Communications Terminal, Server, Playback Control Method and Program
First Claim
1. A communications terminal, comprising:
- a playback device which playbacks content;
a reading device which reads in access information recorded on a prescribed recording medium, the access information being necessary for acquiring the content which can be played back by the playback device from a prescribed server via a network;
a content requesting device which requests the content corresponding to the read access information, from the server;
a receiving device which receives metadata together with the content from the server, the metadata containing playback control information for the requested content;
a storage device which stores the received content and the metadata in a mutually associated condition; and
a playback control device which controls the playback device, the reading device, the content requesting device, the receiving device, and the storage device, wherein;
the playback control device controls for receiving the content and the metadata from the server, and for playing back the content according to the metadata, if the content corresponding to the read access information is not stored in the storage device when the reading device reads in the access information; and
the playback control device controls for playing back the content stored in the storage device according to the metadata stored in the storage device in association with the content, if the content corresponding to the read access information is stored in the storage device.
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Abstract
The communications terminal comprises: a playback device which playbacks content; a reading device which reads in access information recorded on a prescribed recording medium, the access information being necessary for downloading the content which can be played back by the playback device, via a network; a communications device which downloads via communications the content corresponding to the access information according to the access information read in; a storage device which stores the downloaded content, the storage device storing details of the access information in association with the content, the details of the access information being used in downloading the content; a judging device which judges whether or not the content corresponding to the read access information is present in the storage device, according to information which is stored in the storage device, when the access information is read in by the reading device; and a control device which controls the playback device, the reading device, the communications device, the storage device, and the judging device, wherein: if the judging device judges that the content is present in the storage device, the control device controls for acquiring the content corresponding to the access information read in from the storage device, and for playing back the content; and if the judging device judges that the content is not present in the storage device, the control device controls for downloading the content corresponding to the access information read in, and for playing back the content.
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6 Claims
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1. A communications terminal, comprising:
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a playback device which playbacks content; a reading device which reads in access information recorded on a prescribed recording medium, the access information being necessary for acquiring the content which can be played back by the playback device from a prescribed server via a network; a content requesting device which requests the content corresponding to the read access information, from the server; a receiving device which receives metadata together with the content from the server, the metadata containing playback control information for the requested content; a storage device which stores the received content and the metadata in a mutually associated condition; and a playback control device which controls the playback device, the reading device, the content requesting device, the receiving device, and the storage device, wherein; the playback control device controls for receiving the content and the metadata from the server, and for playing back the content according to the metadata, if the content corresponding to the read access information is not stored in the storage device when the reading device reads in the access information; and the playback control device controls for playing back the content stored in the storage device according to the metadata stored in the storage device in association with the content, if the content corresponding to the read access information is stored in the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A playback control method, comprising the steps of:
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reading in access information recorded on a prescribed recording medium; judging whether or not content corresponding to the access information is stored in a prescribed storage device; acquiring the content and metadata via a network from a prescribed server, if the content corresponding to the read access information is not stored in the storage device when the access information is read in, the metadata containing playback control information for the content; storing the content and the metadata acquired in the acquiring step in a mutually associated condition in the storage device; and playing back the content which is stored in the storage device, according to the metadata stored in the storage device in association with the content.
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4. A computer readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for processing by a computer, the computer program comprising:
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a first code segment for reading in access information recorded on a prescribed recording medium; a second code segment for judging whether or not content corresponding to the access information is stored in a prescribed storage device; a third code segment for acquiring the content and metadata via a network from a prescribed server, if the content corresponding to the read access information is not stored in the storage device when the access information is read in, the metadata containing playback control information for the content; a fourth code segment for storing the content and the metadata acquired in the acquiring step in a mutually associated condition in the storage device; and a fifth code segment for playing back the content which is stored in the storage device, according to the metadata stored in the storage device in association with the content. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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