Information processing apparatus and information processing method for processing profile identification information of content

An information processing method, comprising:

• controlling, by a circuitry, storage of profile identification information in which information indicating a plurality of profile elements regarding content is connected, wherein
• a first profile element of the plurality of profile elements contains a first nested profile element,
• the first nested profile element describes a classification of the first profile element or specific supplemental information of the first profile element, and
• a second profile element, of the plurality of profile elements, regarding an encoding format of the content contains a second nested profile element describing classification of the encoding format;
• and
• controlling, by the circuitry, transmission of the profile identification information to a specific device.

An information processing apparatus, comprising:

• central processing unit (CPU) configured to:
• acquire profile identification information in which information indicating a plurality of profile elements regarding content is connected, wherein
• a first profile element of the plurality of profile elements contains a first nested profile element,
• the first nested profile element describes a classification of the first profile element or specific supplemental information of the first profile element, and
• a second profile element, of the plurality of profile elements, regarding an encoding format of the content contains a second nested profile element describing classification of the encoding format;
• and
• process the content based on the profile identification information.

An information processing method, comprising:

• acquiring profile identification information in which information indicating a plurality of profile elements regarding content is connected, wherein
• a first profile element of the plurality of profile elements contains a first nested profile element,
• the first nested profile element describes a classification of the first profile element or specific supplemental information of the first profile element, and
• a second profile element, of the plurality of profile elements, regarding an encoding format of the content contains a second nested profile element describing classification of the encoding format;
• and
• processing the content based on the profile identification information.