JP2009129430A - Server, terminal, system, program and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that in a conventional screen transfer type thin client system, a position of content displayed at a part of a display screen cannot be specified, so that the content displayed at a part of the display screen cannot be displayed on a client terminal. <P>SOLUTION: A layout of the content is generated from the content, the position of a partial content to be displayed on the client terminal is specified in the generated layout, and the partial content is displayed on the client terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a server, a terminal, a system, a program, and a method for displaying content on a client terminal.

  A content distribution system, a content relay device, and a content relay program (Patent Document 1), which are background technologies, receive content distributed in various formats from a content server by the content relay device and convert it into a format suitable for the client terminal. The client terminal can reproduce the contents of a large number of content servers without having a plurality of formats of reproduction means. Further, each client device can register format information with the content relay device, and the content relay device converts the content received from the content server into a format registered by the client device and transmits it.

  As a known technique, there is a screen transfer type thin client system. In the screen transfer type thin client system, the client device transmits the input contents of the input device to the server, performs all the program execution processing in the server, transmits the execution result screen to the client device, and draws it on the client device.

JP-A-2005-143021 content distribution system, content relay device, and content relay program

  However, since the conventional screen transfer type thin client system cannot identify the position of the content displayed on a part of the display screen, the content displayed on the part of the display screen cannot be displayed on the client terminal. It was. Some operating systems have a function of specifying the position of a window in a display screen from a window name or the like, but even using this function, the position of content displayed in a part of the window cannot be specified.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to specify the position of partial content to be displayed on the client terminal from the content and display the partial content on the client terminal.

  The present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above problems.

  The server in the present invention specifies a position of a partial content included in the content and transmitted to the client terminal in the content layout generation unit that generates the content layout and the content layout generated by the content layout generation unit And a partial content transmission unit that transmits the partial content arranged at the position specified by the partial content position specification unit to the client terminal.

  The client terminal according to the present invention includes a content layout generation unit that generates a content layout and a content layout generated by the content layout generation unit. A partial content position specifying unit that specifies a position; and a partial content output unit that outputs partial content arranged at the position specified by the partial content position specifying unit.

The program according to the present invention includes a content layout generation process for generating a content layout and a content layout generated by the content layout generation process, which are included in the content and transmitted to the client terminal. A partial content position specifying process for specifying the position of the content and a partial content transmission process for transmitting the partial content arranged at the position specified by the partial content position specifying process to the client terminal are executed.

  In the method of the present invention, the content layout generation unit generates a content layout, and the partial content position specifying unit is included in the content layout generated by the content layout generation unit, and is transmitted to the client terminal. The position of the partial content to be transmitted is specified, and the partial content transmitting unit transmits the partial content arranged at the position specified by the partial content position specifying unit to the client terminal.

  The effect of the present invention is that in content, the position of partial content to be displayed on the client terminal can be specified, and the partial content can be displayed on the client terminal.

  The outline of the present invention will be described. A detailed description of a configuration example of the embodiment for implementing the present invention or an operation thereof will be given later.

  In the present invention, in the content, the position of the partial content to be transmitted to the client terminal is specified, and the partial content is displayed on the client terminal.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First Embodiment A configuration example of the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the first embodiment. In 1st Embodiment, the server 2 which transmits a content to the client terminal 3 and the client terminal 3 which receives a content are provided. The server 2 includes a content storage unit 211, a content layout generation unit 204, a partial content position specifying unit 205, and a partial content transmission unit 208.

  The content storage unit 211 is connected to the content layout generation unit 204, the content layout generation unit 204 is connected to the partial content transmission unit 208, the partial content position specifying unit 205 is connected to the partial content transmission unit 208, and the partial content transmission unit 208. Is connected to the client terminal 3.

  The client terminal 3 displays the received content on a display device or the like possessed by the client terminal.

  Each element which comprises the server 2 is demonstrated in order. First, the content storage unit 211 will be described. The content storage unit 211 stores content.

  The content layout generation unit 204 reads the content stored in the content storage unit 211 and generates a layout of the read content. Further, the generated layout is passed to the partial content transmission unit 208. The content layout is data indicating how elements constituting the content (hereinafter referred to as “partial content”) are arranged.

  The partial content position specifying unit 205 specifies and specifies the position where the partial content to be transmitted to the client terminal 3 is arranged on the layout among the partial contents arranged on the layout generated by the content layout generating unit 204. Position information indicating the position is passed to the partial content transmission unit 208.

  For example, the position information may be coordinates indicating the position of the partial content arranged in the layout generated by the content layout generation unit 204. For example, the coordinates of three points may be used as position information to indicate a triangular area, and the area connecting the three points may be a desired triangular area. The position information is not limited to the example of the coordinates described above. For example, the coordinates and radius information represent a circle, and the center, major axis length, and minor axis length information represent an elliptical area. Alternatively, it may be information indicating the position where the partial content is arranged in the layout.

  The operation of the partial content position specifying unit 205 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. A layout area in FIG. 2 indicates a layout generated by the content layout generation unit 204. If the partial content A in FIG. 2 is a partial content to be transmitted to the client terminal 3, the partial content position specifying unit 205 sets the position of the partial content A, for example, the upper left point (150, 300) and the lower right point in FIG. The position of the rectangular area (300, 400) is specified, and information indicating the specified position, for example, the coordinates of the upper left point and the lower right point is passed to the partial content transmission unit 208 as position information.

  The partial content position specifying unit 205 may store content identification information that can uniquely identify the content and the position information in association with each other, and specify the position based on the stored information. For example, the server 2 or the partial content position specifying unit 205 further includes a position information storage unit that stores content identification information and the position information in association with each other, and the partial content position specifying unit 205 stores the content information in the content storage unit 211. The position information associated with the identified content identification information may be read from the position information storage unit, and the position may be specified by the read position information. As a method of storing in the position information storage unit, a method in which the administrator of the server 2 inputs in advance can be considered. The methods listed above are examples and are not limited to these methods.

  The partial content transmitting unit 208 receives the position information from the partial content position specifying unit 205, and in the layout received from the content layout generating unit 204, the partial content arranged at the position specified by the received position information is sent to the client terminal 3. Send.

  Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the system starts processing, the content layout generation unit 204 reads content from the content storage unit 211, generates a layout of the read content, and passes the generated layout to the partial content transmission unit 208 (S1001).

  Next, the partial content position specifying unit 205 specifies the position where the partial content to be transmitted to the client terminal 3 is included in the content read by the content layout generating unit 204 in the layout generated by the content layout generating unit 204. Then, the position information indicating the specified position is passed to the partial content transmission unit 208 (S1002). Next, the partial content transmitting unit 208 receives the position information from the partial content position specifying unit 205, and transmits the data of the portion arranged at the position specified by the received position information to the client terminal 3 (S1003), and performs the processing. finish.

  The process of transmitting the partial content to the client terminal 3 in step S1003 may be repeated until the reproduction ends when the partial content is a moving image content that changes with time.

  In the above description, the partial content constituting the content is a part of the content, but the partial content may be the entire content.

  In the first embodiment, partial content to be transmitted to the client terminal 3 can be transmitted from the content stored in the content storage unit 211. The reason is that by generating a content layout and specifying the position where the partial content is arranged in the generated content layout, the partial content arranged at the specified position can be transmitted.

  Although the server 2 of the first embodiment includes the content storage unit 211, as a first modification, the content reception unit 203 is included instead, and the content reception unit 203 receives content from the content server 1. It is good. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a first modification of the first embodiment.

  The content server 1 distributes content to the client terminal 3.

  The content reception unit 203 is connected to the content server 1 and the content layout generation unit 204, respectively.

  The content receiving unit 203 receives content from the content server 1 and passes the received content to the content layout generating unit 204.

  The content layout generation unit 204 generates the layout of the content received from the content reception unit 203 and passes the generated layout to the partial content transmission unit 208.

  Other constituent elements are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  The operation of the first modification of the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the system starts processing, the content reception unit 203 receives content from the content server 1 and passes it to the content layout generation unit 204. (S1101). The content layout generation unit 204 receives the content received by the content reception unit 203, generates a layout of the received content, and passes it to the partial content transmission unit 208 (S1102).

  Steps S1103 and S1104 are the same as steps S1002 and S1003 in the operation of the first embodiment, respectively.

  The process of transmitting the partial content to the client terminal 3 in step S1104 may be repeated until the reproduction ends when the partial content is a moving image content that changes with time.

  According to such a configuration, partial content to be transmitted to the client terminal 3 can be transmitted from the content distributed from the content server 1. For example, by providing the server 2 as a relay server, the user using the client terminal 3 among the contents distributed from the content server 1 can distribute a desired part to the client terminal 3. As a result, the amount of communication can be reduced, and the user can enjoy the content without the stress of waiting for download of the content more than necessary.

  Further, in the first embodiment and the first modification of the first embodiment, the number of destination client terminals 3 is one. However, the number of destination client terminals 3 is not limited to one. It may be. In this case, for example, it is possible to provide a service by simultaneous broadcast distribution or the like.

