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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2005
Takehiko Hanada, Tokyo, JP;
Shin Miura, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeru Imai, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Akatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Yukimasa Sugino, Tokyo, JP;
Masami Matsubara, Tokyo, JP;
Susumu Oka, Tokyo, JP;
Takehiko Hanada, Tokyo, JP;
Shin Miura, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeru Imai, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Akatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Yukimasa Sugino, Tokyo, JP;
Masami Matsubara, Tokyo, JP;
Susumu Oka, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A client apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a contents list request transmitting meansfor transmitting a request of a media server apparatusto transmit a contents list which is a list of metadata of contents, a contents list receiving meansfor receiving the contents list from the media server apparatus, an item list storing meansfor storing the contents list and an item list having listed items each of which is described as metadata, an item list transmitting meansfor transmitting the item list to a monitor server apparatus, a key input meansfor receiving a key input, an input key transmitting meansfor transmitting the key input to the monitor server apparatus, and an identification information receiving meansfor receiving identification information making it possible to uniquely identify each item included in the item list.