Patent ID: 8233504

Claim:
A receiver set connectable with a plural number of information apparatus through a network, comprising: an audio visual data outputting portion for outputting audio visual data; a command input portion which is configured to input a command, from one of the plural number of information apparatuses, for requesting distribution of said audio visual data; an information managing portion which is configured to manage a number of said information apparatuses to which said audio visual data can be distributed from said audio visual data outputting portion to be simultaneously viewed or recorded; and a controller portion which is configured to control distribution of the audio visual data to the one of the plural number of information apparatuses which sent out said command when said command input portion receives said command from the one of the plural number of information apparatuses depending upon a distributing condition of said audio visual data to information apparatuses other than the one of the plural number of information apparatuses which sent out said command, wherein said controller portion makes a decision on whether the number of said information apparatuses to which said audio visual data can be distributed is equal to a limited number or not, or the number of said information apparatuses to which said audio visual data can be distributed is smaller than said limited number or not when said command input portion receives said command from the one of the plural number of information apparatuses, and controls the distribution of audio visual data to the one of the plural number of information apparatuses which sent out said command based on a result of said decision.