JP2011211744A - Content receiving apparatus and content receiving method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a content receiving apparatus and content receiving method capable of efficiently performing classified display of contents held by a digital media server (DMS).SOLUTION: A content receiving apparatus includes a receiving means, a generating means, a display means and an accepting means. The receiving means receives first information from a server device which stores a plurality of contents and tag information registering content-specific information as registration items for a plurality of predetermined items in association with each other, the first information associating identifiers for identifying the respective contents with registration items of any item determined as a classification item among the plurality of items. The generating means generates a registration item tab for each class of the registration items. The display means displays on a display device the identifier in the first information relating to the registration items of the registration item tab in association with the registration item tab. The accepting means accepts selection of the registration item tab. When the accepting means accepts selection of the registration item tab, the receiving means receives from the server device tag information of contents corresponding to the identifier related to the registration item tab.

Description

  The present invention relates to a content receiving device and a content receiving method for receiving content such as a music file and a moving image file from a server device on a network.

  In recent years, content such as music files and moving image files has been shared among a plurality of devices such as televisions and recorder devices connected to a network such as a LAN. As such a standard for sharing content among various devices, for example, a guideline issued by DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) (hereinafter referred to as DLNA guideline) is known.

  In the DLNA guidelines, a basic system is configured by a DMS (Digital Media Server) that holds content and a DMP (Digital Media Player) that plays back the content held by the DMS via a network. In addition, in the DLNA guidelines, HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) is used to define a content transmission method and a reproduction control method.

  The DMP is configured to first acquire an identifier (file name) of each content held in the DMS as list information by transmitting a GET request (HTTP GET) for requesting a content list to the DMS. Also, in DMP, the tag information attached to the content is acquired by sending a GET request for requesting acquisition of tag information attached to the content of each file name included in the list information to the DMS. is doing. In DMP, the contents are classified and displayed on the basis of each item (for example, title name, album name, artist name, etc.) included in the tag information, so that the convenience of content selection is achieved.

  Various techniques have been proposed for file name classification display in DMP. For example, Patent Document 1 provides DMP with the function of DMS, and is provided from another device (DMS). A technology for classifying and displaying a list of contents and a list of contents held by its own device (DMP) in the same form (list display) is disclosed.

JP 2009-267634 A

  However, in the above-described conventional technology, after the list information is acquired, tag information is acquired from the contents of each file name included in the list information. Therefore, classification display is performed until the tag information acquisition is completed. There is a problem that the response until the classification display is performed becomes slow. In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, data exchange for displaying a list is not particularly considered, and the above problem cannot be solved.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a content receiving apparatus and a content receiving method capable of efficiently performing classification display of content held by a DMS.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention relates a plurality of contents and tag information in which information unique to the contents is registered as registration items for a plurality of predetermined items. Receiving means for receiving first information associating an identifier for identifying each of the contents and a registration item of any item defined as a classification item among the plurality of items from a server device to be stored; Generating means for generating a registration item tab for each type of registration item; display means for displaying an identifier in the first information related to the registration item of the registration item tab on the display device in association with the registration item tab; Receiving means for accepting selection of the registration item tab, and the receiving means receives the registration item when the accepting means accepts selection of the registration item tab. The tag information of the content corresponding to the identifier associated with the blanking and wherein the receiving from the server device.

  Further, the present invention provides the content from a server device in which the receiving unit associates and stores a plurality of contents and tag information in which information unique to the contents is registered as registration items for a plurality of predetermined items. A first receiving step of receiving first information associating an identifier for identifying each of the first item and a registered item of any item defined as a classification item among the plurality of items; Generating step for generating a registered item tab for each type, and a display step for displaying on the display device the identifier in the first information related to the registered item of the registered item tab in association with the registered item tab And the accepting unit accepting the selection of the registered item tab, and the receiving unit accepting the registration item tab selection in the accepting step. The tag information of the content corresponding to the identifier associated with the item tabs, characterized in that it comprises a second reception step of receiving from the server device.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a content receiving apparatus and a content receiving method capable of efficiently performing content classification display of DMS.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a DLNA system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the television illustrated in FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of software executed by the hardware of the television shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the list information. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of additional information. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a content selection screen. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a content selection screen. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an operation until the content selection screen is displayed.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a data receiving apparatus and a data receiving method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiment shown in the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a DLNA system according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the DLNA system 1 includes a media server 10 and a television 20, and is connected to each other via a network N. Here, the media server 10 and the television 20 are information devices compliant with the DLNA guidelines. Note that the number of information devices connected to the network N is not limited to the example of FIG.

