Patent ID: 6970928

Claim:
A content distribution method for making a reservation to a reservation control apparatus for the use of a distribution server that receives content sent from a client distributor terminal apparatus and distributes the content by streaming to a client terminal apparatus requesting the distribution of the content, sending the content from said client distributor terminal apparatus to said distribution server based on the reservation said content distribution method comprising: sending a reservation request from said client distributor terminal apparatus to said reservation control apparatus, via a first network, the reservation request including selected service time and selected channel from a plurality of available service times and available channels, and communication/connection information for an associated carrier for distributing content using said distribution server from said client distributor terminal apparatus; determining, by the reservation control apparatus, an access server information, which includes information regarding an access server, which is associated with the desired channel to distribute content via a second network, which is different from the first network, when the reservation request is accepted; transmitting, via the first network from the reservation control apparatus to the client distributor terminal apparatus, reservation setting information including the access server information and communication/connection information for the client distributor terminal apparatus to establish a communication with the distribution server via said second network and distribute the content; and transmitting the content from the client distributor terminal apparatus to the distribution server using the desired channel via said second network based on the communication/connection information and the access server information.