JP2006319918A - Content distribution control system, information terminal, content distribution controller, content distribution control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a content distribution control system capable of evading complicated operations by a user and viewing a part of broadcasting contents. <P>SOLUTION: When receiving meta data 51 including data specifying a part of moving image contents from a viewing agent 50, a content server 11 transmits meta data information 46 having the outline information of the meta data 51 to portable equipment 19 at a prescribed timing. The portable equipment 19 lists and displays the meta data information 46, makes a user make a selection, includes an identification ID corresponding to the selected meta data 51 in a distribution request, and transmits it to the content server 11. When receiving the identification ID from the portable equipment 19, the content server 11 edits the moving image contents using the meta data 51 corresponding to the ID, generates edited moving image contents and distributes them to the portable equipment 19. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a content distribution control system for distributing broadcast content to an information terminal such as a mobile phone.

  Currently, some information terminals including portable devices such as mobile phones and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistance) have a function of downloading and playing broadcast content (moving image content) on demand. Based on user instructions, these information terminals receive broadcast content from a broadcast station or content server via a wireless network, and output video and audio to an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a speaker, respectively. Play broadcast content. There are also information terminals having a function of recording received broadcast content in a memory or the like.

  Several proposals have been made regarding a system for distributing moving images to information terminals. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an information providing system in which the playback order of broadcast content is adjusted according to the attribute of a user of an information terminal device.

JP 2001-292115 A

  Patent Document 2 discloses an information access device that transmits broadcast content designated when a user views a home television device to the user's mobile terminal on demand.

JP 2004-147336 A

  However, when receiving broadcast content on a mobile device, the current situation is that continuous viewing for about 2 hours can be performed in relation to the battery duration, and the user of the mobile device is constantly aware of the remaining capacity of the battery, It is necessary to carefully select the broadcast content that you want to watch.

  In the future, the viewing time will be gradually extended if the battery capacity is improved or the viewing (recording) method with less battery usage is developed. However, this evolution requires a certain period of time, and this problem is urgently needed. Will not be resolved.

  In addition, since the information terminal user usually does not know in advance the contents of the broadcast content every hour, it is not possible to perform an operation of selecting a desired broadcast portion (if such an operation is possible, the mobile phone is particularly portable). When viewing content on a device, the operation can be performed in consideration of the remaining time during which the mobile device can operate). Even if the broadcast time zone for the desired broadcast part is known in advance, in a situation where a series of broadcast contents are continuously distributed from a broadcast station or content server, the part that does not need to be viewed is just the time You have to wait for it to pass, and you can't watch the desired part continuously.

  It is also conceivable for the user to send a command to the broadcast station or content server from the information terminal side to skip the part that is not required for viewing and to watch only the desired broadcast part every time. However, it is an extremely complicated and unusable service for information terminal users.

  In addition, it is possible to record all broadcast content on the information terminal once, and to extract only the part that needs to be viewed on the information terminal side. However, in mobile devices in particular, there are limitations in terms of battery capacity and recording device capacity. There is.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide content distribution control that allows a user to watch a part (broadcast part) of broadcast content while avoiding complicated operations by the user, or to continuously watch a plurality of parts in the broadcast content. A system, an information terminal, a content distribution control device, a content distribution control method, and a program are provided.

  A further object of the present invention is to provide a content distribution control system, an information terminal, a content distribution control device, a content distribution control method, and a program configured to suppress battery consumption and recording resource consumption of portable devices. is there.

  The first embodiment of the present invention is a content distribution control system including an information terminal and a content distribution control device. The information terminal of the content distribution control system includes a distribution request transmitting unit that transmits a distribution request for requesting distribution of the edited video content that has undergone predetermined editing to the content distribution control device via the network, and content distribution control. Content receiving means for receiving the edited video content generated in response to the distribution request from the apparatus via the same or different network as the above-mentioned network, while the content distribution control apparatus is an information terminal The distribution request receiving means for receiving the distribution request transmitted from the above-mentioned network, and when the distribution request is received, the portion of the pre-edit video content is extracted based on the metadata obtained from the distribution request. The content editing means for generating the edited video content and the edited video content are described above. And a content distributing unit that distributes to the information terminal through a network the same or a different network. Here, the metadata includes data specifying one or more parts of the pre-edit moving image content.

  With the content distribution control system of the present invention, a user of an information terminal can take out only a portion of the moving image content to be viewed and continuously view it by making a distribution request at the information terminal. The content distribution control apparatus acquires metadata directly or indirectly from the distribution request transmitted from the information terminal, and edits the moving image content based on the metadata. The metadata specifies the location of the moving image content portion to be extracted by, for example, a time pair (start time and end time) based on the pre-edit moving image content.

  The second embodiment of the present invention is a content distribution control system including an information terminal and a content distribution control device. The information terminal of the content distribution control system includes a distribution request transmitting unit that transmits a distribution request for requesting distribution of the edited video content that has undergone predetermined editing to the content distribution control device via the network, and content distribution control. Content receiving means for receiving the edited video content from the device via the same or different network as described above, while the content distribution control device, based on the predetermined metadata, Content editing means for extracting a portion of content and generating edited video content, content recording means for recording edited video content, and a distribution request for receiving a distribution request transmitted from an information terminal via the network When the receiving means and the distribution request are received, it is requested from the distribution request. Acquires video content edited corresponding to the metadata from the content recording device, and a content distribution means for distributing the information terminal via the same or different networks in the above-described network. Here, the metadata includes data specifying one or more parts of the pre-edit moving image content.

  In the content distribution control system of the present invention, the edited moving image content distributed to the information terminal is edited in advance and recorded in the content distribution control device. With such a configuration, the edited video content is quickly distributed to the information terminal in response to the distribution request from the information terminal.

  According to a third embodiment of the present invention, in the content distribution control system according to the first embodiment or the second embodiment described above, the metadata is classified into one or a plurality of groups, and the information terminal is a user. On the basis of the instruction, a metadata selection unit for associating the metadata of the group selected by the user with the distribution request is configured.

  According to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in the content distribution control system according to the first embodiment or the second embodiment described above, the metadata is created by a viewing agent who views the pre-edit video content. Composed.

  According to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, in the content distribution control system according to the third embodiment described above, the distribution request includes metadata of a group selected by the user.

