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Transmission apparatus and method, reception apparatus and method, management apparatus and method, charging apparatus and method, providing apparatus and method, and recording medium

US7054839B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 2, 2001
Grant dateMay 30, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2215/96
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a transmission apparatus for transmitting digital content data via a communication medium, comprising attachment means for attaching cost information per unit data volume to the digital content data; and transmission means for transmitting the digital content data attached with the cost information after converting a data format of the digital content data attached with the cost information into a data format suitable to the communication medium.

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