Patent ID: 8935236
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: G06F,G11B,H04L,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A content providing server apparatus comprising: processing circuitry configured to: receive a content request from a content requesting client apparatus; determine a set of available data schemes for a content requested by the content request, which includes determining an original data scheme of the content and a set of other available data schemes of the content and wherein the original data scheme of the content and the set of other available schemes of the content include at least file format information; generate content information indicating which of the set of available data schemes is the original data scheme, based on the determination; convert the requested content into one or more of the other available content schemes; transmit the content information including the indication of which of the set of available data schemes is the original data scheme to the content requesting client; transmit, separately from the original data scheme, resource data obtained from the content information; and transmit the requested content to the content requesting client based on a selection of one of the set of available data schemes, which includes transmitting the requested content converted into the one or more of the other available content schemes when the one or more of the other available content schemes is selected.