JP2013236218A - Content creation device, content distribution server, content creation method, content creation program, and computer readable recording medium with the same recorded thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable creation of a content more matching a user's free time in a content creation device.SOLUTION: A content creation device 100, for each source content, predicts a time taken for each user to view it in accordance with a user's viewing completion index information in each genre. Then, a new content is created by combining source contents for a time in which reproduction of the new content is scheduled in accordance with the predicted time.

Description

  The present invention relates to a content creation device, a content distribution server, a content creation method, a content creation program, and a computer-readable recording medium that records the content creation device, a content distribution server, a content creation method, and the like.

  In recent years, electronic books have been spreading. With the spread of smartphones and tablet terminals, electronic books such as newspapers, magazines, and novels can be purchased on these terminals, and electronic books purchased on the terminals can be read. In addition, this electronic book is not limited to text-based content, but is being created as multimedia content including audio and video.

  Note that with the current content distribution technology, the configuration of content to be distributed has already been determined. For this reason, when a certain content is purchased, the content having the same configuration is distributed to all users who have purchased the content.

Conventionally, various techniques have been proposed for such content distribution.
For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-123463 discloses a system that creates and provides a custom-made newspaper for each user in accordance with the profile / preference information of the recipient. In this system, the recipient inputs information such as a desired topic, newspaper layout, distribution schedule, and distribution destination as profile preference information. According to the profile preference information, the related topics are extracted, and according to the priority, the location of the newspaper layout selected by the recipient is determined. Accordingly, a newspaper in which a topic desired by the receiver is arranged in a layout desired by the receiver can be created for each receiver.

  On the other hand, the timing of reproducing the electronic book content such as when to read the electronic book depends on the user. Therefore, when an electronic book is to be read at a user's free time, it is necessary for the user to search for and reproduce the desired electronic book content.

  In Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-86607), the stored content is edited so that the playback time according to the length of the idle time of the program that the user wants to watch is reached in a time zone when there is no program that the user wants to watch. A video playback device for playback is disclosed. The video playback apparatus searches for one or more contents from the stored contents so as to fit in the user's free time. Further, it is possible to adjust the content reproduction speed so as to be within the user's available time, or to insert the still image in a slide show to satisfy the user's available time. Thereby, it is possible to search for electronic book content that fits in the user's free time and present it to the user.

JP 2002-123463 A JP 2006-86607 A

  However, the technology described in Patent Technology 1 does not create electronic book content such as a custom-made newspaper so as to meet the user's schedule. For example, because there is 30 minutes free time, it does not mean that a custom-made newspaper that can be read in 30 minutes is created and distributed.

  On the other hand, in the technology described in Patent Technology 2, content is created in consideration of the length of the user's idle time.

  However, even content created by the video playback device based on the length of the free time may not be completely read or understood by the user in the free time.

  The present invention has been conceived in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to enable a content creation device to create content that matches a user's idle time.

  A content creation device according to the present invention is a content creation device that creates new content to be viewed by a specific user, and for extracting time information that is information for specifying a time when the new content should be played back. Time information extracting means, viewing completion index information extracting means for extracting viewing completion index information, which is an index of the viewing speed of each content field for a specific user, and at least part of the new content The original content information acquisition means for acquiring the first information for specifying the field and the second information for specifying the standard reproduction time, and the original content in the new content Preference information extracting means for extracting user preference information, which is information for specifying a time distribution for each content field; By calculating the time required for the specific user to reproduce each original content based on the information, the second information, and the viewing completion index information, the new content can be found within the time specified by the time information. Content editing means for arranging at least a part of the one or more original contents in the new contents according to the time distribution so that the reproduction of the contents can be completed.

  Preferably, the information processing device further includes behavior information extraction means for extracting behavior information that is information representing behavior details of a specific user in the time information, and the content editing means is specified within the time specified by the time information from the behavior information. The original content to be placed in the new content is selected according to the action content of the user.

  Preferably, the time information is specified by extracting a time zone during which content is reproduced from a schedule table of a specific user.

  Preferably, the viewing speed is based on at least one of the time required for viewing the content and the time required for understanding the content.

  Preferably, the viewing completion index information includes, for each content field, at least one information of a number of characters that a specific user reads per unit time, a number of pages read per unit time, and a page turning time per unit page. Including.

  Preferably, the viewing completion index information includes reproduction speed information of audio data or moving image data for each field.

  Preferably, for each content field, a specific user reads the number of characters read per unit time, the number of pages read per unit time, the page turning time per unit page, and the playback speed information of audio data or video data. At least one is managed as a level information in a table, and the viewing completion index information holds level information for each content field.

  Preferably, the viewing completion index information is converted according to a conversion rule specified for each time information.

  Preferably, the viewing completion index information is converted according to a conversion rule specified for each combination of field and time information.

  Preferably, a priority calculating unit for calculating a priority for each content included in one or a plurality of contents is provided, and the content editing unit is included in the original content in descending order of the priority calculated by the priority calculating unit. Extract new content and edit new content.

  Preferably, the priority calculation means calculates a priority for each content included in one or a plurality of contents for each time information.

  Preferably, the information processing device further includes behavior information extraction means for extracting behavior information that is information representing the behavior content of a specific user in the time information, and the priority calculation means is at least one of each time information or each behavior information. Every time, the priority for each content included in one or a plurality of contents is calculated.

  Preferably, the content editing unit extracts new contents from one or a plurality of original contents by extracting contents included in the original contents.

  Preferably, the information processing apparatus further includes viewing completion index information updating means for updating the viewing completion index information in accordance with a reproduction state when the new content is reproduced by a specific user.

  A content distribution server according to a certain aspect of the present invention includes the above-described content creation device and content distribution means for distributing new content to a specific user.

  A content distribution server according to another aspect of the present invention includes a price determination unit for determining a price of new content distributed by the content distribution unit.

  In the content creation device according to the present invention, more preferably, the content editing means creates a content playlist indicating the arrangement of the original content in the new content.

  Preferably, the content play list includes information specifying a part of the original content arranged in the new content.

  A content distribution server according to another aspect of the present invention includes a content creation device as described above, and content distribution means for distributing at least one of new content or a content playlist to a specific user.

  Preferably, it further includes content reproduction status extraction means for extracting a situation when at least one of the content distributed by the content distribution means and the content playlist is reproduced by a specific user within the time specified by the time information. It is characterized by that.

  Preferably, it comprises price determining means for determining the price of the new content distributed by the content distributing means, the price determining means being one or more original sources used in creating the new content or content playlist The price is determined according to the content contribution.

  The content creation method according to the present invention is a content creation method executed by a content creation device for creating new content to be viewed by a specific user, and is information for specifying a time when the new content should be played back. A step of extracting time information; a step of extracting viewing completion index information that is an index of a viewing speed for each content field for a specific user; and a source at least part of which is allocated to new content Step for obtaining first information for identifying a field and second information for identifying a standard reproduction time, and information for identifying a time distribution for each field of the original content in the new content Extracting user preference information, first information, second information, and viewing completion index information 1 so that the specific user can complete the reproduction of the new content within the time specified by the time information by calculating the time required for the reproduction of each original content by the specific user. A step of arranging at least a part of the original content in the new content according to the time distribution.

  A content creation program according to the present invention is a content creation program executed on a computer of a content creation device that creates new content to be viewed by a specific user, and causes the computer to function as the content creation device as described above. .

  The recording medium according to the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium in which the content creation program as described above is recorded.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when a user reproduces | regenerates at the time specified by time information, the new content which does not run out of time and does not run out of time can be created.

It is a figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of a structure of the content delivery system containing the content production apparatus and content delivery server of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of the content produced for every user in this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a functional structure of the content delivery server which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the content production apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the internal structure of the computer system for implement | achieving the content production apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the concept of main operation | movement of the content creation apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a flowchart of the subroutine of the content edit process performed by step S6 shown by FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the Example of the content delivery system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the Example of the content delivery system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the Example of the content delivery system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the Example of the content delivery system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the Example of the content delivery system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the Example of the content delivery system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the Example of the content delivery system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the Example of the content delivery system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the Example of the content delivery system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the Example of the content delivery system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the Example of the content delivery system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the Example of the content delivery system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the Example of the content delivery system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the Example of the content delivery system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the content of the Example of the content delivery system which concerns on this Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings used for the following description, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

<Outline of content distribution system>
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an outline of a configuration of a content distribution system including a content creation device and a content distribution server according to the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 1, in the content distribution system, content distribution server 200 creates content and transmits the created content to external device 16 owned by the user.

  The content distribution server 200 stores information about users from each of the individual users (users U1 to U3 in FIG. 1). The information includes user personal information, preference information, action history, schedule, and the like.

  Then, the content distribution server 200 creates content in a mode suitable for each user based on at least part of the information, and transmits the content to the external device 16 owned by the user.

  The external device 16 may be realized by a device capable of reproducing content such as an electronic book terminal, or may be realized by a server that can communicate with a terminal device such as an electronic book terminal owned by a user. When the external device 16 is configured by the latter server, the user downloads the content transmitted from the content distribution server 200 from the server, and reproduces the content on the terminal device owned by the user.

<Outline of contents to be created>
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an outline of content created for each user in the present embodiment.

  FIG. 2 shows content created based on the user's schedule. Specifically, FIG. 2 shows a schedule of a certain user (“Mr. A” in FIG. 2).

  In the schedule, 7:15 to 8:15 is "commuting time", 8:30 to 12:00 is "work", 12:00 to 13:00 is "lunch break", and 13:00 "Work" from 17:00 to "Home time" from 17:15 to 18:15, "Dinner and bath and group" from 18:15 to 23:00, and from 23:00 to 23:00 Up to 30 minutes is defined as “free time before going to bed”.

  Of these schedules, “Behavior information” indicating the detailed action contents of the time zone for the time zone that defines “commuting time”, “lunch break”, “home time”, and “free time before going to sleep”. It is prescribed.

  As for “commuting time”, 7:30 to 7:30 is “walking”, 7:30 to 8:00 is “train commuting”, and 8:00 to 8:15 is “walking”. Has been.

  As for “lunch break”, “meal” is defined from 12:00 to 12:30 and “free” from 12:30 to 13:00.

  “Return time” is “walk” from 17:15 to 17:30, “train commuting” from 17:30 to 18:00, and “walk” from 18:00 to 18:15. It is prescribed.

  As for “free time before going to bed”, “free” is defined from 23:00 to 23:30.

  Based on such a schedule, from the content distribution server 200 to the external device 16 of the certain user, the content A corresponding to “commuting time”, the content B corresponding to “lunch break”, and the “home time” The content C corresponding to “and the content D corresponding to“ free time before going to sleep ”are transmitted.

  Each of the contents A to D is created so that the user can complete viewing in the corresponding time zone. Such content may be created by processing one type of original content as it is or by processing, or may be created by combining two or more types of original content. In some cases.

  Content A is content having a playback time of 1 hour (60 minutes) corresponding to “commuting time”. In the content A, the first 15 minutes (0: 0 to 0:15) corresponds to “walking” from 7:15 to 7:30, and the next 30 minutes (0:15 to 0:45) Part) corresponds to “train commuting” from 7:30 to 8:00, and the next 15 minutes (part of 0:45 to 10:00) is “walk” from 8:00 to 8:15 It corresponds to.

  Content B is a content having a playback time of 30 minutes corresponding to “free” from 12:30 to 13:00 in “lunch break”.

  The content C is a content having a playback time of 1 hour (60 minutes) corresponding to the “home time”. In the content C, the first 15 minutes (0: 0 to 0:15) corresponds to “walking” from 17:15 to 17:30, and the next 30 minutes (0:15 to 0:45) (Part) corresponds to “train commuting” from 17:30 to 18:00, and the next 15 minutes (0:45 to 10:00) is “walk” from 18:00 to 18:15 It corresponds to.

  The content D is a content having a playback time of 30 minutes corresponding to “free” from 23:00 to 23:30 of “free time before going to bed”.

  The contents A to D are configured based on user preference information defined for each time zone. The preference information will be described later.

<Functional configuration of content distribution server>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the content distribution server 200.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the content distribution server 200 includes a price information input unit 201, a price information storage unit 202, a content storage unit 203, a price determination unit 204, a content distribution unit 205, a content reproduction status information extraction unit 206, and A content creation apparatus 100 is provided.

  The content distribution server 200 is realized by an information processing apparatus such as a general-purpose computer. The price information input unit 201, the price determination unit 204, the content distribution unit 205, and the content reproduction status information extraction unit 206 are realized by a processor such as a CPU (central processing unit) executing a predetermined program. . The price information storage unit 202 and the content storage unit 203 are realized by a storage device capable of writing and reading information by the processor. The content creation device 100 is also realized by a general-purpose information processing device, for example. The other parts of the content creation device 100 and the content distribution server 200 may be realized by the same information processing device or may be realized by different information processing devices. Further, parts other than the content creation device of the content distribution server 200 may be realized by two or more information processing devices.

  As will be described later, the content creation apparatus 100 creates content by processing the original content (original content 14 to be described later).

  Price information 20 is input to the price information input unit 201. The price information 20 is input to the price information input unit 201 via, for example, a wireless or wired communication path or a storage medium attached to the content distribution server 200. In this specification, the price information 20 means all of the information for specifying the price of the original content 14.

  The price information input unit 201 includes an interface for receiving price information 20 provided via, for example, wireless or wired communication, or an interface for exchanging data with the storage medium described above.

  The price information storage unit 202 stores and manages the price information input by the price information input unit 201.

  The content storage unit 203 stores and manages the content created by the content creation device 100 and output from the content creation device 100 (via the output unit 111 described later).

  The price determination unit 204 uses the price information stored in the price information storage unit 202 to determine the distribution price of the content stored in the content storage unit 203. Any method can be applied as a method for determining the delivery price. For example, the distribution price may be determined from the price information of the original content quoted when creating the content, based on the ratio quoted when creating the content (contribution in the new content). . Moreover, you may calculate based on the price for every content contained in the original content.

  The content distribution unit 205 transmits the content stored in the content storage unit 203 to the external device 16 with the distribution price determined by the price determination unit 204.

  “Transmit with distribution price” means, for example, that transmission is performed on the condition that a separately provided charging server receives information indicating that the distribution price for the content has been charged to the user of the external device 16 as the transmission destination. Means that.

  The content playback status information extraction unit 206 includes an interface that receives information regarding the playback status of content provided via, for example, wireless or wired communication. Information related to the reproduction status of the content, which is information indicating the status when the content output to the external device 16 by the content distribution unit 205 is reproduced by the user (in the external device 16), is input. The contents of the information will be described later.

<Functional configuration of content creation device>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of content creation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 4, the content creation device 100 includes a time information extraction unit 101, a time information storage unit 102, a behavior information extraction unit 103, a behavior information storage unit 104, a preference information extraction unit 105, a preference information storage unit 106, viewing and listening. Completion index information extraction unit 107, viewing completion index information storage unit 108, original content input unit 109, content editing unit 110, output unit 111, content reproduction status information input unit 112, viewing completion index information update unit 113, priority calculation unit 114 and a conversion unit 115.

  As described above, the content creation device 100 is realized by, for example, a general-purpose information processing device. The information processing apparatus includes an interface for the processor to exchange information between the processor and a storage device on which the processor can read and write information and / or a storage medium removable from the information processing apparatus. including. The interface may be for the processor to communicate with the storage device via a network.

  Time information extraction unit 101, behavior information extraction unit 103, preference information extraction unit 105, viewing completion index information extraction unit 107, original content input unit 109, content editing unit 110, output unit 111, content reproduction status information input unit 112, viewing The completion index information update unit 113, the priority calculation unit 114, and the conversion unit 115 are realized, for example, when the processor executes a program stored in the storage device or storage medium. The time information storage unit 102, the behavior information storage unit 104, the preference information storage unit 106, and the viewing completion index information storage unit 108 are realized by the storage medium and / or the storage medium described above.

  The time information 10 is input to the time information extraction unit 101. The time information 10 includes, for example, information provided via wireless or wired communication or information recorded on a storage medium. The time information 10 means all the information related to the time when the user views the content to be created. For example, when creating a content that the user reads in “30 minutes from 12:30 to 13:00”, the time information includes the time information included in these information (“30 minutes from 12:30 to 13:00”). And time information).

  The time information 10 may be in any form of information as long as it includes information for specifying the length of time during which content to be created (“new content” to be described later) is to be reproduced.

  The time information 10 may be information linked to the user schedule table (see FIG. 2). Specifically, time information registered in the schedule table may be used.

  For example, in the case where the information that the user takes a train in “30 minutes from 7:30 to 8:00” included in the schedule of “Mr. A” described with reference to FIG. 2 is registered in the user's schedule table The time information extraction unit 101 may extract the time information 10 from the schedule table described with reference to FIG. Information of the schedule table is stored in a storage device in the content creation device 100 or at least a storage device that can communicate with the content creation device 100.

  Moreover, the time information extraction part 101 may acquire as the said user's time information 10 from the ticketing situation of tickets, such as a train in a user. For example, when a transaction for purchasing a reserved seat ticket of “8:00 departure, 10:30 Tokyo Shinkansen” for a certain user is made on the network, the time information extraction unit 101 acquires information on the transaction. As a result, the user acquires time information 10 that the user is on the bullet train for “8:00 to 10:30, 2 hours and 30 minutes” on that day.

  In addition, in a manner in which the user can identify the user (for example, by logging in to a predetermined site), the user can search for a train to be boarded using a transportation timetable search service and perform an operation for confirmation (for example, , Operation for confirming registration as a schedule information to get on the train as a search result, operation for confirming the purchase procedure of a train ticket as a search result, or print instruction of the search screen When the operation is performed), the departure time and arrival time of the train are acquired as time information 10.

  Specifically, as a result of searching for a route of a train from Nara Station to Osaka Station using a timetable search service, the user logs in on the network, and the result is “9:00 from Nara Station, 10:00. A case is assumed in which an operation is performed to acquire “Rapid trains arriving at Osaka Station” as a search result and to confirm that the train specified by the search result is taken. When the time information extraction unit 101 detects that the user has performed an operation for confirmation on the network, the time information extraction unit 101 acquires time information (departure time and arrival time) of the train as time information 10, and the time information Store in the storage unit 102. In this case, it is assumed that the user changes to another train at a station on the way, or a waiting time for changing is generated. In such a case, the time information 10 may include such information.

The behavior information extraction unit 103 acquires the behavior information 11.
The behavior information extraction unit 103 acquires the behavior information 11 via, for example, a wireless or wired communication line or a storage medium that is detachably connected to the content creation device 100.

  The action information 11 is, for example, in the case of an action such as getting on a train as described above, “on boarding a train”, “waiting for a train transfer at XX station”, “moving to the station on foot”, etc. Information. Basically, the behavior information 11 is associated with the time information 10. However, the time information 10 and the behavior information 11 do not always have to be a set, and only the time information 10 may exist.

The preference information extraction unit 105 acquires user preference information 12.
The preference information extraction unit 105 acquires the user preference information 12 via a wireless or wired communication line or from a storage medium that is detachably connected to the content creation device 100. The user preference information 12 is information representing the preference for the content provided (transmitted) for each user described with reference to FIG. 2, and may include all the information regarding the preference regarding the content that the user wants to create. .

  The user preference information 12 may be information specifying the “genre” of the content desired to be created, for example. In this specification, “genre” is also referred to as “field” as appropriate.

  The user preference information 12 may be information associated with the time information 10 and specifying a desired genre for each time information. The user preference information 12 may be information that is associated with the behavior information 11 and specifies a desired genre for each behavior. Further, the user preference information 12 may be information that is associated with the time information 10 and the behavior information 11 and specifies a desired genre for a certain behavior.

  Further, the user preference information 12 may be information that specifies a content expression format such as text content, audio content, and moving image content instead of the desired genre. That is, the user preference information 12 includes all information related to user preferences that can be utilized when creating content according to the time information 10.

  The viewing completion index information extraction unit 107 extracts the viewing completion index information 13 from a storage medium that is detachably connected to the content creation device 100 via a wireless or wired communication line.

  The viewing completion index information 13 includes information such as the speed at which content is viewed and understood by the user for each genre, and is necessary for calculating the time required to finish viewing the content for each genre. Means everything. For example, in the case of text-based content, the viewing completion index information 13 indicates the speed of the user's viewing speed, such as the number of characters read by the user per unit time, the number of pages read per unit time, and the time to turn pages per unit page. It corresponds to an index value. Further, in the case of audio-type or video-type content, the viewing completion index information 13 corresponds to data reproduction speed information or the like.

  That is, in the viewing completion index information 13, the genre included in the field in which the user is interested or good is considered to be fast in viewing and understanding the user's content. It can be said that a relatively large value tends to be set as the number of characters to be read.

  Note that the viewing completion index information 13 may include information set in association with the time information 10 and the behavior information 11. For example, the viewing completion index information 13 corresponding to the time information 10 specifying the time included in the morning time zone is set as “the number of characters read per unit time is 1.1 times the standard”, and the afternoon time The viewing completion index information 13 corresponding to the time information 10 specifying the band may be set as “the number of characters read per unit time is 0.9 times the standard”. This is because, in the afternoon time zone, it is assumed that work from morning will be exhausted, so the concentration level is lowered, and it is assumed that the number of characters that can be read per unit time is reduced.

  In addition, depending on the user, the degree of concentration may increase in the afternoon time zone than in the morning time zone. In such a case, the viewing completion index information 13 corresponding to the time information 10 specifying the morning time zone is more in units than the viewing completion index information 13 corresponding to the time information 10 specifying the afternoon time zone. It is assumed that the number of characters that can be read per hour is set to be small.

  The original content input unit 109 acquires the original content 14 through a wireless or wired communication line or from a storage medium that is detachably connected to the content creation device 100.

  The original content 14 is content to be processed when content provided to the user as described with reference to FIG. 2 is created by processing existing content.

  The content reproduction status information input unit 112 acquires the content reproduction status information 15 via a wireless or wired communication line or from a storage medium that is detachably connected to the content creation device 100.

  The content reproduction status information 15 includes all information indicating the viewing status of the content in the destination external device 16 after the content created by the content creation device 100 is transmitted (distributed) to the external device 16 used by the user. . The content reproduction status information 15 may include, for example, information indicating whether the distributed content has been viewed within the time information corresponding to the content, whether the time is insufficient, or whether the time has been surplus. is there. In addition, the content reproduction status information 15 specifically indicates how much time is left with respect to the time information, and how much of the distributed content can be viewed within the time information. Information indicating how much content could not be viewed.

  The time information accumulation unit 102 accumulates and manages the time information 10 extracted by the time information extraction unit 101.

  The behavior information accumulation unit 104 accumulates and manages the behavior information 11 extracted by the behavior information extraction unit 103.

  The preference information storage unit 106 stores and manages the user preference information 12 extracted by the preference information extraction unit 105.

  The viewing completion index information accumulation unit 108 accumulates and manages the viewing completion index information 13 extracted by the viewing completion index information extraction unit 107.

The time information 10 in the time information storage unit 102, the behavior information 11 in the behavior information storage unit 104, the user preference information 12 in the preference information storage unit 106, and the viewing completion index information 13 in the viewing completion index information storage unit 108 are In some cases, they are stored and managed in association with each other. For example, since the behavior information 11 stored in the behavior information storage unit 104 is closely related to the time information 10, they are stored and managed in association with each other.

  The content editing unit 110 includes time information 10 stored in the time information storage unit 102, behavior information 11 stored in the behavior information storage unit 104, and user preference information 12 stored in the preference information storage unit 106. The viewing completion index information 13 accumulated in the viewing completion index information accumulation unit 108 and the original content 14 input via the original content input unit 109 are extracted and within the time specified by the time information 10 The content that the user can finish watching is created. The content editing unit 110 may extract information from at least one of the time information storage unit 102, the behavior information storage unit 104, the preference information storage unit 106, and the viewing completion index information storage unit 108. In some cases, information is not necessarily extracted from all. For example, when the behavior information 11 corresponding to the extracted time information 10 is not stored in the behavior information storage unit 104, the content editing unit 110 extracts the content without extracting information from the behavior information storage unit 104. Create Details of extraction of information from each storage unit and creation of content based on the extracted information will be described later.

  The output unit 111 performs processing for outputting the content created by the content editing unit 110 to the external device 16. Specifically, in order to output the created content to the external device 16, the content is output to the content distribution unit 205 of the content distribution server 200.

  The viewing completion index information update unit 113 is index completion index information stored and managed by the viewing completion index information storage unit 108 based on the content playback status information 15 input via the content playback status information input unit 112. Update.

  For example, when information indicating that content of a certain genre cannot be read within the time information is input as the content reproduction status information 15, the viewing completion index information update unit 113 is in a direction to loosen the viewing completion index information of the genre. Information is corrected in the direction that requires time for viewing.

  The priority calculation unit 114 calculates a priority for each content included in the original content 14 when a new content is created by the content editing unit 110. In this case, the priority may be calculated for each genre, or the priority for all contents may be calculated.

  The calculation of the priority is based on, for example, the user's interest and the degree that the content distributor desires distribution.

  When the priority is calculated based on the user's interest, for example, the priority calculation unit 114 calculates the number of keywords included in each original content 14 that are stored in association with each genre. Then, the priority calculation unit 114 determines the order of the original content used for creating the new content within the genre according to the order of the number.

  When the content distributor wants to distribute, for example, information specifying the distribution priority is given to each original content by the content distributor (newspaper etc.).

  And the priority calculation part 114 determines the order of the original content utilized for preparation of a new content within a genre by referring the said information provided for every original content.

  Furthermore, for each original content, the priority may be calculated based on a fluidly changing index such as the degree of popularity. A specific example of such an index is the number of times a user has input as a search keyword on a specific search site. For example, the content distributor accesses the search site, acquires the ranking information of the search keyword, and gives the index to each original content based on the acquired ranking.

  Further, the priority may be calculated based on a combination of two or more conditions among these three conditions (user interest, degree that the content distributor desires distribution, and index). Moreover, when combining these, weighting may be made for each condition to be combined.

  The content editing unit 110 creates content according to the priority calculated by the priority calculation unit 114. Furthermore, the priority calculation unit 114 may create a priority for each of at least one of the time information 10 and the behavior information 11. For example, it may be a priority for each genre when the time information belongs in the morning, or may be a priority for each genre when moving on foot.

  Creating a priority for each piece of time information 10 is based on, for example, a priority (for example, a number including a keyword) calculated for an original content depending on whether the scheduled playback time of the new content belongs in the morning or in the afternoon. ). This is realized, for example, by differentiating the keyword for creating new content to be played in the morning and the keyword for creating new content to be played in the afternoon.

  In addition, creating a priority for each behavior information 11 is considered, for example, when the behavior information “move on foot” and the behavior information “move by train” have different keywords stored in association with each genre. It is done. As a result, the “number including keywords” calculated for each original content may vary depending on the type of behavior information.

  The conversion unit 115 converts the viewing completion index information 13 stored in the viewing completion index information storage unit 108 according to a conversion rule specified for each time information as necessary, and transmits the converted information to the content editing unit 110.

<Configuration Example of Computer System for Realizing Content Creation Device>
The content creation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is substantially realized by computer hardware, a program executed by the computer hardware, and data stored in the computer hardware.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an internal configuration of a computer system 300 for realizing the content creation device 100.

  Referring to FIG. 5, this computer system 300 includes a computer 320 having an optical disk drive 301 and a magnetic disk drive 302, a monitor 303, and a remote controller (hereinafter referred to as “remote controller”) 304.

  In addition to the optical disk drive 301 and the magnetic disk drive 302, the computer 320 includes a remote control interface (I / F) 305 that receives a signal from the remote controller 304, a CPU (central processing unit) 306 that is an example of a processor, and a remote control interface. 305, a CPU 306, a bus 307 connected to the optical disk drive 301 and the magnetic disk drive 302, a read-only memory (ROM) 308 connected to the bus 307 and storing a boot-up program and the like, and also connected to the bus 307 A random access memory (RAM) 309 for storing instructions, system programs, work data, and the like.

  Although not shown here, the computer 320 may further include a network adapter board that provides a connection to a local area network (LAN).

