摘要 |
There is provided an AV server capable of internally establishing a logical connection and appropriately managing connection with a plurality of client devices even when a physical connection is firstly requested from a client device. The AV server ( 10 ) includes a communication unit ( 11 ) which communicates with the client device via a communication channel ( 3 ); a protocol processing unit ( 12 ) which performs processes including retrieval of a UPnP AV-compliant device and capability exchange based on the logical connection; a content data accumulation unit ( 13 ) which accumulates content data such as a recorded TV program, moving image data and still image data therein; a content data distribution unit ( 14 ) which distributes the content data accumulated in the content data accumulation unit ( 13 ); and a connection management unit ( 15 ) which manages HTTP connection session information based on the physical connection for distributing the content data.
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