(54) INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTENT PROCESSING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM
(75) Inventor: Takeshi Hayakawa, Suginami-ku (JP)
(73) Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 222 days.
(21) Appl.No.: 11/559,087
(22) Filed: Nov. 13, 2006
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2008/0034020 Al Feb. 7, 2008
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data
Nov. 14,2005 (JP) 2005-328483
(51) Int. CI.
G06F17/00 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 707/696; 707/688; 707/741;
707/748
(58) Field of Classification Search None
See application file for complete search history.
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Primary Examiner—Etienne P LeRoux
Assistant Examiner—Hung D Le
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