JP4044551B2 - Gateway device, content providing server, communication program, and communication method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gateway device, a content providing server, a communication program, and a communication method, and in particular, for example, when a device on a first network performs call connection to a device that connects the first and second networks, The present invention relates to a technology for acquiring multimedia content held by a device connected to a network of 2.

  With the spread of broadband environments in the home in recent years, not only personal computers but also consumer devices such as white goods and AV devices have been equipped with network interfaces and have communication functions. ing.

  These consumer devices are provided to users as a single device by linking with content on the Internet (iEPG, recipe data for microwave ovens, etc.) and by linking between devices on the home network Provide new services that cannot be done.

  In order to realize such a service, it is necessary for devices to support a common communication protocol in order to realize interconnection between devices. Currently, a protocol standard for controlling consumer devices on a home network via a network is being developed. Typical examples of this control protocol are UPnP (Universal Plug and Play), which uses a TCP / IP network built on an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics) 802 network, and an IEEE1394 high-speed serial bus. It can be used on various communication networks, such as AV / C targeting AV equipment, and ECHONET targeting mainly white goods and sensors.

  In particular, UPnP was developed as an international standard protocol for the interconnection of network devices such as personal computers, peripheral devices, and routers. It extends to devices and can be said to be the most popular home network protocol standard.

  UPnP AV equipment standards (hereinafter referred to as UPnP AV) target TV, VCR (Video Cassette Recorder), CD / DVD Player, STB (Set Top Box), etc., MPEG2, MPEG4, MP3, WMA, Supports various content formats such as JPEG and BMP. The stream transfer itself is out of range, and RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol), HTTP (Hyper Text Transport Protocol), etc. are used. That is, UPnP AV defines stream control such as selection of a stream transmitting device and a receiving device, content selection, content format negotiation, playback / stop, etc., performed before stream transfer.

  UPnP AV assumes two types of AV devices (hereinafter simply referred to as AV devices) corresponding to this standard: Media Server and Media Renderer. The former is a device that transmits multimedia content and supports three types of services: Content Directory, Connection Manager, and AV Transport. The latter is a device that receives and plays multimedia content and supports three types of services: Rendering Control, Connection Manager, and AV Transport. The UPnP Control Point (hereinafter referred to as “control point”) executes the above service of the AV device, thereby realizing transmission and control of multimedia contents.

  The Content Directory Service is a service provided in the Media Server and allows the control point to browse multimedia content, and also has a content search function.

  Connection Manager Service is a service that all AV devices need to have, such as establishing and disconnecting connections between Media Server and Media Renderer, acquiring both supported data formats, transport protocol information, negotiation, etc. To realize.

  The Rendering Control Service is a service that the Media Renderer has, and provides a control point with an adjustment function for content output functions such as display brightness.

  AV Transport Service is also a service that all AV devices need to have, and provides multimedia stream control functions (Play, Pause, Stop, etc.) to the control point.

  By using the above UPnP AV service, the control point acquires content information from the AV device (Media Server) belonging to the home network (IEEE802 network) and outputs the content data to another AV device (Media Renderer). It becomes possible to do. Specifically, for example, video data stored in a PVR (Personal Video Recorder) having a Media Server function can be reproduced via a network on a DTV (Digital Television) having a Media Renderer function.

  However, this UPnP AV architecture is premised on the use of LAN (Local Area Network) and has functions that depend on broadcast communication and multicast communication. It is not realistic to expand. Therefore, the content list recorded on the PVR, which is an AV device on the home network, can be viewed from a control point on the outside network, and these contents can be streamed to the AV device (Media Renderer) on the outside network. You can't do it. UPnP AV is a standard for multimedia content transmission and AV device control in a home network.

  On the other hand, a VoIP (Voice over IP) system is an example of realizing multimedia stream transmission via the Internet outside the house. The VoIP system performs call connection like a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), establishes a communication session between end nodes in advance, and uses this communication session to transmit audio and video streams bidirectionally. In this way, a video phone and a video conference in which a plurality of users can participate are realized. In the VoIP system, session control protocols such as SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) and H.323 are adopted for call connection. RTP is used for audio and video stream transmission, and RTCP (RTP Control Protocol) is used for stream flow control. Currently, IP phone services using VoIP technology are beginning to spread rapidly as killer applications using the Internet, and this trend is expected to spur the future.

  Communication on the premise of call connection on the Internet has an advantage of higher safety than conventional HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) communication. In communication based on call connection, the IP address and port number of the communication partner are determined by the call connection, so access from an unknown client is denied, or communication with a partner whose session has not been established is rejected. It is possible. It is also possible to prevent unauthorized access by opening the port after the session is established. On the other hand, when using HTTP, it is necessary to open a port for accepting a service in advance in response to a unilateral request from any terminal on the Internet, which may allow unauthorized access.

  VoIP and other systems that communicate via call connections on the Internet and the above-mentioned home network control protocols (UPnP, ECHONET, AV / C) are linked to realize a service that controls home devices from outside the home. Non-Patent Document 1 describes a technique for achieving this.

  Non-Patent Document 1 shows a method for realizing remote control of in-home equipment by using SIP for establishing a session via the Internet and using UPnP or X10 for a home network. A gateway device is interposed between the Internet and the home network, and protocol conversion inside and outside the home is performed. This gateway device sends a control command from a device on the outside network to a target device connected to the home network, and a state change event from the device connected to the home network on the outside network. A method for notifying the device is provided. The former control command transmission method on the outside network is realized by the MESSAGE method and INFO method, which are SIP extended specifications, and the latter event notification method includes the SUBSCRIBE method, which is also the SIP extended specification, and NOTIFY. The method is supposed to be used.

  In addition, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique related to a gateway device for controlling a home device from an external network that establishes communication by performing call connection. As in Non-Patent Document 1, control commands are transmitted using the SIP extension methods MESSAGE and INFO methods, and event notifications for home devices are realized using the SUBSCRIBE and NOTIFY methods.

  On the other hand, as a technology for acquiring multimedia data, not control data, from a local network in an Internet environment premised on call connection, there is a music on hold service using SIP. . This is because the holding terminal sends an INVITE request to both the server that stores the music (Music Server) and the holding terminal, and the Music Server and the holding terminal This is realized by relaying the exchange of SDP (Session Description Protocol) and establishing a communication session between the two parties.

  As described above, there are several advantages other than the above-described security aspect in that the home device control function and the content browsing function are realized by using the call connection.

  For example, it is highly compatible with the VoIP system described above and can coexist. IP phones are rapidly spreading, so by incorporating them into the VoIP system, remote control of home appliances and content browsing can be realized without the need for a separate remote control system. I can expect. In addition, IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem), which is being developed by 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), the 3rd generation mobile phone standards organization, is premised on the use of SIP. high.

