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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2013
Yahoo Japan Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Ueda, Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Fujiki, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Eguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichirou Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Mariko Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes a receiving unit and a distribution unit. The receiving unit receives an access request for accessing first content from a terminal apparatus used by a first user. The distribution unit distributes, to the terminal apparatus, the first content including link information which is posted by a second user related to the first user in a predetermined communication service among pieces of link information to other content when the receiving unit receives the access request.