JP2004145520A5

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Publication number: JP2004145520A5
Application number: JP2002308296A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2002-10-23
Publication date: 2005-10-27
Anticipated expiration: 2022-10-23

Claims

In an information processing apparatus that provides an electronic file that constitutes predetermined content to an electronic device via a network,
  Storage means for storing the electronic file constituting the content and an electronic file identifier for identifying the electronic file;
  Transmitting the electronic file identifier of the electronic file constituting the content corresponding to the item related to the device of the electronic device to the electronic device that has been device-authenticated based on the electronic device identifier that identifies the electronic device; A transmission means;
  Search means for searching the storage means for the electronic file identified by the predetermined electronic file identifier among the electronic file identifiers transmitted by the first transmission means transmitted from the electronic device; ,
  Second transmission means for transmitting the electronic file searched by the search means to the electronic device;
  An information processing apparatus comprising:

The electronic file providing device includes:
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an authentication unit that authenticates the electronic device based on the electronic device identifier.

The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an authentication device connected to the network and performing device authentication of the electronic device based on the electronic device identifier.

The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the item related to the electronic device is a model of the electronic device .

The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein information representing a model of the electronic device is included in the electronic device identifier.

The said 1st memory | storage means of the said electronic file provision apparatus memorize | stores the said electronic file of the said content which can be used with the said model, and the said electronic file identifier for every model of the said electronic device. 5. The information processing apparatus according to 4.

The first storage means of the electronic file providing apparatus stores the electronic file and version information of the content,
The first transmission means transmits the version information of the content corresponding to the model of the electronic device to the electronic device that has been device-authenticated based on the electronic device identifier,
The retrieval unit retrieves the electronic file constituting the requested content from the first storage unit by the electronic device from among the contents for which the version information has been transmitted by the first transmission unit. And
Of the electronic device,
The second storage means stores the electronic file and version information of the content,
The request unit compares the version information of the content transmitted by the first transmission unit of the electronic file providing apparatus with the version information stored in the second storage unit, and they are different. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic file providing apparatus is requested to provide the content.

The electronic file is data to be updated
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

The electronic file is additional data for extending the function of the electronic file
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

User authentication means for requesting a password after device authentication and performing user authentication for billing when the electronic file is charged
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

In an information processing method of an information processing apparatus that provides an electronic file that constitutes predetermined content to an electronic device via a network,
  Storing the electronic file constituting the content and an electronic file identifier for identifying the electronic file;
  Transmitting the electronic file identifier of the electronic file constituting the content corresponding to the item related to the device of the electronic device to the electronic device that has been device-authenticated based on the electronic device identifier that identifies the electronic device; Sending step;
  The electronic file identified by the predetermined electronic file identifier among the electronic file identifiers transmitted in the first transmission step transmitted from the electronic device is stored in the storage step processing. A search step for searching from the electronic file,
  A second transmission step of transmitting the electronic file searched in the search step processing to the electronic device;
  An information processing method comprising:

In an information processing apparatus that receives provision of an electronic file constituting predetermined content from an electronic file providing apparatus via a network and uses the content,
  Storage means for storing the electronic file constituting predetermined content, and an electronic file identifier for identifying the electronic file;
  Corresponds to the difference between the electronic file identifier of the electronic file that constitutes the content corresponding to the item related to the information processing device transmitted from the electronic file providing device, and the electronic file identifier stored in the storage means Request means for requesting the electronic file providing apparatus to provide an electronic file;
  Updating means for updating the electronic file and the electronic file identifier to be stored in the storage means according to the electronic file transmitted from the electronic file providing device in response to a request by the request means;
  An information processing apparatus comprising:

In an information processing method of an information processing apparatus that receives provision of an electronic file that constitutes predetermined content from an electronic file providing apparatus via a network and uses the content,
  A storage step of storing the electronic file constituting predetermined content and an electronic file identifier for identifying the electronic file;
  The difference between the electronic file identifier of the electronic file that constitutes the content corresponding to the item related to the information processing device transmitted from the electronic file providing device and the electronic file identifier stored in the processing of the storing step A requesting step for requesting the electronic file providing apparatus to provide a corresponding electronic file;
  An updating step of updating the electronic file and the electronic file identifier stored in the processing of the storing step according to the electronic file transmitted from the electronic file providing device in response to a request by the processing of the requesting step;
  An information processing method comprising: