WO2019130585A1

WO2019130585A1 - Captured video service system, server device, captured video management method, and computer program

Info

Publication number: WO2019130585A1
Application number: PCT/JP2017/047383
Authority: WO
Inventors: 康平鳥越
Original assignee: 株式会社Ｚｅｐｐｅｌｉｎ
Priority date: 2017-12-28
Filing date: 2017-12-28
Publication date: 2019-07-04
Also published as: JPWO2019130585A1; JP6435439B1

Abstract

[Problem] To enable video contents of the same kind to be viewed successively and smoothly by generating one new video file from multiple captured video files that have been uploaded. [Solution] Upon receiving a captured video file uploaded from a user's communication terminal device, a server device detects, in a video database of a database device, video files having the same information as the imaging tag information attached to the received captured video file. One new video file is generated by combining the received captured video file with the detected video files, then stored in the video database in a deliverable manner. When this edited video file is downloaded and played on the communication terminal device, the video contents corresponding to the respective combined video files can be successively viewed.

Description

Imaging video service system, server device, imaging video management method, and computer program

The present invention uploads a captured video so that the uploaded video can be played back and viewed, and in particular, a newly uploaded video and the uploaded same type of video are combined to create a new video. The present invention relates to a captured moving image service system, a server device, a captured moving image management method, and a computer program, which generate and enable continuous viewing and reproduction of each moving image.

Conventionally, there are a plurality of video posting services such as YouTube (registered trademark), and uploading a captured image of the user makes it possible to widely distribute its own captured video, and people who want to view the uploaded captured video The user can view the uploaded captured moving image using a personal computer or a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet.

In such a video posting service, in order to select a video to be viewed, it is general to enter a keyword relating to the video desired to be viewed and search. In addition, when the user views and listens a plurality of times and the viewing history is accumulated, the video posting service side predicts the user's preference tendency from the viewing history, and views the moving image meeting the predicted preference tendency. A plurality of thumbnails are presented as candidates. When presentation of such a plurality of thumbnails is performed, if the user selects a thumbnail to be viewed from among presented, a moving image related to the selected thumbnail can be reproduced and viewed.

On the other hand, in Patent Document 1 below, a moving image processing apparatus such as a digital camera automatically combines two moving image files if the shooting time is within a predetermined time (for example, within 2 seconds). Editing as moving image data is disclosed. Further, in Patent Document 2 below, a plurality of imaging devices are installed in a stadium or the like, and a plurality of moving images captured by each imaging device are arranged in a predetermined order (for example, It is disclosed to combine in chronological order). Furthermore, in Patent Document 3 below, for example, a plurality of video cameras are installed in a certain area range such as an attraction facility, and the same subject is photographed among a plurality of moving image files captured by each of these video cameras. It is disclosed that a plurality of moving image files are combined by an image processing system to generate a combined moving image file.

Note that, in the patent document 4 below, when displaying a frame image that constitutes a video (moving image) on a timeline, it is disclosed that the thumbnail of the frame image is displayed on the basis of metadata specifying each frame image. Ru. As metadata, information on scene change points of moving image content, information on time, etc. are used.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2005-6059 JP 2017-55175 A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-215434 JP, 2011-223326, A

In the conventional video posting service, the video posted by each user is individually stored, and the video with the same tendency is selected from a plurality of thumbnails and reproduced according to the user's preference for viewing, so each individual who wants to view There is a problem that it is necessary to select a video and perform playback operation each time, and a plurality of videos with the same tendency can not be viewed smoothly and continuously. Also, the conventional video posting service has a problem in that it can not provide a situation where the user can enjoy the new contents edited in combination with other videos because the posted video is stored as the original. is there.

For such a problem, the moving image processing apparatus of Patent Document 1 described above is, for example, an apparatus (stand-alone apparatus) such as a photographed digital camera, and combines moving images within a predetermined time. Since the video data is edited into one moving image data, the photographer (user) and the shooting conditions are also limited, and the conventional moving picture posting service targeting various moving images uploaded using the network is a patent There is a problem that the content of document 1 (content for editing two moving image files as one moving image data) can not be applied as it is.

In addition, the contents according to

Patent Documents

2 and 3 are that a plurality of moving pictures taken by a plurality of imaging devices (video cameras) installed in a specific place range such as a stadium or attraction facility are time series or the same subject The contents of

Patent Documents

2 and 3 are not limited to the installation of an imaging device (video camera) in a specific place range, etc., because they are combined (combined) under the condition that they appear. There is a problem that it is impossible to apply (the content of combining (joining) a plurality of moving images) as it is.

In addition, since the content which concerns on patent document 4 extracts the flame | frame image used for a timeline display using the metadata which specifies the flame | frame image which comprises imaging | video (moving image), it couple | bonds several moving images There is a problem that the content (content related to metadata) according to Patent Document 4 can not be applied as it is to the content to be edited into one moving image data.

In addition, in the video posting service, in the method of displaying a plurality of thumbnails when selecting a moving image to be played back, when using a communication terminal device such as a smartphone, the display screen size is small, so check each thumbnail In addition to being difficult, there is also a problem that it is difficult to perform an operation of selecting each desired thumbnail by distinguishing each thumbnail.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and in a service that enables viewing of uploaded captured moving images, newly uploaded moving images are selected from the uploaded moving images as moving images with similar imaging conditions. An imaging moving image service system, a server apparatus, an imaging moving image management method, and a computer program, which combine to generate one edited moving image file and enable continuous and smooth viewing of moving image content in the same imaging condition. Intended to be provided.

Furthermore, the present invention introduces an operation mode (operation interface) by which the reproduction target can be easily switched when reproducing and displaying the stored uploaded moving image, so that the reproduction target can be displayed without displaying a plurality of thumbnail images. It is an object of the present invention to provide an imaging moving image service system, a server device, an imaging moving image management method, and a computer program, capable of quickly switching moving images according to systems.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention relates to an imaging moving image service system in which a server device receives a moving image file related to a captured moving image uploaded by a user and stores the moving image file in association with the user in a moving image database. An imaging tag representing an imaging condition is attached to the moving image file, and when the server device receives the moving image file uploaded by the user, the same imaging tag as the imaging tag attached to the received moving image file is received. A means for detecting the attached moving image file from the moving image database, and a detected moving image file when the moving image file is detected, the moving image file relating to the edited moving image is combined with the received moving image file by the imaging tag Means for generating a motion picture file, and the moving image file relating to the generated edited Association with the characterized in that it comprises a means for performing the process of storing into the moving image database.

Further, according to the present invention, when the server device receives a moving image file related to the captured moving image uploaded by the user, the moving image related to the edited moving image to which the same imaging tag as the imaging tag attached to the received moving image file A unit for detecting a file from the moving image database, and a moving image file related to the edited moving image is detected, the moving image file related to the detected edited moving image and the received moving image file are combined to further edit the edited moving image The apparatus is characterized by comprising: means for generating a moving image file with the imaging tag; and means for storing a moving image file related to the further edited edited moving image in the moving image database in association with the user. I assume.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, when the server device receives a moving image file related to the captured moving image uploaded by the user, the moving image of the connection partner is selected from the moving image files stored in the moving image database in association with the user. It is characterized by performing file detection.
Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the server apparatus performs a combination such that a portion of a moving image related to the received moving image file is reproduced first at the time of reproduction with respect to a combination partner.

In the present invention, the server apparatus comprises means for transmitting a moving image file related to a captured moving image stored in the moving image database or a moving image file related to an edited moving image, and receives and reproduces a moving image file transmitted from the server apparatus The communication terminal device displays the moving image according to the moving image file subjected to the reproduction processing on a rectangular screen by performing the processing, and the communication terminal device is a first direction instructing a direction along one side of the rectangular screen Among the moving image files stored in the moving image database in association with the same user as the moving image file relating to the displayed moving image, when the first direction operation is received while displaying the moving image, with means for receiving an operation, Switch the display of the rectangular screen to a moving image according to a moving image file attached with an imaging tag different from the imaging tag attached to the moving image file related to the moving image being displayed Characterized in that it comprises a that means.

Further, according to the present invention, the communication terminal device receives a second direction operation for instructing a direction along another side orthogonal to one side of the rectangular screen, and receives the second direction operation while displaying a moving image. And moving the display of the rectangular screen to a moving image according to the moving image file stored in the moving image database in association with a user different from the moving image file relating to the moving image being displayed.

