Content distribution method, reservation management device, and program storage medium
First Claim
1. A content distribution method for making a reservation via an open network to a reservation control apparatus for the use of a distribution server that receives content sent from a distributor terminal apparatus via a dedicated network and carries out stream distribution of said content to a client terminal apparatus via the open network, sending said content from said distributor terminal apparatus to said distribution server based on said reservation and thereby carrying out content distribution, said content distribution method comprising:
- transmitting a menu from the reservation control apparatus to the distributor terminal apparatus via the open network, the menu configured to display available service times to upload content from the distributor terminal apparatus to the distribution server for distribution of the content from the distribution server and a service fee, availability, bandwidth and cost corresponding to each of the available service times;
sending, by the distributor terminal apparatus, reservation request information including a desired service time to distribute content using said distribution server based on a selection of the desired service time from the menu and restriction information on restrictions of the client terminal apparatus from said distributor terminal apparatus to said reservation control apparatus via the open network;
transmitting, when the reservation for the use of said distribution server during said desired service time included in said reservation request information is accepted, the content from said distributor terminal apparatus to said distribution server via the dedicated network to carry out a content distribution based on said accepted reservation;
judging, when said client terminal apparatus requests said distribution server to distribute content via the open network, whether the distribution request of said client terminal apparatus should be accepted or not based on said restriction information; and
carrying out a stream distribution, when the distribution request of said client terminal apparatus is accepted, of the content sent from said distributor terminal apparatus from said distribution server to said client terminal apparatus via the open network.
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Abstract
In a content supply system 100, in order to use a streaming server 102 to perform a live distribution, a user PC 106 used makes a reservation for a time zone, etc. to a server reservation control center 101. When the user PC 106 sends desired reservation information including the information on the setting of the disclosure level indicating whether distribution of the content should be open to the general public or accepted only to specific people in addition to the time zone above, etc. to the server reservation control center 101 via the Internet 103. Then, in the case of a content distribution based on a reservation, restrictions, etc. are put on the distribution from the streaming server 102 to the client terminal apparatus 107 according to the disclosure level setting information above.
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11 Claims
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1. A content distribution method for making a reservation via an open network to a reservation control apparatus for the use of a distribution server that receives content sent from a distributor terminal apparatus via a dedicated network and carries out stream distribution of said content to a client terminal apparatus via the open network, sending said content from said distributor terminal apparatus to said distribution server based on said reservation and thereby carrying out content distribution, said content distribution method comprising:
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transmitting a menu from the reservation control apparatus to the distributor terminal apparatus via the open network, the menu configured to display available service times to upload content from the distributor terminal apparatus to the distribution server for distribution of the content from the distribution server and a service fee, availability, bandwidth and cost corresponding to each of the available service times; sending, by the distributor terminal apparatus, reservation request information including a desired service time to distribute content using said distribution server based on a selection of the desired service time from the menu and restriction information on restrictions of the client terminal apparatus from said distributor terminal apparatus to said reservation control apparatus via the open network; transmitting, when the reservation for the use of said distribution server during said desired service time included in said reservation request information is accepted, the content from said distributor terminal apparatus to said distribution server via the dedicated network to carry out a content distribution based on said accepted reservation; judging, when said client terminal apparatus requests said distribution server to distribute content via the open network, whether the distribution request of said client terminal apparatus should be accepted or not based on said restriction information; and carrying out a stream distribution, when the distribution request of said client terminal apparatus is accepted, of the content sent from said distributor terminal apparatus from said distribution server to said client terminal apparatus via the open network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A reservation control apparatus, comprising:
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means for transmitting a menu to a distributor terminal apparatus via an open network, the menu configured to display available service times to upload content from the distributor terminal apparatus to a distribution server for distribution of the content from the distribution server and a service fee, availability, bandwidth and cost corresponding to each of the available service times; means for controlling reservations for live distributions of content using the distribution server that carries out stream distributions of said content, which is received via a dedicated network, to a client terminal apparatus via an open network; receiving means for receiving reservation request information, from the distributor terminal apparatus, including a desired service time for a content distribution using said distribution server based on a selection of the desired service time from the menu and restriction information about restrictions on said client terminal apparatus sent from a distributor terminal apparatus requesting a live distribution of content via the open network; browsing judging means for judging, when the reservation for a content distribution using said distribution server during said desired service time included in said reservation request information is accepted, whether content distribution program information about content distribution based on said reservation should be made browsable or not based on said restriction information; and storing means for storing, when it is judged that said content distribution program information should be made browsable, said content distribution program information in a predetermined storage area of said reservation control apparatus in a manner browsable via the first network. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program to be executed by a reservation control apparatus, said program comprising:
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transmitting processing for transmitting a menu to a distributor terminal apparatus via an open network, the menu configured to display available service times to upload content from the distributor terminal apparatus to a distribution server for distribution of the content from the distribution server and a service fee, availability, bandwidth and cost corresponding to each of the available service times; control processing that controls reservations for live distributions of content using the distribution server that carries out a stream distribution of said content, which is received via a dedicated network, to a client terminal apparatus via an open network; reception processing that receives reservation request information including a desired service time for a content distribution based on a selection of the desired service time from the menu and restriction information about restrictions on said client terminal apparatus sent from the distributor terminal apparatus requesting a live distribution of content using said distribution server via the open network; browsing judgment processing that judges, when the reservation for a content distribution using said distribution server during said desired service time included in said reservation request information is accepted, whether content distribution program information about content distribution based on said reservation should be made browsable or not based on said restriction information; and storing processing that stores, when it is judged that said content distribution program information should be made browsable, said content distribution program information in a predetermined storage area of said reservation control apparatus in a manner browsable via the open network. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A content distribution system, comprising:
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a reservation control apparatus configured to transmit a menu to a client terminal via an open network, the menu configured to display available service times to upload content from a distributor terminal apparatus to a streaming server for distribution of the content from the streaming server and a service fee, availability, bandwidth and cost corresponding to each of the available service times; the client terminal configured to transmit reservation request information for distributing content via the streaming server to a reservation control apparatus via an open network based on a selection of the desired service time from the menu; the reservation control apparatus configured to transmit confirmation information to the client terminal based on the transmitted reservation request; the client terminal configured to transmit the confirmation information to the streaming server; and the streaming server configured to receive content from the client terminal via a dedicated network and distribute the content via the open network. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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