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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21. A base station connected to video information providing apparatus, remote-controlled from the base station, for transmitting video information, supplied from the video information providing apparatus, to video display apparatus of the type that is operable to request distribution of and to store remote-control build up data associated with said video information providing apparatus, receive display information included in said remote-control build-up data from an external data base for displaying a remote-operation screen and produce remote-operation information at said base station in response to operations on the remote-operation screen;
- said base station comprising;
a receiver unit for receiving information from said video display apparatus to produce said remote-operation information;
a remote-control unit for remotely controlling said video information providing apparatus in response to said remote-operation information;
a video information reception unit for receiving video information from said video information providing apparatus controlled by said remote-operation information; and
a transmitter unit for transmitting said video information to said video display apparatus.
- said base station comprising;
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22. A method by which a base station transmits video information supplied from video information providing apparatus, remote-controlled from the base station, to video display apparatus of the type that is operable to request distribution of and to store remote-control build up data associated with said video information providing apparatus, receives display information included in said remote-control build-up data from an external data base for displaying a remote-operation screen and produces remote-operation information at said base station in response to operations on the remote-operation screen;
- said method comprising the steps of;
receiving information from said video display apparatus to produce said remote-operation information;
remotely controlling said video information providing apparatus in response to said remote-operation information;
receiving video information from said video information providing apparatus controlled by said remote-operation information; and
transmitting said video information to said video display apparatus.
- said method comprising the steps of;
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23. A program to control a processor to implement a method by which a base station transmits video information supplied from video information providing apparatus, remote-controlled from the base station, to video display apparatus of the type that is operable to request distribution of and to store remote-control build up data associated with said video information providing apparatus, receives display information included in said remote-control build-up data from an external data base for displaying a remote-operation screen and produces remote-operation information at said base station in response to operations on the remote-operation screen;
- said program consisting of instructions to control said processor to perform the method comprising the steps of;
receiving information from said video display apparatus to produce said remote-operation information;
remotely controlling said video information providing apparatus in response to said remote-operation information;
receiving video information from said video information providing apparatus controlled by said remote-operation information; and
transmitting said video information to said video display apparatus.
- said program consisting of instructions to control said processor to perform the method comprising the steps of;
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24. A computer-readable record medium for storing a program operable to control a processor to carry out the method by which a base station transmits video information supplied from video information providing apparatus, remote-controlled from the base station, to video display apparatus of the type that is operable to request distribution of and to store remote-control build up data associated with said video information providing apparatus, receives display information included in said remote-control build-up data from an external data base for displaying a remote-operation screen and produces remote-operation information at said base station in response to operations on the remote-operation screen;
- said program implementing the steps of;
receiving information from said video display apparatus to produce said remote-operation information;
remotely controlling said video information providing apparatus in response to said remote-operation information;
receiving video information from said video information providing apparatus controlled by said remote-operation information; and
transmitting said video information to said video display apparatus.
- said program implementing the steps of;
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