公开(公告)号：US20020166054A1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-07

申请号：US10108072

申请日：2002-03-27

Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Muneki Shimada ,  Keiso Shimakawa ,  Toyoshi Okada ,  Minoru Hashimoto

IPC: H04L009/32

CPC classification number: H04L9/0822 ,  G06F21/10 ,  G06F2221/0797 ,  G06Q20/1235 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04L9/083 ,  H04L9/3263 ,  H04L63/0428 ,  H04L63/062 ,  H04L63/0823 ,  H04L2209/60 ,  H04L2463/101

Abstract: A digital contents distribution system has a multi-layered structure including a server device (CS device) of one or a small number of managers which are each to be a manager main body, a plurality of server devices (DS devices) of middle managers, and client terminal devices (SC terminal devices) of a large number of users. Accesses from the respective users are processed in the server devices of respective ones of the middle managers. It is therefore possible to prevent an inconvenience in which the accesses from a large number of users concentrate on the CS device of the manager. As a result, it is possible to reduce the load imposed on the CS device, and to perform a smooth distribution service of digital contents.

Abstract translation: 一种数字内容分发系统具有多层结构，包括一个或多个管理者的服务器设备（CS设备），每个管理者都是管理员主体，中间管理器的多个服务器设备（DS设备） 和客户终端设备（SC终端设备）的大量用户。 来自各个用户的访问在相应的中间管理者的服务器设备中被处理。 因此，可以防止来自大量用户的访问集中在管理者的CS设备上的不便。 结果，可以减轻施加在CS设备上的负载并且可以执行数字内容的平滑分配服务。