In addition, there is a great advantage that the SIP extension function can be used. The presence function that confirms the status and capabilities of the communication partner and the event notification function that notifies device status changes asynchronously are necessary functions for remote control of home appliances and content browsing. Since SIP is being standardized as an extension of SIP, there is no need to prepare it separately to realize a remote control service for home appliances and a content browsing service.
JP 2004-187149 A Stan Moyer, “Instant Messaging and Presence for Network Appliances using SIP” Internet Telephone Workshop 2001

  Although the gateway apparatus referred to in Patent Document 1 and Non-Patent Document 1 refers to a control command and a transmission method of event information, it does not indicate a browsing method of multimedia contents possessed by home devices. In the above document, control instructions and event information are transmitted using SIP extension methods such as MESSAGE, SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY, etc., but large data such as multimedia contents is used as BODY data for SIP methods. Inclusion is not recommended in the specification. Furthermore, some communication standards using SIP limit the maximum size of the SIP method. In addition, the multimedia stream should be transmitted not using the SIP method but using a communication session established by SIP, which cannot be supported by the function of the gateway device described in the above document. In addition, the above-described SIP Music on Hold service is based on the premise that the terminal providing multimedia data is compatible with SIP, and provides a method for acquiring multimedia data from a device that does not support SIP. It is not a thing. Therefore, it is desirable to be able to browse the contents of non-SIP compatible AV devices connected to the home network from devices on the outside network. Specifically, there is a demand for a technology that enables a SIP-compatible operation terminal (such as a mobile phone or PDA) to acquire and play multimedia content of an AV device compatible with UPnP AV via the Internet.

  The SIP presence function is a mechanism for a third party to view a user's communication state and capability corresponding to SIP AOR (Address Of Record). Currently, the specification of a SIP URI called GRUU (Globally Routable UA URI) for giving a SIP URI to a SIP device rather than to a user is being developed. By using this GRUU, the SIP device itself can be disclosed to a third party using the presence function. However, with the above specifications, non-SIP compatible devices cannot be disclosed to third parties within the SIP framework. Furthermore, the multimedia content information that the device has cannot be disclosed. If this problem can be solved, video content stored in a UPnP AV compatible PVR (Private Video Recorder) can be browsed in the SIP framework. Therefore, it is desirable to use technology that makes content level information available to third parties on the Internet by using the presence function of SIP.

  Furthermore, the above two technologies can be applied not only to UPnP AV but also to other control protocols including AV / C used on the IEEE1394 network and environments where these protocols coexist, It is desirable to be able to cope with an environment where a plurality of control protocols coexist.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a second network in which a device on a first network performs call connection to a device that connects the first and second networks. When communicating with the above device, the device on the first network can confirm the multimedia content stored in the device on the second network, and acquire and play the data of the designated multimedia content And providing a gateway device, a content providing server, a communication program, and a communication method.

  A gateway apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is a gateway apparatus that connects a first network and a second network and performs communication based on a predetermined call control protocol with a device on the first network. Connection detecting means for detecting a device on the second network, device identification information generating means for generating device identification information for identifying the detected device by the predetermined call control protocol, and the detection Information acquisition means for acquiring information on multimedia content stored in the detected device from the detected device; and generating multimedia content identification information for identifying the multimedia content by the predetermined call control protocol Multimedia content identification information generating means and the multimedia content Information storage means for storing the identification information in association with the device identification information, protocol processing means for processing the predetermined call control protocol for communicating with the devices on the first network, and the first Information providing means for providing the multimedia content identification information classified for each device identification information in response to an information acquisition request from the device on the network by the predetermined call control protocol, and the provided multimedia content identification Call connection request accepting means for accepting a call connection request according to the predetermined call control protocol from information on the first network with respect to information; and, if the call connection request is received, the call connection requested multimedia A first communication session with a device storing multimedia content having content identification information A first communication session forming means for forming a connection, a second communication session forming means for forming a second communication session between the device that has made the call connection request, and the multiplicity requested for the call connection. Transmission of transmitting multimedia content having media content identification information from a device on the second network that has formed the first communication session to a device on the first network that has formed the second communication session And means.

  A communication program according to an aspect of the present invention is executed by a gateway device that connects a first network and a second network and performs communication based on a predetermined call control protocol with a device on the first network. A connection detection step for detecting a device on the second network, and device identification information generation for generating device identification information for identifying the detected device by the predetermined call control protocol An information acquisition step for acquiring information on the multimedia content stored in the detected device from the detected device; and multimedia content for identifying the multimedia content by the predetermined call control protocol Multimedia content identification information generation that generates identification information In response to an information acquisition request by the predetermined call control protocol from a device on the first network, and an information storage step for storing the multimedia content identification information in association with the device identification information. An information providing step of providing the multimedia content identification information classified for each identification information to a device on the first network, and a call connection for the provided multimedia content identification information by the predetermined call control protocol A call connection request receiving step for receiving a request from a device on the first network; and a device for storing multimedia content having multimedia content identification information requested for the call connection when the call connection request is received; First communication forming a first communication session between the two Session forming step, a second communication session forming step for forming a second communication session with the device which has made the call connection request, and multimedia content having multimedia content identification information requested for the call connection Transmitting from the device on the second network forming the first communication session to the device on the first network forming the second communication session.

  A communication method according to an aspect of the present invention is executed by a gateway device that connects a first network and a second network and performs communication based on a predetermined call control protocol with a device on the first network. A communication method for detecting a device on the second network, generating device identification information for identifying the detected device by the predetermined call control protocol, and storing the device identification information in the detected device Obtaining information on the multimedia content from the detected device, generating multimedia content identification information for identifying the multimedia content according to the predetermined call control protocol, and obtaining the multimedia content identification information Stored in association with the device identification information, the location from the device on the first network. In response to the information acquisition request by the call control protocol, the multimedia content identification information classified for each device identification information is provided to the devices on the first network, and the provided multimedia content identification information Receiving a call connection request based on the predetermined call control protocol from a device on the first network, and receiving a first call with a device storing multimedia content having multimedia content identification information requested for the call connection. A communication session is formed, a second communication session is formed with the device that has made the call connection request, and the multimedia content having the multimedia content identification information requested by the call connection is transmitted to the first communication. The second communication session is transmitted from the device on the second network that formed the session. Deployment transmitted to the device on the first network formed with, characterized in that.

