Patent ID: 9710441
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A content reproducing apparatus comprising: a computer including hardware, the computer being configured to control the content reproducing apparatus to perform operations comprising: determining a reproduction condition for first content scheduled to be reproduced, wherein the first content is produced in advance for at least one type of device and is stored in a content providing apparatus; deciding first acquisition information for acquiring the first content produced in advance for a specific type of device corresponding to the reproduction condition; acquiring the first content produced in advance for the specific type of device using the first acquisition information; reproducing the first content, wherein the first acquisition information includes a value in a user-agent header which is variable dependent on the reproduction condition; determining whether any agent apparatus is associated with invoking information for an external process carried out by at least one of an application and a function different from an application for reproducing the first content when the external process is invoked; when the determining determines an agent apparatus is associated with the invoking information for the external process, transferring the external process to the agent apparatus, acquiring a result of execution of the external process from the agent apparatus, and reproducing the result of the execution of the external process acquired from the agent apparatus; when the determining determines no agent apparatus is associated with the invoking information for the external process, further determining whether the external process is executable by the content reproduction apparatus; and when the further determining determines that the external process is executable by the content reproduction apparatus, executing the external process and reproducing a result of execution of the external process.