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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2004
Tomohisa Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takuro Noda, Tokyo, JP;
Kayo Sugimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yuuji Takimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohisa Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takuro Noda, Tokyo, JP;
Kayo Sugimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yuuji Takimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a content provision system, an information processing apparatus and method, an output apparatus and method, and a program therefor, which makes it possible to use content easily and quickly. When a DVD discis inserted into a DVD player, a message indicating the fact is broadcasted from the DVD playerto a TV-and a TV-, which are all other devices connected to a network. In the TV-and the TV-, a message notifying that a medium storing available content was newly found is displayed on a screen thereof, respectively. When reproduction of the found content is instructed by a user in the TV-, the DVD playeris requested by the TV-to provide the content, and image of the content provided in response thereto is displayed on the TV-. The present invention can be applied to storage equipment including a DVD player and a personal computer and display equipment including a TV set.
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