Patent ID: 7849158
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A content delivery system comprising a content server and an information processing terminal that are connected via a network, wherein the content server includes: receiving means receiving a delivery request from the information processing terminal and a resource condition of that terminal; modification means modifying content corresponding to the delivery request in accordance with the resource condition, the content containing Quality of Service (QoS) control information generated based on the resource condition, wherein the QoS control information causes frames to be dropped based on a CPU usage contained in the resource condition; and delivery means delivering the content, and the information processing terminal includes: extraction means extracting the resource condition that dynamically changes during operation of the information processing terminal, the extraction means extracting the resource condition at predetermined intervals, at a predetermined timing, or when a change in resource conditions occurs; transmitting means transmitting the resource condition and/or a content delivery request to the content server; receiving means receiving the content delivered from the content server; and execution means executing the content, wherein the resource condition is changed by the operation of the information processing terminal, and wherein the resource condition of the information processing terminal transmitted by the transmitting means includes at least a first resource condition of the information processing terminal just after the information processing terminal is activated and a second resource condition of the information processing terminal as other tasks are being processed by the information processing terminal.