  Here, the above-described content distribution control device may include a recording unit that records metadata, and the metadata included in the distribution request may be distributed from the content distribution control device.

  According to a sixth embodiment of the present invention, in the content distribution control system according to the third embodiment described above, the distribution request includes identification information for specifying the metadata of the group selected by the user, and the content distribution The control device is configured to further include a recording unit that records metadata and a metadata specifying unit that specifies metadata in the recording unit from the identification information.

  Here, the above-described identification information can be distributed from the content distribution control device.

  According to a seventh embodiment of the present invention, in the content distribution control system according to the first embodiment or the second embodiment described above, the distribution request further includes a distribution time designated by the user of the information terminal, The distribution means is configured to determine the distribution time of the edited video content based on the distribution time.

  According to an eighth embodiment of the present invention, in the content distribution control system according to the first embodiment or the second embodiment described above, the information terminal further includes recording means for recording the edited video content, and the editing is performed. When the later moving image content is received, the edited moving image content is recorded in the recording means.

  Here, the information terminal described above can be configured to further include a reproducing unit that reproduces the edited moving image content recorded in the recording unit. Further, in the content distribution control system according to the first embodiment or the second embodiment described above, the information terminal further includes a playback unit that plays back the received edited video content together with the received edited video content. Can be configured.

  According to a ninth embodiment of the present invention, there is provided distribution request transmission means for transmitting a distribution request associated with metadata including data specifying one or a plurality of parts of pre-edit moving image content via a network. And content receiving means for receiving the edited video content generated by extracting the portion of the pre-edited video content based on the metadata via the same or different network as the above-mentioned network It is an information terminal.

  According to a tenth embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a distribution request receiving means for receiving, via a network, a distribution request associated with metadata including data specifying one or a plurality of parts of pre-edit moving image content. A content editing means for extracting a portion of pre-editing video content and generating post-editing video content based on metadata obtained from the distribution request when a distribution request is received, and a network that is the same as or different from the network described above The content distribution control device is configured to include content distribution means for distributing the edited video content via the.

  According to an eleventh embodiment of the present invention, a video content after editing is extracted by extracting a portion of the video content before editing based on metadata including data specifying one or more portions of the video content before editing. When the content editing means to be generated, the content recording means for recording the edited video content, the delivery request receiving means for receiving the delivery request for delivery of the edited video content via the network, and the delivery request are received Content distribution means comprising: content distribution means for acquiring post-edit video content corresponding to the metadata obtained from the distribution request from the content recording means and distributing it via the same or different network as the network described above It is a control device.

  A twelfth embodiment of the present invention is a content distribution control method executed in a content distribution control system including an information terminal and a content distribution control device. The method includes a distribution request transmission step of transmitting a distribution request for requesting distribution of the edited video content that has undergone predetermined editing in the information terminal to the content distribution control device via the network, A content receiving step for receiving the edited video content generated in response to the distribution request from the distribution control device via the same or different network as described above, and the content distribution control device transmitted from the information terminal The distribution request receiving step for receiving the distribution request via the above-described network, and the content distribution control device, when the distribution request is received, the portion of the pre-editing video content based on the metadata obtained from the distribution request Editing to extract video and generate video content after editing And step, in the content distribution control device, the video content after editing, and a content distribution step of distributing the information terminal via the same or different networks in the above-described network. The metadata includes data for specifying one or a plurality of portions of the pre-edit moving image content.

  A thirteenth embodiment of the present invention is a content distribution control method executed in a content distribution control system including an information terminal and a content distribution control device. The method includes a distribution request transmission step of transmitting a distribution request for requesting distribution of the edited video content that has undergone predetermined editing in the information terminal to the content distribution control device via the network, A content receiving step for receiving the edited video content from the distribution control device via the same or different network as described above, and the content distribution control device extracting a portion of the pre-edited video content based on predetermined metadata The content editing step for generating the edited video content, the content distribution control device, the distribution request receiving step for receiving the distribution request transmitted from the information terminal via the network, and the content distribution control device If a request is received, A content distribution step of acquiring the edited video content corresponding to the metadata obtained from the request from the content recording means for recording the edited video content, and distributing the content to the information terminal via the same or different network as described above; It has. The metadata includes data for specifying one or a plurality of portions of the pre-edit moving image content.

  According to a fourteenth embodiment of the present invention, a distribution request for transmitting, via a network, a distribution request associated with metadata including data specifying one or more parts of pre-edit moving image content is provided. Based on the transmission means and the metadata, the post-editing video content generated by extracting the part of the pre-editing video content is made to function as a content reception unit that receives the same or different network from the above-described network. It is a program for.

  According to a fifteenth embodiment of the present invention, a distribution request for receiving, via a network, a distribution request associated with metadata including data specifying one or more parts of pre-edit moving image content is provided. When receiving the distribution request, the content editing means for extracting the pre-editing video content part and generating the edited video content based on the metadata obtained from the distribution request, and the edited video content This is a program for functioning as content distribution means for distributing via the same or different network as the above-mentioned network.

  In a sixteenth embodiment of the present invention, after editing, a computer extracts a portion of pre-edit video content based on metadata including data identifying one or more portions of pre-edit video content. Content editing means for generating video content, distribution request receiving means for receiving a distribution request for requesting distribution of the edited video content via the network, and the meta data obtained from the distribution request when the distribution request is received This is a program for obtaining post-edit moving image content corresponding to data from a content recording unit for recording post-editing moving image content, and for functioning as a content distribution unit for distributing via a network that is the same as or different from the network described above.

  With the content distribution control system, content distribution control method, and content distribution control device according to the present invention, a part of broadcast content can be efficiently viewed using an information terminal. In particular, when receiving / playing / recording broadcast content in a portable device, battery consumption and recording resource consumption of the portable device can be kept low, and complicated operations by the user are not required.

  First, the network configuration of the content distribution control system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The content distribution control system 10 includes a content server 11, a network 12, and a mobile device 19. The content distribution control system 10 can be configured to include a PC (personal computer) 20 in addition to or in place of the mobile device 19, but only the mobile device 19 is included here. The content distribution control system 10 configured as described above will be described as an example.

  The content server 11 receives the distribution instruction from the user of the portable device via the portable device 19, edits the content based on the metadata specified by the distribution instruction, and further edits the content in this way (after editing) The content is distributed to the mobile device 19 via the network 12. Here, the content is a moving image content including data necessary for reproducing a moving image such as a television program or a movie.

