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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
May. 20, 2004
Hideo Tsukazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kotaro Asaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Kurihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a content-providing system, information-processing apparatus, information-processing methods and programs which are capable of keeping up with changes in content value. A license servertransmits a utilization condition and a price table to a terminal. The terminalhas set contents stored in advance in a database. In an offline environment, the terminalis capable of utilizing desired contents by using an electronic point count. The terminaltransmits information on contents used by the terminalto the license server. The license servercollects a history of utilizations of contents in the terminal, extracts apparatus favorite contents for the terminalfrom a database and properly transmits the favorite contents as well as price data reflecting changes in price to the terminal. The present invention is thus suitable for a system for providing contents.