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Transmission apparatus, transmission method, content delivery system, content delivery method, and program

  • US 20040064510A1
  • Filed: 10/24/2003
  • Published: 04/01/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sending apparatus connected via a network to a server apparatus that distributes content and a plurality of viewing/listening apparatuses that receive the content distributed by the server apparatus, comprising:

  • communication means for communicating with another apparatus via the network; and

    control means for generating the content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the server apparatus, wherein the control means performs the processing including;

    obtaining first content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the server apparatus;

    directly obtaining, from said another apparatus connected to the network, second content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the server apparatus;

    generating, using the first content and the second content, transmission content to be sent to the server apparatus; and

    sending the transmission content via the communication means to the server apparatus.

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