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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2000
Yasuaki Yamagishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihisa Gonno, Kanagawa, JP;
Fumihiko Nishio, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Takabayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuo Haraoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuaki Yamagishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihisa Gonno, Kanagawa, JP;
Fumihiko Nishio, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Takabayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuo Haraoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Information Broadcasting Laboratories, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Transmitting apparatuses, transmitting methods, receiving apparatuses, receiving methods, and transmitting and receiving systems for transmitting and receiving a hierarchical structure of a directory for hierarchically managing locations of contents data is disclosed. The apparatuses, methods and systems manage a hierarchical structure of a directory composed of a container entry and a leaf entry. The container entry contains information of the lower hierarchical level thereof, a leaf entry being located directly below a container entry. The leaf entry does not contain information of the lower hierarchical level thereof.