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Information distribution/reproduction control apparatus, information distribution/reproduction control method, and computer-readable recording medium recorded with information distribution/reproduction control program

US7398320B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 2000
Grant dateJul 8, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N9/7921
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an information distribution/reproduction control apparatus, a plurality of stream servers distribute real-time reproducible stream information to a plurality of clients through a network like the Internet. A transit control server controls the stream servers for the distribution of the stream information, and also controls the clients for real-time reproduction of the stream information.

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