  The metadata is data for specifying at least a part of one or a plurality of moving images. Details will be described later.

  The network 12 is a data transmission / reception path between the content server 11 and the portable device 19. The network 12 includes all of the routes having a bandwidth that enables distribution of moving image content. In the present invention, it is not necessary to specify such a route as a predetermined route, and any network that is used now or in the future can be used as long as moving image content can be distributed. In the case of the mobile device 19, in principle, the moving image content is received via a wireless network, but at least a part between the content server 11 and the mobile device 19 may be configured by a wired network.

  FIG. 1 shows a general example (route A to route E) at the present time regarding the distribution route of moving image content.

  In the route A, the moving image content is transmitted from the content server 11 to the broadcasting station 13 via the wired network, and then transmitted to the portable device 19 by a carrier wave. A typical example of this method is terrestrial digital broadcasting, and the broadcasting station 13 transmits multi-channel program data to the portable device 19 using a modulation method such as OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing). In this example, the content server 11 and the broadcasting station 13 are connected by a network other than the Internet 14. However, this network may be configured as a network including the Internet 14 at least partially.

  In the route B, the content server 11 and the wireless LAN antenna 15 are connected to each other via the Internet 14, and the moving image content is provided to the portable device 19 through the wireless LAN. In this case, the moving image content is transmitted using, for example, an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 802.11b protocol. This method is often used in an office where a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) antenna 15 is disposed or in a public place (hot spot) where connection by a wireless LAN is possible.

  In the path C, the content server 11 is connected to a mobile network 16 such as a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) via the Internet 14, and moving image content is provided to the mobile device 19 from there. The content server 11 can also be configured to connect to the mobile network 16 without going through the Internet 14, which is represented as path D. These routes are the same as those for voice calls and Internet connections by mobile phones.

  In the route E, the content server 11 is connected to the ground station 17, and the moving image content is once transmitted here, and then the moving image content is provided to the portable device 19 via the artificial satellite 18.

  In order to receive the moving image content on the route A, the portable device 19 needs to include a receiving unit for digital terrestrial broadcasting, for example, and in the case of the route B, it needs to include a receiving unit for a wireless LAN. In the case of E, a receiving means for satellite reception is required. As for the route C and the route D, a receiving means for receiving moving image data from the mobile network 16 is necessary, but some mobile phones currently on the market are provided with this receiving means.

  In addition, distribution request information including information for specifying a part of the moving image content to be viewed is transmitted from the portable device 19 to the content server 11. With this information, the content server 11 edits the specified moving image content with metadata and distributes it to the mobile device 19, and for the user, VOD (video on demand) is realized only for the broadcast portion that the user wants to watch.

  Such distribution request information can be transmitted through the above-described route A to route E. The distribution request information may be transmitted to the content server 11 through a route different from the route through which the content server 11 distributes the moving image content to the mobile device 19. For example, the content server 11 can distribute the moving image content to the mobile device 19 via the route A, while receiving the above distribution request information from the portable device 19 via the route D.

  As described above, the PC 20 can be included in addition to or in place of the portable device 19, but in that case, the PC 20 usually has a content server via the Internet 14 as shown in FIG. 1. As a result, all the networks 12 are constituted by wired networks. However, the wireless network can be included in at least a part of the network 12 as long as the PC 20 has means for receiving moving image content via the wireless network as provided in the mobile device 19 described above.

  Next, the configuration of the mobile device 19 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. The portable device 19 includes all portable devices such as a cellular phone and a PDA. FIG. 2 illustrates a configuration of a cellular phone that can receive and view broadcast content on demand. The portable device 19 includes an antenna 21, a transmission / reception unit 22, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 27, a display processing unit 26, a microphone 29, a speaker 30, an audio processing unit 28, an operation unit 31, a memory 32, and a control unit 37. Furthermore, the transmission / reception unit 22 includes an antenna duplexer 23, a demodulator 24, and a modulator 25, and a program 33, metadata information 34, moving image content 35, and setting data 36 are recorded in the memory 32. sell.

  First, the operation of each component when the mobile device 19 is used as a video content receiving / viewing terminal will be described. When the user performs a predetermined operation using the operation unit 31, the control unit 37 refers to the metadata information 34 in the memory 32 and causes the LCD 27 to display a list of metadata information. The list shows an overview of how each metadata is edited from the original video content, the playback time of the edited video content to be distributed, etc. Then, the metadata information corresponding to the desired moving image content is selected by operating the operation unit 31 again.

  The operation unit 31 includes buttons for moving the cursor displayed on the LCD 27 up, down, left, and right, for example, and by appropriately pressing these buttons, the user can display a list of metadata information or display metadata information. The selection is instructed to the portable device 19. Here, the screen displayed on the LCD 27 is, for example, a metadata information display screen, and details will be described later with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

  The identification ID corresponding to the metadata information selected by the above operation is transmitted to the modulator 25 of the transmission / reception unit 22 under the control of the control unit 37. The identification ID is modulated there by a predetermined modulation method and transmitted to the content server 11 via the antenna 21. Upon receiving this identification ID, the content server 11 specifies metadata corresponding to the ID, and distributes the moving image content edited with the specified metadata to the mobile device 19. The moving image content distributed from the content server 11 is received by the antenna 21 of the portable device 19 and demodulated by the demodulator 24. Here, the antenna duplexer 23 is provided to share the antenna 21 with the demodulator 24 and the modulator 25.

  Thereafter, the received moving image data of the moving image content is transmitted to the display processing unit 26 by the control unit 37 and displayed on the LCD 27 as a moving image. In addition, the control unit 37 transmits the audio data of the moving image content to the audio processing unit 28 together with this, and as a result, the audio is output from the speaker 30.

  In this way, the mobile device 19 receives the moving image content from the content server 11 and reproduces the moving image content using the LCD 27 and the speaker 30. Along with this reproduction, all or part of the received moving image content data. Can be controlled to be recorded as the moving image content 35 in the memory 32. Further, when the mobile device 19 receives the moving image content, the moving image content may be recorded in the memory 32 without being reproduced. The moving image content 35 recorded in the memory 32 in this manner can then be reproduced by taking out the data of the moving image content 35 from the memory 32 in the portable device 19.

  Here, the memory 32 is normally a semiconductor memory that is writable and does not lose its contents even when the power is turned off, such as a flash memory. Such other recording devices can also be used.

