Patent ID: 9438855
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A transmission management system which, when content data is communicated among plural transmission terminals via a communication network, selects a relay apparatus which relays the content data, comprising: a memory configured to store transmission terminal identification information for identifying the transmission terminals, first attribute information indicating first attributes of the transmission terminals, and second attribute information indicating second attributes of the transmission terminals in a manner of associating them with each other; a processing circuitry configured to select a first relay apparatus when it is determined that the first attributes are the same, select a second relay apparatus when it is determined that the first attributes are not the same but the second attributes are the same, and select a third relay apparatus when it is determined that the first attributes are not the same and the second attributes are not the same; and wherein the first attribute is an attribute concerning respective parts of the communication network with which the transmission terminals are connected, and the second attribute is an attribute concerning respective areas where the transmission terminals are connected with the communication network.