Furthermore, the present invention comprises means for transmitting arrangement information defining the arrangement relationship of the plurality of moving image files, when the server device transmits a plurality of moving image files, and the communication terminal device is configured to transmit the information from the server device. A means for receiving a plurality of moving image files and receiving the arrangement information is provided, wherein the arrangement information is a plurality of moving images associated with the same user having different imaging tags in directions according to the first direction operation. The communication terminal device includes: information for disposing a file, and disposing a plurality of moving image files associated with different users in a direction corresponding to the second direction operation, the communication terminal device including the first direction operation or When the second direction operation is accepted, the moving image file according to the arrangement specified in the arrangement information from the moving image file concerning the moving image being displayed And performing display switching of the rectangular screen.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, the server device stores means for receiving music files related to music uploaded by a user, means for specifying music frequency characteristics according to the received music files, and the moving image database. Means for specifying the frequency characteristic of the sound included in the moving image according to the moving image file, and the same as the frequency characteristic specified for the moving image file to be transmitted when transmitting the moving image file stored in the moving image database to the communication terminal device Means for transmitting a music file of frequency characteristics to the communication terminal device, the communication terminal device receiving a moving image file and a music file from the server device, along with reproduction processing of the received moving image file, It is characterized in that it comprises means for reproducing the received music file.

Further, according to the present invention, in the server device that receives the moving image file related to the uploaded captured moving image and stores the received moving image file in the moving image database, the moving image file has an imaging tag representing an imaging condition attached thereto. Means for detecting from the moving image database a moving image file attached with the same imaging tag as the imaging tag attached to the received moving image file when the received moving image file is received, and the detected moving image is detected moving image file Means for generating a moving image file relating to an edited moving image by attaching the imaging tag by combining the file and the received moving image file, and processing for storing the moving image file relating to the generated edited moving image in the moving image database And means for performing.

Furthermore, in the captured moving image management method according to the present invention, the server device performs processing of receiving a moving image file related to the uploaded captured moving image and storing the received moving image file in a moving image database. And the server device, when receiving the uploaded moving image file, detecting from the moving image database a moving image file to which the same imaging tag as the imaging tag attached to the received moving image file is attached; When the moving image file is detected, the detected moving image file is combined with the received moving image file to generate the moving image file related to the edited moving image with the imaging tag, and the generated edited moving image. Performing a process of storing a moving image file in the moving image database. .

Furthermore, the present invention provides a computer program for causing a server computer to perform processing for receiving a moving image file related to an uploaded captured moving image and storing the received moving image file in a moving image database, wherein the moving image file represents an imaging condition. When a tag is attached and the uploaded moving image file is received by the server computer, the moving image file with the same imaging tag as the imaging tag attached to the received moving image file is detected from the moving image database Step: When the moving image file is detected, the detected moving image file and the received moving image file are combined to generate a moving image file related to the edited moving image with the imaging tag, and the generated edited moving image Processing for storing a moving image file related to Characterized in that to execute the Cormorant step.

In the present invention, since the posted (uploaded) video is combined with the uploaded video stored in the database to edit and generate a new video, a plurality of the posted videos can be one video You will be able to play and watch continuously. And since the combination of the moving images is not performed on the dark clouds but the same imaging tags indicating the imaging conditions attached to the moving image file according to the moving images are connected with each other, they relate to the edited moving image obtained by the combination. The contents of the moving image of the moving image file are grouped into ones having certain relevance with respect to the imaging situation, which allows the user to efficiently view a plurality of moving images having certain relevance.

According to the present invention, since the moving image file related to the edited moving image which has already been connected is detected as a partner to combine the posted moving images, the moving image is cumulatively combined to perform the new editing It becomes possible to generate moving image files related to moving images, and combine a large number of moving images to provide a user with moving image files related to a new edited moving image.

According to the present invention, since moving image files of the same user are combined, it is possible to ensure a situation where the captured moving image of the same user can be efficiently viewed.
Further, according to the present invention, the moving image portion related to the moving image file received by posting is combined so that it is reproduced first at the time of reproduction. The user can view the contents of a plurality of moving images in chronological order, and can check a series of moving images from new captured moving images efficiently in time.

In the present invention, when the communication terminal apparatus displaying the moving image according to the moving image file stored in the moving image database described above on the rectangular screen receives the first direction operation in the direction according to one side of the rectangular screen Among the moving image files related to the user, the playback target is changed to the moving image file related to the captured moving image having different imaging conditions, and the content of the moving image displayed on the rectangular screen is switched. Even if the communication terminal device is a type having a display screen (rectangular screen) having a small screen size, such as a smartphone, in particular, it becomes possible to switch to the display of moving images with different imaging conditions even with simple operations. User interface, you can quickly switch the displayed video.

In the present invention, when the communication terminal device receives the second direction operation according to the operation direction orthogonal to the operation direction of the above-described first direction operation, the communication terminal device is to be reproduced into a moving image file associated with a different user. Since the moving image displayed on the rectangular screen is switched by changing the, the captured moving image by different users can be viewed quickly only by performing the second direction operation.

In the present invention, since the relationship in which the moving image file is arranged in the direction corresponding to each of the first direction operation and the second direction operation is defined by the arrangement information, the first direction operation or the second direction operation is performed. For example, the communication terminal apparatus can switch the moving image file to be reproduced based on the arrangement information. Then, moving image files with different imaging conditions by the same user are arranged in the direction according to the first direction operation, and moving image files by different users are arranged in the direction according to the second direction operation. By performing the operation, the display of the rectangular screen can be switched to the moving image according to the moving image file having different imaging conditions, and the second direction operation can switch the display of the rectangular screen to the captured moving image by different users As a result, it is possible to provide an intuitive and easy-to-understand user interface regarding switching of the moving image to be displayed.

In the present invention, music files related to music can also be uploaded, and music files and moving picture files with similar tendency in frequency characteristic are interlockedly reproduced, so that various contents can be enjoyed by user contribution from various angles. As well as providing users with an opportunity to provide various creators with an opportunity to perform various presentations, it will be possible to create new content that combines video and music.

In the present invention, since a plurality of posted moving images are combined with ones having common imaging conditions, a plurality of moving images with similar imaging conditions can be continuously reproduced as one moving image, and a certain relationship can be obtained. It is possible to provide a situation in which a plurality of moving pictures having sex can be viewed efficiently.
Also, according to the present invention, by making it possible to combine moving images cumulatively, it is possible to generate an edited moving image in which three or more moving image files are sequentially combined.

Furthermore, in the present invention, since the moving images by the same user are combined with each other, a plurality of captured moving images by the same photographer can be viewed continuously, and a plurality of captured moving images by the interested photographer can be efficiently checked. It will be possible to
According to the present invention, when a moving image file edited by combining is reproduced, a plurality of moving image portions are reproduced in the order of new images, so that a series of moving images can be efficiently viewed in order from the new captured moving image.

According to the present invention, in a communication terminal apparatus displaying a moving image on a rectangular screen, the moving image may be moved to a different moving image by imaging by the same user, only by the viewer performing a first direction operation along one side of the rectangular screen. Since the display can be switched, it is possible to easily view moving images with different imaging conditions with an intuitive user interface.
Further, in the present invention, the display can be switched to a captured moving image by imaging of a different user only by performing the second direction operation along the other side orthogonal to one side of the rectangular screen of the communication terminal device. The display can be easily switched to an imaging moving image by a different imaging person by an intuitive user interface.

In the present invention, since the relationship in which the moving image file is arranged in the direction corresponding to each of the first direction operation and the second direction operation is defined, the first by the viewer according to the predetermined arrangement relationship. The moving image to be displayed can be quickly switched with respect to the direction operation or the second direction operation.
Further, according to the present invention, since the moving image file having the same tendency in frequency characteristic is reproduced in cooperation with the music file to be uploaded, it is possible to provide the user with new contents which are multifaceted in visual and auditory sense. .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is the schematic which shows the whole structure of the imaging moving image service system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (A) is a front view of the smart phone which is an example of the communication terminal device which a user uses, (b) is a rear view. It is a block diagram which shows the main internal structures of the smart phone which is an example of the communication terminal device which a user uses. It is the schematic which shows a login screen. It is the schematic which shows a main screen. (A) is a schematic view showing a main screen in which icons and the like are overlapped and displayed, and (b) is a schematic view showing an imaging screen switched and displayed from the main screen. (A) is a schematic diagram showing a screen during imaging, (b) is a schematic diagram showing an imaging completion screen. It is the schematic which shows the file structure of an imaging moving image file roughly. It is the schematic which shows the direction of swipe operation for switching reproduction | regeneration object. It is a schematic diagram showing the arrangement situation concerning the reproduction switching order of a plurality of moving image files to be downloaded. It is a block diagram which shows the main internal structures of a server apparatus. It is a chart showing an example of contents of a registered user table. It is a block diagram which shows the main internal structures of a database apparatus. It is a graph which shows an example of the content of the original moving image storage part in the moving image database which a database apparatus has. It is a graph which shows an example of the content of the delivery moving image storage part in the moving image database which a database apparatus has. (A), (b) is a schematic diagram showing how to generate an edited moving image file by combining moving image files. It is a 1st flow chart which shows the processing procedure concerning the imaging moving image management method. It is a 2nd flow chart which shows the processing procedure concerning the imaging moving image management method. It is a 3rd flowchart which shows the process sequence which concerns on an imaging moving image management method. It is a chart showing an example of contents of a registered user table of a modification. (A) is a block diagram which shows the main internal structures of the database apparatus of a modification, (b) is a chart which shows an example of the content of a music database.

