Information processing apparatus and information processing method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7330874
APP PUB NO 20040136244A1
SERIAL NO

10250908

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An object of the present invention is to allow a client to make a request for music data stored in a server and to receive it and play it back. A client program 421 controls the sending of a request signal to a server 401, the reception and playback processing of music data from the server 401, and the display of a GUI performed by a display controller 426, and outputs the music data received by a communication unit 423 from the server 401 to an audio data converter 424. A server program 411 controls the sending of music data to the client 402, and registration of information in a music database 415, a link information database 416, and a ranking information database 417, searches the music database 415 for the requested music data, and sends the music data to the client 402. The present invention can be applied to a personal computer, a PDA, a cellular telephone, a desk-top playback device, a portable playback device, and a simplified playback device.

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  • SONY CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Iriya, Shinichi Kanagawa, JP 41 1120
Kawai, Toshihiko Kanagawa, JP 18 340
Kohno, Tetsuya Kanagawa, JP 46 2178
Nakamura, Takatoshi Ibaraki, JP 224 2389
Ono, Masamichi Kanagawa, JP 4 39
Sakaida, Atsushi Tokyo, JP 9 108
Sakata, Junichiro Tokyo, JP 455 13199

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