Video recording and reproducing system and method with server and terminal devices

摘要

A recording and reproducing system (1) is made up of a server apparatus (2) and its terminals (41 - 4N) connected over a local area network LAN (3) that is administered independently in a limited area. In the system, any one of the terminals may generate a reproduction request and send it to the server apparatus over the LAN. In response to the request, the server apparatus reproduces video data from a storage medium installed therein and sends the reproduced video data to the requesting terminal over the LAN. In this manner, a user may reproduce video data and enjoy images thereof by remotely operating the server apparatus with ease from any terminal configured in the system. <IMAGE>