Abstract: A content providing system is disclosed, which includes: a content providing server that is capable of delivering content data and information related thereto through a communication network; and a client that is capable of downloading the content data and the information related thereto through the communication network, wherein a management unit manages meta information of the respective content data as content item information, manages one or plural pieces of content item information as content program information in association with one another, and manages one or plural pieces of content program information as a content program catalogue, one content data and meta information thereof can be referred to in plural pieces of content item information, one piece of content item information can be referred to in plural pieces of content program information, and one piece of content program information can be referred to in plural content program catalogues, and when a term of availability of the content progra

Abstract: An information processing system including: first and second information processing devices in communication through a network. The first device has a license information-sending unit that sends license information containing utilizing-time limit information for utilizing a content in response to a request from the second device.

Abstract: A moving-image reproduction apparatus includes a display section for displaying an image in a moving-image display area; a moving-image data storage section for storing a plurality of pieces of moving-image data; a moving-image data reproduction section for reading out moving-image data and reproducing the moving-image data; a moving-image change-over command section for requesting change-over from a preceding moving image to a succeeding moving image; and a control section for changing-over from a preceding moving image to a succeeding moving image in accordance with the request. During a period of time lasting till the start of a process to actually display a reproduced moving image based on the moving-image data, the control section stops reproduction of the preceding moving image and reduces the brightness of the moving-image display area to a value corresponding to a black moving image in a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A content providing system is disclosed, which includes: a content providing server that is capable of delivering content data and information related thereto through a communication network; and a client that is capable of downloading the content data and the information related thereto through the communication network, wherein a management unit manages meta information of the respective content data as content item information, manages one or plural pieces of content item information as content program information in association with one another, and manages one or plural pieces of content program information as a content program catalogue, one content data and meta information thereof can be referred to in plural pieces of content item information, one piece of content item information can be referred to in plural pieces of content program information, and one piece of content program information can be referred to in plural content program catalogues, and when a term of availability of the content progra

Abstract: A display of “scroll up by 1 hour” is overlaid on sections of station name of a program schedule Fa1 when an up arrow key of a cross key provided to a remote commander is operated when a cursor K is on the upper border of a program frame, and when there is any preceding program (past program) not currently displayed in the program schedule Fa1. Then when an enter key provided to the remote commander is operated, the 1-hour-scrolled-up program schedule Fa1 is responsively displayed after reconfiguration. In such a manner, the display range of the program schedule can be changed with ease, and the present invention is applicable to television receivers for digital broadcasting.

Abstract: A content providing system includes a content providing server that delivers content data and information related thereto through a communication network; a client that downloads the content data and the information related thereto through the communication network, and a management unit that manages meta information of the respective content data as content item information, manages one or plural pieces of content item information as content program information in association with one another, and manages one or plural pieces of content program information as a content program catalogue.

Abstract: A content providing system is disclosed, which includes: a content providing server that is capable of delivering content data and information related thereto through a communication network; and a client that is capable of downloading the content data and the information related thereto through the communication network, wherein a management unit manages meta information of the respective content data as content item information, manages one or plural pieces of content item information as content program information in association with one another, and manages one or plural pieces of content program information as a content program catalogue, one content data and meta information thereof can be referred to in plural pieces of content item information, one piece of content item information can be referred to in plural pieces of content program information, and one piece of content program information can be referred to in plural content program catalogues, and when a term of availability of the content progra

Abstract: A content terminal is storing management information that indicates the management status of a content. When some change occurs in the management status of the content, the content terminal updates the management information in its storage to meet the change, and notifies the updated details to a reference server. The reference server is the one storing reference information, which carries the same types of details as the management information. When receiving the updated details of the management information from the content terminal, the reference server uses thus notified updated details to update the reference information of a user. Because the management information and the reference information are correlated with each other, the user can see the details of the management information in the reference site using the content terminal. In such a manner, the user can refer to and update the details of the management information without directly accessing the control terminal.

Abstract: In an authentication section 22 of a license server 4, a user using a user terminal 1 is authenticated by using a user ID and a password provided by a user terminal 11 for the purpose of user identification. Then, the user terminal 1 is to be authenticated by using an equipment ID issued by the authentication section 22 for the user ID to specify the user terminal 1. In response when the user ID is authenticated, a content system is allowed for viewing contents in a content server 3, for example. The present invention can be applied to any content system which provides contents to the user terminal. With such a configuration, any unauthorized accesses can be prevented from a plurality of equipment units.

Abstract: An information processing system including: first and second information processing devices in communication through a network. The first device has a license information-sending unit that sends license information containing utilizing-time limit information for utilizing a content in response to a request from the second device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a moving-image reproduction apparatus including: a display section for displaying an image in a moving-image display area capable of accommodating at least a moving image; a moving-image data storage section for storing a plurality of pieces of moving-image data; a moving-image data reproduction section for reading out moving-image data from the moving-image data storage section and reproducing the moving-image data; a moving-image change-over command section for requesting change-over from a preceding moving image displayed earlier to a succeeding moving image; and a control section for changing-over from a preceding moving image to a succeeding moving image in accordance with the request made by the moving-image change-over command section.

Abstract: A display of “scroll up by 1 hour” is overlaid on sections of station name of a program schedule Fa1 when an up arrow key of a cross key provided to a remote commander is operated when a cursor K is on the upper border of a program frame, and when there is any preceding program (past program) not currently displayed in the program schedule Fa1. Then when an enter key provided to the remote commander is operated, the 1-hour-scrolled-up program schedule Fa1 is responsively displayed after reconfiguration. In such a manner, the display range of the program schedule can be changed with ease, and the present invention is applicable to television receivers for digital broadcasting.