CLIENT DEVICE, SERVER, RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

摘要

[Object] To further accelerate output of content in a mobile environment.;[Solution] Provided is a client device including: a cache in which a source of content is stored; a cache information transmitting unit configured to transmit information indicating the source stored in the cache to a server managing a group of client devices capable of communicating without using an external network; an external cache acquiring unit configured to acquire, from other client devices in the group, sources of content requested to be output based on information provided by the server; and a source acquiring unit configured to, when at least a part among the sources of the content requested to be output is not acquired from the other client devices, acquire the unacquired source from a content server through the external network.

主权项

1. A client device comprising:
a cache in which a source of content is stored; a cache information transmitting unit configured to transmit information indicating the source stored in the cache to a server managing a group of client devices capable of communicating without using an external network; an external cache acquiring unit configured to acquire, from other client devices in the group, sources of content requested to be output based on information provided by the server; and a source acquiring unit configured to, when at least a part among the sources of the content requested to be output is not acquired from the other client devices, acquire the unacquired source from a content server through the external network.