Receiving apparatus, recording apparatus, content receiving method, and content recording method
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1. A receiving apparatus for receiving, either in broadcast fashion or via an external network, content information made up of contents and meta information about said contents, said receiving apparatus comprising:
- a device search section configured to search for a compatible device connected to the network and capable of recording the received content information, by multicasting a search request over said network;
a device information acquisition section configured to acquire device information from at least one device having responded to said search request, said device information including compatible device information indicating that the responding device is said compatible device;
a device compatibility determination section configured to determine, based on said device information, whether said at least one device having sent said device information is said compatible device;
a storage destination information acquisition section configured such that if said at least one device having sent said device information is found to be said compatible device, then said storage destination information acquisition section acquires from said compatible device storage destination information designating a destination established by said compatible device as the destination to which to store said content information;
a content search section configured to search said content information which was recorded, is being received, or is scheduled to be received, for content information having meta information related to said storage destination information; and
a content offering section configured such that if the content information having the meta information related to said storage destination information is detected, then said content offering section offers the detected content information to said compatible device having the storage destination information related to said meta information.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a receiving apparatus for receiving, either in broadcast fashion or via an external network, content information made up of contents and meta information about the contents, the receiving apparatus including: a device search section; a device information acquisition section; a device compatibility determination section; a storage destination information acquisition section; a content search section; and a content offering section.
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1. A receiving apparatus for receiving, either in broadcast fashion or via an external network, content information made up of contents and meta information about said contents, said receiving apparatus comprising:
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a device search section configured to search for a compatible device connected to the network and capable of recording the received content information, by multicasting a search request over said network; a device information acquisition section configured to acquire device information from at least one device having responded to said search request, said device information including compatible device information indicating that the responding device is said compatible device; a device compatibility determination section configured to determine, based on said device information, whether said at least one device having sent said device information is said compatible device; a storage destination information acquisition section configured such that if said at least one device having sent said device information is found to be said compatible device, then said storage destination information acquisition section acquires from said compatible device storage destination information designating a destination established by said compatible device as the destination to which to store said content information; a content search section configured to search said content information which was recorded, is being received, or is scheduled to be received, for content information having meta information related to said storage destination information; and a content offering section configured such that if the content information having the meta information related to said storage destination information is detected, then said content offering section offers the detected content information to said compatible device having the storage destination information related to said meta information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A recording apparatus for recording content information which is made up of contents and meta information about said contents and which is received by an external device either in broadcast fashion or via an external network, said recording apparatus comprising:
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a storage destination information setting section configured to set storage destination information designating the destination to which to store said content information; a search request responding section configured such that if a search request for a compatible device is received after getting multicast by said external device over the network, said compatible device being capable of recording said content information possessed by said external device, then said search request responding section sends a response to said search request to said external device; a device information offering section configured to offer device information to said external device, said device information including compatible device information indicating that said recording apparatus is said compatible device; a storage destination information offering section configured such that if, based on said device information, said external device determines that said recording apparatus is capable of recording said content information, then said storage destination information offering section offers said storage destination information to said external device in response to a request made by said external device; a content acquisition section configured such that if said external device having received said storage destination information is found to possess the content information having the meta information related to said storage destination information, then said content acquisition section acquires the content information in question from said external device; and a recording section configured to record the acquired content information to the storage destination corresponding to said storage destination information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A content reception method for receiving, either in broadcast fashion or via an external network, content information made up of contents and meta information about said contents and for transferring the received content information to an external device, said content reception method comprising the steps of:
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searching for a compatible device connected to the network and capable of recording said received content information, by multicasting a search request over said network; acquiring device information from at least one device having responded to said search request, said device information including compatible device information indicating that the responding device is said compatible device; determining, based on said device information, whether said at least one device having sent said device information is said compatible device; if said at least one device having sent said device information is found to be said compatible device, then acquiring from said compatible device storage destination information designating a destination established by said compatible device as the destination to which to store said content information; searching said content information which was recorded, is being received, or is scheduled to be received, for content information having meta information related to said storage destination information; and if the content information having the meta information related to said storage destination information is detected, then offering the detected content information to said compatible device having the storage destination information related to said meta information.
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15. A content recording method for recording content information which is made up of contents and meta information about said contents and which is received by an external device either in broadcast fashion or via an external network, said content recording method comprising the steps of:
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if a search request for a compatible device is received after getting multicast by said external device over the network, said compatible device being capable of recording said content information possessed by said external device, then sending a response to said search request to said external device; sending device information to said external device, said device information including compatible device information indicating that a recording apparatus operating in accordance with said content recording method is said compatible device; if said external device determines that said recording apparatus is capable of recording said content information based on said device information, then sending storage destination information to said external device in response to a request made by said external device, said storage destination information designating a predetermined destination to which to store said content information; if said external device having received said storage destination information is found to possess the content information having the meta information related to said storage destination information, then receiving the content information in question from said external device; and recording the acquired content information to the storage destination corresponding to said storage destination information.
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16. A receiving apparatus for receiving, either in broadcast fashion or via an external network, content information made up of contents and meta information about said contents, said receiving apparatus comprising:
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device search means for searching for a compatible device connected to the network and capable of recording the received content information, by multicasting a search request over said network; device information acquisition means for acquiring device information from at least one device having responded to said search request, said device information including compatible device information indicating that the responding device is said compatible device; device compatibility determination means for determining, based on said device information, whether said at least one device having sent said device information is said compatible device; storage destination information acquisition means for, if said at least one device having sent said device information is found to be said compatible device, then acquiring from said compatible device storage destination information designating a destination established by said compatible device as the destination to which to store said content information; content search means for searching said content information which was recorded, is being received, or is scheduled to be received, for content information having meta information related to said storage destination information; and content offering means for, if the content information having the meta information related to said storage destination information is detected, then offering the detected content information to said compatible device having the storage destination information related to said meta information.
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17. A recording apparatus for recording content information which is made up of contents and meta information about said contents and which is received by an external device either in broadcast fashion or via an external network, said recording apparatus comprising:
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storage destination information setting means for setting storage destination information designating the destination to which to store said content information; search request responding means for, if a search request for a compatible device is received after getting multicast by said external device over the network, said compatible device being capable of recording said content information possessed by said external device, then sending a response to said search request to said external device; device information offering means for offering device information to said external device, said device information including compatible device information indicating that said recording apparatus is said compatible device; storage destination information offering means for, if said external device determines that said recording apparatus is capable of recording said content information based on said device information, then offering said storage destination information to said external device in response to a request made by said external device; content acquisition means for, if said external device having received said storage destination information is found to possess the content information having the meta information related to said storage destination information, then acquiring the content information in question from said external device; and recording means for recording the acquired content information to the storage destination corresponding to said storage destination information.
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