  A content providing server according to an aspect of the present invention is a content providing server that provides multimedia content to a device on the network that performs communication based on a predetermined call control protocol with a device on the network, Protocol processing means for processing the predetermined call control protocol for communicating with devices on the network, multimedia content storage means for storing multimedia content, and the multimedia content identified by the predetermined call control protocol Multimedia content identification information generating means for generating multimedia content identification information, multimedia content identification information storage means for storing the generated multimedia content identification information, and devices on the network In response to an information acquisition request based on the predetermined call control protocol, information providing means for providing the multimedia content identification information to devices on the network, and the predetermined multimedia content identification information A call connection request receiving means for receiving a call connection request according to a call connection protocol; and a communication session for transmitting multimedia content having multimedia content identification information requested for the call connection when the call connection request is received. A communication session establishment unit established with the device that has made the call connection request, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the multimedia content to the device on the network using the established communication session. .

  A communication program according to an aspect of the present invention is a communication program executed by a content providing server for providing multimedia content to a device on the network, which performs communication based on a predetermined call control protocol with a device on the network. A multimedia content identification information generating step for generating multimedia content identification information for identifying the multimedia content by the predetermined call control protocol, and a multimedia for storing the generated multimedia content identification information A content identification information storing step and an information providing step for providing the multimedia content identification information to the device on the network in response to an information acquisition request from the device on the network according to the predetermined call control protocol. A call connection request accepting step for accepting a call connection request according to the predetermined call connection protocol with respect to the provided multimedia content identification information; and, if the call connection request is accepted, A communication session establishing step for establishing a communication session for transmitting multimedia content having media content identification information with a device that has made the call connection request; and using the established communication session, Transmitting the multimedia content to the device.

  A communication method according to an aspect of the present invention is a communication method executed by a content providing server that performs communication based on a predetermined call control protocol with a device on a network and provides multimedia content to the device on the network. And generating multimedia content identification information for identifying the multimedia content by the predetermined call control protocol, storing the generated multimedia content identification information, and receiving the predetermined content from a device on the network. The multimedia content identification information is provided to a device on the network in response to an information acquisition request according to the call control protocol, and call connection using the predetermined call connection protocol is performed on the provided multimedia content identification information. Accept the request and request the call connection A communication session for transmitting multimedia content having the determined multimedia content identification information is established with the device that has made the call connection request, and the device on the network is configured using the established communication session. And transmitting the multimedia content.

  According to the present invention, when a device on the first network makes a call connection to a device connecting the first and second networks and communicates with a device on the second network, the device on the first network Can confirm the multimedia content stored in the device on the second network, and can acquire and play the data of the designated multimedia content.

  FIG. 1 is an overall view of a network configuration to which a gateway device according to the present embodiment is applied.

  For example, the outside network 1 is assumed to be the Internet.

  The home network 2 is, for example, an IEEE802 network, and a PVR (UPnP AV compatible device) 11 compliant with UPnP AV and another UPnP AV compatible device 14 are connected to the home network 2. The PVR 11 is an MSD (Media Server Device) that stores multimedia contents (folders and contents).

  A gateway device 12 is provided between the outside network 1 and the inside network 2. The gateway device 12 behaves as a SIP device on the outside network 1 and behaves as a UPnP control point and a UPnP AV MRD (Media Renderer Device) on the home network 2. Further, the gateway device 12 has a function for registering and publishing devices on the home network 2, folders in the devices, and contents in the folders in the framework of SIP. That is, the gateway device 12 also has functions as a SIP presence server and a SIP registrar.

  An operation terminal 13 is connected to the outside network 1. The operation terminal 13 is a SIP-compatible mobile terminal and has a presence function and a presence information display function.

  Here, it is assumed that music data is stored in the PVR 11 in the directory structure shown in FIG. That is, there are “Japanese” and “British” folders in the “ROOT” folder at the top level of the Content Directory object, and “Artist-A” and “Artist-B” folders are further included in the “Japanese” folder. Within the “British” folder, there is also an “Artist-C” folder. Music data is stored in each “Artist” folder. Track 1 to Track 6 are music data.

  Hereinafter, an operation example of the network configuration shown in FIG. 1 will be described in detail.

First, when the PVR 11 is connected to the home network 2, the PVR 11 transmits the following SSDP (Simple Service Discovery Protocol) alive packet (broadcast packet) according to the UPnP protocol specification.

NOTIFY * HTTP / 1.1
HOST: 192.168.0.50:1900
CACHE-CONTROL: max-age = 60
LOCATION: http://192.168.0.50:51001/MediaServerGen.xml
NT: urn: schemas-upnp-org: service: MediaServer: 2
NTS: ssdp: alive
SERVER: XXX Linux / 1.0 UPnP / 1.0 XXX Corp / 1.0.0
USN: uuid: 12345678-9999-1aabb-8585-0a0b1a1b2a2b

  The UPnP CP function and the MSD function 15 in the gateway device 12 recognize that the PVR 11 is connected to the home network 12 by receiving the SSDP alive packet. More specifically, the connection detection unit 101 included in the UPnP CP function and the MSD function 15 detects the PVR 11 by receiving the SSDP alive packet. The connection detection unit 101 can also be applied to broadcast packets using protocols other than UPnP. The multimedia content detection means 103 in the UPnP CP function and the MSD function 15 refers to the value of the NT header of the SSDP alive packet, and recognizes that the PVR 11 is an MSD, that is, the PVR 11 has a CDS. The multimedia content acquisition means 102 in the UPnP CP function and the MSD function 15 acquires the Device Description Document and Service Description Document of the PVR 11 by an HTTP GET request, and based on the information of these documents, the CDS (Contents) provided by the PVR 11 Directory Service) Browse action with ObjectID parameter set to 0 and BrowseFlag parameter set to “BrowseDirectChildren”. The Browse action is an action for acquiring the multimedia content information held by the PVR 11, and the top level directory information of the Content Directory object can be acquired by specifying the parameters as described above.

A message example of this Browse action is shown below.

POST / upnp / control / cds1 HTTP / 1.1
HOST: 192.168.0.50:49152
SOAPACTION: "urn: schemas-upnp-org: service: ContentDirectory: 1 # Browse"
CONTENT-TYPE: text / xml; charset = "utf-8"
Content-Length: 534

<? xml version = "1.0" encoding = "utf-8"?>
<s: Envelopes: encodingStyle = "http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/" xmlns: s = "http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
<s: Body>
<u: Browse xmlns: u = "urn: schemas-upnp-org: service: ContentDirectory: 1">
<ObjectID> 0 </ ObjectID>
<BrowseFlag> BrowseDirectChildren </ BrowseFlag>
<Filter> * </ Filter>
<StartingIndex> 0 </ StartingIndex>
<RequestedCount> 0 </ RequestedCount>
<SortCriteria />
</ u: Browse>
</ s: Body>
</ s: Envelope>

An example of a response message that the PVR 11 sends to the Browse action is shown below.

