Patent ID: 8214564
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: G06F,G10L,G11B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A content transfer system including a reproduction terminal which reproduces content and an information processing apparatus, wherein the reproduction terminal comprises: means for storing a list of file formats of content reproducible by the reproduction terminal and information representing a bit rate of content reproducible by the reproduction terminal; and means for transmitting the list and the information stored in the means for storing to the information processing apparatus, and wherein the information processing apparatus comprises: means for storing content having a predetermined file format and a predetermined bit rate; means for obtaining, from the reproduction terminal, the list of file formats of content reproducible by the reproduction terminal and the information representing the bit rate of the content reproducible by the reproduction terminal; means for determining whether the predetermined file format and the predetermined bit rate of the content stored by the means for storing match one of the file formats included in the list and the bit rate represented by the information received by the means for obtaining; means for converting the content having the predetermined file format and the predetermined bit rate as a transfer target into content having one of the file formats included in the list and the bit rate represented by the information received by the means for obtaining, when the means for determining determines that the predetermined file format and the predetermined bit rate of the stored content do not match one of the file formats included in the list and the bit rate represented by the information; and means for transferring the stored content to the reproduction terminal without conversion when the means for determining determines that the predetermined file format and the predetermined bit rate of the stored content match one of the file formats included in the list and the bit rate represented by the information, and for transferring the content converted by the means for converting to the reproduction terminal, when the means for determining determines that the predetermined file format and the predetermined bit rate of the stored content do not match one of the file formats included in the list and the bit rate represented by the information.