Patent ID: 8745159
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: an input section configured to receive an instruction from a user to cause an other information processing apparatus to take over reproduction of content provided through a global network; and a sending section configured to transmit to the other information processing apparatus, when the instruction is received by the input section, a reproduction-takeover-command including content-access-information necessary to obtain the content from the global network, in which the apparatus is connected to the other information processing apparatus via a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), in which the apparatus and the other information processing apparatus are connected to a local network, and in which the sending section is configured to transmit the reproduction-takeover-command to the other information processing apparatus by way of the high definition multimedia interface; wherein the reproduction-takeover-command comprises an opcode and an operand, the operand includes multiple bytes and is transmitted in the form of multiple packets, and the first byte of the operand includes a serial number showing the sequence of the multiple packets.