Information providing method
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1. An information providing method for providing desired streaming content to an information receiving apparatus, comprising:
- a first transmitting step of transmitting first streaming content to the information receiving apparatus;
a second transmitting step of transmitting second streaming content in response to a request signal for the desired streaming content from the information receiving apparatus; and
a playing step of playing the first streaming content and the second streaming content;
wherein the first streaming content comprises content to be played until the second streaming content becomes playable.
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Abstract
An information providing method distributes in advance a playback file upon downloading which is to be played in a period between the start of downloading files and the start of playing the files. Also, a piece of streaming content is distributed by switching a distribution method between streaming distribution and buffering distribution. Furthermore, a piece of streaming content is distributed by switching the distribution method between streaming distribution using unicast communication and buffering distribution using multicast communication.
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1. An information providing method for providing desired streaming content to an information receiving apparatus, comprising:
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a first transmitting step of transmitting first streaming content to the information receiving apparatus;
a second transmitting step of transmitting second streaming content in response to a request signal for the desired streaming content from the information receiving apparatus; and
a playing step of playing the first streaming content and the second streaming content;
wherein the first streaming content comprises content to be played until the second streaming content becomes playable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An information providing apparatus for providing desired streaming content to an information receiving apparatus, comprising:
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first transmitting means for transmitting first streaming content to the information receiving apparatus;
second transmitting means for transmitting second streaming content in response to a request signal for the desired streaming content from the information receiving apparatus; and
playing means for playing the first streaming content and the second streaming content;
wherein the first streaming content comprises content to be played until the second streaming content becomes playable. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An information providing method for providing desired streaming content to an information receiving apparatus, comprising:
a transmitting step of transmitting the desired streaming content by switching between streaming distribution and buffering distribution. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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12. An information providing apparatus for providing desired streaming content to an information receiving apparatus, comprising:
transmitting means for transmitting the desired streaming content by switching between streaming distribution and buffering distribution.
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15. An information providing method for providing desired streaming content to an information receiving apparatus, comprising:
a switching step of switching distribution of the desired streaming content between streaming distribution using unicast communication and buffering distribution using multicast communication.
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18. An information providing apparatus for providing desired streaming content to an information receiving apparatus, comprising:
switching means for switching distribution of the desired streaming content between streaming distribution using unicast communication and buffering distribution using multicast communication.
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