  In addition, the moving image content transmitted from the content server 11 to the mobile device 19 is, for example, predetermined encrypted so that only the mobile device 19 that transmitted the corresponding identification ID can receive (or demodulate, record, and reproduce). Preferably it is.

  Next, the operation of each component when the mobile device 19 is used as a mobile phone will be briefly described. In addition, the antenna 21 and the transmission / reception unit 22 are usually different for transmission / reception related to moving image content and transmission / reception related to a call, but here, in order to simplify the explanation, the antenna 21 21 and the transmission / reception part 22 are demonstrated as what has both the functions mentioned above.

  The antenna 21 receives an input signal from a base station connected to the mobile network 16 as shown in FIG. Thereafter, the received signal is demodulated by the demodulator 24 of the transmission / reception unit 22, and the demodulated data is transmitted to the control unit 37. Conversely, the data from the control unit 37 is modulated by the modulator 25 of the transmission / reception unit 22 and transmitted from the antenna 21 toward the base station. The antenna duplexer 23 is provided to share the antenna 21 with the demodulator 24 and the modulator 25.

  In the standby state, the control unit 37 receives an input signal via the antenna 21 and the demodulator 24 and checks whether there is an incoming call to the own station. When incoming information for the local station is found, the control unit 37 controls the voice processing unit 28 to transmit data for sounding a ring tone to the speaker 30 and also controls the display processing unit 26 to control the LCD 27. To display that there was an incoming call. At this time, the control unit 37 provides data for designating a mode for ringing a ring tone, voice data used for ringing a ring tone, a display mode indicating that a call has been received, data used for performing the display, and the like. Refer to each control. These data are generated by user settings or the like and recorded as setting data 36 in the memory 32.

  When the user confirms the incoming call and performs a certain incoming call operation on the operation unit 31, the control unit 37 controls the transmission / reception unit 22 and the voice processing unit 28 to set the portable device 19 to the call state.

  When the user operates the operation unit 31 to make a call, the control unit controls the transmission / reception unit 22 and the voice processing unit 28 in accordance with the operation of the operation unit 31 to set the portable device 19 to a call state. . At the time of reception, the voice processing unit 28 controls to output the received voice from the speaker 30 based on the received signal from the antenna 21. On the other hand, during transmission, the audio signal input from the microphone 29 is transmitted to the base station via the audio processing unit 28, the control unit 37, the transmission / reception unit 22, and the antenna 21.

  The control unit 37 operates based on an instruction of the program 33 stored in the memory 32 in the above-described reception / viewing of video content and a call operation.

  The configuration and operation of the mobile device 19 described so far are merely examples, and the mobile device according to the present invention is not limited to such configuration and operation, and the present invention can be applied to other configurations and operations. The following advantageous effects can be obtained.

  Next, the configuration and operation of the content server 11 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 3, the content server 11 includes a metadata receiving unit 41, a metadata information providing unit 42, a moving image editing unit 43, a moving image distribution unit 44, and a recording device 45. The recording device 45 includes at least one metadata 51, metadata information 46 including information related to each metadata 51, and a moving image database 47. In the moving image database 47, moving image content to be edited is recorded. These video contents include contents purchased from other broadcasting stations, content production companies, and the like in addition to contents produced in-house.

  Here, referring to FIG. 3, the operation of the content server 11 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. First, in step S <b> 10, the metadata receiving unit 41 receives metadata 51 from the viewing agent 50. The metadata 51 is generated by the viewing agent 50. The viewing agent 50 is basically a person who actually views the moving image content. However, it is conceivable that the metadata 51 is provided from the distribution side of the moving image content, and is not limited to being obtained only from a person who has viewed the moving image content.

  The viewing agent 50 views the moving image content and passes the data (metadata 51) for specifying a part thereof to the metadata receiving unit 41 in a digitized form. When the metadata receiving unit 41 receives the metadata 51 from the viewing agent 50, the metadata receiving unit 41 stores the metadata 51 in the recording device 45 and collects information necessary for displaying the outline of the metadata 51 on the portable device 19. Metadata information 46 is generated and stored in the recording device 45.

  The metadata 51 is data for specifying a part of the video content. As an example of such data, a pair of a start time and an end time can be considered, and a part of the video from the start time to the end time is considered. Is identified as the “part” described above. The start time or the end time may be a time when the viewing agent 50 actually views the moving image content, or may be a relative time from a predetermined position (for example, the top) of the moving image content. A frame can also be used to specify a part of the moving image content. Since the moving image content is basically a set of frames, for example, the position of the moving image content can be specified by the frame number from the beginning of the moving image content. Still further, for example, in the case of moving image content of 30 frames per second, the time can be specified up to the second unit, and in addition, the position of the moving image content can be specified by the frame number in that second.

  The viewing agent 50 generates metadata that identifies a part of the viewed video content from a predetermined viewpoint. For example, the viewing agent 50 views the moving image content on a mobile phone or a television device at home, accumulates the start time and end time of the recommended viewing portion by input to the mobile phone or computer, and finally meta-data. Data 51 is assumed. There may be a plurality of such viewing agents 50. The viewing agent 50 can also be automatically determined by a computer or the like if there is a certain regularity. In this case, the viewing agent 50 is not a human but a computer.

  In this case, the viewing agent 50 preferably views at least all of the moving image content. However, when viewing using a mobile phone or the like, the battery capacity is limited. You may make it upload the metadata obtained in the inside. If several such viewing agents 50 can be collected by setting the viewing range of the moving image content, metadata of one moving image content can be created by the plurality of viewing agents 50.

  Next, in step S <b> 11, the metadata information providing unit 42 distributes the metadata information 46 regarding the metadata 51 stored in the recording device 45 by the metadata receiving unit 41 to the portable device 19. The metadata information 46 is information related to each metadata 51, and includes, for example, an identification ID, a program name, an outline (contents of a digested scene), a time of the scene, and the like. The portable device 19 records the received metadata information 46 in the memory 32 as described above, and displays the metadata information 46 on the metadata information display screen according to a user's predetermined operation.

  Such distribution timing of the metadata information may be performed based on a predetermined timing or condition, or may be based on an instruction of the user of the mobile device 19. The distribution route is performed using any of the routes that can be used by the mobile device 19, but does not have to be the same as the route for receiving the moving image content from the content server 11.

