INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM

• US 20140214965A1
• Filed: 05/29/2012
• Published: 07/31/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ohashi, Yoshinori
• Granted Patent: US 9,906,593 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42226 Reprogrammable remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8186 specially adapted to be executed by a peripheral of the client device, e.g. by a reprogrammable remote control

Abstract

An information processing device is disclosed. The information processing device includes an identifier acquisition unit configured to receive an identifier of an associated device, and an application specifier generation unit. The application specifier generation unit is configured to generate a first application specifier identifying a first application corresponding to the information processing device, and a second application specifier based on the received identifier and identifying a second application corresponding to the associated device. The information processing device further includes a transmission unit configured to transmit the first and second application specifiers to a server, and an application reception unit configured to receive the first application.

Claims

1. An information processing device, comprising:

an identifier acquisition unit configured to receive an identifier of an associated device;

an application specifier generation unit configured to generate;

a first application specifier identifying a first application corresponding to the information processing device; and

a second application specifier based on the received identifier and identifying a second application corresponding to the associated device;

a transmission unit configured to transmit the first and second application specifiers to a server; and

an application reception unit configured to receive the first application.

2. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein the transmission unit is configured to transmit the second application specifier to the associated device.

3. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein the application specifier generation unit is configured to generate the first application specifier based on the received identifier.

4. An information processing system, comprising:

an associated information processing device; and

an information processing device, comprising;

an identifier acquisition unit configured to receive an identifier of the associated device;

an application specifier generation unit configured to generate;

a first application specifier identifying a first application corresponding to the information processing device; and

a second application specifier based on the received identifier of the associated device and identifying a second application corresponding to the associated device;

a transmission unit configured to transmit the first and second application specifiers to a server; and

an application reception unit configured to receive the first application from the server.

5. The information processing system of claim 4, wherein the application specifier generation unit is configured to generate the first application specifier based on the received identifier of the associated device.

6. The information processing system of claim 4, wherein the transmission unit is configured to transmit the second application specifier to the associated device.

7. The information processing system of claim 4, wherein the associated information processing device comprises:

an identifier transmission unit configured to transmit the identifier of the associated device to the identifier acquisition unit;

an application specifier reception unit configured to receive the second application specifier;

an associated device transmission unit configured to transmit the second application specifier to the server; and

an associated device application reception unit configured to receive the second application from the server.

8. The information processing system of claim 7 further comprising a server, the server comprising:

an application cooperation unit configured to;

select the first application based on the first application specifier; and

select the second application based on the second application specifier.

9. The information processing system of claim 8, wherein the server further comprises:

an server application specifier reception unit configured to receive the first and second application specifiers; and

an application transmission unit configured to;

transmit the first application to the information processing device; and

transmit the second application to the associated information processing device.

10. The information processing system of claim 8, wherein the application cooperation unit is configured to:

store the identifier of the associated device; and

determine whether the information processing apparatus and the associated information processing apparatus are being used at the same time.

11. The information processing system of claim 7, wherein

the first application specifier is based on a first role information item that indicates a role of the information processing device, and

the second application specifier is based on a second role information item that indicates a role of the associated information processing device, wherein the server comprises:

an application cooperation unit configured to;

select a first application based on the first role information item; and

select a second application based on the second role information item.

12. The information processing system of claim 11, wherein the server further comprises:

a server application specifier reception unit configured to receive the first and second application specifiers; and

a server application transmission unit configured to;

transmit the first application to the information processing device; and

transmit the second application to the associated information processing device.

13. The information processing system of claim 4, wherein:

the first application specifier is based on a first role information item that indicates a role of the information processing device; and

the second application specifier is based on a second role information item that indicates a role of the associated information processing device.

14. The information processing system of claim 13, wherein

the first role information is control information indicating that the information processing device is a controller, and wherein

the second role information is view information indicating that the associated information processing device is a viewer.

15. The information processing system of claim 4, wherein

the application specifier generation unit is further configured to:

generate the first application specifier, based on an identifier of the information processing device, the identifier of the associated information processing device, and first role information to a content specifier; and

generate the second application specifier based on the identifier of the associated information processing device and second role information to the content specifier;

the first and second role information items respectively indicate a role of the information processing device and a role of the associated information processing device; and

the content specifier specifies a location of content in the server.

16. The information processing system of claim 4 wherein at least one of the information processing device and the associated information processing device is selected from the group consisting of a personal digital assistant, a tablet personal computer, a stationary personal computer, a television receiver having a network connection function, and an audio device.

17. An information processing system, comprising:

a server; and

an information processing device in communication with the server, wherein the information processing device comprises;

an identifier acquisition unit configured to receive an identifier of an associated device;

an application specifier generation unit configured to generate;

a first application specifier identifying a first application corresponding to the information processing device; and

a second application specifier based on the received identifier and identifying a second application corresponding to the associated device;

a transmission unit configured to transmit the first and second application specifiers to the server; and

an application reception unit configured to receive the first application.

18. An information processing device, comprising:

an identifier transmission unit configured to transmit an identifier of the device;

an application specifier reception unit configured to receive an application specifier identifying a second application corresponding to the device;

a transmission unit configured to transmit the application specifier to a server; and

an application reception unit configured to receive the application.

19. A method of accessing content on a network, comprising:

receiving an identifier of a device associated with an information processing device;

generating a first application specifier identifying a first application corresponding to the information processing device, and generating a second application specifier based on the received identifier and identifying a second application corresponding to the associated device;

transmitting the first and second application specifiers to a server; and

receiving the first application in the information processing device.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a program for causing a computer to function as:

a unit for receiving an identifier of an associated device;

a unit for generating;

a first application specifier identifying a first application corresponding to an information processing device; and

a second application specifier based on the received identifier and identifying a second application corresponding to the associated device;

a unit for transmitting the first and second application specifiers to a server; and

a unit for receiving the first application.