Patent ID: 7536077
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for sending information over a network wherein information is dispersed and stored in a plurality of pieces of electronic information equipment connected to said network and wherein said information stored in a dispersed state is managed by one of said pieces of electronic information equipment connected to said network; wherein each of said pieces of electronic information equipment comprises means for forming a communication channel with another piece of electronic information equipment instructed by output instructions received thereby as an interface to said network; and wherein, in the event of inputting said information stored in a dispersed state to said one of said pieces of electronic information equipment on said network as a time-wise continuous piece of information, said electronic information equipment managing said information stored in a dispersed state gives, based on managing information thereof, output instructions to each of said pieces of electronic information equipment to output the information dispersed and stored in each of said pieces of electronic information equipment to an output destination electronic information equipment, and upon detection of completion of information output from one of said pieces of electronic information equipment, gives output instructions to the electronic information equipment storing subsequent information to output the information stored therein to said output destination electronic information equipment, wherein an identification of the electronic information equipment storing the subsequent information is stored with the information; and wherein each of said pieces of electronic information equipment storing said information in a dispersed state output information to said network with the output destination of said information as said output destination electronic information equipment, based on said output instructions.