Communication device, server, program, and communication system

Abstract

A communication device including: a communication unit; and a control unit controlling the communication unit to inquire if one upload service allows direct upload to a server storing service information of each of a plurality of upload services, to have the communication unit obtain desired information from the server for directly uploading data to the one upload service when the one upload service allows direct upload, and to have the communication unit directly upload data to the one upload service according to the desired information.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 : A communication device comprising:
 circuitry configured to:
 upload data to one upload service according to information obtained from a server storing service information of each of a plurality of upload services; and 
 receive an upload result from the server, the upload result originating in a reply from the one upload service as a result of carrying out the upload and having been converted in the server to a format that the communication device can recognize. 
   
     
     
         3 : The communication device according to  claim 2 , wherein the upload result is in a format unique to the one upload service before being converted. 
     
     
         4 : The communication device according to  claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transfer the upload result to the server after receiving it from the one upload service and before being converted. 
     
     
         5 : The communication device according to  claim 2 , wherein when the one upload service allows a direct upload and also upload via the server, the circuitry is configured to select either the direct upload or the upload via the server. 
     
     
         6 : The communication device according to  claim 2 , wherein when the one upload service does not allow a direct upload and allows upload via the server, the circuitry is configured to select the upload via the server. 
     
     
         7 : The communication device according to  claim 5 , wherein the circuitry is configured to select either the direct upload or the upload via the server based upon an image data format of the data. 
     
     
         8 : The communication device according to  claim 5 , wherein the circuitry is configured to select either the direct upload or the upload via the server according to a network traffic. 
     
     
         9 : The communication device according to  claim 8 , wherein when uploading the data, the circuitry is configured to measure a first communication time taken for the direct upload using dummy data and a second communication time taken for the upload via the server using the dummy data, and determine the network traffic according to the first communication time and the second communication time. 
     
     
         10 : The communication device according to  claim 5 , wherein when the direct upload fails, the circuitry is configured to select the upload via the server. 
     
     
         11 : The communication device according to  claim 10 , wherein when the upload result is not returned in response to the direct upload, the circuitry is configured to determine that the direct upload has failed. 
     
     
         12 : The communication device according to  claim 10 , wherein when the upload result is not returned in response to the direct upload after passing of a predetermined time, the circuitry is configured to determine that the direct upload has failed. 
     
     
         13 : The communication device according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the data includes content data and metadata; and   the circuitry is configured to upload the content data by a direct upload while uploading the metadata by upload via the server.   
     
     
         14 : The communication device according to  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of upload services are connected to a network separate from the server. 
     
     
         15 : The communication device according to  claim 5 , wherein the direct upload is an upload of the data from the communication device to the one upload service not via the server. 
     
     
         16 : A server comprising:
 a memory storing information of each of a plurality of upload services; and   circuitry configured to:
 transfer information to a communication device regarding uploading data to one upload service among the plurality of upload services; 
 convert an upload result to a format that the communication device can recognize, the upload result having originated in a reply from the one upload service as a result of carrying out the upload; and 
 transfer the upload result to the communication device. 
   
     
     
         17 : The server according to  claim 16 , wherein the upload result is in a format unique to the one upload service before being converted. 
     
     
         18 : The server according to  claim 16 , wherein the upload result is received from the communication device before it is converted. 
     
     
         19 : The communication system according to  claim 16 , wherein the circuitry is configured to update the information of memory when an upload service of the plurality of upload services is added, deleted, or changed. 
     
     
         20 : A non-transitory medium storing a program which when executed causes a communication device execute steps comprising:
 uploading data to one upload service according to information obtained from a server storing service information of each of a plurality of upload services; and   receiving an upload result from the server, the upload result originating in a reply from the one upload service as a result of carrying out the upload and having been converted in the server to a format that the communication device can recognize.   
     
     
         21 : A communication system comprising a communication device and a server, wherein
 the communication device includes
 circuitry configured to:
 upload data to one upload service according to information obtained from a server storing service information of each of a plurality of upload services; and 
 receive an upload result from the server, the upload result originating in a reply from the one upload service as a result of carrying out the upload and having been converted in the server to a format that the communication device can recognize, and 
 
   the server includes
 a memory storing information of each of the plurality of upload services; and 
 circuitry configured to:
 transfer the information to the communication device regarding uploading data to the one upload service among the plurality of upload services; 
 convert the upload result to the format that the communication device can recognize; and 
 transfer the upload result to the communication device.