File transmission system for controlling transmission of files between a server and a client
US8504544B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/43622
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
For improving operability by reducing time for backup of video/audio files through a network, and also for achieving to shorten processing time, as well as, to lower a capacity of a recording medium, by inhibiting unnecessary backup, a file transmission system includes a file list obtaining portion for obtaining a list of files, which are stored in a server, a file transmission controller portion for controlling file transmission, a file transmission requesting portion for requesting a file transmission to the server, a file receiver portion for receiving the file transmitted form the server, and a client file storage portion for storing the files therein, wherein control is made on the file transmission requesting portion, so that it requests a transmission of file(s), excepting the file(s), which is/are stored in the client file storage portion, to the server, upon basis of the list.
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