Abstract: The present invention provides a contents managing system, a contents managing methods, and a program are provided, by which a communication fee required to distribute such contents which will not be probably utilized is reduced when contents are distributed via a network. An image owner performs a user registration with respect to an image managing server 2 by employing an image owner terminal. After the user registration, an image purchaser makes an order of an image with reference to a trial image produced by the image owner terminal. The image owner as to this ordered image uploads actual image data to the image managing server, whereas the image purchaser downloads the actual image data which is uploaded.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a server 11 distributes an application to a cellular phone. The server includes a first information acquisition unit which obtains model number information for the cellular phone in response to a distribution request signal received from the cellular phone, a database which stores capability information for the model number of each cellular phone and a program source that constitutes the base of an application to be distributed, a second information acquisition unit which obtains from the database optimal program sources based on capability information that is consonant with model numbers, a generator which compiles the program sources obtained by the second acquisition unit, and a transmitter/receiver which distributes the generated application.

Abstract: The present invention provides a contents managing system, a contents managing methods, and a program are provided, by which a communication fee required to distribute such contents which will not be probably utilized is reduced when contents are distributed via a network. An image owner performs a user registration with respect to an image managing server 2 by employing an image owner terminal. After the user registration, an image purchaser makes an order of an image with reference to a trial image produced by the image owner terminal. The image owner as to this ordered image uploads actual image data to the image managing server, whereas the image purchaser downloads the actual image data which is uploaded.

Abstract: A photography supporting system is provided, while the photography supporting system is capable of performing photograph supporting operations of plural locations or objections as a gamely recreation. The system includes a photography supporting server connected to the communication line and a portable terminal, which is connectable to a digital camera and capable of transmitting/receiving information via the communication line with respect to the photography supporting server. The server transmits photography supporting information to the portable terminal in order to instruct a user to shoot a photograph of a designated object. By receiving/transmitting necessary information for this service between the server and the portable terminal, a user can easily obtain edited images by using photographs shot by himself with a digital camera. The edited image includes shot image information of the photograph, hint information indirectly indicates location information or object information, or such.