CONTENT PROVIDING SYSTEM, CONTENT PROVIDING SERVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A client terminal, comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive content data and related information from a content providing server and a corresponding license specifying usage rule of the content data from a license server via a communication network;
a memory configured to store the content data and the related information and the license; and
a management circuit configured to manage the content data based on the related information and the license, the management circuit configured to manage a plurality of content data as a set in a case where the related information defines the plurality of content data as the set.
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Abstract
A content providing system is disclosed, which includes: a content providing server that is capable of delivering content data and information related thereto through a communication network; and a client that is capable of downloading the content data and the information related thereto through the communication network, wherein a management unit manages meta information of the respective content data as content item information, manages one or plural pieces of content item information as content program information in association with one another, and manages one or plural pieces of content program information as a content program catalogue, one content data and meta information thereof can be referred to in plural pieces of content item information, one piece of content item information can be referred to in plural pieces of content program information, and one piece of content program information can be referred to in plural content program catalogues, and when a term of availability of the content program catalogue has expired, the management unit deletes content program information included in the content program catalogue and/or content item information included in the content program information and/or content data included in the content item information.
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21 Claims
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1. A client terminal, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive content data and related information from a content providing server and a corresponding license specifying usage rule of the content data from a license server via a communication network; a memory configured to store the content data and the related information and the license; and a management circuit configured to manage the content data based on the related information and the license, the management circuit configured to manage a plurality of content data as a set in a case where the related information defines the plurality of content data as the set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system, comprising:
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a content providing server configured to store content data and related information; a license server configured to store a corresponding license specifying usage rules for each of the content data stored in the content providing server; and a client terminal including, a receiver configured to receive content data and related information from a content providing server and a corresponding license specifying usage rule of the content data from a license server via a communication network; a memory configured to store the content data and the related information and the license; and a management circuit configured to manage the content data based on the related information and the license, the management circuit configured to manage a plurality of content data as a set in a case where the related information defines the plurality of content data as the set. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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receiving content data and related information from a content providing server and a corresponding license specifying usage rule of the content data from a license server via a communication network; storing the content data and the related information and the license in a memory; and managing the content data based on the related information and the license, the managing including managing a plurality of content data as a set in a case where the related information defines the plurality of content data as the set. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A client terminal, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive content data and related information from a content providing server and a corresponding license specifying usage rule of the content data from a license server via a communication network; a memory configured to store the content data and the related information and the license; and a management circuit configured manage the content data based on the related information and the license, the management circuit configured to delete the content data after a non-zero predetermined time from an expiration of the license. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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a content providing server configured to store content data and related information; a license server configured to store a corresponding license specifying usage rules for each of the content data stored in the content providing server; and a client terminal including, a receiver configured to receive content data and related information from a content providing server and a corresponding license specifying usage rule of the content data from a license server via a communication network; a memory configured to store the content data and the related information and the license; and a management circuit configured manage the content data based on the related information and the license, the management circuit configured to delete the content data after a non-zero predetermined time from an expiration of the license. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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receiving content data and related information from a content providing server and a corresponding license specifying usage rule of the content data from a license server via a communication network; storing the content data and the related information and the license; and managing the content data based on the related information and the license, the managing including deleting the content data after a non-zero predetermined time from an expiration of the license. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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