CLIENT TERMINAL AND OPERATION METHOD OF CLIENT TERMINAL, TRANSMISSION SERVER AND OPERATION METHOD OF TRANSMISSION SERVER, AND PROGRAM

摘要

The present invention relates to a client terminal and an operation method of a client terminal, a transmission server and an operation method of a transmission server, and a program, whereby manufacturing costs, developing costs, and maintenance costs can be reduced for a television receiver which is a client terminal, regarding a configuration for distribution of contents from multiple service providers.;An application (program) 111 capable of operating on a browser 91 presents VoD contents which it can select itself, based on control information, and requests a VoD server 72 for distribution of VoD contents selected out of the presented VoD contents via a first network which is a bidirectional IP network. In response, a headend 12 which is a transmission server supplies to a client terminal 13 via a second network of which downstream transmission band has sufficient band for transmission of contents. The present technology can be applied to an IPTV distribution system.

主权项

1. A client terminal comprising:
a reception unit configured to receive control information including broadcast contents, self-requested contents, and access information to a transmission server, from the transmission server via a first network of which the downstream transmission band has a band sufficient to transmission of contents; and a browser application program which is a program operable on a browser, configured to present the self-selectable contents based on control information transmitted from the transmission server, and request the transmission server for distribution of contents selected out of the presented contents, via a second network which is a bidirectional IP network.