JP2001331494A - Content providing device and content providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily view desired contents by managing the content substance of baseball or the like, managing contents and making information correspond to each other. SOLUTION: A content substance management data base for indicating content specifying information for indicating a match and match substance information is stored in a content substance management data base part 13 beforehand and the storage position of the scene of the contents is stored in a content management data base part 15. When a request from a user is present, the contents of the content substance management data base are referred to, the content specifying information and scene specifying information desired by the user are obtained, the storage position of the scene is retrieved from the content management data base based on the scene specifying information and the scene of the contents is detected from a content data base part 17 and is viewed by the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a content providing apparatus and a content providing apparatus for searching for, for example, sports-recorded content and providing a user-desired content to the data receiving side in accordance with a content providing request from the data receiving side. About the system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For a long time, such as baseball, American football, and other sports taken at a broadcasting station, contents such as a tape-type recording medium provided in a data storage device held by the broadcasting station are usually used. They are stored in a large-capacity recording medium such as a disk-shaped recording medium.

As a method of managing such a long-time content, the content is associated with management information such as a start date and time and an end date and time of a sports content, a place such as a stadium where a sport is held, a competition card and the like. In many cases, a content management database is created by a broadcasting station or a user. By creating such a content management database, the convenience in reusing the content can be improved.

As a technique for recording the contents of sports in order to manage the contents, there is, for example, a baseball score book created based on the contents of sports. This baseball scorebook usually contains, for each match corresponding to a match card, the player's name information such as the match start date and time, the batter's name for each at-bat, the defensive player's name for each position, hits for each at-bat, outs, four dead balls, etc. Information, information on single hits, 2 hits, 3 hits, home runs, etc., information on where the hit ball flew, information on fly, goro, strikeout, etc., strike information for each pitch, count information on the ball, dead Information on balls and borgs, information on pitching courses and pitches, information on runners' advancement, information on stealing,
Information such as the location where the user went out is recorded.

[0005] The scorebook is created by various teams, such as a team playing a game, a creator of a broadcast station or the like managing content, or a third party watching the game. And various contents described in the scorebook,
In some cases, the information is converted into a database as a game content management database by the creator.

[0006] The game content database created in this way is used when the user views a required scene from the content stored in the recording medium. At this time, the user searches for a necessary scene by referring to a game content database or a scorebook stored separately from the content.

[0007] Then, the user specifies a match date and time, a match card, and the like corresponding to a required scene by referring to the match content database and the scorebook, and stores the match in a tape recording medium or a disc recording medium in which the content is stored. Then, the user browses the contents and retrieves the storage location of the recording medium corresponding to the game date and time of the required scene. Thereby, the user views the content corresponding to the target scene.

Further, in a conventional client-server type system for providing a scene desired by a user, a server selects and edits some scenes in contents which may be requested by many users. Was often accumulated. When viewing content using such a server, the client selects and views a required scene from among scenes selected, edited, and stored by the server in accordance with a user's instruction. Was.

[0009]

However, in the related art, even when a game content database is created to view and listen to the content, or when the content is stored on a server, the game content database is included in the game content database. There is no association between the information and the content.

[0010] Therefore, in the conventional method of viewing content, when viewing the content of a required scene, the user has to perform a lot of time and effort for searching, and the user often has to perform a complicated operation. In some cases, the content of the scene could not be viewed.

[0011] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a content providing apparatus that manages content and manages the content and associates the information with each other so that a desired content can be easily viewed. The purpose is to do.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for managing content contents,
An object of the present invention is to provide a content providing system in which content management is performed by a separate device so that desired content can be easily viewed.

[0013]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a content providing apparatus for storing a content, wherein the content is stored in the content storage. The content specifying information for specifying the content and the storage area of the content specified by the content specifying information stored in the content storage unit are stored in association with each other and included in the content stored in the content storage unit. A content management information storage unit configured to store scene identification information for specifying a scene and a storage position of the scene data specified by the scene identification information in the storage area stored in the content storage unit in association with each other . Also,
Content specifying means for storing content specifying information specifying the content stored in the content storing means, and content content information indicating the content of the content specified by the content specifying information; Search information creating means for creating search key information for searching for scene data included in content; and content stored in the content content storage means based on the search key information created by the search information creating means. An information search unit that searches for content identification information and scene identification information based on the search key information with reference to the identification information and the content content information. In addition, a storage area of the content stored in the content management information storage unit based on the content identification information searched by the search information creation unit, and a storage area of the content management information storage unit based on the searched scene identification information Content retrieval means for retrieving the storage location of the retrieved scene data, and extracting scene data from the content stored in the content storage means based on the storage area of the content retrieved by the content retrieval means and the storage location of the scene data. And a content providing means for outputting.

[0014] Such a content providing device, according to a user's request, refers to the content specifying information and the content content information stored in the content content storage means, and converts the content specifying information and the scene specifying information based on the search key information. A search is performed, and the storage position of the scene data stored in the content storage unit is searched according to the scene specifying information to provide the scene data.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a content providing system for providing search key information for searching for scene data included in a content based on a request from a user in order to solve the above-mentioned problem. In a content providing system for providing content based on search key information from a data receiving device having search information creating means for creating, a data providing request including the search key information for searching for scene data included in the content is provided. Request receiving means for receiving from the data receiving apparatus; content specifying information for specifying the content; and content content storing means for storing content content information indicating the content of the content specified by the content specifying information. Further, referring to the content specifying information and the content content information stored in the content content storing means based on the search key information received by the request receiving means, the content specifying information and the scene specifying based on the search key information are referred to. Searching means for searching for information; request transmitting means for transmitting a data transmission request including the content specifying information and the scene specifying information searched by the searching means; and scene data transmitted in response to the data transmission request. The content providing apparatus includes a scene data receiving unit that receives the scene data, a scene data providing unit that transmits the scene data received by the content receiving unit to the data receiving device, and a content storage unit that stores the content. In addition, the content specifying information that specifies the content stored in the content storage unit and the storage area stored in the content storage unit of the content specified by the content specifying information are stored in association with each other, Associating scene identification information for specifying a scene included in the content stored in the content storage unit with a storage position of the scene data specified by the scene identification information in the storage area stored in the content storage unit Content management information storage means for receiving and transmitting the data transmission request from the request transmission means of the content providing apparatus, and the content management information storage means based on the content identification information included in the received data transmission request Search the storage area of the content stored in the Search means for searching the storage location of the scene data stored in the content management information storage means based on the scene identification information, a storage area of the content searched by the content search means, and a storage location of the scene data And a content transmitting unit for extracting scene data from the content stored in the content storage unit based on the content data and transmitting the scene data to the scene data receiving unit.

[0016] In such a content providing system, the content specifying information and the scene specifying information according to the user's request are referred to by referring to the content specifying information and the content content information stored in the content storing means. Then, the storage position of the scene data stored in the content storage means is searched according to the scene specifying information, the scene data is obtained by the content management device, and the scene data is provided to the user by the content providing device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a content providing system according to the present invention, wherein search key information for searching for scene data included in a content based on a request from a user is provided in order to solve the above-mentioned problem. In a content providing system for providing content based on search key information from a data receiving device having search information creating means for creating, a data providing request including the search key information for searching for scene data included in the content is provided. Request receiving means for receiving from the data receiving device; content specifying information for specifying the content; and content content storing means for storing content content information indicating the content of the content specified by the content specifying information. Further, referring to the content specifying information and the content content information stored in the content content storing means based on the search key information received by the request receiving means, the content specifying information and the scene specifying based on the search key information are referred to. A content content management device comprising: a search unit for searching for information; a request transmission unit for transmitting a data provision request including the content specifying information and the scene specifying information searched by the searching unit; and a content storing the content. Storage means. Also,
While storing the content specifying information specifying the content stored in the content storage means and the storage area stored in the content storage means of the content specified by the content specifying information,
Corresponds to scene specification information for specifying a scene included in the content stored in the content storage unit, and a storage position of the scene data specified by the scene specification information in the storage area stored in the content storage unit Content management information storage means for attaching and storing, and receiving the data provision request from the request transmission means of the content content management device, and the content management information based on the content identification information included in the received data provision request Content search means for searching a storage area of the content stored in storage means and a storage position of the scene data stored in the content management information storage means based on the scene identification information; and the content search means Storage area of the content searched in Based on 憶 position and a content providing apparatus and a content providing unit that transmits the stored contents in the content storage unit to the scene data receiving apparatus takes out the scene data.

[0018] Such a content providing system can refer to the content specifying information and the content content information stored in the content content storage means and store the content specifying information and the scene specifying information according to the user's request in the content content management device. The scene data is obtained on the side, and the storage position of the scene data stored in the content storage means is searched according to the scene identification information, and the scene data is provided to the user by the content providing device.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to a content providing device for providing content related to baseball as shown in FIG.

This content providing device includes a key designation unit 11, a content content search unit 12, a content content management database unit 13, a content search unit 14, and a content management database unit 1 to which a request from a user is input.
5, a content input unit 16 and a content database unit 17 for providing content to display devices and editing devices (not shown).

The key designating section 11 is operated in response to a request from the user, and creates search key information for searching for content that the user wants to browse. This key specification part 1
1 is a content content search unit 1
2 to specify a search key for searching.

Here, the key specifying unit 11 performs a search for specifying a match date and time, a match type, a match content, a player name, and the like as a search key (search item) for searching for a content desired to be provided by the user. Create key information.

The content content search section 12 refers to the content of the content content management database stored in the content content management database section 13 based on the search key specified by the search key information from the key specification section 11, and
The content content management database unit 13 searches for content identification information for identifying content corresponding to the search key and scene identification information for identifying a scene.

The content content management database 13 stores content content information indicating the content of the content stored in the content database 17 in a database and stores it as a content content management database. This content content management database is created by, for example, a user who has watched a match or a broadcasting station that created the content. The content content management database unit 13 includes the content database unit 1
When the content of a plurality of games is stored in 7, the content content management database is stored for each content of each game.

The content content management database 13 stores a content content management database as shown in FIG. 2 for each content indicating a game. The content content management database includes content identification information for identifying content for each game, and individual name of the individual who participated in the game, and game content information indicating a scene of a game performed by a player or a manager of the individual name. Is stored. In this content content management database, content identification information and game content information are stored in association with each other.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the content content management database unit 13 stores, as the content specifying information, match date and time information indicating the date and time when the match was held, competition card information indicating the team that played the match, Stored is place information indicating the place where the match was held, match type information indicating the type of match, and the like.

Further, the contents management database 13 stores, as the personal name information, manager name information for each team who played the game indicated by the game management information, player name information indicating the starting member of the game, and players. Position information indicating the position of the player indicated by the name information is stored. Here, manager name information, team name information, and team name information, player name information, and position information are associated with each other by the content content management database.

Further, the content content management database unit 13 stores, as the game content information, the content of the first-round game performed by the player or the manager indicated by the personal name information in the game indicated by the game management information. Stored until the end of the match. This game content information includes the results of each pitch, such as player name information, strikes, balls, pitching courses, pitches, counts, hits, outs, four dead balls, borgs, fly, goro, strikeout, etc. , Information on a single hit in the case of a hit, a second hit, a third hit, a home run, etc., information indicating a place where a hit ball has flew, runner's advance information, stealing information, a place where an out-of-run, and the like.

The content content search section 12 refers to the content identification information in the content content management database based on the search key, and obtains content identification information for identifying a match according to the search key information. Further, the content content search unit 12 refers to the match content information in the content content management database based on the search key, and obtains scene identification information for identifying a scene according to the search key information.

The content search section 14 is supplied with the content specifying information and the scene specifying information from the content content searching section 12, and stores storage area information corresponding to the content specifying information such as game date and time information, competition card information, and the turn at bat order. The storage location information corresponding to the scene identification information is searched from the content management database unit 15.

In the content management database unit 15,
The content specifying information for specifying the match is associated with the storage area of the content stored in the content database unit 17, and the scene specifying information for specifying the scene in the match is associated with the storage position of the scene data. The stored content management database is stored.

The content management database unit 15 includes:
When the content database unit 17 records different contents for each disc, as shown in FIG. 3, an individual disc ID such as “No.
A content management database is stored in which the storage area information represented by the expression is associated with the content specifying information, and the scene specifying information for each pitch and the storage position information for each pitch.

The content management database unit 15
In the case where the content database unit 17 forms one memory space as a whole of a plurality of hard disks like a hard disk, for example, and when the memory space is divided and used as a drive, as shown in FIG. The storage area information (Location) and the content identification information are associated with each other, and the content management database in which the scene identification information and the storage location information of the scene data are associated with each other is stored.

Here, FIGS. 3 and 4 show an example in which the scene identification information for each pitch is associated with the time code. However, in order to increase the number of search methods, the scene identification information is added to the number of times in the game. And the number of times and the time code may be associated with each other, and further, the pitching and the at-bat may be combined.

The storage location information may be represented not only by a time code but also by a frame number constituting a scene or a position of a bit stream.

In the content database 17, data for each game is stored as content, and a time code is added to the entire content.

The content input section 16 recognizes the storage area of the content in the content database section 17 on the basis of the storage area information, and, based on the storage position information, changes the scene data in the storage area from the recording start position to the recording end position. The data is extracted from the content database unit 17 and output in a form that can be decoded.

In such a content providing device,
The match date and time is "April 1998", the player name is "player A",
When the game content is operated by the user to perform an AND search using “home run” as a search key, the key designation unit 11
Creates search key information to that effect. That is, the key designating unit 11 creates search key information for searching for a scene in which the player A hit a home run in a match held in April 1998.

Next, the content content search section 12 sets
A scene in which a player A hit a home run in a match held in April 1998 is described in the content content management database unit 13.
Search from the content content management database stored in.

As a result, the content content search section 12
Is content identification information (matching card information, etc.) for specifying a match in which a player A hit a home run in a match held in April 1998, and match content information indicating a bat (scene) in which the player A hit a home run. Is supplied to the content search unit 14 as content content search results.

Next, the content search unit 14 searches the content management database based on the match date and time information and the match card information, and finds the match held by the player A in the home run in the match held in April 1998. By obtaining storage area information of the content on the content database unit 17,
The storage position information of the scene data when the player A hits the home run is obtained.

Next, the content input section 16 recognizes the storage area on the content database section 17 of the content of the game in which the player A hit the home run in the game held in April 1998 according to the content storage area information. Then, the scene data of the at-bat scene where player A hit the home run is read out from the position indicated by the storage position information and output to the outside as a form that can be decoded.

According to such a content providing device,
By managing the content content and the storage location of the content, the content content, the content storage location,
Content can be correlated, and scene data according to the search key can be output only by inputting the search key by the user, so that the user can easily output and view the desired content. .

Next, a content providing system to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. In the following description of the content providing system, a detailed description of the same parts as those of the above-described content providing apparatus will be omitted by clearly indicating that fact.

In this content providing system, a client 20, a content content management server 30, and a content management server 40 are connected via a network, and the content content management server 30 and the content management server 40 respond to a request from the client 20. Works,
This is a client-server type system that provides contents to the client 20.

The client 20 includes a key designation unit 21 to which a request from a user is input, a content request unit 22 connected to the content content management server 30, and a content reception unit 23.

The key designating section 21 is provided with the key designating section 11 described above.
It has the same function as that described above, and creates search key information for designating a match date and time, a match type, a match content, a player name, and the like as a search key for searching for a content that the user wants to provide.

The content request unit 22 is composed of an interface circuit or the like connected to the content content management server 30 via a network, and transmits a content provision request including search key information from the key designation unit 21 to the content content management server 30. I do.

The content receiving section 23 comprises an interface circuit or the like connected to the content content management server 30 via a network, and is included in the content transmitted from the content content management server 30 in accordance with the content provision request from the content request section 22. It receives the scene data and outputs it to an external display device or editing device (not shown) in a form capable of decoding the scene data.

The content content management server 30 includes a request reception unit 31, a content content search unit 32, a content content management database unit 33 connected to the client 20 via the network, and a content connected to the content management server 40 via the network. A request unit 34, a content receiving unit 35 connected to the content management server 40 via the network, and a content providing unit 36 connected to the client 20 via the network.

