COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND ITS METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND ITS METHOD
First Claim
2. A transfer system comprising a storage apparatus and a playback apparatus,the storage apparatus includingcommunication means for communicating with the playback apparatus,storage means for storing a plurality of pieces of content data in a storage medium,editing means for editing program lists in which content identifiers of the pieces ofcontent data stored in the storage medium are registered, and associating each of the plurality of program lists with corresponding apparatus identification information about the playback apparatus, andcontrol means for performing transfer control to cause the communication means to receive apparatus identification information about the playback apparatus, extract a program list with which apparatus identification information that matches the received apparatus identification information is associated, and cause content data that is not stored in the playback apparatus within content data corresponding to a content identifier included in the extracted program list to be transferred from the storage medium to the playback apparatus, andthe playback apparatus includingother communication means for communicating the storage apparatus, andother storage means for storing content data received via the other communication means in another storage medium.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a communication system including a first apparatus having a first storage medium, and a second apparatus for transmitting data to the first apparatus, the second apparatus comprising: a second storage medium for storing management information of data to be transferred to the first storage medium; communication means for communicating data with the first apparatus; edit means capable of editing the management information; and control means for making a control to transfer data stored in the second storage medium to the first storage medium by way of the communication means on the basis of the management information edited by the edit means.
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32 Claims
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2. A transfer system comprising a storage apparatus and a playback apparatus,
the storage apparatus including communication means for communicating with the playback apparatus, storage means for storing a plurality of pieces of content data in a storage medium, editing means for editing program lists in which content identifiers of the pieces of content data stored in the storage medium are registered, and associating each of the plurality of program lists with corresponding apparatus identification information about the playback apparatus, and control means for performing transfer control to cause the communication means to receive apparatus identification information about the playback apparatus, extract a program list with which apparatus identification information that matches the received apparatus identification information is associated, and cause content data that is not stored in the playback apparatus within content data corresponding to a content identifier included in the extracted program list to be transferred from the storage medium to the playback apparatus, and the playback apparatus including other communication means for communicating the storage apparatus, and other storage means for storing content data received via the other communication means in another storage medium.
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10. A transfer method for transferring content between a storage apparatus and a playback apparatus, comprising:
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a storing step of storing a plurality of pieces of content data in a storage medium; an editing step of editing program lists in which content identifiers of the pieces of content data stored in the storage medium are registered, and associating each of the plurality of program lists with corresponding apparatus identification information about the playback apparatus; a control step of performing transfer control to cause apparatus identification information about a playback apparatus to be received, extract a program list with which apparatus identification information that matches the received apparatus identification information is associated, and cause content data that is not stored in the other storage medium within content data corresponding to a content identifier included in the extracted program list to be transferred from the storage medium to the playback apparatus; and another storing step of storing the transferred content data to another storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A storage apparatus comprising:
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communication means for communicating with a playback apparatus; storage means for storing a plurality of pieces of content data in a storage medium; editing means for editing program lists in which content identifiers of the pieces of content data stored in the storage medium are registered, and associating each of the plurality of program lists with corresponding apparatus identification information about the playback apparatus; and control means for performing transfer control to cause the communication means to receive apparatus identification information about the playback apparatus, extract a program list with which apparatus identification information that matches the received apparatus identification information is associated, and cause content data that is not stored in the other storage medium within content data corresponding to a content identifier included in the extracted program list to be transferred from the storage medium to the playback apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A transfer method comprising:
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a communication step of causing communication means to communicate with a playback apparatus; a storing step of causing a plurality of pieces of content data to be stored in a storage medium; an editing step of editing program lists in which content identifiers of the pieces of content data stored in the storage medium are registered, and associating each of the plurality of program lists with corresponding apparatus identification information about the playback apparatus; and a control step of performing transfer control to cause apparatus identification information about a playback apparatus to be received, extract a program list with which apparatus identification information that matches the received apparatus identification information is associated, and cause content data that is not stored in the other storage medium within content data corresponding to a content identifier included in the extracted program list to be transferred from the storage medium to the playback apparatus.
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26. A program for causing a computer to execute:
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a communication step of causing communication means to communicate with a playback apparatus; a storing step of storing a plurality of pieces of content data in a storage medium; an editing step of editing program lists in which content identifiers of the pieces of content data stored in the storage medium are registered, and associating each of the plurality of program lists with corresponding apparatus identification information about the playback apparatus; and a control step of performing transfer control to cause apparatus identification information about a playback apparatus to be received, extract a program list with which apparatus identification information that matches the received apparatus identification information is associated, and cause content data that is not stored in the other storage medium within content data corresponding to a content identifier included in the extracted program list to be transferred from the storage medium to the playback apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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