Patent ID: 8195740

Claim:
A content providing system comprising a content providing apparatus for providing contents, and a first content utilizing apparatus and a second content utilizing apparatus, each of which receives provision of contents from said content providing apparatus, characterized in that: said content providing apparatus comprises, in response to a request, providing means for providing contents to said first content utilizing apparatus or said second content utilizing apparatus, said first content utilizing apparatus comprises: first requesting means for requesting said content providing apparatus to provide contents; first obtaining means for obtaining said contents provided from said providing means of said content providing apparatus, in response to a request by said first requesting means; first utilizing means for utilizing said contents obtained by said first obtaining means; and sending means for sending, in response to a request, utilization information of said contents obtained by said first obtaining means, to said second content utilizing apparatus, and said second content utilizing apparatus comprises: second requesting means for requesting said first content utilizing apparatus to provide contents; receiving means for receiving said utilization information sent by said sending means of said first content utilizing apparatus, in response to a request by said second requesting means; third requesting means for requesting said content providing apparatus to provide contents corresponding to said utilization information received by said receiving means; second obtaining means for obtaining said contents provided by said providing means of said content providing apparatus, in response to a request by said third requesting means; and second utilizing means for utilizing said contents obtained by said second obtaining means.