Distribution of audio and or visual data especially via a push-pull distribution system, whereby a server has a database containing data and or metadata and a client has a database containing at least a partial server database

摘要

Client-server device for use in a push-pull distribution system and or for playback or audio and or visual data. The server has a database containing metadata. The client has at least a database containing at least a partial quantity of the server database. It also has a control unit for management and-or data transfer and or playback of audio and or visual data and or metadata as well as a sound and image generation unit. The invention also relates to a corresponding method.