  The media server 10 is an information device having a DMS function that provides content stored in the content storage unit 11 in response to a request from the DMP (television 20). The media server 10 is, for example, a recording device such as an HDD recorder, a server device such as a PC, and the like, which distributes music data and moving image data recorded and recorded by its own device and various data transmitted from an external device. The content is stored and managed in the content storage unit 11 in a state associated with tag information described later.

  The content stored in the content storage unit 11 is electronic data that can be played back by DMP, such as music data and moving image data. Each content is attached with tag information in which information unique to the content is registered as a registered value for a plurality of predetermined items. For example, in the tag information of music data, information unique to the music data is registered for each predetermined item such as an artist name, album name, total playback time, title name, and genre name.

  The media server 10 includes a control unit including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). A display unit, an operation unit configured by an input device such as a keyboard and a pointing device, a storage unit configured by a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and a flash memory, and a communication unit that controls communication with the DMP (Both not shown).

  In the storage unit of the media server 10, various programs and setting information related to the control of the media server 10 are stored in advance. The content storage unit 11 described above may be a partial area of the storage unit included in the media server 10 or an external storage device connected to the media server 10.

  The control unit of the media server 10 comprehensively controls the operation of the media server 10 by executing a program stored in the storage unit. Further, the control unit of the media server 10 realizes a function as a DMS by executing a predetermined program stored in the storage unit, and stores it in the content storage unit 11 in response to various requests transmitted from the DMP. The DMP is provided with data about each content.

  Specifically, when receiving the HTTP GET request from the DMP, the control unit of the media server 10 reads out the information instructed by this request from each content in the content storage unit 11 and transmits it to the DMP. When the control unit of the media server 10 receives a GET request for content to be reproduced from the DMP, the control unit reads the requested content from the content storage unit 11 and transmits (streams delivery) the content to the DMP.

  The television 20 is a television device having a DMP function that accesses the media server 10 that is a DMS and refers to and reproduces content held in the media server 10. Hereinafter, the configuration of the television 20 will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of the television 20. As shown in the figure, the television 20 includes a CPU 201, a network I / F 202, an A / V separation unit 203, a memory 204, an audio decoder 205, a video decoder 206, a graphic processing unit 207, a video processing output unit 208, a storage I / O. F209, bus 210, stream I / F 211, video encoder 212, audio encoder 213, tuner 214, hard disk 215, A / V synthesis unit 216, DAC (D / A converter) 220, amplifier 221, speaker 222, terminal 230, display A panel 240, an operation unit 250, a remote controller 251, and a light receiving unit 252 are provided.

  The analog video signal received by the tuner 214 is encoded by the video encoder 212. Further, the analog audio signal received by the tuner 214 is encoded by the audio encoder 213. The encoded video signal and audio signal are synthesized by the A / V synthesis unit 216 to become a stream. On the other hand, the digital video signal received by the tuner 214 is input from the stream I / F 211 as, for example, an MPEG2TS (Transport Stream) format stream. The stream is recorded on the hard disk 215 via the storage I / F 209.

  The terminal 230 is an Ethernet (registered trademark) terminal or the like for connecting to the network N, and information input from other devices (media server 10) on the network N is transmitted to the TV through the terminal 230 and the network I / F 202. Received by John 20.

  A stream recorded on the hard disk 215 and a content stream input from another device (media server 10) via the terminal 230 and the network I / F 202 are processed by the A / V separation unit 203 under the control of the CPU 201. And audio data. The separated video data is decoded by the video decoder 206. The decoded video data is output as a video signal from the video processing output unit 208 and displayed on the display panel 240. Also, the audio data separated by the A / V separation unit 203 is decoded by the audio decoder 205 and output from the speaker 222 through the DAC 220 and the amplifier 221.

