Content reproduction system, content providing method, content reproduction apparatus, content providing apparatus, content reproduction program and content providing program
First Claim
1. A content reproduction apparatus, comprising:
- a communication unit configured to communicate with a content-providing apparatus;
a reproducing unit configured to reproduce content data; and
a controller configuredto transmit a request to the content-providing apparatus, the request indicating whether a data streaming reproduction service is available and specifying an artist name,to receive and reproduce a first one of an order of content data which is ordered by the content-providing apparatus based on the request, andto receive, after a determination that a second one of the order of content data exists, an attribute of the second one of the order of content data, the attribute including an artist name of the second one of the order of content data, the artist name of the second one of the order of content data being different from the artist name specified by the request.
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Abstract
A content reproduction apparatus includes a communication unit that communicates with a content-providing apparatus. The content reproduction apparatus also includes a reproducing unit that reproduces content data. Further, the content reproduction apparatus includes a controller that transmits a request to the content-providing apparatus. The request indicates whether a data streaming reproduction service is available. The controller receives and reproduces a first one of an order of content data which is ordered by the content-providing apparatus based on the request. The controller also receives, after a determination that a second one of the order of content data exists, an attribute of the second one of the order of content data.
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41 Claims
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1. A content reproduction apparatus, comprising:
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a communication unit configured to communicate with a content-providing apparatus; a reproducing unit configured to reproduce content data; and a controller configured to transmit a request to the content-providing apparatus, the request indicating whether a data streaming reproduction service is available and specifying an artist name, to receive and reproduce a first one of an order of content data which is ordered by the content-providing apparatus based on the request, and to receive, after a determination that a second one of the order of content data exists, an attribute of the second one of the order of content data, the attribute including an artist name of the second one of the order of content data, the artist name of the second one of the order of content data being different from the artist name specified by the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 40, 41)
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4. A method implemented by a content reproduction apparatus, the method comprising:
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transmitting a request to a content-providing apparatus, the request indicating whether a data streaming reproduction service is available and specifying an artist name; receiving a first one of an order of content data which is ordered by the content-providing apparatus based on the request; reproducing the first one of the order of content data; and receiving, after a determination that a second one of the order of content data exists, an attribute of the second one of the order of content data, the attribute including an artist name of the second one of the order of content data, the artist name of the second one of the order of content data being different from the artist name specified by the request. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to perform a method comprising:
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transmitting a request to a content-providing apparatus, the request indicating whether a data streaming reproduction service is available and specifying an artist name; receiving a first one of an order of content data which is ordered by the content-providing apparatus based on the request; reproducing the first one of the order of content data; and receiving, after a determination that a second one of the order of content data exists, an attribute of the second one of the order of content data, the attribute including an artist name of the second one of the order of content data, the artist name of the second one of the order of content data being different from the artist name specified by the request. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A content reproduction apparatus, comprising:
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a communication unit configured to communicate with a content-providing apparatus; a reproducing unit configured to reproduce content data; and a controller configured to transmit a request to the content-providing apparatus, the request including an apparatus identifier that identifies the content reproduction apparatus and specifying an artist name, to receive and reproduce a first one of an order of content data which is ordered by the content-providing apparatus based on the request, and to receive, after a determination that a second one of the order of content data exists, an attribute of the second one of the order of content data, the attribute including an artist name of the second one of the order of content data, the artist name of the second one of the order of content data being different from the artist name specified by the request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method implemented by a content reproduction apparatus, the method comprising:
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transmitting a request to a content-providing apparatus, the request including an apparatus identifier that identifies the content reproduction apparatus and specifying an artist name; receiving a first one of an order of content data which is ordered by the content-providing apparatus based on the request; reproducing the first one of the order of content data; and receiving, after a determination that a second one of the order of content data exists, an attribute of the second one of the order of content data, the attribute including an artist name of the second one of the order of content data, the artist name of the second one of the order of content data being different from the artist name specified by the request. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to perform a method comprising:
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transmitting a request to a content-providing apparatus, the request including an apparatus identifier that identifies a content reproduction apparatus including the processing unit, the request specifying an artist name; receiving a first one of an order of content data which is ordered by the content-providing apparatus based on the request; reproducing the first one of the order of content data; and receiving, after a determination that a second one of the order of content data exists, an attribute of the second one of the order of content data, the attribute including an artist name of the second one of the order of content data, the artist name of the second one of the order of content data being different from the artist name specified by the request. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A content reproduction apparatus, comprising:
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a communication unit configured to communicate with a content-providing apparatus; a reproducing unit configured to reproduce content data; and a controller configured to transmit a first request to the content-providing apparatus to decide an order of content data, to transmit, upon receiving a reproducibility notice signal from the content-providing apparatus as a response to the first request, a second request to start a transmission of a continuous streaming reproduction based on the order of content data, at least one of the first request and the second request specifying an artist name, to receive an attribute of a first one of the order of content data in a response to the second request, to receive and reproduce the first one of the order of content data, and to receive, after a determination that a second one of the order of content data exists, an attribute of the second one of the order of content data, the attribute of the second one of the order of content data including an artist name of the second one of the order of content data, the artist name of the second one of the order of content data being different from the artist name specified by the at least one of the first request and the second request. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method implemented by a content reproduction apparatus, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first request to a content-providing apparatus to decide an order of content data; transmitting, upon receiving a reproducibility notice signal from the content-providing apparatus as a response to the first request, a second request to start a transmission of a continuous streaming reproduction based on the order of content data, at least one of the first request and the second request specifying an artist name; receiving an attribute of a first one of the order of content data in a response to the second request; receiving the first one of the order of content data; reproducing the first one of the order of content data; and receiving, after a determination that a second one of the order of content data exists, an attribute of the second one of the order of content data, the attribute of the second one of the order of content data including an artist name of the second one of the order of content data, the artist name of the second one of the order of content data being different from the artist name specified by the at least one of the first request and the second request. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to perform a method comprising:
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transmitting a first request to a content-providing apparatus to decide an order of content data; transmitting, upon receiving a reproducibility notice signal from the content-providing apparatus as a response to the first request, a second request to start a transmission of a continuous streaming reproduction based on the order of content data, at least one of the first request and the second request specifying an artist name; receiving an attribute of a first one of the order of content data in a response to the second request; receiving the first one of the order of content data; reproducing the first one of the order of content data; and receiving, after a determination that a second one of the order of content data exists, an attribute of the second one of the order of content data, the attribute of the second one of the order of content data including an artist name of the second one of the order of content data, the artist name of the second one of the order of content data being different from the artist name specified by the at least one of the first request and the second request. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A content reproduction apparatus, comprising:
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a communication unit configured to communicate with a content-providing apparatus; a reproducing unit configured to reproduce content data; and a controller configured to transmit a first request to the content-providing apparatus to confirm a content reproducibility, to transmit, upon receiving a reproducibility notice signal from the content-providing apparatus as a response to the first request, a second request to start a transmission of a continuous streaming reproduction, at least one of the first request and the second request specifying an artist name, to receive an attribute of a first one of an order of content data in a response to the second request, to receive and reproduce the first one of the order of content data in the continuous streaming reproduction, and to receive, after a determination that a second one of the order of content data exists, an attribute of the second one of the order of content data, the attribute of the second one of the order of content data including an artist name of the second one of the order of content data, the artist name of the second one of the order of content data being different from the artist name specified by the at least one of the first request and the second request. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A method implemented by a content reproduction apparatus, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first request to a content-providing apparatus to confirm a content reproducibility; transmitting, upon receiving a reproducibility notice signal from the content-providing apparatus as a response to the first request, a second request to start a transmission of a continuous streaming reproduction, at least one of the first request and the second request specifying an artist name; receiving an attribute of a first one of an order of content data in a response to the second request; receiving the first one of the order of content data in the continuous streaming reproduction; reproducing the first one of the order of content data in the continuous streaming reproduction; and receiving, after a determination that a second one of the order of content data exists, an attribute of the second one of the order of content data, the attribute of the second one of the order of content data including an artist name of the second one of the order of content data, the artist name of the second one of the order of content data being different from the artist name specified by the at least one of the first request and the second request. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to perform a method comprising:
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transmitting a first request to a content-providing apparatus to confirm a content reproducibility; transmitting, upon receiving a reproducibility notice signal from the content-providing apparatus as a response to the first request, a second request to start a transmission of a continuous streaming reproduction, at least one of the first request and the second request specifying an artist name; receiving an attribute of a first one of an order of content data in a response to the second request; receiving the first one of the order of content data in the continuous streaming reproduction; reproducing the first one of the order of content data in the continuous streaming reproduction; and receiving, after a determination that a second one of the order of content data exists, an attribute of the second one of the order of content data, the attribute of the second one of the order of content data including an artist name of the second one of the order of content data, the artist name of the second one of the order of content data being different from the artist name specified by the at least one of the first request and the second request. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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