Patent ID: 7415514

Claim:
A method for providing a total package program, said method comprising: registering a broadcasting program; registering, as information of a total package program, a condition regarding a broadcasting area, a condition regarding a broadcasting period, and information regarding an advertisement, which are specified by an advertiser, in association with said broadcasting program selected by said advertiser, for later distribution of said total package program, wherein said total package program is a combination of the selected broadcasting program and said advertisement; receiving, from a broadcasting station, a distribution request for said total package program, said distribution request including at least identification information of said total package program, identification information of said broadcasting station, and information regarding a scheduled broadcasting time; judging whether the broadcasting station satisfies the condition regarding the broadcasting area and the scheduled broadcasting time satisfies the condition regarding said broadcasting period; and if it is judged that said condition regarding the broadcasting area and the condition regarding the broadcasting period are satisfied, transmitting said total package program specified by said received distribution request, to said broadcasting station specified by said received distribution request, wherein said condition regarding said broadcasting period is a condition that said information regarding said scheduled broadcasting time included in said received distribution request does not contradict said information regarding said broadcasting period registered in association with said total package program specified by said received distribution request, and said condition regarding said broadcasting area is a condition that the broadcasting area of said broadcasting station specified by said received distribution request does not contradict said information regarding said broadcasting area registered in association with said total package program specified by said distribution request.