INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, SERVICE PROVISION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide technology for enhancing safety when providing a service such as a UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) service. PSOLUTION: An information processing apparatus substituting for the service provided to a control device by a provision device of the service includes: a first communications means for performing connection to a first communications path; a second communications means for performing connection to a second communications path; a first decision means for deciding whether or not the provision device is present via the first communication means; a second decision means for deciding whether or not the provision device is present via the second communications means; a connection means for performing connection to the provision device via the second communication means; and a proxy means for performing connection with the control device via the first communications means, and substituting the service between the provision device and the control device. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT