Network system, server apparatus, terminal apparatus, display method of content guide, program for server apparatus, program for terminal apparatus

US8955019B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8955019-B2
Application numberUS-93848107-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 12, 2007
Priority dateDec 27, 2006
Publication dateFeb 10, 2015
Grant dateFeb 10, 2015

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A network system in which a terminal apparatus, a recording apparatus, and a server apparatus are connectable via a network is disclosed. The server apparatus includes a service processing unit performing a service of reserving recording of a content to the recording apparatus by a request from the terminal apparatus, and an available service information provision unit managing information on the service available to the recording apparatus as available service information and transmitting the available service information to the terminal apparatus in response to a request from the terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes a content guide acquisition unit acquiring a content guide which lists information to guide watching and listening of a plurality of contents, an available service information acquisition unit acquiring the available service information from the server apparatus, and a content guide display processing unit processing the content guide acquired by the content guide acquisition unit based on the available service information acquired by the available service information acquisition unit and displaying the processed one.

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What is claimed is: 1. A network system in which a terminal apparatus, plural recording apparatuses, and a server apparatus are configured to connect to each other via a network, the network system comprising: the server apparatus including a service processing unit implemented by a first circuitry configured to perform a service of reserving recording of a content on one of the recording apparatuses in response to a reservation request from the terminal apparatus, and an avail…

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What does patent US8955019B2 cover?
A network system in which a terminal apparatus, a recording apparatus, and a server apparatus are connectable via a network is disclosed. The server apparatus includes a service processing unit performing a service of reserving recording of a content to the recording apparatus by a request from the terminal apparatus, and an available service information provision unit managing information on t…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kinoshita Akihiko, Kanao Takashi, Chiba Hiroyuki, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N7/17309. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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