Information processing method and device, recording medium, and program
OwnerJan Kerlefseninventor
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Abstract
To provide a method of information processing for enabling a content provider side to define the use of content matching the content user side while protecting a privacy of the content user side. Usage form information, that is, a usage form of content information for each of a plurality of state of a content user side, is transmitted from the server apparatus 4 to the home network system 8. The home network system 8 determines the usage form of the content information received from the content provider apparatus 2 on the basis of an internal state information indicating an internal state of the home network system 8 and the usage form information.
Claims41
An information processing method comprising:
- a first transmitting step for transmitting a usage form information defining a usage form of a content information on the basis of an internal state of a content user side from content provider side to said content user side;
- a second transmitting step for transmitting said content information from said content provider side to said content user side;
- an internal state information producing step for producing an internal state information indicating said internal state of said content user side at said content user side;
- a usage form determining step for determining a usage form of said content information at said content user side on the basis of said internal state information and said usage form information.
An information processing apparatus positioned at a content user side, comprising:
- a usage form information acquiring means for acquiring a usage form information defining a usage form of content information on the basis of an internal state information of said content user side;
- an internal state information acquiring means for acquiring and managing said internal state information;
- and
- a usage form determining means for determining a usage form of said content information on the basis of said internal state information and said usage form information.
An information processing method performed at a content user side, comprising:
- a usage form information acquiring step for acquiring a usage form information defining a usage form of content information on the basis of an internal state information of said content user side;
- an internal state information acquiring step for acquiring and managing said internal state information;
- and
- a usage form determining step for determining a usage form of said content information on the basis of said internal state information and said usage form information.
A storage media storing a program capable of being read by a computer at a content user side, wherein
- said program comprising:
- a usage information acquiring procedure for acquiring a usage form information defining a usage form of content information on the basis of an internal state information of said content user side;
- an internal state acquiring and managing procedure for acquiring and managing said internal state information;
- and
- a usage form determining procedure for determining a usage form of said content information on the basis of said internal state information and said usage form information.
A program capable of being read by a computer at a content user side, wherein
- said program comprising:
- a usage information acquiring procedure for acquiring a usage form information defining a usage form of content information on the basis of an internal state information of said content user side;
- an internal state acquiring and managing procedure for acquiring and managing said internal state information;
- and
- a usage form determining procedure for determining a usage form of said content information on the basis of said internal state information and said usage form information.
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a usage form information acquiring means for acquiring from a storage media a usage form information defining a usage form of an application program stored in said storage media;
- an internal state information producing means for producing an internal state information indicating an internal state of said information processing apparatus;
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- a reading means for reading a matching application program from said storage media on the basis of the acquired usage form information and the produced internal state information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.