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Information distribution system, information receiving apparatus, information list forming method, information deleting method, and information storing method

  • US 7,840,644 B2
  • Filed: 03/19/2001
  • Issued: 11/23/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of transmitting items containing content information to a user terminal and reproducing a selected one of said transmitted items at a time selected by a user of said user terminal, comprising:

  • providing a user terminal;

    transmitting information items to said user terminal, at least some of said transmitted items containing content information including at least one of moving images or audio sound;

    at said user terminal, receiving said transmitted items containing content information and assigning access priorities to said received items;

    selecting some of said received items containing content information on the basis of information representing said access priorities;

    selectively storing said selected items in said user terminal;

    arranging said stored items of information in an order according to said access priorities; and

    at a user-selected time after storing said selected items, user selecting one of said stored items and causing said at least one of moving images or audio sound to be reproduced from said user-selected item.

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