Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing system

An information processing system, comprising:

• an information processing device configured to manage system-compliant content data and play back the system-compliant content data, and acquire system-noncompliant content data and play back the system-noncompliant data;
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• a controller device configured to control playback of the system-compliant content data and the system-noncompliant content data on the information processing device,
• wherein the information processing device includes:
• a storage unit configured to store playback content attribute information, the playback content attribute information having been transmitted from the controller device requesting play back of the system-compliant content data, and the playback content attribute information including attribute information on the system-compliant content data requested to be played back and information for identifying the device that manages the system-compliant content data,
• a content data providing unit configured to, on the basis of the attribute information on the system-compliant content data included in the playback content attribute information stored in the storage unit, acquire from the storage unit the system-compliant content data requested to be played back by the controller device,
• a system-compliant content data acquisition unit configured to acquire the system-compliant content data provided by the content data providing unit,
• a system-compliant content playback unit configured to play back the system-compliant content data acquired by the system-compliant content data acquisition unit,
• a system-noncompliant content playback unit configured to directly play back system-noncompliant content data, the system-noncompliant content data not complying with the system,
• a content information converting unit configured to convert information of the system-noncompliant content data representative of meta-information to a format corresponding to that of the system-compliant content data, to acquire information on the system-noncompliant content data, and to apply the acquired information on the system-noncompliant content to the converted meta-information to obtain system-compliant formatted information for the system-noncompliant content data, in which the acquired information includes one or more of a title, a category or a playback time of the system-non-compliant content data, and
• a content playback information transmitting unit configured to transmit the system-compliant formatted information on the system-noncompliant content data to the controller device for controlling the system-noncompliant content playback unit to play back the system-noncompliant content data, and
• wherein the controller device includes:
• a server information acquisition unit configured to acquire server information from the information processing device that manages content data corresponding to contents and attribute information on the content data, the server information including server identification information for identifying the information processing device and a list of the content data;
• a playback device information acquisition unit configured to acquire playback device information from the information processing device that acquires the content data and plays back the content data, the playback device information including playback device identification information for identifying the information processing device,
• a playback content determination unit configured to determine whether a content requested to be played back on the information processing device is a system-compliant content managed by the information processing device or a system-noncompliant content not managed by the information processing device, and
• a content playback control unit configured to identify the information processing device to play back content data selected from the list of the content data, transmit to the identified information processing device playback content attribute information including attribute information on the selected content data and the server identification information on the information processing device that manages the content data, and instruct the information processing device to acquire the selected content data and play back the content data.

An information processing method, comprising:

• a storing step of storing system-compliant content data and playback content attribute information, the playback content attribute information having been transmitted from a controller device requesting play back of the system-compliant content data, and the playback content attribute information including attribute information on the system-compliant content data requested to be played back and information for identifying a device that manages the system-compliant content data;
• a content data providing step of acquiring, on the basis of the attribute information on the system-compliant content data included in the playback content attribute information stored in the storing step, the system-compliant content data stored in the storing step and requested to be played back by the controller device;
• a system-compliant content data acquiring step of acquiring the system-compliant content data provided in the content data providing step;
• a system-compliant content playback step of playing back the system-compliant content data acquired in the system-compliant content data acquisition step;
• a system-noncompliant content playback step of directly playing back system-noncompliant content data;
• a content information converting step of converting information of the system-noncompliant content data representative of meta-information to a format corresponding to that of the system-compliant content data, acquiring information on the system-noncompliant content data, and applying the acquired information on the system-noncompliant content to the converted meta-information to obtain system-compliant formatted information for the system-noncompliant content data, in which the acquired information includes one or more of a title, a category or a playback time of the system-non-compliant content data;
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• a content playback information transmitting step of transmitting the system-compliant formatted information on the system-noncompliant content data to the controller device for controlling the system-noncompliant content data to be played back in the system-noncompliant content playback step.

An information processing method, comprising:

• in a controller,
• a server information acquiring step of acquiring server information from an information processing device that manages content data corresponding to contents and attribute information on the content data, the server information including server identification information for identifying the information processing device and a list of the content data,
• a playback device information acquiring step of acquiring playback device information from the information processing device that acquires the content data from a content management server and plays back the content data, the playback device information including playback device identification information for identifying the information processing device,
• a playback content determination step of determining whether a content requested to be played back on the information processing device is a system-compliant content managed by the information processing device or a system-noncompliant content not managed by the information processing device, and
• a content playback control step of identifying the information processing device to play back content data selected from the list of the content data, transmitting to the identified information processing device playback content attribute information including attribute information on the selected content data and the server identification information on the information processing device that manages the content data, and instructing the information processing device to acquire the selected content data and play back the content data;
• and
• in the information processing device,
• a storing step of storing system-compliant content data and playback content attribute information, the playback content attribute information having been transmitted from a controller device requesting play back of the system-compliant content data, and the playback content attribute information including the attribute information on the system-compliant content data requested to be played back and information for identifying a device that manages the system-compliant content data,
• a content data providing step of acquiring, on the basis of the attribute information on the system-compliant content data included in the playback content attribute information stored in the storing step, the system-compliant content data stored in the storing step and requested to be played back by the controller device,
• a system-compliant content data acquiring step of acquiring the system-compliant content data provided in the content data providing step,
• a system-compliant content playback step of playing back the system-compliant content data acquired in the system-compliant content data acquisition step,
• a system-noncompliant content playback step of directly playing back system-noncompliant content data,
• a content information converting step of converting information of the system-noncompliant content data representative of meta-information to a format corresponding to that of the system-compliant content data, acquiring information on the system-noncompliant content data, and applying the acquired information on the system-noncompliant content to the converted meta-information to obtain system-compliant formatted information for the system-noncompliant content data, in which the acquired information includes one or more of a title, a category or a playback time of the system-non-compliant content data, and
• a content playback information transmitting step of transmitting the system-compliant formatted information on the system-noncompliant content data to the controller device for controlling the system-noncompliant content data to be played back in the system-noncompliant content playback step.