  The CPU 201 comprehensively controls the operation of the television 20 by executing various programs stored in a storage medium such as the hard disk 215 or a ROM (not shown). Specifically, the CPU 201 cooperates with the graphic processing unit 207 to generate, for example, a GUI (Graphical User Interface) display screen, hold it in the memory 204 such as a RAM, read it appropriately, and display it on the display panel 240. To do. When the CPU 201 receives an operation performed on the television 20 by the remote controller 251 or the like via the operation unit 250 or the light receiving unit 252, the broadcast signal (channel) received by the tuner 214 according to the operation content. Or an input on the GUI display screen is detected.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of software executed by the hardware (CPU 201) of the television 20 in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the television 20 includes a transmission / reception unit 301, a GUI display unit 302, and a playback control unit 303 as functional units related to the realization of the DMP function.

  The transmission / reception unit 301 accesses the DMS (media server 10) using HTTP, and acquires a list of contents held in the media server 10 and contents to be reproduced.

  Specifically, after the transmission / reception unit 301 recognizes the media server 10 by UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) or the like, the identifier and the identifier of each content held in the media server 10 at the first access to the media server 10 A GET request (hereinafter referred to as a list information acquisition request) for requesting acquisition of the file name and the registered value registered in the tag information of each content for a predetermined classification item is transmitted.

  Here, the classification item is any item constituting the tag information, and is assumed to be held as setting information in a storage medium such as the hard disk 215. For example, when “artist name” and “album name” are set as classification items among the items included in the tag information, the transmission / reception unit 301 sets the “artist name” and “album name” for each item. Request acquisition of registered value registered in tag information. Note that the number and type of classification items can be arbitrarily set.

  When receiving the list information acquisition request from the television 20, the control unit of the media server 10 registers the file name and each classification item instructed by the list information acquisition request from each content stored in the content storage unit 11. The value is read out and transmitted to the television 20 as list information. Then, the transmission / reception unit 301 stores the list information received from the media server 10 in the memory 204.

  Here, FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the list information stored in the memory 204. As shown in the figure, in the list information, the file name of each content held in the media server 10 and the registered value for each classification item are held in association with each other. FIG. 4 shows an example in which “artist name” and “album name” are classified items among the items constituting the tag information. FIG. 4 shows an example in which the file name of each content is the same as the title name of the content.

  Further, when receiving a notification of a specific registration value from the GUI display unit 302, the transmission / reception unit 301 reads a file name associated with the registration value from the list information, and acquires tag information for each content of the file name. A requested GET request (hereinafter referred to as an additional information acquisition request) is transmitted to the media server 10.

  When the control unit of the media server 10 receives the additional information acquisition request from the television 20, the tag information is read from the content of each file name instructed by the additional information acquisition request and transmitted to the television 20 as additional information. Then, the transmission / reception unit 301 stores additional information received from the media server 10 in the memory 204.

  Here, FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the additional information stored in the memory 204. As shown in the figure, the additional information holds the contents of the tag information of each content instructed by the additional information acquisition request. FIG. 5 shows an example in which tag information of each content related to the registered value “artist 2” registered in the classification item “artist name” is added information. As described above, only the tag information including a specific registered value among the tag information of each content held by the media server 10 is held in the additional information.

  In addition, when receiving an instruction to play back a specific content (file name) from a content list displayed on a content selection screen, which will be described later, the transmission / reception unit 301 requests distribution of the content corresponding to the file name. A GET request (hereinafter referred to as a content distribution request) is transmitted to the media server 10.

  When receiving the content distribution request from the television 20, the control unit of the media server 10 reads the content having the file name designated by the content acquisition request from the content storage unit 11, and transmits the content to the television 20 (stream distribution). To do. Then, the transmission / reception unit 301 outputs the content stream received from the media server 10 to the reproduction control unit 303.

  The GUI display unit 302 is a functional unit that classifies and displays the content held in the media server 10 and displays a GUI (hereinafter referred to as a content selection screen) for selecting the content to be reproduced on the display panel 240. .

  Specifically, the GUI display unit 302 generates a “tab” for each classification item and each registration value type based on the registration value type for each classification item included in the list information, and displays it on the display panel 240. To do. Hereinafter, a tab generated for each classification item is referred to as a first classification tab, and a tab generated for each registered value is referred to as a second classification tab.

  In addition, when the GUI display unit 302 accepts selection of a specific second classification tab among the second classification tabs displayed on the display panel 240, the file name associated with the registered value corresponding to the second classification tab, and the like. Is read from the list information and displayed on the display panel 240 in association with the selected second classification tab.

