VIDEO SERVER AND VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM USING THE SAME
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1. A video server comprising:
- a contents storage for storing a plurality of video contents; and
a stream transmitter for generating and transmitting a digest stream that is a single stream into which digests, each having a predetermined time length, cut out from the respective plurality of video contents stored in the contents storage are combined.
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Abstract
There is provided a stream transmitter for generating and transmitting a digest stream that is a single stream into which digests, each having a predetermined time length, cut out from the respective plurality of video contents stored in a contents storage are combined. This configuration allows a user to view the digest stream, which collects the digests of the respective contents, and select a desirable program by viewing each digest.
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1. A video server comprising:
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a contents storage for storing a plurality of video contents; and a stream transmitter for generating and transmitting a digest stream that is a single stream into which digests, each having a predetermined time length, cut out from the respective plurality of video contents stored in the contents storage are combined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20)
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10. A video delivery system comprising a video server and a client machine, wherein
the video server includes: -
a contents storage for storing a plurality of video contents; a transmission stream manager for instructing a transmission of a digest stream on receiving a request for a digest stream from the client machine; and a stream transmitter for generating the digest stream on receiving the instruction from the transmission stream manager and transmitting the same to the client machine, the client machine includes; a stream receiver for receiving the digest stream from the video server; a decoder for decoding and outputting the received digest stream; and a received stream manager for sending a request for transmission of a digest stream to the transmission stream manager of the video server on receiving a request for a digest stream from a user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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