  Program for realizing the function of the content creation device 100 in the computer system 300, time information 10, behavior information 11, user preference information 12, viewing completion index information 13, original content 14, and content reproduction status information 15 (see FIG. 4) Are stored in the optical disk 310 or the magnetic disk 311 inserted into the optical disk drive 301 or the magnetic disk drive 302, and further transferred to the hard disk 312. Alternatively, the program, the time information 10, the behavior information 11, the user preference information 12, the viewing completion index information 13, the original content 14, and the content reproduction status information 15 (see FIG. 4) are transmitted to the computer 320 through a network (not shown). 312 may be stored. When executing the program, the program is loaded into the RAM 309. The program may be loaded into the RAM 309 directly from the optical disk 310 or the magnetic disk 311 or via a network.

  This program includes a plurality of instructions for causing the computer 320 to realize the functions of the content creation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. Some of the basic functions necessary to realize these functions are provided by operating system (OS) or third-party programs that run on the computer 320, or modules of various toolkits installed on the computer 320. . Therefore, this program does not necessarily include all the functions necessary to realize the functions of the content creation device 100 according to this embodiment. This program may include only instructions for executing control of the content creation device 100 described above by calling an appropriate function or “tool” in a controlled manner so as to obtain a desired result. That's fine. The operation of computer system 300 is well known and will not be repeated here.

  A program for realizing the function of the content creation device 100, time information 10, action information 11, user preference information 12, viewing completion index information 13, original content 14, and content reproduction status information 15 (see FIG. 4) are included. Recording media to be recorded include an optical disk 310 such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), MO (Magneto-Optical disc), MD (Mini Disc), and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), an FD (flexible disc), and the like. The magnetic disk 311 such as a hard disk is not limited. Tapes such as magnetic tape and cassette tape, card-type recording media such as IC (Integrated Circuit) card and optical card, and semiconductors such as mask ROM, EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), and flash ROM It can be either memory. However, the computer system 300 needs to be equipped with a reading device for reading from these recording media.

<Outline of main operations>
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the concept of the main operation of the content creation device 100.

  Referring to FIG. 6, when power is turned on to content creation apparatus 100, the above-described program is activated, and the process proceeds to step S1. Note that the program may be activated in response to a content creation request instruction from the external device 16 or an external device.

  In step S1, the time information extraction unit 101 extracts time information 10 and stores it in the time information storage unit 102, and the process proceeds to step S2.

  In step S2, the viewing completion index information extraction unit 107 extracts the viewing completion index information 13, stores it in the viewing completion index information storage unit 108, and the process proceeds to step S3.

  In step S3, the preference information extraction unit 105 extracts the user preference information 12 and stores it in the preference information storage unit 106, and the process proceeds to step S4.

  In step S4, the behavior information extraction unit 103 determines whether or not the behavior information 11 exists. If the action information 11 to be input exists, the process proceeds to step S5, and if not, the process proceeds to step S6.

  In step S5, the behavior information extraction unit 103 extracts the behavior information 11 and stores it in the behavior information storage unit 104, and the process proceeds to step S6.

  In step S6, the content editing unit 110 uses the information such as time information, behavior information, user preference information, and viewing completion index information to create an amount of content that the user has finished playing in the time information, and in step S7. The process proceeds. Details of the content editing process will be described later.

  In step S7, the output unit 111 outputs the content created in step S6 to the external device 16, and ends the process.

(Content editing process)
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the content editing process subroutine executed in step S6 shown in FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 7, when the content editing process is started, in step S <b> 601, content editing unit 110 stores the content included in the content to be created (hereinafter also referred to as “new content” with respect to original content 14). One genre is selected, and the process proceeds to step S602. Here, although the content editing unit 110 does not define a method for selecting a genre, for example, in the user preference information extracted in step S3, the user is identified by the time information extracted in step S1 and further the behavior information extracted in step S5. If the desired genre information is indicated, one of the genres may be selected.

  In step S602, the content editing unit 110 calculates the allocated time occupied by the genre extracted in step S601 from the time information extracted in step S1, and the process proceeds to step S603.

  In step S603, the content editing unit 110 extracts viewing completion index information of the genre selected in step S601, and the process proceeds to step S604. Note that viewing completion index information of the genre in the time information extracted in step S1 may be extracted.

  In step S604, the content editing unit 110 extracts the original content in descending order of the priority of the genre calculated by the priority calculation unit 114, and the process proceeds to step S605.

  In step S605, the content editing unit 110 uses the viewing completion index information of the genre extracted in step S603 to calculate the time required for the user to view the original content extracted in step S604. The process proceeds to step S606.

  In step S606, the content editing unit 110 determines whether or not the original content requiring the required time calculated in step S605 can be included in the new content. If the original content can be arranged, the process proceeds to step S607, and if the original content cannot be arranged, the process proceeds to step S608. For example, when the original content requiring the required time calculated in step S605 is arranged, even if the new content is determined based on whether or not the allocation time allocated to the genre calculated in step S602 is exceeded. I do not care.

  In step S607, the content editing unit 110 places the original content in the new content, and the process proceeds to step S611.

  In step S608, the content editing unit 110 determines whether to forego the arrangement of the original content in the new content, that is, whether to include the original content in the new content. If included, the process proceeds to step S609; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S611.

  Note that “determination of whether or not to dispose of the original content” is not a determination of whether or not to place the original content itself, but a determination of whether or not to place the content of the original content. It is. For example, the entire original content cannot be arranged because the required time calculated in step S605 is too long, but if there is a summary version content in the original content, whether or not the summary version content is arranged in the new content. This is a judgment. Therefore, if the summary version of the original content is not arranged, the process proceeds to step S611, and the summary content of the original content such as the summary version of the original content is changed (the same content). If so, the process proceeds to step S609.

  In step S609, the content editing unit 110 extracts content (for example, a summary version) indicated by another expression of the original content, and the process proceeds to step S610.

  In step S610, the content editing unit 110 calculates time (required time) required for the user to view the content extracted in step S609 using the viewing completion index information of the genre extracted in step S603. Then, the process returns to step S606.

  In step S611, the content editing unit 110 determines whether to arrange another original content of the genre extracted in step S601. If so, the process returns to step S604; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S612.

  In step S612, the content editing unit 110 determines whether there is a genre that is not yet arranged in the new content in the content to be created. If there is a genre that is not arranged, the process returns to step S601. If there is no genre that is not arranged, the process proceeds to step S613.

  For example, in the user preference information extracted in step S3, if the genre information desired by the user is indicated by the time information extracted in step S1 and the action information extracted in step S5, It may be determined whether there is a genre that has not yet been arranged.

  In step S613, the content editing unit 110 determines whether or not it is appropriate by comparing the required time of the entire created content with the time information extracted in step S1. If the time required for the entire content is an appropriate length compared to the extracted time information, the process ends. If the time required for the entire content is too short compared to the extracted time information, the process proceeds to step S614 and vice versa. If it is too long, the process proceeds to step S615.

  Here, a method for determining whether the content editing unit 110 compares the time required for the entire content with the extracted time information to determine whether it is appropriate is not defined. It may be determined to be appropriate if it is negative and within a predetermined percentage or predetermined time. For example, when creating 30-minute content, if plus or minus 1% is allowed, it is determined that the created content is appropriate from 29:42 to 30:18, and is shorter than 29:42 Is determined to be “too short” and “too long” when longer than 30 minutes 18 seconds.

  In step S614, the content editing unit 110 determines that the created content is too short. Therefore, the content editing unit 110 determines the genre of the content to be added to compensate for the time, and returns the process to step S604.

  Here, the method for determining the genre of the content to be added by the content editing unit 110 is not stipulated. However, for example, the allocation time for each genre calculated in step S602 is taken into account, and the remaining time (the allocation time is insufficient) The genre having the longest time) may be selected.

  In step S615, since it is determined that the created new content is too long for the time information, the content editing unit 110 determines to modify the new content, rearranges the content, and returns the process to step S613.

  Here, the content editing unit 110 does not particularly define a method for correcting the new content. For example, among the original content included in the created new content, the original content having the lowest priority (its genre or the like) You can replace the main version with a summary version, replace the original content with the longest required time in the new content with a shorter version, or replace it with another original content (of the same genre), It does not matter.

  Specific examples of the processing described with reference to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 will be illustrated as examples (1) to (2) below.

<Example (1)>
In the embodiment (1), an operation of the content creation device 100 when content is created according to time information extracted from the user's schedule is illustrated. More specifically, creation of new content provided for Mr. A's “lunch break” from the schedule will be described.

First, FIG. 8 shows an example of a schedule for a certain day of the user A.
FIG. 9 shows an example of Mr. A's behavior information in each of Mr. A's schedules shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, in the schedule of Mr. A in FIG. 8, (a) shows the action information during Mr. A's commuting time of “7: 15-8: 15”, and (b) The action information of Mr. A during the lunch break from 12:00 to 13:00 is shown, and the action information of Mr. A at the return time of "17:15 to 18:15" is shown as (c). ing.

  In addition, although the action information of FIG. 9 has shown time and the information of the action performed at the said time, action information is not necessarily restricted to this format. Any format that can specify the time and the content of the action at the time may be used. For example, instead of specifying an accurate time, information specifying a time zone such as “AM” or “PM” may be included.

FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 show an example of time information.
FIG. 10 shows an example of Mr. A's preference information.

  The preference information shown in FIG. 10 includes target time zones and preference contents associated with each target time zone. The preference content includes a genre that the user desires to be included in the new content and an expression format of the content to be created.

  In the preference information of FIG. 10, preference content is set for each target time zone. In addition, even in the same target time zone, there are cases where the preference content is set for the whole and the preference content is set for each part. For example, for “lunch break”, preference content is set for the whole. On the other hand, for “commuting time”, preference contents are set for each of the period “moving on foot” and the period “moving on the train”.

