摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system in which a video-on-demand system is realized even with a comparatively small investment monetary amount without the need for introduction of a large scale video server system or the like and a network resource is utilized effectively by relaxing concentration of traffic and rational charging is executed. SOLUTION: A subscriber terminal equipment ms sends a demand including at least information to identify its own subscriber terminal equipment, identification information for information on request and information relating to urgency of the information on request to an information distribution center HE. The information distribution center HE generates a distribution schedule of the information to be distributed based on the demand, sends the distribution schedule information to the subscriber terminal equipment ms. When desired distribution information is existence in the recognized distribution plan, the subscriber terminal equipment ms sends an information distribution request including joint distribution request of the distribution information. The information distribution center HE executes the distribution of the information on requests according to the distribution plan to subscriber terminal equipments making the transmission requests and also executes the distribution of the information addressed to subscriber terminal equipments making the joint information distribution request in the case of the request on joint information distribution. |