  Next, in step S <b> 12, the moving image editing unit 43 receives the identification ID from the mobile device 19. The identification ID received here is an identification ID corresponding to the metadata information selected by the user on the metadata information display screen of the portable device 19, and this corresponds to the metadata 51 on a one-to-one basis in the content server 11. .

  In step S <b> 13, the moving image editing unit 43 acquires the metadata 51 corresponding to the identification ID received from the mobile device 19 from the recording device 45. Thereafter, in step S14, the moving image editing unit 43 edits the moving image content (pre-editing moving image content) based on the metadata 51 acquired from the recording device 45. At this time, the moving image content targeted by the metadata 51 is specified, and the moving image content is acquired from the moving image database 47 in the recording device 45.

  In step S <b> 15, the moving image distribution unit 44 distributes the edited moving image content (edited moving image content) edited in step S <b> 14 to the mobile device 19.

  In addition, the moving image content is edited at the time of receiving the metadata 51 from the viewing agent 50 (or appropriate timing thereafter) and recorded in advance in the recording device 45 or the like, and the identification ID is received from the portable device 19. May be acquired from the recording device 45 and distributed to the mobile device 19.

  Note that the viewing agent 50 can be recruited from the general public, but in that case, it is desirable to perform some checks on the quality of the metadata 51 in advance. If the metadata information 46 is generated by the viewing agent 50 and there is no problem in the quality and management of the metadata 51, the metadata 51 is sent directly from the viewing agent 50 or to the portable device 19 without going through the content server 11. Alternatively, the metadata information 46 may be distributed.

  Furthermore, the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 need not be performed entirely by the content server 11, and may be distributed using several computers. For example, it can be designed such that the processing in step S14 and the processing in step S15 are performed by a server different from the content server 11. In this case, the content server 11 transmits the metadata acquired in step S13 to another server, and the other server executes the processing in step S14 and the processing in step S15 in response to the reception of this metadata. The edited video content is distributed to the mobile device 19.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the content server 11 holds the metadata 51 and the metadata information 46 having the summary information thereof, and the metadata information 46 is transmitted to the portable device 19 at a predetermined timing. In addition, the identification ID (included in the metadata information 46) of the metadata 51 is transmitted from the portable device 19 to the content server 11 (as part of the distribution request) based on the user's selection. However, the metadata 51, metadata information 46, and identification ID recording location and delivery method have various variations in addition to the above.

  For example, when the content server 11 records only the metadata 51, the metadata 51 is transmitted to the portable device 19 at a predetermined timing, and the portable device 19 edits the summary information of the metadata 51 to the user. The identification ID corresponding to the metadata 51 provided by the user and included in the distribution request is transmitted to the content server 11. In this case, the mobile device 19 can include the metadata 51 itself selected by the user, instead of the identification ID, in the distribution request and send it back to the content server 11.

  In another example, the mobile device 19 receives the metadata 51 from other than the content server 11, edits the summary information of the metadata 51, provides it to the user, and distributes the metadata 51 selected by the user. It is included in the request and transmitted to the content server 11.

  On the other hand, looking at the editing / distribution / playback timing of moving image content, in the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when a distribution request is received from the mobile device 19, distribution of the moving image content is performed and then editing is performed. The later moving image content is distributed to the mobile device 19. Thereafter, the mobile device 19 normally plays back the received edited video content (streaming playback) in parallel with the reception of the edited video content.

  However, various variations are conceivable for such timing. For example, the moving image distribution unit 44 may once record the edited moving image content in the recording device 45 and then distribute it to the mobile device 19. Distribution of the edited video content is performed, for example, after a lapse of a predetermined time, after a lapse of time designated by the user of the mobile device 19 or when requested by the user of the mobile device 19. Further, the moving image editing unit 43 and the moving image distribution unit 44 may cooperate so that the edited moving image content is sequentially distributed to the mobile device 19 during the execution of the editing process.

  Next, a configuration example of the metadata 51 will be described with reference to FIG. The metadata 51A shown in FIG. 5A includes items of identification ID, program ID, program name, start time, end time, and summary. The identification ID is an ID for distinguishing one metadata from other metadata. In this example, one ID “0011” is assigned to the metadata 51A. The program ID and the program name are assigned corresponding to the program content of the video content. In this example, the program name with the program ID “43001” is “baseball broadcast Gvs.T”, and the program ID is The program name “45020” is “baseball broadcast Svs.C”. Note that the program name is not necessarily provided by the viewing agent 50. The metadata receiving unit 41 of the content server 11 may be configured to search using the program ID received from the viewing agent 50 and add the program name to the metadata 51 at that timing.

  The start time is the start of the video content part expressed as the time from the start of the video content (relative time). In this example, the start time is expressed in hours, minutes, and seconds, each separated by a colon “:”. Yes. The end time represents the end of the moving image content part as a relative time. In this example, like the start time, the end time is expressed in hours, minutes, and seconds, and each is delimited by a colon “:”. The outline shows an outline of what part of the program the metadata is extracted. In this example, one outline is set for one program, but one outline is set for each part of the program specified by the start time and the end time, as described in a later embodiment. Sometimes it is done.

  The metadata 51A (identification ID = 0011) is metadata including two programs. The program ID “43001” includes five parts represented by the start time to the end time of each program. The ID “45020” includes three parts represented by each start time to end time.

  Similarly to the metadata 51A, the metadata 51B shown in FIG. 5B includes metadata such as an identification ID, a program ID, a program name, a start time, an end time, and an outline, and includes two programs. However, in this example, the start time and the end time are represented by hour, minute, second and frame number, and the hour, minute, and minute are each separated by a colon “:”, and the period “. ". The frame number indicates the number of the frame in the hour, minute, and second.

  The metadata 51C shown in FIG. 6 includes an item of editing content in addition to the identification ID, program ID, program name, start time, end time, and summary. In this example, the start time and end time are represented by the time actually viewed by the viewing agent 50 (referred to as absolute time relative to the relative time).

  The edited content includes an instruction content on how to edit the corresponding moving image content portion. In this example, all the parts of the video content are covered, the text to be cut from the original video content is set as “Cut”, and the part to be edited as it is is set to the text “As is”. Yes. On the other hand, the metadata 51A and the metadata 51B include only the part to be edited as it is, and the meaning that the part that is not included is cut is included.

