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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2008
Akihiko Kinoshita, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Kanao, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Chiba, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Homma, Chiba, JP;
Hirofumi Kouda, Saitama, JP;
Akihiko Kinoshita, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Kanao, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Chiba, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Homma, Chiba, JP;
Hirofumi Kouda, Saitama, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A network system including: a terminal unit; one or more recording devices; a service server; and a controller is disclosed. The controller includes: a resource status acquiring unit that, upon receiving a resource status acquisition request to request acquisition of information on resource status of the one or more recording devices, the resource status acquisition request being transmitted from the service server that received the remote recording reservation request from the terminal unit, transmits a resource status acquisition instruction to the one or more recording devices via the local area network and receives a result of determination on remote recording reservation depending on the resource status, as the resource status information, from the one or more recording devices.