a remote-operation screen and producing remote-operation information in response to operations on the remote-operation screen;
a transmit unit for transmitting to said base station said remote-operation information for remotely controlling said video information providing apparatus;
a video reception unit for receiving, via said base station, video information from said video information providing apparatus controlled by said remote-operation information; and
a display unit for displaying said video information received by said video display apparatus.
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22. A method for controlling the operation of video display apparatus of the type that receives video information transmitted from a base station and supplied to the base station from video information providing apparatus that is remote-controlled in response to remote-operation information from said base station, said method comprising the steps of:
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requesting and storing remote-control build up data associated with said video information providing apparatus;
receiving display information included in said remote-control build-up data from an external data base for displaying on said video display apparatus a remote-operation screen and producing remote-operation information inputted by operations on the remote-operation screen;
remotely-controlling said video information providing apparatus through said base station when said remote-operation information is inputted and transmitted to said base station;
receiving video information from said video information providing apparatus, through said base station, controlled by said remote-operation information and displaying said video information received by said video display apparatus.
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23. A program embodied in a computer-readable record medium for controlling a processor to implement a method that determines the operation of video display apparatus of the type that receives video information transmitted from a base station and supplied to the base station from video information providing apparatus that is remote-controlled in response to remote-operation information from said base station, said program consisting of instructions to control said processor to perform the method comprising the steps of:
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requesting and storing remote-control build up data associated with said video information providing apparatus;
receiving display information included in said remote-control build-up data from an external data base for displaying on said video display apparatus a remote-operation screen and producing remote-operation information inputted by operations on the remote-operation screen;
remotely-controlling said video information providing apparatus through said base station when said remote-operation information is inputted and transmitted to said base station;
receiving video information from said video information providing apparatus, through said base station, controlled by said remote-operation information and displaying said video information received by said video display apparatus.
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24. A computer-readable record medium on which is stored computer-readable instructions for controlling a processor to implement a method that determines the operation of video display apparatus of the type that receives video information transmitted from a base station and supplied to the base station from video information providing apparatus that is remote-controlled in response to remote-operation information from said base station, said method implemented by said instructions comprising the steps of:
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requesting and storing remote-control build up data associated with said video information providing apparatus;
receiving display information included in said remote-control build-up data from an external data base for displaying on said video display apparatus a remote-operation screen and producing remote-operation information inputted by operations on the remote-operation screen;
remotely-controlling said video information providing apparatus through said base station when said remote-operation information is inputted and transmitted to said base station;
receiving video information from said video information providing apparatus, through said base station, controlled by said remote-operation information and displaying said video information received by said video display apparatus.
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