  For example, when the user registers a schedule in a predetermined server, the preference information may be registered in the same server or in a different server. In such a case, the content creation device 100 can acquire schedule information and preference information from the server (or these servers).

  In addition, the format of preference information is not restricted to the format shown in FIG. Any format that can identify user preference information may be used. For example, although the user's schedule is described as the target time zone, it may be information including an accurate time such as “7:15 to 8:15”, and may further include date and day designation. It may also be information that specifies a time zone such as “AM” or “PM”. In addition, in the desired content genre, only the genre name may be described, or an undesired genre may be specified. Furthermore, there may be a priority for each genre, and there may be a weight for each genre. In addition, the content expression format may describe the content expression format every time, or may specify an undesired expression format.

FIG. 11 shows an example of A's viewing completion index information.
In the viewing completion index information shown in FIG. 11, the genre of the content and the viewing completion index information are associated with each other. The viewing completion index information includes viewing completion index information in text format, viewing completion index information in audio format, and viewing completion index information in video format.

  In the example shown in FIG. 11, for example, when the genre of the content is “news”, in the content expressed in the text format, Mr. A can read the text at a speed of about 500 characters per minute, This indicates that audio format content and video format content can be played back at 1.0 times speed, that is, at a normal playback speed.

  That is, when the new content is created in the text format, the audio format, and the video format, the viewing completion index information as shown in FIG. This corresponds to a numerical value of the speed of reading new content, the speed of viewing, and / or the speed of understanding.

  Note that the format of the viewing completion index information is not necessarily limited to the format shown in FIG. The text-type viewing completion index information in FIG. 11 is shown by the number of characters read per unit time, but it may be the number of pages read per unit time or the time to turn pages per unit page. That is, for each genre included in the content, if the information can specify the reading speed, the viewing speed, the understanding speed, etc. for each content expression format such as a text format, an audio format, and a video format, the format is Other than the one shown in FIG. 11 may be used.

FIG. 12 shows Mr. A's viewing completion index information expressed in a format different from FIG.
12, (a) shows Mr. A's viewing completion index information, and (b) shows a level information conversion table. That is, Mr. A's viewing completion index information may hold level information and have a separate table for converting the level information.

  In the level information conversion table shown in FIG. 12B, the text format information is indicated by the number of characters read per unit time. However, the number of pages read per unit time and the pages per unit page are shown. It may be the time from the start of browsing until the page is turned. That is, any information that can specify the reading speed, the viewing speed, the understanding speed, etc., for each genre included in the content, for each content expression format such as a text format, an audio format, and a moving image format may be used. .

FIG. 13 shows an example of content information of the original content.
In FIG. 13, (a) shows information on the original content of an entertainment (abbreviation of “entertainment”) article, and (b) shows content information on the original content of a scientific article. .

  In FIG. 13 (a), the number of characters of text contents of the two expression methods of expression 1 and expression 2 is shown for nine articles from article A1 to article A9 of the entertainment-related article. When the content exists, the reproduction time information of the moving image content is shown. In FIG. 13, the information of the text content expression 1 is the number of characters of the full text version of the article, and the information of the expression 2 indicates the number of characters of the summary version of the article, but is not necessarily limited thereto. Absent.

  Further, the “reproduction time” in FIG. 13 is shown as a percentage after the decimal point. For example, the reproduction time of the moving image content of the article A1 is described as “1.10 minutes”. This indicates that the reproduction time is 1 minute 06 seconds. Hereinafter, with respect to the reproduction time and the required time, the numerical values after the decimal point are shown as percentages unless otherwise specified.

  For example, the original content information as shown in FIG. 13 is acquired by the original content input unit 109 from a server or the like that stores the original content. The content editing unit 110 refers to the information acquired by the original content input unit 109 to create new content in the manner described in this specification.

  Next, as a specific example of content creation in the embodiment, from Mr. A's schedule shown in FIG. 8 and Mr. A's behavior information at lunch break shown in FIG. The operation of the content creation apparatus 100 in creating content that can be read in “30 minutes” until 13:00 is illustrated.

  In step S1 shown in FIG. 6, the time information extraction unit 101 uses “12” as the time information of the new content to be created from the schedule of Mr. A shown in FIG. : 30 to 13:00 "is extracted, and the process proceeds to step S2.

  In step S2, the viewing completion index information extraction unit 107 extracts Mr. A's viewing completion index information shown in FIG. 11, and the process proceeds to step S3.

  In step S3, the preference information extraction unit 105 extracts Mr. A's preference information shown in FIG. 10, and the process proceeds to step S4.

  In step S4, the behavior information extraction unit 103 determines whether or not behavior information is to be extracted. In this example, since the behavior information at the time of lunch break of Mr. A shown in FIG. 9B is extracted, the process proceeds to step S5. Then, the behavior information extraction unit 103 extracts the information in step S5, and the process proceeds to step S6.

  In the content editing process of step S6, in step S601 of FIG. 7, the content editing unit 110 selects one genre and the process proceeds to step S602. In this example, since the genre of the content desired in the target time zone “lunch break” is “entertainment” or “science” from the preference information of Mr. A in FIG. 10, either one is selected. For example, “entertainment” is selected.

  In step S602, the content editing unit 110 calculates the time allocated to “entertainment”, and the process proceeds to step S603. In this example, “Entertainment” is designated as “80%” from the preference information of Mr. A in FIG. 10, and is now allocated to “Entertainment” in order to create content to read at “30 minutes” during lunch break. The time required is 24 minutes.

  In step S603, the content editing unit 110 extracts viewing completion index information of Mr. A's “entertainment” shown in FIG. 11, and the process proceeds to step S604.

  In step S604, the content editing unit 110 extracts one from the “entertainment” article shown in FIG. 13A, and the process proceeds to step S605. In FIG. 13, it is assumed that the content information is arranged in descending order of priority for each genre. Thus, “article A1” has the highest priority in the genre of “entertainment”. Therefore, “article A1” is selected.

  In step S605, the content editing unit 110 calculates the time required when Mr. A reads “article A1”, and the process proceeds to step S606. In this example, in the viewing completion index information of Mr. A in FIG. 11, when the content of “entertainment” is expressed in a text format, 550 characters can be read per minute, so the time required for “article A1” including 990 characters Becomes “1 minute 48 seconds”.

  In the viewing completion index information of Mr. A in FIG. 11, the playback speed (magnification) is set for the contents in the audio format and the moving image format. When the expression format of the original content for which the required time is calculated in step S605 is an audio format or a moving image format, the playback speed corresponding to the expression format is used. Specifically, in FIG. 11, the reproduction speed of the audio format of Mr. A's genre “sports” is “1.1 times speed”. Accordingly, Mr. A's required time for the 1.45 minute content of the genre “sports” is calculated as 1.45 minutes divided by 1.1, that is, “1.32 minutes”.

  In step S606, the content editing unit 110 determines whether to include the “article A1” that is the original content in the new content to be created. In this example, if it is included, “article A1” is arranged in the content, and the process proceeds to step S611.

  In step S611, the content editing unit 110 determines whether or not an article of the “entertainment” genre is further added to the new content. In this example, since only articles of “1 minute 48 seconds” are allocated in the distribution time “24 minutes” allocated to “entertainment”, the process proceeds to step S604.

  By repeating these operations, eight articles of "article A1," "article A2," "article A3," "article A4," "article A5," "article A6," "article A7," and "article A8." Suppose an “entertainment” article is placed. At this time, the total time required for the eight articles is “24 minutes”, which matches “24 minutes”, which is the time required for “Entertainment”. It is determined that no more articles of the “entertainment” genre are placed in the new content, and the process proceeds to step S612.

  In step S612, the content editing unit 110 determines whether there is another genre that has not yet been placed in the new content among the genres specified in the preference information of FIG. In this example, among the genres (“Entertainment” and “Science”) corresponding to the time zone to be processed, the “Entertainment” article is arranged, but the “Science” article is not arranged. Return processing.

  In step S601, the content editing unit 110 sets the genre to “science” and performs processing in the same manner as described above.

  After the above method is repeated, the position where “article B3” is arranged in the new content after “article B1” and “article B2” are arranged will be described.

  In step S605, the content editing unit 110 calculates the time required for Mr. A to read “article B3”. When the content of “Science” is expressed in text format, the speed of reading Mr. A is 450 characters per minute from FIG. 11, so the time required for “article B3” of 630 characters is “1 minute 24 seconds” Is.

  In step S606, the content editing unit 110 determines whether to include “article B3” whose required time is “1 minute 24 seconds” in the content. Here, since the total time required for “article B1” and “article B2” is “5 minutes 18 seconds”, the total time required for “article B3” is “6 minutes 42 seconds”. Since the required time allocated to “science” greatly exceeds “6 minutes”, the process proceeds to step S608.

  In step S <b> 608, the content editing unit 110 determines whether or not the “article B3” is arranged by another method of expression. In this example, the expression 1 of “article B3” requires “1 minute 24 seconds”, but considering the case where the expression 2 is arranged, the process proceeds to step S609.

  In step S609, the content editing unit 110 extracts another expression method of “article B3”. In this example, 315 character expression 2 is extracted, and the process proceeds to step S610.

  In step S610, the content editing unit 110 calculates the time required for “article B3” of the 315 character expression 2 to be “42 seconds”, and the process returns to step S606.

  In step S <b> 606, the content editing unit 110 calculates the total required time of “article B1” and “article B2” described in expression 2 in “article B1” and “article B2”. In this example, the total time required for the three articles is “6 minutes”, and “article B3” described in expression 2 can be included in the content. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S607, and in expression 2 in step S607. The described “article B3” is included in the content, and the process proceeds to step S611.