  The first embodiment and the first modification of the first embodiment can transmit the partial content to be transmitted to the client terminal 3 from the content given to the server 2. The reason is that by generating a content layout and specifying the position where the partial content is arranged in the generated content layout, the partial content arranged at the specified position can be transmitted. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the server may include a content layout generation unit 204, a partial content position specifying unit 205, and a partial content transmission unit 208.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a second modification of the first embodiment including a content layout generation unit 204, a partial content position specifying unit 205, and a partial content transmission unit 208. The content layout generation unit 204 is connected to the partial content transmission unit 208, the partial content position specifying unit 205 is connected to the partial content transmission unit 208, and the partial content transmission unit 208 is connected to the client terminal 3.

  In the second modification of the first embodiment, the content layout generation unit 204 and the partial content position specifying unit 205 may be further connected. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the above-described form in which the content layout generating unit 204 and the partial content position specifying unit 205 are connected. The content layout generation unit 204 is connected to the partial content position specifying unit 205 and the partial content transmission unit 208, respectively.

  The operation of the configuration in which the content layout generation unit 204 and the partial content position specifying unit 205 are connected in the second modification is different from step S1002 of the operation of the first embodiment, and the other operations are the first operation. This is the same as the embodiment.

  In step S1002 in the operation of the above configuration, the partial content position specifying unit 205 arranges the partial content to be transmitted to the client terminal 3 on the layout among the partial contents arranged on the layout generated by the content layout generation unit 204. When specifying the position to be performed, the position is specified based on the layout generated by the content layout generation unit 204.

  The operation of the partial content position specifying unit 205 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. For example, the layout generated by the content layout generation unit 204 includes information (130, 140) indicating the coordinates of the upper left point of the window including each partial content, and the partial content is arranged in the partial content position specifying unit 205. Assuming that two coordinates indicating the upper left point and lower right point of the partial content (20, 160) and (170, 260) are stored as information indicating the relative position from the upper left point of the window to be displayed, the partial content position The specifying unit 205 sets the upper left point as (150, 300) and the lower right point as (300, 400) as the position of the partial content from the position information of the window including the partial content and the relative position information in the window. Locate the rectangular area.

  According to this configuration, the partial content position specifying unit 205 can specify the position based on the layout generated by the content layout generating unit 204. Therefore, the position of the partial content can be specified even when the position information of the partial content is not included in the content.

  In the first embodiment, video data to be actually displayed is generated from the partial content arranged at the position specified by the position information received from the partial content position specifying unit 205, and the generated data is converted into a predetermined format. The partial content capture unit 206 may be further provided. In this case, the partial content transmission unit 208 reads the data stored in the partial content capture unit 206 and transmits the read data to the client terminal 3.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a third modification of the first embodiment including the partial content capture unit 206. The partial content capture unit 206 is connected to the content layout generation unit 204, the partial content position specifying unit 205, and the partial content transmission unit 208, respectively.

  The partial content capture unit 206 receives position information from the partial content position specifying unit 205, generates video data to be displayed on an output device or the like from partial content data arranged at a position specified by the received position information, This video data is stored in a predetermined format. Examples of the storage method include a method in which each frame of a moving image is imaged and stored, and a method in which data is buffered and stored for each predetermined size. The predetermined format includes, for example, bmp, png, gif and the like if the data is an image, and an avi and mpg format if the data is a moving image. The above methods and examples are illustrative and are not limited to the above.

  The partial content transmission unit 208 reads the data stored by the partial content capture unit 206 and transmits the read data to the client terminal 3 as partial content.

  The content layout generation unit 204 is different from the first embodiment in that the generated layout is passed to the partial content capture unit 206.

  The partial content position specifying unit 205 is different from the first embodiment in that position information indicating the position specified by the partial content position specifying unit 205 is passed to the partial content capturing unit 206.

  The content storage unit 211 is the same as that in the first embodiment.

  The operation of the third modification of the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Steps S1201 and S1202 are the same as steps S1001 and S1002 in the operation of the first embodiment, respectively. The partial content capture unit 206 receives position information from the partial content position specifying unit 205, plays back the partial content arranged at the position specified by the received position information (S1203), and stores the played back data in a predetermined format. Perform (capture) (S1204). The partial content transmission unit 208 reads the partial content stored by the partial content capture unit 206, and transmits the read partial content to the client terminal 3 (S1205).

  According to such a configuration, data to be reproduced by the partial content capture unit 206 is stored in a predetermined format. Therefore, the partial content transmission unit 208 is stored in the partial content capture unit 206 in a predetermined format. The existing partial content can be transmitted to the client terminal 3. Therefore, for example, by storing content in a format that cannot be played back on the mobile terminal in a format that the partial content capture unit 206 can play back regardless of the type of the client terminal 3, the content can be played back on the mobile terminal.

  The above configuration may further include a partial content conversion unit 207 that reads data stored in the partial content capture unit 206 and converts the read data into predetermined data corresponding to the client terminal 3 that transmits the data. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a fourth modification of the first embodiment including the partial content conversion unit 207. The partial content conversion unit 207 is connected to the partial content capture unit 206 and the partial content transmission unit 208, respectively.

  The partial content conversion unit 207 reads the data stored in the partial content capture unit 206, converts the read data into a predetermined format corresponding to the client terminal 3 to be transmitted, and passes the converted data to the partial content transmission unit 208. . As a conversion method, for example, the data display size may be changed according to the size that can be displayed by the client terminal 3, or the data size may be changed according to the speed of the network connected to the client terminal 3. . In addition, when converting, there are a method of buffering data and converting each predetermined size, a method of converting each frame of a moving image, and the like. The above methods are exemplary and are not limited to these methods.

  The partial content transmission unit 208 receives data from the partial content conversion unit 207 and transmits the received data to the client terminal 3 as partial content.

  Other components are the same as those of the third modification of the first embodiment.

  The operation of the fourth modified example of the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Steps S1301 to S1304 are the same as steps S1201 to S1204 in the operation of the second modification example of the first embodiment, respectively. The partial content conversion unit 207 converts the partial content data stored in the partial content capture unit 206 into predetermined data corresponding to the client terminal 3 to be transmitted, and passes the data to the partial content transmission unit 208 (S1305). The partial content transmission unit 208 transmits the partial content received from the partial content conversion unit 207 to the client terminal 3 (S1306).

  According to such a configuration, the server 2 can convert to a format corresponding to the client terminal 3 and transmit it. For example, when the client terminal 3 is a mobile phone, a small size and low bit rate video is transmitted, and when the client terminal 3 is a large screen TV receiver, a large size and high bit rate video is transmitted. It is possible to select and distribute contents corresponding to the terminal and the line speed of the terminal.

  In the fourth modification of the first embodiment, the number of destination client terminals 3 is one. However, the number of destination client terminals 3 is not limited to one and may be plural. In this case, for example, in a service such as simultaneous broadcast delivery, the content of the content provided as a service can be changed as appropriate according to the destination client terminal 3, and attributes such as the line speed and screen size of the client terminal 3 can be changed. And providing services according to the needs of users who use the terminal.

  Further, since the format of the data to be input to the partial content conversion unit 207 is a predetermined format stored in the partial content capture unit 206, conversion means considering a plurality of input formats is not required. Therefore, the configuration of the partial content conversion unit 207 can be simplified.

  In the first embodiment, the content storage unit 211 and the partial content position specifying unit 205 may be connected to each other. In this case, the partial content position specifying unit 205 is based on the content received by the content receiving unit 203 in the layout generated by the content layout generating unit 204, the position where the partial content to be transmitted to the client terminal 3 is arranged on the layout. Identify.

  The operation of the partial content position specifying unit 205 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. For example, if the partial content B and the advertisement banner are still images, and the partial content A is a moving image that changes with time, the partial content position specifying unit 205 specifies the portion that changes with time as the partial content. The position of the rectangular area of the partial content A is specified as the position of the partial content.

  In this form, the content may include position information indicating the position of the partial content transmitted to the client terminal 3. In this case, the partial content position specifying unit 205 specifies, in the layout, the position where the partial content to be transmitted to the client terminal 3 is arranged on the layout using the position information included in the content received by the content receiving unit 203.

  The operation of the partial content position specifying unit 205 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. For example, the content includes information of two coordinates indicating the upper left point and the lower right point of the partial content (150, 300) and (300, 400) as information indicating the position where the partial content is arranged. . At this time, the partial content position specifying unit 205 sets the upper left point as (150, 300) and the lower right point as (300, 400) as the position of the partial content from the position information of the partial content included in the content. Locate the rectangular area. Next, when content with a different position of the partial content is transmitted, the content includes information (320, 300), (470, 400) as information indicating the position where the partial content is arranged. Suppose. At this time, since the partial content position specifying unit 205 specifies the position from the position information of the partial content included in the content, the upper left point (320, 300) and the lower right point ( 470, 400), the position of the rectangular area can be specified.

  Examples of the position information indicating the position of the partial content transmitted to the client terminal 3 include a tag in a markup language (HTML) such as HTML, and a style sheet (Style Sheet) used together with HTML. The above is an example, and any information that can indicate the position of the partial content may be used.

  According to such a configuration, since the partial content position specifying unit 205 specifies the position based on the content distributed from the content server 1, the position of the partial content transmitted to the client terminal 3 changes every time the content is distributed. In this case, the position of the partial content can be specified.

Second Embodiment A configuration example of the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the second embodiment. The second embodiment includes a content server 1 that distributes content, a server 2 that transmits content to the client terminal 3, and a client terminal 3 that receives the content. The server 2 includes a relay request receiving unit 201, a distribution request transmitting unit 202, a content receiving unit 203, a content layout generating unit 204, a partial content position specifying unit 205, a partial content capturing unit 206, and a partial content converting unit. 207 and a partial content transmission unit 208. Here, only the differences of the second embodiment from the first embodiment will be described, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

  The content server 1 is the same as the content server 1 in the first modification of the first embodiment.

