Content data delivery system and content data delivery method

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a content data delivery system that when a user receive a delivery of content data from a plurality of content delivery means having merits and demerits, the user can easily select a favorite content delivery means suitable for himself, and also the content deliverer can prevent troubles. The content data delivery system is characterized by that the content data delivery system comprises a plurality of delivery servers and a delivery route transmission server, the delivery server responding to the download request of a content data and the delivery route transmission server informing a user terminal of the delivery route when a demand for delivering of the content data is made between a content managing server and the user terminal, and the content managing server compares a condition responding to the demand for delivering from the user terminal with a content supply capacity at present by referring to a servicing status of the delivery servers to specify delivery servers capable of supplying the item of content data to the user terminal under the set condition, and transmits delivery route information composed of the specified delivery servers and accounts required for delivery from the delivery servers to the delivery route transmission server and the user terminal, the decided delivery route information being transmitted from the user terminal to the delivery route transmission server.

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