Content management system and associated methodology
First Claim
1. A communication system including a first apparatus having a first storage medium, and a second apparatus configured to transmit data to said first apparatus, said second apparatus comprising:
- a second storage medium configured to store management information of audio data to be transferred to said first storage medium;
a communication unit configured to communicate audio data with said first apparatus;
a comparison unit configured to compare management information of audio data stored in said first storage medium with management information stored in said second storage medium of said audio data stored in said first storage medium; and
a control unit configured to control transfer of audio data stored in said second storage medium to said first storage medium by way of said communication unit based on said management information, wherein said first apparatus is portable and comprises a reproducing unit configured to reproduce audio data stored in said first storage medium, and said control unit controls transfer of said audio data from said second apparatus to said first apparatus based on a comparison result by said comparison unit.
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Abstract
A communication system including a first apparatus having a first storage medium, and a second apparatus for transmitting data to the first apparatus. The second apparatus has a second storage medium for storing management information of data to be transferred to the first storage medium, a communicator for communicating data with the first apparatus, an editor capable of editing the management information and a controller for making a control to transfer data stored in the second storage medium to the first storage medium by way of the communicator based on the management information edited by the editor.
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25 Claims
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1. A communication system including a first apparatus having a first storage medium, and a second apparatus configured to transmit data to said first apparatus, said second apparatus comprising:
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a second storage medium configured to store management information of audio data to be transferred to said first storage medium;
a communication unit configured to communicate audio data with said first apparatus;
a comparison unit configured to compare management information of audio data stored in said first storage medium with management information stored in said second storage medium of said audio data stored in said first storage medium; and
a control unit configured to control transfer of audio data stored in said second storage medium to said first storage medium by way of said communication unit based on said management information, wherein said first apparatus is portable and comprises a reproducing unit configured to reproduce audio data stored in said first storage medium, and said control unit controls transfer of said audio data from said second apparatus to said first apparatus based on a comparison result by said comparison unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communication apparatus configured to transmit audio data to another apparatus having a first storage medium comprising:
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a second storage medium configured to store management information of audio data stored in said first storage medium;
a communication unit configured to communicate audio data with said other apparatus;
a comparison unit configured to compare management information of audio data stored in said first storage medium with said management information stored in said second storage medium of said audio data stored in said first storage medium; and
a control unit configured to control transfer of audio data stored in said second storage medium to said first storage medium by way of said communication unit based on said management information, wherein said control unit controls transfer of said audio data from said communication apparatus to said another apparatus based on a comparison result by said comparison unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A communication method configured to communicate a first apparatus having a first storage medium to a second apparatus for transmitting audio data to said first apparatus, said method comprising:
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comparing management information of audio data stored in said first storage medium with management information stored in said second storage medium of said audio data stored in said first storage medium;
transmitting, when communication is established between said first apparatus and said second apparatus, audio data stored in said second storage medium to said first storage medium based on said edited management information; and
controlling transfer of audio data stored in said second storage medium to said first storage medium by way of said communication unit based on said management information, wherein said controlling step controls transfer of said audio data from said second apparatus to said first apparatus based on a comparison result by said comparing step.
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