CONTENT SUPPLYING APPARATUS, CONTENT SUPPLYING METHOD, CONTENT REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, CONTENT REPRODUCTION METHOD, PROGRAM AND CONTENT VIEWING SYSTEM
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1. A content supplying apparatus for supplying a video content to a content reproduction apparatus, comprising:
- a production section adapted to produce a video switch command for causing the content reproduction apparatus to execute a process regarding changeover of a video content to be reproduced;
a broadcasting section adapted to broadcast a video content, in which the produced video switch command is embedded, through a broadcasting network; and
a delivery section adapted to deliver the video content through the Internet.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a content supplying apparatus for supplying a video content to a content reproduction apparatus, including: a production section adapted to produce a video switch command for causing the content reproduction apparatus to execute a process regarding changeover of a video content to be reproduced; a broadcasting section adapted to broadcast a video content, in which the produced video switch command is embedded, through a broadcasting network; and a delivery section adapted to deliver the video content through the Internet.
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14 Claims
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1. A content supplying apparatus for supplying a video content to a content reproduction apparatus, comprising:
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a production section adapted to produce a video switch command for causing the content reproduction apparatus to execute a process regarding changeover of a video content to be reproduced; a broadcasting section adapted to broadcast a video content, in which the produced video switch command is embedded, through a broadcasting network; and a delivery section adapted to deliver the video content through the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A content supplying method for a content supplying apparatus which supplies a video content to a content reproduction apparatus, the content supplying method comprising:
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producing a video switch command for causing the content reproduction apparatus to execute a process regarding changeover of a video content to be reproduced; broadcasting a video content, in which the produced video switch command is embedded, through a broadcasting network; and delivering the video content through the Internet, carried out by the content supplying apparatus.
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8. A program for causing a computer, which supplies a video content to a content reproduction apparatus, to function as:
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a production section adapted to produce a video switch command for causing the content reproduction apparatus to execute a process regarding changeover of a video content to be reproduced; a broadcasting section adapted to broadcast a video content, in which the produced video switch command is embedded, through a broadcasting network; and a delivery section adapted to deliver the video content through the Internet.
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9. A content reproduction apparatus for reproducing a video content supplied from a content supplying apparatus, comprising:
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an acquisition section adapted to acquire a video content broadcasted through a broadcasting network or a video content delivered through the Internet; an analysis section adapted to analyze a video switch command embedded in the acquired video content; and a control section adapted to control a process regarding changeover of a video content to be reproduced in accordance with a result of the analysis of the video switch command. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A content reproduction method for a content reproduction apparatus, which reproduces a video content supplied from a content supplying apparatus, the content reproduction method comprising:
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acquiring a video content broadcasted through a broadcasting network or a video content delivered through the Internet; analyzing a video switch command embedded in the acquired video content; and controlling a process regarding changeover of a video content to be reproduced in accordance with a result of the analysis of the video switch command, carried out by the content reproduction apparatus.
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13. A program for causing a computer, which reproduces a video content supplied from a content supplying apparatus, to function as:
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an acquisition section adapted to acquire a video content broadcasted through a broadcasting network or a video content delivered through the Internet; an analysis section adapted to analyze a video switch command embedded in the acquired video content; and a control section adapted to control a process regarding changeover of a video content to be reproduced in accordance with a result of the analysis of the video switch command.
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14. A content viewing system which includes a content supplying apparatus and a content reproduction apparatus, wherein:
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the content supplying apparatus includes a production section adapted to produce a video switch command for causing the content reproduction apparatus to execute a process regarding changeover of a video content to be reproduced, a broadcasting section adapted to broadcast a video content, in which the produced video switch command is embedded, through a broadcasting network, and a delivery section adapted to deliver the video content through the Internet; and the content reproduction apparatus includes an acquisition section adapted to acquire a video content broadcasted through the broadcasting network or a video content delivered through the Internet, an analysis section adapted to analyze a video switch command embedded in the acquired video content, and a control section adapted to control a process regarding changeover of a video content to be reproduced in accordance with a result of the analysis of the video switch command.
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