  The relay request receiving unit 201 is connected to the client terminal 3 and the distribution request transmitting unit 202, the distribution request transmitting unit 202 is connected to the content server 1, the content receiving unit 203 is connected to the content layout generating unit 204, and content layout generation is performed. The unit 204 is connected to the partial content capture unit 206, the partial content position specifying unit 205 is connected to the partial content capture unit 206, the partial content capture unit 206 is connected to the partial content conversion unit 207, and the partial content conversion unit 207 is the partial content conversion unit 207 The content transmission unit 208 is connected, and the partial content transmission unit 208 is connected to the client terminal 3.

  The client terminal 3 is the same as the client terminal 3 in the first embodiment.

  Each element which comprises the server 2 is demonstrated in order. First, the relay request receiving unit 201 will be described. The relay request receiving unit 201 receives a content request from the client terminal 3 and passes the received request to the distribution request transmitting unit 202. The request transmitted by the client terminal 3 includes the identification information of the requested content, the identification information of the client terminal 3, the identification information of the content server 1 that distributes the requested content, and the format and size of the data that can be reproduced by the client terminal 3. It may include information to be shown. The above may be an example and may not include the above example, and is not limited to the above information.

  The distribution request transmission unit 202 transmits the request received from the relay request reception unit 201 to the content server 1.

  The content receiving unit 203, the content layout generating unit 204, the partial content position specifying unit 205, the partial content capturing unit 206, the partial content converting unit 207, and the partial content transmitting unit 208 are the same as in the third modification example of the first embodiment. It is the same as the component.

  Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the system starts processing, the relay request receiving unit 201 receives a request for content from the client terminal 3, and passes the received request to the distribution request transmitting unit 202 (S1401). The distribution request transmission unit 202 transmits the request received from the relay request reception unit 201 to the content server 1 (S1402).

  Next, the content receiving unit 203 receives the content from the content server 1, and passes the received content to the content layout generating unit 204 (S1403). The content layout generation unit 204 generates the layout of the content received from the content reception unit 203 and passes the generated layout to the partial content capture unit 206. (S1404).

  In the layout generated by the content layout generation unit 204, the partial content position specifying unit 205 includes a position where the partial content to be transmitted to the client terminal 3 is included in the content received by the content layout generation unit 204 from the content reception unit 203. The location information indicating the specified location is passed to the partial content capture unit 206 (S1405).

  The partial content capture unit 206 reproduces the partial content arranged at the position specified by the position information received from the partial content position specifying unit 205 (S1406), and stores (captures) the reproduced data in a predetermined format. (S1407).

  The partial content conversion unit 207 reads data in a predetermined format stored by the partial content capture unit 206, converts the read data into a format according to the client terminal 3 to be transmitted, and converts the converted data to the partial content transmission unit 208. (S1408). The partial content transmission unit 208 transmits the data received from the partial content conversion unit 207 to the client terminal 3 (S1409) and ends the process.

The processing from the reproduction of the partial content in step S1406 to the transmission of the partial content to the client terminal 3 in step S1409 may be repeated until the reproduction ends when the partial content is a moving image content that changes with time.

  In the second embodiment, the partial content included in the content in response to the request transmitted from the client terminal 3 can be transmitted.

  In the second embodiment, the partial content conversion unit 207 may be configured to convert the partial content conversion unit 207 into a format according to a request from the client terminal 3. For example, information indicating the desired data format, display size, and data size is included in the request transmitted by the client terminal 3, and the partial content conversion unit 207 includes the data format included in the request received by the relay request reception unit 201. It is conceivable to convert partial contents into display size and data size. In this case, the relay request receiving unit 201 and the partial content conversion unit 207 are connected (not shown).

  According to this configuration, the partial content conversion unit 207 can convert the partial content in response to a request from the client terminal 3, so that even if the same client terminal 3 is used, news or the like can be used. Requesting low bit rate content for short content can reduce the time it takes to be delivered to the client terminal 3, or request high bit rate content for content such as movie trailers Thus, it is possible to enjoy high-quality content.

  Although the server 2 according to the second embodiment includes the partial content conversion unit 207, an embodiment in which the predetermined content stored in the partial content capture unit 206 is delivered to the client terminal 3 without conversion is also conceivable. In such a form, the partial content conversion unit 207 can be omitted.

  Further, the server 2 having the configuration in which the partial content conversion unit 207 is omitted includes the partial content capture unit 206, but transmits the partial content arranged at the position specified by the partial content position specifying unit 205 to the client terminal 3. Embodiments are also conceivable. In such a form, the partial content capture unit 206 can be omitted. In the case of this configuration, the partial content position specifying unit 205 is connected to the partial content transmitting unit 208.

  In the second embodiment, the content receiving unit 203 and the partial content position specifying unit 205 may be connected. FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a first modification of the second embodiment in which the content receiving unit 203 and the partial content position specifying unit 205 are connected.

  The partial content position specifying unit 205 is different from the second embodiment in that the position is specified based on the content received from the content receiving unit 203.

  In this configuration, the content may include position information indicating the position of the partial content transmitted to the client terminal 3. In this case, in the layout generated by the content layout generating unit 204, the partial content position specifying unit 205 is included in the content received by the content receiving unit 203 at the position where the partial content to be transmitted to the client terminal 3 is arranged on the layout. You may specify using positional information.

  Examples of the position information indicating the position of the partial content transmitted to the client terminal 3 include a tag in a markup language (HTML) such as HTML, and a style sheet (Style Sheet) used together with HTML. This is just an example, and any information that can indicate the position may be used.

  The operation of the first modification in this case is different from the operation of the second embodiment in step S1405 of the operation of the second embodiment, and the other operations are the same as those of the second embodiment. .

  In a stage corresponding to step S1405 of the operation of the first modification example of the second embodiment, the partial content position specifying unit 205 reads the layout generated by the content layout generation unit 204 by the content layout generation unit 204. When the position where the partial content to be transmitted to the client terminal 3 is located is specified, the content receiving unit 203 specifies the position information included in the received content.

  According to this configuration, since the partial content position specifying unit 205 specifies the position based on the content distributed from the content server 1, the position of the partial content transmitted to the client terminal 3 changes every time the content is distributed. In addition, the position of the partial content can be specified.

  In the third modification of the first embodiment or the second embodiment, the content storage unit 209 that stores data output from the content reception unit 203, the partial content capture unit 206, or the partial content conversion unit 207 is provided. You may prepare.

  FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating a second modification of the second embodiment including the content storage unit 209.

  The content storage unit 209 is connected to the relay request reception unit 201, the content reception unit 203, the content layout generation unit 204, the partial content capture unit 206, the partial content conversion unit 207, and the partial content transmission unit 208, respectively.

  The content storage unit 209 stores data output from the content reception unit 203, the partial content capture unit 206, or the partial content conversion unit 207, and when the relay request reception unit 201 receives a content relay request from the client terminal 3. When the content corresponding to the received relay request is stored, the content is transferred to each component that processes the content next.

  An example of data stored by the content storage unit 209 is shown in FIG. The content storage unit 209 receives content identification information requested by the client terminal 3 from the relay request unit 201 and stores data output from the content reception unit 203, the partial content capture unit 206, or the partial content conversion unit 207. Information indicating which component is output, identification information of the received content, and content output from each component may be stored in association with each other. The above is an example, and the present invention is not limited to the above configuration.

  The operation of the second modification of the second embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Step S1501 is the same as step S1401 in the second embodiment. The relay request reception unit 201 determines whether the requested content is stored in the content storage unit 209 (S1502). As a determination method, there is a method of determining whether or not the content identification information received by the relay request reception unit 201 is stored in the content storage unit 209. The above is an example, and the present invention is not limited to the above method.

  If it is determined that the content is stored in the content storage unit 209, it is determined whether or not the content is the content output from the content reception unit 203 (S1503). If it is determined that the content is not output from the content receiving unit 203, steps S1402 to S1409 of the operation of the second embodiment are executed. If it is determined in step S1503 that the content is the content output from the content reception unit 203, the content is passed to the content layout generation unit 204 (S1504), and the operation of the second embodiment is performed. Steps S1404 to S1409 are executed. When it is determined that the content is not the content output from the content receiving unit 203, it is determined whether the content is the content output from the partial content capture unit 206 (S1505). .

  When it is determined that the content is the content output from the partial content capture unit 206, the content is transferred to the partial content conversion unit 207 (S1506), and step S1408 of the operation of the second embodiment is performed. ˜S1409 is executed. If it is determined that the content is not the content output from the partial content capture unit 206, the content is passed to the partial content transmission unit 208 (S1507), and the operation steps of the second embodiment are performed. S1409 is executed.

  As a method for determining in the above, the content storage unit 209 determines which component is output when storing the data output from the content reception unit 203, the partial content capture unit 206, or the partial content conversion unit 207. There is a method in which the information indicating, the identification information of the received content, and the content output from each component are stored in association with each other, and the determination is made based on the information indicating from which component. The above is an example, and the present invention is not limited to the above method.

