INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
First Claim
1. An information processing system comprising:
- a content-management server for managing content of a client;
an information-providing server for performing information providing processing for the client; and
a client apparatus for displaying pieces of information provided by the information providing server in a first data display area in a display unit and transmitting to the content-management server or a content-purchase server a content purchase request including content specification information generated on the basis of information that is selected from among the pieces of information and dragged and dropped into a second data display area in the display unit.
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Abstract
A system effectively performs content information acquisition processing and content purchase processing in which it is necessary to access different servers. If a user views information provided by an information providing server, for example, television program table information, and acquires content related to information selected from among pieces of information included in the television program table information, the user can transmit a content acquisition request including content specification information to a content providing server simply by dragging and dropping the selected information displayed on a display screen onto a toolbar included in a display unit or onto another server information display area. As a result, the user can effectively perform the selection and acquisition of content without switching between connections to various servers.
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23 Claims
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1. An information processing system comprising:
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a content-management server for managing content of a client; an information-providing server for performing information providing processing for the client; and a client apparatus for displaying pieces of information provided by the information providing server in a first data display area in a display unit and transmitting to the content-management server or a content-purchase server a content purchase request including content specification information generated on the basis of information that is selected from among the pieces of information and dragged and dropped into a second data display area in the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information processing apparatus for performing content acquisition processing comprising:
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a display unit for displaying information; a control unit for performing data processing on the basis of information about an operation performed for information displayed in the display unit; and a communication unit for performing network communication, and wherein the control unit displays pieces of information provided by an information-providing server in a first data display area in the display unit and transmits via the communication unit to a content-management server or a content-purchase server a content purchase request including content specification information generated on the basis of information that is selected from among the pieces of information and dragged and dropped into a second data display area in the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An information processing method of performing content acquisition processing in an information processing apparatus, comprising:
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with a control unit, controlling displaying of pieces of information provided by an information providing server in a first data display area in a display unit; and with the control unit, controlling transmitting via a communication unit to a content-management server or a content-purchase server a content purchase request including content specification information generated on the basis of information that is selected from among the pieces of information and dragged and dropped into a second data display area in the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A storage medium for storing processor control instructions comprising a computer program, the computer program causing an information processing apparatus to perform content acquisition processing, the storage medium comprising:
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control instructions to cause a control unit to display pieces of information provided by an information providing server in a first data display area in a display unit; and control instructions to cause the control unit to transmit via a communication unit to a content-management server or a content-purchase server a content purchase request including content specification information generated on the basis of information that is selected from among the pieces of information and dragged and dropped into a second data display area in the display unit.
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22. A storage medium to store computer readable data comprising processor control instructions for a computer apparatus to perform content acquisition processing, the storage medium comprising:
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control instructions to generate a graphic user interface comprising a first data display area and a second data display area, the first data display area representing data content units of a first server; control instructions to control the graphic user interface to accept as an input a drag and drop operation to the second data display area of a visual element associated with the first data display area, the visual element representing data concerning a particular content unit of the first data display area; and control instructions to initiate a transmission in response to the drag and drop operation, the transmission comprising generating a content purchase request to a second server, the content purchase request representing a request for a content unit associated with the particular content unit.
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23. A method for a computer apparatus to perform content acquisition processing, the method comprising:
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generating a graphic user interface with a processor of the computer apparatus, the graphic user interface comprising a first data display area and a second data display area, the first data display area representing data content units of a first server; controlling the graphic user interface with the processor to accept as an input a drag and drop operation to the second data display area of a visual element associated with the first data display area, the visual element representing data concerning a particular content unit of the first data display area; and initiating a transmission with the processor in response to the drag and drop operation, the transmission comprising generating a content purchase request to a second server, the content purchase request representing a request for a content unit associated with the particular content unit.
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