Patent ID: 8190779
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus in an information distribution system that includes a plurality of information processing apparatuses as a plurality of node apparatuses connected to each other through a network, wherein a plurality of distribution information to be distributed to the information processing apparatus is stored by a plurality of storing apparatuses out of the plurality of information processing apparatuses in a distributed manner, and the distribution information is transmitted or received among the information processing apparatuses, the information processing apparatus for managing location information of a storing apparatus, the location information indicating a location of the storing apparatus in the network, comprising: a first obtaining unit configured to obtain storing apparatus information including distribution information identification information for identifying the distribution information and the location information of the storing apparatus out of the plurality of information processing apparatuses; a second obtaining unit configured to obtain, from any of the plurality of node apparatuses, distributability information including easiness information indicative of easiness of distribution of the distribution information from the storing apparatus out of the plurality of information processing apparatuses and the location information of the storing apparatus that stores the distribution information including easiness of distribution indicated by the easiness information; and a recording unit configured to record the storing apparatus information obtained by the first obtaining unit and the distributability information obtained by the second obtaining unit, as index information that can be referred to from at least one of the plurality of the information processing apparatuses via the network, wherein the easiness information is information based on at least one of: