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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshitada Doi, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/730 ; G06F 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/730 ; G06F 1/700 ;
Abstract
In a data providing method and device thereof for providing data in a simple manner at a highly efficient transmission rate, first data of a configuration where information relating to a valid period of data is added to the data is made and provided, with the first data being categorized and stored in accordance with the information. Information for second data of the same configuration as the first data is then recognized and the first data is replaced with the second data in accordance with results of the recognition.