Patent ID: 7152091

Claim:
A distributing method for downloading contents to a client machine connected to a network, in a system in which a web server for downloading contents to the client machine of a user and an advertisement supply server for distributing advertisement contents are connected through the network, the method comprising the steps of: in the web server, sending necessary related information, including links for download of contents and for advertisement reproduction with regard to the client machine, in accordance with a download request of the client machine; in the client machine, requesting start of download to the web server by using a link contained in the related information, and simultaneously with the request of start of download, requesting start of advertisement reproduction to the advertisement supply server by using another link contained in the related information; in the web server, distributing designated predetermined contents to the client machine in response to the download start request of the client machine; in the advertisement supply server, distributing predetermined advertisement contents in response to the request for advertisement reproduction in order to have advertising contents reproduced in the client machine; in the advertisement supply server, terminating distribution of advertisement contents to the client machine in response to receipt of an instruction of forced termination of advertisement contents distribution by the advertisement supply server from the client machine, and for sending a first forced termination flag that shows forced termination of distribution of the advertisement contents to the web server; and in the web server, ceasing distribution of contents in response to reception of the first forced termination flag.