  According to such a configuration, the data output from the content reception unit 203, the partial content capture unit 206, or the partial content conversion unit 207 is stored in the content storage unit 209, and the server 2 requests the same content again from the client terminal 3. When the data is received, the data stored in the content storage unit 209 can be transmitted to the client terminal 3 to reduce the amount of communication between the content server 1 and the server 2. Furthermore, by passing the data stored in the content storage unit 209 to each component, processing in the content layout generation unit 204, the partial content capture unit 206, and the partial content conversion unit 207 is not necessary, so the processing amount of the server 2 can be reduced. Can be reduced.

  The content storage unit 209 may store information indicating to which component the content is output and the content in association with each other. In this case, when it is determined in step S1502 of the operation of the second modification example of the second embodiment that the content is stored in the content storage unit 209, information corresponding to the content is determined. The content is passed to the component, and the subsequent operations are the same as those in the second embodiment. The storage method of the content storage unit 209 is not limited to this, and any configuration may be used as long as it can identify which component the content is output from, or to which component the content is output.

  In the first or second embodiment, a position information receiving unit 212 that receives position information indicating the position of the partial content included in the content and transmitted to the client terminal 3 from the client terminal 3 may be provided.

  FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating a third modification of the second embodiment including the position information receiving unit 212.

  The position information receiving unit 212 is connected to the partial content position specifying unit 205 and the client terminal 3, respectively.

  When receiving the position information from the client terminal 3, the position information receiving unit 212 passes the received position information to the partial content position specifying unit 205. The partial content position specifying unit 205 specifies the position where the partial content to be transmitted to the client terminal 3 is included in the content read or received by the content layout generating unit 204 in the layout generated by the content layout generating unit 204. In this case, the position is specified based on the position information received from the position information receiving unit 212.

  The partial content position specifying unit 205 is different from the first or second embodiment in that the partial content position specifying unit 205 specifies the position of the partial content based on the position information received from the position information receiving unit 212.

  Other components are the same as those in the first or second embodiment.

  The operation of the partial content position specifying unit 205 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. For example, when the partial content position specifying unit 205 receives information indicating two coordinates (320, 300) and (470, 400) from the position information receiving unit 212, in the layout generated by the content layout generating unit 204, The position where the content is arranged is specified as a rectangular region having (320, 300) as the upper left point and (470, 400) as the lower right point. In the example of FIG. 2, the position of the partial content B is specified.

  According to such a configuration, the client terminal 3 transmits the position information to the server 2 even if the content server 1 or the server 2 does not have position information for specifying the position of the partial content. Based on the position information, the partial content position specifying unit 205 can specify the position of the partial content.

  In this modification, the relay request receiving unit 201 and the location information receiving unit 212 are different components, but the relay request receiving unit 201 further includes the function of the location information receiving unit 212 and the configuration of the location information receiving unit 212 is omitted. It is good also as the structure which carried out. In this case, the relay request receiving unit 201 is connected to the partial content position specifying unit 205, the distribution request transmitting unit 202, and the client terminal 3. FIG. 19 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration when the relay request receiving unit 201 is connected to the partial content position specifying unit 205, the distribution request transmitting unit 202, and the client terminal 3.

  According to this configuration, for example, there is a method of specifying the position of the partial content by the following method.

  First, position information is included in a request for content transmitted from the client terminal 3. When the location request is not included in the content request received from the client terminal 3, the relay request receiving unit 201 passes the request to the distribution request transmitting unit 202. If the location information is included in the content request received from the client terminal 3, the location information is passed to the partial content location specifying unit 205. The partial content position specifying unit 205 specifies a position in the layout generated by the content layout generating unit 204, where the partial content to be transmitted to the client terminal 3 is included in the content read or received by the content layout generating unit 204. In this case, the position is specified based on the position information received from the relay request receiving unit 201. The above is an example, and the present invention is not limited to the above configuration.

  In the configuration of the third modified example of the second embodiment, an interruption time information receiving unit 213 that receives, from the client terminal 3, viewing interruption time information indicating a time when content viewing is interrupted at the client terminal 3, and A viewing information storage unit 210 that stores the position information received by the position information receiving unit 212 and the viewing interruption time information received by the interruption time information receiving unit 213 may be provided.

  FIG. 20 is a block diagram illustrating a fourth modification example of the second embodiment including the interruption time information reception unit 213 and the viewing information storage unit 210.

  The viewing information storage unit 210 is connected to the relay request receiving unit 201, the position information receiving unit 212, and the interruption time information receiving unit 213, and the interruption time information receiving unit 213 is connected to the relay request receiving unit 201, the partial content capture unit 206, and the viewing The information storage unit 210 and the client terminal 3 are connected to each other.

  The interruption time information receiving unit 213 receives viewing interruption time information indicating the time when the content viewing is interrupted from the client terminal 3. When receiving the viewing interruption time information, the identification information of the content being viewed on the client terminal 3, the identification information of the client terminal 3, or the like may be received. The above is an example and is not limited to these configurations.

  When the interruption time information receiving unit 213 receives the viewing interruption time information from the client terminal 3, it determines whether or not the received viewing interruption time information is stored in the viewing information storage unit 210. As a method for determining whether or not the viewing interruption time information is stored in the viewing information storage unit 210, the following method can be cited. First, as in the above example, the viewing information storage unit 210 transmits the viewing suspension time information, the identification information of the client terminal 3 that has transmitted the viewing suspension time information, and the identification information of the content to which the viewing suspension time information is applied. Are stored in association with each other, and the content interruption information transmitted from the client terminal 3 includes the content identification information and the identification information of the client terminal 3. Next, the interruption time information receiving unit 213 is based on the content identification information and the identification information of the client terminal 3 included in the viewing interruption time information transmitted by the client terminal 3 and received by the interruption time information receiving unit 213. It is determined whether or not the viewing interruption time information is stored in the viewing information storage unit 210. The above is illustrative and is not limited to the above method.

  When it is determined that the viewing interruption time information is stored in the viewing information storage unit 210, the interruption time information receiving unit 213 reads the viewing interruption time information from the viewing information storage unit 210, and the read viewing interruption time Information is passed to the partial content capture unit 206. The partial content capture unit 206 captures partial content from the time indicated by the viewing interruption time information.

  When it is determined that the viewing interruption time information is not stored in the viewing information storage unit 210, the interruption time information receiving unit 213 stores the viewing interruption time information in the viewing information storage unit 210.

  The viewing information storage unit 210 stores the position information received by the position information storage unit 212 from the client terminal 3 and the viewing suspension time information received by the suspension time information reception unit 213. As a method of storing the position information, a method of storing the position information, the identification information of the client terminal 3 that has transmitted the position information, and the identification information of the content to which the position information is applied in association with each other can be considered. As a method for storing the viewing interruption time information, the viewing interruption time information, the identification information of the client terminal 3 that has transmitted the viewing interruption time information, and the identification information of the content to which the viewing interruption time information is applied. A method of storing them in association with each other is conceivable. The above is illustrative and is not limited to the above method.

  When the position information receiving unit 212 receives the position information from the client terminal 3, the position information receiving unit 212 determines whether the received position information is stored in the viewing information storage unit 210. As a method for determining whether or not position information is stored in the viewing information storage unit 210, the following method may be mentioned. First, as in the above example, the viewing information storage unit 210 associates and stores position information, identification information of the client terminal 3 that has transmitted the position information, and identification information of content to which the position information is applied. The position information transmitted by the client terminal 3 includes content identification information and client terminal 3 identification information. Next, the viewing information storage unit 210 has the location information based on the content identification information and the identification information of the client terminal 3 included in the location information transmitted by the client terminal 3 and received by the location information reception unit 212. It is checked whether or not the position information is stored in the viewing information storage unit 210 depending on whether or not to do so. The above is illustrative and is not limited to the above method.

  When the position information receiving unit 212 determines that the position information is stored in the viewing information storage unit 210, the position information receiving unit 212 reads the position information from the viewing information storage unit 210, and reads the read position information into the partial content position specifying unit. It passes to 205. The partial content position specifying unit 205 specifies the position where the partial content to be transmitted to the client terminal 3 is included in the content read or received by the content layout generating unit 204 in the layout generated by the content layout generating unit 204. In this case, the position is specified based on the position information received from the position information receiving unit 212.

  If the position information receiving unit 212 determines that the position information is not stored in the viewing information storage unit 210, the position information receiving unit 212 stores the position information in the viewing information storage unit 210.

  The operation according to the position information according to the fourth modification of the second embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Steps S1601 to S1603 are the same as steps S1401 to S1403 in the second embodiment. Next, the position information receiving unit 212 determines whether the position information has been received within a predetermined time (S1604). The predetermined time includes, for example, the time since the content request is last transmitted from the client terminal 3 to the relay request receiving unit 201, but is not limited thereto. When the position information receiving unit 212 determines that the position information is received, the position information receiving unit 212 stores the position information in the viewing information storage unit 210 (S1605) and passes the position information to the partial content position specifying unit 205 ( S1606).

  Next, the content layout generation unit 204 generates a content layout received from the content reception unit 203 (S1607). The partial content position specifying unit 205 passes the position information received from the position information receiving unit 212 to the partial content capturing unit 206 (S1608). The subsequent steps are the same as steps S1406 to S1409 of the operation of the second embodiment.

