Content providing system, content providing apparatus and method, content distribution server, and content receiving terminal
US8135700B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S715/974
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A content providing system includes a content distribution server and a content receiving terminal connected to each other through a communication channel. The content receiving terminal includes an operation input unit specifying one point on a line, a time information output unit outputting the specified point as time information, a request sender sending a content providing request including the output time information to the content distribution server, and a provider providing at least one content item to a user. The content distribution server includes a content storage unit in which a plurality of content items are stored in association with at least the corresponding time information, a search unit searching the content storage unit for at least one content item according to a search condition based on the time information, and a content distributor distributing at least one content item to the content receiving terminal.
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