Server reservation method, reservation control apparatus and program storage medium

• US 9,172,769 B2
• Filed: 04/09/2012
• Issued: 10/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ihara, Keigo, Nishimura, Takanori, Yoshimine, Takao, Fukuda, Junko, Sueyoshi, Takahiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Bali, Vikkram
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mangialaschi, Tracy
• Application Number:
  US13/442,489
• Publication Number:
  US 20120198525A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,296 Days
• Field of Search: 726/3, 726/5
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0284 Time or distance, e.g. usage of parking meters or taximeters
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5083 wherein the managed service relates to web hosting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/72 using reservation actions during connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1063 Application servers providing network services systems providing special services to telephonic subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols

Abstract

An information processing device including a communication interface that exchanges data with a first device and a second device; and a processor that performs authentication of the first device; receives content data from the first device via the communication interface; and controls the communication interface to send the content data in real time to the second device based on an access control setting, which indicates a restriction on sending the content data.

Claims

1. An information processing device comprising:

a camera integrated into the information processing device;

a communication interface configured to receive, from a server, one or more interface screens comprising input items corresponding to real-time streaming of content data captured by the camera to a second information processing device via a streaming server, the input items including at least a time of the real-time streaming, a title corresponding to the real-time streaming, a text descriptor corresponding to the real-time streaming, an access control setting corresponding to the real-time streaming, and one or more email addresses corresponding to users that are to be notified of the real-time streaming, wherein

the access control setting is independently selectable from a first access control setting, a second access control setting and a third access control setting, each corresponding to a different access control setting, and

one of the first access control setting, the second access control setting or the third access control setting corresponds to a public access control setting;

a display configured to display the one or more interface screens;

a user interface configured to receive a user input corresponding to the input items; and

circuitry configured to control the communication interface to send information corresponding to the user input to the server and stream the content data captured by the camera in real-time to the streaming server based on at least part of the information corresponding to the user input, wherein

the server updates a publicly available webpage by incorporating at least a portion of the sent information corresponding to the user input into the publicly available webpage when the server determines that the public access control setting is selected.

2. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein the first access control setting corresponds to the public access control setting in which the content data is to be openly streamed and the second access control setting corresponds to a setting in which the content data is to be streamed only to the second information processing device.

3. The information processing device of claim 2, wherein the second access control setting corresponds to a setting in which the content data is to be streamed to the second information processing device only when identification information corresponding to the second information processing device matches identification information entered by a user.

4. The information processing device of claim 2, wherein the second access control setting corresponds to a setting in which the content data is to be streamed only when the server receives a password to access the content data from the second information processing device.

5. The information processing device of claim 1, further comprising:

a main body portion having a keyboard;

a display portion having a display screen; and

a coupling portion that rotatably couples the main body portion and the display portion between a closed state and an open state or between the open state and the closed state, wherein

in the closed state, the display screen is exposed and the keyboard is not exposed,

in the open state, the information processing device is operable as a clam shell personal computer.

6. The information processing device of claim 5, wherein the camera is available in the open state and the closed state.

7. The information processing device of claim 6, wherein the display screen and the camera have the same orientation in both the open and closed state.

8. The information processing device of claim 2, wherein the information processing device is a mobile phone.

9. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein

the server and the streaming server are the same server.

10. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein

the first access control setting corresponds to the public access control setting, and

the second access control setting corresponds to a private access control setting.

11. The information processing device of claim 10, wherein

a password is required to access the content data streamed in real-time when the private access control setting is selected, and

no password is required to access the content data streamed in real-time when the public access control setting is selected.

12. The information processing device of claim 11, wherein

the server does not update the publicly available webpage when the server determines that the private access control setting is selected.

13. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein

the first access control setting corresponds to the public access control setting,

the second access control setting corresponds to a private access control setting, and

the third access control setting corresponds to an unlisted access control setting.

14. The information processing device of claim 13, wherein

the server is configured to update the publicly available webpage by incorporating information corresponding to the content data and no password is required to access the content data streamed in real-time when the server determines that the public access control setting is selected.

15. The information processing device of claim 13, wherein

a password is required to access the content data streamed in real-time when the access control setting is set to the private access control setting.

16. The information processing device of claim 13, wherein

a message is sent to the one or more email addresses corresponding to users that are to be notified of the real-time streaming and the server is configured to not update a publicly available webpage when the server determines that the unlisted access control setting is selected.

17. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein

the server updates the publicly available webpage by incorporating the time of the real-time streaming and the title corresponding to the real-time streaming into the publicly available webpage when the server determines that the public access control setting is selected.

18. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein

the server updates the publicly available webpage by incorporating the time of the real-time streaming, the title corresponding to the real-time streaming, and identification information corresponding to the user into the publicly available webpage when the server determines that the public access control setting is selected.

19. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein

the access control setting is independently selectable from the first access control setting, the second access control setting and the third access control setting, each corresponding to a different access control setting, which are displayed simultaneously by the one or more interface screens.

20. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein

the server identifies the selected access control setting, and, based on the selected access control setting:

identifies one or more users that are permitted to access the real-time streaming;

determines whether to update the publicly available webpage by incorporating at least a portion of the user input into the publicly available webpage; and

determines whether to send an email message to the one or more email addresses corresponding to users that are to be notified of the real-time streaming.

21. An information processing method performed by an information processing device, the method comprising:

receiving, from a server, one or more interface screens comprising input items corresponding to real-time streaming of content data captured by a camera of the information processing device to a second information processing device via a streaming server, the input items including at least a time of the real-time streaming, a title corresponding to the real-time streaming, a text descriptor corresponding to the real-time streaming, an access control setting corresponding to the real-time streaming, and one or more email addresses corresponding to users that are to be notified of the real-time streaming, wherein

the access control setting is independently selectable from a first access control setting, a second access control setting and a third access control setting, each corresponding to a different access control setting, and

one of the first access control setting, the second access control setting or the third access control setting corresponds to a public access control setting;

displaying the one or more interface screens;

receiving, via a user interface of the information processing device, a user input corresponding to the input items; and

controlling, by a processor of the information processing device, a communication interface of the information processing device to send information corresponding to the user input to the server and stream the content data captured by the camera in real-time to the streaming server based on at least part of the information corresponding to the user input, wherein

the server updates a publicly available webpage by incorporating at least a portion of the sent information corresponding to the user input into the publicly available webpage when the server determines that the public access control setting is selected.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the first access control setting corresponds to the public access control setting in which the content data is to be openly streamed and the second access control setting corresponds to a setting in which the content data is to be streamed only to the second information processing device.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the second access control setting corresponds to a setting in which the content data is to be streamed to the second information processing device only when identification information corresponding to the second information processing device matches identification information entered by a user.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the second access control setting corresponds to a setting in which the content data is to be streamed only when the server receives a password to access the content data from the second information processing device.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein

the server and the streaming server are the same server.

26. The method of claim 21, wherein

the first access control setting corresponds to a public access control setting, and

the second access control setting corresponds to a private access control setting.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein

a password is required to access the content data streamed in real-time when the private access control setting is selected, and

no password is required to access the content data streamed in real-time when the public access control setting is selected.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein

the server does not update the publicly available webpage when the server determines that the private access control setting is selected.

29. The method of claim 21, wherein

the first access control setting corresponds to the public access control setting,

the second access control setting corresponds to a private access control setting, and

the third access control setting corresponds to an unlisted access control setting.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein

the server updates the publicly available webpage by incorporating information corresponding to the content data, and no password is required to access the content data streamed in real-time when the server determines that the public access control setting is selected.

31. The method of claim 29, wherein

a password is required to access the content data streamed in real-time when the private access control setting is selected.

32. The method of claim 29, further comprising:

sending a message to the one or more email addresses corresponding to users that are to be notified of the real-time streaming and not updating a publicly available webpage when the server determines that the unlisted access control setting is selected.

33. The method of claim 21, wherein

the server updates the publicly available webpage by incorporating the time of the real-time streaming and the title corresponding to the real-time streaming into the publicly available webpage when the server determines that the public access control setting is selected.

34. The method of claim 21, wherein

the server updates the publicly available webpage by incorporating the time of the real-time streaming, the title corresponding to the real-time streaming, and identification information corresponding to the user into the publicly available webpage when the server determines that the public access control setting is selected.

35. The method of claim 21, wherein

the access control setting is independently selectable from the first access control setting, the second access control setting and the third access control setting, each corresponding to a different access control setting, which are displayed simultaneously by the one or more interface screens.

36. The method of claim 21, wherein

the server identifies the selected access control setting, and, based on the selected access control setting:

identifies one or more users that are permitted to access the real-time streaming;

determines whether to update the publicly available webpage by incorporating at least a portion of the user input into the publicly available webpage; and

determines whether to send an email message to the one or more email addresses corresponding to users that are to be notified of the real-time streaming.

37. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer program instructions, which when executed by an information processing device, cause the information processing device to perform a method comprising:

receiving, from a server, one or more interface screens comprising input items corresponding to real-time streaming of content data captured by a camera of the information processing device to a second information processing device via a streaming server, the input items including at least a time of the real-time streaming, a title corresponding to the real-time streaming, a keyword tag corresponding to the real-time streaming, an access control setting corresponding to the real-time streaming, and one or more email addresses corresponding to devices that are to be notified of the real-time streaming, wherein

the access control setting is independently selectable from a first access control setting, a second access control setting and a third access control setting, each corresponding to a different access control setting, and

one of the first access control setting, the second access control setting or the third access control setting corresponds to a public access control setting;

displaying the one or more interface screens;

receiving a user input corresponding to the input items;

sending information corresponding to the user input to the server; and

streaming the content data captured by the camera in real-time to the streaming server based on at least part of the information corresponding to the user input, wherein

the server updates a publicly available webpage by incorporating at least a portion of the information corresponding to the user input into a publicly available webpage when the server determines that the public access control setting is selected.

38. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein the first access control setting corresponds to the public access control setting in which the content data is to be openly streamed and the second access control setting corresponds to a setting in which the content data is to be streamed only to the second information processing device.

39. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 38, wherein the second access control setting corresponds to a setting in which the content data is to be streamed to the second information processing device only when identification information corresponding to the second information processing device matches identification information entered by a user.

40. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 38, wherein the second access control settings corresponds to a setting in which the content data is to be streamed only when the server receives a password to access the content data from the second information processing device.

41. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein

the server and the streaming server are the same server.

42. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein

the first access control setting corresponds to the public access control setting, and

the second access control setting corresponds to a private access control setting.

43. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 42, wherein

a password is required to access the content data streamed in real-time when the the private access control setting is selected, and

no password is required to access the content data streamed in real-time when the public access control setting is selected.

44. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 42, wherein

the server does not update the publicly available webpage when the server determines that the private access control setting is selected.

45. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein

the first access control setting corresponds to the public access control setting,

the second access control setting corresponds to a private access control setting, and

the third access control setting corresponds to an unlisted access control setting.

46. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 45, wherein

the server updates the publicly available webpage by incorporating information corresponding to the content data, and no password is required to access the content data streamed in real-time when the server determines that the public access control setting is selected.

47. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 45, wherein

a password is required to access the content data streamed in real-time when the private access control setting is selected.

48. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 45, further comprising:

sending a message to the one or more email addresses corresponding to users that are to be notified of the real-time streaming and not updating a publicly available webpage when the server determines that the unlisted access control setting is selected.

49. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein

the server updates the publicly available webpage by incorporating the time of the real-time streaming and the title corresponding to the real-time streaming into the publicly available webpage when the server determines that the public access control setting is selected.

50. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein

the server updates the publicly available webpage by incorporating the time of the real-time streaming, the title corresponding to the real-time streaming, and identification information corresponding to the user into the publicly available webpage when the server determines that the public access control setting is selected.

51. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein

the access control setting is independently selectable from the first access control setting, the second access control setting and the third access control setting, each corresponding to a different access control setting, which are displayed simultaneously by the one or more interface screens.

52. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37, wherein

the server identifies the selected access control setting, and, based on the selected access control setting:

identifies one or more users that are permitted to access the real-time streaming;

determines whether to update the publicly available webpage by incorporating at least a portion of the user input into the publicly available webpage; and

determines whether to send an email message to the one or more email addresses corresponding to users that are to be notified of the real-time streaming.