Patent ID: 7657743
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An information viewing/listening system, including an information provider that stores content data to be provided to a user, at least one information player that establishes a connection to the information provider via a network and at least plays information, and at least one mobile terminal that operates said at least one information player in response to a predetermined operation performed on the mobile terminal, a process performed when using content data recorded in the information player using the mobile terminal comprises: in response to the predetermined operation performed by the user on the mobile terminal, creating, by the mobile terminal, a password using preset information and transmitting, by the mobile terminal, at least the password and operation information concerning, of the predetermined operation performed by the user on the mobile terminal, an operation for using the content data to the information player; upon reception by the information player of the information transmitted from the mobile terminal, transmitting, by the information player, terminal-unique information given to the mobile terminal, player-unique information given to the information player, and the operation information concerning the user-performed operation for using the content data, to the information provider; upon reception by the information provider of the information transmitted from the information player, creating, by the information provider, a password using preset information and transmitting, by the information provider, at least the password to the information player; and comparing, by the information player, the password transmitted from the information provider with the password transmitted from the mobile terminal and when, as a result of comparison, the passwords are verified, executing, by the information player, the user-performed operation for using the content data.