CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM

Title:

CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2002262256

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To automatically seamlessly view programs arranged on time base independently of a distribution time of the programs, a current time and a distribution form of live distribution and storage distribution.

A program organization management device 4 arranges program names of stream contents in the distribution order on the basis of the distribution time of each of the stream contents to generate a program organization table. A Web device 10 provides the program organization table to a Web browser 12 of the viewer via a network 15. A stream transmission controller 7 selects an input destination of the stream contents on the basis of input destination information of the stream contents. A stream distributor 11 distributes the stream contents supplied from the input destination selected by the controller 7 to a stream player 13 of the viewer via the network.

Inventors:

HIURA AKIHIDE
SATO YOSHIO
KASHIMA TAKESHI
UCHIYAMA NAOKO
YOKOMI SHINYA

Application Number:

JP2001055367A

Publication Date:

September 13, 2002

Filing Date:

February 28, 2001

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE

International Classes:

G06F12/00; G06F15/00; G06F21/00; G06F21/10; G06F21/31; H04N7/173; H04N21/262; H04N21/2668; H04N21/472; (IPC1-7): H04N7/173; G06F12/00; G06F15/00

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Masatake Shiga

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