  6 and 7 are diagrams illustrating an example of the content selection screen G1 displayed on the display panel 240. FIG. In the figure, an example is shown in which “artist name” and “album name” are classified items among a plurality of items constituting the tag information.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the GUI display unit 302 generates first classification tabs T11 and T12 for “artist name” and “album name” as classification items and displays them in the content selection screen G1. To do.

  Also, the GUI display unit 302 displays the second classification tab generated for each type of registered value included in the list information in the content selection screen G1 in association with the first classification tab in the selected state.

  Here, FIG. 6 shows a state where the first classification tab T11 is selected. In this case, the GUI display unit 302 displays the second classification tabs T21 to T23 generated for each registered value (artists 1 to 3) belonging to the classification item “artist name” of the first classification tab T11 in the content selection screen G1. To display. When the first classification tab T12 is selected in the state of FIG. 6, as shown in FIG. 7, each registered value (album 11, 21, 22) belonging to the classification item (album name) of the first classification tab T12 is selected. , 31) The generated second classification tabs T24 to T27 are displayed in the content selection screen G1. As described above, the GUI display unit 302 switches the second classification tab displayed in the content selection screen G1 according to the selected classification item of the first classification tab.

  The area A11 is an area in which file names of contents corresponding to the classification conditions defined by the combination of the first classification tab and the second classification tab are displayed. Specifically, when the GUI display unit 302 receives selection of one second classification tab via the operation unit 250 or the light receiving unit 252, the file name or the like associated with the registered value represented by the second classification tab is displayed. Information is read from the list information, and the read information is associated with the same content and displayed in the area A11.

  FIG. 6 shows an example in which the second classification tab T22 representing the registered value “Artist 2” is selected. In this case, the GUI display unit 302 reads the file name, artist name, album name, and the like associated with the registered value “artist 2” of the second classification tab T22 from the list information, and these information is referred to as the second classification tab T22. It displays in area | region A11 in the linked | related state. In addition, it is good also as a form which displays all the character strings which comprise a file name, and it is good also as a form which displays a one part character string. For example, the extension part included in the file name may be hidden, or when the maximum number of characters that can be displayed is determined (for example, 20 bytes), the maximum number of characters from the beginning of the file name. A character string may be displayed.

  FIG. 7 shows an example in which the second classification tab T25 representing the registered value “album 21” is selected. In this case, the GUI display unit 302 reads the file name, artist name, album name, and the like associated with the registered value “album 21” of the second classification tab T25 from the list information, and these information is referred to as the second classification tab T25. It displays in area | region A11 in the linked | related state. As described above, in the area A11, information on content corresponding to the classification condition defined by the set of the first classification tab and the second classification tab is displayed.

  The selection of the second classification tab is not limited to that selected via the operation unit 250 or the light receiving unit 252. For example, the first classification tab and the second classification tab selected at the end of the previous display of the content selection screen G1, the first classification tab and the second classification tab set as default values (for example, the content selection screen G1 The first classification tab and the second classification tab displayed on the leftmost side) are stored as setting information, and when the display of the next content selection screen G1 is started, the first classification tab and the second classification tab are automatically displayed. It is good also as a form selected to.

  Further, the information displayed in the area A11 is not limited to information read from the list information, but may be information (additional information) newly acquired from the media server 10. In this case, the GUI display unit 302 notifies the transmission / reception unit 301 of the registered value represented by the second classification tab that has received the selection, so that tag information (additional information) attached to each content related to the registered value is displayed. The information is acquired from the media server 10 and the acquired additional information is displayed in the area A11. When additional information is used, only the additional information may be displayed, or may be displayed in combination with information included in the list information (see “total playback time” in FIGS. 6 and 7). .

  Moreover, when displaying various information in area | region A11, it is preferable to sort according to the classification item of the selected 1st classification tab. For example, when the selected first classification tab is the first classification tab T11 (by artist), it is preferable to sort various information to be displayed in ascending order of file names and then display them in the area A11. When the selected first classification tab is the first classification tab T12 (by album), various information to be displayed can be displayed in the area A11 after being sorted in ascending order of track numbers or ascending order of file names. preferable.

  In addition, a tab for displaying all file names included in the list information (all display tabs) may be displayed on the content selection screen G1. In this case, when the transmission / reception unit 301 receives selection of all display tabs, the transmission / reception unit 301 displays all information included in the list information in the area A11.

  In the area A12, a playback button B1 for instructing the content (file name) selected from the area A11 as a playback target, a playback time of the content, a time bar B2 indicating the playback time, and the like are displayed. When the GUI display unit 302 receives selection of one file name from the file names displayed in the area A11 and then receives a press of the playback button B1, the transmission / reception unit transmits instruction information for reproducing the content of the file name. 301 is output. Then, the GUI display unit 302 changes the playback time in the area A12 and the slider position of the time bar B2 according to the playback position of the stream by the playback control unit 303. 6 and 7 show an example in which the content of “title 214” is set as a reproduction target.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the reproduction control unit 303 is a functional unit that reproduces a stream input from the transmission / reception unit 301. If the content to be played is accompanied by a screen display of moving image data or the like, a screen display area is displayed in the content selection screen G1 or superimposed on the content selection screen G1, and a stream is played back in the area. A screen shall be displayed.

  Next, the operation of the television 20 in the DLNA system 1 configured as described above will be described. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an operation until the content selection screen is displayed. In the television 20, it is assumed that the media server 10 has been recognized.

  First, the transmission / reception unit 301 of the television 20 registers with the media server 10 which is a DMS, the file name of each content held in the media server 10 and the registration registered in the tag information of each content for a predetermined classification item. A list information acquisition request for requesting acquisition of a value is transmitted (step S11).

  When receiving the list information acquisition request, the control unit of the media server 10 reads the file name and the registered value for each classification item instructed by the list information acquisition request from each content stored in the content storage unit 11. Then, it is transmitted to the television 20 as list information (step S12). Note that when the transmission / reception unit 301 of the television 20 receives the list information from the media server 10, the list information is stored in the memory 204.

  Subsequently, the GUI display unit 302 of the television 20 generates a first classification tab and a second classification tab for classification display based on the type of registered value for each classification item included in the list information (step S13). ). Next, the GUI display unit 302 generates a content selection screen including the tag generated in step S13 and displays it on the display panel 240 (step S14).

  Here, when one second classification tab is selected via the operation unit 250 or the light receiving unit 252, or when any one second classification tab is automatically selected, the GUI display unit 302 displays the second classification tab. The selection of the two classification tabs is accepted (step S15). Then, the GUI display unit 302 reads information such as a file name associated with the registered value corresponding to the selected second classification tab from the list information, and the read information is the same as shown in FIG. Are associated with each content and displayed in the area A11 (step S18).

  If the additional information is set to be acquired in response to the selection of the second classification tab, the GUI display unit 302 sends the registration value corresponding to the second classification tab received in step S15 to the transmission / reception unit 301. Notice. Further, the transmission / reception unit 301 reads a file name related to the registered value notified from the GUI display unit 302 from the list information, and issues an additional information acquisition request for requesting acquisition of tag information attached to the content of the file name. It transmits to the media server 10 (step S16).

  On the other hand, when receiving the additional information acquisition request from the television 20, the control unit of the media server 10 reads the tag information from the contents of each file name designated by the additional information acquisition request, and transmits the tag information as additional information to the television 20. (Step S17). Note that when the transmission / reception unit 301 of the television 20 receives additional information from the media server 10, the additional information is stored in the memory 204.

  Then, the GUI display unit 302 of the television 20 displays various information included in the additional information transmitted from the media server 10 in the area A11 in association with each identical content (step S18).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the file name of each content held in the media server 10 and the registered value of the classification item among the tag information attached to the content are acquired (received) as list information. Then, each content (file name) is classified and displayed based on the type of registered value in each classification item included in the list information. Accordingly, since the content classification display can be performed using only the list information acquired by one access, the content classification display held by the media server 10 can be efficiently performed.

  Further, even when additional information is acquired from the media server 10 in response to the selection of the second classification tab, tag information can be acquired in units of content related to the registered value of the selected second classification tab. Acquisition of tag information unnecessary for classification display can be suppressed, and the amount of data transmitted and received at a time can be reduced.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications, substitutions, additions, and the like are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the form of performing classification display using tabs has been described. However, the form of classification display is not limited to this example, and may be a form in which sorting is performed for each classification item or in a filtered form. . Alternatively, a button may be displayed instead of a tab. In this case, when the GUI display unit 302 accepts selection (pressing) of the button, the file name corresponding to the classification condition (registered value) defined by the button is displayed. Etc. are read from the list information and displayed in a list on the content selection screen. Alternatively, a list box may be displayed instead of a tab. In this case, when the GUI display unit 302 accepts selection of one classification condition from the list box, the file name corresponding to the classification condition (registered value), etc. Are read from the list information and displayed in a list on the content selection screen.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the content receiving device and the content receiving method of the present invention are applied to the television 20 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a setup box type DMP device using the display panel 240 as an external device, Further, the present invention may be applied to a DMA (Digital Media Adapter) device excluding the function unit related to reception of broadcast waves and the display panel 240.

  As described above, the content receiving apparatus and the content receiving method according to the present invention are useful for an information device having a DMP function for accessing a DMS, and in particular, when a list of contents held in the DMS is classified and displayed. Suitable for

1 DLNA system 10 Media server 11 Content storage unit 20 Television 201 CPU
202 Network I / F
203 A / V Separation Unit 204 Memory 205 Audio Decoder 206 Video Decoder 207 Graphic Processing Unit 208 Video Processing Output Unit 209 Storage I / F
210 Bus 211 Stream I / F
212 Video encoder 213 Audio encoder 214 Tuner 215 Hard disk 216 A / V synthesis unit 220 DAC
221 amplifier 222 speaker 230 terminal 240 display panel 250 operation unit 251 remote controller 252 light receiving unit 301 transmission / reception unit 302 GUI display unit 303 reproduction control unit

Claims (10)

An identifier for identifying each of the contents from a server device that stores a plurality of contents in association with tag information in which information unique to the contents is registered as registration items for a plurality of predetermined items; Receiving means for receiving first information in association with a registration item of any item defined as a classification item among the items;
Generating means for generating a registered item tab for each type of the registered item;
Display means for displaying an identifier in the first information related to the registration item of the registration item tab on the display device in association with the registration item tab;
Accepting means for accepting selection of the registration item tab;
With
The receiving unit receives, from the server device, tag information of content corresponding to the identifier associated with the registered item tab when the receiving unit receives the selection of the registered item tab. Content receiving device.   When the accepting means accepts the selection of the registration item tab, the display means displays the identifier associated with the registration item of the registration item tab and the tag information of the content corresponding to the identifier as the registration item tab. The content receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the content receiving device displays the information on the display device in association with each other. The generation means generates a classification item tab for each classification item,
The content receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the display unit associates and displays the classification item tab related to the same classification item and the registration item tab on the display device. The accepting means accepts selection of the classification item tab;
The said display means switches the said registration item tab displayed on the said display apparatus according to the classification item of the said classification item tab, when the said reception means receives selection of the said classification item tab. 4. The content receiving device according to 3.   The display means displays an identifier in the first information corresponding to a classification condition defined by a set of the classification item tab and the registration item tab on the display device in association with the registration item tab. The content receiving apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, characterized by the above.   The display means sorts the identifier and the tag information displayed in association with the second classification item according to a classification item of the classification item tab received by the reception means. The content receiving device according to any one of 3 to 5. The receiving means receives, from the server device, the content of the identifier to be reproduced among the identifiers displayed on the display device,
The content receiving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a reproducing unit that reproduces the content received by the receiving unit. The server device is a media server conforming to DLNA guidelines,
The content receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiving unit accesses the server apparatus using HTTP.   The content receiving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display panel as the display apparatus. An identifier for identifying each of the contents from a server device in which the receiving means associates and stores a plurality of contents and tag information in which information unique to the contents is registered as registration items for a plurality of predetermined items. And a first receiving step of receiving first information that associates a registration item of any item defined as a classification item among the plurality of items,
A generating step for generating a registration item tab for each type of the registration item;
A display step of displaying an identifier in the first information related to the registration item of the registration item tab on a display device in association with the registration item tab;
An accepting step for accepting selection of the registration item tab;
A second receiving step of receiving, from the server device, tag information of content corresponding to the identifier associated with the registered item tab when the receiving unit receives the selection of the registered item tab in the receiving step; ,
A content receiving method comprising:

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