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AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsToshihiro Morita, Yoshiyuki Takaku, Norifumi Kikkawa, Yoshiki Tanaka
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An apparatus and method allowing for high-quality data acquisition and playback processing based on content information transmitted from a server to a client are provided. Property information constituting meta-information corresponding to content-associated attribute information stores data-scheme information on original content held by the server, such as file format information, codec information representing an encoded-data scheme, and resolution information. In response to a content information acquisition request from the client, content information including the data-scheme information on the original content is generated and is transmitted to the client. This structure allows the client to output a content transmission request in which the optimum data scheme is determined based on the data scheme of the original content. Therefore, high-quality data acquisition and playback can be achieved.
A content providing server apparatus comprising:
A content providing method comprising:
A non-transitory storage medium having a computer program for causing a computer to perform a content providing method, the method comprising:
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