Information processing apparatus and method, and program storage medium

US2015317618A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2015317618-A1
Application numberUS-201514800094-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateJul 15, 2015
Priority dateNov 12, 1999
Publication dateNov 5, 2015
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In an information processor having a function to check out a content to a portable device such as a portable disc player, a content is recorded to a content data base under the control of a content management program, and it is set under the control of a display/operation instruction program whether the recorded content has to be checked out to the portable device. If a content is recorded in case it has been set that the content has to be checked out, the content having been recorded in the content data base is checked out to the portable device.

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1 . (canceled) 2 . A personal computer including a function to transfer content data to a portable media player, the personal computer comprising: circuitry configured to perform a first mutual authentication process between the personal computer and a server via internet, to control purchasing of content data from the server based on a result of the first mutual authentication process, to control a display unit to display a graphical user interface (GUI), the GUI rec…

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What does patent US2015317618A1 cover?
In an information processor having a function to check out a content to a portable device such as a portable disc player, a content is recorded to a content data base under the control of a content management program, and it is set under the control of a display/operation instruction program whether the recorded content has to be checked out to the portable device. If a content is recorded in c…
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Sony Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q20/1235. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Nov 05 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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