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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
May. 22, 2015
Hiroyuki Kanda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Asai, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Kanda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Asai, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A transmission terminal includes a memory that stores first preferential rating information indicating a preferential rating of the transmission terminal in using each of a plurality of relay devices, a transmitter that transmits a start request for starting communication with a counterpart transmission terminal, a receiver that receives second preferential rating information indicating a preferential rating of the counterpart transmission terminal in using each of the plurality of relay devices, the second preferential rating information being transmitted from the counterpart transmission terminal in response to the start request, and circuitry that selects one relay device to relay content data between the transmission terminal and the counterpart transmission terminal, from the plurality of relay devices, using the first preferential rating information and the second preferential rating information.