HTTP / 1.1 200 OK
CONTENT-LENGTH: 1271
CONTENT-TYPE: text / xml; charset = "utf-8"
DATE: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 02:12:53 GMT
EXT:
SERVER: XXX Linux / 1.0 UPnP / 1.0 XXX Corp / 1.0.0

<s: Envelope xmlns: s = "http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
s: encodingStyle = "http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/">
<s: Body>
<u: BrowseResponse xmlns: u = "urn: schemas-upnp-org: service: ContentDirectory: 1">
<Result> [* 1] </ Result>
<NumberReturned> 2 </ NumberReturned>
<TotalMatches> 2 </ TotalMatches>
<UpdateID> 0 </ UpdateID>
</ u: BrowseResponse>
</ s: Body>
</ s: Envelope>

[* 1] in the above example includes multimedia content information belonging to the root folder of the Content Directory of the PVR 11. The contents are shown below separately. As shown in FIG. 2, this includes “Japanese” and “British” folder information.

<DIDL-Lite xmlns: dc = "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
xmlns: upnp = "urn: schemas-upnp-org: metadata-1-0 / upnp /"
xmlns = "urn: schemas-upnp-org: metadata-1-0 / DIDL-Lite /">
<container id = "1" parentID = "0" searchable = "true">
<dc: title> Japanese </ dc: title>
<upnp: class> object.container.album.musicAlbum </ upnp: class>
<upnp: searchClass> object.item.audioItem.musicTrack </ upnp: searchClass>
<upnp: writeStatus> UNKNOWN </ upnp: writeStatus>
</ container>
<container id = "2" parentID = "0" searchable = "true">
<dc: title> British </ dc: title>
<upnp: class> object.container.album.musicAlbum </ upnp: class>
<upnp: searchClass> object.item.audioItem.musicTrack </ upnp: searchClass>
<upnp: writeStatus> UNKNOWN </ upnp: writeStatus>
</ container>
</ DIDL-Lite>

  The multimedia content acquisition means 102 in the gateway device 12 acquires all the multimedia content information included in the PVR 11 by acquiring the response and recursively executing a Browse action on the “Japanese” and “British” folders. You may get it. Alternatively, the multimedia content acquisition unit 102 acquires only the root folder information of the ContentDirectory at this stage, publishes this information to the outside network 1, and when access to the folder disclosed from the operation terminal 13 occurs, You can also use the CDS Browser action to get deeper levels of multimedia content information. FIG. 3 shows an operation sequence when the former method is adopted, and FIG. 4 shows an operation sequence when the latter method is adopted.

  For example, in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, by executing the Browse action with the ObjectID parameter set to “1” (id = 1 (address information) included in the <container> element), detailed information on the Japanese folder (for example, the Japanese folder is Information such as having an Artist-A folder and an ArtistB folder).

  When acquiring the multimedia content information, the multimedia content acquisition means 102 also acquires and stores the supported transmission protocol information and format information.

  Subsequently, the device identification information generation means 104 in the gateway device 12 uses the UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) value of the USN header included in the SSDP alive packet of the PVR 11 as the Instance ID, and the Instance ID and the AOR (Address) assigned to the user. GRUU (Globally Routable UA URI) is generated using “Of Record”. Also, the multimedia content identification information generation means 105 in the gateway device 12 can uniquely identify each multimedia content information (folder and content) acquired by the CDS Browser action from the devices on the outside network 1. To generate GRUU. At this time, the gateway device 12 uses a combination of the UUID value of the PVR 11 and the identification number (container id attribute) of each content multimedia information as an InstanceID, and uses this InstanceID and the AOR to obtain a GRUU. Generate. The GRUU generation method for device identification information includes the hash value of the combined AOR character string and UUID character string, and "Hash value + @ + domain character string" as GRUU, or AOR character string and UUID character string Can be considered, such as “encrypted value + @ + domain character string”. In addition, as a method for generating GRUU as multimedia content identification information, there is a method in which the id attribute value of the container is included in the generation of the hash value or the encrypted value. To make the device identification information and the multimedia content identification information in a readable format, it is possible to add a deviceType character string of UPnP and a title element value of the content.

  In FIG. 1, the gateway device 12 has a presence function 16. The presence function 16 includes information disclosure means 106, device identification information storage means 107, multimedia content identification information storage means 108, resource list information (Resource List Document) 109, and SIP service information (RLS (Resource List Server) Services Document) 110. including.

  The device identification information storage means 107 and the multimedia content identification information storage means 108 are the device identification information (GRUU) and multimedia content information (GRUU) generated by the device identification information generation means 104 and the multimedia content identification information generation means 105, respectively. Remember. Resource list information 109 (Resource List Document) 109 and SIP service information (RLS Services Document) 110 are the SIP addresses (GRUU) allocated to the devices in the home network 2, folders in the devices, and contents in the folders. It is an XML document for associating with a remote control service, and the information disclosure means 106 publishes the contents of these XML documents to the outside network 1 by the presence mechanism, whereby the SIP presence function is realized.

  Resource list information (Resource List Document) 109 is a document describing a list of SIP resources, and SIP service information (RLS (Resource List Server) Services Document) 110 is a relationship between a service and a resource list associated with the service. Is a document that defines The description format of these documents is being standardized by the SIMPLE (SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions) working group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), which is developing SIP extensions for the presence function. ing.

The PVR 11 containing multimedia contents (folders and contents) is described in the Resource List Document as follows, for example.

<? xml version = "1.0" encoding = "UTF-8"?>
<resource-lists xmlns = "urn: ietf: params: xml: ns: resource-lists"
xmlns: xsi = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<list name = "appliances">
<display-name> Appliances </ display-name>
<list name = "upnp-appliances">
<display-name> UPnP Appliances </ display-name>
<entry uri = "sip: mediaserver-2.xxx@sip-example.com">
<display-name> MediaServer: 2 </ display-name>
</ entry>
</ list>
</ list>

<list name = "cds-folders">
<display-name> CDS Folfers </ display-name>
<list name = "mediaserver-2">
<display-name> MediaServer: 2 </ display-name>
<entry uri = "sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.cds-root@sip-example.com">
<display-name> CDS Root Folder </ display-name>
</ entry>
<entry uri = "sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.cds-japanese@sip-example.com">
<display-name> Japanese </ display-name>
</ entry>
<entry uri = "sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.cds-british@sip-example.com">
<display-name> British </ display-name>
</ entry>
<entry uri = "sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.cds-artist-a@sip-example.com">
<display-name> Artist-A </ display-name>
</ entry>
<entry uri = "sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.cds-artist-b@sip-example.com">
<display-name> Artist-B </ display-name>
</ entry>
<entry uri = "sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.cds-artist-c@sip-example.com">
<display-name> Artist-C </ display-name>
</ entry>
</ list>
</ list>

