SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD
First Claim
1. A signal processing apparatus comprising:
- a connection section for being attachable to or detachable from an external device which reproduces a plurality of content items and attribute information of each of the plurality of content items; and
a control section for controlling the external device which is mounted on the connection section,wherein the control sectionacquires the attribute information from an external device which is mounted on the connection section,supplies a reproduction request for content to the external device which is mounted on the connection section,supplies a content item which is reproduced by the external device in response to the reproduction request to a reproduction device by streaming, anddetermines whether or not the content is completely reproduced using the acquired attribute information, and when it is determined that the reproduction of the content is completed, controls the external device by stopping the reproduction of the content and notifies that the reproduction of the content is completed to the reproduction device.
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Abstract
A signal processing apparatus includes a connection section for being attachable to or detachable from an external device which reproduces content and attribute information of the content and a control section for controlling the external device which is mounted on the connection section. The control section acquires the attribute information from an external device, supplies a reproduction request for content to the external device, supplies content reproduced by the external device in response to the reproduction request to a reproduction device by streaming, and determines whether or not the content is completely reproduced using the acquired attribute information, and when it is determined that the reproduction of the content is completed, controlling the external device by stopping the reproduction of the content and notifying that the reproduction of the content is completed to the reproduction device.
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1. A signal processing apparatus comprising:
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a connection section for being attachable to or detachable from an external device which reproduces a plurality of content items and attribute information of each of the plurality of content items; and a control section for controlling the external device which is mounted on the connection section, wherein the control section acquires the attribute information from an external device which is mounted on the connection section, supplies a reproduction request for content to the external device which is mounted on the connection section, supplies a content item which is reproduced by the external device in response to the reproduction request to a reproduction device by streaming, and determines whether or not the content is completely reproduced using the acquired attribute information, and when it is determined that the reproduction of the content is completed, controls the external device by stopping the reproduction of the content and notifies that the reproduction of the content is completed to the reproduction device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A signal processing method comprising:
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connecting a connection section which is attachable to or detachable from an external device which reproduces a plurality of content items and attribute information of each of the plurality of content items; and controlling the external device which is mounted on the connection section, wherein the controlling of the external device includes acquiring the attribute information from an external device which is mounted on the connection section, supplying a reproduction request for content to the external device which is mounted on the connection section, supplying content which is reproduced by the external device in response to the reproduction request to a reproduction device by streaming, and determining whether or not the content is completely reproduced using the acquired attribute information, and when it is determined that the reproduction of the content is completed, controlling the external device by stopping the reproduction of the content and notifying that the reproduction of the content is completed to the reproduction device.
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