FIG. 1 shows an overall outline of a captured moving picture service system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The imaging moving image service system 1 uploads a moving image (imaged moving image) captured by the user U1 using the communication terminal device T1 having an image capturing function for moving images to the moving image management system 40, while another user U10 is a communication terminal device By using the T10, it is possible to view the captured video of the user U1 by downloading the captured video from the video management system 40 (note that, of course, the user U1 also manages the captured video uploaded by himself) If downloaded from the system 40, the user can view and listen to his / her captured moving image on the communication terminal device T1).

In the present invention, in addition to viewing the uploaded moving image as it is in the original state, an edited moving image is generated by combining captured moving images common to imaging conditions for a plurality of captured moving images by the same user, and editing It is characterized in that the moving image can be downloaded and viewed, and thereby, it is possible to continuously and smoothly view the captured moving image having the same imaging condition. Further, in the present invention, by devising the user interface at the time of viewing, it is possible to easily switch the captured images of different image capturing persons and to easily switch the captured images of different image capturing situations by the same image capturing person. It has been realized.

In addition, in FIG. 1, in order to prevent the contents of the figure from being complicated, the imaging side shows one communication terminal device T1 used by one user U1, and the one user U10 uses one side on the viewing side. Although only the communication terminal device T10 is shown, in an actual operation scene, there are a plurality of users on the imaging side and the viewing side, and each of the respective users use the communication terminal device. Also, in order to be able to receive the service related to uploading and downloading of the captured moving image to the moving image management system 40, the users U1 and U10 previously provide the user's name and mail address for the service provided by the moving image management system 40 And the like is submitted for user registration, and when user registration is performed, a user ID (user identification information) for identifying each user is issued by the moving image management system 40. Hereinafter, the details of the embodiment of the present invention will be described sequentially from the communication terminal devices T1 and T10.

Fig.2 (a), (b) shows the front and back of the smart phone 10 applied to communication terminal device T1, T10 of this invention. A communication terminal having a moving image imaging function can be used as the communication terminal devices T1 and T10 of the present invention. Specifically, a smartphone, a tablet, a portable computer or the like is applicable, and a process for realizing the present invention By installing an application (application program) which defines the functions and the like in such a communication terminal, the communication terminal devices T1 and T10 applicable to the present invention can be obtained.

The smartphone 10 shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) is merely an example of such a communication terminal device applicable to the present invention, and the communication terminal device applied to the present invention is shown in FIG. 2 (a). It is not limited to the form shown to (b). In the smartphone 10, a rectangular display 12 (corresponding to a rectangular screen) having a touch panel function is disposed on the side of the front surface 11a of the thin plate shaped housing 11. Above the display 12, the sub camera 16a and the speaker 15 are arranged. While being arranged, the operation unit 13 and the microphone 14 are arranged below the display 12. The smartphone 20 also arranges the main camera 16 b on the back surface 11 b of the housing 11.

FIG. 3 shows a main internal configuration of the above-described smartphone 10 which is an example of the communication terminal devices T1 and T10. The smartphone 10 corresponds to a type of computer (a computer equipped with a communication unit, a moving image imaging unit, and a storage unit) that performs various processes according to a program, and is internally included in a CPU 10a (processor 10a) that performs overall control and various processes. Communication / call module 10b (corresponding to communication means), RAM 10c, ROM 10d, screen connection processing unit 10e, sound input / output processing unit 10f, moving image file generation unit 18, imaging processing unit 10g, GPS unit 10h via connection line 10i The operation unit 13 is connected to various devices such as a storage unit (corresponding to a storage unit) 10k. Even if the communication terminals T1 and T10 used by the users U1 and U10 are other than the smartphone 10 (portable computer, tablet, etc.), the basic configuration is the same as the content shown in FIG. FIG. 3 shows an outline of various types of communication terminal apparatuses T1 and T10 applicable in the present invention.

The communication / call module 10b of the smartphone 10 has a wireless communication function via a network, enables communication with the above-described moving picture management system 40, and calls a predetermined telephone number according to the control of the CPU 10a It has a calling function) and a function to receive a call (called function). The RAM 10 c temporarily stores contents, files, data and the like accompanying the processing of the CPU 10 a. The ROM 10d stores a program or the like that defines basic processing contents of the CPU 10a, and also stores identification information (UID) or the like for identifying the smartphone 10. The UID is included in the transmission content when performing communication (transmission) by the communication / call module 10 b described above (for example, transmission is performed by including the UID in the header of the transmission packet or the like).

The screen connection processing unit 10e is connected to the display 12 described above, performs processing of outputting various screens (see screens shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 etc.) generated by the control processing of the CPU 10a to the display 12, The output screen is displayed on the display 12. In particular, in the present embodiment, since the reproduction of the moving image is performed, various processes related to the reproduction of the moving image are also performed by the screen connection processing unit 10e. Further, the screen connection processing unit 10e also performs processing of transmitting the operation content received by the user's operation of tapping, swiping, flicking or the like to the CPU 10a. Note that the operation content received by the user performing an operation such as tapping, swiping, or flicking on the surface of the display 12 appropriately changes in accordance with the displayed screen content.

The sound input / output processing unit 10 f is connected to the microphone 14 and the speaker 15 described above, and performs predetermined processing (such as AD conversion processing) on the sound acquired (inputted) by the microphone 14. Generate data (audio data). Further, by the control processing of the CPU 10a, the sound input / output processing unit 10f performs predetermined processing (decoding processing, DA conversion processing) on sound data to be output, generates analog sound, and outputs it from the speaker 15. It also processes. Note that the sound input / output processing unit 10 f performs processing for outputting sound data generated by acquiring the sound at the time of moving image pickup with the microphone 14 when moving image pickup to the moving image file generating unit 18.

The imaging processing unit 10g is connected to the sub camera 16a and the main camera 16b described above, and is predetermined for an image (including a captured image and a moving image) captured by an imaging element included in the sub camera 16a and the main camera 16b. By performing processing (such as encoding), image data (content data) is generated. In addition, the imaging processing unit 10g also performs a process of outputting the generated image data to the moving image file generating unit 18 when moving image imaging is performed.

The moving image file generation unit 18 generates a moving image file related to a captured moving image, and combines the sound data output from the sound input / output processing unit 10 f and the image data output from the imaging processing unit 10 g. A moving image file (captured moving image file related to a captured moving image) including data of moving image content of a file format (for example, mp4) according to the moving image at a predetermined frame rate (for example, 30 fps) by performing various processing (encoding processing etc.) Generate the Further, the generated moving image file is attached with information (imaging tag) indicating an imaging condition.

The GPS unit 10 h receives radio waves from the satellite positioning system and detects the latitude and longitude where the smartphone 10 is located. Further, the operation unit 13 is a hard button provided on the housing 11 of the smartphone 10, and when the operation unit 13 is operated, it is notified to the CPU 10a that the operation is performed. The meaning of the operation of the operation unit 13 varies depending on the processing status of the smartphone 10. For example, when the operation unit 13 is operated in a situation where the application is activated, an operation of terminating the application is performed. In this case, the operation of the operation unit 13 receives an instruction to end the application from the user.

The storage unit 10k stores (installs) programs such as the OS program P1, the moving image application P2, and other various applications. The OS program P1 is a basic program corresponding to an operating system, and defines processing of the CPU 10a for the smartphone 10 to function as a kind of computer. One of the basic processes defined by the OS program P1 is to display the home screen on the display 12 first when the smartphone 10 is ready for use. In this home screen, storage is performed. The arrangement of icons and the like corresponding to various applications installed in the unit 10k is also a process defined by the OS program P1.

The video application P2 defines various processing contents performed by the CPU 10a in the present invention. By downloading from the server that delivers the video application P2, the video application P2 is installed in the storage unit 10k. Contents of processing prescribed by the video application P2 include login processing to the video management system 40, video imaging processing, imaging location name acquisition processing, video upload processing, video download processing, video playback processing, playback video switching processing and the like. The moving image application P2 also defines that the screen content corresponding to each of these processes is appropriately displayed on the display 12. The video application P2 is stored in the storage unit 10k of the smartphone 10, and when the installation is completed, an icon for the video application P2 is selectably arranged on the home screen (not shown).

FIG. 4 shows the login screen 20 displayed on the display 12, and an icon for the video application P2 arranged on the home screen is tapped (selected), and the screen displayed first by activating the video application P2. It becomes. The login screen 20 is generated under the control of the CPU 10a according to the definition of the moving image application P2 in the logoff state, and the first input field 20a of the mail address, the second input field 20b of the password, and the selectable Login button 20c. When information is input to the input fields 20a and 20b, as shown in FIG. 4, the soft keyboard 19 is displayed on the lower half of the screen of the display 12 by the function of the OS program P1, and various keys included in the soft keyboard 19 are displayed. The user taps the button to input information.

