Patent ID: 8165569
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for distributing video information to a mobile phone from a video contents server, based on push technology, said video contents server configured to store therein the video information to be distributed, under control of a user management server which controls user registration and video information distribution, comprising: registering a user request for a video information distribution service about an area to the user management server in advance; detecting that the mobile phone exists in the area; when said detecting results in a detection of the mobile phone exists in the area, distributing the video information about the area from the video contents server to the mobile phone based on said push technology, and only if the video information has not already been provided to the mobile phone that is not in use, displaying the video information in real time; when said video information is distributed from the video contents server to the mobile phone while a user is using the mobile phone, causing the mobile phone to save the distributed video information; when the video information is distributed from the video contents server to the mobile phone while the user is not using the mobile phone, causing the mobile phone to display the distributed video information for only a time period, and thereafter causing the mobile phone to stop displaying the video information while the user is still not using the mobile phone and save the remaining video information distributed after the time period has elapsed; and causing the mobile phone to display the saved video information on the basis of a user's instruction.