CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION SERVER, CONTENTS REPRODUCTION TERMINAL, AND CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION METHOD
First Claim
1. A contents distribution system, comprising:
- means for dividing contents data stored in a contents distribution server into segments and distributing the contents data segments, the contents data being reproducible for a predetermined period of time;
means for distributing the contents data segments by varying sizes of the contents data segments in accordance with contents processing information notified by a contents reproduction terminal;
means for receiving and storing the contents data segments distributed by the contents distribution server and reproducing the same in real time; and
means for notifying the contents distribution server of the contents processing information indicating a processing status of the contents data segments distributed.
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Abstract
Provided is a contents distribution system including: a unit for dividing contents data stored in a contents distribution server into segments and distributing the contents data segments, the contents data being reproducible for a predetermined period of time; a unit for distributing the contents data segments by varying sizes of the contents data segments in accordance with contents processing information notified by a contents reproduction terminal; a unit for receiving and storing the contents data segments distributed by the contents distribution server and reproducing the same in real time; and a unit for notifying the contents distribution server of the contents processing information indicating a processing status of the contents data segments distributed.
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22 Claims
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1. A contents distribution system, comprising:
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means for dividing contents data stored in a contents distribution server into segments and distributing the contents data segments, the contents data being reproducible for a predetermined period of time; means for distributing the contents data segments by varying sizes of the contents data segments in accordance with contents processing information notified by a contents reproduction terminal; means for receiving and storing the contents data segments distributed by the contents distribution server and reproducing the same in real time; and means for notifying the contents distribution server of the contents processing information indicating a processing status of the contents data segments distributed.
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2. A contents distribution system, comprising:
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a contents distribution server for dividing stored contents data into segments and distributing the contents data segments, the contents data being reproducible for a predetermined period of time; and a contents reproduction terminal for receiving and storing the contents data segments distributed by the contents distribution server and reproducing the same in real time, wherein; the contents reproduction terminal has a function of notifying the contents distribution server of contents processing information indicating a processing status of the contents data segments distributed; and the contents distribution server has a function of distributing the contents data segments by varying sizes of the contents data segments in accordance with the contents processing information notified by the contents reproduction terminal.
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3. A contents distribution server, comprising:
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means for storing contents data reproducible for a predetermined period of time and distributing the contents data by dividing the contents data into segments such that the contents data is reproduced in real time while being received and stored by the contents reproduction terminal; means for receiving, from the contents reproduction terminal, a notification of contents processing information indicating a processing status of the contents data segments distributed to the contents reproduction terminal; means for creating the contents data segments by varying sizes of contents data segments in accordance with the contents processing information; and means for distributing the contents data segments.
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4. A contents distribution server for storing contents data reproducible for a predetermined period of time and distributing the contents data by dividing the contents data into segments such that the contents data is reproduced in real time while being received and stored by a contents reproduction terminal, the contents distribution server comprising:
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a communications processor for receiving, from the contents reproduction terminal, a notification of contents processing information indicating a processing status of the contents data segments distributed to the contents reproduction terminal; a moving image segmentation processor for creating the contents data segments by varying sizes of contents data segments in accordance with the contents processing information; and a moving image distribution processor for distributing the contents data segments. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A contents reproduction terminal, comprising:
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means for receiving and storing a contents data segment and reproducing the same in real time, the contents data segment being created from contents data reproducible for a predetermined period of time which is divided and distributed by a contents distribution server; and means for notifying the contents distribution server of the contents processing information indicating a processing status of the contents data segments distributed.
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16. A contents reproduction terminal for receiving and storing contents data segments distributed by a contents distribution server and reproducing the same in real time,
wherein the contents reproduction terminal notifies the contents distribution server of contents processing information indicating a processing status of the contents data segments distributed.
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22. A contents distribution method for a contents distribution server which divides and distributes stored contents data reproducible for a predetermined period of time as contents data segments and for a contents reproduction terminal which receives and stores the contents data segments distributed by the contents distribution server and reproduces the contents data segments in real time, the contents distribution method comprising:
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notifying, by the contents reproduction terminal, the contents distribution server of contents processing information indicating a processing status of the contents data segments; and creating and distributing, by the contents distribution server, the contents data segments by changing sizes of the contents data segments in accordance with the contents processing information notified by the contents reproduction terminal.
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