Information communication system, sending device, receiving device, recording medium storing transmission control program, recording medium storing reception control program, data signal embodied in carrier wave, sending method, and receiving method

Abstract

An information communication system having a sending device that sends electronic information via a communication section, a receiving device that receives the electronic information sent from the sending device via the communication section, the sending device which includes a ratio information maintaining section that maintains ratio information regarding an amount of electronic information assigned to each of plural communication sections at the time of sending the electronic information, a dividing section that divides the electronic information corresponding to the plural communication sections on the basis of the maintained ratio information, and a sending section that sends the divided electronic information to the receiving section, the receiving device comprising, a receiving section that receives the electronic information sent from the sending section via the plurality communication sections, and a restoring section that combines and restores the received electronic information to a state prior to being divided by the dividing section.