The request receiving unit 31 is connected to the client 20 via the network, and receives a content providing request from the content requesting unit 22. The content content management server 30 outputs search key information from the content provision request to the content content search unit 32.

The content content search unit 32 has the same function as the content content search unit 12 described above, and based on the search key specified by the search key information, stores the content content management stored in the content content management database unit 33. Referring to the contents of the database, the content content management database unit 33 searches the content date and time information corresponding to the search key, the content identification information such as match card information, and the scene identification information such as the turn at bat order, and supplies them to the content request unit 34. I do.

The contents management database 33 stores a contents management database having the same contents as the contents management database 13 described above. In the content content management database 33, game content information indicating the content of the content stored in the content management server 40 is stored in a database and stored as a content content management database.

The content request section 34 is composed of an interface circuit or the like connected to the content management server 40 via a network, and includes the content specifying information and the scene specifying information from the content content searching section 32 in the content providing request, and Send it to server 40.

The content receiving section 35 is composed of an interface circuit or the like connected to the content management server 40 via a network. The content receiving section 35 transmits scene data corresponding to the content provision request transmitted from the content request section 34 to the content management server 40 from the content management server 40. Receive.

The content providing section 36 is composed of an interface circuit or the like connected to the content receiving section 23 of the client 20 via a network, and converts the scene data received by the content receiving section 35 into the content receiving section 23.
Send to

Such a content content management server 30
Then, according to the search key information from the client 20,
A scene corresponding to the search key information is searched from the content content management database unit 33, and content specifying information,
It obtains the scene specifying information, requests the content management server 40 to provide the content, and relays the scene data from the content management server 40 to provide the client 20 with the scene data. At this time, the content content management server 30 does not need to recognize information on which hard disk or tape the content corresponding to the content identification information and the scene identification information is stored.

The content management server 40 connects to the content content management server 30 via a network, and includes a request receiving unit 41, a content search unit 42, a content content management database unit 43, a content input unit 44, a content database 45, and content content management. Server 3
0 and a content providing unit 4 connected via a network
6 is provided.

The request receiving section 41 is composed of an interface circuit or the like connected to the content management server 30 via a network, receives a content providing request including content specifying information and scene specifying information, and receives content specifying information and scene specifying information. Is supplied to the content search unit 42.

The content search section 42 has the same function as the above-described content search section 14, and is supplied with content identification information and scene identification information which are the content content search results obtained by the content content search section 32. The storage area information corresponding to the information and the storage position information corresponding to the scene identification information are searched from the content content management database unit 43.

Content contents management database 43
The content identification information for identifying the match is associated with the storage area of the content stored in the content database unit 45, and the scene identification information for identifying the scene in the match and the storage position of the scene data are associated with each other. The associated content management database is stored.

The content input unit 44 recognizes the storage area of the content based on the storage area information, and extracts and outputs the scene data from the storage start position to the storage end position of the scene data in the storage area according to the storage position information. I do.

The content database 45 has the same function as the content database unit 17 described above, and stores a content indicating a game to which a time code or a frame number is added.

The content providing unit 46 includes an interface circuit or the like connected to the content content management server 30 via a network, and transmits scene data from the content input unit 44 to the content receiving unit 35.

The content management server 40 searches for the content indicated by the content specifying information and further searches for the scene data indicated by the scene specifying information in accordance with the content providing request including the content specifying information and the scene specifying information. , And transmits the scene data to be provided to the client 20 to the content content management server 30. At this time, the content management server 40 does not need to recognize the game content information of the content provided to the client 20.

Furthermore, in the content providing system shown in FIG. 5, the address of the content management server 40 and the storage area of the content are not recognized by the client 20, and the client 20 directly stores the address information of the content management server 40 and the storage of the content. Even without knowing the position, the scene included in the content can be provided.

