Patent ID: 8387098

Claim:
An AV content view system, comprising: an AV server storing AV content for distribution, the AV content including compressed video data and audio data; a plurality of seats arranged back and forth and each having a video display section on a back part thereof; seat terminals set in each of the seats, connected to the AV server via a transmission path, and incorporating a video/audio storage section that stores the distributed AV content and a video decoder; and an audio output section connected to the seat terminal, wherein when a passenger selects predetermined AV content, the predetermined AV content is distributed from the AV server to the seat terminal of a passenger's own seat seated by the passenger via the transmission path, and based on an instruction of the passenger, the AV content is read out from the video/audio storage section of the seat terminal of the passenger's own seat, the compressed video data of the AV content is transmitted to the seat terminal of a seat in front of the passenger's own seat via the transmission path, decoded by the video decoder, and displayed on the video display section, and the audio data of the AV content are output from the audio output section of the passenger's own seat; each the passenger's own seat includes an input terminal for receiving a video signal and an audio signal from a portable terminal, wherein the received video signal and audio signal is transferred to the respective seat terminal of the passenger's own seat, the audio signal received from the input terminal located at the passenger's own seat is output to the audio output section of the passenger's own seat, and the video signal received from the input terminal located at the passenger's own seat is converted into video data in the seat terminal of the passenger's own seat, and transmitted to the seat terminal of the seat in front of the passenger's own seat via the transmission path, and displayed on the video display section located in front of the passenger's own seat, and wherein the seat terminal of the passenger's own seat includes a video synthesizing section for synthesizing the video signal received from the input terminal and the video data distributed from the AV server, further allowing one or more users of the AV server having permission to override the synthesized video data and video signal to display information on the video display section located in front of the passenger's own seat.