Patent ID: 7523214
Filing Date: 2009-04-21
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A content providing server that executes a content transmission process to a client connected via a local area network, comprising: a tuner that receives content over channels; a data transmission/reception section that executes a communication process between the server and the client via the local area network for the content and control information; a storage section having attribute information corresponding to the content as content information; a content management section providing the content information to the client; and a content distribution control section that executes live streaming of the content to the client via the local area network, wherein the storage section stores a first channel list including the channels, and wherein the content distribution control section streams the content, corresponding to the channels, the content being simultaneously streamed over a single connection as a single unit of controlled content, the single unit of streamed content being represented by a single URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and being streamed on the basis of a control request corresponding to a second channel list received from the client.