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US 8,619,851 B2Granted
Information distribution apparatus, information distribution method, and information distribution program
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHiroyasu Ito
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Abstract
An information distribution apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine the configuration of a stream including video data and audio data, a creating unit configured to create combination information indicating combinations of video data and audio data making up the stream, based on the results of the determination, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the combination information to a reception apparatus.
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An information distribution apparatus comprising:
- a creating unit configured to, based on a stored content including video data, first audio data and second audio data, create first information which includes an identification of the video data and an identification of the first audio data and excludes an identification of the second audio data, and second information which includes an identification of the video data and an identification of the second audio data and excludes an identification of the first audio data;
- a receiving unit configured to receive a request to search contents matching a search condition from a reception apparatus;
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- a transmission unit configured to transmit a content list which includes the first information as first content information indicating a first content which includes the video data and the first audio data and excludes the second audio data, and the second information as second content information indicating a second content which includes the video data and the second audio data and excludes the first audio data to a reception apparatus if the first content and the second content match the search condition of the request received by the receiving unit.
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A method for distributing information, the method comprising:
- creating, based on a stored content including video data, first audio data and second audio data, first information which includes an identification of the video data and an identification of the first audio data and excludes an identification of the second audio data, and second information which includes an identification of the video data and an identification of the second audio data and excludes an identification of the first audio data;
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- receiving a request to search contents matching a search condition from a reception apparatus;
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- transmitting a content list which includes the first information as first content information indicating a first content which includes the video data and the first audio data and excludes the second audio data, and the second information as second content information indicating a second content which includes the video data and the second audio data and excludes the first audio data to a reception apparatus if the first content and the second content match the search condition of the request received at the receiving step.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable process steps, the computer-executable process steps causing a computer to execute the following steps:
- creating, based on a stored content including video data, first audio data and second audio data, first information which includes an identification of the video data and an identification of the first audio data and excludes an identification of the second audio data, and second information which includes an identification of the video data and an identification of the second audio data and excludes an identification of the first audio data;
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- receiving a request to search contents matching a search condition from a reception apparatus;
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- transmitting a content list which includes the first information as first content information indicating a first content which includes the video data and the first audio data and excludes the second audio data and the second information as second content information indicating a second content which includes the video data and the second audio data and excludes the first audio data to a reception apparatus if the first content and the second content match the search condition of the request received at the receiving step.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.