JP2007006429A - System for recording and distributing animation data with text information - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve an integrated system for creating "animation data with text information", for the distribution of animations together with character information containing a hyper link, through steps and procedures reduced and simplified rather than the prior art and distributing the created animation data to a playback terminal. <P>SOLUTION: A client PC 1 wherein an application for creation of "animation data with text information" works cooperates with a group of content management servers 2-4 for managing distribution information, thereby unifying procedures from creation of the "animation data with text information" to distribution thereof. The application for creation successively performs video recording, character information input, transmission information input, data conversion and transmission of produced moving image data file, text information file and distribution information to the content management server 2. The content management server 2 instructs the mail distribution server 3 to transmit mail wherein a message link is published, to the playback terminal in accordance with transmission information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a data association and reproducing method for reproducing multimedia data by attaching it to moving picture data on a mobile phone, personal information terminal, PC, or the like.

  Currently, several mobile phone carriers have adopted their own video format. Therefore, in order to record and distribute moving image data for each mobile phone, it is necessary to convert the moving image data into a plurality of formats.

  Recently, mobile phone browsing has become common with the use of functions that allow mobile phones to play video. In addition, a function of sending video captured by a camera function or the like attached to a mobile phone to a partner by means of e-mail or the like has been increasingly adopted as a standard function of the mobile phone.

  Application software for shooting video data, application software for converting data to a video format that can be played by mobile phones and PCs, application software for transferring video data files to the distribution server, and for sending video data Since application software exists separately and is not in an integrated situation, it is necessary to take a very time-consuming process.

  Current problems such as video mails for mobile phones are (1) no function to send commercially to a large number of distribution destinations, (2) limited to communication between the same mobile phone carriers, (3) Transmission record cannot be stored for a long time, (4) Browsing log cannot be acquired, (5) The process from video shooting to distribution takes a long time, (6) It is not possible to put an advertisement in a video mail, etc. Can be mentioned.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems by linking a “video data with text information” creation application running on a PC and a server group having a content management function for managing distribution information.

  Solution to Problem (1): The mailing list can be managed by the content management function. Furthermore, with this function, management of distribution destinations can be performed dynamically, and it is possible to take a fine response such as selection of distribution destinations to be transmitted. Also, by preparing a plurality of destination lists, it is possible to switch the delivery destination for each message.

  Solution to the above problem (2): The “video data with text information” creation application stores a profile of a data format corresponding to each carrier, and conversion can be added even if the format of the corresponding video data increases. It is possible.

  Means for solving the above problem (3): The content management function stores information such as (a) when, (b) to whom (c) what video data is sent, and (d) what additional information is at that time. It is possible to search and browse later.

  Means for solving the above problem (4): The page access status / video data playback status of the viewer is all recorded by the content management function, and a log related to browsing can be acquired.

  Means for solving the problem (5): (1) Shooting video for moving image data, (2) Digitizing video, (3) Encoding video data (converting video data format), (4) Displaying together with video Input and embed character information with hyperlink data to be sent to the screen, (5) Generate a moving image data acquisition Web page that can be downloaded and played back with moving image data, and (6) Guide to the moving image data acquisition Web page. The system is integrated so that mail transmission can be executed easily and automatically.

  Means for solving the problem (6): It is possible to describe the text information of the advertisement in the text information area that is displayed simultaneously with the moving image data, and to attach the hyperlink information.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily distribute moving image data for mobile phones, personal information terminals, and PCs, and it is also possible to easily manage distribution destinations and browsing logs. It becomes. (1) It became possible to send to a large number of distribution destinations commercially. (2) Communication with different mobile phone carriers became possible. (3) Records of transmission could be stored for a long time. (4) Browsing log can be acquired, (5) Operation is simplified because the steps from video shooting to distribution are integrated, (6) Advertising can be inserted into video data Brought about the effect.

[System Configuration:] FIG. 1 shows a system configuration for realizing the present invention. A client PC terminal 1 for creating a “video data with text information” application connected to a camera and a microphone, a content management server 2 for managing distribution information, a mail transmission server 3 for mail transmission, and character information data distribution A server (used as an advertisement distribution server) 4, a client mobile phone 5 for reproducing a video message, a personal information terminal 6, or a client PC terminal 7 for reproduction. (The number of terminals for playback may differ from the figure depending on the usage pattern.)

[Video Data with Text Information:] FIG. 2 shows an outline of “video data with text information 3” generated by the present invention. Character information 2 is displayed together with video 1 on the screen of the playback terminal. Hypertext information is embedded in the character information 2, and access to the hyperlink is prompted by a click action or the like, and information other than moving image data can be distributed by displaying the link destination page.

[Creation Client PC] The creation client PC 1 executes a “moving data with text information” creation application. The “movie data with text information” creation application continuously performs all or part of the following operations. (A) Video shooting or video file capture, (b) Character information input, (c) Hyperlink information input to the character information, (d) Distribution destination information input of moving image data with character information, (e) During distribution Enter the subject and text of the e-mail to be sent together, (f) generation of moving image data with character information by integrated compression conversion of moving image data and character information, and (g) distribution of moving image data with character information to the server. In accordance with the plan for which mobile phone / personal information terminal, etc., the video data conversion profile prepared in advance is used.

[Character information and hyperlink information] Character information can be specified in the creation application at the time of recording as information incidental to the moving image data, and further hyperlink information can be added. On the other hand, when information provided by the service provider is displayed in the character information area for the purpose of advertisement or the like, it is also possible to generate character information / hyperlink information by referring to the server. Since character information and hyperlink information can be dynamically changed, this character information area can be used as an advertising area.

[Video data and compression conversion] Video data with character information is generated by automatically integrating video recording and character information / hyperlink information and executing compression conversion of the video data file. By performing conversion using a conversion preset for each reproduction environment prepared according to the assumed reproduction environment, it is possible to generate moving image data with character information corresponding to various reproduction environments.

[Content Management Function] The data managed by the content management function provided by the content management server 2 includes (a) user information management (including ID for authentication) and authentication that can execute recording, and (b) Recording delivery count management (for billing, etc.), (c) video data management with character information, (d) delivery execution log management, (e) delivery message browsing log management, (f) video data delivery destination with character information Information management, etc. Distribution destination management includes (1) distribution destination name, (2) comment explanation regarding distribution destination name, (3) e-mail address of distribution destination, (4) specification of distribution time, (5) information of distribution mail server 3 , Etc. are managed.

[Distribution Function] The “moving image data with text information” creation application running on the recording client PC 1 sends moving image data data with character information, information on the distribution destination, mail data to be sent together during distribution to the content management server 2, etc. Send. The mail transmission server 3 delivers the URL information for downloading and viewing the moving image data according to the distribution destination information to the distribution destination as a mail. At this time, the mail transmission server 3 can schedule the mail delivery time in cooperation with the content management server 2.

[Browsing and Access Log] Web page URL information that prompts downloading of moving image data is distributed in the form of e-mail, so that the viewer first accesses this Web page in order to view moving image data. The data displayed here is information related to the recording / delivery person (service provider), and obtains log data related to browsing by examining the access status of this page. For this reason, it becomes possible to acquire data indicating when and in which playback environment the moving image data was viewed.

The integrated system block diagram implement | achieved by this invention. The figure which showed the "moving image data with a character" produced | generated by this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Video message creation client PC with text information
2 Content management server group 3 Mail transmission server 4 Character information advertisement distribution server 5 Mobile phone terminal 6 Information terminal 7 PC terminal

Claims (4)

  (1) Shooting of video for video data, (2) Digitization of video, (3) Encoding of video data (format conversion of video data), (4) Character information with hyperlink data sent for display together with video Input and embedding, (5) generation of a moving image data acquisition web page that can be downloaded and played back with moving image data, and (6) e-mail transmission or transmission of moving image data for guiding to the moving image data acquisition Web page. A video data recording / delivery system with hyperlink character information, wherein at least some of the functions (1) to (6) are integrated so that they can be executed easily and automatically.   A hyperlink “video data with character information” recording and distribution system characterized by adding character information and hyperlink information from a character information distribution server when character information is attached to a moving image.   A video data recording and distribution system with hyperlink character information, which uses character information attached to video images as an advertisement.   A moving image data recording / delivery system with hyperlink character information, wherein a log management program is activated on a web page that prompts downloading of moving image data, and browsing logs are recorded.

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