Content selection method, content selection requesting station, content providing station, content switching indication apparatus, program, computer-readable recording medium on which program is recorded, and network system
First Claim
1. A content selection method in which a content selection requesting station selects from among a plurality of content providing stations, comprising the steps of:
- the content selection requesting station storing a selection rule for selecting from among the content providing stations;
the content selection requesting station receiving a content selection request entered by an operator;
the content selection requesting station selecting one of the content providing stations in accordance with the selection rule; and
the content selection requesting station transmitting the content selection request to the thus selected one of the content providing stations.
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Abstract
When the operator pushes a switching button provided on a controller, a local communication station selects a remote communication station in accordance with a predetermined order, and in the remote communication station, a device is selected in accordance with a predetermined order. When the operator pushes the switching button provided on the controller again, a message that switching to all devices in the remote communication station has been completed is transmitted to the local communication station, and in accordance with the foregoing order, a remote communication station, which is a remote communication station to be selected next, is selected. In the remote communication station concerned, a device is selected in the same manner in accordance with a predetermined order. With this arrangement, it is possible to easily select a desired content even if contents such as devices are located at a plurality of stations in a dispersed manner.
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1. A content selection method in which a content selection requesting station selects from among a plurality of content providing stations, comprising the steps of:
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the content selection requesting station storing a selection rule for selecting from among the content providing stations;
the content selection requesting station receiving a content selection request entered by an operator;
the content selection requesting station selecting one of the content providing stations in accordance with the selection rule; and
the content selection requesting station transmitting the content selection request to the thus selected one of the content providing stations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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27. A content selection method in which in accordance with a request from a content selection requesting station, a content providing station sends back a content that the content providing station has, the method comprising the steps of:
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the content providing station storing a control signal for the content that the content providing station has; and
if a content to send back is not available for viewing, the content providing station transmitting the control signal to the content so as to cause the content to be available for viewing.
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28. A content selection method in which in accordance with a request from a content selection requesting station, a content providing station sends back a content that the content providing station has, the method comprising the steps of:
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the content providing station storing a control signal for the content that the content providing station has; and
when a content to send back is changed from a first content to a second content, the content providing station transmitting a control signal to the first content so as to cause the first content to be not in use.
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