Music-data reproducing system using a download program
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1. A method of transmitting a reproducing application, comprising:
- identifying a content data;
searching a reproducing application stored in a storage portion in a portable terminal, the reproducing application that enables to reproduce the identified content data;
instructing a server to transmit reproducing information about the reproducing application to the portable terminal through the communication network when the reproducing application that enables to reproduce the identified content data is not stored in the storage portion; and
receiving the reproducing information.
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Abstract
A data card 101 with music data accumulated therein is inserted into a portable telephone 110 to fetch the music data into the portable telephone, and application software suitable for a music data format prescribed in association with the music data is selected from among a plurality of pieces of application software (131, 133) stored in a server 130 located remotely, and is downloaded. Through this configuration, the application software associated with the music data can be downloaded from the server to the portable telephone by the user'"'"'s selection.
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1. A method of transmitting a reproducing application, comprising:
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identifying a content data;
searching a reproducing application stored in a storage portion in a portable terminal, the reproducing application that enables to reproduce the identified content data;
instructing a server to transmit reproducing information about the reproducing application to the portable terminal through the communication network when the reproducing application that enables to reproduce the identified content data is not stored in the storage portion; and
receiving the reproducing information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system of transmitting a reproducing application, comprising:
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a server configured to store a plurality of reproducing applications; and
a portable terminal, wherein the portable terminal includes;
a storage portion configured to store a reproducing application and content data;
an identifying portion that identifies the content data stored in the storage portion;
a searching portion that searches the reproducing application that enables to reproduce the identified content data in the storage portion;
an instructing portion that transmits an instruction to the server through the communication network when the reproducing application that enables to reproduce the identified content data is not stored in the storage portion; and
wherein the server transmits reproducing information about the reproducing application to the portable terminal in response to the instruction from the portable terminal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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