When the selection operation of the log-in button 20c is received in a state in which the input of required information is received in the first and second input fields 20a and 20b, the login information (e-mail address and password) input in each

input field

20a and 20b is The CPU 10a performs control based on the definition of the video application P2 for transmitting a login request including the above to the video management system 40.

When the smartphone 10 receives the login impossibility notification from the video management system 40 in response to the transmission of the login request, it indicates that the login can not be made on the displayed login screen 20, and can input each

input field

20a, 20b. Leave blank and prompt the user to log in again. On the other hand, when the video management system 40 approves the login in response to the transmission of the login request, a plurality of video files are sent from the video management system 40, so the smartphone 10 downloads (receives) these video files. It will go and do reproduction processing.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the main screen 21 (corresponding to a video playback screen) after login of the video application P2 is displayed on the display 12. When the login is completed, a plurality of moving image files are sent from the server device 50 as described later. Therefore, according to the definition of the moving image application P2, the plurality of moving image files sent are automatically downloaded and the RAM 10c or the storage unit Remember to 10k. In addition, with regard to a plurality of downloaded moving image files, the moving image file to be reproduced first is designated by the arrangement information received together with the moving image file, so the CPU 10a uses the arrangement information according to the definition of the moving image application P2. The reproduction processing is automatically started for the moving image file for which reproduction has been designated first, and control processing is performed to display the reproduced moving image D on the main screen 21 (display the reproduced moving image D on the full screen on the display 12).

Therefore, as a user, a login operation is performed, and if login is completed, a moving image is automatically displayed on the display 12, so that an operation for reproduction is not necessary. In FIG. 5, the smartphone 10 is horizontally long and the long side 12 a of the display 12 is in the horizontal direction and the short side 12 b is in the vertical direction. However, the smartphone 10 is illustrated in FIG. 5. Of course, it is also possible to perform moving image reproduction in the vertically long state rotated 90 degrees from the state. When the home screen is displayed after another application is operated and the icon for the video application P2 is selected without performing the logoff operation, the login is in progress and the above-described login screen 20 is displayed. Without transmitting the moving image file request to the moving image management system 40, the smartphone 10 displays the main screen 21 including the automatically reproduced moving image shown in FIG.

FIG. 6A shows a state in which various icons, information, and the like are superimposed on the moving image D shown on the main screen 21. With the main screen 21 displayed on the display 12, when the screen surface of the display 12 is touched, the CPU 10a receives the touch operation, and the home icon 21a on the right side of the screen of the display 12 and the camera icon according to the definition of the video application P2. 21b is a process of displaying an icon such as 21b in a selectable manner, and displaying an information field 21c at the lower part of the screen of the display 12 indicating information (image capture date, image capture location, etc.) attached to a movie file according to the movie being played. I do. The

icons

21a and 21b and the information column 21c shown in FIG. 6A are automatically erased when a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses.

FIG. 6B shows a state in which the display on the display 12 is switched from the main screen 21 to the imaging screen 22 by performing a tap operation on the camera icon 21b on the main screen 21 shown in FIG. 6A. Such display switching is also performed under the control of the CPU 10a according to the definition of the video application P2, and on the imaging screen 22 of FIG. 6B, the image captured by the main camera 16b is displayed on the display 12 Indicates the status. Further, in the imaging screen 22, a selectable reproduction icon 22a, an imaging start icon 22b, and a camera switching icon 22c are arranged on the right side of the screen.

When the reproduction icon 22a is tapped, the display on the display 12 is switched from the imaging screen 22 to the main screen 21 shown in FIG. 6A described above under the control of the CPU 10a. In addition, when the imaging start icon 22 b is tapped, imaging of a moving image is started, and the imaging processing unit 10 g performs imaging processing of the moving image, and the sound input / output processing unit 10 f performs audio acquisition processing with the microphone 14.

Further, with the start of moving image capturing, the CPU 10a performs a process of specifying a place name according to the latitude and longitude of the position (imaging position) of the smartphone 10 detected by the GPS unit 10h based on the definition of the moving image application P2. Specifically, the user accesses a website (such as location reference information download service provided by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) to obtain a location name indicating an imaging location, and acquires the obtained location name. The CPU 10a performs control processing to temporarily store the RAM 10c as an imaging location name of a moving image being imaged.

When the camera switching icon 22c is tapped on the imaging screen 22 shown in FIG. 6 (b), the camera used for imaging is switched from the main camera 16b to the sub camera 16a (again, the camera switching icon 22c is tapped) Then, the camera used for imaging is switched from the sub camera 16a to the main camera 16b). Note that switching to the imaging screen 22 shown in FIG. 6 (b) is also possible by performing an operation to double-tap the screen surface of the display 12 while the main screen 21 shown in FIG. 5 described above is displayed. There is.

FIG. 7A shows the imaging screen 23 displayed on the display 12. The imaging screen 23 is displayed on the display 12 by performing the tap operation on the imaging start icon 22b on the imaging screen 22 shown in FIG. 6B described above, and the main camera 16b (or the sub camera 16a) The moving image (image) currently being captured is displayed on the display 12 at any time. The imaging in progress screen 23 arranges the imaging stop icon 23a on the right side of the screen in a selectable manner, and when the CPU 10a receives the selection operation of the imaging stop icon 23a, the CPU 10a stops the imaging processing of the moving image.

FIG. 7B shows the imaging completion screen 24 displayed on the display 12. The imaging completion screen 24 is displayed on the display 12 by performing the tap operation on the imaging stop icon 23a on the imaging in progress screen 23 shown in FIG. 7A described above, and the imaging restart icon 24a and the imaging restart icon 24a are displayed on the right side of the screen. The upload icon 24b is arranged to be selectable. The imaging resumption icon 24a is for resuming imaging of a moving image when tapped. When the upload icon 24 b is tapped, the CPU 10 a performs processing of generating a moving image file corresponding to the captured moving image and uploading (sending) it to the moving image management system 40.

FIG. 8 shows a schematic file structure of the captured moving image file 30, which is a moving image file generated by tapping the upload icon 24b on the imaging completion screen 24 of FIG. 7B. The captured moving image file 30 is a moving image captured by the main camera 16b (or the sub camera 16a), and content data 31 (data of content corresponding to the moving image and audio) according to the audio acquired by the microphone 14 during imaging. Also, the content data 31 and the meta information 32 are generated by the moving image file generation unit 18 shown in FIG.

The meta information 32 includes information such as imaging date and time, imaging time, imaging position, and imaging location name, and each of these pieces of information is imaging status information indicating an imaging status. The imaging date and time is date and time information obtained by the clock and calendar function of the CPU 10a, and indicates the date and time when the moving image file generation unit 18 generated the moving image file 30. The imaging time indicates a time measured by a timer function provided by the CPU 10a from the imaging start to the end in the imaging processing unit 10g. The imaging position is information indicating the numerical value of the latitude and longitude of the imaging position detected by the GPS unit 10 h during the imaging process of the imaging processing unit 10 g. The imaging location name indicates the imaging location name acquired by access to the website based on the latitude and longitude detected by the GPS unit 10 h, and is information read from the RAM 10 c. The moving image file 30 is uploaded to the moving image management system 40, including such meta information 32 and content data 31. In the present embodiment, among the various imaging status information possessed by the meta information described above, the imaging location name is used for an imaging tag representing the imaging status, and the captured moving image file 30 has the fill structure shown in FIG. Thus, the imaging moving image file 30 is in a situation where an imaging tag (imaging place name) is attached.

On the other hand, FIG. 9 shows a method of user operation for switching the display target of the moving image to be reproduced and displayed on the main screen 21 shown in FIG. 5, and designates a direction along the long side 12a of the display 12 which is a rectangular screen.

Swipe operations

26a, 26b (corresponding to the second direction operation) for instructing the direction along the

swipe operations

25a, 25b (corresponding to the first direction operation) and the short side 12b (corresponding to the other side orthogonal to the long side 12a) There is.

FIG. 10 is an image diagram showing an arrangement state of a plurality of moving image files downloaded by the smartphone 10 from the moving image management system 40, and such an arrangement state is defined by arrangement information sent together with the plurality of moving image files. It has become. The arrangement information also defines a moving image file to be reproduced first, and in the present embodiment, the moving image file to be reproduced first includes the latest moving image captured by the download destination user. (In FIG. 10, moving image file A-1 enclosed by a frame W) The respective moving image files to be downloaded are arranged in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction centering on the moving image file A-1.

