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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2006
Ryotaro Sugimoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Takeshi Ando, Hamamatsu, JP;
Seiji Abe, Hamamatsu, JP;
Shinya Sakurada, Hamamatsu, JP;
Ryotaro Sugimoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Takeshi Ando, Hamamatsu, JP;
Seiji Abe, Hamamatsu, JP;
Shinya Sakurada, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
On the basis of information of a first user, requesting delivery of content, received from a content reproduction apparatus, a content providing server refers to first and second storage section, as necessary, to specify a second user having purchased or reproduced the same content as the first user, then identify other music content having ever been purchased or reproduced by the second user and then delivers the other content to the first user. The content reproduction apparatus can store the content, delivered from the content providing server, in an overwriting fashion and reproduce the stored content. In this way, the first user is allowed to readily acquire various music content, fitting his or her taste, without performing any particular operation.