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Patent US7979055 - Apparatus and method for providing contents - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsWhen a server receives an information designating image from a communication terminal connected to a server through a network, it sends a URL identifying the storage location of the image to the communication terminal. When the communication terminal receives the URL, it loads the URL into an email and...http://www.google.com/patents/US7979055?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7979055 - Apparatus and method for providing contentsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7979055 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/239,952PCT numberPCT/JP2001/010629Publication dateJul 12, 2011Filing dateDec 5, 2001Priority dateDec 6, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2398474A1, CN1422405A, CN100403282C, EP1341091A1, EP1341091A4, US20030140104, WO2002046934A1Publication number10239952, 239952, PCT/2001/10629, PCT/JP/1/010629, PCT/JP/1/10629, PCT/JP/2001/010629, PCT/JP/2001/10629, PCT/JP1/010629, PCT/JP1/10629, PCT/JP1010629, PCT/JP110629, PCT/JP2001/010629, PCT/JP2001/10629, PCT/JP2001010629, PCT/JP200110629, US 7979055 B2, US 7979055B2, US-B2-7979055, US7979055 B2, US7979055B2InventorsYuko Watanabe, Madoka Tsutsumi, Hidetoshi Yazaki, Takeshi HiguchiOriginal AssigneeNtt Docomo, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (67), Non-Patent Citations (16), Referenced by (12), Classifications (30), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetApparatus and method for providing contents
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