JP2002055991A - Archive system and its retrieving method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an archive system, which allows a mediator to adjust the copyright of contents with a user, provides consent contents for the user, and charge the user for the use of the contents and collect its value, and its retrieving method. SOLUTION: This archive system is equipped with an archive having a video contents storage DB 11 which stores various video contents to be provided for users, a retrieval DB 12 which generates partial video contents, an additional data storage part 13 which stores partial video contents information that a user requests from the retrieval DB 12, a stored data retrieval part 14 which retrieves partial video contents from the additional data storage part 13, a display part 15 which displays the partial video contents in the additional data storage part 13 or pieces of partial video contents retrieved by the retrieval part 14, video duplication part 16 which duplicates the partial video contents, and a video editing part 17 which edits the partial video contents.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a digital content distribution system (particularly, video information distribution system).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a method of providing video information, for example, a video scene segmentation technology, a tagging technology for analyzing the meaning of text (or sound information) and giving a title, a video information database Individual technologies such as a search technology, a video reproduction technology, and a video communication / transfer technology have been realized.

[0003] Regarding copyright management, the use condition of the copyright information is set arbitrarily by using the key information for extracting the copyright information, and the usage conditions are arbitrarily set. There is a copyright management system (JP-A-10-294726) for more sufficiently protecting. In addition, regarding the usage fee for using the copyrighted work,
A software billing system in which a user processing device acquires a missing function from a billing center, transfers the function to an IC card, and encrypts and retains the function to ensure that usage fees are collected (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-20958). No.). In addition, regarding registration, an image communication system (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-149366) that can mutually use image information via a communication NW (network) between those having video databases having different structures is used. is there.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, when trying to receive a service via a network such as a communication line or a computer network, the handling of the copyright for the video information is not always clear. There is a problem that is not. Further, the conventional example has a disadvantage that it takes a long time to search for necessary video information from a huge amount of video information in order for the user to search for video information necessary for the user on the system. Furthermore, in the conventional example, after the user processes and edits the obtained video information, it is not possible to perform a process of registering it as secondary information (secondary work) in the archive server.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is desired to obtain video contents (eg, video information).
The object of the present invention is to provide an archive system and a search method for the same, which makes it easy to search for the contents of the copyright of this content, and can easily register secondary video content to an archive server. . In other words, the service provider or the content provider acts as an intermediary for the video content that the user uses or wants to use, and the clearance between the provision conditions of the copyrighted content provider and the usage conditions of the user is used to clear the license of the copyrighted work. Then, the user (user or user) is provided with the agreed video content information, and the user is charged and collected for the use or use of the video content information. Here, the copyrighted content provider is a content provider, and refers to a content provider such as a movie company, a creator, a production, a publisher, a maker, or an integrator.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a user terminal connected via a communication line, and a video content provided to the user terminal in response to a user request. In an archive system having an archive provided by the user, the archive divides, based on a predetermined rule, a video content storage database in which various video contents desired by the user are stored in advance and data of the video content. Attached for temporarily storing a combination of a search database for generating and accumulating search data by partial processing and a combination of various partial data generated from the search database in response to a user request. Data storage means, and stored data for a user to search for data he or she wants from the partial attached data And search means, display means for displaying a plurality of information hit in which the attached data storage means in accumulated or accumulated data retrieval means as the retrieval result information,
It is characterized by comprising video duplicating means for duplicating a video corresponding to the editing information received from the video content storage database, and video editing means for editing the video as required.

[0007] The present invention relates to an archive system,
The search database, video content partialization means for performing partial processing by dividing the video content of the video content storage database based on a predetermined rule, and means for attaching copyright data to the partial video, It is characterized by comprising means for attaching search data and means for attaching content introduction data. According to the present invention, in the archive system, the copyright attached to the video partially divided by the copyright data attaching means is copied, publicly transmitted, screened, distributed or lent, translated,
It is characterized by the use including adaptation.

[0008] The present invention relates to an archive system,
The copyright data attaching means is copyright data relating to the use, and is a copyright owner inquiry means for inquiring a copyright owner of an undesired use request, and a copyright related to the use when the consent of the copyright owner is obtained. Copyright data additional registration means for additionally registering copyright data.

The present invention relates to an archive system,
Whether it is possible to process or edit all or part of the duplication, public transmission, screening, distribution, lending, translation, or adaptation of the single or multiple partial video contents displayed as the search result information Edit control management means for making a determination on the basis of the copyright data relating to the use, and editing for attaching permission data for permitting processing and editing to the partial video content if the processing and editing are within the range of the copyright data. Management means.

The present invention relates to an archive system,
The editing management means attaches, as the permission data, a specific terminal identification number for identifying a user terminal and a name of a processing editor who performs processing and editing to the partial video content to be processed and edited by the user. It is characterized by doing. According to the present invention, in the archive system, the permission data attached to the partial video content is encrypted by an encrypting unit.

The present invention relates to an archive system,
The permission data attached to the partial video content includes:
It is characterized by being an electronic watermark. The present invention is characterized in that, in the archive system, data input by the user is performed from the user side terminal via the communication line. The present invention is characterized in that in the archive system, the user side terminal has a display means for displaying the search result information. The present invention
The archive system is characterized in that the partialization processing in the search database is performed by electronic means without manual intervention.

The present invention relates to an archive system,
The user-side terminal has means for displaying and duplicating the video information retrieved according to the input data of the user. The present invention is characterized in that, in the archive system, the user side terminal has a secondary video processing / editing unit for processing and editing the plurality of searched partial video contents.

The present invention relates to an archive system,
The archive is based on a request from the user terminal,
Secondary video edited by the secondary video processing and editing means,
And archive registering means for registering copyright data relating to the use of the secondary video. According to the present invention, in the archive system according to any one of claims 1 to 14, the communication line is charged according to a service of a search process and a processing / editing process based on the input data of the user. Charging processing means is provided for charging a user for a fee according to the service content.

According to the present invention, in a search method of an archive system, various kinds of video contents which a user wants to obtain are stored in a video content storage database in advance, and data of the video contents is subjected to partial processing for searching. A step of generating and storing search data in a database, and a step of temporarily storing in the attached data storage means a combination of various partial data generated in response to a user request from the search database, A step of retrieving the data that the user wants to obtain from the partial attached data by the stored data retrieving means, and retrieving a plurality of information stored by the attached data retrieving means or hit by the stored data retrieving means. Displaying by the display means as result information, receiving from the video content storage database A step of replicating the image duplicating means an image corresponding to the editing information, is characterized in that comprising a step of editing the video editing unit image as needed.

According to the present invention, in the search method of the archive system, the generation of the search database is performed by the video content partialization means based on a predetermined rule. And attaching the copyrighted data to the partial video content, attaching the search data, and attaching the content introduction data.

The present invention provides an archive system comprising:
The copyright attached to the video partially divided by the copyright data attaching means relates to usage including duplication, public transmission, screening, distribution or lending, and translation / adaptation. The present invention relates to a search method of an archive system, wherein in a copyright data relating to the use, a step of inquiring a copyright holder by a copyright holder inquiry means of an unacceptable use request, and when the consent of the copyright owner is obtained. Performing additional registration of copyright data relating to the use by a copyright data additional registration unit.

The present invention relates to an archive system,
Whether it is possible to process or edit all or part of the duplication, public transmission, screening, distribution, lending, translation, or adaptation of the single or multiple partial video contents displayed as the search result information And an editing control management step of making a determination based on the copyright data related to the use, and an editing step of attaching permission data for permitting the processing and editing to the partial video content if the processing and editing are within the range of the copyright data. And a management step.

The present invention provides an archive system comprising:
The processing / editing means attaches, as the permission data, a specific terminal identification number for identifying a user terminal and a processing / editing user name of a user who performs processing / editing to the partial video content to be processed / edited by the user. It is characterized by doing. According to the present invention, in the archive system, the permission data attached to the partial video content is encrypted by an encrypting step.

According to the present invention, in the search method of the archive system, the processed and edited data attached to the partial video content is a digital watermark. The present invention is characterized in that, in the search method of the archive system, data input by the user is performed from the user terminal via the communication line.

According to the present invention, in a search method for an archive system, the search method for the archive system is characterized in that the user terminal has a display means for displaying the search result information. The present invention is characterized in that, in the search method of the archive system, the step of segmenting the video content from the semantic content is performed by electronic means without human intervention. The present invention is characterized in that, in the search method of the archive system, the step of displaying and copying the video information searched according to the input data of the user is performed at the user terminal.

[0021] The present invention is characterized in that in the search method of the archive system, the secondary video processing / editing step of editing the plurality of searched video information is performed at the user side terminal. The present invention relates to a search method of an archive system, wherein the archive is a secondary video edited by the secondary video processing / editing means based on a request from the user terminal, and a copyright relating to use of the secondary video. It has an archive registration step of registering data. According to the present invention, in a search method of an archive system, a fee is charged according to a service of a search process and a processing / editing process based on input data of the user, and a fee corresponding to the service content is charged to the user. It has a billing process.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an archive system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, the lines of users U1 to U4 are connected to an archive 5 of the content provider 1 via a communication line, a network I such as the Internet or a computer network. The archive 5 provides information desired by each user, for example, video content to corresponding users (users U1 to U4) via a network I represented by the Internet. The archive 5 is a copyright management device, and stores video information (video content) in which the copyrighted content providers (the content providers 2 to 4 including the content provider 1) each have a copyright.

Next, the archive 5 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the archive 5. The video content storage database 11 previously stores, as digital image data, various video contents each of which the copyright content provider has a copyright. The video content stored in the video content storage database 11 is not processed or arranged in a form necessary for a user's search, and exists as raw data, and is used for search, processing, and editing. It is stored as basic data.

The video content storage database 1
1 includes undivided video data (for example, movie 1
) And video data (for example, movie scenes) divided into predetermined categories based on the management and usage of the content provider.

The search database 12 is a search database for searching for video contents required by the user. That is, the search database 12 processes the video content into a search partial video content so that the user can easily search, and attaches the copyright data to the processed partial video content. Partializing section 120, copyright data attaching section 121, search data attaching section 122, and content introduction data attaching section 123
have.

The video content segmentation unit 120 stores video data (moving image data such as a movie, animation, video, etc.) of video content stored in the video content storage data 11 and required to be divided for search in a predetermined manner. Based on the rule, the partialization process is performed by dividing on the time axis. At this time, the video content parting unit 120 divides the video data including the audio data accompanying the video data to generate a partial video content (a form used for search and distribution to the user). The video content partialization unit 120 performs the following processing on video data stored in the video content storage database 11 that does not need to be divided as a partial content in the same manner as the above-described partial video content. .

When the video content is a movie, for example, the predetermined rule used for division may be divided into scene units from the movie scenario, an educational movie may be divided into chapters in the scenario, or specified. For example, the division is made as a unit of division that is easy to use, use, and search by the user, such as division corresponding to a portion where the building or landscape is continuously reflected. For example, if you split a war movie,
"Battle scene", "marching scene", "meal scene",
It is divided by the unit of each scene such as “training scene”.

Also, the video content segmentation unit 120
By using the following image processing and audio processing,
By electronic means such as digital processing without human intervention,
The video content is divided into partial video content. That is, the video content partialization unit 120
Determine the change in the amount of compressed image data such as EG (Motion Picture Expert Group), and recognize the breaks for each scene.
The video content is divided into partial video content corresponding to the above rules, the type of the scene is determined by image recognition for each scene, the video name and keyword data are extracted and attached, and the video data of the partial video content is A configuration is also possible.

Also, the video content segmentation unit 120
The voice data in the video content is subjected to voice recognition, each scene in the video content is specified from the meaning of the voice, and the video content is divided into the partial video content corresponding to the above rule. Further, the video content partialization unit 120 can determine the meaning of each scene by voice recognition, extract and attach a video name and a keyword, and configure the video data of the partial video content. .

Here, the video name is a name that characteristically represents the video data obtained by the video content partialization unit 120 decomposing the video content according to a predetermined rule, that is, the scene of each partial video content. For example, if a war movie is divided, the name of each partial video content is
"Landing", "Tank battle", "Melee battle", "Landing", "Eating scenery", "Marching", "Bombardment", etc. are added.

The video name corresponds to the keyword data input by the user, and is a word representing the feature of the partial video content most. Further, if there are a plurality of other characteristic portions in the partial video content, these characteristic portions are attached to the partial video content as keyword data by the video content partialization section 120. The keyword data may be singular or plural (OR search or AND search)
In some cases, an input is made from a user terminal owned by each user. Also, the user can input the keyword data from the user terminal using a keyboard, or select one or more of the keyword data from a plurality of words displayed on the display unit 32 by clicking with a mouse or the like. It is.

The copyright data attachment section 121 is a section for storing copyright data in which conditions such as the handling of copyright when the user uses or uses each of the partial video content and the content introduction data (related data) are clearly described. Is attached to each of the partial video contents and the content introduction data. Further, the copyright data storage database 10 stores copyright data of each video content before the division of each partial video content and content introduction data (related data) of the partial video content.

For example, the copyright data includes conditions for secondary use of the partial video content and content introduction data of the partial video content by copying (editing), editing, and the like. Whether the content may be used freely or whether it is necessary to pay for the use of the content and, if necessary, the amount of the price in the copyright data Is described. The copyright for the partial video content and the content introduction data here includes duplication, public transmission, screening, distribution, lending, translation, and adaptation, respectively. It refers to secondary use for the next video.

Further, the copyright data attaching unit 121 is provided as shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, a copyright holder inquiry unit 1211a and a copyright data additional registration unit 1211b are provided. If the copyrighted data does not permit the use of the partial video content and the content introduction data searched by the user in the copyright data, the copyright holder inquiry unit 1211a indicates whether or not the partial video content is used and indicates the range of use. Attach the confirmation data of use request and refer to the copyright content provider. At this time, the copyright holder inquiring unit 1211a determines, for the partial video content and the content introduction data of the partial video content, whether the user can copy, publicly transmit, show, distribute, rent, translate, adapt, etc. Refer to the copyrighted content provider based on whether it is used and used.

That is, the copyright holder inquiry unit 1211a
Regarding the partial video content and the content introduction data of the partial video content, if the range of use and use of the user is not indicated in the copyright data, whether or not to recognize the range of use and use is determined. An inquiry is made to the copyright content provider based on the confirmation data. The copyright data additional registration unit 1211b stores, in the copyright data storage database 10, the approved partial video contents and the contents in the copyright data storage database 10 when the above-mentioned range of use and use is approved by the copyright content provider. For the data, the newly recognized use and range of use of the partial video content are additionally registered in the corresponding copyright data.

Returning to FIG. 2, the search data attaching unit 122
In order to make it easier for the user to search for the partial video content, search data for search is added to each of the partial video contents. The search data is data for identifying a specific video content when the video content is partially divided, that is, a file ID, a segment number, keyword data, and the like.

Here, the file ID is a file name of each video content stored in the video content storage database 11. The segment number is data of a position in the visualized content of the partial video content,
For example, when the video content is divided into a plurality of parts, it indicates the number of the divided part in the video content, or the start time and the end time on the time axis of the video content of the partial video content.

The keyword data is an item corresponding to a rule when dividing video content into partial video content. For example, the keyword data includes the type of each scene of the partial video content, the name of the building and the scenery, etc., that is, the video name of the partial video content, and the characteristics of the video data of the partial video content (for example, Actors, city names, weather, etc.).
This keyword data is singularly set when there is only one feature for one partial video content, or plural when there are several features, corresponding to each feature. Here, when the keyword data is singular, it is the same as the video name of the partial video content. That is, the keyword data includes the video name of the partial video content and represents the feature of the partial video content.

In the video contents, the video data of the first frame of the video scene, which is a divided partial video content, text data such as a scenario, audio data of the content introduction, BGM (background music) ) Is attached to each partial video content. here,
The video data of the first frame of the video scene may be attached in a BMP (bitmap) format, and is not limited to the BMP format. For example, a GIF (Graphic
rchange Format), JPEG (Joint Photographic Exp)
ert Group). The attached data storage unit 13 temporarily stores a combination of the various types of attached data corresponding to a plurality of partial video contents searched from the search database 12 based on the keyword data of the user (primary data). Database for dynamic storage).

That is, the attached data accumulation unit 13
As shown, the database is composed of a video name area, a copyright data area, a search data area, and a content introduction data area, and each video name of each partial video content,
The copyright data, search data, and content introduction data corresponding to each of the partial video contents are temporarily stored in association with each other. Here, the video name is
The video content segmentation unit 120 divides the video content according to a predetermined rule, and is a name or the like that characteristically represents the partial video content.

The information shown in FIG. 4 stored in the attached data storage unit 13 has been requested to be searched as a candidate list indicating a plurality of partial video contents searched according to the keyword data from the user. Provided to the user. Further, the display unit 15 displays a video name corresponding to each of the partial video contents stored in the attached data storage unit 13 searched in accordance with the keyword data of the user.
Display copyright data, search data and content introduction data.

The stored data search section 14 performs a narrowing search as required by the user from the partial video contents in the attached data storage section 13 to search for the partial video contents that the user wants to obtain. That is, the stored data search unit 14 performs the partial video content stored in the attached data storage unit 13 or
By inputting new keyword data from a plurality of partial video contents searched,
A refined search is performed, and a high-precision search for the partial video content desired by the user is performed again.

For example, the user operates the stored data search unit 14
Of the partial video contents of the candidate 1, candidate 2 and candidate 3 from n (n is a natural number) candidates shown in FIG. 5 as search result information by the refined search based on the new keyword data. Obtain like a candidate combination. At this time, it is needless to say that the user can specify the partial video content of the candidate 1 alone (single) instead of the plurality of partial video contents.

The display section 15 visually displays a plurality of partial video contents stored in the attached data storage section 13 as a search result candidate list in the display format shown in FIG. Here, the display unit 15 may be any device that can perform a visual display such as a CRT display and a liquid crystal display. The video duplication unit 16 singly or singly converts the original video of the video content stored in the video content storage database 11 according to a user's request (the video may be the original video or may be edited). A plurality of partial video contents are copied, and the copied partial video contents are held.

The video editing unit 17 is selected by the user based on processing and editing request data from the user, which will be described later.
It processes and edits one or a plurality of partial video contents and content introduction data copied by the video copying unit 16. Here, the processing and editing of the partial video content include addition and deletion of digital image data. That is, when the partial video content is a moving image, addition of image data, partial deletion of a digital image, change of color, Change of character, change of background, reduction of playback time of partial video content, processing of single partial video content, as well as synthesis (over multiple partial video content) and overlay with other partial video content A matching process is included. The editing management unit 18 copies, publicly transmits, screens, distributes, displays one or a plurality of partial video contents displayed on the display unit 15 as the search result information shown in FIG. In the copyright of the loan, translation, and adaptation, data indicating whether all or a part of the range desired by the user can be processed and edited is attached.

Here, the editing management unit 18 is permitted to use the editing and control if the range of the processing and editing desired by the user is within the range described in the copyright data as a result of the determination by the editing management control unit 19. The data that authorizes the processing of only the editing and editing permitted by the copyright data for the partial video content and the content introduction data is attached to the partial video content of the search result information. That is, the editing management unit 18 stores the specific terminal identification number for identifying the user terminal of the user who performs the processing and editing of the partial video content and the name of the processing editor for identifying the user who performs the processing and editing. Attach to

The edit management control unit 19 determines the use and use of the copyright data stored in the copyright data storage database 10 that is approved for the use attached to the partial video content and the content introduction data selected by the user. It is determined whether or not the range includes the range of processing and editing for the partial video content and the content introduction data desired by the user. The edit management unit 18 encrypts the attached specific terminal identification number and the name of the editing editor and attaches them to the partial video content. Here, the encryption method includes embedding a digital watermark in the edited video as needed.

The network I may be a public line network, a computer network or the Internet, and has a function of transmitting and receiving information between the user terminal of the user and the content provider 1 provided with the archive 5. I just need. Returning to FIG. 1, the billing processing unit 6 includes a communication fee when the user accesses the archive 5 via the network I, a reference to the retrieved partial video content, a retrieval of the partial video content, and a partial video content. Charges for the use of are. The accounting processing unit 6 is provided in a content provider or a service provider that mediates the transfer of the partial video content between the copyrighted content provider and the user.

The user terminal is a user (user U1, user U2, user U3, and user U4: client)
And a search input unit 3 as shown in FIG.
1, a display section 32, a candidate video list display section 321, a video display section 322, a secondary video processing / editing section 34, an archive registration section 33, and a decoding section 35. In FIG.
The search input unit 31 is a device such as a keyboard and a mouse for the user to input data, and inputs data such as keyword data to the user terminal. The display unit 32
Various displays such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) and a liquid crystal display device. The display screen has at least an area of a candidate video list display section 321 for displaying data of a search result based on the search data, and a content provider 1 of the search result. And a region of a video display unit 322 for displaying a reproduced image of the image data of the partial video content sent from the PC.

The candidate video list display section 321 displays a candidate list having the structure shown in FIG. 5 of the partial video content as a search result based on the keyword data requested (requested) by the user to search the archive 5. Area. In other words, the candidate list display unit 321 displays the video name, copyright data, content introduction data, and the like of the partial video content of the partial video content as a candidate input from the content provider 1 as shown in FIG. Is done. As a result, when the user selects a desired partial video content from the partial video contents of the candidate list displayed on the candidate video list display unit 321, the user terminal changes the corresponding file ID and segment number. By transmitting to the content provider 1, the desired partial video content is requested from the content provider 1.

The video display section 322 displays a reproduced image of the image data of the partial video content transmitted by being searched from the video content stored in the video content storage database 11 using the file ID and the segment number. The archive registration unit 33 requests the registration of the processed and edited partial video content, that is, the secondary video, to the video content storage database 11 of the archive 5 as a new video content by the operation of the user.

The archive 5 stores the secondary video whose partial video content has been processed and edited and whose registration has been requested as a new video content in the video content storage database 11. Secondary video editing unit 34
Performs processing and editing on video data and content introduction data of one or a plurality of partial video contents acquired from the video content storage database 11 based on a user's processing / editing request. In this processing and editing, the same processing as the processing and editing described in the video editing means 17 is performed. The secondary video processing / editing unit 34 processes difference data between the partial video content before the processing and the editing and the partial video content after the processing and the editing, that is, the secondary video (including the content introduction data). Then, the data is attached to the editing request data and output to the archive 5.

[0053] The decryption unit 35 is the content provider 1
When the obtained video data of the partial video content is encrypted by the editing management unit 18, the encrypted video data is decrypted into the video data of the original partial video content. Here, as a specific example of the encryption method, when distributing the partial video content,
Attach a signature signed with a private key, verify the partial video content received by the user with a public key, or digitally watermark the partial video content supplied to the user to prevent duplication (copy). Is used.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 5 and 7. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the archive system according to the embodiment. In step S0, the archive 5 performs user authentication. That is, the user connects his / her user terminal to the content provider 1 via the network I.
And connect to the archive 5. At this time, the archive 5 is configured such that a person accessing from the user terminal is registered in the archive system by a code input by the user and identifying each user, for example, a user name and a password (not shown). Authenticates whether the user is a certain user.

Next, in step S1, when it is confirmed that the user is a registered user, a search data input screen is displayed on the display unit 32, and the user operates the search input unit of the user terminal. From 31, keyword data is input as data for searching for desired video content. Thereby, the search input unit 31 transmits the keyword data to the archive 5 together with the search request data.

Next, in step S2, the search database 12 partials the video contents in the video content storage database 11 as necessary based on the keyword data transmitted from the user, and generates respective partial video contents. . And search database 1
2 is to retrieve various partial video contents that the user wants to obtain from among the divided and generated partial video contents, based on the keyword data input by the user, attached to each of the partial video contents. Search by keyword data in data. Here, the display unit 15 displays the video name, copyright data, search data, and content introduction data corresponding to each of the partial contents stored in the attached data storage unit 13 searched according to the keyword data. Is displayed.

Then, the search database 12 detects, for example, the keyword data input by the user and the partial video content having the keyword data with a high similarity as a candidate, and individually identifies the candidate partial video content. The information is sent to the corresponding user as a candidate list. Here, the individual information has a data format shown in FIG. 5, and includes at least a video name (or a synonym of the video name), the copyright data assigned by the copyright data attaching unit 121, and the search data attaching unit 122. Indicates a combination of the content introduction data by the content introduction data attachment unit 123 of the partial video content attached by.

Here, the search database 12 is generated according to the keyword data of the user, and temporarily stores the combination of the searched various partial video contents, that is, the candidate list in the attached data storage unit 13. . Next, the user inputs a new keyword to obtain the video data of the partial video content desired to be obtained from the partial video contents in the candidate list stored in the attached data storage unit 13, and inputs the new keyword. The search unit 14 performs a narrowing search.

At this time, the user outputs, to the archive 5, range data indicating a range of editing and processing of the searched partial video content, together with the new keyword data. Then, the stored data search unit 14 uses, as search result information, individual information of one or a plurality of partial video contents narrowed down and searched out of the data stored in the attached data storage unit 13 in a format shown in FIG. 15 is displayed.

At this time, the editing management control unit 19 determines that the editing and processing ranges indicated by the range data from the user are displayed on the display unit 15 as a search result candidate list. The use and scope of use described in the copyright data of the partial video content and content introduction data, ie, duplication, public transmission, screening, distribution, lending,
It is determined whether or not translation and adaptation are included in the range of editing and processing.

Then, based on the above determination result by the edit management control section 19, the edit management section 18 determines whether the range of processing and editing of the range data from the user is based on the copyrighted data of each of the partial video contents and the content introduction data. When included in the range of use and use, data indicating that processing and editing into the enabled partial video content and content introduction data are possible is attached. That is, the editing management unit 18
When the video duplication unit 16 later duplicates the partial video content from the video content storage database 11, a specific terminal identification number for identifying a user terminal of a user who processes and edits the partial video content; Is attached to the copied partial video content.

At this time, the editing management control unit 19 determines that the user's processing and editing is limited to the range of processing and editing indicated by the usage and use recognized by the copyright data of the partial video content and the content introduction data to be used. The editing management unit 18 controls the attachment of the permission data indicating that the processing and the editing are possible to the partial video content so that the editing and the editing are possible.

Here, when the edit management control unit 19 allows the partial video content of the registration list to be used or usable, the edit management unit 18 sets the specific terminal identification number and the name of the editing editor (user name) to the user. Is attached to the video data of the partial video content when transferred to At this time,
The editing management unit 18 can also encrypt the specific terminal identification number and the processing editor's name and attach it to the video data of the partial video content.

Then, the copyright holder inquiry section 1211a in the search database 12 searches the copyright data for
If the scope of the processing and editing of the partial video content and the content introduction data searched by the user is not permitted in the copyright data, whether or not the user can use the processing and editing range of the partial video content and the content introduction data Is attached to the user's range data together with confirmation data of the desired use, and the copyright content provider is referred to.

Next, the copyright owner inquiry section 1211 determines the use request.
After referring to the copyrighted content provider by a, the answer of the copyrighted content provider is displayed to the user. At this time, if the consent of the copyright content provider is obtained for the range data of the user, the copyright data additional registration unit 1211b transmits the corresponding partial video content in the copyright data storage database 10 and this partial video content. The consent of the copyright content provider is obtained from the copyright data of the content introduction data of the video content, that is, additional registration of the newly recognized use and use range is performed. Then, the search database 12 displays the individual information of the plurality of partial video contents stored in the attached data storage unit 13 or searched by the stored data search unit 14 as search result information by the display unit 15 as shown in FIG. And the individual information is again transmitted to the user as a candidate list.

Next, in step S3, the user
From the candidate list in the format shown in FIG. 5 displayed on the candidate video list display unit 321 transmitted from the archive 5 as search result information of the refined search, a partial video content to be used is specified. For example, the user selects a desired partial video content from the candidate list shown in FIG. 5 sent from the archive 5 to the user terminal.

As a result, under the control of the display unit 32, the video display unit 322 displays the BMP format video data of the first frame as the content introduction data of the selected partial video content. 321 displays copyright data and the like. Here, when the user selects a partial video content that the user wants to view, the search input unit 32 clicks a corresponding location in the candidate list with a mouse, and the search input unit 32 displays the file ID and the segment number of the relevant partial video content in the archive 5. Send.

Next, in step S4, the archive 5 searches the corresponding partial video content from the video content storage database 11 based on the file ID and the segment number input from the user terminal. Then, the archive 5 copies the partial video content by the video copying unit 16, transmits the video data of the copied partial video content to the corresponding user terminal of the user, and stores the video data therein. At this time, the editing management unit 18 copies the specific terminal identification number for identifying the user terminal of the user who performs the processing and editing of the partial video content and the name of the processing editor for identifying the user who performs the processing and editing. Attached to the partial video content. Accordingly, in the user terminal, the video display unit 322 displays the video data of the partial video content input to the video display unit 322 under the control of the display unit 32, and reproduces the partial video content.

Next, in step S5, the user
Based on the video data of the partial video content transmitted from the archive 5, the secondary video processing / editing unit 34 in the user terminal processes and edits (including duplication) the video data to create a secondary video. The user adds a telop (a text sentence or the like) indicating a usable range in the copyright protection to the secondary video obtained as a result of the processing and editing by the secondary video processing / editing unit 34.

Next, in step S6, the user
From the secondary video processing / editing unit 34 of the user terminal, the difference data between the original partial video content and the created secondary video is converted into the file ID and segment number of the original partial video content, registration request data, The data is output to the archive 5 together with the processing and editing request data. This registration request data is sent to the video content storage database 11,
This is data requesting registration of the generated secondary video.

As a result, the archive 5 converts the partial video content corresponding to the file ID and the segment number requested by the user from the copied partial video content stored in the video duplication unit 16. It is extracted (retrieved) and output to the video editing unit 17. Then, the video editing unit 17 performs processing and editing corresponding to the difference data and the processing and editing request data on the copied partial video content to create a secondary video.

At this time, the administrator of the archive 5 processes and edits the partial video content and the content introduction data within the permitted range of the copyright data in step S2. Is determined. If the administrator determines that the secondary video has been generated beyond the permitted range in the copyright data, the administrator requests the user to process and edit (correct) the secondary video.

The archive 5 stores the processed and edited secondary video in the video content storage database 11.
Then, it is registered as a new video content. And
Archive 5 is a video content storage database 11
In addition to registering the secondary video and the content introduction data as video content, the secondary video extracted from the telop related to copyright protection and the copyright data of the content introduction data of the secondary video are registered It is stored in the copyright data storage database 10 as copyright data. All of the above-described processing is performed by digital signal processing in order to maintain the relationship between the extraction processing of the difference data and the like and the image quality of the video content by duplication. That is, the video content storage database 11 stores each video content as digital image data.

Next, in step S7, the archive 5 outputs the secondary video of the digital image registered in the video content storage database 11 as an analog video, and uses it for the user (creator of the secondary video). Transmit as possible video content. Here, the secondary image of digital image data created by digital processing is supplied to the user as an analog image because the image quality is deteriorated if the secondary image is an analog image when the secondary image is copied. This is because it is possible to prevent unusual use. Further, based on the billing information of the billing processing unit 6, the content provider 1 searches for the partial video content based on the keyword input by the user, and charges a fee in accordance with the service content of the processing and editing. For example, the billing processing unit 6 searches / references / acquires / uses one or a plurality of partial video contents, the size of the partial video content data,
Further, a fee corresponding to the processing such as the contents of the processing / editing and the network connection fee (communication fee) is charged every time the user requests the above process.

In the above-described archiving system of the embodiment, the mediator obtains an agreement between the provision condition of the copyright content provider and the use condition with the user for the video content used or desired by the user. And provide the user (user or user) with the agreed-upon video and charge the user for it, while paying the copyright content provider and provider for the archive system and its system. It has the effect of being able to provide a method.

That is, in the archive system according to one embodiment, when a user intends to receive video information via an NW (network) such as a communication line or a computer network, an agent sets the video copyright of the video information. In order to search for a video requested by the user, a video content partialization unit 120 is provided which divides the video content from its semantic content into partial video content and partials the video content. So
It is possible to shorten the search time for the video information required by the user.

Further, the archiving system of one embodiment is provided with a secondary processing / editing section 34 which can process and edit the obtained video information and use it as a secondary video, and use this secondary video as a secondary copyrighted material. Since it is possible to register in the archive 5, the number of options for distributing video contents including the use of the copyright of the secondary video created by the user is increased, and the convenience for the use of the user is improved.

Note that the video content partialization unit 120
In the above description, the video content is logically divided, that is, the file ID is used to specify the video content in the video content storage database 11,
By using the segment number to specify the position of the partial content in the video content, the actual division is not performed, and only the partial data of the partial video content is generated as the search data. However, the video content segmentation unit 120 actually segments the video content in the video content storage database 11 in accordance with a predetermined rule, and stores the partial video content in the video content storage database 11. You may do. At this time, the file ID indicates the file name of the unpartitioned video content and the partialized video content in the video content storage DB 11. The segment number specifies video data of the partial video content, that is, data indicating a position on the time axis in the partial video content in the case of a moving image.

Further, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and any change in the design without departing from the gist of the present invention is also included in the present invention. For example, if the user
The video editing unit 17 may directly search for the partial video content and perform processing and editing of the secondary video. At this time, the process up to obtaining the partial video content to be processed and edited is the same as the process described in the embodiment except that the search keyword data is input from the archive 5.

It is also possible to provide the user terminal with the function of the archive 5. For example, by installing a user terminal with the function of this archive 5 in an unmanned studio or the like, anyone can freely perform the necessary billing processing without having to freely check the copyright himself. Thus, acquisition, processing, and editing of video contents can be easily performed. At this time, the user needs to connect the user terminal to the network I only to check the copyright data of the partial video content with the copyright content provider. The above-described archive function can be configured to be distributed to a plurality of computers or workstations.

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As described above, according to the archiving system of the present invention, for the content that the user wants to use or want to use, the copyright is provided between the provision condition of the copyrighted content provider and the use condition with the user. Entitlement clearance, provide users (or users) with agreed-upon video data, and charge the user for it, while providing providers with an archive system and method for paying for it. It has the effect of being able to.

That is, according to the archive system of the present invention, when a user intends to receive video data of video content via a network (NW) such as a communication line, a computer network, or the Internet, an intermediary is required. Has a video content partialization unit that can clarify the handling of copyright for the video content and search for the video content requested by the user in order to localize the video content according to a predetermined rule. In addition, it is possible to reduce the time required for searching for video contents required by the user.

Further, according to the archiving system of the present invention, there is provided secondary processing / editing means for processing and editing the obtained partial video content and using it as a secondary video, which is archived (video content storage database). Since the user can be registered to the user, there is an effect that the user can be provided with further convenience.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an archive system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an archive 5 in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration included in a copyright data attaching unit 121 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a configuration of a primary storage database of the attached data storage unit 13 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a display example of a candidate list displayed on a display unit 15 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a user terminal provided on the user side in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of an archive system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1, 2, 3, 4 Content Provider 5 Archive 6 Billing Processing Unit 10 Copyright Data Storage Database 11 Video Content Storage Database 12 Search Database 13 Attached Data Storage Unit 14 Stored Data Search Unit 15 Display Unit 16 Video Copying unit 17 Video editing unit 18 Editing management unit 19 Editing management control unit 31 Search input unit 32 Display unit 33 Archive registration unit 34 Secondary video processing editing unit 35 Decoding unit 120 Video content partialization unit 121 Copyright data attachment unit 122 Search data attachment section 123 Content introduction data attachment section 321 Candidate video list display 322 Video display section 1211a Copyright holder inquiry section 1211b Copyright data additional registration section I network U1, U2, U3, U4 User

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Claims (30)

