SERVER DEVICE, CONTENT PROVIDING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

摘要

To provide a server device which can designate an alternative measure to be taken when a client is not capable of reproducing content when the content is distributed to the client using the ABS technique. Provided is a server device including: a storage unit configured to store information of alternative content by describing the information in access information for accessing each of a plurality of sub segments constituting each piece of encoded data which is obtained by encoding same content at a different bit rate, the alternative content being reproduced in a client device when the client device is not capable of reproducing the same content; and a communication unit configured to transmit the access information to the client device according to a request from the client device which reproduces the content.

主权项

1. A server device comprising:
a storage unit configured to store information of alternative content by describing the information in access information for accessing each of a plurality of sub segments constituting each piece of encoded data which is obtained by encoding same content at a different bit rate, the alternative content being reproduced in a client device when the client device is not capable of reproducing the same content; and a communication unit configured to transmit the access information to the client device according to a request from the client device which reproduces the content.