  If the position information receiving unit 212 determines in step S1604 that the position information has not been received, the position information receiving unit 212 determines whether or not the position information is stored in the viewing information storage unit 210 (S1609). If the position information receiving unit 212 determines that the position information is stored in the viewing information storage unit 210, the position information receiving unit 212 reads the stored position information (S1610), and reads the read position information to the partial content position specifying unit 205. (S1606). The subsequent operations are the same as those in steps S1607 to S1608 and S1406 to S1409.

  If the position information receiving unit 212 determines in step S1609 that the position information is not stored in the viewing information storage unit 210, the position information receiving unit 212 performs the operations in steps S1404 to S1409 of the operation of the second embodiment.

  The processing from the reproduction of the partial content in step S1406 to the transmission of the partial content to the client terminal 3 in step S1409 may be repeated until the reproduction ends when the partial content is a moving image content that changes with time.

  The operation according to the viewing interruption time information according to the fourth modification of the second embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Steps S1701 to S1703 are the same as steps S1401 to S1403 in the second embodiment. Next, the interruption time information receiving unit 213 determines whether or not the viewing interruption time information has been received within a predetermined time (S1704). The predetermined time includes, for example, the time since the content request is last transmitted from the client terminal 3 to the relay request receiving unit 201, but is not limited thereto. When it is determined that the viewing suspension time information is received, the suspension time information receiving unit 213 stores the viewing suspension time information in the viewing information storage unit 210 (S1705), and the viewing suspension time information is stored in the partial content. The data is transferred to the capture unit 206 (S1706).

  The previous steps S1707 to S1708 are the same as steps S1404 to S1405 in the second embodiment. Next, the partial content capture unit 206 specifies the partial content arranged at the position specified by the position information received from the partial content position specifying unit 205, based on the viewing interruption time information received from the interruption time information receiving unit 213. The data is reproduced from the recording time (S1709), and the reproduced data is captured (S1710). The subsequent steps are the same as steps S1408 to S1409 of the operation of the second embodiment.

  If the interruption time information receiving unit 213 determines in step S1704 that the viewing interruption time information has not been received, the interruption time information receiving unit 213 determines whether or not the viewing interruption time information is stored in the viewing information storage unit 210 (S1711). . When it is determined that the viewing interruption time information is stored in the viewing information storage unit 210, the interruption time information receiving unit 213 reads the stored viewing interruption time information (S1712), and reads the read viewing interruption time information. The data is transferred to the partial content capture unit 206 (S1706). The subsequent operations are the same as those in steps S1707 to S1710 and S1408 to S1409.

  If it is determined in step S1711 that the position information is not stored in the viewing information storage unit 210, the interruption time information reception unit 213 performs the operations of steps S1404 to S1409 in the operation of the second embodiment.

  The processing from the reproduction of the partial content in step S1406 to the transmission of the partial content to the client terminal 3 in step S1409 may be repeated until the reproduction ends when the partial content is a moving image content that changes with time.

  According to such a configuration, the position information transmitted by the client terminal 3 and the viewing interruption time information indicating the time when the content viewing is interrupted at the client terminal 3 are stored in the viewing information storage unit 210, so that the client When viewing of the content by the terminal 3 is resumed, there is no need to transmit the position information from the client terminal 3 to the server 2 again. In addition, it is not necessary to fast-forward the content until the viewing is interrupted, and the time until the content viewing is resumed can be shortened.

  In this modification, the relay request receiving unit 201, the position information receiving unit 212, and the interruption time information receiving unit 213 are different components, but the relay request receiving unit 201 is different from the position information receiving unit 212 and the interruption time information receiving unit 213. And the configuration of the position information receiving unit 212 and the interruption time information receiving unit 213 may be omitted. In this case, the relay request receiving unit 201 is connected to the partial content position specifying unit 205, the partial content capturing unit 206, the distribution request transmitting unit 202, and the client terminal 3. FIG. 23 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration when the relay request receiving unit 201 is connected to the partial content position specifying unit 205, the partial content capturing unit 206, the distribution request transmitting unit 202, and the client terminal 3.

  The details of the relay request receiving unit 201 in the above configuration will be described by taking the case of using position information as an example.

  First, position information is included in a request for content transmitted from the client terminal 3. The relay request receiving unit 201 passes the content request received from the client terminal 3 to the distribution request transmitting unit 202. Next, when position information is included in the request for the content, the position information is stored in the viewing information storage unit 210 and the position information is passed to the partial content position specifying unit 205. If the location information is not included in the request for content received from the client terminal 3, it is determined whether the location information is stored in the viewing information storage unit 210. The determination method may be the same as that of the fourth modification of the second embodiment. When the position information is stored, the position information is read from the viewing information storage unit 210 and the read position information is passed to the partial content position specifying unit 205. The above is an example, and the present invention is not limited to the above configuration.

  The details of the relay request receiving unit 201 in the above configuration will be described using an example in which viewing interruption time information is used.

  First, the viewing interruption time information is included in the content request transmitted from the client terminal 3. The relay request receiving unit 201 passes the content request received from the client terminal 3 to the distribution request transmitting unit 202. Next, when the content request includes the viewing interruption time information, the viewing interruption time information is stored in the viewing information storage unit 210 and the viewing interruption time information is passed to the partial content capture unit 206. If position information is not included in the request for content received from the client terminal 3, it is determined whether or not the viewing interruption time information is stored in the viewing information storage unit 210. The determination method may be the same as that of the fourth modification of the second embodiment. When the viewing suspension time information is stored, the viewing suspension time information is read from the viewing information storage unit 210, and the read viewing suspension time information is passed to the partial content capture unit 206. The above is an example, and the present invention is not limited to the above configuration.

  In the above example, the viewing suspension time information is used by the server 2, but the viewing suspension time information is transmitted to the content server 1, and the content reception unit 203 receives the content from the time specified by the transmitted information. Also good. In this case, the relay request receiving unit 201 and the partial content capturing unit 206 do not have to be connected in FIG.

  In this configuration, when receiving a content request from the client terminal 3, the relay request receiving unit 201 determines whether viewing interruption time information is included in the received request. If it is determined that the viewing interruption time information is included, the viewing interruption time information is stored in the viewing information storage unit 210, and the received request is passed to the distribution request transmission unit 202. The distribution request transmission unit 202 transmits the received request to the content server 1, and the content server 1 receives the content from the time specified by the viewing interruption time information included in the request from the content corresponding to the received request. To the unit 203.

  According to such a configuration, since the content server 1 transmits a portion from the time specified by the viewing interruption time information included in the request, the communication amount or communication time between the content server 1 and the server 2 can be reduced. In addition, the amount of data processing in the server 2 can be reduced.

Third Embodiment A configuration example of the third embodiment will be described. In the third embodiment, among the components of the server 2 in the second embodiment, the relay request receiving unit 201 is changed to the relay request input unit 301, and the partial content transmission unit 208 is changed to the partial content output unit 302. Unlike the second embodiment, the other components are the same except that the same constituent elements are provided in the client terminal 3 and the content server 1 and the client terminal 3 are connected. The elements are the same as in the second embodiment. FIG. 24 is a block diagram showing the third embodiment. The operation of the third embodiment is the same as that of the second embodiment except that the content request is received from the user in step S1401 and that the received partial content is output in step S1409. This is the same as the second embodiment.

Fourth Embodiment A fourth embodiment will be described.

  The server 2 is realized by a personal computer including at least a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, a network connection device, and a storage device. The server 2 reads the program received by the network connection device or the program stored in the CD-ROM or the storage device and expands it on the memory, and the relay request is received by the CPU interpreting and executing the program expanded on the memory. A unit 201, a distribution request transmission unit 202, a content reception unit 203, a content layout generation unit 204, a partial content position specification unit 205, a partial content capture unit 206, a partial content conversion unit 207, and a partial content transmission unit 208 are realized.

  The client terminal 3 is assumed to be a mobile phone having a display area of 640 × 480 pixels and capable of reproducing MPEG-4 format video and not MPEG-2 format video.

  The content C1 distributed from the content server S1 is assumed to be a video of MPEG-2 format with a size of 1024 × 768 pixels. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the partial content C1-1 included in the content C1 is the entire content C1.

  In the partial content capture unit 206, when the player is executed with the IP address of the content server and the content name as arguments, the content corresponding to the content name given as an argument on the player is played back. It is assumed that the window name is “player name_content server IP address_content name”. For example, when the IP address of the content server is 10.1.1.1 and the content name is C1-1, the partial content capture unit 206 sets “P1 10.1.1.1 C1-1”. When content reproduction is executed as an argument, the content C1-1 is reproduced by the player P1, and the window name at the time of reproduction is “P1 — 10.1.1.1_C1-1”. Further, when the content C1-1 is played back by the player P1, it is assumed that an image is displayed in a portion excluding the upper 50 pixels and the left and right and lower 10 pixels of the window.

  Although the private IP address is used in this embodiment, it can also be realized using a global IP address. Also, conversion between a private IP address and a global IP address using NAT (Network Address Translation) or the like may be performed between the server 2 and the content server.

  At this time, the partial content position specifying unit 205 indicates that “the partial content capture unit 206 uses the reproduction of the content distributed from the content server S1 as an argument and the IP address 10.1.1.1 of the content server S1 and the content name. And “P1_10.1.1.1_content name” as information for specifying that the content is reproduced on the player P1 and information for specifying the position where the content is reproduced. "The content is displayed in a portion excluding the upper 50 pixels, the left and right portions, and the lower 10 pixels of the window named" ".

