CLIENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND CLIENT TERMINAL
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Abstract
The user of any one portable terminal sends a content information request including a user ID to a distribution server. In response, the distribution server distributes a stream data of content that can be used on the user'"'"'s terminal. If the user of first portable terminal intends to let a second portable terminal try out a certain content, the user sends to the distribution server the trial permission information including the user'"'"'s own user ID, a content ID of the content of interest, and a digital signature. The distribution server authenticates the received information before distributing a streaming data of a trial-oriented content with the content ID and user ID attached to it as search keys. This allows the content that can be used on a given user terminal to be tried out on another user terminal without the latter user having recourse to the steps of searching for the content in question.
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34 Claims
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1-16. -16. (canceled)
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17. A terminal for distributing content over a network, comprising:
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a biometric sensor configured to obtain biometric information from a user; a communication unit configured to establish a communication with a second terminal; a controller configured to control provision of permission for real-time streaming of a video to the second terminal and control transmission of the video to the second terminal for streaming when the user is authenticated based on the biometric information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-implemented method for distributing content over a network, comprising:
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obtaining biometric information from a user of a terminal; establishing a communication with a second terminal; controlling provision of permission for real-time streaming of a video to the second terminal; and controlling transmission of the video to the second terminal for streaming when the user is authenticated based on the biometric information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed in a system, causes the system to perform a method for distributing content over a network, the method comprising:
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obtaining biometric information from a user of a terminal; establishing a communication with a second terminal; controlling provision of permission for real-time streaming of a video to the second terminal; and controlling transmission of the video to the second terminal for streaming when the user is authenticated based on the biometric information. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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