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Download system

  • US 20020016166A1
  • Filed: 08/01/2001
  • Published: 02/07/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A download system including (a) a receiving apparatus for receiving and executing a program and (b) a transmitting apparatus for transmitting the program to the receiving apparatus, the receiving apparatus comprising:

  • information generating means for generating receiving apparatus information that indicates a use state of resources held by the receiving apparatus that are necessary for program executions;

    request transmitting means for transmitting to the transmitting apparatus a download request which contains (a) an identification of a download-target program and (b) the generated receiving apparatus information; and

    program receiving means for receiving a program that is sent from the transmitting apparatus in response to the download request, and the transmitting apparatus comprising;

    program holding means for holding one or more programs and identifications thereof;

    resource information holding means for holding one or more pieces of resource information which correspond to the one or more programs on a one-to-one basis and each indicate resources necessary for an execution of a corresponding program;

    request receiving means for receiving the download request from the receiving apparatus;

    judging means for judging, from (a) a piece of resource information corresponding to one of the one or more programs with the identification contained in the download request and (b) the receiving apparatus information contained in the download request, whether the receiving apparatus can execute the program with the identification; and

    program transmitting means for transmitting to the receiving apparatus the program with the identification when the judging means judges that the receiving apparatus can execute the program.

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