Patent ID: 7146406

Claim:
A server apparatus selectively connected to a first terminal apparatus and a second terminal apparatus, the first terminal apparatus having a capability of accessing a home page provided by the server apparatus, the second terminal apparatus being incapable of accessing the home page provided by the server apparatus and being capable of storing predetermined media data transmitted from the server apparatus, the server apparatus comprising: a receiver configured to receive a request from the first terminal apparatus having the capability of accessing the home page, the request being input at the first terminal via the home page provided by the server apparatus, the request including information regarding the predetermined media data and information regarding the second terminal that is incapable of accessing the home page; and a controller configured to: transmit a notification to the second terminal apparatus that is incapable of accessing the home page, the notification including a value representing a size of the predetermined media data, based on the request received from the first terminal apparatus; receive a response to the notification from the second terminal apparatus that is incapable of accessing the home page; and transmit the predetermined media data to the second terminal apparatus that is incapable of accessing the home page when the response indicates that the second terminal apparatus that is incapable of accessing the home page can store the predetermined media data, wherein said first terminal apparatus and said second terminal apparatus are distinct from each other.