Operation apparatus, content parental lock setting method, and electronic apparatus

Abstract

An operation apparatus includes a communication section to communicate with an electronic apparatus capable of communicating, through a first transmission medium, with an accumulation apparatus capable of accumulating contents, the communication section communicating with the electronic apparatus through a second transmission medium, a content selection section to select a content to which a parental lock is to be set from among the contents accumulated in the accumulation apparatus, a release key setting section to set a key for releasing the parental lock for the content selected, a storage section to associate identification information of the content selected with the key set by the release key setting section and stores the identification information and the key associated with each other, and a parental lock notification section to notify the accumulation apparatus in which the content is accumulated of the identification information of the content to which the parental lock is set.

1 . An operation apparatus, comprising:
 a communication section to communicate with an electronic apparatus capable of communicating, through a first transmission medium, with an accumulation apparatus capable of accumulating contents, the communication section communicating with the electronic apparatus through a second transmission medium;   a content selection section to select a content to which a parental lock is to be set from among the contents accumulated in the accumulation apparatus;   a release key setting section to set a key for releasing the parental lock for the content selected;   a storage section to associate identification information of the content selected with the key set by the release key setting section and store the identification information and the key associated with each other; and   a parental lock notification section to notify, through the electronic apparatus by using the communication section, the accumulation apparatus in which the content is accumulated of the identification information of the content to which the parental lock is set.   
     
     
         2 . The operation apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a name list obtainment section to request to obtain a list of names of the accumulation apparatuses connected to the first transmission medium and obtain the list from the electronic apparatus by using the communication section;   an accumulation apparatus selection section to cause a user to select a name from the obtained list of the names of the accumulation apparatuses;   a content list obtainment section to request the electronic apparatus by using the communication section to obtain a list of contents accumulated in the accumulation apparatus corresponding to the name selected and obtain the list of the contents; and   a list display section to display the obtained list of the contents to the user,   wherein the content selection section selects a content to which the parental lock is to be set from the displayed list of the contents.   
     
     
         3 . The operation apparatus according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the parental lock notification section gives the electronic apparatus a notification including the identification information of the content and identification information of the accumulation apparatus that is a notification destination, to notify, through the electronic apparatus by using the communication section, the accumulation apparatus in which the content is accumulated of the identification information of the content to which the parental lock is set.   
     
     
         4 . The operation apparatus according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein the content list obtainment section transmits, to the electronic apparatus, a content list obtainment request including the identification information of the accumulation apparatus corresponding to the name selected, to request the electronic apparatus by using the communication section to obtain the list of the contents accumulated in the accumulation apparatus corresponding to the name selected and obtain the list of the contents.   
     
     
         5 . The operation apparatus according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein the first transmission medium is a network, and   wherein the second transmission medium is a transmission medium independent of the network.   
     
     
         6 . The operation apparatus according to  claim 5 , further comprising:
 a parental lock release content selection section to select a content from which the parental lock is released;   a release key input section to cause the user to input a key for releasing the parental lock for the content selected; and   a parental lock release notification section to notify, when the key that is stored in the storage section with the key being associated with the content selected and the key that is input by the release key input section coincide, the accumulation apparatus in which the content is accumulated of a release of the parental lock for the content through the electronic apparatus by using the communication section.   
     
     
         7 . The operation apparatus according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a backup processing section to transmit the identification information of the content and the key that are stored in the storage section with the identification information and the key being associated with each other to at least one of the accumulation apparatuses through the electronic apparatus by using the communication section and cause the accumulation apparatus to store, as a backup, the identification information and the key that are associated.   
     
     
         8 . The operation apparatus according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the accumulation apparatus connected to the network includes a plurality of accumulation apparatuses,   the operation apparatus further comprising:   a move content selection section to select a content that is moved among the plurality of accumulation apparatuses; and   a content move processing section to request, when the key that is stored in the storage section with the key being associated with the content selected and the key that is input by the release key input section coincide, the plurality of accumulation apparatuses to cause the content to move, through the electronic apparatus by using the communication section.   
     
     
         9 . The operation apparatus according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a parental lock resetting section to set whether the parental lock is set to the content accumulated in the accumulation apparatus to which the content is moved.   
     
     
         10 . A content parental lock setting method of managing a parental lock with respect to contents by using an operation apparatus capable of communicating with at least one of electronic apparatuses capable of communicating with an accumulation apparatus capable of accumulating the contents through a first transmission medium, the operation apparatus capable of communicating with the at least one electronic apparatus through a second transmission medium, the content parental lock setting method comprising:
 selecting a content to which the parental lock is to be set from among the contents accumulated in the accumulation apparatus;   setting a key for releasing the parental lock for the content selected;   associating identification information of the content selected and the key set and storing the identification information and the key that are associated with each other; and   notifying, through the electronic apparatus, the accumulation apparatus in which the content is accumulated of the identification information of the content to which the parental lock is set.   
     
     
         11 . An electronic apparatus capable of communicating with one or more accumulation apparatuses capable of accumulating contents through a first transmission medium and capable of communicating with the operation apparatus according to  claim 4  through a second transmission medium, the electronic apparatus comprising:
 a name list relay section to receive, from the operation apparatus through the second transmission medium, a request to obtain a list of names of the accumulation apparatuses connected to the first transmission medium, inquire of the accumulation apparatuses the names of the accumulation apparatuses based on the request, and transmit the list of the names of the accumulation apparatuses obtained from the accumulation apparatuses to the operation apparatus through the second medium;   a content list relay section to receive, from the operation apparatus through the second transmission medium, a request to obtain a list of contents accumulated in one of the accumulation apparatuses which corresponds to a name selected from the list of the names, receive the list of the contents from the accumulation apparatus based on the request, and transmit the list of the contents to the operation apparatus through the second transmission medium; and   a content identification information relay section to receive, from the operation apparatus through the second transmission medium, a notification including identification information of the contents and identification information of the accumulation apparatus that is a notification destination and transmit identification information of a content to which a parental lock is set to the accumulation apparatus in which the contents are accumulated.