Control device, reproduction system, and program
First Claim
1. A control device configured to control a content retaining device configured to retain content and a plurality of reproduction devices configured to reproduce and display content supplied from the content retaining device via a network, the control device comprising:
- a predetermined-range determination unit configured to determine a reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction devices located in a predetermined range based on the control device;
a reproduction device designating unit configured to designate at least one reproduction device from among the plurality of reproduction devices which are determined to be located in the predetermined range by the predetermined-range determination unit; and
a reproduction instruction unit configured to instruct the reproduction device designated by the reproduction device designating unit to obtain the content retained by the content retaining device via the network and to reproduce and display the content;
wherein each of the content retained by the content retaining device includes content attribute information indicating an attribute owned by the content; and
wherein the reproduction device designating unit includes;
an association information storing unit configured to preliminarily store association information associating a plurality of attributes for classifying the content with the plurality of reproduction devices configured to reproduce and display the content having these attributes by priority, respectively;
an attribute information acquiring unit configured to acquire the content attribute information via the network; and
a reproduction device identifying unit configured to identify the reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction devices corresponding to the attribute indicated by the content attribute information acquired by the attribute information acquiring unit, in the association information, andwherein the reproduction device designating unit designates the reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction devices identified by the reproduction device identifying unit.
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Abstract
First, a control device determines a reproduction-display device, from which the control device has been able to obtain neighborhood device information via a short-range wireless communication section, to be located in the neighborhood of the control device, and registers this reproduction-display device to neighborhood determination information. Next, the control device detects the reproduction-display devices connected to a network, to which a content server is connected, using a network communication section and registers these reproduction-display devices to reproduction device registration information. The reproduction-display device, which is registered in both of the reproduction device registration information and the neighborhood determination information, is designated by priority, and reproduces and displays content.
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10 Claims
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1. A control device configured to control a content retaining device configured to retain content and a plurality of reproduction devices configured to reproduce and display content supplied from the content retaining device via a network, the control device comprising:
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a predetermined-range determination unit configured to determine a reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction devices located in a predetermined range based on the control device; a reproduction device designating unit configured to designate at least one reproduction device from among the plurality of reproduction devices which are determined to be located in the predetermined range by the predetermined-range determination unit; and a reproduction instruction unit configured to instruct the reproduction device designated by the reproduction device designating unit to obtain the content retained by the content retaining device via the network and to reproduce and display the content; wherein each of the content retained by the content retaining device includes content attribute information indicating an attribute owned by the content; and wherein the reproduction device designating unit includes; an association information storing unit configured to preliminarily store association information associating a plurality of attributes for classifying the content with the plurality of reproduction devices configured to reproduce and display the content having these attributes by priority, respectively; an attribute information acquiring unit configured to acquire the content attribute information via the network; and a reproduction device identifying unit configured to identify the reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction devices corresponding to the attribute indicated by the content attribute information acquired by the attribute information acquiring unit, in the association information, and wherein the reproduction device designating unit designates the reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction devices identified by the reproduction device identifying unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6)
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5. A control device configured to control a content retaining device configured to retain content and a plurality of reproduction devices configured to reproduce and display content supplied from the content retaining device via a network, the control device comprising:
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a predetermined-range determination unit configured to determine a reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction devices located in a predetermined range based on the control device; a reproduction-device designating unit configured to designate at least one reproduction device from among the plurality of reproduction devices which are determined to be located in the predetermined range by the predetermined-range determination unit; and a reproduction instruction unit configured to instruct the reproduction device designated by the reproduction-device designating unit to obtain the content retained by the content retaining device via the network and to reproduce and display the content; wherein the predetermined-range determination unit includes; a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with the reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction devices via a base station; a belonging destination identifying unit configured to identify the base station to which the control device currently belongs while performing the wireless communication via the wireless communication unit; a base station information storing unit configured to preliminarily store base station information which associates the plurality of reproduction devices with base stations to which respective reproduction devices belong during the wireless communication, respectively; and a registered base station identifying unit configured to identify the base station which matches the base station identified by the belonging destination identifying unit, from among the base stations registered in the base station information, to which the reproduction devices belong, and wherein the predetermined-range determination unit determines the reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction devices corresponding to the base station identified by the registered base station identifying unit, to be located in the predetermined range, among the reproduction devices registered in the base station information.
