CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM, CONTENT DELIVERY APPARATUS, AND CONTENT DELIVERY METHOD
A server ( 101 ) delivers through a broadband network ( 104 ), content ( 110 ) to a display terminal ( 102 ) of a client. The client includes the display terminal ( 102 ) that displays the content ( 110 ) delivered from the server ( 101 ) and an input terminal ( 103 ) that outputs to the server ( 101 ), input information for controlling delivery of the content ( 110 ). The input terminal ( 103 ) is connected directly through a mobile network between the input terminal ( 103 ) and the server ( 101 ) and not through the display terminal ( 102 ).
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10 . A content delivery system that delivers content from a server to a client, wherein
the client comprises:
a display terminal configured to display the content delivered from the server, and
an input terminal configured to output to the server, input information for controlling delivery of the content; and
the input terminal is connected directly through a communications network and not through the display terminal.
11 . The content delivery system according to claim 10 , wherein
the server delivers the content to the display terminal through a first network, and
the input terminal is connected to the server through a second network that is different from the first network.
12 . The content delivery system according to claim 11 , wherein
the first network is a broadband network,
the input terminal is a mobile terminal configured to have a general purpose communication function, an input function, and a display function, and
the second network is a communications network by which the mobile terminal can communicate.
13 . The content delivery system according to claim 10 , wherein
the server, with respect to a single unit of the content delivered to the display terminal, permits concurrent connection of a plurality of the input terminals, and based on the input information of the plurality of the input terminals, controls the delivery of the content.
14 . The content delivery system according to claim 10 , wherein
the content is interactive content, and
the server changes delivery details, based on the input information of the input terminal.
15 . The content delivery system according to claim 14 , wherein
the input terminal acquires/transmits consecutive values as the input information.
16 . The content delivery system according to claim 14 , wherein
the input terminal acquires/transmits binary data as the input information.
17 . A content delivery apparatus configured to deliver content to a client including a display terminal that displays the delivered content and an input terminal that outputs input information for controlling delivery of the content, wherein
the content delivery apparatus directly receives through a communications network between the content delivery apparatus and the input terminal and not through the display terminal, the input information output from the input terminal.
18 . A content delivery method of a content delivery system having a server that delivers content to a client including a display terminal that displays the delivered content and an input terminal that outputs input information for controlling delivery of the content, the content delivery method comprising:
directly receiving by the server, the input information from the input terminal connected to the server through a communications network between the server and the input terminal and not through the display terminal; and
controlling by the server and based on the input information, the delivery of the content to the display terminal.
19 . The content delivery system according to claim 12 , wherein
the server, with respect to a single unit of the content delivered to the display terminal, permits concurrent connection of a plurality of the input terminals, and based on the input information of the plurality of the input terminals, controls the delivery of the content.
20 . The content delivery system according to claim 19 , wherein
the content is interactive content, and
the server changes delivery details, based on the input information of the input terminals.
21 . The content delivery system according to claim 20 , wherein
the input terminals acquire/transmit consecutive values as the input information.
22 . The content delivery system according to claim 21 , wherein
the input terminals acquire/transmit binary data as the input information.