<list name = "cds-contents">
<display-name> CDS Contents </ display-name>
<list name = "mediaserver-2">
<display-name> MediaServer: 2 </ display-name>
<list name = "root">
<display-name> Root </ display-name>
</ list>
<list name = "japanese">
<display-name> Japanese </ display-name>
</ list>
<list name = "british">
<display-name> British </ display-name>
</ list>
<list name = "artist-a">
<display-name> Artist-A </ display-name>
<entry uri = "sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.artist-a.track01@sip-example.com">
<display-name> Track01 </ display-name>
</ entry>
<entry uri = "sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.artist-a.track02@sip-example.com">
<display-name> Track02 </ display-name>
</ entry>
</ list>
<list name = "artist-b">
<display-name> Artist-B </ display-name>
(Omitted)
</ list>
<list name = "artist-c">
<display-name> Artist-C </ display-name>
(Omitted)
</ list>
</ list>
</ list>
</ resource-lists>

  In the above Resource List Document, device information on the home network is in the “appliances” list, CDS folder information is in the “cds-folders” list, and CDS content information is in the “cds-contents” list. Stored. Therefore, the device information entry of the PVR 11 is added to the “appliances” list, and the folder information and content information entries obtained by the CDS Browser action are stored in the “cds-folders” list and the “cds-contents” list, respectively. The The uri attribute value included in each entry is a SIP address for accessing the folder and content from the outside network 1. In other words, content level information is disclosed to the outside as a virtual SIP instance. In this Resource List Document example, device information, folder information, and content information are included in a single document, but they are managed as separate files by embedding reference link information (<entry-ref> element). It is also possible to do.

The RLS Services Document (SIP service information) that describes the relationship between device information, folder information, and content information described in the Resource List Document (SIP service information) and the relationship with the SIP service is as follows, for example: .

<? xml version = "1.0" encoding = "UTF-8"?>
<rls-services xmlns = "urn: ietf: params: xml: ns: rls-services"
xmlns: rl = "urn: ietf: params: xml: ns: resource-lists"
xmlns: xsi = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<!-1. Service for listing home devices->
<service uri = "sip: appliances.gateway.xxx@sip-example.com">
<resource-list>
http://xcap.example.com/resource-lists/users/sip-example/index/~~
/ resource-lists / list [@ name = "appliances"]
</ resource-list>
<packages>
<package> presence </ package>
</ packages>
</ service>

<!-2. Service to list UPnP MSD (Media Server Device)->
<service uri = "sip: upnp-cds.gateway.xxx@sip-example.com">
<rl: list>
<rl: entry-ref ref = "http://xcap.example.com/resource-lists
/ users / sip-example / index / ~~ / resource-lists
/ list [@ name = "appliances"]
/entry[@uri="sip:mediaserver-2.xxx@sip-example.com "]"/>
</ rl: list>
<packages>
<package> presence </ package>
</ packages>
</ service>

<!-3. Service to list services supported by PVR11->
<service uri = "sip: mediaserver-2.xxx@sip-example.com">
<rl: list>
<rl: entry-ref ref = "http://xcap.example.com/resource-lists
/ users / sip-example / index / ~~ / resource-lists
/ list [@ name = "cds-folders"] / list [@ name = "mediaserver-2"]
/entry[@uri="sip:mediaserver-2.xxx.cds-root@sip-example.com "]"/>
</ rl: list>
<packages>
<package> presence </ package>
</ packages>
</ service>

<!-4. Service to list information contained in CDS root folder of PVR11->
<service uri = "sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.cds-root@sip-example.com">
<rl: list>
<rl: entry-ref ref = "http://xcap.example.com/resource-lists
/ users / sip-example / index / ~~ / resource-lists
/ list [@ name = "cds-folders"] / list [@ name = "mediaserver-2"]
/entry[@uri="sip:mediaserver-2.xxx.cds-japanese@sip-example.com "]"/>
<rl: entry-ref ref = "http://xcap.example.com/resource-lists
/ users / sip-example / index / ~~ / resource-lists
/ list [@ name = "cds-folders"] / list [@ name = "mediaserver-2"]
/entry[@uri="sip:mediaserver-2.xxx.cds-british@sip-example.com "]"/>
</ rl: list>
<packages>
<package> presence </ package>
</ packages>
</ service>

<!-5. Presence service to list information contained in Artist-A folder->
<service uri = "sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.cds-artist-a@sip-example.com">
<resource-list>
http://xcap.example.com/resource-lists/users/sip-example/index/~~
/ resource-lists / list [@ name = "cds-contents"]
/ list [@ name = "mediaserver-2"]
/ list [@ name = "artist-a"] "/>
</ resource-list>
<packages>
<package> presence </ package>
</ packages>
</ service>
(Omitted)
</ rls-services>

  This RLS Services Document (SIP service information) defines the mutual relationship between the device information entry, folder information entry, and content information entry defined in the Resource List Document, and is linked to a specific SIP event package. In the above example, the event package used is only “presence”, and five services using the “presence” event package are defined.

The service 1 is a service for listing devices belonging to the home network 2, and the service definition itself is registered in the gateway device 12 in advance. When the URI of this service is accessed from the outside network 1, presence information of devices connected to the home network (devices included in the <appliances> list of the Resource List Document), that is,
<entry uri = "sip: mediaserver-2.xxx@sip-example.com">
<display-name> MediaServer: 2 </ display-name>
</ entry>
Can be obtained.

  The service 2 is a service for listing MSDs belonging to the home network 2, and the service definition itself is registered in advance in the gateway device 12. When the PVR 11 is connected, the presence function 16 registers various information in the Resource List Document (resource list information), and an entry for the PVR 11 is added to this service.

  The service 3 is a service for listing service information supported by the PVR 11, and the definition itself is present after the PVR 11 is connected to the home network 1 and registration of various information in the Resource List Document (resource list information) is completed. Generated by function 16 and added. In this example, only CDS root folder information is added.

  Service 4 is a service that lists information contained in the root folder of the CDS. Like service 3, PVR 11 is connected to home network 1 and registration of various information in the Resource List Document (resource list information) is completed. After that, the definition itself is generated and added by the presence function 16. The entries included in this service are folder information of “Japanese” and “British” as shown in FIG.

  The service 5 is a service for listing information included in the “Artist-A” folder, and includes content information “Track 1”, “Track 2”, and “Track 3”.

