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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2006
Motoyuki Takai, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyuki Idei, Tokyo, JP;
Yoichiro Sako, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiro Terauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Takehara, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Miyajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Motoyuki Takai, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyuki Idei, Tokyo, JP;
Yoichiro Sako, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiro Terauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Takehara, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Miyajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A content communication system is disclosed which includes a communication terminal apparatus and a server, the apparatus having category IDs, the server delivering contents corresponding to the category IDs. The communication terminal apparatus includes a category holding device that holds a category ID; a sender device that sends the category IDs; a receiver device that receives contents from the server; and a storage device that stores the received contents. The server includes a receiver device that receives category IDs from the communication terminal apparatus; a database device that stores the contents corresponding to the categories; a search device that searches for and retrieves the contents corresponding to the main category and the sub-categories represented by the received category IDs from the database device; and a sender device that sends the retrieved contents to the communication terminal apparatus.