Patent ID: 6665303
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: H04L,H04N,Y10T

Abstract:
A contents processing device, comprising:a home network interface for connection to a home network; a protocol processing unit for executing protocol processing for communications with a server device through a telephone network; a solicitation unit for soliciting a set up of connection to the server device through the telephone network, to a gateway device which is connected with both the home network and the telephone network, by using the home network interface; an information processing unit for processing contents information obtained by the communications with the server device through the gateway device and the home network interface; a telephone network interface for connection to the telephone network; and a judgment unit for judging whether the communications with the server device directly through the telephone network interface is possible or not; wherein the solicitation unit solicits the set up of connection to the server device through the telephone network to the gateway device by using the home network interface and the protocol processing unit carries out the communications with the server device through the gateway device and the home network interface, when the judgment unit judged that the communications with the server device directly through the telephone network interface is not possible.