Patent ID: 8521831
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A data processing apparatus comprising: an interface to which at least one information processing device is connectable, wherein the one information processing device is a communication device for communicating with another communication device; a device identification information obtaining unit that obtains, from an information processing device connected to the interface, first device identification information for identifying the information processing device connected to the interface; a data reception unit that receives data from an external apparatus; a data information obtaining unit that obtains, from the information processing device connected to the interface, first data information associated with data downloadable to the information processing device, which is different from the first device identification information; and a data transmission unit that transmits the data received by said data reception unit to the information processing device connected to the interface when the first device identification information obtained by said device identification information obtaining unit and second device identification information provided with the data received by said data reception unit match each other and the first data information obtained by said data information obtaining unit and the second data identification information provided with the data received by said data reception unit match each other.