System for providing service related information to content reproducing apparatus
First Claim
1. A content reproducing apparatus, for reproducing content provided by a content providing server, comprising:
- content processing means for applying a prescribed process to content;
communication means for providing communication using a prescribed network;
service-related information processing means for receiving and processing service-related information including service identifying information identifying a content service and prescribed information related to the content service identified by said service identifying information from said prescribed network through said communication means, and for controlling said content processing means such that the content processing means processes the content identified by said service identifying information using the service-related information.
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Abstract
An apparatus reproducing content provided by a content providing server includes: a content processing unit for performing content reproduction; a communication unit providing communication through a prescribed network; and a template processing unit receiving service-related information including service identifying information indicating a content service and prescribed information related to the content service identified by the service identifying information from the network through the communication unit, processing the service-related information, and controlling the content processing unit such that the content indicated by the received service identifying information is processed using the service-related information.
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31 Claims
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1. A content reproducing apparatus, for reproducing content provided by a content providing server, comprising:
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content processing means for applying a prescribed process to content;
communication means for providing communication using a prescribed network;
service-related information processing means for receiving and processing service-related information including service identifying information identifying a content service and prescribed information related to the content service identified by said service identifying information from said prescribed network through said communication means, and for controlling said content processing means such that the content processing means processes the content identified by said service identifying information using the service-related information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of providing service-related information facilitating an access to a content service provided by a prescribed content providing server to a potential user of said content service, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining service identifying information for identifying the content service from said prescribed content providing server; and
transmitting said service identifying information to a content reproducing apparatus related to said potential user through a network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A service-related information providing apparatus for providing service-related information of services made available by prescribed key information, comprising:
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authentication information storing means for storing authentication information for authentication of an external apparatus;
first transmitting means responsive to a request from a first external apparatus for service-related information related to the service provided by said service-related information providing apparatus, for authenticating the first external apparatus using the authentication information stored in said authentication information storing means, and for transmitting the service-related information to said external apparatus only when the first external apparatus is authenticated; and
second transmitting means responsive to a request from a second external apparatus for key information designating any of said services, for transmitting the designated key information to said second external apparatus;
whereinsaid request for the key information includes authentication information for obtaining key information for using any of said services; and
said second transmitting means includes key transmitting means for authenticating whether the request for key information was made based on the service-related information transmitted by said first transmitting means or not, using the authentication information included in said key information request, and for transmitting, for the key information request authenticated by said authentication means, the key information requested by the key information request to the second external apparatus that transmitted the request. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A service providing system, comprising:
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a service related information providing apparatus responsive to a request from an external apparatus for service-related information, the requested service-related information to the external apparatus;
a service information transmitting apparatus for requesting said service-related information providing apparatus for said service-related information, and based on the service-related information transmitted in response from said service-related information providing apparatus, transmitting to a prescribed apparatus notice information including service specifying information specifying a prescribed service and service utilizing information necessary for using the service specifying information; and
a service using apparatus responsive to the notice information, for accessing the service specified by the service specifying information included in the notice information and using the service using said service utilizing information included in said notice information. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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