Patent ID: 8112474
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: communication means for communicating via a network; primary content information download control means for causing a primary content server to transmit to the information processing apparatus, via the network, specified primary content information, the specified primary content information comprising at least first main information of a primary content; incidental content information download control means for causing an incidental content server to transmit to the information processing apparatus, via the network, specified incidental content information for a specified incidental content, the specified incidental content information comprising, as second main information, play control information containing an instruction to play the first main information of at least one primary content that is original editing material for the specified incidental content to play the specified incidental content; edit processing means for generating editing results by performing an edit process that uses, in a permitted usage fashion, at least one of the primary content information retrieved by the primary content information download control means and the incidental content information retrieved by the incidental content information download control means; incidental content information generating means for generating incidental content information containing a new content based on the editing results of the edit processing means; and content information upload control means for causing a terminal to transmit to the incidental content server via the network the incidental content information generated by the incidental content information generating means to be stored on incidental content information storage means, wherein, when the specified incidental content retrieved by the incidental content download control means is to be played on the information processing apparatus and the first main information for the at least one primary content that is indicated by the play control information and is the original editing material is not present on the information processing apparatus, the primary content information download control means causes the primary content server to transmit to the information processing apparatus the at least one primary content as the specified primary content information.