  Consider a case where the server 2 relays the partial content C1-1 included in the content C1 distributed from the content server S1. First, the client terminal 3 transmits a viewing request for the content C1 to be viewed to the relay request receiving unit 201. It is assumed that the relay request transmitted by the client terminal 3 includes the terminal-specific ID of the client terminal 3, the content name of the content C1, and the URL of the content server S1 that distributes the content C1. Next, the relay request receiving unit 201 passes the request received from the client terminal 3 to the distribution request transmitting unit 202. The distribution request transmission unit 202 transmits the request to the content server S1 according to the received request.

  The content server S1 transmits the content C1 corresponding to the received request to the content receiving unit 203 of the server 2. The content receiving unit 203 passes the content C1 received from the content server S1 to the content layout generating unit 204. The content layout generation unit 204 generates the layout of the content C1 received from the content reception unit 203. Then, the generated layout is passed to the partial content capture unit 206. The layout generated by the content layout generation unit 204 is an image of the layout area shown in FIG. The hatched portion in FIG. 25 indicates the position where the content C1 is arranged. A rectangular area surrounding the shaded portion indicates a position where the player P1 is arranged.

  Next, the partial content position specifying unit 205 of the server 2 uses a function of an operating system for obtaining a window display area from the window name (Microsoft Windows (registered trademark) and X Windows System (registered trademark) have this function). The window display area of the window name “P1_10.1.1.1_C1-1” is obtained, and the upper 50 pixels, the left and right parts, and the lower 10 pixels are excluded from the player display area obtained in the above process. The position where the content is arranged is specified, and position information indicating the specified position is passed to the partial content capture unit 206. The position information indicating the specified position includes, for example, coordinates of the layout area, a value obtained by assigning the number of pixel blocks from the upper left of the layout image data to the specified position in raster order, but is not limited thereto. Any information may be used as long as the specified position can be indicated.

  The operation of the partial content position specifying unit 205 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

  25 represents the layout area represented by the layout image generated by the content layout generation unit 204, and the coordinates (x, y) of each pixel are the points moved by x pixels to the right and y pixels downward from the upper left corner of the layout area. Means. In addition, the rectangular area of the upper left point (x1, y1) and the lower right point (x2, y2) is represented as ((x1, y1), (x2, y2)).

  If the display area of the window with the window name “P1 — 10.1.1.1_C1-1” is obtained as ((200, 200), (1243, 1027)) by the function of the operating system, the upper 50 of the obtained area is displayed. The partial content display area is obtained by excluding the left and right and lower 10 pixels of the obtained area ((210, 250), (1233, 1017)).

  In the present embodiment, the rectangular region formed from the upper left point and the lower right point is taken as an example, but the region is not limited to this, for example, a circle region can be represented from the center and radius information. It is also possible to represent an elliptical area from information on the length of the center and the major axis and the length of the minor axis. These are merely examples, and may be any method that can specify a region from information representing a position, and is not limited to the above method.

  Next, the partial content capture unit 206 receives position information indicating the display area of the partial content from the partial content position specifying unit 205, and is specified by the position information received from the layout image generated by the content layout generation unit 204. The partial content C1-1 arranged at the position is captured. Here, it is assumed that the reproduced video content is captured in the MPEG-2 format.

  Next, the partial content conversion unit 207 reads the content captured by the partial content capture unit 206, converts it into a format suitable for the client terminal 3, and passes the converted partial content to the partial content transmission unit 208. In the above example, the size of the partial content captured by the partial content position specifying unit 205 is 1024 × 768 pixels, which is larger than the size that can be displayed on the client terminal 3, and the format of the partial content is MPEG-2. 3, the partial content conversion unit 207 converts the content into an MPEG-4 format of 640 × 480 pixels that can be displayed on the client terminal 3.

  The partial content transmission unit 208 receives the MPEG-4 format video content converted by the partial content conversion unit 207 and transmits the received video content to the client terminal 3. Since the client terminal 3 receives reproducible MPEG-4 content, it can be displayed on a built-in display device or the like.

  In the present embodiment, a personal computer is used as the server 2 and a mobile phone is used as the client terminal 3. However, the present invention is not limited to these. For example, the server 2 is a set-top box or between the client terminal 3 and the content server S1. A relay server or the like as an ASP (Application Service Provider) standing on the Internet, and the client terminal 3 include a PDA, a personal computer, a TV receiver, an IPTV receiver, or the like. The above is an example, and the present invention is not limited to these, and any configuration that does not depart from the gist of the present invention may be used.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the partial content is the whole of the content, but of course, it may be a part of the content, and the content includes a plurality of partial contents, and among the plurality of partial contents, The partial content position specifying unit 205 may specify one.

Fifth Embodiment A fifth embodiment will be described.

  Also in this embodiment, the server 2 is realized by a personal computer installed with software, as in the fourth embodiment.

  The partial content C2-1 included in the content C2 distributed from the content server S2 is http: // S2 / content id. It is assumed that an HTML document obtained by accessing html is embedded and reproduced. The partial content C2-1 is displayed at the position indicated by the embed tag portion of the received HTML file, and <embed src = “C2-1.mpg” width = 640 height = 480 id = “example” in the embed tag portion. >, The file name of the video content (“C2-1.mpg” in the above example) and the display size of the video content (640 × 480 pixels in the above example) are described as tag parameters. In addition, in the position property of a cascading style sheet (CSS: Cascading Style Sheets) which is a type of style sheet, the example of the video content indicated by the above embedded tag portion is #example {position: absolute; top: 200 px; left: 200 px}. Assume that the display position is described. The position property represents a position moved by 200 pixels downward from the upper end of the display area and 200 pixels moved from the left end to the right, and the video content is displayed at the position specified by the position property. Hereinafter, this cascade style sheet is simply referred to as a style sheet.

  At this time, the partial content position specifying unit 205 of the server 2 indicates that “the partial content distributed from the content server S2 is http: // S2 / content id. Information that “the file name is indicated in the embed tag portion of the HTML file obtained by accessing html”, information that “the display size is described in the parameter of the embed tag”, and “partial content in the style sheet” Is stored. ”Is displayed.

  Consider a case where the server 2 relays the partial content C2-1 included in the content C2 distributed from the content server S2. Assume that the partial content C2-1 has an id of 10, and the partial content C2-1 has http: // S2 / 10. Suppose that it is obtained by accessing html.

  The operations until the client terminal 3 transmits a relay request to the content server S2 via the server 2 and the content server S2 transmits the content C2 to the content receiving unit 203 of the server 2 are the same as those in the fourth embodiment. .

  The content receiving unit 203 passes the received content C2 to the content layout generating unit 204 and the partial content position specifying unit 205.

  The content layout generation unit 204 generates a layout as shown in FIG. 26, for example. In FIG. 26, an HTML display area indicates an area in which the content C2 is arranged. The shaded area indicates the position where the partial content C2-1 is arranged.

  The partial content position specifying unit 205 displays the display size of the partial content C2-1 described in the parameter of the embed tag included in the content C2 received by the content receiving unit 203, and the display position of the embed tag described in the style sheet. , The position of the partial content C2-1 is specified, and position information indicating the position of the specified partial content C2-1 is passed to the partial content capture unit 206. In the above example, from <embed src = “C2-1.mpg” width = 640 height = 480 id = “example”>, it is read that the display size of the partial content C2-1 is 640 pixels wide and 480 pixels high , #Example {position: absolute; top: 200px; left: 200px}, the display position of the partial content C2-1 is moved 200 pixels down from the upper end of the display area of the web browser, and 200 pixels from the left end to the right. Read the information that there is, and pass the read information to the partial content capture unit 206.

  Subsequent operations are the same as those in the fourth embodiment.

  In the fifth embodiment, an example in which one piece of partial content is included in the content has been shown. However, the content includes a plurality of partial contents, and one of the plurality of partial contents is included in the partial content position specifying unit. The configuration identified by 205 may be used. In this case, it is only necessary that an embedded tag and a corresponding style sheet item exist for each partial content.

  For example, as the second partial content C2-2 included in the content C2, <embed src = “C2-2.mpg” width = 100 height = 100 id = “example2”>, # example2 {position: absolute; top: 600 px ; If left: 1000 px} is present in the content C2, the display size of the partial content C2-2 is 100 pixels wide and 100 pixels high, the display position is 600 pixels down from the top of the display area of the web browser, and from the left end It can be shown that the position has moved 1000 pixels to the right.

Sixth Embodiment A sixth embodiment will be described.

  Also in this embodiment, the server 2 is realized by a personal computer installed with software, as in the fourth embodiment. The server 2 reads a program received by the network connection device or a program stored in a CD-ROM or a storage device, expands the program on the memory, and the CPU interprets and executes the program expanded on the memory. The storage unit 209 is realized.

  In the present embodiment, the content that has received a relay request for the first time is captured by the partial content capture unit 206, the captured content is stored in the content storage unit 209, and the content storage unit when the relay request for the same content is received again An example in which the content stored in 209 is processed and distributed to the client terminal 3 will be described.

  Consider a case where the server 2 relays the partial content C1-1 included in the content C1 distributed from the content server S1 for the first time. First, the client terminal 3 transmits a viewing request for the content C1 to be viewed to the relay request receiving unit 201. It is assumed that the relay request transmitted by the client terminal 3 includes the terminal-specific ID of the client terminal 3, the content name of the content C1, and the URL of the content server S1 that distributes the content C1. Next, the relay request receiving unit 201 determines whether the content C1 specified by the received request is stored in the content storage unit 209 or a partial content of the content C1.