  In step S611, the content editing unit 110 has placed the content of “Science” for “6 minutes” which is the required time allocated to “Science”, and thus the process proceeds to step S612.

  In step S612, the content editing unit 110 has already placed content of both “entertainment” and “science” genres, and the process proceeds to step S613.

  In step S613, the content editing unit 110 determines whether the time required for the entire content is appropriate as compared with the extracted time information. In this example, a new content of “30 minutes” from “12:30 to 13:00” is created. The ratio of the “entertainment” genre and the “science” genre set for the new content at lunch break in FIG. 10 is 8 to 2. In the new content created so far, the article of “Entertainment” genre is “24 minutes” and the article of “Science” genre is “6 minutes”, creating a total content of “30 minutes”. Has been. For this reason, the ratio of the “entertainment” genre and the “science” genre is 8 to 2, and the content editing unit 110 determines that it is appropriate, and ends the process.

  FIG. 14 shows an example of the configuration of the new content (content (1)) created from the “Entertainment” genre article of “24 minutes” and the “Science” genre article of “6 minutes”.

  In the configuration of the new content, a content serial number indicating the order of arrangement of the original content in the new content is included.

  The “required time” for each component (each original content) in FIG. 14 includes information on each original content (FIG. 13), and user viewing completion index information corresponding to the genre and expression format of each original content ( It is the time estimated to be required for viewing, calculated based on FIG.

  The configuration of the new content (content (1)) shown in FIG. 14 is created according to the viewing completion index information shown in FIG.

  FIG. 15 shows an example of the configuration of new content (content (2)) created according to the viewing completion index information of FIG. 12 instead of FIG.

  In FIG. 12, the viewing completion index information is managed by level. Specifically, in (a) of FIG. 12, the viewing completion index information is shown at a speed level for each genre and for each expression format (text, audio, video). And in FIG.12 (b), the value about the viewing speed corresponding to each level is shown about each expression form.

  Of the viewing completion index information shown in FIG. 11 and the viewing completion index information shown in FIG. 12, the values of the genres (“entertainment” and “science”) whose articles are included in the new content are compared. The viewing completion index information in the text format of “entertainment” is “550 characters / minute” in FIG. 11, but “level 3”, that is, “500 characters / minute” in FIG. Also, the viewing completion index information in the text format of “Science” is “450 characters / minute” in FIG. 11, but “Level 2”, that is, “400 characters / minute” in FIG. This indicates that the value of FIG. 12 has a slower viewing speed than the value of FIG. 11 for any genre text format. Accordingly, in the configuration of the content (2) in FIG. 15, the number of articles included in both genres is smaller than that in the configuration of the content (1) in FIG.

  The new content to be provided may not include only the original content in the text format as shown in FIG. 14 or FIG. FIG. 16 shows still another example of the configuration of new content (content (3)).

  The configuration of the content (3) shown in FIG. 16 includes not only the text format but also the original content in the moving image format. Which type of content the new content includes is based on the setting content in the preference content column in the preference information as shown in FIG. The preference content of “lunch break” in FIG. 10 includes “text format”, “audio format”, and “moving image format”. The content editing unit 110 can select an expression format of the original content constituting the new content from these formats. More specifically, for example, in a group of original content provided via the original content input unit 109, when a priority order for incorporation into new content is set, the content editing unit 110 follows the priority order. On the other hand, the original content to be incorporated into the new content is selected based on the setting content in the preference content column.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 17 as content (4), the new content may incorporate original content including a plurality of expression formats.

  In FIG. 17, “article B2” is the original content including information in text format and moving image format. As described above, the preference content of “lunch break” in FIG. 10 includes “text format”, “audio format”, and “moving image format”. Therefore, the content editing unit 110 can include “article B2”, which is the original content including information in the text format and the moving image format, in the new content created for “lunch break”.

  In the present embodiment described above, in the new content, the articles are arranged so that the original content of the genre desired by the user falls within 30 minutes.

  The genre desired by the user is specified in the user's “preference information” (see FIG. 10). The preference information may be set in advance or may be generated according to the use of the external device 16. The time required for the new content (for example, “30 minutes” above) is specified in the schedule and action information (see FIGS. 8 and 9).

  Creation of new content in this embodiment does not simply combine the original content of the genre specified by the preference information for the time specified by the schedule and behavior information. For each original content, the time required for each user to view is predicted according to the user's viewing completion index information for each genre, and the original content is combined according to the predicted time. As a result, when the user has time to view the content (or time to view the content), the new content can be viewed within the time without leaving the time. Can be provided.

  With regard to electronic book content including text, audio, moving images, and the like, the speed of reading and understanding the content may vary from user to user. For this reason, when a new content is simply created by combining the original content of the genre specified by the preference information for the time specified by the schedule and the behavior information, it is scheduled when the new content is played back It is assumed that there will be a lot of time or shortage of time. In addition, electronic book content that has been provided in recent years includes contents of various genres, but depending on the user, the reading speed and the understanding speed may be different for each genre. In this embodiment, even in such a case, it is possible to avoid as much as possible the shortage or shortage of time for the user who has played the new content.

  The viewing completion index information may specify a specific value for the viewing speed as shown in FIG. 11, or as shown in FIG. It may be defined by “level” (that is, information that indirectly defines the viewing speed). In the latter case, the indirect information is converted into a specific value by the information shown in FIG.

  In this embodiment, the viewing completion index information is set for each format of “text”, “moving image”, and “audio”. Therefore, if the expression format is acceptable in the preference information, the original content of a plurality of expression formats can be arranged in the new content. In the example of the new content shown in FIG. 16 or FIG. 17, the original content in the text format and the moving image format is included in the new content. However, the new content may include the original content in the audio format.

  Further, as described with reference to FIG. 17, two or more expression formats (for example, text and audio, text and video, text and video and audio, etc.) are included in one original content included in the new content. May be.

<Example (2)>
As an example (2), creation of new content provided for “commuting time” in the schedule of Mr. A explained with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9 will be described.

  According to FIG. 10, “desired content genres” set for “commuting time” are “news”, “politics”, “economy”, and “sports”. FIG. 18 shows information on contents that can be provided as original contents of these genres.

  18, (a) is for the original content of the genre “News”, (b) is for the original content of the genre “Politics”, (c) is for the original content of the genre “Economy”, and (d ) Shows the respective configurations of the original content of the genre “sports”. That is, for each genre, two or more contents having different lengths (information amounts) can be provided as original contents. Note that “expression 1” and “expression 2” in FIG. 18 respectively indicate two expression methods for text content, as in FIG.

  By using the information of the original content shown in FIG. 18 and the viewing completion index information of Mr. A shown in FIG. 11, content created for Mr. A's “commuting time” (content (5 An example of the configuration of)) is shown in FIG.

  In the content (5) shown in FIG. 19, the original content with the content serial numbers 1 to 7 corresponds to the action information “moving on foot” from 7:15 to 7:30 in FIG. 9 corresponds to the action information “moving by train” from 7:30 to 8:00 in FIG. 9, and the original content with the content serial numbers 17 to 22 is Corresponds to action information “move on foot” from 8:00 to 8:15.

  The total time required for the original contents of the content serial numbers 1 to 7 is 15 minutes from 15:15 to 7:30. In addition, the total time required for the original contents of the content serial numbers 8 to 16 is 30 minutes, including 30 minutes from 7:30 to 8:00. In addition, the total time required for the original contents with the content serial numbers 17 to 22 is 15 minutes, which is 15 minutes from 8:00 to 8:15.

  The expression format of the original contents of the content serial numbers 1 to 7 and the content serial numbers 17 to 22 is only “audio”. This corresponds to the fact that the expression format of the “commuting on foot” period of commuting time is set to “audio format” in the preference content of FIG.

  In addition, the expression format of the original content with content serial numbers 8 to 16 is only “text”. This corresponds to the fact that the expression format of the period of “moving by train” of commuting time is set to “text format” in the preference content of FIG.

  In the embodiment (2), similarly to the embodiment (1), the new content is predicted by predicting the time required for each user to view according to the viewing completion index information of the user for each genre for each original content. It is created by combining the original contents according to the time.

  In the configuration shown in FIG. 19, the required time of the audio format content is calculated by using the audio format information of the viewing completion index information of FIG. Specifically, the required time for each content in the audio format is a value obtained by dividing each required time shown in FIG. 18 by the double speed value shown in the viewing completion index information of FIG. For example, the required time of the article F4 with serial number 7 in the content is divided by 1.10 minutes (FIG. 18) from the original reproduction speed 1.1 (double speed) of the genre “sports” in FIG. This is the time required.

  Next, content created for the “commuting time” of Mr. A by using the information of the original content shown in FIG. 18 and the viewing completion index information of Mr. A shown in FIG. An example of the configuration of the content (6) is shown in FIG.

  In the content (6) shown in FIG. 20, the original content with the content serial numbers 1 to 8 corresponds to the action information “Move on foot” from 7:15 to 7:30 in FIG. The original contents with serial numbers 9 to 17 correspond to the action information “move by train” from 7:30 to 8:00 in FIG. 9, and the original contents with serial numbers 18 to 24 in FIG. Corresponds to action information “move on foot” from 8:00 to 8:15.

  The total required time of the original contents of the content serial numbers 1 to 8 is 15 minutes, which is 15 minutes from 7:15 to 7:30. In addition, the total time required for the original contents having the serial numbers 9 to 17 in the contents is 30 minutes, including 30 minutes from 7:30 to 8:00. In addition, the total time required for the original contents with the serial numbers 18 to 24 in the contents is 14.81 minutes which can be accommodated in 15 minutes from 8:00 to 8:15.

