Information processing system, information processing apparatus, method and program

Abstract

The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing apparatus and method, and a program in which the purchase of content can be facilitated. When giving content data as a present, a sender giving the content data sends first information for identifying the sender, second information for identifying the destination of the present, and third information for determining the content data to be given. Then, mail querying whether to accept the content data as a present is delivered to the destination of the present based on the second information. Then, only when a response indicating that the content data is to be accepted as a present is returned in response to the mail, the processing concerning the present is executed. The present invention is applicable to a server for executing processing concerning content data.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to information processing systems, information processing apparatuses and methods, and programs. The invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing apparatus and method, and a program, which are suitable for purchasing content data. BACKGROUND ART [0002] Due to the recent widespread use of networks, such as the Internet, the purchasing of various goods (or following certain procedures for purchase) on networks is becoming common. There are various goods that can be purchased on a network, for example, not only tangible goods but also intangible goods. Intangible goods include, for example, music data and video data. [0003] Some intangible goods can be obtained not only by being purchased, but also by being rented. Regardless of whether the user purchases or rents intangible goods, he / she can purchase desired content data, such as music data or video data, by using a computer at home without the ne...

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Benefits of technology

[0020] An information processing method of the present invention includes: a first management step of managing a first ID for identifying a first apparatus; a second management step of managing a second ID for identifying a second apparatus; a third management step of managing a third ID for identifying content; a supply step of supplying the third ID managed by processing of the third management step to the first apparatus in response to a request to distribute the content from the first apparatus; a specifying step of specifying, when receiving information for specifying the first ID, information for specifying the second ID, and the third ID from the first apparatus, the first ID managed by processing of the first management step and the second ID managed by processing of the second management step from the received information; and a distribution control step of controlling the distribution of the content identified by the third ID to the second apparatus corresponding to the second ID specified by processing of the specifying step.

[0021] A program in a recording medium of the present invention includes: a first management step of managing a first ID for identifying a first apparatus; a second management step of managing a second ID for identifying a second apparatus; a third management step of managing a third ID for identifying content; a supply step of supplying the third ID managed by processing of the third management step to the first apparatus in response to a request to distribute the content from the first apparatus; a specifying step of

Problems solved by technology

Unlike tangible goods, the intangible goods can be easily copied, and undesirable actions may occur, for example, copies of the intangible goods may be delivered from one purchaser to other persons.

Accordingly, when the user purchases content data by using a device other than a device at home when he / she is away, he / she cannot play back the purchased content data by using the device at home.

In other words, the user cannot perform processing for storing desired content data in the device at home by using a different device when, for example, the user is away from home.

Accordingly, the user cannot purchase content data by using a device different from the device used for playing back the content data.

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