Transmission apparatus, transmission method, content delivery system, content delivery method, and program
First Claim
1. A sending apparatus connected via a network to a server apparatus that distributes content and a plurality of viewing/listening apparatuses that receive the content distributed by the server apparatus, comprising:
- communication means for communicating with another apparatus via the network; and
control means for generating the content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the server apparatus, wherein the control means performs the processing including;
obtaining first content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the server apparatus;
directly obtaining, from said another apparatus connected to the network, second content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the server apparatus;
generating, using the first content and the second content, transmission content to be sent to the server apparatus; and
sending the transmission content via the communication means to the server apparatus.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a sending apparatus that efficiently sends content provided by a viewer/listener to a sender and that performs live distribution using the content. Program content to be live-distributed by a user terminal (10) serving as the sender and sender specific information for specifying the user terminal (10) on the Internet (11) are distributed to a client terminal (12) via a streaming distribution server (13). Content provided by the client terminal (12) is directly sent to the user terminal (10) on the basis of the sender specific information. The user terminal (10) performs live distribution using the content that has been sent from the client terminal (12).
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18 Claims
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1. A sending apparatus connected via a network to a server apparatus that distributes content and a plurality of viewing/listening apparatuses that receive the content distributed by the server apparatus, comprising:
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communication means for communicating with another apparatus via the network; and
control means for generating the content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the server apparatus, wherein the control means performs the processing including;
obtaining first content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the server apparatus;
directly obtaining, from said another apparatus connected to the network, second content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the server apparatus;
generating, using the first content and the second content, transmission content to be sent to the server apparatus; and
sending the transmission content via the communication means to the server apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A sending method for distributing content to a plurality of viewing/listening apparatuses via a server apparatus that distributes the content, comprising:
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a step of obtaining first content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the server apparatus;
a step of obtaining, from another apparatus connected to the network, second content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the server apparatus;
a step of generating, using the first content and the second content, transmission content to be sent to the server apparatus; and
a step of sending the transmission content to the server apparatus.
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12. A program for instructing an apparatus connected via a network to a server apparatus that distributes content and a plurality of viewing/listening apparatuses that receive the content distributed by the server apparatus to perform a content sending process, the program comprising:
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controlling to obtain first content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the server apparatus;
controlling to obtain, from another apparatus connected to the network, second content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the server apparatus;
controlling to generate, using the first content and the second content, transmission content to be sent to the server apparatus; and
controlling to send the transmission content to the server apparatus.
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13. A content distribution system connected to a plurality of viewing/listening apparatuses via a network, comprising:
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distribution means for distributing content to the plurality of viewing/listening apparatuses; and
generation means for generating the content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the distribution means, wherein the generation means performs the processing including;
obtaining first content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the distribution means;
directly obtaining, from another apparatus connected to the network, second content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the distribution means; and
generating, using the first content and the second content, distribution content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the distribution means, and wherein the distribution means distributes the distribution content generated by the generation means to the plurality of viewing/listening apparatuses. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A content distribution method for distributing content in a content distribution system including distribution means for distributing the content to a plurality of viewing/listening apparatuses and generation means for generating the content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the distribution means, the content distribution method comprising:
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a step of obtaining first content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the distribution means;
a step of directly obtaining, from another apparatus connected to the network, second content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the distribution means;
a step of generating, using the first content and the second content, distribution content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the distribution means; and
a step of distributing the distribution content generated by the generation means to the plurality of viewing/listening apparatuses.
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18. A program for instructing a system including distribution means for distributing content to a plurality of viewing/listening apparatuses and generation means for generating the content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the distribution means to perform a content distribution process, the program comprising:
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obtaining first content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the distribution means;
directly obtaining, from another apparatus connected to the network, second content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the distribution means;
generating, using the first content and the second content, distribution content to be distributed to the viewing/listening apparatuses via the distribution means; and
distributing the distribution content generated by the generation means to the plurality of viewing/listening apparatuses.
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