Content managing system, content managing apparatus, and content managing method
First Claim
1. A content managing system having a content managing portion comprising:
- a content library for storing and linking the files of a plurality of contents provided by a content provider;
library managing means for managing said content library;
customer file storing means for storing or linking the file of a content to an area assigned to each user;
customer file managing means for managing said customer file storing means; and
delivery managing means for managing the delivery of the files of contents to a user terminal unit, wherein said content managing portion and the user terminal unit are connected through a network, wherein said content managing portion is operated by the user terminal unit through the network so as to manage the file of a content of each user, and wherein while the file of a content is stored or linked in the area, the maintenance charge for the file of each content is monthly paid to the content provider.
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Abstract
A content managing system is disclosed, that has a content managing portion comprising a content library for storing and linking the files of a plurality of contents provided by a content provider, a library managing means for managing the content library, a customer file storing means for storing the file of a content to an area assigned to each user, a customer file managing means for managing the customer file storing means, and a delivery managing means for managing the delivery of the files of contents to a user terminal unit, wherein the content managing portion and the user terminal unit are connected through a network, wherein the content managing portion is operated by the user terminal unit through the network so as to manage the file of a content of each user, and wherein while the file of a content is stored or linked in the area, the maintenance charge for the file of each content is paid to the content provider.
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12 Claims
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1. A content managing system having a content managing portion comprising:
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a content library for storing and linking the files of a plurality of contents provided by a content provider;
library managing means for managing said content library;
customer file storing means for storing or linking the file of a content to an area assigned to each user;
customer file managing means for managing said customer file storing means; and
delivery managing means for managing the delivery of the files of contents to a user terminal unit, wherein said content managing portion and the user terminal unit are connected through a network, wherein said content managing portion is operated by the user terminal unit through the network so as to manage the file of a content of each user, and wherein while the file of a content is stored or linked in the area, the maintenance charge for the file of each content is monthly paid to the content provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A content managing apparatus, comprising:
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a content library for storing or linking the files of a plurality of contents provided by a content provider;
library managing means for managing said content library;
customer file storing means for storing or linking the file of a content to an area assigned to each user;
customer file managing means for managing said customer file storing means;
delivery managing means for managing the delivery of the files of contents to a user terminal unit; and
communicating means for connecting the content managing apparatus to a network, wherein the content managing apparatus is connected to the user terminal unit through the network, and wherein while the file of a content is stored or linked in the area, the maintenance charge for the file of each content is paid to the content provider. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A content managing method, comprising the steps of:
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disposing a content library for storing or linking the files of a plurality of contents provided by a content provider;
disposing a content managing portion for assigning a user area for storing or linking the file of a content of each user to a customer file storage;
connecting the content managing portion and the user terminal unit through a network;
operating the content managing portion through the network with the user terminal unit so as to manage the file of a content of each user; and
while the file of a content is stored or linked in the area, paying the maintenance charge for the file of each content to the content provider. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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