Content providing system, content providing server, information processing apparatus, and computer program
US8200269B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/482
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A content providing system is disclosed, which includes: a content providing server that is capable of delivering content data and information related thereto through a communication network; and a client that is capable of downloading the content data and the information related thereto through the communication network, wherein a management unit manages meta information of the respective content data as content item information, manages one or plural pieces of content item information as content program information in association with one another, and manages one or plural pieces of content program information as a content program catalogue, one content data and meta information thereof can be referred to in plural pieces of content item information, one piece of content item information can be referred to in plural pieces of content program information, and one piece of content program information can be referred to in plural content program catalogues, and when a term of availability of the content program catalogue has expired, the management unit deletes content program information included in the content program catalogue and/or content item information included in the conte…
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