Information providing apparatus and method, information processing apparatus and method, program storage medium, program, and information providing system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7240033
APP PUB NO 20010056404A1
SERIAL NO

09803898

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Disclosed is an information providing apparatus comprising first reception control means for controlling the reception, from a first information processing apparatus, of user identification data for identifying a user of the first information processing apparatus and a request for purchasing a content, first transmission control means for controlling in response to the request for purchasing the content the transmission of the request for purchasing the content to a second information processing apparatus, second reception control means for controlling the reception of the content and usage conditions thereof supplied from the second information processing apparatus, storage control means for controlling the storing of the content and usage conditions thereof in correlation with the user identification data, third reception control means for controlling the reception of the user identification data and a request for sending the content supplied from the first information processing apparatus, and second transmission control means for controlling, in response to the request for sending the content, the transmission of the content stored in correlation with the user identification data.

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  • SONY CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kurihara, Akira Kanagawa, JP 76 959
Kuriya, Shinobu Chiba, JP 62 853

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