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Information reproduction device and method and program

  • US 8,156,122 B2
  • Filed: 08/06/2004
  • Issued: 04/10/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

  • means for transmitting a call sign of a radio station and for transmitting a request to a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for page information;

    means for receiving the URL in response to a transmission of the call sign of the radio station, for receiving said page information, which includes identification information corresponding to content data, from an external apparatus in response to the request to the URL, and for receiving said content data, the identification information identifying a vendor;

    storing means for storing said content data received by said means for receiving, based on said identification information, independently of said page information, and for storing a file of another vendor;

    means for outputting said content data along with said page information; and

    control means for registering in said storing means, in response to the identification information, said content data in an uncompressed format upon a reception of said content data in a compressed format from said external apparatus, for detecting whether said storing means is storing said content data independently of said page information, for controlling said means for outputting to output said content data from said storing means without an inquiry to the external apparatus when said control means detects that said storing means is storing said content data independently of said page information, for controlling said means for receiving to receive said content data from the external apparatus when said content data is not stored in said storing means, and for removing all files from said storing means except for files of the vendor.

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