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This electric automobile charge scheduling method uses a plurality of connected station management devices which manage charging equipment arranged in a charging station and an vehicle-mounted information device, and comprises the steps of: ascertaining the present location of an electric automobile, using a station management network which connects a plurality of station management devices which manage charging stations' charging infrastructure and a vehicle-mounted information device; acquiring information including the locations of candidate charging stations which are candidates for carrying out a charge on the basis of the present location and information including waiting time of the candidate charging infrastructure and the price of the charge; displaying the candidate charging stations; selecting and setting the candidate charging station with which carrying out the charge is desired; and scheduling the candidate charging station on the basis of the setting. It is thus possible to increase usability, allowing charge scheduling which takes a user's decisions and preferences into account, as well as eliminate actual risks of batteries having insufficient remaining capacity and the emotional concerns therewith, and improve system response time and operational reliability by distributing processing load on the system side and the vehicle side.

A media delivery scheme distributes a stream of media files to a group of users while allowing individual users to request specific media files. In one embodiment, a media server maintains a playlist of media files to broadcast, and requests for media must satisfy certain restrictive criteria to be added to the playlist. In another aspect of a preferred embodiment, the media server schedules requested media so as to comply with provisions of the DMCA.