Moving image files arranged in one row (rows A to E) along the horizontal direction in FIG. 10 are moving image files corresponding to moving images (or moving images uploaded by the same user) captured by the same user. For example, moving image files A-1 to A-5 arranged in a row along the horizontal direction at the middle position in the vertical direction correspond to the moving image captured by the user U1, and the lower part thereof The moving image files B-1 to B in row B arranged in a row along the horizontal direction correspond to the moving image captured by the user U2, and are further arranged in a row along the horizontal direction below The moving image files D-1 to D in row D correspond to the moving image captured by the user U3. Then, moving image files C-1 to C in row C, which are arranged in a row along the horizontal direction above row A, correspond to the moving image captured by the user U4, and along the horizontal direction on the upper side thereof. The moving image files E-1 to E-3 in the E column arranged in one row correspond to the moving image captured by the user U5.

Further, each moving image file by imaging of the same user arranged in a line along the horizontal direction is a moving image file with different imaging location name (imaging tag). For example, a moving image file A-1 surrounded by a frame W has a shooting location name Tokyo Shibuya, and a moving image file A-2 next to the right has a shooting location name Tokyo Shinjuku, and a moving image file A- next to the right 4 is the Tokyo Harajuku imaging location name, the video file A-3 next to the left of the video file A-1 surrounded by a frame W, the Tokyo Ginza imaging location name is the video file A-5 next to the left, The imaging position is Tokyo Shinagawa. The video file A-2 next to the right of the video file A-1 surrounded by the frame W has the largest number of downloads, and the next largest number of downloads is the video file A-1 surrounded by the frame W. The video file A-3 next to the left is the third most frequently downloaded file is the video file A-4, and the fourth most downloaded is the video file A-5. The arrangement according to the number of downloads is similar to the columns (B to E) of other users.

Therefore, in the case where the moving image D by the reproduction processing of the moving image file A-1 enclosed by the frame W in FIG. 10 is displayed on the main screen 21 shown in FIG. When the smartphone 10 receives the swipe operation 25b (corresponding to the first direction operation in the left direction, which is one direction), each moving image file arranged in the A column moves in the left direction according to the arrangement information. The moving image file A-2 disposed to the right of the moving image file A-1 is located in the frame W, and the display of the display 12 is displayed from the moving image file A-2 from the moving image according to the moving image file A-1. Processing to switch to a moving image according to the screen, and from this state, when the swipe operation 25b is further received, the display 12 is switched to a moving image according to the moving image file A-4. It is carried out.

In addition, in the case where the moving image by reproduction processing of the moving image file A-1 is displayed, when the smartphone 10 receives the swipe operation 25a (corresponding to the first direction operation in the left direction which is the other direction), , Change the playback process target to the moving image file A-3 placed on the left of the moving image file A-1, display the display 12 from the moving image according to the moving image file A-1 according to the moving image file A-3 In this state, when the swipe operation 25b is received, the display 12 is switched to a moving image according to the moving image file A-5.

In addition, when displaying a moving image by playback processing of one of the moving image files A-1 to A-5 in row A, the smartphone 10 performs the swipe operation 26b (equivalent to the second direction operation in the downward direction, which is the first direction). ) Is received, the playback processing target is changed to the moving image file C-1 at the center of column C arranged above row A according to the arrangement information, and the display on the display 12 is a moving image according to the moving image file C-1 A switching process is performed, and from this state, when the swipe operation 26b is further received, a process of switching the display on the display 12 to a moving image according to the moving image file E-1 at the center of the E column is performed.

Furthermore, when displaying a moving image by playback processing of any of the moving image files A-1 to A-5 in row A, the smartphone 10 performs the swipe operation 26a (equivalent to the second direction operation in the upward direction, which is the second direction). ) Is received, the playback processing target is changed to the moving image file B-1 at the center of row B arranged below row A, and the display 12 display is switched to the moving image according to the moving image file B-1 From this state, when the swipe operation 26a is further received, the display on the display 12 is switched to the moving image according to the moving image file D-1 in the D column.

When the

vertical swipe operations

26a and 26b are performed to switch the reproduction processing target as described above, the latest imaging by different users is displayed. When the

swipe operation

25a or 25b in the right or left direction is performed after the row to be reproduced is changed by performing the

swipe operation

26a or 26b in the upward or downward direction, the case described in the A row is In the same manner, the reproduction processing object is switched in each column.

By the user performing

such swipe operations

25a, 25b, 26a, 26b, it is easy to make a moving image at a different imaging location by the same image capturing person or a moving image by a different image capturing person without displaying a plurality of thumbnails. To be switched to

In addition, by performing one of the

swipe operations

25a and 25b along the horizontal direction, the moving image file (for example, the moving image file A-4 or 5) at the end arranged in the horizontal direction can be subjected to playback processing. In this state, when the smartphone 10 further accepts the

swipe operation

25a or 25b to designate an object not included in the arrangement information as the reproduction target, the user requests the imaging moving image by the user according to the column (row If the specified moving image file request is transmitted to the moving image management system 40 and the moving image file can be downloaded (received) in response to the request, the reproduction process related to the newly downloaded moving image file is performed. In addition, even if a request for an imaging moving image is made, if a notification indicating that there is no moving image file of the user who is subject to playback processing is received, the moving image file of the other end (for example, The moving image file A-5) placed at the end is to be reproduced, and the object to be reproduced is looped.

In addition, by performing one of the

vertical swipe operations

26a and 26b, the moving image file (for example, moving image file D-1 or E-1) of the column arranged in the vertical direction can be subjected to playback processing. In this state, when the smartphone 10 further accepts the

swipe operation

26a or 26b to designate an object not included in the arrangement information as the reproduction target, the imaging moving image request by different users (moving images specified by different users) If a file request is transmitted to the moving picture management system 40 and the moving picture file can be downloaded (received) in accordance with the request, the reproduction process related to the newly downloaded moving picture file is performed. In addition, when a notification indicating that there is no moving image file is received even if an imaging moving image request is made, the moving image file in the other column in the vertical direction (for example, moving image file E-1 or D-1) is to be reproduced. The playback processing target is looped.

By performing the above-described switching, if the

vertical swipe operations

26a and 26b are performed, the latest moving image captured by each user can be viewed quickly, and the horizontal captured image is displayed from the latest captured moving image 25a. If 25b is performed, it is possible to view videos of different imaging locations by the same user from those with a large number of downloads, and it is possible to efficiently view popular videos.

In addition, although the description which concerns on the swipe operation (or flick operation) mentioned above is based on the state of the display 12 of the smart phone 10 horizontally long, also when the reproduction process is performed in the state long vertically on the display 12 of the smart phone 10. The horizontal swipe operation (in this case, the swipe operation in the direction according to the short side 12b) switches different imaging locations in the captured moving image of the same user, and the vertical swipe operation (in this case) The swipe operation in the direction according to the long side 12a switches the captured moving image by a different user. When a service is actually performed, the swipe operation in the horizontal direction may be referred to as an operation with a specific name (for example, the operation of switching the experience) as the switching operation of the imaging location. The direction swipe operation may be called as a user switching operation by an operation with a specific name (for example, a switching operation of Channel). Next, the video management system 40 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the moving picture management system 40 basically includes a server device 50 and a database device 60. The server device 50 accepts the moving image file uploaded from the communication terminal device T1, sends it out for downloading the moving image file to the communication terminal device T10 of the user U10 who desires to view (sending process), and The database device 60 has a moving image database 65 so as to function as a storage device (storage system or storage device) of the server device 50, and stores uploaded moving image files and the like. It is for reading etc.

FIG. 11 shows the main internal configuration of the server device 50 constituting the moving picture management system 40. As shown in FIG. The server device 50 is configured by a general server computer, but it is also possible to configure the server device 50 by combining a plurality of server computers and the like by performing distributed processing and the like on various processes performed by the server device 50. Also in the case of such a configuration with a plurality of devices, the server device in the present invention corresponds. Hereinafter, the server device 50 illustrated in FIG. 11 will be described.

In the server device 50 according to the present embodiment, various devices and the like are connected by an internal connection line 50h to an MPU 50a (control unit 50a) that performs overall control and various processes. The various devices include a communication module 50b, a RAM 50c, a ROM 50d, an input interface 50e, an output interface 50f, and a storage system (HDD system) 50g.

The communication module 50b is a communication device (communication means) corresponding to a connection module with a network, and corresponds to a required communication standard (for example, a LAN module based on the IEEE communication standard). The communication module 50b is connected to a network (an internal network of the video management system 40, an external network NW, etc.) via a required communication device (not shown, for example, a router or the like). The communication with the internal database device 60 and the external communication terminal devices T1, T10, etc. is enabled. In particular, since the database device 60 can communicate with the network inside the system, the server device 50 uses the database device 60 as its own storage device storage means, and smoothes various files stored in the database device 60. Can be saved or read out.

The RAM 50c temporarily stores contents, files, and the like associated with the processing of the MPU 50a, and the ROM 50d stores a program and the like that defines basic processing contents of the MPU 50a. The input interface 50e is connected with a keyboard 50i, a mouse, etc. for receiving operation instructions etc. from the system administrator etc. of the moving picture management system 40, and transmits the operation instructions etc. received from the system administrator etc. to the MPU 50a. The output interface 50 f is connected to the display 50 j (display output device), and outputs the contents according to the processing of the MPU 50 a to the display 50 j so that the system administrator etc. can confirm the current processing contents etc. .

