Information processing device, program, information processing method, and information processing system

摘要

Consistent with embodiments of this disclosure, an information processing apparatus is provided. The information processing apparatus comprises an input terminal configured to receive a plurality of Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) descriptions from a plurality of external devices. The UPnP descriptions comprise grouping information indicating one or more groups to which the external devices belong. The information processing apparatus further comprises a processing unit configured to process the UPnP descriptions and assign the external devices to the one or more groups based on the grouping information.

主权项

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
an input terminal configured to receive a plurality of device descriptions from a plurality of external devices, using a uniform resource locator (URL) included in a response message received from each of the plurality of external devices, the plurality of device descriptions comprising one or more group identifiers indicating one or more groups to which the plurality of external devices belong, wherein the response message is received from each of the plurality of external devices in response to a search message which is multicast by the information processing apparatus in a network; and a processing unit configured to:
process the plurality of device descriptions; andassign the plurality of external devices to the one or more groups based on the one or more group identifiers.