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7. A reproduction system comprising a content retaining device configured to retain content, a plurality of reproduction devices configured to reproduce and display content supplied from the content retaining device, and a control device configured to control the content retaining device and the plurality of reproduction devices, connected with one another via a network,
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a predetermined-range determination unit configured to determine the reproduction device located in a predetermined range base on the control device; a reproduction device designating unit configured to designate at least one reproduction device from among the plurality of reproduction devices determined to be located in the predetermined range by the predetermined-range determination unit; and a reproduction instruction unit configured to instruct the reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction units designated by the reproduction device designating unit to obtain the content retained by the content retaining device via the network, and to reproduce and display the content; wherein the predetermined-range determination unit includes; a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with the reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction devices via a base station; a belonging destination identifying unit configured to identify the base station to which the control device currently belongs while performing the wireless communication via the wireless communication unit; a base station information storing unit configured to preliminarily store base station information which associates the plurality of reproduction devices with base stations to which respective reproduction devices belong during the wireless communication, respectively; and a registered base station identifying unit configured to identify the base station which matches the base station identified by the belonging destination identifying unit, from among the base stations registered in the base station information, to which the reproduction devices belong, and wherein the predetermined-range determination unit determines the reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction devices corresponding to the base station identified by the registered base station identifying unit, to be located in the predetermined range, among the reproduction devices registered in the base station information.
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with a computer program executed by a computer apparatus that causes a control device to control a content retaining device retaining content and a plurality of reproduction devices reproducing and displaying content supplied from the content retaining device, via a network, the computer program comprising:
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program code for a predetermined-range determination process of determining a reproduction device located in a predetermined range based on the computer, from among a plurality of reproduction devices reproducing and displaying content supplied from a content retaining device retaining the content; program code for a reproduction device designating process of designating at least one reproduction device from among the plurality of reproduction devices which are determined to be located in the predetermined range by the predetermined-range determination process; and program code for a reproduction instruction process of instructing the reproduction device designated by the reproduction device designating process to obtain the content retained by the content retaining device via a network and to reproduce and display the content; wherein the predetermined-range determination process includes; a wireless communication process of performing wireless communication with the reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction devices via a base station; a belonging destination process of identifying the base station to which the control device currently belongs while performing the wireless communication via the wireless communication process; a base station information process of preliminarily storing base station information which associates the plurality of reproduction devices with base stations to which respective reproduction devices belong during the wireless communication, respectively; and a registered base station process of identifying the base station which matches the base station identified by the belonging destination process, from among the base stations registered in the base station information, to which the reproduction devices belong, and wherein the predetermined-range determination process determines the reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction devices corresponding to the base station identified by the registered base station process, to be located in the predetermined range, among the reproduction devices registered in the base station information.
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9. A reproduction system comprising a content retaining device configured to retain content, a plurality of reproduction devices configured to reproduce and display content supplied from the content retaining device, and a control device configured to control the content retaining device and the plurality of reproduction devices, connected with one another via a network,
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a predetermined-range determination unit configured to determine the reproduction device located in a predetermined range base on the control device; a reproduction device designating unit configured to designate at least one reproduction device from among the plurality of reproduction devices determined to be located in the predetermined range by the predetermined-range determination unit; and a reproduction instruction unit configured to instruct the reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction units designated by the reproduction device designating unit to obtain the content retained by the content retaining device via the network, and to reproduce and display the content; wherein each of the content retained by the content retaining device includes content attribute information indicating an attribute owned by the content; wherein the reproduction device designating unit includes; an association information storing unit configured to preliminarily store association information associating a plurality of attributes for classifying the content with the plurality of reproduction devices configured to reproduce and display the content having these attributes by priority, respectively; an attribute information acquiring unit configured to acquire the content attribute information via the network; and a reproduction device identifying unit configured to identify the reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction devices corresponding to the attribute indicated by the content attribute information acquired by the attribute information acquiring unit, in the association information, and wherein the reproduction device designating unit designates the reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction devices identified by the reproduction device identifying unit.
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with a computer program executed by a computer apparatus that causes a control device to control a content retaining device retaining content and a plurality of reproduction devices reproducing and displaying content supplied from the content retaining device, via a network, the computer program comprising:
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program code for a predetermined-range determination process of determining a reproduction device located in a predetermined range based on the computer, from among the plurality of reproduction devices reproducing and displaying content supplied from a content retaining device retaining the content; program code for a reproduction device designating process of designating at least one reproduction device from among the plurality of reproduction devices which are determined to be located in the predetermined range by the predetermined-range determination process; and program code for a reproduction instruction process of instructing the reproduction device designated by the reproduction device designating process to obtain the content retained by the content retaining device via a network and to reproduce and display the content; wherein each of the content retained by the content retaining device includes content attribute information indicating an attribute owned by the content; wherein the reproduction-device designating process includes; an association information process of preliminarily storing association information associating a plurality of attributes for classifying the content with the plurality of reproduction devices configured to reproduce and display the content having these attributes by priority, respectively; an attribute information acquiring process of acquiring the content attribute information via the network; and a reproduction device process of identifying the reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction devices corresponding to the attribute indicated by the content attribute information acquired by the attribute information acquiring process, in the association information, and wherein the reproduction-device designating process designates the reproduction device of the plurality of reproduction devices identified by the reproduction device process.
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