INHERITED COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANAGING INHERITED COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. An inherited communication management apparatus connected to a content distribution system including a distribution server that distributes content and terminals that receive and reproduce the content, the apparatus comprising:
- a storage unit that stores viewing information relating to a content viewing state of a terminal;
a requesting unit that requests another inherited communication management apparatus to examine whether or not the other inherited communication management apparatus stores viewing information including information relating to interruption of content viewing on a request from the terminal for the content viewing;
a receiving unit that receives a result of the requested examination; and
a transmitting unit that transmits information relating to interrupted content based on the viewing information to the terminal that has requested the content viewing when the received examination result includes the viewing information including information relating to the interruption of the content viewing.
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Abstract
In an inherited communication management apparatus, a storage unit stores viewing information relating to the content viewing state of a user of a terminal. On a request from the user of the terminal for content viewing, a requesting unit requests another inherited communication management apparatus to examine whether or not the other inherited communication management apparatus stores viewing information including information relating to interruption of the content viewing by the user. A receiving unit receives a result of the examination requested by the requesting unit. When the examination result received by the receiving unit includes the viewing information including information relating to the interruption of the content viewing, a transmitting unit transmits information relating to interrupted content based on the viewing information to the terminal of the user that has requested the content viewing.
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7 Claims
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1. An inherited communication management apparatus connected to a content distribution system including a distribution server that distributes content and terminals that receive and reproduce the content, the apparatus comprising:
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a storage unit that stores viewing information relating to a content viewing state of a terminal; a requesting unit that requests another inherited communication management apparatus to examine whether or not the other inherited communication management apparatus stores viewing information including information relating to interruption of content viewing on a request from the terminal for the content viewing; a receiving unit that receives a result of the requested examination; and a transmitting unit that transmits information relating to interrupted content based on the viewing information to the terminal that has requested the content viewing when the received examination result includes the viewing information including information relating to the interruption of the content viewing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of managing inherited communication for an inherited communication management apparatus connected to a content distribution system including a distribution server that distributes content and terminals that receive and reproduce the content, the method comprising:
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requesting another inherited communication management apparatus to examine whether or not the other inherited communication management apparatus stores viewing information including information relating to interruption of content viewing on a request from a terminal for the content viewing; receiving a result of the requested examination; and transmitting information relating to interrupted content based on the viewing information to the terminal that has requested the content viewing when the received examination result includes the viewing information including information relating to the interruption of the content viewing.
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