The storage system 50g (corresponding to a storage medium means) stores programs, tables and the like, and stores a server system program P10, a moving image service program P11, a registered user table 51 and the like in this embodiment.

The server system program P10 defines various processes in accordance with the operating system (OS) for the server, and the MPU 50a executes the process based on the prescribed contents, whereby the server apparatus 50 becomes a basic server computer. Perform an important function. The moving image service program P11 is stored, for example, in a recording medium such as an optical disc, and installed in the storage system 50g via such a storage medium, and the details thereof will be described later. A description will be given of the V.51 and the database device 60 etc.

FIG. 12 shows an outline of the contents of the registered user table 51. The registered user table 51 is a table storing various information of registered users who use a service (a service capable of uploading and downloading of captured moving images, etc.) related to captured moving images provided by the moving image management system 40. A user ID for identifying the user is assigned (issued) to the user from the moving image management system 40, and the registered user table 51 stores various information in association with the assigned user ID.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, the registered user table 51 stores the user's name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, UID (identification information of the communication terminal apparatus used by the user), password, etc. for each user ID. doing. As described above, user information such as names stored in the registered user table 51 is provided by the user at the time of user registration, and the contents of the registered user table 51 correspond to registration of a new user or withdrawal of a registered user. Updated appropriately by the service operator. In the present embodiment, the registered e-mail address is used as the login ID at login, and the password uses alphanumeric information registered by the user at the time of user registration.

FIG. 13 shows a schematic internal configuration of a database device 60 used as storage means (external storage means) of the server device 50. The database device 60 is a DB control unit 60a that performs control to organize and store moving image files, required information and data in the moving image database 65, or reads out moving image files, required information and data from the moving image database 65, etc. And a communication unit 60 b serving as a communication interface with the server device 50 and the like. The moving image file and the like sent from the server device 50 is received by the communication unit 60b, stored in the moving image database 65 under the control of the DB control unit 60a, and the moving image file read from the moving image database 65 is the communication unit 60 b is passed to the server device 50.

The moving image database 65 included in the database device 60 includes an original moving image storage unit 66 and a distribution moving image storage unit 67. The original moving image storage unit 66 stores moving image files (original captured moving image files) uploaded from the communication terminal apparatus, and the distribution moving image storage unit 67 stores moving image files to be downloaded.

FIG. 14 shows an outline of the contents of the original moving picture storage unit 66. As shown in FIG. The original moving image storage unit 66 is a moving image file (FIG. 8) uploaded from the communication terminal device (eg, communication terminal device T1 shown in FIG. 1) of the user (eg, user U1 shown in FIG. 1) via the server device 50. The captured moving image file 30 is stored for each user ID (the upload date and time etc. are also stored). The user ID included in the original video storage unit 66 corresponds to the user ID of the registered user table 51 described above, and the user ID included in the registered user table 51 is also linked to the original video storage unit 66. It is stored. In the present invention, by providing the original moving image storage unit 66 in the moving image database 60 as described above, the uploaded captured moving image file is stored as it is as an original and can be used as a backup.

FIG. 15 shows an outline of the contents of the distribution moving image storage unit 67. The distribution moving image storage unit 67 stores moving image files (edited moving image files or captured moving image files) to be downloaded for each user ID. The user ID included in the distribution video storage unit 67 also corresponds to the user ID of the registered user table 51 described above, and the user ID included in the registration user table 51 is also linked to the distribution video storage unit 67. Stored.

Further, the distribution moving image storage unit 67 associates the items of the imaging tag and the number of downloads with the moving image file stored for each user. The imaging tag is an item corresponding to the imaging place name included in the meta information of the moving image file to be stored, and when the new moving image file is stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67, the imaging location name is an item of the imaging tag Is stored as In addition, in the item of the number of downloads, a numerical value of the number of counts counted by the DB control unit 60a every time a moving image file is read from the distribution moving image storage unit 67 is stored.

Then, a unique URL is attached by the DB control unit 60a to the storage location of each moving image file (edited moving image file or captured moving image file) stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67, and based on this unique URL , Each moving image file is read out. Note that the unique URL is obtained by adding information identifying the user (information representing the user name in Roman characters or user ID) to an alphabet name corresponding to the imaging moving image service.

Next, the moving image service program P11 stored in the storage unit 50g of the server device 50 will be described. The moving image service program P11 defines processing contents to be performed by the MPU 50a as various means in order for the server device 50 to provide a moving image service. The processing contents defined by the moving image service program P11 mainly include processing relating to login, processing relating to uploading of a moving image file, processing relating to generation of an edited moving image file, processing relating to downloading of a moving image file, and the like.

As processing related to login, login information (information of login request including user's e-mail address and password, etc.) sent from the communication terminal device (the communication terminal devices T1, T10, etc. in FIG. 1) When the server device 50 receives the communication module 50b, the MPU 50a performs processing to detect whether the e-mail address and password included in the received login information are included in the registered user table 51 according to the definition of the moving image service program P11. .

When the MPU 50a detects that the mail address and the password are not included in the registered user table 51, the login is disabled, and the MPU 50a performs control processing of transmitting a login disabling notification to the communication terminal apparatus of the login information transmission source. On the other hand, when the MPU 50a detects that the e-mail address and the password are included in the registered user table 51, the login is completed, and the user ID of the logged in user is stored in the RAM 50c or the storage system 50g and logged in. Hold.

In addition, when the server device 50 receives the moving image file (captured moving image file) uploaded from the communication terminal device of the logged-in user as the process related to uploading of the moving image file by the communication module 50b, the captured moving image file is The MPU 50a performs processing of storing the original moving image storage unit 66 in the database 65 in association with the logged-in user ID. As the MPU 50a performs such processing, the original moving image storage unit 66 of the moving image database 65 is associated with each user ID by the database device 60 (DB control unit 60a) as shown in FIG. File is stored.

In addition, regarding the uploaded captured moving image file, the MPU 50a stores the distributed moving image storage of the moving image database 65 in the same way as the imaging location name (corresponding to the imaging tag attached to the moving image file) included in the meta information of the captured moving image file. The MPU 50a detects whether the item is stored in each item of the imaging tag of the unit 67 and can not detect the same one. The user ID of the uploaded moving image file is logged in to the distribution moving image storage unit 67 in the moving image database 65 And storing the imaging location name attached to the moving image file to be stored in the item of the imaging tag in association with the imaging moving image file to be stored. By such processing of the MPU 50a, the captured moving image file is also stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67. When a moving image file is newly stored as described above, a unique URL is attached to the new storage location.

Furthermore, in relation to the processing relating to the upload of the captured moving image file described above, the generation processing of the edited moving image file is performed. That is, regarding the uploaded captured moving image file, the MPU 50a associates the same image capturing location name as the captured moving image file with the user ID during login that has uploaded the captured moving image file, and the moving image database 65 When it is detected that each item of the imaging tag associated with each moving image file among the moving image files stored in the distributed moving image storage unit 67 is detected, the imaging location name of the detected imaging tag Specify the movie file associated with the file as the target of editing processing (equivalent to the movie file detection). Then, the moving image file detected (specified) as the editing processing target is processed to combine the uploaded captured moving image file, and the MPU 50a generates one new moving image file (referred to as an edited moving image file) related to the edited moving image. Do. At this time, the imaging tag attached to the moving image file used for combining is attached as it is to the newly generated edited moving image file.

FIG. 16A shows the case where the captured moving image file f10 stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 is detected by the MPU 50a as the editing processing target, and is combined with the uploaded captured moving image file f1 to create one edited moving image file. An outline of the situation for generating Fh1 is shown. In the case shown in FIG. 16A, the captured moving image files are combined, and the structure of the edited moving image file Fh1 generated by this combination is basically equivalent to that of the captured moving image file 30 shown in FIG. It has become.

That is, the generated edited moving image file Fh1 also includes meta information and content data. The meta information of the edited moving image file Fh1 includes the meta information of the two captured moving image files f1 and f10, whereby the edited moving image file Fh1 includes the imaging tags of the captured moving image files f1 and f10 ( The imaging location name is attached. The content data of the edited moving image file Fh1 is a combination of the content data of the captured moving image file f1 and the content data of the captured moving image file f10, and when the edited moving image file Fh1 is reproduced, the edited moving image file Fh1 Part of the content data of the captured moving image file f1 (part corresponding to the newly captured moving image) in the content data of the content data is reproduced first, and then the part of the content data of the The date and time is generated so that the portion corresponding to the old moving image is played back compared with the newly uploaded one.