The operation terminal 13 associates the presence information display screen generated using the Resource List Document (resource list information) and RLS Services Document (SIP service information) with the SIP address assigned to the actual CDS content. An example is shown in FIG. In this way, by using the framework of the presence mechanism, as shown in 201 to 210 in FIG. 6, the home network device can be connected to the operation terminal 13 by exchanging SUBSCRIBE messages (information acquisition request, specified data) and NOTFY messages. It is possible to list up and access content data by tracing the CDS folder of the PVR 11. An example of the SIP SUBSCRIBE message 209 in FIG. 6 is shown below.

SUBSCRIBE sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.cds-artist-a@sip-example.com SIP / 2.0
Max-Forwards: 70
To: <sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.cds-artist-a@sip-example.com>
From: <sip: control.terminal@outside.com>; tag = ie4hbb8t
Call-ID: cdcdcdcdcd @ xxxxxxxxxx
CSeq: 1234 SUBSCRIBE
Contact: <control.terminal@outside.com>
Event: presence
Supported: eventlist
Expires: 0
Accept: application / cpim-pidf + xml
Accept: application / rlmi + xml
Accept: multipart / related
Accept: multipart / signed
Accept: multipart / encrypted
Content-Length: 0

An example of the NOTIFY message 210 corresponding to the SUBSCRIBE message 209 is shown below (detailed presence information in the multipart description part is omitted). This message includes information for accessing the contents “Track 1” and “Track 2”.

NOTIFY control.terminal@outside.com SIP / 2.0
Max-Forwards: 70
From: <sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.cds-artist-a@sip-example.com>; tag = zpNctbZq
To: <control.terminal@outside.com>; tag = ie4hbb8t
Call-ID: cdcdcdcdcd @ xxxxxxxxxx
CSeq: 2345 NOTIFY
Contact: <sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.cds-artist-a@sip-example.com>
Event: presence
Subscription-State: active; expires = 0
Require: eventlist
Content-Type: multipart / related; type = "application / rlmi + xml";
start = "<sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.artist-a.track01@sip-example.com>";
boundary = "50UBfW7LSCVLtggUPe5z"
Content-Length: XXXX

--50UBfW7LSCVLtggUPe5z
Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
Content-ID: <sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.artist-a.track01@sip-example.com>
Content-Type: application / rlmi + xml; charset = "UTF-8"

<? xml version = "1.0" encoding = "UTF-8"?>
<list xmlns = "urn: ietf: params: xml: ns: rmli"
uri = "sip: adam-friends@pres.example.com" version = "1"
name = "Buddy List at COM" fullState = "true">
<resource uri = "sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.artist-a.track01@sip-example.com"
name = "Track1">
<instance id = "aabbccddeeff" state = "active"
cid = "sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.artist-a.track02@sip-example.com"/>
</ resource>
<resource uri = "sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.artist-a.track02@sip-example.com"
name = "Track2">
<instance id = "ffeeddccbbaa" state = "active"
cid = "sip: mediaserver-2.xxx.artist-a.track02@sip-example.com"/>
</ resource>
</ list>

--50UBfW7LSCVLtggUPe5z
(Hereafter omitted)

  The above is a series of processing procedures for disclosing the content information stored in the MSD on the home network 2 to the external network 1 and making it accessible. Hereinafter, a processing procedure for reproducing content on the operation terminal 13 will be described. This processing procedure is shown in FIG.

  First, the operation terminal 13 transmits a SIP INVITE request 301 (call connection request) to the call connection function 111 for the content information of the PVR 11 disclosed by the gateway device 12.

  When the multimedia stream transmission path establishment unit 112 in the gateway device 12 detects the reception of the INVITE request 301 by the call connection function 111, the multimedia stream transmission between the operation terminal 13 and the gateway device 12 is performed as follows. Control the establishment of the path.

  First, the UPnP CP function and the MSD function 15 recognize that the content corresponding to the GRUU (SIP address) accessed by the operation terminal 13 is the content stored in the PVR 11, and connect the PVR 11 to the ConnectionManager service. PrepareForConnection action 302 is sent.

  Information (multimedia transmission protocol information and multimedia data format information) included in the SDP acquired from the INVITE message from the operation terminal 13 as well as multimedia data transmission protocol information and contents used in the home if this action is successful If it is determined that multimedia data transmission (content data transmission) from the PVR 11 to the operation terminal 13 is possible based on the data format information, the UPnP CP function and the MSD function 15 provide the AV transport service to the PVR 11. A SetAVTransportURI action 303 is transmitted. Whether the multimedia data transmission between the PVR 11 and the operation terminal 13 described above is possible or not is determined in view of the protocol conversion performed by the protocol conversion function 113 in the gateway device 12. If this action is successful, a communication session for multimedia data transmission on the home network 2 is secured.

  Subsequently, the call connection function 111 in the gateway device transmits a 200 OK response 304 to the INVITE message to the operation terminal 13. In response to this response, the operation terminal 13 transmits an ACK message 305 to the call connection function 111. As described above, a communication session for multimedia data transmission on the outside network 1 is established (call connection is completed).

  Through the above procedure, a communication session for multimedia data transmission was established in both the home network and the external network. When the PVR 11 transmits content using this communication session, content browsing from the operation terminal 13 on the outside network is realized. In FIG. 7, the content is transmitted from the PVR 11 to the operation terminal 13 by RTP, and the content is transmitted from the PVR 11 to the gateway device 12 by HTTP. The gateway device 12 converts the content to RTP and transmits the content to the operation terminal 13. The case is shown.

  Note that the UPnP CP function and the MSD function 15 in the gateway device 12 use a method such as PLAY and SET_PARAMETER of RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) transmitted from the operation terminal 13, the Play action of the AVTransport service in UPnP AV, and Rendering. The multimedia stream can be controlled by converting it to the SetVolume action of the Control service. FIG. 7 shows a case where the RTSP SET_PARAMETER method 308 is converted to the SetVolume action 309 of the Rendering Control service.

  In the above description, the GRUU generation method, Resource List Document (resource list information), and RLS Services Document (SIP service information) description format are technologies that are being standardized by the IETF. In order to establish it, it is a standardized technology for individual SIP methods and UPnP actions used both inside and outside the home.

  The feature of the present embodiment is that even the content level information of CDS is a data conversion technology for publishing on the Internet as a virtual SIP instance, and a resource list document (resource list information) that realizes structured presence information browsing ) And RLS Services Document (SIP service information) data structure design. In other words, the protocol relay technology of the gateway enables multimedia stream transmission from a remote location while complying with the standard protocol rules.

