Method for providing and obtaining content
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsOsamu Fukushima, Hajime Fujii, Hiroshi Ozaki
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Abstract
In a data providing server, whether or not specified compressed content data generated by means of a specified compression coding method corresponding to terminal identification information has been stored in a content database is detected, according to content specifying data transmitted from a portable dedicated terminal. If the specified compressed content data has been stored, the data providing server reads and transmits this to the portable dedicated terminal. And if the specified compressed content data has not been stored, the data providing server generates the specified compressed content data by means of the specified compression coding method, and transmits this to the portable dedicated terminal.
Claims20
A method, performed by at least one data providing server, comprising acts of:
- (A) receiving a request from a terminal operated by a user, the request specifying a manner of customizing an appearance of a content selecting screen;
- (B) storing content selecting screen data in electronic file storage, the content selecting screen data reflecting the manner of customizing;
- (C) receiving an obtaining request from a terminal operated by the user;
- (D) retrieving the content selecting screen data from the electronic file storage;
- and
- (E) sending the content selecting screen data to the terminal.
At least one program storing device having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by at least one data providing server, perform a method comprising acts of:
- (A) receiving a request from a terminal operated by a user, the request specifying a manner of customizing an appearance of a content selecting screen;
- (B) storing content selecting screen data in electronic file storage, the content selecting screen data reflecting the manner of customizing;
- (C) receiving an obtaining request from a terminal operated by the user;
- (D) retrieving the content selecting screen data from the electronic file storage;
- and
- (E) sending the content selecting screen data to the terminal.
At least one server computer, comprising:
- at least one processor, programmed to:
- receive a request from a terminal operated by a user, the request specifying a manner of customizing an appearance of a content selecting screen;
- store content selecting screen data in electronic file storage, the content selecting screen data reflecting the manner of customizing;
- receive an obtaining request from a terminal operated by the user;
- retrieve the content selecting screen data from the electronic file storage;
- and
- send the content selecting screen data to the terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.