AV SERVER APPARATUS AND CONNECTION MANAGEMENT METHOD
First Claim
1. An AV server apparatus that is connected to a network and distributes content to a client apparatus which requests content data, said AV server apparatus comprising:
- a communication unit configured to receive a logical connection establishment request or a physical connection establishment request from a first client apparatus;
a content data distribution unit configured to establish a physical connection for distributing content data to the first client apparatus, when the physical connection establishment request is received by said communication unit; and
a connection information management unit configured to establish a logical connection and generate an ID, when the logical connection establishment request is received or the physical connection is established,wherein said connection information management unit is configured to assign, to the ID, a value that is associated with a logical connection category.
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Abstract
In connection management by a conventional server apparatus using IDs, a client apparatus cannot know an attribute of a connection corresponding to an ID. A server apparatus (10) is an AV server apparatus that distributes content to a client apparatus requesting content data. A communication unit (11) receives a logical connection establishment request or a physical connection establishment request from the client apparatus. A content data distribution unit (14) establishes a physical connection for distributing the content data to the client apparatus, when the physical connection establishment request is received. A connection information management unit (15) establishes a logical connection, when the logical connection establishment request is received or as a result of the establishment of the physical connection. The connection information management unit (15) further generates an ID (connection ID) that corresponds to the logical connection and belongs to a value range associated with a logical connection category (type).
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10 Claims
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1. An AV server apparatus that is connected to a network and distributes content to a client apparatus which requests content data, said AV server apparatus comprising:
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a communication unit configured to receive a logical connection establishment request or a physical connection establishment request from a first client apparatus; a content data distribution unit configured to establish a physical connection for distributing content data to the first client apparatus, when the physical connection establishment request is received by said communication unit; and a connection information management unit configured to establish a logical connection and generate an ID, when the logical connection establishment request is received or the physical connection is established, wherein said connection information management unit is configured to assign, to the ID, a value that is associated with a logical connection category. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A connection management method for an AV server apparatus that is connected to a network and distributes content to a client apparatus which requests content data, said connection management method comprising:
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receiving a logical connection establishment request or a physical connection establishment request from a client apparatus; establishing a physical connection for distributing content data to the client apparatus, when the physical connection establishment request is received in said receiving; and establishing a logical connection and generating an ID, when the logical connection establishment request is received or the physical connection is established, wherein said establishing the logical connection includes assigning, to the ID, a value that is associated with a logical connection category.
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