Digital contents watching method and its system

A method for delivering digital content from a server system to a terminal device comprising:

• receiving user identification information;
• receiving digital content identification information;
• receiving a terminal identification information which specifies a first terminal device;
• identifying specific digital content based on said digital content information;
• accessing position indication information based on said user identification information;
• delivering said specific digital content to said first terminal device beginning from a starting position in said specific digital content indicated by said position indication, wherein said start position can be other than the beginning of the said specific digital content;
• receiving a request to terminate delivery of said specific digital content;
• if a portion of said specific digital content remains to be delivered to said first terminal device at the time of receiving said request, then modifying said position indication to indicate the beginning of said portion of said specific digital content,
• whereby delivery of said portion of said specific digital content can resume at another time.

A method for delivering digital content comprising:

• receiving a user identification, said user identifier having associated therewith position indication information;
• receiving a terminal identifier;
• receiving a digital content identifier;
• accessing specific digital content at a first location depending on said position indication information;
• determining if said specific digital content can be presented by a terminal device corresponding to said terminal identifier;
• if said specific digital content can be presented by said terminal device, then delivering said specific digital content beginning from said first location;
• receiving a request to terminate delivery of said specific digital content;
• and
• in response to said request, updating said position indication information to indicate a second location in said specific digital content, said second location being the beginning of an undelivered portion of said specific digital content,
• whereby said undelivered portion of said specific digital content can be delivered at a later time.

A digital content server comprising:

• means for receiving user identification information and digital content identification information;
• means for producing a position indication using said user identification information;
• means for accessing specific digital content identified by said digital content identification information;
• means for delivering said specific digital content to a terminal device, beginning from a location based on said position indication information;
• means for receiving a request;
• means for updating said position indication in response to receiving a request to terminate delivery of said specific digital content, wherein said position indication is represents the beginning of a remaining portion of said specific digital content that has not been delivered to said terminal device.

A device for delivering digital content comprising:

• a communication module to transmit and receive information;
• a digital content access module to access digital content, said digital content access module operable to access specific digital content in response to receiving digital content identification information;
• and
• a delivery module coupled to receive digital content from said digital content access module and to selectively transmit said specific digital content via said communication module,
• said delivery module, in response to receiving terminal device identification information, being operable to determine whether said specific digital content can be presented by a terminal device identified by said terminal device identification information,
• said delivery module, in response to determining that said terminal device can present said specific digital content, being operable to deliver said specific digital content to said terminal device.

A system for delivering digital content comprising:

• a communication module to transmit and receive information;
• a digital content access module to access digital content, said digital content access module operable to access specific digital content in response to receiving user identification information and digital content identification information;
• and
• a delivery module coupled to receive digital content from said digital content access module and to transmit said specific digital content via said communication module,
• said delivery module, in response to receiving terminal device identification information, being operable to transmit said specific digital content to a terminal device identified by said terminal device identification information, said specific digital content being transmitted starting at a first location determined by position information associated with said user identification information,
• said delivery module, in response to receiving a pause request, being operable to change said position indication to indicate a second location which is the beginning of an untransmitted portion of said specific digital content,
• whereby subsequent transmission of said untransmitted portion of said specific digital content can resume at said second location.