Patent ID: 9137553
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A content server, configured to communicate with at least one external device, comprising: a storage part configured to store a content therein; and a controller configured to, upon receiving a request from a content receiver for a predetermined content and information on a content format that is supportable by the content receiver, search the storage part and the at least one external device for the predetermined content transcoded into the content format, and if such content is found, receive the predetermined content transcoded into the content format and provide the content receiver with the predetermined content transcoded into the content format, wherein if the predetermined content transcoded into the content format is found in a plurality of external devices, the controller is configured to divide the predetermined content transcoded into the content format stored in the plurality of external devices into a plurality of parts, and receive the plurality of parts of the predetermined content transcoded into the content format from the plurality of external devices.