  The expression format of the original contents of the content serial numbers 1 to 8 and the content serial numbers 18 to 24 is only “audio”. This corresponds to the fact that the expression format of the “commuting on foot” period of commuting time is set to “audio format” in the preference content of FIG.

  In addition, the expression format of the original content with the content serial numbers 9 to 17 is only “text”. This corresponds to the fact that the expression format of the period of “moving by train” of commuting time is set to “text format” in the preference content of FIG.

  In this example, the viewing completion index information is weighted. In this example, weighting is performed on audio-based original content. For example, viewing completion index information obtained by weighting 1.1 times on audio-based original content is used. The weighting of 1.1 times for audio content means that the audio format double speed included in the viewing completion index information is used with a weighting value. More specifically, for example, in FIG. 11, the magnification of the audio format of Mr. A's news is 1.0. At this time, if 1.1 times weighting is performed, the weighted viewing completion index information is “1.1 times”.

  FIG. 20 is a configuration example of new content generated after weighting 1.1 times the original content in such an audio format.

  Since the viewing completion index information in the audio format of “News” is 1.1 times as described above, the article C1 has 3.00 / 1.1 = 2.73 in the configuration shown in FIG. Minutes.

  In addition, the following three examples are mentioned as a specific aspect of weighting. However, the said aspect is not limited to these.

・ Weigh 1.1 times the audio system for walking movement ・ Weigh 1.1 times the audio system for walking movement in the morning commute ・ Scheduled date for viewing new content Only the audio system in the case where is a specific day or day of the week is weighted 1.1 times. FIG. 21 shows another example of a new content configuration. The configuration of the new content shown in FIG. 21 is weighted 1.1 times with respect to the configuration shown in FIG.

  For example, in the article E1, the genre is “economic” and is a text document composed of 1650 characters (see FIG. 18). As understood from FIG. 11, the viewing completion index information of “Economy” is 300 characters / minute. Here, the weight is 1.1 times as described above. Thus, the viewing completion index information is handled as 300 × 1.1 = 330 characters / minute. As a result, the time required for the article E1 in the new content shown in FIG. 21 is 1650/330 = 5.00 minutes.

  Specific examples of weighting the viewing completion index information for the original content in the text format as described with reference to FIG. 21 include the following two examples. However, the said aspect is not limited to these.

・ All commuting hours in the morning are weighted by a factor of 1.1. ・ All specific days of the week are weighted by a factor of 1.1. Because there is no head, it can be weighted 1.1 times (a multiple of more than 1.0 times), etc.)
<Modification (Summary of original content)>
In the present embodiment described above, when the content editing unit 110 attempts to place a certain original content in the new content in step S608 (see FIG. 7), the entire original content is calculated in step S605. When the required time is too long to be arranged, a summary version of the content prepared in advance for the original content is arranged in the new content. Instead of the new content, information that inquires the external device 16 about the designation of the portion of the original content to be arranged in the new content may be output.

  For example, when the original content is composed of two or more chapters, the content editing unit 110 sets the longest time allowed for placement, the first frame image of each chapter, and the playback time of each chapter. Is transmitted to the external device 16 in a list format, for example. The external device 16 displays a screen on which information about each chapter is displayed as a list based on the received information. In the screen, a message for requesting designation of which chapter to be included in the portion arranged in the new content is displayed.

  The user who visually recognizes the screen inputs information specifying a part of the original content (for example, one or more chapters) to the external device 16 so as to be included in the longest allowable time.

  In response to this, the external device 16 transmits the designated information to the content creation device 100.

In response to this, the content editing unit 110 receives the designated information.
In step S610, the content editing unit 110 uses the viewing completion index information of the genre extracted in step S603 to allow the user to view a portion of the content designated by the received designation information. The time (required time) is calculated, and the process returns to step S606.

  By such processing, the content editing unit 110 can acquire information specifying which part of each original content is arranged when a part of the original content is arranged in the new content. In addition, even when all of the original content is arranged in the new content, the content editing unit 110 can acquire information specifying that fact. From this, the content editing unit 110 collects new content or links pasted on the original content constituting the new content (information indicating the arrangement of the original content in the new content (content playlist)). Is preferably transmitted to the external device 16.

  Since the content editing unit 110 can acquire information specifying the “part of the original content” included in the new content as described above, the content play list includes information specifying the part for each original content. There may be cases.

  When the new content is composed of two or more original contents, some of the two or more contents are arranged in the new contents, and some of the contents are arranged in the new contents. is there. Therefore, the information specifying the original content in the content play list includes information specifying “part” in the original content and information specifying “all” in the original content.

  In addition, the content distribution server 200 first transmits the content playlist to the external device 16 used by the user, and the user wishes to transmit new content corresponding to the content playlist via the external device 16. The new content may be transmitted to the external device 16 on the condition that it is received. Thereby, it is possible to avoid unnecessary transmission of new content that the user has determined to be unnecessary by looking at the content playlist to the user's external device 16.

<Modification (Determination of new content price)>
In the present embodiment, the price determination unit 204 determines the price of the new content to be created based on the price of the original content quoted when the new content is created. For example, an example will be described in which a certain new content is created by combining content of 1,000 yen (first original content) and content of 500 yen (second original content). When the new content is composed of 8 items in 20 items of the first original content and 3 items in 10 items of the second original content, the price of each original content The sum of the products of the quoted ratios, that is, 550 yen that is the sum of “1000 yen × 8/20” and “500 yen × 3/10” is determined. By determining the price of the new content in this way, the price of the original content itself and the contribution of each original content in the new content are reflected in the price.

  The price of the new content may be calculated by weighting the original content according to a preset condition.

  In addition, when information to be weighted for each item is registered in the original content, the price of the new content is calculated by considering not only the number of items but also the weighting coefficient set for each item. May be.

  Further, the price of the new content may be calculated according to the ratio of the number of quoted pages to the total number of pages instead of the ratio of the quoted items to all the items of each original content.

<Modification (Update of viewing completion index information)>
The content reproduction status information extraction unit 206 of the content distribution server 200 acquires information for creating and / or updating viewing completion index information of each user in the external device 16 by communicating with the external device 16. Then, the content reproduction status information extraction unit 206 transmits the acquired information to the viewing completion index information extraction unit 107. In the content creation device 100, the viewing completion index information extraction unit 107 extracts the viewing completion index information of each user. Specific examples of the extraction are given below.

(1) Execution of Information Extraction Processing The viewing completion index information extraction unit 107 executes, for example, a script for extracting viewing completion index information with respect to the external device 16, and viewing is completed based on the result. Create and update index information.

  A user who has logged in from the external device 16 reproduces standard contents of each expression type (text, audio, video) of each genre, measures the time from the start of reproduction to the end of reproduction, and based on the measured time Thus, the viewing completion index information for the user is created and updated.

(2) Playback speed management linked with playback of new content As an example of a method of updating viewing completion index information, the viewing completion index information extraction unit 107 causes the external device 16 to create information indicating the playback state of the new content, The created information is transmitted, and the viewing completion index information is updated based on the transmitted information.

  For example, when text format content is being played back on the external device 16, the timing for performing a page turning operation on the external device 16 is detected. Then, viewing completion index information of the content in the text format is created from the average value of the time interval for turning pages and the number of characters included in each page. The external device 16 transmits the created viewing completion index information to the content creation device 100 together with information specifying the genre of the content. Then, the viewing completion index information extraction unit 107 of the content creation device 100 is based on the condition that the received viewing completion index information already has a difference between the viewing completion index information storage unit 108 and the viewing completion index information equal to or greater than a specific value. The received viewing completion index information is registered as new viewing completion index information.

  Instead of the time interval at which page turning is performed, the number of page turnings per unit time or the number of characters read by the user per unit time may be employed. The number of characters read by the user per unit time is determined by, for example, using a mechanism for detecting the user's line of sight provided in the external device 16 and information for specifying the arrangement of characters in the screen displayed on the external device 16. Detected.

  Further, when audio format or moving image format content is being played back on the external device 16, the start time and end time of playback and the start and end points of playback are detected on the external device 16. Based on the detection result, the external device 16 detects the number of times the content has been reproduced until the reproduction of the entire content is completed. For example, when it is detected that a certain content has been viewed in 3 times by 1/3, the number of times of reproduction until the reproduction of the entire content is completed is specified as “3”. Then, the external device 16 transmits information indicating the number of times of reproduction “3” until the reproduction of the entire content for the content is completed, together with information for specifying the content, to the content creation device 100.

  The viewing completion index information extraction unit 107 of the content creation apparatus 100 accumulates the received “number of reproductions” for each genre, and calculates an average value thereof. The viewing completion index information extraction unit 107 stores information such as a table for converting the “number of times of reproduction” into the reproduction speed shown in FIG. Then, the viewing completion index information extraction unit 107 acquires the playback speed based on the calculated average value and the table. Then, on the condition that the difference between the acquired playback speed and the playback speed already stored in the viewing completion index information storage unit 108 for the genre is equal to or greater than a specific value, the viewing completion index information storage unit 108 is newly provided. Register the acquired playback speed.

  The kind of content here does not ask | require. As long as the content can use the information for creating / updating the viewing completion index information for each genre, the original content 14 alone may be used, or each original content arranged in the newly created new content may be used. good.

  Another method for updating the viewing completion index information includes collecting information for adjusting the playback speed of a player for playing back audio and moving images. The viewing completion index information extraction unit 107 collects information for specifying the content being reproduced and information for adjusting the reproduction speed as described above from the external device 16. Then, the viewing completion index information extraction unit 107 registers the newly acquired playback speed in the viewing completion index information storage unit 108 for the genre based on information on the genre and playback speed of the content being played back.

