Patent ID: 9495678
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A content obtaining apparatus for obtaining content data provided by a content providing apparatus and reserved by a customer for purchase or rental, the content obtaining apparatus comprising: image requesting means configured to generate an image request and to send the image request to the content providing apparatus; response image receiving means configured to receive a plurality of response images created in accordance with the image request; image display means configured to display the plurality of response images to the customer; customer response image selection means configured to receive from the customer a selection of one or more images of the plurality of response images; preview request means configured to send to the content providing apparatus a preview request corresponding to the one or more images of the plurality of response images selected by the customer; preview data receiving means configured to receive from the content providing apparatus preview data corresponding to the preview request; preview display means configured to display to the customer the preview data; customer preview data selection means configured to receive from the customer a preview data selection in accordance with a selection made by the customer of the preview data indicating customer desired content data to be reserved for the customer; data reservation means configured to send to the content providing apparatus customer request data corresponding to the preview data selection; interface means configured to access said content providing apparatus only, and further configured to receive from said content providing apparatus the customer desired content data; content data recording means for recording said customer desired content data on a storage medium; and reproducing/outputting means for reproducing and outputting said customer desired content data from said storage medium.