APPARATUS CAPABLE OF EXECUTING AT LEAST REPRODUCING PROCESS ON CONTENT, RECORDING AND REPRODUCING SYSTEM, AND TITLE INFORMATION MANAGING METHOD
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1. An apparatus configured to execute at least a reproducing process of a content, the apparatus comprising:
- a title information acquiring module configured to acquire title information of the content that is to be subjected to the reproducing process from a source of the content, before the content is reproduced, wherein the content is received from at least two sources selected from the group consisting of a broadcasting wave, a network, and a removable recording medium; and
a history holding module configured to hold, in a lump, the title information acquired by the title information acquiring module as a history.
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According to one embodiment, there is provided an apparatus capable of executing at least a reproducing process on content. The apparatus includes a title information acquiring unit configured to acquire title information on content subjected at least to the reproducing process for each of content obtained via a network and content obtained from a removable recording medium, and a history holding unit configured to hold the title information acquired by the title information acquiring unit, as a history.
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1. An apparatus configured to execute at least a reproducing process of a content, the apparatus comprising:
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a title information acquiring module configured to acquire title information of the content that is to be subjected to the reproducing process from a source of the content, before the content is reproduced, wherein the content is received from at least two sources selected from the group consisting of a broadcasting wave, a network, and a removable recording medium; and a history holding module configured to hold, in a lump, the title information acquired by the title information acquiring module as a history. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A recording and reproducing system comprising:
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a reproducing apparatus configured to execute a reproducing process on a content; and a recording and reproducing apparatus connected to the reproducing apparatus via a network and configured to execute a recording process and the reproducing process on a content, each of the reproducing apparatus and the recording and reproducing apparatus comprising a title information acquiring module configured to acquire title information of a content to be subjected to the reproducing process from a source of the content, before the content is reproduced, wherein the content is received from at least two sources selected from the group consisting of a broadcasting wave, a network, and a removable recording medium, and a history holding module configured to hold, in a lump, the title information acquired by the title information acquiring module as a history. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A title information managing method applied to an apparatus configured to execute at least a reproducing process of a content using a processor, the method comprising:
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acquiring title information of the content to be subjected to the reproducing process from a source of the content, before the content is reproduced, wherein the content is received from at least two sources selected from the group consisting of a broadcasting wave, a network, and a removable recording medium; and holding, in a lump, the acquired title information as a history.
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21. An apparatus configured to output video content, comprising:
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a title information acquiring module configured to acquire title information of the content that is to be subjected to the reproducing process from a source of the content, before the content is reproduced, wherein the content is received from different types of sources; and a control module configured to detect whether or not the content has already been reproduced, using the acquired title information of the content, and to output information indicating that the content has already been reproduced if the content has already been reproduced. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A title information managing method applied to an apparatus configured to execute at least a reproducing process of a content using a processor, the method comprising:
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acquiring title information of the content to be subjected to the reproducing process from a source of the content, before the content is reproduced, wherein the content is received from different types of sources; and detecting whether or not the content has already been reproduced, using the acquired title information of the content, and outputting information indicating that the content has already been reproduced if the content has already been reproduced.
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