Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Remote data accessing
Reexamination Certificate
2003-08-04
2009-06-23
Donaghue, Larry D (Department: 2445)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Remote data accessing
C709S231000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07552194
ABSTRACT:
A content delivery system is disclosed which connects users' terminal apparatuses to a content management unit of a service provider managing a plurality of contents via a computer network, the service provider delivering the contents to the users over the computer network. The content management unit includes: a content file storing element for storing files of the contents; a user-oriented content storing element in which a user area of a predetermined size is allocated to each of the users for the storage of a content owned by the corresponding user; a file managing element for managing the content files stored in the content file storing element and the contents stored in the user areas of the user-oriented content storing element; and a content delivering element for providing the users with streaming delivery of the contents stored in the user areas. Each of the users is charged a usage fee proportional to the user area size allocated to the corresponding user in the user-oriented content storing element.
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Donaghue Larry D
Frommer William S.
Frommer & Lawrence & Haug LLP
Levy Paul A.
Sony Corporation
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