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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
May. 08, 2002
Shigehiko Nishizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsushi Fujii, Chiba, JP;
Shigehiko Nishizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsushi Fujii, Chiba, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A content distribution system, content distribution control apparatus, content distribution control method, content distribution control program and content distribution control program storage medium realizes the distribution of content to much more clients. The user PCreserves a distribution channel at the live casting serverin order to distribute content to the client PCsA,B andC and requests the live casting serverto post program presentation information on the content to be distributed on the distribution channel on the program presentation display screenA of the top page screen, and the live casting serverexecutes billing processing in response to the request, sends the top page screenhaving the program presentation display screenA including the program presentation information, to the client PCsA,B andC, which thereby allows the client users to see the program presentation information on the program presentation display screenA of the top page screenfirst and increases the chances of selecting the program, resulting in distributing the content to much more client users.