  The relay request reception unit 201 determines that the content C1 or the partial content of the content C1 is not stored in the content storage unit 209, receives the content from the content server S1 as in the fourth embodiment, and receives the content of the partial content Layout generation, location of partial content, capture of partial content, conversion to a format suitable for the client terminal 3, and transmission to the client terminal 3. At this time, the partial content capture unit 206 passes the captured partial content to the partial content conversion unit 207 and also passes it to the content storage unit 209, and the content storage unit 209 stores the partial content received from the partial content capture unit 206.

  Next, it is assumed that the relay request receiving unit 201 receives the relay request for the content C1 distributed from the content server S1 again. The relay request receiving unit 201 determines that the content specified by the relay request is stored in the content storage unit 209, and the content storage unit 209 converts the content stored in the content storage unit 209 into the partial content conversion unit. 207. The partial content conversion unit 207 converts the content received from the content storage unit 209 into a format suitable for the client terminal 3, passes the content to the partial content transmission unit 208, and transmits the partial content transmission unit 208 to the client terminal 3.

  In the above example, when the content received by the content receiving unit 203 is stored in the content storage unit 209, when the same content is relayed again, the content storage unit 209 passes the content to the content layout generation unit 204, The content layout generation unit 204 generates the layout of the content received from the content storage unit 209.

  In the above example, when the content converted by the partial content conversion unit 207 into a format suitable for the client terminal 3 is stored in the content storage unit 209, the content storage unit 209 stores the content again when relaying the same content again. The content is passed to the partial content transmission unit 208, and the partial content transmission unit 208 transmits the received content to the client terminal 3.

  In the same content, the content received by the content receiving unit 203, the content captured by the partial content capture unit 206, and the content converted by the partial content conversion unit 207 into a format suitable for the client terminal 3 are stored in the content storage unit 209. May be.

Seventh Embodiment A seventh embodiment will be described.

  Consider a case where the server 2 relays the partial content C1-1 included in the content C1 distributed from the content server S1. FIG. 27 shows a layout area represented by a layout image generated by the content layout generation unit 204. First, the client terminal 3 transmits a viewing request for the content C1 to be viewed to the relay request receiving unit 201. The position of the partial content (the hatched portion ((210, 250), (1233, 1017)) from the upper right to the lower left in FIG. 27) is specified by the same method as in the fourth embodiment, and is arranged at the specified position. The partial content is relayed to the client terminal 3.

  Here, it is assumed that the user who uses the client terminal 3 wants to enlarge and view a part of the partial content (shaded portions ((250, 300), (650, 600) from upper left to lower right in FIG. 27), Called "enlarged part").

  At this time, the client terminal 3 transmits position information indicating the position of the enlarged portion to the position information receiving unit 212. As a method for specifying the enlarged portion, any method may be used as long as an area can be specified, such as a method of specifying coordinates by numerical values, or a method of touching the upper left point and lower right point with the touch pen of the client terminal 3. In the present embodiment, the coordinates ((250, 300), (650, 600)) indicating the coordinates of the upper left point and lower right point of the enlarged portion area are transmitted as position information.

  In the present embodiment, a rectangular region formed from the upper left point and the lower right point is given as an example, but the region is not limited to this, for example, a circle region can be represented from the center and radius information, It is also possible to represent an elliptical region from the information of the center, the length of the major axis, and the length of the minor axis. These are merely examples, and may be any method that can specify a region from information representing a position, and is not limited to the above method.

  In addition, it is possible to specify a position from the entire content, and specify not only a partial content area but also an arbitrary part by expanding a part from the entire content area as well as a partial content area. Is possible.

  The position information receiving unit 212 receives position information indicating the position of the enlarged portion from the client terminal 3, and the viewing information storage unit indicates that the position of ((250, 300), (650, 600)) of the content C1 is designated. 210, the information ((250, 300), (650, 600)) is passed to the partial content position specifying unit 205, and the partial content position specifying unit 205 receives ((250, 300), (650, 600). )) Is passed to the partial content capture unit 206. The partial content capture unit 206 captures the partial content at the position specified by the received information ((250, 300), (650, 600)), and the partial content conversion unit 207 The captured partial content is converted into a format suitable for the client terminal 3 and passed to the partial content transmission unit 208. The partial content transmission unit 208 transmits the received partial content to the client terminal 3.

  Here, it is assumed that a viewing end request is received from the client terminal 3 after 1 minute 30 seconds from the start of content reproduction at the client terminal 3. At this time, the client terminal 3 transmits a request to end viewing in 1 minute 30 seconds to the relay time information receiving unit 213. The interruption time information receiving unit 213 that has received a request to end viewing in 1 minute and 30 seconds from the client terminal 3 causes the viewing information storage unit 210 to store information of 1 minute and 30 seconds as viewing interruption time information.

  Next, it is assumed that the relay request for the same content (content C1 of the content server S1) is received again from the client terminal 3. At this time, the client terminal 3 transmits a relay request to the relay request receiving unit 201. The relay request receiving unit 201 that has received the relay request from the client terminal 3 reads the viewing suspension time information of the viewing suspension time of 1 minute 30 seconds from the viewing information storage unit 210, and sends the content to the content server S1 to the distribution request transmission unit 202. Request distribution from 1 minute 30 seconds of C1.

  When the relay request received by the relay request receiving unit 201 from the client terminal 3 does not include position information, the relay request receiving unit 201 detects the position of the content C1 stored in the viewing information storage unit 210 ((250, 300) and (650, 600)) are read, and the information indicating ((250, 300), (650, 600)) is passed to the partial content position specifying unit 205. The partial content position specifying unit 205 passes the received information to the partial content capturing unit 206.

  Subsequent operations are the same as those in the fourth embodiment.

  If the viewing information storage unit 210 stores the position information and the viewing interruption time information in association with information for identifying the user who uses the client terminal 3, the server 2 can be used by a plurality of users. Become.

  It should be noted that the configurations in the embodiments described above can be combined with each other without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  Each component in each embodiment of the present invention can be realized by a computer and a program as well as its function in hardware. The program is provided by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic disk or a semiconductor memory, read by the computer at the time of starting up the computer, etc., and controlling the operation of the computer. It functions as a component in the form.

  The present invention can be applied to applications such as a server, a terminal, a system, a program, and a method for specifying the position of partial content displayed on a client terminal from content.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 1st Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the operation | movement which the partial content position specific | specification means 205 specifies the position of partial content. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of 1st Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the 1st modification of 1st Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the 1st modification of 1st Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the 2nd modification of 1st Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure by which the content layout production | generation part 204 and the partial content position specific | specification part 205 are connected in the 2nd modification of 1st Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the 3rd modification of 1st Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the 3rd modification of 1st Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the 4th modification of 1st Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the 4th modification of 1st Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 2nd Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of 2nd Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the 1st modification of 2nd Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the 2nd modification of 2nd Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is an example of the data which the content storage part 209 preserve | saves. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the 2nd modification of 2nd Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the 3rd modification of 2nd Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure by which the position information receiving part 212 was abbreviate | omitted in the 3rd modification of 2nd Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the 4th modification of 2nd Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement concerning the positional information of the 4th modification of 2nd Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement concerning the viewing-and-listening interruption time information of the 4th modification of 2nd Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure by which the position information receiving part 212 and the interruption time information receiving part 213 were abbreviate | omitted in the 4th modification of 2nd Embodiment for implementing this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 3rd Embodiment for implementing this invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining in detail an operation in which a partial content position specifying unit 205 specifies the position of a partial content in the fourth embodiment for carrying out the present invention. In the 4th Embodiment for implementing this invention, it is a figure which shows the example of the layout which the content layout production | generation part 204 produces | generates. FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating an example of a layout generated by a content layout generation unit 204 in the seventh embodiment for carrying out the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 content server 2 server 3 client terminal 201 relay request receiving unit 202 distribution request transmitting unit 203 content receiving unit 204 content layout generating unit 205 partial content position specifying unit 206 partial content capturing unit 207 partial content converting unit 208 partial content transmitting unit 209 content Storage unit 210 Viewing information storage unit 211 Content storage unit 212 Position information reception unit 213 Interruption time information reception unit 301 Relay request input unit 302 Partial content output unit

Claims (39)

