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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2008
Fujio Nobori, Kanagawa, JP;
Mamoru Tokashiki, Tokyo, JP;
Nariaki Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing unit which acquires content data from a content providing server and is capable of reproducing the acquired content data, including: a content information acquiring portion for acquiring content information including content data and meta data of the content data; a display control portion which carries out display control for reproducing the content data on a display portion; and a bidirectional communication portion which carries out bidirectional communication with other information processing unit connected to the content providing server, in which, when the content data is reproduced, the bidirectional communication portion selects a communication message to be received from communication messages sent from the other information processing unit corresponding to an execution state of the bidirectional communication.