  If numbers and the like are used for describing the editing contents of the metadata 51C, the reproduction order can be specified. On the other hand, the metadata 51A and the metadata 51B include the meaning that each part of the image content is reproduced in the designated order.

  The metadata shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 includes metadata composed of one group (identification ID), respectively, but is generally configured to store metadata of a plurality of groups at the same time. As shown in FIG. 9, FIG. 10, and FIG. 12, the user selects metadata in such a group unit or a smaller unit when making a distribution request later.

  FIG. 7 illustrates a mode in which the moving image editing unit 43 of the content server 11 illustrated in FIG. 3 reads and edits the metadata 51C illustrated in FIG. The pre-editing moving image data 71 is a series of moving image contents starting from 19:00 at the time. Here, since the editing is performed so that only the part in which the edited content of the metadata 51C is “as is” is left in the order as it is (that is, the part is extracted), the pre-editing moving picture data in FIG. 71 is edited so that only the shaded portion is left. The edited moving image data 72 is moving image data obtained as a result of editing, and as described above, only the hatched portions are left as new edited moving image data while maintaining their order relation.

  The editing process as shown in FIG. 7 is similarly realized by reading the metadata 51B in FIG. 5B. Also, if the edited content of the metadata 51C includes a number indicating the playback order, for example, the corresponding moving image content portion is rearranged so that the numbers are arranged in ascending order, and the edited moving image data 72 is generated.

  Next, a configuration example of the metadata information 46 will be described with reference to FIG. Each row of the metadata information 46A in FIG. 8 has items of identification ID, program name, summary, and time. The identification ID is an ID for identifying the metadata 51, and the metadata information 46 and the metadata 51 are associated with each other by this item.

  The program name is the program name of the moving image content that is the source of editing. As in the example of the metadata 51A in FIG. 5A and the metadata 51B in FIG. 5B, one metadata 51 may target two or more programs. In such a case, the identification ID in FIG. = 0001, there are a plurality of program names for one identification ID. The outline is an outline included in the metadata 51 and represents the viewpoint of how the portion of the moving image content is extracted. For example, the metadata 51 corresponding to the record with the identification ID = 0002 shown in FIG. Is a collection of only scoring scenes from the program “Baseball Broadcast Gvs.T”. In this case, the time indicates the total time of the moving image content after editing in units of minutes. The total time is calculated from the metadata 51 by the metadata information providing unit 42 of the content server 11, for example.

  In this embodiment, the metadata information 46 is provided to the mobile device 19, but the metadata 51 itself may be transmitted to the mobile device 19 to generate a metadata information display screen described later.

  Further, the metadata information 46 may be composed of only the identification ID shown in FIG. 8 since it is sufficient that the metadata 51 can be finally identified. However, since it is desirable that the user of the mobile device 19 can grasp the contents of the metadata, it is desirable that the metadata information 46 includes at least an identification ID and a program name or an outline. If the metadata 51 can be identified by the program name and the outline, the metadata information 46 can be designed so that only the item is included.

  Next, an example of a metadata information display screen will be described with reference to FIG. The metadata information display screen 80 in FIG. 9 is displayed on the LCD 27 of the portable device 19 when the user of the portable device 19 instructs the display of the metadata information. The metadata information display screen 80 shows items 81 (namely, identification ID, program name, summary, and time) of the metadata information 46, and a selection check box for each record of the metadata information 46. 82 is shown.

  The user of the mobile device 19 determines the moving image content to be viewed from the overview and the like, checks the selection check box 82 corresponding thereto by an operation such as pressing the button of the operation unit 31, and then transmits the transmission button 83 in the same manner. Is pressed using the buttons of the operation unit 31. Thereby, the identification ID of the checked metadata information 46 is transmitted to the content server 11 via the network 12, and this becomes distribution request information. In response to the distribution request information, the content server 11 distributes the corresponding edited video content to the mobile device 19.

  Further, the metadata information 46 with the identification ID = 0001 in FIG. 9 corresponds to the metadata information with the identification ID = 0001 in FIG. 8 and includes two programs. In this way, one identification ID (metadata information) can be associated with a plurality of programs. Furthermore, it is also possible to simultaneously check a plurality of selection check boxes 82. In this case, all of the checked identification IDs are transmitted to the content server 11, and the content server 11 has a plurality of corresponding check IDs. The edited moving image content is distributed to the mobile device 19.

  FIG. 10 shows another example of the metadata information display screen. The metadata information display screen 90 in FIG. 10 is displayed on the LCD 27 of the portable device 19 when the user of the portable device 19 instructs the display of the metadata information, like the metadata information display screen 80 in FIG. The The metadata information display screen 90 shows an item 91, a selection check box 92, and a send button 93 as in the metadata information display screen 80 of FIG. 9, but in addition, a delivery time input area 94 is provided. ing.

  By designating the date and time in the distribution time input area 94 and pressing the send button 93, the edited video content corresponding to the identification ID checked in the selection check box 92 at the designated date and time is displayed on the content server 11. To the portable device 19. This designation is particularly effective in a configuration in which the mobile device 19 receives and records all the moving image content from the content server 11 and then reproduces the moving image content.

  For example, when the user of the portable device 19 designates midnight time in the delivery time input area 94, the moving image content corresponding to the designated identification ID is delivered to the portable device 19 at night, and the day of the next day. Can view the video content. The designation of such date and time can be directly input by operating the operation unit 31 by the user, or can be selected from predetermined candidates. Further, such designation can be performed by providing a separate designation screen or the like without performing it on the metadata information display screen as shown in FIG.

  The distribution time of the edited video content is determined based on the specified distribution time. However, the distribution may be started from the specified distribution time or specified in consideration of the capacity of the edited video content. It may be started to end at the delivered time. These variations may have various patterns depending on the system design.

  Next, another configuration of the metadata information will be described with reference to FIG. Each row of the metadata information 46B has items of an identification ID, a program name, an outline, and a time, like the metadata information 46A of FIG. 8, but the identification ID is configured hierarchically as necessary. In the example of FIG. 11, it is expressed in the form of a 4-digit number, or an upper 4-digit number + a 3-digit branch number.

  When the identification ID is represented by only four digits, it is the same as the metadata information 46A in FIG. 8, but the identification ID having a branch number is a scene in which the metadata is further subdivided. It can be grasped as. For example, in the example of FIG. 11, the first four digits of the identification ID = 0002 further has branch numbers 001 to 022 and is associated with a specific scene in the program.

