Digital content distribution system and its apparatus
OwnerYoshimitsu Hirata, Seiji Tsuji +2inventors
InventorsYoshimitsu Hirata, Seiji Tsuji, Reiji Agusa, Takashi Iwahara
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Abstract
In a digital content distribution system (Dcp) in which digital content data (D) is exchanged under distribution conditions respectively set to transmission paths (L1-Ln, Lm) commonly available between a terminal device and a distribution device, the terminal device (12p) reports to the distribution apparatus (11p) the available transmission paths (L1-Ln). The distribution apparatus (11p) detects the state of each of the reported transmission paths (L1-Ln) for respectively setting the distribution conditions thereto.
Claims3
A digital content distribution system in which a digital content is exchanged between a first digital transmitting and receiving device capable of transmitting and receiving digital data via a first plurality of transmission routes and a second digital transmitting and receiving device capable of transmitting and receiving the digital data via a second plurality of transmission routes,
- the first digital transmitting and receiving device comprising:
- first transmission path identification information generating means for generating first transmission path identification information indicating each of the first plurality of transmission paths;
- and
- first transmitting means for transmitting the first transmission path identification information to the second digital transmitting and receiving device via an arbitrary one of the first plurality of transmission paths, and
- the second digital transmitting and receiving device comprising:
- second transmission path identification information generating means for generating second transmission path identification information by detecting transmission paths common to the first plurality of transmission paths in the second plurality of transmission paths based on the first transmission path identification information;
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- distribution condition setting means for setting a distribution condition of the digital content to each of the common transmission paths.
The digital content distribution system according to claim 3, wherein
- the send-out information managing means determines whether instant distribution of the digital content is possible over the common transmission paths.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.