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Method and apparatus for information processing, and medium for storing program

US7343327B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 15, 2000
Grant dateMar 11, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/2545
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an information processing apparatus and method in which contents such as musical data, distributed via a predetermined network or such a content is divided, it is judged whether a first content has been checked out, it is judged whether a second content has been checked, and the first and second contents are combined together when it is determined that neither the first nor second content has been checked out.

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