| 摘要 |
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a content providing system, which includes a client device configured to receive contents, and a server connected to the client device to provided contents for the client device. The client device includes a suspend instruction issuing unit that instructs the server to suspend providing of contents, a handling way designation unit that designates a handling way defining how to handle unoffered contents which are contents not provided for the client device to instruct the server by the suspend instruction issuing unit, a handling way notifying unit that notifies the server of the handling way designated by the handling way designation unit, and a restart instruction issuing unit that instructs the server to restart the providing of contents after the suspend instruction issuing unit instructs the server to suspend the providing of contents. The server includes a content providing unit that provides contents for the client device, a suspending unit that suspends the providing of contents by the content providing unit if the server is instructed to suspend the providing of contents by the suspend instruction issuing unit of the client device, a restart unit that restarts the providing of contents if the server is instructed to restart the providing of contents by the restart instruction issuing unit of the client device after the providing of contents is suspended by the suspending unit, and a notification processing unit that processes the unoffered contents in accordance with the handling way notified by the handling way notification unit.
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