SERVER APPARATUS, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM
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1. A server apparatus that transmits content to a terminal via a network, comprising:
- a control unit that receives from the terminal, information, which includes capability on the terminal, acquires information including a codec, bit rate, resolution, and file format, as information on decoding of content which is received via a network and which includes at least one of video, speech, and audio, compare the acquired information with the capability of the terminal and judges whether or not conversion of the content is necessary; and
a conversion unit that, if it is judged that the conversion is necessary, converts at least one of the codec, bit rate, resolution, and file format of the content, generates content that matches the capability of the terminal, and transmits the generated content to the terminal.
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Abstract
A server apparatus that transmits content to a terminal via a network includes a control/analysis unit that receives and transmits information including information on capability of the terminal and a transcoder that receives content including at least one of video, speech, and audio, receives information from the control/analysis unit, converts at least one of the codec, bit rate, resolution, and file format of the content, as necessary to make the content adapted to the capability of the terminal, and transmits the converted content.
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1. A server apparatus that transmits content to a terminal via a network, comprising:
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a control unit that receives from the terminal, information, which includes capability on the terminal, acquires information including a codec, bit rate, resolution, and file format, as information on decoding of content which is received via a network and which includes at least one of video, speech, and audio, compare the acquired information with the capability of the terminal and judges whether or not conversion of the content is necessary; and a conversion unit that, if it is judged that the conversion is necessary, converts at least one of the codec, bit rate, resolution, and file format of the content, generates content that matches the capability of the terminal, and transmits the generated content to the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A content distribution method performed by a server that transmits content to a terminal via a network, comprising:
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receiving information which includes capability on the terminal, from the terminal; acquiring information including a codec, bit rate, resolution, and file format as information on decoding of content which is received via a network and which includes at least one of video, speech, and audio; comparing the acquired information with the capability of the terminal to judge whether or not conversion of the content is necessary; and if it is judged that the conversion is necessary, converting at least one of the codec, bit rate, resolution, and file format of the content to generate content that matches the capability of the terminal and transmitting the generated content to the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program causing a server, which transmits content to a terminal via a network, to execute the processing comprising:
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receiving information, which includes capability on the terminal, from the terminal; acquiring information including a codec, bit rate, resolution, and file format as information on decoding of content which is received via a network and which includes at least one of video, speech, and audio, comparing the acquired information with the capability of the terminal to judge whether or not conversion of the content is necessary; and if it is judged that the conversion is necessary, converting at least one of the codec, bit rate, resolution, and file format of the content to generate content that matches the capability of the terminal, and transmitting the generated content to the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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