Content distribution system
First Claim
1. A content distribution system comprising a broadcasting station for distributing content and a plurality of terminals for receiving said content, wherein:
- said terminals comprise means for requesting changeover of distribution of said content to another terminal while viewing content from the broadcasting station;
said broadcasting station comprises means for changing over the content distribution destination on the basis of said request; and
said content distribution system comprises means for deciding on the distribution format of said content in accordance with the type of said other terminal, which corresponds to the destination to which content distribution is changed over to by said changeover means.
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Abstract
The content distribution system of the invention changes over the content distribution destination between terminals which have different content receiving formats. The terminals comprise means for requesting, while viewing content from a broadcasting station, changeover of distribution of this content to another terminal. The broadcasting station comprises means for changing over the content distribution destination on the basis of the aforesaid request. The content distribution system of the invention also comprises means for deciding on the distribution format of content in accordance with the type of aforesaid other terminal, which corresponds to the destination to which content distribution is to be changed over to by the changeover means. The means for deciding on distribution format comprises for example means which distributes content by scrambled broadcast when the aforesaid other terminal is a set-top box, and which encrypts content by means of codec conversion when the other terminal is a terminal connected in a broadband environment.
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1. A content distribution system comprising a broadcasting station for distributing content and a plurality of terminals for receiving said content, wherein:
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said terminals comprise means for requesting changeover of distribution of said content to another terminal while viewing content from the broadcasting station;
said broadcasting station comprises means for changing over the content distribution destination on the basis of said request; and
said content distribution system comprises means for deciding on the distribution format of said content in accordance with the type of said other terminal, which corresponds to the destination to which content distribution is changed over to by said changeover means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9, 10)
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5. A content distribution system comprising a broadcasting station for distributing content and a plurality of terminals for receiving said content, wherein:
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said terminals comprise means for requesting changeover of distribution of said content to the local terminal while another terminal is viewing content from the broadcasting station;
said broadcasting station comprises means for changing over the content distribution destination on the basis of said request; and
said content distribution system comprises means for deciding on the distribution format of said content in accordance with the type of said local terminal, which corresponds to the destination to which content distribution is changed over to by said changeover means. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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