Next, another content providing system to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. In addition,
In the following description of the content providing system, the same parts as those of the content providing system shown in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

This content providing system comprises a client 20, a content content management server 30, and a content management server 40. The content content management server 30 performs a search according to the content provision request generated by the client 20, and performs content identification information and scene identification. Obtain information, obtain scene data in the content management server 40 based on the content specifying information and the scene specifying information,
It differs from the content providing system shown in FIG. 5 in that scene data is provided directly to the client 20 from the content management server 40.

In this content providing system, the content providing section 51 of the content management server 40 is composed of an interface circuit connected to the client 20 via a network, and transmits scene data from the content input section 44 to the content receiving section 52. .

Content receiving section 52 of client 20
Is connected to the content management server 40 via the network, and scene data corresponding to the content provision request transmitted from the content request unit 22 to the content content management server 30 is transmitted. The content receiving section 52 outputs the received scene data to a display device or the like (not shown) in a form that can be decoded.

In such a content providing system,
Since the scene data is directly transmitted from the content management server 40 to the client 20, the process of transmitting the content in the content content management server 30 can be reduced, and the processing load on the content content management server 30 can be reduced.

In this content providing system,
Since scene data can be transmitted directly from the content management server 40 to the client 20, communication network traffic can be used efficiently.

In the description of the above embodiment, the contents management server 30 or the contents management server 4
Although an example of providing the content from 0 to the client 20 has been described, the content management server 40 searches for the storage position of the scene data desired by the user, and the content content management server 30 or the content management server 40.
Notifies the client 20 of the storage location of the scene, and when the client 20 makes a content provision request including the notified storage location of the scene, the content is provided from the content management server 30 or the content management server 40 to the client 20. You may do it.

Further, in the above description, an example in which the content is provided from the content management server 30 or the content management server 40 to the client 20 has been described. However, a plurality of servers that provide the content may be provided. In this case, a single server holds the content content management database, a plurality of servers provide the content, and the content providing server provides the client 20 with the content. This makes it possible to distribute the processing load on the server that provides each content.

Although the content providing apparatus has been described as providing content related to baseball, the content is not limited to this, and other content such as other sports such as American football may be provided. May be.

[0076]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a content providing apparatus which refers to content specifying information and content content information stored in content content storage means, and provides content specifying information based on search key information. Since the scene data can be provided by searching the scene specifying information and searching the storage position of the scene data stored in the content storage unit in accordance with the scene specifying information, the user can specify the search key and the user can specify the search key. The desired scene data can be output and viewed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the content providing system, the content providing apparatus refers to the content specifying information and the content content information stored in the content content storage unit, and performs the content based on the search key information. Performing a process of searching for specific information and scene specific information, and performing a process of retrieving scene data by searching a storage position of scene data stored in the content storage unit according to the scene specific information in the content management device,
Since the scene data can be transmitted to the user by the content providing device, the user can output and view the desired scene data only by specifying the search key by the user.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the content providing system, the content management device refers to the content specifying information and the content content information stored in the content content storage means, and the content is based on the search key information. A process of searching for specific information and scene specific information is performed, and the content providing device searches the storage position of the scene data stored in the content storage unit according to the scene specific information, retrieves the scene data, and sends the scene data to the user side. Since transmission can be performed, scene data desired by the user can be output and viewed only by the user designating a search key.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a content providing apparatus to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a content content management database stored in a content content management database unit of a content providing apparatus to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a content management database stored in a content management database unit of a content providing apparatus to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of the content management database stored in the content management database unit of the content providing device to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a data providing system to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing another example of the configuration of the data providing system to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

11: key designation section, 12: content content search section, 13
... Content content management database section, 14 ... Content search section, 15 ... Content management database section, 16
... Content input unit, 17 ... Content database unit, 20 ... Client, 21 ... Key designation unit, 22 ... Content request unit, 23 ... Content reception unit, 30 ... Content content management server, 31 ... Request reception unit, 32 ... Content content Searching unit, 33: Content content management database unit, 34: Content requesting unit, 35: Content receiving unit, 36: Content providing unit, 40: Content management server, 41: Request receiving unit, 42: Content searching unit,
43: content content management database unit, 44: content input unit, 45: content database, 46 ...
Content providing unit, 51: content providing unit, 52: content receiving unit

