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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2009
Tsuyoshi Homma, Chiba, JP;
Takashi Kanao, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Chiba, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirofumi Kouda, Saitama, JP;
Akihiko Kinoshita, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Homma, Chiba, JP;
Takashi Kanao, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Chiba, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirofumi Kouda, Saitama, JP;
Akihiko Kinoshita, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a content reception apparatus capable of receiving a content distributed from a server apparatus via a first network and a second network, the content reception apparatus including a plurality of content reception apparatuses capable of being connected to the second network that is local and connected to the first network, the server apparatus being capable of distributing a content and capable of being connected to the first network. The content reception apparatus includes an arbitration condition storage unit to store an arbitration condition for an arbitration, an arbitration table storage unit to store an arbitration table, an input unit with which a content reception request is input, an arbitration start request transmission unit to generate and transmit an arbitration start request, and an arbitration unit to execute arbitration processings.