If the content data of the captured moving image file f1 is about 10 seconds and the content data of the captured moving image file f10 is about 20 seconds, the moving image according to the edited moving image file Fh1 is about 30 seconds become. Further, the file name of the edited moving image file Fh1 to be generated is a combination of the file names of the captured moving image files f1 and f10 to be combined. For example, the file name of the uploaded captured moving image file f1 is xyz . The file name of the captured moving image file f10 is 2z1. In the case of mp4, the file name of the generated edited moving picture file Fh1 is xyz2z1. It becomes mp4 (the file name of the uploaded captured file f1 is placed first, and the file name of the stored captured moving image file f10 is placed next).

Then, the generated edited moving image file Fh1 is stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 instead of the captured moving image file f10 which has already been stored as a coupling partner, and thereby the stored captured moving image file f10 is stored. The same imaging location name as the imaging tag is associated with the edited moving image file Fh1, and the download count associated with the stored captured moving image file f10 is also taken over by the newly generated edited moving image file Fh1. Be

Further, FIG. 16B shows the case where the editing moving image file Fh10 stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 is detected by the MPU 50a as an editing processing target, and is combined with the uploaded captured moving image file f11 An outline of a situation in which the edited moving image file Fh 20 is generated is shown. The generated edited moving image file Fh20 also has the same structure as the edited moving image file Fh1 shown in FIG. 16A, includes meta information and content data, and the meta information of the edited moving image file Fh20 is the captured moving image file f11 The content includes meta information and meta information of the edited moving image file Fh10. As a result, the edited moving image file Fh20 is in a state in which the imaging tags of the captured moving image file f11 and the edited moving image file Fh10 are attached.

The content data of the edited moving image file Fh20 is obtained by combining the content data of the captured moving image file f11 and the content data of the edited moving image file Fh10, and, like the edited moving image file Fh1 shown in FIG. When the edited moving image file Fh20 is reproduced, the content data portion of the captured moving image file f11 in the content data of the edited moving image file Fh20 is reproduced first, and then the content data of the edited moving image file Fh10 of the other party The part of is being generated to be played back. If the content data of the captured moving image file f11 is about 15 seconds, and if the content data of the editing moving image file Fh10 is about 30 seconds, the moving image according to the editing moving image file Fh20 is about 45 seconds become.

Also, the newly generated edited moving image file Fh20 is stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 instead of the edited moving image file Fh10 that has already been stored, whereby the stored edited moving image file Fh1 is stored. The same imaging location name as the imaging tag is associated with the edited moving image file Fh20, and the download count associated with the stored edited moving image file Fh10 is also taken over by the newly generated edited moving image file Fh20. Be

Furthermore, the process relating to the download of the moving image file is basically performed in accordance with the completion of the login in the process relating to the login described above, and the MPU 50a sets the moving image file of the user who has completed the login. Is read out from the moving image database 65 possessed by the database device 60, and information (arrangement information) specifying the arrangement related to the reproduction order is generated, and the plural moving image files and the arrangement information are Control processing to transmit to the communication terminal device is performed.

In reading the moving image file from the moving image database 65, the MPU 50a first stores the moving image file (the edited moving image file or the moving image file stored from the distribution moving image storage unit 67 in the moving image database 65 Read out the captured video file). At this time, the MPU 50a reads out a moving image file (edited moving image file or captured moving image file) including meta image of the latest captured date and time, and reproduces the moving image file (edited moving image file or captured moving image file) of the latest captured date and time first. This is defined by the configuration information to be generated.

Then, the MPU 50a sequentially reads out, among moving image files stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 in association with the user ID currently logged in, one having a large number of downloads. At this time, as the one having a large number of downloads, the reading is performed excluding the moving image file (including the latest imaging date and time) to be reproduced first. Then, the MPU 50a arranges each read moving image file in a place near the moving image file to be reproduced first from the one with the highest download count so that it can be reproduced sequentially according to the user operation (for example, swipe operation). To be included in the generated configuration information. In the present embodiment, the moving image file associated with the logged-in user ID has a specification for reading a total of five moving image files first, but in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 When a total of five moving image files are not stored in association with each other, all moving image files stored in association with the logged-in user ID are read out.

For example, moving image files A-1 to A-5 corresponding to moving images captured by the same user in the middle row A in the vertical direction shown in FIG. Will be read out. As described above, the moving image file A-1 arranged in the middle row of the A column is a moving image file of the latest imaging date and time, and the first reproduction is designated in the arrangement information. Then, as described above, the arrangement information stipulates that the remaining moving image files A-2 to 5 be sequentially arranged according to the number of downloads.

Further, in the present embodiment, a moving image file associated with five different user IDs is specified as a moving image file to be downloaded, and the moving image file associated with the logged-in user ID described above. In addition to the above, the moving image file (the edited moving image file or the captured moving image file) of the user ID corresponding to the moving image file with many downloads shown in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 is sequentially read.

That is, the MPU 50a detects the largest number of downloads from among the distribution moving image storage unit 67 among the user IDs different from the user ID already determined to be read, and corresponds to the detected number of downloads. Identify the assigned user ID. Then, as in the case of reading out a moving image file (edited moving image file or captured moving image file) associated with the specified user ID, the moving image file associated with the logged-in user ID, the distribution moving image storage unit The content is read out from 67 and included in the download target, and the content specifying the arrangement relationship related to the reproduction order is included in the arrangement information.

By performing the reading process as described above in the order of the user who captured the moving image file having a large number of downloads, as shown in FIG. 10, the download target including moving image files (edited moving image file or captured moving image file) by a plurality of users. While a group of moving image files is specified, an arrangement relation related to the reproduction order is also determined, and the MPU 50a generates arrangement information indicating such an arrangement relation defining the reproduction order, and the download object together with the generated arrangement information. The group of moving image files (for example, moving image files shown in FIG. 10) read out from the distribution moving image storage unit 67 are transmitted to the communication terminal device of the user who has completed the login.

The generated arrangement information is temporarily stored in the RAM 50c or the storage system 50g in association with the user ID during login so that the server device 50 (MPU 50a) can confirm the transmitted moving image file. . Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the number of users read at one time is five for one as shown in FIG. 10, but if the storage state in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 is less than five, All users are targeted for reading.

With the above arrangement specified by the arrangement information, the communication terminal apparatus which has performed the download first reproduces and displays the latest moving image of the user who uses the communication terminal apparatus, and from the state, If the swipe operation (see the

swipe operations

25a and 25b in FIG. 9) is performed, the moving image by the user who has many downloads is reproduced and displayed, and the moving image uploaded by the user can be checked smoothly.

Then, in the state where the moving image captured by the user is reproduced and displayed, if the swipe operation in the vertical direction (see the

swipe operations

26a and 26b in FIG. 9) is performed, among the captured moving images by different users having many downloads. Since the latest one is played back and displayed, it is possible to efficiently confirm a captured moving image by another popular user. In addition, if a swipe operation in the left and right direction (see

swipe operations

25a and 25b in FIG. 9) is performed in a state where the captured moving image by another user is played back and displayed, the number of downloads in the captured moving image by the other user is Since a large number of captured moving images are reproduced and displayed in order, it is possible to smoothly confirm a popular captured moving image among captured moving images by other users being displayed. When the moving image file associated with the logged-in user ID does not exist in the distribution moving image storage unit 67, the moving image file associated with the user ID with a large number of downloads is read out, and the playback is performed first. The specified video file is the latest video file associated with the user ID with the largest number of downloads.

Further, although the reading and downloading of the moving image file described above is processing in the case of the completion of login, the moving image file whose reproduction processing target is indicated by the arrangement information along with the swipe operation in the communication terminal device As described above, since the moving image file request is sent from the communication terminal to the server device 50, reading and downloading of the moving image file is performed even when the server device 50 receives such a moving image file request. The processing concerning is performed.

When the server device 50 receives a moving image file request of column specification, the MPU 50a refers to the arrangement information stored in the RAM 50c or the storage system 50g, and uses the user ID corresponding to the column indicated in the received moving image file request. A process of specifying and reading out the associated moving image file from the distribution moving image storage unit 67 and transmitting the read moving image file to the communication terminal device of the transmission source of the moving image file request is performed. Also in this case, the MPU 50a specifies a moving image file having a large number of downloads, and in the present embodiment, a moving image file having the fourth largest number of downloads is transmitted based on the arrangement information except for the latest moving image. Therefore, the MPU 50a performs a process of specifying the fifth and subsequent moving image files (one or more moving image files), reading out from the distribution moving image storage unit 67, and transmitting the read moving image file to the communication terminal device of the request source. Further, when the fifth and subsequent moving image files are not stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67, the MPU 50a performs a process of transmitting a notification that there is no moving image file to the communication terminal device of the moving image file request source.