  Even if the player does not have such a speed adjustment function, if specific operation information (for example, information that “rewinds” is obtained) can be acquired, the viewing completion index information extraction unit 107 is based on the information. The information registered in the viewing completion index information storage unit 108 can be updated. Specifically, for example, when the information “rewinding” can be acquired as described above, the viewing completion index information extraction unit 107 sets the viewing completion index information of the genre corresponding to the content being played back a little later. Update as you do. In this case, it is assumed that the user has not heard the content about the genre, and has come back and listened again.

(3) Inquiry for update In response to a request from a user who operates the external device 16 or periodically, the viewing completion index information extraction unit 107 sends a viewing completion index information storage unit to the external device 16. The viewing completion index information of the user stored in 108 is transmitted.

  The user who operates the external device 16 confirms the content of the transmitted viewing completion index information, and when correction is necessary, inputs information for correction to the external device 16. In response to this, the external device 16 transmits information for correction to the content creation device 100.

  In the content creation device 100, the viewing completion index information extraction unit 107 updates the viewing completion index information stored in the viewing completion index information storage unit 108 according to the transmitted information.

  Note that the authority to update viewing completion index information for a certain user may be given to other users. Specifically, when the user is a student at school, the teacher of the student may transmit an instruction to update the viewing completion index information of the student to the content creation apparatus 100.

<Other variations>
As described above, in the present embodiment, the configuration of the original content arranged in the new content is the time required for each original content calculated based on the viewing completion index information (FIG. 11 and the like) accumulated for each user. To be determined.

The viewing completion index information may be set at least for each genre.
When a new content is created by combining original contents of different expression formats, it is set for each expression format as shown in FIG.

  Note that the viewing completion index information may be appropriately converted according to time information. An example of information used for conversion is shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 22, coefficients for converting each value in the viewing completion index information are set for each genre between morning and afternoon. The conversion unit 115 creates new content using the viewing completion index information converted according to the time information when the new content is reproduced. The higher the value of the coefficient, the faster the viewing speed of the converted viewing completion index information.

  According to FIG. 22, the values of genres “news”, “politics”, “economics”, “sports”, “novel”, and “science” are higher in the morning than in the afternoon. This means that for these genres, the user understands the content at a higher playback speed than the one played in the morning than the one played in the afternoon because the degree of fatigue is lower in the morning than in the afternoon. It means you can do it. On the other hand, the genres “entertainment” and “entertainment” are higher in the afternoon than in the morning. This means that for these genres, the user who plays in the afternoon is faster than the one played in the morning because, for example, the topic with family, friends, colleagues, etc. can be referred to in the morning. It means that the content can be understood at the playback speed.

  Further, the priority order of the original contents in each genre as described with reference to FIG. 13 and the like may be changed according to the time information.

  Further, the data of the original content input via the original content input unit 109 in the content creation device 100 may be deleted together with the creation of the new content, or may be stored in the storage device in the content creation device 100 without being deleted. It may be accumulated.

  In the present embodiment, the content distribution unit 205 of the content distribution server 200 transmits the new content for each user created by the content creation device 100 to the external device 16. The destination external device 16 is a device designated by the user. It is preferable that the user registers the address of the new content transmission destination in the content distribution unit 205 in advance.

  Moreover, as the timing of transmission of new content, all new content corresponding to the schedule of the day may be transmitted every day, or a predetermined time with respect to the reproduction timing (reproduction start time) of each new content It may be sent before.

  Each new content may be provided with information (timer information) for designating the playback timing of the new content to the external device 16. By referring to the timer information, the external device 16 can start the reproduction of the new content at the time specified in the timer information without the user performing an operation to instruct the reproduction.

  It should be understood that the embodiments and examples disclosed herein are illustrative and non-restrictive in every respect. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  In addition, the inventions exemplified in the embodiments and examples disclosed this time are intended to be implemented alone or in combination as much as possible.

  10 hours information, 11 behavior information, 12 user preference information, 13 viewing completion index information, 14 original content, 15 content playback status information, 16 external device, 20 price information, 100 content creation device, 101 time information extraction unit, 102 hours Information accumulation unit, 103 Behavior information extraction unit, 104 Behavior information accumulation unit, 105 Preference information extraction unit, 106 Preference information accumulation unit, 107 Viewing completion index information extraction unit, 108 Viewing completion index information accumulation unit, 109 Original content input unit, 110 content editing unit, 111 output unit, 112 content reproduction status information input unit, 113 viewing completion index information update unit, 114 priority calculation unit, 115 conversion unit, 200 content distribution server, 201 price information input unit, 202 price information storage , 203 Content storage unit, 204 Price determination unit, 205 content distribution unit, 206 content reproduction status information extraction unit, 300 computer system, 301 optical disk drive, 302 magnetic disk drive, 303 monitor, 304 remote control, 305 remote control interface, 306 CPU, 307 bus, 308 ROM, 309 RAM, 310 optical disk, 311 magnetic disk, 312 hard disk, 320 computer.

Claims (24)

A content creation device for creating new content to be viewed by a specific user,
Time information extraction means for extracting time information, which is information for specifying the time at which the new content should be reproduced;
Viewing completion index information extracting means for extracting viewing completion index information, which is an index of viewing speed for each content field for the specific user;
Original content information for acquiring first information for specifying a field and second information for specifying a standard reproduction time for the original content at least part of which is arranged in the new content Acquisition means;
Preference information extraction means for extracting user preference information, which is information specifying time distribution for each field of the original content in the new content;
Based on the first information, the second information, and the viewing completion index information, the specific user calculates the time required for reproduction of each original content, so that the specific user uses the time information. Content editing means for arranging at least a part of one or more original contents in the new content according to the time distribution so that the reproduction of the new content can be completed within a specified time. Feature content creation device. It further comprises behavior information extraction means for extracting behavior information that is information representing the content of behavior of the specific user in the time information,
The content editing means selects original content to be placed in the new content according to the action content of the specific user within the time specified by the time information from the action information. The content creation device described in 1.   The content creation apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the time information is specified by extracting a time zone for reproducing the content from the schedule table of the specific user.   The speed of the viewing is based on at least one of a time required for viewing the content and a time required for understanding the contents of the content, according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The content creation device described.   The viewing completion index information includes at least one information of the number of characters read by the specific user per unit time, the number of pages read per unit time, and the time for turning pages per unit page for each content field. The content creation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the content creation device is provided.   The content creation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the viewing completion index information includes reproduction speed information of audio data or moving image data for each field. For each content field, the specific user reads at least one of the number of characters read per unit time, the number of pages read per unit time, the page turning time per unit page, and the playback speed information of audio data or video data Is managed in a table as level information,
The content creation device according to claim 1, wherein the viewing completion index information holds the level information for each content field.   The content creation device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the viewing completion index information is converted according to a conversion rule specified for each time information.   The content creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the viewing completion index information is converted according to a conversion rule specified for each combination of a field and the time information. A priority calculating means for calculating a priority for each content included in one or a plurality of contents;
10. The content editing unit according to claim 1, wherein the content editing unit extracts contents included in the original content in descending order of priority calculated by the priority calculation unit and edits the new content. The content creation apparatus according to claim 1.   The content creation apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the priority calculation unit calculates a priority for each content included in one or a plurality of contents for each time information. It further comprises behavior information extraction means for extracting behavior information that is information representing the content of behavior of the specific user in the time information,
The priority calculation unit calculates a priority for each content included in one or a plurality of contents for each time information or for each of at least one of the behavior information. Content creation device.   13. The content editing unit according to claim 1, wherein the content editing unit extracts the content included in the original content from one or a plurality of the original content, and creates the new content. Content creation device.   14. The viewing completion index information updating unit for updating the viewing completion index information according to a playback situation when the new content is played by the specific user. The content creation device according to any one of the above. The content creation device according to any one of claims 1 to 14,
A content distribution server comprising: content distribution means for distributing the new content to the specific user.   The content distribution server according to claim 15, comprising price determination means for determining a price of the new content distributed by the content distribution means.   The content creation device according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the content editing unit creates a content playlist indicating an arrangement of original content in the new content.   The content creation apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the content playlist includes information for identifying a part of the original content arranged in the new content. A content creation device according to claim 17 or claim 18,
A content distribution server comprising content distribution means for distributing at least one of the new content or the content playlist to the specific user.   Content reproduction status extraction means for extracting a situation when at least one of the content and the content playlist distributed by the content distribution means is reproduced by the specific user within a time specified by the time information. The content distribution server according to claim 19, further comprising: Comprising price determining means for determining a price of the new content distributed by the content distributing means;
20. The price determination unit according to claim 19, wherein the price determination unit determines a price according to a contribution degree of one or a plurality of original contents used when creating the new content or the content playlist. 20. The content distribution server according to 20. A content creation method executed by a content creation device that creates new content to be viewed by a specific user,
Extracting time information that is information for specifying a time at which the new content should be reproduced;
Extracting viewing completion index information that is an index of the viewing speed of each content field for the specific user;
Obtaining first information for identifying a field and second information for identifying a standard playback time for original content at least part of which is placed in the new content;
Extracting user preference information, which is information specifying time distribution for each field of the original content in the new content;
Based on the first information, the second information, and the viewing completion index information, the specific user calculates the time required for reproduction of each original content, so that the specific user uses the time information. Arranging at least a part of one or more original contents in the new content according to the time distribution so that the reproduction of the new content can be completed within a specified time How to make. A content creation program that is executed in a computer of a content creation device that creates new content to be viewed by a specific user,
A content creation program for causing the computer to function as the content creation device according to claim 1 to claim 14, claim 17, or claim 18.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the content creation program according to claim 23 is recorded.

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