  Further, the metadata associated with the identification ID (first four digits) = 0001 of the metadata information 46B is configured to substantially include a broadcast portion that spans two programs.

  FIG. 12 shows an example of a metadata information display screen using the above-described metadata information 46B. The metadata information display screen 100 in FIG. 12 is displayed on the LCD 27 of the mobile device 19 when the user of the mobile device 19 instructs display of the metadata information, like the metadata information display screen 80 in FIG. The As in the metadata information display screen 80 of FIG. 9, the metadata information display screen 100 shows an item 101, a selection check box 102, and a send button 103. For example, the first four digits of the identification ID = The metadata information 46 of 0002 is further subdivided to display the outline and time of the scenes of branch numbers 001 to 022, and a selection check box 102 corresponding to each scene is shown.

  Therefore, the user of the portable device 19 selects the row selection check box 102 indicated by the reference numeral 101A for the metadata information 46 displayed such that the first four digits of the identification ID = 0002, so that the meta information shown in FIG. The user can specify to view the video content in the same manner as shown in the data information display screen 80 or the metadata information display screen 90 in FIG. 10, while branch numbers 001 to 022 are shown. By selecting one or a plurality of selection check boxes 102 in the row indicated by reference numeral 101B, it is possible to specify that the moving image content corresponding to a part of the program portion represented by the metadata information 46 is viewed.

  This is because the recording capacity of the mobile device 19 is small when the remaining battery of the mobile device 19 is small and the viewable time is limited to a short time, or when the video content is temporarily recorded and then viewed. This is especially effective when there is not much left.

  In addition, for example, the metadata information 46 of the first four digits = 0001 of the identification ID can be divided into program names so that they can be selected separately.

  Next, an example of a hardware configuration of a computer used for the content server 11 of the content distribution control system 10 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The computer 120 merely exemplifies a typical configuration of a computer that functions as the content server 11.

  The computer 120 includes a CPU 121, a memory 122, an audio output device 123, a network interface 124, a display controller 125, a display 126, an input device interface 127, a keyboard 128, a mouse 129, an external storage device 130, an external recording medium driving device 131, and these. A bus 132 is included to connect these components together.

  The CPU 121 controls the operation of each component of the computer 120, and enables execution of the program of the content distribution control system 10 according to the present invention under the control of the OS.

  The memory 122 is generally composed of a ROM (Read Only Memory) that is a nonvolatile memory and a RAM (Random Access Memory) that is a volatile memory. The ROM stores a program executed when the computer 120 is started up. The RAM temporarily stores the above-described programs executed by the CPU 121 and data used during the execution of these programs.

  The audio output device 123 is a device such as a speaker, for example, and receives audio data and outputs audio when outputting audio or reproducing a moving image.

  The network interface 124 is an interface for connecting to the network 140. The network 140 corresponds to the network 12 shown in FIG. 1, and more specifically is an interface to a network such as the Internet or an intranet. Also included is an interface to the network for receiving the metadata 51 from the viewing agent 50 shown in FIG. 3, for example, the viewing agent 50 and the computer 120 (content server 11) are connected via the Internet.

  The display controller 125 is a dedicated controller for actually processing a drawing command issued by the CPU 121. The drawing data processed by the display controller 125 is once written in the graphic memory and then output to the display 126. The display 126 is a display device composed of an LCD or a CRT, for example.

  The input device interface 127 receives a signal input from the keyboard 128 or the mouse 129 and transmits a predetermined command to the CPU 121 according to the signal pattern.

  The external storage device 130 is, for example, a storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD), in which the above-described programs and data are recorded, and loaded from there to the RAM of the memory 122 as necessary at the time of execution. Is done. Further, corresponding to the recording device 45 shown in FIG. 3, the metadata 51 and the moving image database 47 are recorded in the external storage device 130.

  The external recording medium driving device 131 accesses a recording surface of a portable external recording medium 150 such as a CD (Compact Disc), an MO (Magneto-Optical Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), etc., and is recorded there. It is a device that reads data. The external recording medium 150 can also record a program for realizing the content distribution control system 10 according to the present invention. The data recorded in the external recording medium 150 is stored in the external storage device 130 via the external recording medium driving device 131, and can be loaded into the RAM of the memory 122 at the time of execution if it is a program.

  As another distribution form of the program for realizing the content distribution control system 10 according to the present invention, it can be stored in the external storage device 130 via a network 140 and a network interface 124 from a predetermined server on the network. . The program stored in this way is loaded into the RAM of the memory 122 at the time of execution and executed in the same manner as described above.

  Regarding the content server 11 of the content distribution control system 10 according to the present invention, the above-described audio output device 123, display controller 125, display 126, input device interface 127, keyboard 128, and mouse 129 are basically indispensable components. is not.

  Also, the PC 20 shown in FIG. 1 basically includes the components shown in FIG. 13, and an audio output device 123, a display controller 125, and a display 126 are necessary to view the moving image content. An input device interface 127, a keyboard 128, a mouse 129, and the like are required for sending a distribution request and viewing a moving image content.

It is a basic diagram showing the outline | summary of the network structure of the content delivery control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the function outline | summary regarding the portable apparatus of the content delivery control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and a hardware structure. It is a functional block diagram regarding the content server of the content delivery control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process outline | summary of the content server of the content delivery control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the example of the metadata used in the content delivery control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the example of the metadata used in the content delivery control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the outline | summary of the edit process of the moving image content performed in the content delivery control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the example of the metadata information used in the content delivery control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the example of the metadata information display screen of the content delivery control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows another example of the metadata information display screen of the content delivery control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows another example of the metadata information used in the content delivery control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows another example of the metadata information display screen of the content delivery control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a basic diagram which shows the example of the hardware constitutions of the computer which comprises the content server of the content delivery control system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Content delivery control system, 11 ... Content server, 12 ... Network, 13 ... Broadcasting station, 14 ... Internet, 15 ... Wireless LAN antenna, 16 ... Mobile network, 17 ... Ground station, 18 ... Artificial satellite, 19 ... Mobile device, 20 ... PC, 21 ... Antenna, 22 ... Transmitter / receiver, 23 ... Duplexer, 24 ..Demodulator 25 ... Modulator 26 ... Display processor 27 ... LCD 28 ... Audio processor 29 ... Microphone 30 ... Speaker 31 ... Operation unit 32 ... Memory 33 ... Program 34 ... Metadata information 35 ... Video content 36 ... Setting data 37 ... Control unit 41 ... Metadata Receiving part, 42 ... Metade Data providing unit, 43... Video editing unit, 44... Video distribution unit, 45... Recording device, 46 .. metadata information, 47. 51 ... metadata, 120 ... computer, 121 ... CPU, 122 ... memory, 123 ... sound output device, 124 ... network interface, 125 ... display controller, 126 ... Display 127 Interface device interface 128 Keyboard 129 Mouse 130 External storage device 131 External recording medium drive device 132 Bus 140 140・ Network, 150 ... external recording medium

