Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Computer Program
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1. An information processing apparatus characterized by comprising:
- a communication unit that executes a communication process via a home network; and
a data processing unit that executes a process of receiving a content providing service provided by an external server existing outside a home network, by using mapping information in which the external server is set as a virtual home network device,and characterized in that;
the data processing unit is configured to control an nPVR (network Personal Video Recording) process executed as a user-specific content recording process regarding content provided by the external server.
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Abstract
A configuration is provided in which a device in a home network receives content from a server outside the home network and plays the content. A home IMS gateway maps an external server outside the home network as a virtual hone network device, and executes a process of receiving a content providing service provided by the external server by using mapping information. Furthermore, the home IMS gateway executes control of an nPVR (network Personal Video Recording) process executed as a user-specific content recording process regarding content provided by the external server.
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16 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus characterized by comprising:
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a communication unit that executes a communication process via a home network; and a data processing unit that executes a process of receiving a content providing service provided by an external server existing outside a home network, by using mapping information in which the external server is set as a virtual home network device, and characterized in that; the data processing unit is configured to control an nPVR (network Personal Video Recording) process executed as a user-specific content recording process regarding content provided by the external server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information processing method executed at an information processing apparatus, characterized by executing:
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a communication step in which a communication unit executes a communication process via a home network; a content receiving step in which a data processing unit executes a process of receiving content provided by an external server existing outside a home network, by using mapping information in which the external server is set as a virtual home network device; and a content recording control step in which the data processing unit controls an nPVR (network Personal Video Recording) process executed as a user-specific content recording process regarding the content provided by the external server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program for causing execution of information processing at an information processing apparatus, characterized by causing execution of:
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a communication step of causing a communication unit to execute a communication process via a home network; a content receiving step of causing a data processing unit to execute a process of receiving content provided by an external server existing outside a home network, by using mapping information in which the external server is set as a virtual home network device; and a content recording control step of causing the data processing unit to control an nPVR (network Personal Video Recording) process executed as a user-specific content recording process regarding the content provided by the external server.
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14. An information processing apparatus that receives content regarding IPTV provided via a public network, characterized by comprising:
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means for setting an external server connected to the public network as a virtual home network device; and control means for controlling a process of recording or playing content at the external server via the public network so that the external server functions as a personal video recorder that records or plays user-specific content.
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15. An information processing apparatus that receives content provided via a public network, characterized by comprising:
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means for setting an external server as a virtual home network device, the external server being a server connected to the public network and provided outside a home network configured on a user side; and control means for controlling a process of playing content at the external server via the public network in order to implement unicast in which particular content is provided only to a particular user.
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16. An information processing apparatus that receives content provided via a public network, characterized by comprising:
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means for setting an external server as a virtual home network device, the external server being a server connected to the public network and provided outside a home network configured on a user side; and control means for controlling a process of recording or playing content at the external server via the public network so that the external server functions as a personal video recorder that records user content.
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