Server apparatus, client apparatus, contents distributing system, contents distributing program, and information processing program

A server apparatus that distributes contents to at least one client apparatus that is able to selectively use a plurality of reproducing resources for reproducing media data and is connected to the server apparatus via a network, comprising:

• a setting information receiving device that receives, via the network, from the client apparatus, reproduction environment setting information indicative of a reproducing resource setting state in the client apparatus;
• a contents selecting device that selects an item of contents to be distributed from out of a plurality of items of contents for distribution, based on the reproduction environment setting information received by said setting information receiving device;
• and
• a contents sending device that sends the item of contents selected by said contents selecting device to the client apparatus that sent the reproduction environment setting information.

A contents distributing system comprising:

• a network;
• at least one client apparatus that is able to selectively use a plurality of reproducing resources for reproducing media data;
• and
• a server apparatus connected to said client apparatus via said network, for distributing contents to said client apparatus;
• wherein said client apparatus comprises:
• a setting information creating device that creates reproduction environment setting information indicative of a reproducing resource setting state in said client apparatus;
• a setting information sending device that sends the reproduction environment setting information created by said setting information creating device to said server apparatus;
• and
• a recommendation information receiving device that receives recommendation information sent from said server apparatus, for causing awareness of a recommended reproducing resource setting state;
• and wherein said server apparatus comprises:
• a setting information receiving device that receives the reproduction environment setting information sent by said setting information sending device of said client apparatus;
• a recommendation information acquiring device that acquires the recommendation information based on the reproduction environment setting information received by said setting information receiving device;
• and
• a recommendation information sending device that sends the recommendation information acquired by said recommendation information acquiring device to said client apparatus that sent the reproduction environment setting information.

A contents distributing system comprising:

• a network;
• at least one client apparatus that is able to selectively use a plurality of reproducing resources for reproducing media data;
• and
• a server apparatus connected to said client apparatus via said network, for distributing contents to said client apparatus;
• wherein said client apparatus comprises:
• a setting information creating device that creates reproduction environment setting information indicative of a reproducing resource setting state in said client apparatus;
• a setting information sending device that sends the reproduction environment setting information created by said setting information creating device to said server apparatus;
• and
• a contents receiving device that receives contents distributed from said server apparatus;
• and wherein said server apparatus comprises:
• a setting information receiving device that receives the reproduction environment setting information sent by said setting information sending device of said client apparatus;
• a contents selecting device that selects an item of contents to be distributed from out of a plurality of items of contents for distribution, based on the reproduction environment setting information received by said setting information receiving device;
• and
• a contents sending device that sends the item of contents selected by said contents selecting device to said client apparatus that sent the reproduction environment setting information.

A contents distributing program executed by a computer in a server apparatus, comprising:

• a setting information receiving module for receiving, via a network, from at least one client apparatus that is able to selectively use a plurality of reproducing resources for reproducing media data, reproduction environment setting information indicative of a reproducing resource setting state in the client apparatus;
• a recommendation information acquiring module for acquiring recommendation information for causing awareness of a recommended reproducing resource setting state, based on the reproduction environment setting information received by said setting information receiving module;
• and
• a recommendation information sending module for sending the recommendation information acquired by said recommendation information acquiring module to the client apparatus that sent the reproduction environment setting information.

A contents distributing program executed by a computer in a server apparatus that distributes contents to at least one client apparatus that is able to selectively use a plurality of reproducing resources for reproducing media data and is connected to the server apparatus via a network, comprising:

• a setting information receiving module for receiving, via the network, from the client apparatus, reproduction environment setting information indicative of a reproducing resource setting state in the client apparatus;
• a contents selecting module for selecting an item of contents to be distributed from out of a plurality of items of contents for distribution, based on the reproduction environment setting information received by said setting information receiving module;
• and
• a contents sending module for sending the item of contents selected by said contents selecting module to the client apparatus that sent the reproduction environment setting information.