Information communication terminal, information distribution apparatus, information distribution system, content management method, broadcast reception method, information distribution method, programs and storage medium
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- circuitry configured totransmit a user ID of a user of the information processing apparatus,receive a list of content data associated with the user ID of the user of the information processing apparatus, the list of content data identifying first content data and second content data, the first content data being purchased and downloaded with the user ID of the user from a music service at another information processing apparatus, and the second content data not being purchased from the music service and originating from a source different from the music service, anddownload the first content data purchased from the music service at the other information processing apparatus.
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Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to enhance convenience and service qualities in an information distribution system. In a server serving as an information distribution apparatus and an information communication terminal, contents are managed by using content identifiers (content IDs) managed as IDs conforming to a rule of uniformity. Particularly, in the information communication terminal, a content ripped from a recording medium such as a CD and stored in storage means such as an HDD is also managed by using a content identifier acquired from the information distribution apparatus. In this way, contents stored in the storage means can be managed by using content IDs each managed as an ID common to the information communication terminal and the information distribution apparatus. In communication between the information communication terminal and the information distribution apparatus, a content identifier conforming to a rule of uniformity is used for identifying a content to which the content identifier is assigned so that the terminal is capable of downloading the content as well as acquiring additional information relevant to the content from the apparatus, and the apparatus is capable of rendering a plurality of other services.
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21 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
circuitry configured to transmit a user ID of a user of the information processing apparatus, receive a list of content data associated with the user ID of the user of the information processing apparatus, the list of content data identifying first content data and second content data, the first content data being purchased and downloaded with the user ID of the user from a music service at another information processing apparatus, and the second content data not being purchased from the music service and originating from a source different from the music service, and download the first content data purchased from the music service at the other information processing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information processing system, comprising:
circuitry configured to transmit a user ID of a user of the information processing apparatus, receive a list off content data associated with the user ID of the user of the information processing apparatus, the list of content data being purchased and downloaded with the user ID of the user from a music service at another information processing apparatus, and the second content data not being purchased from the music service and originating from a source different from the music service, and download the first content data purchased from the music service at the other information processing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of an information processing apparatus for receiving content, the method comprising:
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transmitting a user ID of a user of the information processing apparatus; receiving, by circuitry of the information processing apparatus, a list of content data associated with the user ID of the user of the information processing apparatus, the of content data identifying first content data and second content data, the first content data being purchased and downloaded with the user ID of the user from a music service at another information processing apparatus, and the second content data not being purchased from the music service and originating from a source different from the music service, and downloading, by the circuitry, the first content data purchased from the music service at the other information processing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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