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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009

Filed:

Feb. 06, 2002
Applicants:

Isao Echizen, Yokohama, JP;

Hiroshi Yoshiura, Tokyo, JP;

Kunihiko Miyazaki, Yokohama, JP;

Kousuke Anzai, Kawasaki, JP;

Jun'ichi Taguchi, Sagamihara, JP;

Kazunori Nakano, Sagamihara, JP;

Katsuyuki Okeya, Yokohama, JP;

Inventors:

Isao Echizen, Yokohama, JP;

Hiroshi Yoshiura, Tokyo, JP;

Kunihiko Miyazaki, Yokohama, JP;

Kousuke Anzai, Kawasaki, JP;

Jun'ichi Taguchi, Sagamihara, JP;

Kazunori Nakano, Sagamihara, JP;

Katsuyuki Okeya, Yokohama, JP;

Assignee:

Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2006.01); H04L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A contents control method for controlling a process on the receiving side which is applied to contents transmitted from the transmitting side to the receiving side, includes a step of adding, when a predetermined block of the transmitted contents is an area where control information for controlling the process substance on the receiving side which is applied to the contents is added, the control information to the block. The method also includes a step of receiving a process designation concerning the transmitted contents, and a step of applying, when user information stored in a receiving side apparatus which receives the transmitted contents, or information concerning the receiving side apparatus satisfies conditions corresponding to the received process designation in the control information added to the block of the contents, a process corresponding to the process designation to the received block.


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