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Patent No.:

US 10375431 B1

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Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 06, 2014
Applicant:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Isao Soma, Saitama, JP;

Assignee:

SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01); H04N 21/438 (2011.01); H04N 21/4627 (2011.01); H04N 21/4784 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2541 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); H04N 21/4382 (2013.01); H04N 21/4627 (2013.01); H04N 21/4784 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01);
Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a channel identification information acquisition unit configured to acquire channel identification information for receiving a broadcast from a first object, a right information acquisition unit configured to acquire right information for acquiring a privilege, the right information being associated with the broadcast indicated by the channel identification information, and a privilege information acquisition unit configured to establish communication with a second object installed in a predetermined place different from a place of the first object, to execute a process for authentication based on the right information through the communication, and to acquire privilege information indicating the privilege, the privilege information being based on a result of the authentication.


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