A server that identifies a position of a desired partial content included in the generated content layout.
A content layout generation unit for generating a layout of content;
A server for specifying a position of a desired partial content included in the content in the content layout generated by the content layout generation unit.
A content layout generation unit for generating a layout of content;
In the content layout generated by the content layout generation unit, a partial content position specifying unit that specifies the position of the partial content included in the content and transmitted to the client terminal;
A partial content transmitting unit that transmits partial content arranged at the position specified by the partial content position specifying unit to the client terminal;
A server comprising
The server according to claim 3,
A content storage unit for storing content;
The content layout generation unit is a server that generates a layout of content stored in the content storage unit.
The server according to claim 3,
A content receiving unit that receives content distributed from a content server that distributes the content to the client terminal;
The content layout generation unit is a server that generates a layout of content received by the content reception unit.
The server according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein
A partial content capture unit for storing the partial content arranged at the position specified by the partial content position specifying unit in a predetermined format;
The partial content transmission unit transmits the partial content stored in the partial content capture unit to the client terminal.
The server according to claim 6, wherein
A partial content conversion unit that converts partial content stored in the partial content capture unit according to the client terminal,
The partial content transmission unit is a server that transmits the partial content converted by the partial content conversion unit.
The server according to claim 7,
A content storage unit that stores the partial content output from the partial content capture unit or the partial content conversion unit;
The partial content transmission unit is a server that transmits the partial content stored in the content storage unit.
The server according to any one of claims 7 and 8,
A content receiving unit that receives content distributed from a content server that distributes the content to the client terminal;
The content layout generation unit generates a layout of the content received by the content reception unit,
The partial content position specifying unit specifies a position of a moving image included in the content and transmitted to the client terminal in the content layout generated by the content layout generating unit;
The partial content capture unit stores data of a moving image arranged at a position specified by the partial content position specifying unit frame by frame in a predetermined format,
The partial content conversion unit converts the video data stored in the partial content capture unit according to the client terminal,
The partial content transmission unit is a server that transmits the moving image data converted by the partial content conversion unit.
The server according to any one of claims 5 and 9, wherein
The content includes position information indicating a position of a partial content included in content distributed from the content server and transmitted to the client terminal,
The partial content position specifying unit specifies a position determined according to the layout and position information included in the content in the content layout generated by the content layout generating unit.
The server according to any one of claims 3 to 10,
A position information receiving unit for receiving, from the client terminal, position information indicating the position of the partial content included in the content and transmitted to the client terminal;
The partial content position specifying unit specifies a position determined according to the layout and the position information received by the position information receiving unit in the layout of the content generated by the content layout generating unit.
The server according to claim 11, wherein
An interruption time information receiving unit for receiving, from the client terminal, viewing interruption time information indicating a time at which content viewing is interrupted at the client terminal;
A viewing information storage unit that stores the positional information received by the positional information receiving unit and the viewing interruption time information received by the interruption time information receiving unit;
Further comprising
The partial content position specifying unit specifies the position of the partial content according to the position information stored in the viewing information storage unit,
The partial content capture unit stores the partial content arranged at the position specified by the partial content position specifying unit in a predetermined format from the time specified by the viewing interruption time information stored in the viewing information storage unit. To the server.
A server according to any one of claims 3 to 12,
A client terminal for receiving partial content from the server;
A system comprising:
A server according to claim 5;
A client terminal for receiving partial content from the server;
A content server for delivering content to the server;
A system comprising:
A client terminal,
A content layout generation unit for generating a layout of content;
In the content layout generated by the content layout generation unit, a partial content position specifying unit that specifies the position of the partial content included in the content and output to the client terminal;
A partial content output unit for outputting partial content arranged at the position specified by the partial content position specifying unit;
A client terminal comprising:
On the computer,
A program for executing a partial content position specifying process for specifying a position of a desired partial content included in the content in the generated content layout.
On the computer,
Content layout generation processing for generating content layout;
A partial content position specifying process for specifying a position of a desired partial content included in the content in the content layout generated by the content layout generating process;
A program that executes
On the computer,
Content layout generation processing for generating content layout;
A partial content position specifying process for specifying the position of the partial content included in the content and transmitted to the client terminal in the content layout generated by the content layout generating process;
A partial content transmission process for transmitting the partial content arranged at the position specified in the partial content position specifying process to the client terminal;
A program that executes
The program according to claim 18, wherein
On the computer,
Execute content storage processing for storing content,
In the content layout generation process, a program for generating a layout of the content stored by the content storage process.
The program according to claim 18, wherein
On the computer,
The content receiving process for receiving the content distributed from the content server that distributes the content to the client terminal is executed,
In the content layout generation process, a program for generating a layout of the content received in the content reception process.
A program according to any one of claims 18 to 20,
On the computer,
Executing a partial content capture process for storing the partial content arranged at the position specified in the partial content position specifying process in a predetermined format;
In the partial content transmission process, a program for transmitting the partial content stored by the partial content capture process to the client terminal.
The program according to claim 21, wherein
On the computer,
In response to the client terminal, a partial content conversion process for converting the partial content stored by the partial content capture process is executed,
In the partial content transmission process, a program for transmitting the partial content converted by the partial content conversion process.
The program according to claim 22, wherein
On the computer,
Executing a content storage process for storing the partial content output by the partial content capture process or the partial content conversion process;
In the partial content transmission process, a program for transmitting the partial content stored by the content storage process.
The program according to any one of claims 22 and 23, wherein:
On the computer,
The content receiving process for receiving the content distributed from the content server that distributes the content to the client terminal is executed,
In the content layout generation process, a layout of the content received in the content reception process is generated,
In the partial content position specifying process, the position of the moving image included in the content and transmitted to the client terminal is specified in the content layout generated in the content layout generating process,
In the partial content capture process, the video data arranged at the position specified by the partial content position specifying process is stored in a predetermined format frame by frame,
In the partial content conversion process, the video data stored by the partial content capture process is converted according to the client terminal,
In the partial content transmission process, a program for transmitting the moving image data converted by the partial content conversion process.
A program according to any one of claims 20 or 24, wherein
The content includes position information indicating a position of a partial content included in content distributed from the content server and transmitted to the client terminal,
In the partial content position specifying process, a program for specifying a position determined according to the layout and position information included in the content in the layout of the content generated by the content layout generating process.
A program according to any one of claims 18 to 25, wherein
On the computer,
Position information reception processing for receiving, from the client terminal, position information indicating the position of the partial content included in the content and transmitted to the client terminal;
In the partial content position specifying process, a program for specifying a position determined according to the layout and the position information received in the position information receiving process in the layout of the content generated in the content layout generating process.
The program according to claim 26, wherein
On the computer,
An interruption time information reception process for receiving, from the client terminal, viewing interruption time information indicating a time at which content viewing is interrupted at the client terminal;
Viewing information storage process for storing the position information received in the position information reception process and the viewing interruption time information received in the interruption time information reception process;
And execute
In the partial content position specifying process, the position of the partial content is specified according to the position information stored by the viewing information storage process,
In the partial content capture process, the partial content arranged at the position specified by the partial content position specifying process is determined in a predetermined format from the time specified by the viewing interruption time information stored by the viewing information storage process. A program to remember.
A method including a partial content position specifying step of specifying a position of a desired partial content included in the generated content layout.
A content layout generation step for generating a content layout;
A partial content position specifying step for specifying a position of a desired partial content included in the content in the content layout generated in the content layout generating step;
Including methods.
A content layout generation step for generating a content layout;
A partial content position specifying step for specifying a position of the partial content included in the content and transmitted to the client terminal in the content layout generated in the content layout generating step;
A partial content transmitting step of transmitting the partial content arranged at the position specified in the partial content position specifying step to the client terminal.
A method according to claim 30, comprising
A content storage step of storing content,
In the content layout generation step, a layout of the content stored in the content storage step is generated.
A method according to claim 30, comprising
A content receiving step of receiving content distributed from a content server that distributes the content to the client terminal;
In the content layout generation step, a layout of the content received in the content reception step is generated.
A method according to any one of claims 30 to 32, comprising:
A partial content capture step of storing the partial content arranged at the position specified in the partial content position specifying step in a predetermined format;
In the partial content transmission step, the partial content stored in the partial content capture step is transmitted to the client terminal.
34. The method of claim 33, comprising:
A partial content conversion step of converting the partial content stored by the partial content capture step according to the client terminal;
In the partial content transmission step, the partial content converted in the partial content conversion step is transmitted.
35. The method of claim 34, comprising:
A content storage step of storing the partial content output by the partial content capture step or the partial content conversion step;
In the partial content transmission step, the partial content stored by the content storage step is transmitted.
36. The method of any one of claims 34 or 35, wherein
A content receiving step of receiving content distributed from a content server that distributes the content to the client terminal;
In the content layout generation step, a layout of the content received in the content reception step is generated,
In the partial content position specifying step, in the content layout generated in the content layout generating step, the position of the moving image included in the content and transmitted to the client terminal is specified,
In the partial content capturing step, data of the moving image arranged at the position specified in the partial content position specifying step is stored in a predetermined format frame by frame,
In the partial content conversion step, the moving image data stored in the partial content capture step is converted according to the client terminal,
In the partial content transmission step, the moving image data converted in the partial content conversion step is transmitted.
37. A method according to any one of claims 32 or 36, comprising:
The content includes position information indicating a position of a partial content included in content distributed from the content server and transmitted to the client terminal,
In the partial content position specifying step, in the layout of the content generated in the content layout generating step, a position determined according to the layout and position information included in the content is specified.
A method according to any one of claims 30 to 37, comprising:
A position information receiving step for receiving, from the client terminal, position information indicating the position of the partial content included in the content and transmitted to the client terminal;
In the partial content position specifying step, in the content layout generated in the content layout generating step, a position determined according to the layout and the position information received in the position information receiving step is specified.
40. The method of claim 38, comprising:
An interruption time information receiving step of receiving, from the client terminal, viewing interruption time information indicating a time at which content viewing is interrupted at the client terminal;
A viewing information storage step for storing the positional information received in the positional information receiving step and the viewing interruption time information received in the interruption time information receiving step;
Including
In the partial content position specifying step, the position of the partial content is specified according to the position information stored in the viewing information storage step,
In the partial content capture step, the partial content arranged at the position specified in the partial content position specifying step is determined in a predetermined format from the time specified by the viewing interruption time information stored in the viewing information storage step. How to remember.

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