  Next, as a second embodiment of the present invention, a case will be described in which a PVR having the UPnP AV function has the function of the gateway device shown in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 8 shows an overall view of a network configuration according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  For example, the outside network 51 is assumed to be the Internet. The PVR 61 is an MSD (Media Server Device) that stores the multimedia content 50 and has a UPnP CP function and an MSD function 55. The PVR 61 is compatible with SIP and includes a call connection function 211, a multimedia stream transmission path establishment unit 212, and a presence function 56. The presence function 56 includes multimedia content identification information storage means 208, information disclosure means 206, resource list information 209, and SIP service information 210. Further, the PVR 61 includes a multimedia content identification information generation unit 205. The operation terminal 62 is a SIP-compatible portable terminal and has a presence function and a presence information display function. In the present embodiment, it is not necessary to arrange a gateway device between the outside network 51 and the PVR 61.

  When the PVR 61 is connected to the outside network 51, the multimedia content identification information generation unit 205 generates SIP presence information based on the multimedia content 50, and uses the generated SIP presence information to generate resource list information 209 and The SIP service information 210 is updated. The PVR 61 publishes SIP presence information to the outside network 51 using the resource list information 209 and the SIP service information 210 via the information disclosure unit 206.

  The subsequent operation example is the same as that of the first embodiment described above. In the first embodiment, the protocol conversion processing may be performed when the multimedia stream transmission protocols used inside and outside the house are different from each other. However, in this embodiment, the operation terminal 62 and the PVR 61 However, this protocol conversion function is not necessary because it uses SIP for direct connection.

  The effects of the embodiment of the present invention described above will be described as follows.

  When a PVR (Personal Video Recorder) compliant with UPnP AV is connected to an in-house IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics) 802 network, the gateway device to which the present invention is applied will externally use the PVR as a virtual SIP instance. Publish. Furthermore, the content stored in the PVR and the directory to which the content belongs are also made into SIP instances and released to the outside. As a result, the operation terminal on the outside network can access the PVR in the house and the folders and contents in the PVR by making a call connection using SIP to these virtual SIP instances. become.

  An operation terminal on the outside network can browse content information stored in a device on the home network without having to comply with a home network standard such as UPnP AV. The operation terminal only needs to be a SIP terminal corresponding to the presence function and the presence information display function.

  It can be applied not only to UPnP AV but also to other control protocols including AV / C used on an IEEE1394 network, and to an environment where a plurality of control protocols exist. When the control protocol on the home network is the AV / C protocol, the detection of a new device on the home network can be performed based on the information difference between the devices before and after the bus reset based on IEEE1394, for example. That is, a device on the home network can be detected at the first and second times, and a new device on the home network can be detected based on the difference information of the detected device.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to remotely browse multimedia contents while both the in-home network and the out-of-home network comply with the standards of the standard protocol.

  In addition, by installing the above gateway function in a SIP device compatible with UPnP AV, the above effect can be realized without installing a gateway device.

The block diagram which shows the whole network structure concerning embodiment of this invention. The figure which showed the content structure inside PVR. The sequence diagram which showed the 1st example of the multimedia content acquisition procedure. The sequence diagram which showed the 2nd example of the multimedia content acquisition procedure. The screen transition figure of the operating terminal which showed an example of mapping with the CDS content information and SIP address published as presence information. The screen transition figure of the operation terminal which showed an example of presence information acquisition operation of in-home equipment. The sequence diagram which showed the operation | movement sequence of the multimedia data transmission realization in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the whole network structure based on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1, 51 External network 2 Home network 11, 61 PVR (UPnP compatible device)
12 Gateway device 13, 62 SIP compatible operation terminal 14 UPnP compatible device 15 UPnP CP function and MRD function 16, 56 Presence function 50 Multimedia content 55 UPnP CP function and MSD function 101 Connection detection means 102 Multimedia content acquisition means 104 Device identification Information generation means 105, 205 Multimedia content identification information generation means 106, 206 Information disclosure means 107 Device identification information storage means 108, 208 Multimedia content identification information storage means 109, 209 Resource list information 110, 210 SIP service information 111, 211 Call connection function 112, 212 Multimedia stream transmission path establishment means 113 Protocol conversion function

Claims (22)

