Patent ID: 7305484

Claim:
A media contents distribution system for distributing a media content via a communication network, said media contents distribution system comprising a server and a terminal, wherein said server comprises: a server-side storage unit operable to store a media content and an execution program for processing the media content; a transmission unit operable to transmit the media content and the execution program stored in said server-side storage unit to said terminal; and a condition setting unit operable to determine a usage rule for the media content to be transmitted to said terminal; wherein said terminal comprises: a reception unit operable to receive the media content and the execution program from said server; a terminal-side storage unit operable to at least store the execution program received by said reception unit; a control unit operable to permit use of the media content within bounds of the usage rule determined by said condition setting unit; and a processing unit operable to execute the execution program stored in said terminal-side storage unit; and wherein the execution program checks with said control unit whether or not use of the media content received by said reception unit is permitted, and processes the media content only when use of the media content is permitted.