Information distributing system, information processing terminal device, information center, and information distributing method
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- circuitry configured to detect whether a portable apparatus is mounted to the information processing apparatus, the portable apparatus configured to reproduce content when not mounted to the information processing apparatus using a battery disposed within the portable apparatus;
an interface configured to transmit request information to a server apparatus in communication with the information processing apparatus; and
a memory controller configured to control transfer of information retrieved from the server apparatus to a memory of the portable apparatus when the circuitry detects that the portable apparatus is mounted to the information processing apparatus,wherein the circuitry is further configured to charge the battery of the portable apparatus when the portable apparatus is mounted to the information processing apparatus.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an information distributing system for distributing data to at least one information processing terminal device from an information center storing data. The information distributing system of the invention is structured such that character data, audio data, and both the character data and the audio data are selectively downloaded from the information center to the information processing terminal device on the basis of request information from the information processing terminal device, so that a user makes selection according to a congested state of communication, and effective information collection becomes possible.
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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circuitry configured to detect whether a portable apparatus is mounted to the information processing apparatus, the portable apparatus configured to reproduce content when not mounted to the information processing apparatus using a battery disposed within the portable apparatus; an interface configured to transmit request information to a server apparatus in communication with the information processing apparatus; and a memory controller configured to control transfer of information retrieved from the server apparatus to a memory of the portable apparatus when the circuitry detects that the portable apparatus is mounted to the information processing apparatus, wherein the circuitry is further configured to charge the battery of the portable apparatus when the portable apparatus is mounted to the information processing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An information processing method comprising:
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detecting, via circuitry of an information processing apparatus, whether a portable apparatus is mounted to the information processing apparatus, the portable apparatus configured to reproduce content when not mounted to the information processing apparatus using a battery disposed within the portable apparatus; transmitting, via an interface of the information processing apparatus, request information to a server apparatus in communication with the information processing apparatus; controlling, via a memory controller of the information processing apparatus, transfer of information retrieved from the server apparatus to a memory of the portable apparatus when the circuitry detects that the portable apparatus is mounted to the information processing apparatus; and charging, via the circuitry of the information processing apparatus, the battery of the portable apparatus when the portable apparatus is mounted to the information processing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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