Content distribution systems, distribution method, content processing device, and processing method
First Claim
1. A contents delivery system for delivering contents from a contents delivery apparatus to a contents processing apparatus by way of a network, the system comprising:
- presenting a list of a plurality of sets of contents including at least a set of contents to be delivered by streaming and a set of contents to be delivered by downloaded files from the contents processing apparatus to a user thereof;
inputting specifying information specifying the set of contents, from the sets of contents on the list, to be delivered to the user of the contents processing apparatus from the contents processing apparatus; and
acquiring by the contents processing apparatus the set of contents delivered from the contents delivering apparatus according to delivery information specifying the set of contents as one to be delivered by streaming or one to be delivered by downloaded files, the delivery information being provided by the contents delivery apparatus by way of the network.
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Abstract
The present invention provided a contents delivery system (11) that can deliver contents by way of the Internet. In the system, a browser (23) requests a contents server (75) to delivery a startup file. The contents server (75) transmits the startup file to the browser (23). The startup file describes that the contents are to be delivered by streaming or that they are to be delivered by downloaded files. A contents reproducing section (24) determines if the contents are those to be delivered by streaming or those to be delivered by downloaded files according to the description of the startup file it receives from the browser (23). A television receiving set (3) may be used as contents processing apparatus for receiving the delivery of the contents from a contents delivery apparatus of such a system.
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8 Claims
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1. A contents delivery system for delivering contents from a contents delivery apparatus to a contents processing apparatus by way of a network, the system comprising:
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presenting a list of a plurality of sets of contents including at least a set of contents to be delivered by streaming and a set of contents to be delivered by downloaded files from the contents processing apparatus to a user thereof;
inputting specifying information specifying the set of contents, from the sets of contents on the list, to be delivered to the user of the contents processing apparatus from the contents processing apparatus; and
acquiring by the contents processing apparatus the set of contents delivered from the contents delivering apparatus according to delivery information specifying the set of contents as one to be delivered by streaming or one to be delivered by downloaded files, the delivery information being provided by the contents delivery apparatus by way of the network.
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2. A contents delivery method for a contents delivery system for delivering contents from a contents delivery apparatus to a contents processing apparatus by way of a network, the method comprising:
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presenting a list of a plurality of sets of contents including at least a set of contents to be delivered by streaming and a set of contents to be delivered by downloaded files from a contents processing apparatus to a user thereof;
inputting specifying information specifying the set of contents, from the sets of contents on the list, to be delivered to the user of the contents processing apparatus from the contents processing apparatus; and
acquiring by the contents processing apparatus the set of contents delivered from the contents delivering apparatus according to delivery information specifying the set of contents as one to be delivered by streaming or one to be delivered by downloaded files, the delivery information being provided by the contents delivery apparatus by way of the network.
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3. A contents processing apparatus adapted to receive deliveries of contents from a contents delivery apparatus by way of a network, the apparatus comprising:
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presentation means for presenting a list of a plurality of sets of contents including at least a set of contents to be delivered by streaming and a set of contents to be delivered by downloaded files;
input means for inputting specifying information specifying the set of contents to be delivered from the sets of contents on the list; and
acquisition means for acquiring the set of contents delivered from a contents delivering apparatus by way of a network according to delivery information specifying each set of contents as one to be delivered by streaming or one to be delivered by downloaded files, the delivery information being provided by the contents delivery apparatus by way of the network. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. A contents processing method to be used for a contents processing apparatus adapted to receive deliveries of contents from a contents delivery apparatus by way of a network, the method comprising:
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a presentation step of presenting a list of a plurality of sets of contents including at least a set of contents to be delivered by streaming and a set of contents to be delivered by downloaded files;
an input step of inputting specifying information specifying the set of contents to be delivered from the sets of contents on the list; and
an acquisition step of acquiring the set of contents delivered from a contents delivering apparatus by way of a network according to delivery information specifying each set of contents as one to be delivered by streaming or one to be delivered by downloaded files, the delivery information being provided by the contents delivery apparatus by way of the network.
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7. A program recorded on a recording medium so as to be installed in a contents processing apparatus for receiving contents delivered from a contents delivery apparatus by way of a network, the program comprising:
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a presentation step of presenting a list of a plurality of sets of contents including at least a set of contents to be delivered by streaming and a set of contents to be delivered by downloaded files;
an input step of inputting specifying information specifying the set of contents to be delivered from the sets of contents on the list; and
an acquisition step of acquiring the set of contents delivered from a contents delivering apparatus by way of a network according to delivery information specifying each set of contents as one to be delivered by streaming or one to be delivered by downloaded files, the delivery information being provided by the contents delivery apparatus by way of the network.
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8. A program to be installed in a contents processing apparatus for receiving contents delivered from a contents delivery apparatus by way of a network, the program being adapted to cause a computer to execute:
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a presentation step of presenting a list of a plurality of sets of contents including at least a set of contents to be delivered by streaming and a set of contents to be delivered by downloaded files;
an input step of inputting specifying information specifying the set of contents to be delivered from the sets of contents on the list; and
an acquisition step of acquiring the set of contents delivered from a contents delivering apparatus by way of a network according to delivery information specifying each set of contents as one to be delivered by streaming or one to be delivered by downloaded files, the delivery information being provided by the contents delivery apparatus by way of the network.
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