Patent ID: 8249422
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A content usage system comprising: a recording and playback device, having functions for recording supplied digital content on a recording medium as well as functions for playing back digital content that has been recorded on the recording medium; and a portable electronic device, having functions for receiving and playing back digital content provided thereto; wherein the recording and playback device and the portable electronic device are connected to each other via a predetermined network; the recording and playback device includes receiving means that receives command input while the recording and playback device is outputting digital content that has been supplied or previously recorded on the recording medium, the command input indicating that the digital content is to be transferred for use with the portable electronic device, converting means that, upon receiving the command input via the receiving means, converts the digital content being output into transfer content to be transferred to the portable electronic device, the conversion being conducted from a data position based on the time when the command input was received via the receiving means, recording means that records, to the recording medium, the transfer content acquired as a result of converting the digital content using the converting means, metadata processing means that generates and appends metadata to the transfer content recorded on the recording medium, the metadata including information indicating that the content is for transfer to another device, list request receiving means that receives, from the portable electronic device, a request to provide a list of transfer content, list generating means that, upon receiving the list request via the list request receiving means, generates a list of transfer content on the basis of the metadata that was appended to the transfer content by the metadata processing means, list transmitting means that transmits the list of transfer content that was generated by the list generating means to the portable electronic device that originated the list request, content provision request receiving means that receives, from the portable electronic device, a request to provide transfer content, and content transmitting means that, upon receiving the request for transfer content via the content provision request receiving means, transmits the transfer content recorded on the recording medium to the portable electronic device that originated the content provision request; and wherein the portable electronic device includes list request transmitting means that transmits, to the recording and playback device, a request to provide a list of transfer content, list receiving means that receives the list of transfer content transmitted by the recording and playback device, display controlling means that conducts control such that the list received by the list receiving means is displayed on the display screen of a display element, selection receiving means that receives selection input selecting target transfer content from among the list of transfer content displayed on the display screen of the display element as a result of the control conducted by the display controlling means, content provision request transmitting means that transmits a request to provide the transfer content that has been selected by the selection input received via the selection receiving means, and digital content receiving means that receives the transfer content transmitted from the recording and playback device and makes the received transfer content available for use.