A gateway device that connects a first network and a second network and performs communication based on a predetermined call control protocol with a device on the first network,
Connection detection means for detecting devices on the second network;
Device identification information generating means for generating device identification information for identifying the detected device by the predetermined call control protocol;
Information acquisition means for acquiring information on multimedia content stored in the detected device from the detected device;
Multimedia content identification information generating means for generating multimedia content identification information for identifying the multimedia content according to the predetermined call control protocol;
Information storage means for storing the multimedia content identification information in association with the device identification information;
Protocol processing means for processing the predetermined call control protocol for communicating with a device on the first network;
Information providing means for providing the multimedia content identification information classified for each of the device identification information in response to an information acquisition request from the device on the first network by the predetermined call control protocol;
Call connection request accepting means for accepting a call connection request according to the predetermined call control protocol from the device on the first network for the provided multimedia content identification information;
First communication session forming means for forming a first communication session with a device storing multimedia content having the multimedia content identification information requested for the call connection when the call connection request is received; ,
Second communication session forming means for forming a second communication session with the device that has made the call connection request;
The first network in which the second communication session is formed from the multimedia content having the multimedia content identification information requested for the call connection from the device on the second network that has formed the first communication session. A transmission means for transmitting to the above device;
A gateway device comprising:   The connection detection means detects the device by receiving a broadcast packet transmitted by the device based on a control protocol that the device connected to the second network complies with. The gateway device described.   The gateway device according to claim 2, wherein the connection detection unit supports a plurality of types of control protocols.   The gateway according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the broadcast packet includes specific information of a device on the second network and address information for acquiring detailed information of the device from the device. apparatus.   The information acquisition means accesses the device on the second network using the address information to acquire detailed information of the device, and the device stores the multimedia content based on the acquired detailed information. The gateway device according to claim 4, wherein the gateway device recognizes that the gateway is operating.   The connection detection means detects a device on the second network at first and second times, and detects a new device on the second network based on difference information of the detected device. The gateway device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein   The device information generation means generates the device identification information based on basic address information given in advance for performing communication in accordance with the predetermined call control protocol and unique information of the detected device. The gateway device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein   The multimedia content identification information generating means includes basic address information given in advance for performing communication according to the predetermined call control protocol, unique information of the detected device, and the acquired multimedia content. 8. The gateway device according to claim 1, wherein the multimedia content identification information is generated based on the unique information.   When the multimedia content is hierarchically stored in the devices on the second network, the information storage unit generates hierarchical identification information of each hierarchy, and the multimedia content identification information is used as the hierarchical identification information. The gateway device according to claim 1, wherein the gateway device is stored in association with the gateway device.   The information providing means provides the device identification information in response to the information acquisition request, and receives designation data specifying the device identification information from a device on the first network. The gateway apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the hierarchy identification information of a predetermined hierarchy among the hierarchy identification information to which the gateway belongs is provided to a device on the first network.   When the information providing means receives designation data designating the hierarchy identification information from a device on the first network, the information providing means displays the hierarchy identification information if there is hierarchy identification information below the designated hierarchy. 11. The gateway device according to claim 10, wherein when the specified hierarchy includes multimedia content identification information, the multimedia content identification information is provided to the device on the first network. Obtaining information on a first transmission protocol and information on a first data format supported by a device on the first network that has established the second communication session from the device that has established the second communication session; and Further information acquisition means for acquiring information on the second transmission protocol supported by the device and information on the second data format from the device on the second network;
A transmission protocol used to transmit the multimedia content to a device that has established the second communication session based on the information of the first and second transmission protocols and the information of the first and second data formats. And a determination means for determining the data format,
Notifying means for notifying the device that has established the second communication session of the determined transmission protocol and the determined data format;
The gateway device according to claim 1, further comprising: Data format conversion means for converting a data format used with a device on the second network into a data format used with a device on the first network that has established the second communication session;
Transmission protocol conversion means for converting a transmission protocol used with the device on the second network to a transmission protocol used with the device on the first network that has established the second communication session;
The gateway device according to claim 12, further comprising:   14. The predetermined call control protocol is SIP, and a control protocol of a device used on the second network is UPnP AV, AV / C, or both. The gateway device described in 1. A communication program that is executed by a gateway device that connects a first network and a second network and performs communication based on a predetermined call control protocol with a device on the first network,
A connection detection step of detecting a device on the second network;
A device identification information generating step for generating device identification information for identifying the detected device by the predetermined call control protocol;
An information acquisition step of acquiring information on multimedia content stored in the detected device from the detected device;
A multimedia content identification information generating step for generating multimedia content identification information for identifying the multimedia content according to the predetermined call control protocol;
An information storage step of storing the multimedia content identification information in association with the device identification information;
In response to an information acquisition request from the device on the first network by the predetermined call control protocol, the multimedia content identification information classified for each device identification information is provided to the device on the first network. Providing information step,
A call connection request receiving step for receiving a call connection request based on the predetermined call control protocol from the device on the first network for the provided multimedia content identification information;
A first communication session forming step for forming a first communication session with a device storing multimedia content having multimedia content identification information requested for the call connection when the call connection request is received; ,
A second communication session forming step of forming a second communication session with the device that has made the call connection request;
The first network in which the second communication session is formed from the multimedia content having the multimedia content identification information requested for the call connection from the device on the second network that has formed the first communication session. A transmission step for transmitting to the device above;
A communication program with A communication method executed by a gateway device that connects a first network and a second network and performs communication based on a predetermined call control protocol with a device on the first network,
Detecting a device on the second network;
Generating device identification information for identifying the detected device by the predetermined call control protocol;
Obtaining information about multimedia content stored in the detected device from the detected device;
Generating multimedia content identification information for identifying the multimedia content according to the predetermined call control protocol;
Storing the multimedia content identification information in association with the device identification information;
In response to an information acquisition request from the device on the first network by the predetermined call control protocol, the multimedia content identification information classified for each device identification information is provided to the device on the first network. And
Accepting a call connection request based on the predetermined call control protocol for the provided multimedia content identification information from a device on the first network;
Forming a first communication session with a device storing multimedia content having the multimedia content identification information requested for the call connection;
Forming a second communication session with the device that made the call connection request;
The first network in which the second communication session is formed from the multimedia content having the multimedia content identification information requested for the call connection from the device on the second network that has formed the first communication session. Transmit to the device above,
A communication method characterized by the above. A content providing server for providing multimedia content to a device on the network, performing communication based on a predetermined call control protocol with a device on the network,
Protocol processing means for processing the predetermined call control protocol for communicating with a device on the network;
Multimedia content storage means for storing multimedia content;
Multimedia content identification information generating means for generating multimedia content identification information for identifying the multimedia content by the predetermined call control protocol;
Multimedia content identification information storage means for storing the generated multimedia content identification information;
Information providing means for providing the multimedia content identification information to the device on the network in response to an information acquisition request from the device on the network according to the predetermined call control protocol;
Call connection request accepting means for accepting a call connection request according to the predetermined call connection protocol for the provided multimedia content identification information;
Communication that establishes a communication session for transmitting multimedia content having multimedia content identification information requested for call connection with the device that has made the call connection request when the call connection request is accepted Session establishment means;
Transmission means for transmitting the multimedia content to a device on the network using the established communication session;
Content providing server with   The multimedia content identification information generating unit is configured to identify the multimedia content based on basic address information given in advance for performing communication according to the predetermined call control protocol and unique information of the multimedia content. The content providing server according to claim 17, wherein information is generated.   The multimedia content identification information storage means, when the multimedia content is hierarchically stored in the multimedia content storage means, generates hierarchical identification information of each hierarchy, and stores the multimedia content identification information The content providing server according to claim 17 or 18, wherein the content providing server is stored in association with the hierarchy identification information.   The information providing means provides hierarchical identification information of a predetermined hierarchy in response to the information acquisition request, and when specifying data specifying the hierarchical identification information is received from a device on the network, a lower layer of the designated hierarchy If the layer identification information is present, the layer identification information is provided to a device on the network. If the specified layer includes multimedia content identification information, the multimedia content identification information is provided to the device on the network. The gateway device according to claim 19. A communication program executed by a content providing server for providing multimedia content to a device on the network, performing communication based on a predetermined call control protocol with a device on the network,
A multimedia content identification information generating step for generating multimedia content identification information for identifying the multimedia content by the predetermined call control protocol;
A multimedia content identification information storing step for storing the generated multimedia content identification information;
An information providing step of providing the multimedia content identification information to a device on the network in response to an information acquisition request from the device on the network according to the predetermined call control protocol;
A call connection request receiving step for receiving a call connection request based on the predetermined call connection protocol for the provided multimedia content identification information;
A communication session for establishing a communication session for transmitting multimedia content having the multimedia content identification information requested for the call connection with a device that has made the call connection request when the call connection request is accepted An establishment step;
Transmitting the multimedia content to a device on the network using the established communication session; and
A communication program with A communication method for performing communication based on a predetermined call control protocol with a device on a network, executed by a content providing server that provides multimedia content to the device on the network,
Generating multimedia content identification information for identifying the multimedia content according to the predetermined call control protocol;
Storing the generated multimedia content identification information;
In response to an information acquisition request from the device on the network by the predetermined call control protocol, the multimedia content identification information is provided to the device on the network;
Accepting a call connection request according to the predetermined call connection protocol for the provided multimedia content identification information;
Establishing a communication session for transmitting multimedia content having the multimedia content identification information requested by the call connection with the device that has made the call connection request;
Transmitting the multimedia content to a device on the network using the established communication session;
A communication method characterized by the above.

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