JP2007157093A - Moving image content distribution intermediary system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide environment under which a moving image is automatically reproduced on a Web page which is used to see when the moving image is distributed via the Internet. <P>SOLUTION: Time and effort imposed by a viewer so far are substituted by using an update information processing server, a menu screen buried in the Web page and a reproduction screen. More specifically, some moving image contents are arranged on the menu screen buried in the Web page, when the viewer selects them, the transmitted contents are transmitted to the update information processing server. The update information processing server which receives that the contents are selected downloads update information of the selected contents from a distribution source to extract an address of the latest moving image file. The address of the latest moving image file is returned to the menu screen, the menu screen sets a reproduction screen using a program described by Javascript (R), etc. operating on a browser to start reproduction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for reducing the burden on viewers when distributing content in the distribution of moving image content over the Internet, and in particular, without distributing to a plurality of distribution source web pages with a browser each time. The present invention relates to a processing method for delivering even a web page different from the original.

  More specifically, the present invention relates to video contents distributed as corporate advertisements or personal hobbies, as well as diary sites operated not only by the web page of the distribution source, but also by individuals who are completely unrelated. The present invention also relates to a distribution method for viewing content provided by a plurality of distribution sources simply by accessing a page with a browser.

  As a high-speed network is being developed in each home, an increasing number of individuals communicate video data, which is a large amount of information. Along with this, companies and individuals that distribute moving images to network terminals (personal computers) at homes are increasing.

  Increasingly, the update history of content such as text, audio, and moving images is published on the Web as a database in RSS format or the like. There is a computer program that reads this database, periodically downloads it to the terminal, stores it, and browses / views it at any time.

  As portable media playback devices become widespread, it has been proposed to regularly transfer media data downloaded via the Internet to portable playback devices for viewing. Along with this, content distribution such as video and audio by individuals has become widespread.

  In conventional audio and video content distribution, a method of displaying a screen including content to be displayed on the content provider's Web server, a method of reproducing the content URL displayed on the browser with another playback software, and content There is a method of receiving content from a provider's Web server periodically or when necessary on a viewer's terminal.

  However, according to the above technique, it has been necessary to force the viewer who is the content receiver to set the computer program in order to automatically receive the trouble to access the target server with the browser every time. This leads to a decrease in distribution opportunities in the content distribution business.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a viewer can select from a plurality of contents only by accessing a web page in which a player is embedded by a browser and not via the web page of the content distributor. It is an object to provide a function to play back with.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention reproduces the selected video content and the menu screen for transmitting data specifying the content selected by the viewer to the server embedded in the Web page and displayed by the browser. Therefore, the apparatus is configured to include a server screen that provides a player screen displayed on a Web page on the same browser screen and a function of extracting necessary moving image data addresses from update information such as RSS.

  According to the present invention, for example, a viewer can view a web page such as a blog found from a search page with a browser by simply viewing the content of the web page originally intended to be read at the same time as the web page of the video content distribution source. You can view content without the hassle of accessing. The video content distributor can expect an increase in advertising revenue because the content becomes an environment where more people can easily contact.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described step by step based on FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.
When a web page published on the web server 3 connected to the Internet network 1 is accessed, what is embedded and displayed in the page content display section 11 of the browser screen of the viewer's personal computer 14 is MacromediaFlash (registration). And a playback screen 13 such as Windows Media Player that operates as ActiveX.

  A web page viewer selects a moving image content (program) to be viewed on the menu screen 12, and the selection is transmitted to the update information processing server 2 using a function of communicating with the server on the menu screen 12.

  More specifically, a symbol for specifying content is transmitted from the menu screen 12 to the update information processing server 2, and the update information processing server 2 receives update information such as an xml format that the symbol means from a database stored therein. Extract the delivered address.

  The update information processing server 2 reads update information from the extracted address.

  The update information processing server 2 extracts the address of the recently distributed video data from the read update information using a computer program that operates on a server such as Perl language or php language, and the viewer's personal computer 4 Is returned to the menu screen 12 displayed on the page content display section 11 of the browser.

  The menu screen 12 that has received the address of the moving image data sets the address in the reproduction screen 13 using Javascript, VBSscript, or the like, and the reproduction screen 13 starts reproduction of the moving image content.

Effects of the embodiment

  According to this embodiment, since the viewer's personal computer 4 entrusts the update information processing server 2 to process update information, the moving image is analyzed without analyzing the update information by a computer program operating on the browser. Content can be viewed. This reduces processing on the viewer's personal computer 4 and does not hinder browsing the Web page while reading the address of the moving image data. This is a very important element as a function that operates by being added to a Web page in order to reduce stress on the viewer.

"Other embodiments"
In the above embodiment, an update information processing server is required separately, but this function may be added to a Web server having a Web page to be browsed. If the address of the video data is regularly specified on the Web server side before the Web page display is requested, the page is dynamically updated using a language such as php or Perl operating on the server. The data of the moving image content selected on the playback screen 13 on the page screen display unit 11 of the browser is obtained by combining the hyperlink and the JavaScript language without transmitting any data from the menu screen 12. It is possible to set a certain address.

It is a network block diagram which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure of the computer screen which shows one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Internet network 2 Update information processing server 3 Web server 4 Viewer personal computer 5 Video distribution source 1 server group 6 Video distribution source 2 server group 7 Video distribution source 1 video distribution server 8 Video distribution source 1 update information Distribution server 9 Video distribution server 10 of video distribution source 2 Update information distribution server 11 of video distribution source 2 Page content display section 12 Menu screen 13 Playback screen

Claims (4)

A method for efficiently distributing video content through the Internet, which is a menu screen and playback screen embedded and displayed on the same Web page on the viewer's browser screen, and updating the content distributed by the video content distribution source Using a server device that has a function of extracting the address of video data that has been recently distributed from the information, the video is not embedded in the page on the browser screen without being displayed on the browser. How to distribute content. A method of reproducing moving image content distributed over the Internet with a player embedded in an arbitrary Web page, in which a viewer selects a Web page of a distribution source from update information of a series of moving image data described in an xml format. A method of delivering content with a player embedded in many other web pages without browsing. The method of claim 1, wherein the update information is in xml format. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the update information in RSS format is used.

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