Information distribution system, information processing apparatus and method, and information distribution apparatus and method
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1. An information processing system, comprising:
- a plurality of information processing apparatus configured to issue a request for transmission of a content; and
an information distribution apparatus configured to distribute the content to said information processing apparatus;
each of said information processing apparatus includingan inputting control section configured to control inputting of viewing starting scheduled time at which a user is to start enjoyment of the content whose transmission is requested, anda transmission control section configured to control transmission of information indicative of the inputted viewing starting scheduled time to said information distribution apparatus;
said information distribution apparatus includinga distribution reservation information registration section configured to register distribution reservation information within which information indicative of viewing starting scheduled time transmitted from the plural information processing apparatus and content information representative of contents whose transmission is requested individually from the plural information processing apparatus are associated with each other, anda scheduling section configured to calculate, based on the distribution reservation information, for each of the information processing apparatus, distribution starting scheduled time which is earlier than the viewing starting scheduled time and at which distribution of a content is to be started and distribution ending scheduled time at which the distribution of the content is to be ended thereby to carry out scheduling of distribution of the contents.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an information processing system, including: a plurality of information processing apparatus configured to issue a request for transmission of a content; and an information distribution apparatus configured to distribute the content to the information processing apparatus; each of the information processing apparatus having an inputting control section, and a transmission control section; the information distribution apparatus having a distribution reservation information registration section, and a scheduling section.
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13 Claims
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1. An information processing system, comprising:
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a plurality of information processing apparatus configured to issue a request for transmission of a content; and an information distribution apparatus configured to distribute the content to said information processing apparatus; each of said information processing apparatus including an inputting control section configured to control inputting of viewing starting scheduled time at which a user is to start enjoyment of the content whose transmission is requested, and a transmission control section configured to control transmission of information indicative of the inputted viewing starting scheduled time to said information distribution apparatus; said information distribution apparatus including a distribution reservation information registration section configured to register distribution reservation information within which information indicative of viewing starting scheduled time transmitted from the plural information processing apparatus and content information representative of contents whose transmission is requested individually from the plural information processing apparatus are associated with each other, and a scheduling section configured to calculate, based on the distribution reservation information, for each of the information processing apparatus, distribution starting scheduled time which is earlier than the viewing starting scheduled time and at which distribution of a content is to be started and distribution ending scheduled time at which the distribution of the content is to be ended thereby to carry out scheduling of distribution of the contents.
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2. An information processing apparatus which issues a request for transmission of a content to an information distribution apparatus, comprising:
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an inputting control section configured to control inputting of viewing starting scheduled time at which a user is to start enjoyment of the content whose transmission is requested; and a transmission control section configured to control transmission of information indicative of the inputted viewing starting scheduled time to the information distribution apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus which issues a request for transmission of a content to an information distribution apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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controlling inputting of viewing starting scheduled time at which a user is to start enjoyment of the content whose transmission is requested; and controlling transmission of information indicative of the inputted viewing starting scheduled time to the information distribution apparatus.
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6. An information distribution apparatus which distributes a content to an information processing apparatus, comprising:
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a distribution reservation information registration section configured to register distribution reservation information wherein information transmitted from a plurality of information processing apparatus and indicative of viewing starting scheduled time at which a user of each of the information processing apparatus is to start enjoyment of a content whose transmission is requested from the information processing apparatus and content information transmitted from each of the plural information processing apparatus and indicative of the content whose transmission is requested from the information processing apparatus are associated with each other; and a scheduling section configured to calculate, based on the distribution reservation information, for each of the information processing apparatus, distribution starting scheduled time which is earlier than the viewing starting scheduled time and at which distribution of a content is to be started and distribution ending scheduled time at which the distribution of the content is to be ended thereby to carry out scheduling of distribution of the contents. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An information distribution method for an information distribution apparatus which distributes a content to an information processing apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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registering distribution reservation information wherein information transmitted from a plurality of information processing apparatus and indicative of viewing starting scheduled time at which a user of each of the information processing apparatus is to start enjoyment of a content whose transmission is requested from the information processing apparatus and content information transmitted from each of the plural information processing apparatus and indicative of the content whose transmission is requested from the information processing apparatus are associated with each other; and calculating, based on the distribution reservation information, for each of the information processing apparatus, distribution starting scheduled time which is earlier than the viewing starting scheduled time and at which distribution of a content is to be started and distribution ending scheduled time at which the distribution of the content is to be ended thereby to carry out scheduling of distribution of the contents.
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