Patent ID: 9699245
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G06F,G11B,H04L,H04N,Y10S

Claim:
1. An information processing apparatus that serves as a content providing server, the information processing apparatus comprising: a processing device; and a memory encoded with computer-executable instructions to be executed by the processing device, wherein the processing device is configured to: store content and metadata that corresponds to content attribute information; extract the metadata based on reception of a content information acquisition request from a client device, and generate content information for transmission to the client device based on property information included the metadata; store a first data-scheme information on original content held by the content providing server and a second data-scheme information on content available from the content providing server to the client device as the property information; and generate content information that includes the first data-scheme information on the original content held by the content providing server and the second data-scheme information on the content available from the content providing server based on reception of the content information acquisition request from the client device, and transmit the content information to the client device, wherein the transmitted content information is configured to cause the first data-scheme information on the original content held by the content providing server and second the data-scheme information on the content available from the content providing server to be displayed in a distinguishable format on the client device.