Method and apparatus for controlling transfer of content
First Claim
1. A communication terminal comprising:
- a storage for correspondingly storing a content and a content provider ID of the content;
a receiving means for receiving from an electronic device a content provider ID;
transfer control means for comparing the content provider ID stored in said storage with the content provider ID received by said receiving means, and, only if both of the content provider IDs are same, transferring the content stored in said storage to the electronic device.
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Abstract
A communication terminal first transmits to an electronic device a request for a device ID of the electronic device. Upon receipt of a device ID, the communication terminal authenticates the device using the ID. If the authentication is successful, the communication terminal reads from a storage an application program for executing the content, in which program a content provider ID is included, and transmits the program to the device. Upon receipt of a content provider ID from the electronic device, in which the application program is executed, the communication terminal authenticates the content provider ID to determine whether the device is authorized to receive the content. If the authentication is successful, the communication terminal reads the content from the storage, and transfers it to the device.
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9 Claims
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1. A communication terminal comprising:
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a storage for correspondingly storing a content and a content provider ID of the content;
a receiving means for receiving from an electronic device a content provider ID;
transfer control means for comparing the content provider ID stored in said storage with the content provider ID received by said receiving means, and, only if both of the content provider IDs are same, transferring the content stored in said storage to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic device comprising:
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an obtaining means for obtaining a content provider ID and an application program for executing the content;
an executing means for executing the application program;
a transmitting means for transmitting the content provider ID obtained by said obtaining means only during execution of the application program; and
a receiving means for receiving from the communication terminal the content only during execution of the application program. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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