Reproduction apparatus and music delivery system
US7050870B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L19/24
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A reproduction apparatus includes a read section for reading a first data unit from a recording medium having the first data unit recorded thereon; a communication section for receiving a second data unit in accordance with a communication condition with a server; a synthesis section for, when the communication section cannot receive the second data unit in accordance with the communication condition, outputting the first data unit as a first output data unit, and when the communication section can receive the second data unit in accordance with the communication condition, synthesizing the first data unit and the second data unit so as to generate a synthesis data unit and outputting the synthesis data unit as a second output data unit; and a reproduction section for reproducing the first output data unit and the second output data unit.
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