Distribution method and distribution management device
First Claim
1. A method of distributing content data to a mobile station of a communication system adapted for distributing content data, the method comprising:
- receiving at a distribution device a first request for content data from the mobile station, the first request comprising a mobile station identifier of the mobile station;
determining by the distribution device that the first request for the content data includes a roaming identifier, the roaming identifier indicating that the mobile station is outside of a home communications network;
determining by the distribution device that the content data requested in the first request for content data is not allowed to be distributed outside the home communications network;
receiving at the distribution device data indicating a future time when the mobile station will be at a location at which distribution to the mobile station of the content data requested with the first request is authorized;
determining by the distribution device that the distribution of content data is authorized for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time; and
storing by the distribution device the requested content data correlated to the mobile station identifier, the requested content data stored for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time in response to the determination that the distribution of content data is authorized for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time.
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Abstract
The present invention enables provision of a service in which a distribution method of content is changed depending on a location of a mobile station. Specifically, if a user of mobile station MS is located in a country where the usage of content is not permitted, content server CS detains the content temporarily, and after confirming that the user has moved to a country where the usage of the content is permitted, sends the detained content to mobile station MS of the user. When detaining the content, content server CS checks whether an expected date of the user moving to a country where the usage of the content is permitted is within a distribution period of the content, and if so, detains the content.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of distributing content data to a mobile station of a communication system adapted for distributing content data, the method comprising:
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receiving at a distribution device a first request for content data from the mobile station, the first request comprising a mobile station identifier of the mobile station; determining by the distribution device that the first request for the content data includes a roaming identifier, the roaming identifier indicating that the mobile station is outside of a home communications network; determining by the distribution device that the content data requested in the first request for content data is not allowed to be distributed outside the home communications network; receiving at the distribution device data indicating a future time when the mobile station will be at a location at which distribution to the mobile station of the content data requested with the first request is authorized; determining by the distribution device that the distribution of content data is authorized for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time; and storing by the distribution device the requested content data correlated to the mobile station identifier, the requested content data stored for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time in response to the determination that the distribution of content data is authorized for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 40)
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11. A communication system adapted for distributing content data to at least one mobile station the communication system comprising:
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a distribution device configured to distribute content data to a mobile station, the distribution device further configured to receive a first request for the content data from the mobile station, the first request comprising a mobile station identifier of the mobile station; the distribution device further configured to determine that the first request for the content data includes a roaming identifier, the roaming identifier indicating that the mobile station is outside of a home communications network; the distribution device further configured to determine that the content data requested with the first content request is not allowed to be distributed outside the home communication network; the distribution device further configured to receive data indicating a future time when the mobile station will be at a location at which distribution to the mobile station of the content data requested with the first request is authorized; the distribution device further configured to determine that the distribution of the content data is authorized for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time; and the distribution device further configured to store the requested content data correlated to the mobile station identifier for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time in response to determination by the distribution device that the distribution of content data is authorized for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 41)
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21. A distribution device for distributing content data to at least one mobile station comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive a first request for content data from a mobile station, the first request comprising a mobile station identifier of the mobile station; a processor in communication with the communication interface, the processor configured to determine that the first request for the content data includes a roaming identifier, the roaming identifier indicating that the mobile station is outside of a home communications network; the processor further configured to determine that the content data is not allowed to be distributed outside the home communication network; the processor further configured to receive data indicating a future time when the mobile station will be at a location at which distribution to the mobile station of the content data is authorized; the distribution device further configured to determine that the distribution of the content data is authorized for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time; and the processor further configured to store the requested content data correlated to the mobile station identifier for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time in response to determination that distribution of content data is authorized for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 42)
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31. A method of distributing content data to a mobile station of a communication system adapted for distributing content data, the method comprising:
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receiving at a distribution device a first request for content data from the mobile station, the first request comprising a mobile station identifier of the mobile station; determining by the distribution device that a roaming identifier is present with the first request, said roaming identifier indicating that the mobile station is outside of a home network; in response to the roaming identifier being present, transmitting by the distribution device a query to the mobile station inquiring whether transmission of the requested content data is authorized while the mobile station is outside of the home network; receiving at the distribution device a response from the mobile terminal indicating that transmission of the content data requested in the first request for content data is not allowed to be distributed outside the home network; receiving at the distribution device data indicating a future time when the mobile station will be at a location at which distribution to the mobile station of the content data requested with the first request is authorized; determining by the distribution device that the distribution of content data is authorized for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time; and storing by the distribution device the requested content data correlated to the mobile station identifier, the requested content data stored for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time in response to the determination that the distribution of content data is authorized for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 43)
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34. A communication system adapted for distributing content data comprising at least one mobile station the communication system comprising:
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a distribution device for distributing content data to a mobile station; the distribution device configured to receive a first request for content data transmitted from the mobile station, the first request comprising a mobile communication identifier of the mobile station; the distribution device further configured to receive authorization to transmit the requested content data in response to a query transmitted from the distribution device; the distribution device further configured to determine that a roaming identifier is present in the first request, said roaming identifier indicating that the mobile station is outside of a home network; the distribution device further configured to transmit a query to the mobile station, in response to the roaming identifier being present in the first request, the query being an inquiry into whether transmission of the requested content data is authorized while the mobile station is outside of the home network; the distribution device further configured to receive a response from the mobile terminal indicating that transmission of the content data requested in the first request for content data is not allowed to be distributed outside the home network; the distribution device further configured to receive data indicating a future time when the mobile station will be at a location at which distribution to the mobile station of the content data requested with the first request is authorized; the distribution device further configured to determine that the distribution of content data is authorized for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time; and the distribution device further configured to store the requested content data correlated to the mobile station identifier for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time in response to the determination that the distribution of content data is authorized for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 44)
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37. A distribution device for distributing content data comprising at least one mobile station, the distribution device comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive a first request for content data from a mobile station, the first request comprising a mobile station identifier of the mobile station; a processor configured to determine with respect to the first request that a roaming identifier is present, said roaming identifier indicating that the mobile station is outside of a home network; the processor further configured to transmit a query to the mobile station, in response to the roaming identifier being present in the first request, the query being an inquiry into whether transmission of the requested content data is authorized while the mobile station is outside of the home network; the processor further configured to receive a response from the mobile terminal indicating that transmission of the content data requested in the first request for content data is not allowed to be distributed outside the home network; the processor further configured to receive data indicating a future time when the mobile station will be at a location at which distribution to the mobile station of the content data requested with the first request is authorized; the processor further configured to determine that the distribution of content data is authorized for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time; and the processor further configured to store the requested content data correlated to the mobile station identifier for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time in response to the determination that the distribution of content data is authorized for download to the mobile station at the indicated future time. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 45)
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