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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2008
Kenjiro Ueda, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Fujita, Shizuoka, JP;
Kenjiro Ueda, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Fujita, Shizuoka, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A content providing device serving as a server for executing content providing processing as to a client, includes: a data processing unit for executing content providing processing in response to a content request from the client; wherein the data processing unit receives a disc recorded identifier for identifying a disc or content recorded in the mounted disc of the client, and the identification information of at least either the device identifier of a device on the client side, or the user identifier of a user on the client side, from the client, accumulates the history information of the disc recorded identifier received from the client in a management database in increments of devices or users, and analyzes the user's preference on the client side to provide a content adapted to the user's preference. Thus, content which interests a user or commercial content can be selectively provided to the user.