Claims (10)

A content distribution control system including an information terminal and a content distribution control device,
The information terminal
A distribution request transmitting means for transmitting a distribution request for requesting distribution of the edited video content that has undergone predetermined editing to the content distribution control device via a network;
Content receiving means for receiving, from the content distribution control device, the edited video content generated in response to the distribution request via the same or different network as the network;
The content distribution control device includes:
A distribution request receiving means for receiving the distribution request transmitted from the information terminal via the network;
Content editing means for extracting a portion of the pre-edit video content and generating the post-edit video content based on the metadata obtained from the distribution request when the distribution request is received;
Content distribution means for distributing the edited video content to the information terminal via the same or different network as the network;
The metadata is
A content distribution control system comprising data specifying one or more parts of the pre-edit moving image content. A content distribution control system including an information terminal and a content distribution control device,
The information terminal
A distribution request transmitting means for transmitting a distribution request for requesting distribution of the edited video content that has undergone predetermined editing to the content distribution control device via a network;
Content receiving means for receiving the edited video content from the content distribution control device via the same or different network as the network;
The content distribution control device includes:
Content editing means for extracting a portion of the pre-edit video content and generating the post-edit video content based on predetermined metadata;
Content recording means for recording the edited video content;
A distribution request receiving means for receiving the distribution request transmitted from the information terminal via the network;
When the distribution request is received, the edited video content corresponding to the metadata obtained from the distribution request is acquired from the content recording unit, and distributed to the information terminal via the same or different network as the network Content distribution means for
The metadata is
A content distribution control system comprising data specifying one or more parts of the pre-edit moving image content. A distribution request transmitting means for transmitting a distribution request associated with metadata including data specifying one or a plurality of portions of the pre-edit video content;
Content receiving means for receiving the edited video content generated by extracting a part of the pre-edited video content based on the metadata via the same or different network as the network Information terminal. A distribution request receiving means for receiving, via a network, a distribution request associated with metadata including data specifying one or more parts of pre-edit video content;
Content editing means for extracting a portion of the pre-edit video content and generating an edited video content based on the metadata obtained from the distribution request when the distribution request is received;
A content distribution control apparatus comprising: content distribution means for distributing the edited moving image content via a network that is the same as or different from the network. Content editing means for generating post-edit video content by extracting a portion of the pre-edit video content based on metadata including data specifying one or a plurality of pre-edit video content;
Content recording means for recording the edited video content;
A distribution request receiving means for receiving a distribution request for distribution of the edited video content via a network;
Content distribution unit that, when receiving the distribution request, acquires the edited video content corresponding to the metadata obtained from the distribution request from the content recording unit and distributes it via the same or different network as the network A content distribution control apparatus comprising: A content distribution control method executed in a content distribution control system including an information terminal and a content distribution control device,
In the information terminal, a distribution request transmission step of transmitting a distribution request for requesting distribution of the edited moving image content that has been subjected to predetermined editing to the content distribution control device via a network;
In the information terminal, a content receiving step of receiving the edited video content generated in response to the distribution request from the content distribution control device via a network that is the same as or different from the network;
In the content distribution control device, a distribution request receiving step of receiving the distribution request transmitted from the information terminal via the network;
In the content distribution control device, when the distribution request is received, a content editing step of extracting a portion of the pre-edit video content and generating the post-edit video content based on the metadata obtained from the distribution request; ,
The content distribution control device comprises a content distribution step of distributing the edited video content to the information terminal via the same or different network as the network,
The metadata is
A content distribution control method comprising data specifying one or more portions of the pre-edit moving image content. A content distribution control method executed in a content distribution control system including an information terminal and a content distribution control device,
In the information terminal, a distribution request transmission step of transmitting a distribution request for requesting distribution of the edited moving image content that has been subjected to predetermined editing to the content distribution control device via a network;
In the information terminal, a content receiving step of receiving the edited video content from the content distribution control device via the same or different network as the network;
In the content distribution control device, based on predetermined metadata, a content editing step of extracting a portion of the pre-edit video content and generating the post-edit video content;
In the content distribution control device, a distribution request receiving step of receiving the distribution request transmitted from the information terminal via the network;
In the content distribution control device, when the distribution request is received, the edited video content corresponding to the metadata obtained from the distribution request is acquired from a content recording unit that records the edited video content, A content distribution step of distributing to the information terminal via the same or different network as the network,
The metadata is
A content distribution control method comprising data specifying one or more portions of the pre-edit moving image content. Computer
A distribution request transmitting means for transmitting a distribution request associated with metadata including data specifying one or a plurality of parts of the pre-editing video content; and
A program for causing a post-editing video content generated by extracting a portion of the pre-editing video content based on the metadata to function as a content receiving unit that receives the same via a network that is the same as or different from the network. Computer
A distribution request receiving means for receiving, via a network, a distribution request associated with metadata including data specifying one or more parts of pre-edit video content;
A content editing means for extracting a portion of the pre-edit video content and generating a post-edit video content based on the metadata obtained from the distribution request when the distribution request is received; and
A program for causing the edited moving image content to function as a content distribution unit that distributes the edited video content via the same or different network. Computer
Content editing means for generating post-edit video content by extracting a part of the pre-edit video content based on metadata including data specifying one or a plurality of pre-edit video content;
A distribution request receiving means for receiving a distribution request for requesting distribution of the edited video content via a network; and
When the distribution request is received, the edited moving image content corresponding to the metadata obtained from the distribution request is acquired from the content recording means for recording the edited moving image content, and the same or different network as the network A program for functioning as a content distribution means for distributing content via the Internet.