Server reservation method, reservation control apparatus and program storage medium

• US 9,544,245 B2
• Filed: 05/20/2016
• Issued: 01/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• 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): Desrosiers, Evans
• Application Number:
  US15/160,391
• Publication Number:
  US 20160269310A1
• Time in Patent Office: 235 Days
• Field of Search: 726 1- 6
• 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. One or more servers comprising:

circuitry configured to

transmit, to a client device, one or more interface screens comprising input items corresponding to content, the input items including at least a time of the content to be available, a title corresponding to the content, and an access control setting corresponding to the content, wherein

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

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, and

the circuitry is further configured to

receive information corresponding to the input items; and

update a webpage by incorporating at least a portion of the received information corresponding to the input items into the webpage when the public access control setting is selected.

2. The one or more servers of claim 1, wherein

the input items further include a category corresponding to the content.

3. The one or more servers of claim 2, wherein

the input items further include a genre corresponding to the content.

4. The one or more servers of claim 1, wherein

the input items further comprise a text description corresponding to the content.

5. The one or more servers of claim 4, wherein

the text description is limited to a predetermined number of characters.

6. The one or more servers of claim 1, wherein

the one or more interface screens further include a monthly calendar.

7. The one or more servers of claim 1, wherein

the one or more interface screens are configured to receive an input at the monthly calendar corresponding to a selection of the time of the content to be available.

8. The one or more servers of claim 1, wherein

the input items further include a password to restrict access to the content.

9. The one or more servers of claim 1, wherein

one of the first access control setting, the second access control setting or the third access control setting corresponds to a control setting requiring a password to access the content.

10. The one or more servers of claim 9, wherein

entry of a valid password is required to access the content when the control setting requiring the password to access the content is selected.

11. The one or more servers of claim 1, wherein

the input items further include a category corresponding to the content and a text description corresponding to the content,

the text description is limited to a predetermined number of characters, and

the circuitry is configured to update the webpage by incorporating at least the title corresponding to the content, the category corresponding to the content and the text description corresponding to the content.

12. The one or more servers of claim 1, wherein

the one or more servers is one single server.

13. The one or more servers of claim 1, wherein

the one or more servers includes a plurality of servers.

14. The one or more servers 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.

15. The one or more servers of claim 14, wherein

a password is required to access the content when the private access control setting is selected, and

no password is required to access the content when the public access control setting is selected.

16. The one or more servers of claim 14, wherein

the circuitry does not update the webpage when the private access control setting is selected.

17. The one or more servers of claim 1, wherein

no password is required to access the content when the public access control setting is selected.

18. The one or more servers of claim 1, wherein

the one or more interface screens are configured to simultaneously display selection items corresponding to the first access control setting, the second access control setting and the third access control setting.

19. A method performed by one or more servers, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a client device, one or more interface screens comprising input items corresponding to content, the input items including at least a time of the content to be available, a title corresponding to the content, and an access control setting corresponding to the content, wherein

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

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;

receiving information corresponding to the input items; and

updating a webpage by incorporating at least a portion of the received information corresponding to the input items into the webpage when the public access control setting is selected.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein

the input items further include a category corresponding to the content.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein

the input items further comprise a text description corresponding to the content, and

the text description is limited to a predetermined number of characters.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein

the one or more interface screens further include a monthly calendar, and

the one or more interface screens are configured to receive an input at the monthly calendar corresponding to a selection of the time of the content to be available.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein

one of the first access control setting, the second access control setting or the third access control setting corresponds to a control setting requiring a password to access the content, and

entry of a valid password is required to access the content when the control setting requiring the password to access the content is selected.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein

the input items further include a category corresponding to the content and a text description corresponding to the content,

the text description is limited to a predetermined number of characters, and

the updating the webpage includes incorporating at least the title corresponding to the content, the category corresponding to the content and the text description corresponding to the content.

25. The method of claim 19, 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.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein

a password is required to access the content when the private access control setting is selected, and

no password is required to access the content when the public access control setting is selected.

27. The method of claim 19, wherein

no password is required to access the content when the public access control setting is selected.

28. The method claim 19, wherein

the one or more interface screens are configured to simultaneously display selection items corresponding to the first access control setting, the second access control setting and the third access control setting.

29. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media including computer-program instructions, which when executed by one or more servers, cause the one or more servers to:

transmit, to a client device, one or more interface screens comprising input items corresponding to content, the input items including at least a time of the content to be available, a title corresponding to the content, and an access control setting corresponding to the content, wherein

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

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;

receive information corresponding to the input items; and

update a webpage by incorporating at least a portion of the received information corresponding to the input items into the webpage when the public access control setting is selected.