| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing unit functioning as a node, capable of maintaining the reliability of a content distribution system as a whole by preventing the diffusion of a defective content even in case there may be a possible distribution fault at a content distribution destination, etc. <P>SOLUTION: When a plurality of nodes N are connected and content is distributed to any one of nodes N from another node N, by acquiring information ACD indicating either one of the possibility of fault occurrence related to the distribution in the node N and the existence of the fault in the node N, a possibility whether or not a defect is included in the content is decided based on the obtained fault information ACD. It is determined not to distribute the content decided to have the possibility of including the defect to another node N. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT |