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[Claims] 1. Content storage means for storing content, content identification information for identifying content stored in the content storage means, and storage of content identified by the content identification information stored in the content storage means The area is stored in association with the area, and scene specifying information for specifying a scene included in the content stored in the content storing means, and scene data specified by the scene specifying information stored in the content storing means. A content management information storage unit that stores the storage location in the storage area in association with each other, content identification information that identifies the content stored in the content storage unit, and content of the content identified by the content identification information. Content that stores the indicated content content information Storage information means, search information creation means for creating search key information for searching for scene data included in content based on a request from a user, and search key information created by the search information creation means. An information search unit that searches for content identification information and scene identification information based on the search key information with reference to the content identification information and the content content information stored in the content content storage unit; The storage area of the content stored in the content management information storage unit based on the searched content identification information and the storage location of the scene data stored in the content management information storage unit based on the searched scene identification information A content search unit to be searched; and a content searched by the content search unit. Content providing apparatus; and a content providing means for outputting retrieve the scene data from the stored content to the content storage means based on the storage location of the storage area and the scene data content. 2. A content based on search key information is provided from a data receiving apparatus having search information creating means for creating search key information for searching for scene data included in content based on a request from a user. Request receiving means for receiving, from the data receiving device, a data providing request including the search key information for searching for scene data included in the content, content specifying information for specifying the content, Content content storage means for storing content content information indicating the content of the content specified by the content identification information; and the content content storage means based on the search key information received by the request receiving means. With reference to content identification information and content content information Search means for searching for content specifying information and scene specifying information based on the search key information; request transmitting means for transmitting a data transmission request including the content specifying information and the scene specifying information searched for by the searching means; A content providing device including: a scene data receiving unit that receives scene data transmitted in response to the data transmission request; and a scene data providing unit that transmits scene data received by the content receiving unit to the data receiving device. A content storage unit that stores the content, content identification information that identifies the content stored in the content storage unit, and a storage area of the content that is identified by the content identification information that is stored in the content storage unit. While storing in association with
Corresponds to scene specification information for specifying a scene included in the content stored in the content storage unit, and a storage position of the scene data specified by the scene specification information in the storage area stored in the content storage unit Content management information storage means for storing the content management information, and receiving the data transmission request from the request transmission means of the content providing apparatus, and storing the content management information based on the content identification information included in the received data transmission request. Means for searching a storage area of the content stored in the means, and searching for a storage position of the scene data stored in the content management information storage means based on the scene specifying information; and Storage area for searched content and storage location for scene data Contents providing system characterized in that it comprises a content management device and a content sending means for sending to said scene data receiving means from the stored content is taken out scene data into the content storage means based on. 3. A content based on search key information is provided from a data receiving apparatus having a search information creating means for creating search key information for searching for scene data included in content based on a request from a user. Request receiving means for receiving, from the data receiving device, a data providing request including the search key information for searching for scene data included in the content, content specifying information for specifying the content, Content content storage means for storing content content information indicating the content of the content specified by the content identification information; and the content content storage means based on the search key information received by the request receiving means. With reference to content identification information and content content information Searching means for searching for content specifying information and scene specifying information based on the search key information; and request transmitting means for transmitting a data provision request including the content specifying information and the scene specifying information searched by the searching means. A content content management device comprising: a content storage unit that stores the content; content identification information that identifies the content stored in the content storage unit; and a content storage unit that stores the content identified by the content identification information. While storing the stored storage areas in association with each other,
Corresponds to scene specification information for specifying a scene included in the content stored in the content storage unit, and a storage position of the scene data specified by the scene specification information in the storage area stored in the content storage unit A content management information storage unit for storing the content management information, the content management information receiving unit receiving the data provision request from the request transmission unit of the content content management device, and the content management information based on the content identification information included in the received data provision request Content search means for searching a storage area of the content stored in storage means and a storage position of the scene data stored in the content management information storage means based on the scene identification information; and the content search means Storage area and scene data of the content searched by Contents providing system characterized in that it comprises a content providing apparatus comprising a stored content to the content storage means based on the stored position retrieves the scene data and content providing means for transmitting to said scene data receiver.