Patent ID: 7209941

Claim:
A distribution system connected to clients through communication circuits, comprising: a parent server and child servers, wherein: the parent server comprises: a receiving unit receiving an area identification representing a current geographical position of one of the clients and identification information of contents, distribution of which is requested by the one of the clients, and a selecting unit selecting one of the child servers that holds the contents, distribution of which is requested, and which child server is closest to the one of the clients that originates the distribution request, using the received area identification and identification information, and notifying the one of the clients that originates the distribution request of logical position information of the selected one of the child servers, and each child server comprises: a distributing unit distributing the contents, distribution of which is requested by the one of the clients, wherein the selecting unit automatically reselects one of the child servers upon the current geographical position of the one of the clients changing, and wherein the current geographical position is obtained from a Global Positioning System.