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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
May. 09, 2003
Makoto Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Maeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Kotaro Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Jin Sunata, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Maeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Kotaro Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Jin Sunata, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus on a network stores data in the form of albums in each of which a plurality of data are archived, and the information processing apparatus provides stored albums to communication terminals via the network in an efficient manner. The information processing apparatus detects the device type of a communication terminal and determines whether a part or all of data included in an album should be provided at a time to the communication terminal, depending on the detected type of the communication terminal. This makes it possible even for a communication terminal having low communication performance to receive data via the network without encountering an error.