Information processing system, collecting server, information processing method and program

A collecting server in an information processing system, said information processing system including a client configured to receive and reproduce content from a media server and a collecting server configured to receive content management information on said content from said media server and to manage said content management information, said collecting server comprising:

• a receiving unit configured to obtain said content management information from said media server according to a predetermined condition;
• a content information database generating unit configured to store information on a content storage location which information is included in the obtained content management information as category information of said content, and to generate a content information database;
• a content information list generating unit configured to extract content information matching said search condition from said content information database on a basis of said category information and to generate a list of said content information when receiving a search condition transmitted from said client;
• and
• a transmitting unit configured to transmit the list of said content information generated by said content information list generating unit to said client.

An information processing method of a collecting server in an information processing system, said information processing system including a client capable of receiving and reproducing content from a media server and a collecting server for receiving content management information on said content from said media server and managing said content management information, said information processing method comprising:

• obtaining said content management information from said media server according to a predetermined condition;
• storing information on a content storage location which information is included in the obtained content management information as category information of said content;
• extracting content information matching said search condition on a basis of said category information and generating a list of said content information when receiving a search condition for said content from said client;
• and
• transmitting the generated list of said content information to said client.

A computer readable medium storing a program which, when loaded on a processor, causes the processor to execute a method for implementing and performing an information process of a collecting server in an information processing system on a computer, said information processing system including a client capable of receiving and reproducing content from a media server and a collecting server for receiving content management information on said content from said media server and managing said content management information, said method comprising:

• obtaining said content management information from said media server according to a predetermined condition;
• storing information on a content storage location which information is included in the obtained content management information as category information of said content;
• extracting content information matching said search condition on a basis of said category information and generating a list of said content information when receiving a search condition for said content from said client;
• and
• transmitting the generated list of said content information to said client.

An information processing system comprising:

• client means for receiving and reproducing content from a media server;
• and
• collecting means for receiving content management information on said content from said media server and to manage said content management information;
• wherein said client means includes
• communication means for transmitting a search condition for retrieving said content to said collecting means, and for receiving a list of content information corresponding to said search condition,
• said collecting means includes
• means for obtaining said content management information from said media server according to a predetermined condition,
• content information database generating means for storing information on a content storage location which information is included in the obtained content management information as category information of said content, and for generating a content information database,
• content information list generating means for extracting content information matching said search condition from said content information database on a basis of said category information and to generate a list of said content information when receiving a search condition transmitted from said client means, and
• means for transmitting the list of said content information generated by said content information list generating means to said client means.

A collecting server in an information processing system, said information processing system including a client for receiving and reproducing content from a media server and a collecting server for receiving content management information on said content from said media server and for managing said content management information, said collecting server comprising:

• means for obtaining said content management information from said media server according to a predetermined condition;
• content information database generating means for storing information on a content storage location which information is included in the obtained content management information as category information of said content, and for generating a content information database;
• content information list generating means for extracting content information matching said search condition from said content information database on a basis of said category information and for generating a list of said content information when receiving a search condition transmitted from said client;
• and
• means for transmitting the list of said content information generated by said content information list generating means to said client.