Patent ID: 7899908
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: H04L,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented distribution request management method, comprising: setting a maximum number of distributable requests arbitrarily for requests from a mobile communication network performing wireless communication with mobile terminal devices to one or plural content providing servers provided on another communication network, taking into account an amount of data that is able to be distributed by the mobile communication network, said requests being made for distribution of signals including data of contents; and sending said signal distribution requests to said content providing servers as long as a number of said requests is not larger than said maximum number, wherein a reserved number is set arbitrarily to be not larger than said maximum number, and a space for requests for distribution of signals including data of each of one or plural specific contents is held to correspond to said reserved number, and wherein an upper limit reserved number not smaller than said reserved number is set arbitrarily to be not larger than said maximum number for each of said specific contents, and requests for distribution of signals including data of said specific contents, the number of which requests is larger than said reserved number and not larger than said upper limit reserved number, are sent to said content providing servers as long as the number of said signal distribution requests is within a range of a number obtained by subtracting said reserved numbers assigned for said specific contents from said maximum number, said method further comprising receiving data showing a bit rate of the content included in a response to the distribution request and preventing distribution of the signals including data of the content when the data showing the bit rate is out of an arbitrarily defined range.