[Claims] 1. An archive system having a user terminal connected via a communication line and an archive for providing video content to the user terminal in response to a user request, wherein the archive comprises: A video content storage database in which various video contents desired by the user are stored in advance, and data of the video contents are divided based on a predetermined rule to perform partial processing to generate and store search data. A search database, an attached data storage means for temporarily storing a combination of various partial data generated in response to a user request from the search database, and Stored data retrieval means for retrieving the data that the user wants to obtain from among the data stored therein; Display means for displaying a plurality of pieces of information hit by the stored data search means as search result information; video duplication means for duplicating a video corresponding to the editing information received from the video content storage database; And an image editing means for editing the image. 2. The search database according to claim 1, wherein said search database divides the video content in said video content storage database based on a predetermined rule to perform partial processing, and copyright data is written to said partial video. Means for attaching, means for attaching search data,
2. The archiving system according to claim 1, further comprising means for attaching content introduction data. 3. The copyright attached to the video partized by the copyright data attaching means is related to usage including duplication, public transmission, screening, distribution or lending, translation / adaptation. 3. The archiving system according to claim 2, wherein: 4. The copyright data attaching means, wherein the copyright data relating to the use is copyright data, and a copyright owner inquiry means for inquiring a copyright owner of an undesired use request, and a consent of the copyright owner is obtained. The archive system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising copyright data additional registration means for additionally registering copyright data relating to the use. 5. Processing and editing of all or part of duplication, public transmission, screening, distribution, lending, translation, or adaptation of single or multiple partial video contents displayed as the search result information Edit control management means for judging whether or not the processing is possible based on the copyright data relating to the use, and permission data for permitting processing and editing if the processing and editing are within the range of the copyright data. The archive system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising editing management means for attaching to the content. 6. A part in which the editing management means performs processing and editing by the user on a specific terminal identification number for specifying a user terminal as the permission data and a processing editor name of a user who performs processing and editing. 6. The archiving system according to claim 5, wherein the archiving system is attached to the coded video content. 7. The archive system according to claim 6, wherein the permission data attached to the partial video content is encrypted by an encryption unit. 8. The archiving system according to claim 6, wherein the permission data attached to the partial video content is a digital watermark. 9. The archive system according to claim 1, wherein the data input by the user is performed from the user terminal via the communication line. 10. The archiving system according to claim 1, wherein said user terminal has display means for displaying said search result information. 11. The archive system according to claim 1, wherein the partialization processing in the search database is performed by electronic means without manual intervention. 12. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user terminal has means for displaying and duplicating the video information retrieved according to the input data of the user. Archive system. 13. The user terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a secondary video processing / editing unit that processes and edits the plurality of searched partial video contents. Archive system described in 1. 14. The archive registration, wherein the archive registers a secondary video edited by the secondary video processing / editing means based on a request from the user side terminal and copyright data on use of the secondary video. The archive system according to any one of claims 1 to 11, further comprising means. 15. A charging process for charging the communication line according to a service of a search process and a processing / editing process based on the input data of the user, and charging the user for a price corresponding to the service content. The archive system according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein a means is provided. 16. A step of storing in advance a video content storage database of various video contents that a user wants to obtain, and generating / accumulating search data in a search database by partializing the video content data. And temporarily storing, in the attached data storage means, a combination of various partial data generated in response to a user request from the search database; and A step of retrieving the data that the user wants to obtain from the data by a stored data search unit; and a step of displaying, by a display unit, a plurality of pieces of information stored by the attached data storage unit or hit by the stored data search unit as search result information. Means for copying a video corresponding to the editing information received from the video content storage database Search method archive system comprising the steps of further replication, that comprising the step of editing the video editing unit image as needed. 17. The method according to claim 17, wherein the step of generating the search database includes a step of performing partial processing of the video content in the video content storage database based on a predetermined rule by a video content partializing unit. 17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising the steps of attaching copyright data, attaching search data, and attaching content introduction data to the archive system. 18. The copyright attached to the video partized by the copyright data attaching means is related to usage including duplication, public transmission, screening, distribution or lending, translation / adaptation. 17. The archiving system of claim 16, wherein: 19. A step of inquiring a copyright holder by a copyright holder inquiring means in the copyright data relating to the utilization by a copyright inquirer inquiring means, and obtaining a copyright relating to the utilization when the consent of the copyright owner is obtained. 19. The search method for an archive system according to claim 16, further comprising a step of performing additional registration of data by a copyright data additional registration unit. 20. Processing or editing of all or part of duplication, public transmission, screening, distribution, lending, translation, or adaptation of single or multiple partial video contents displayed as the search result information An editing control management step of determining whether or not the processing is possible based on the copyright data relating to the use, and permission data for permitting processing and editing if the processing and editing are within the range of the copyright data. 17. An editing management step for attaching to a content.
An archive system according to any one of claims 19 to 19. 21. A part where the processing and editing are performed by the user on the specific terminal identification number for specifying the user side terminal as the permission data and the name of the processing editor of the user who performs the processing and editing. 21. The archiving system according to claim 20, wherein the archiving system is attached to coded video content. 22. The archive system according to claim 21, wherein the permission data attached to the partial video content is encrypted by an encrypting step. 23. The search method for an archive system according to claim 21, wherein the processed and edited data attached to the partial video content is a digital watermark. 24. The data input entered by the user,
17. The search method according to claim 16, wherein the search is performed from the user side terminal via the communication line. 25. The search method for an archive system according to claim 16, wherein said user terminal has a display means for displaying said search result information. 26. The method according to claim 16, wherein the step of segmenting the video content from the semantic content is performed by electronic means without human intervention. 27. The archive system according to claim 16, wherein the step of displaying and duplicating the video information retrieved according to the input data of the user is performed at the user side terminal. retrieval method. 28. The secondary video processing / editing step of editing the plurality of searched video information items is performed by the user side terminal.
7. The search method for an archive system according to any one of 7. 29. An archive registration wherein the archive registers a secondary video edited by the secondary video processing / editing means based on a request from the user side terminal and copyright data relating to the use of the secondary video. The search method for an archive system according to any one of claims 16 to 28, comprising a step. 30. A charging processing step of charging the user according to the service of the search processing and the processing / editing processing based on the input data of the user, and charging the user according to the service. The search method for an archive system according to any one of claims 16 to 29, characterized in that: