Information processing apparatus and information processing method to provide privilege

An information processing method, comprising:

• in an information processing apparatus:
• transmitting, to a first device, user information that indicates a user of the information processing apparatus;
• acquiring, from the first device, channel identification information and key information;
• receiving, from a second device, broadcast data and right information, based on the channel identification information,
• wherein the second device is at a first place in real space;
• decoding the broadcast data based on the key information;
• outputting the decoded broadcast data on a display of the information processing apparatus;
• extracting management information from the right information based on the channel identification information, wherein the management information identifies at least one of the broadcast data output on the information processing apparatus or the right information;
• transmitting the management information to a third device, wherein the third device is at a second place different from the first place;
• and
• obtaining, from the third device, privilege information, that indicates a privilege corresponding to the user, based on the transmitted management information.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer executable instructions that when executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus, cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• transmitting, to a first device, user information that indicates a user of the information processing apparatus;
• acquiring, from the first device, channel identification information and key information;
• receiving, from a second device, broadcast data and right information, based on the channel identification information,
• wherein the second device is at a first place in real space;
• decoding the broadcast data based on the key information;
• outputting the decoded broadcast data on a display of the information processing apparatus;
• extracting management information from the right information based on the channel identification information, wherein the management information identifies at least one of the broadcast data output on the information processing apparatus or the right information;
• transmitting the management information to a third device, wherein the third device is at a second place different from the first place;
• and
• obtaining, from the third device, privilege information, that indicates a privilege corresponding to the user, based on the transmitted management information.