Further, when the server device 50 receives a moving image file request specified by a different user, the MPU 50a refers to the stored arrangement information and distributes the user ID of the next largest download count for each user who has already distributed. A process of specifying from the unit 67, specifying each moving image file associated with the specified user ID as in the case described above, and reading the moving image file to the communication terminal apparatus of the transmission source of the moving image file request is performed. When the moving image file for a different user is not stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 as an object to be read, the MPU 50a transmits a process to transmit a notification that there is no moving image file to the communication terminal device of the moving image file request source. Do. In response to the additional moving image file request as described above, the server device 50 appropriately transmits the moving image file to the communication terminal device, so that the user of the communication terminal device performs various moving images by performing flick operation in each direction. You can watch the

Next, the communication terminal (for example, the communication terminal T1 of the user U1 shown in FIG. 1 and the like) in the imaging moving image service system 1 having the above-described configuration, and the login processing and upload processing by the server device 50 of the moving image management system 40 The series of processing contents of the captured moving image management method relating to the above will be summarized and described in the first to third flowcharts of FIGS.

The first flowchart of FIG. 17 shows the processing procedure from when the user logs in to the video management system 40 using the communication terminal device. The first flow chart shows a state started from the state where the home screen of the communication terminal device (for example, the smartphone 10) is displayed. First, among the icons included in the home screen, the icon for the video application P2 is a user The communication terminal apparatus determines whether or not it has been selected by the user (S1). When the icon for the video application P2 is not selected (S1: NO), the user is in a state of waiting for the selection of the icon by the user, and when the icon is selected (S1: YES), the communication terminal device is shown in FIG. The login screen 20 shown is displayed on the display 12 (S2).

Then, the communication terminal device (the CPU 10a of the smartphone 10) determines whether or not the login operation of the mail address input operation, the password input operation, and the tap of the login button 20c has been performed on the login screen 20 (S3) . If there is no login operation (S3: NO), it enters a state of waiting for login operation, and if there is a login operation (S3: YES), the user's login information (entered mail address and password, and user terminal The communication terminal device transmits the information including the identified UID and the like to the server device 50 of the video management system 40 (S4).

On the other hand, the server device 50 (MPU 50a) of the video management system 40 determines at the first stage whether or not login information sent from the communication terminal device has been received (S10), and has not received (S10) : NO), it will be in the state of waiting for reception. If login information has been received (S10: YES), is there any in the information stored in the registered user table 51 shown in FIG. 12 that matches the mail address, password, etc. included in the received login information? The server device 50 determines whether or not it is (S11). If the matching information is not stored (S11: NO), the server device 50 transmits a login impossibility notification to the communication terminal device of the transmission source of the login information (S12).

When information matching the login information is stored in the registered user table 51 (S11: YES), the login is completed, and the user ID of the user who has become logged in is stored in the RAM 50c or the like to set the login completion. The MPU 50a performs (S13). Then, as described above, the MPU 50a reads a plurality of moving image files from the distribution moving image storage unit 67 of the moving image database 65 possessed by the database device 60, centering on the moving image file associated with the logged-in user ID (S14). As described above, the MPU 50a generates arrangement information related to the reproduction order for the plurality of moving image files read out (see FIG. 10). Then, the MPU 50a performs a process of transmitting the read group of moving image files together with the arrangement information to the communication terminal apparatus used by the user who is logging in (S15).

The communication terminal device (CPU 10a) transmits login information at the stage of S4, and then determines whether or not the login disable notification is received (S5), and the login disable notification is received (S5: YES) Returning to step S2, the login screen 20 is displayed on the display 12 again to present the user with an opportunity to enter correct login information. When the login screen 20 is displayed again, it is preferable that the login screen 20 indicates that the input login information is not correct or the like to warn the user.

Also, when not receiving the login disable notification (S5: NO), next, the communication terminal apparatus (CPU 10a) determines whether a group of plural moving image files has been received (downloaded) (S6), and the moving image file Is not received (S6: NO), the process returns to the step of S5, and it is determined again whether or not the login disable notification has been received.

On the other hand, when the communication terminal device (CPU 10a) receives a moving image file (S6: YES), the communication terminal device temporarily stores the received moving image file in the RAM 10c or the like (S7). In addition, when the moving image file is received, the arrangement information sent together with the moving image file is also received, and the communication terminal apparatus associates the received arrangement information with the received moving image file as well, such as the RAM 10c. Remember to Then, the communication terminal device refers to the received arrangement information to specify a moving image file (moving image file including the latest captured moving image by the logged-in user) among the received plurality of moving image files, and The specified moving image file is reproduced (S8), and the moving image D corresponding to the moving image file to be reproduced is displayed in full screen on the display 12 as shown on the main screen 21 of FIG. 5 (S9) ).

If the login is performed by the series of processes as described above, since the latest captured moving image by the user is automatically reproduced, the present invention has an advantage of being able to smoothly start the viewing of the moving image. Further, since the moving image to be reproduced is displayed on the full screen on the display 12, the moving image content can be confirmed in detail even if a small-sized smartphone is used for the communication terminal device. In addition, when the captured moving image by the user is not uploaded, the latest captured moving image by the user with the largest number of downloads is displayed on the full screen. In this case, the popular captured moving image at that time is confirmed smoothly It will be possible.

Further, FIG. 18 is a second flowchart showing a series of processing procedures related to switching of a moving image to be reproduced and displayed, and the processing content continued from the step (S9) of displaying moving image D in the communication terminal device in the first flowchart described above. become. The communication terminal device (CPU 10a) determines whether or not the user has received a switching operation of the display target (reproduction target) by the user according to the

swipe operations

25a, 25b, 26a, 26b in each direction shown in FIG. It judges (S20). When the switching operation is not received (S20: NO), the switching operation is awaited, and when the switching operation is received (S20: YES), the communication terminal device stores the moving image file to be switched in the RAM 10c or the like. It is judged with reference to the arrangement information (S21).

In this case, for example, when the flick operation 25a is received during reproduction of the moving image file A-1 in the arrangement state of the moving image file shown in FIG. 10, the switching target of the reproduction processing is the moving image file A-3. Since A-3 is included in a group of moving image files downloaded when login is completed, it is stored in the RAM 10c or the like. On the other hand, for example, when the flick operation 25b is accepted during reproduction of the moving image file A-4 shown in FIG. 10, the existence of the arrangement of the moving image file is not defined on the right side of the moving image file A-4. In such a case, the communication terminal device (CPU 10a) determines that the moving image file to be switched is not stored.

When the moving image file to be switched is stored (S21: YES), the communication terminal device performs the reproduction process with the stored moving image file as the switching object (S27), and the moving image obtained by the reproduction process Is displayed on the display 12 (S28). On the other hand, when the moving image file to be switched is not stored (S21: NO), the communication terminal device requests a moving image file request (row specification or a request for a different user specified moving image file) related to the arrangement according to the swipe operation. It transmits to the server apparatus 50 (S22).

In the second flowchart, the server device 50 is in a state of determining whether or not the moving image file request has been received from the communication terminal device (S30), and the moving image file request has not been received (S30: NO) If the moving image file request is received (S30: YES), whether the moving image file corresponding to the received moving image file request is stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 of the moving image database 65 The communication terminal device detects whether or not it is not (S31).

In the detection of storage of moving image files at the stage of S31, for example, when a moving image file request of column designation is received, all the moving image files associated with the user ID related to the designated column are transmitted at the login completion. If so, no more moving image files are stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 of the moving image database 65. In such a case, the moving image file of the request target is stored at the determination of the detection result (S32). It is judged that it is not (S32: NO). On the other hand, if six or more moving image files associated with the user ID relating to the designated column are stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67, in the present embodiment, a total of five moving image files are transmitted upon login completion. In this case, since at least one moving image file has not been transmitted, it is determined from the detection result that the untransmitted moving image file is stored (S32: YES).

Then, when the moving image file corresponding to the moving image file request is stored (S32: YES), the server device 50 reads the moving image file from the distribution moving image storage unit 67 of the moving image database 65 and transmits it to the communication terminal device ( S33). On the other hand, when the moving image file according to the moving image file request is not stored (S32: NO), the server device 50 transmits a notification (notice of moving image file absence) to the communication terminal device that there is no moving image file to be requested. (S34).

The communication terminal apparatus (CPU 10a) determines whether the moving image file has been received (downloaded) after transmitting the moving image file request at the stage of S22 (S23), and the moving image file is received (S23: YES) And the newly received moving image file is stored in the RAM 10c etc. (S24), and then the processing proceeds to the steps after S27 and 28 described above, and the new moving image file is reproduced and the reproduction processing is performed. Display the video. By such processing, a moving image related to a moving image file not included in downloading at login can be appropriately displayed by swipe operation (flick operation) on the display 12.

If the moving picture file is not received (S23: NO), the communication terminal device then determines whether the moving picture file absence notice has been received (S25), and the moving picture file absence notice is not received (S25: NO) ), The process returns to the step of S23 described above. On the other hand, when the moving picture file absence notice is received (S25: YES), the communication terminal device specifies the moving picture file to be reproduced from being stored in the RAM 10c or the like so as to loop in the arrangement shown in FIG. After that, the above-described processing of S27 and S28 is performed on the specified moving image file, and the moving image relating to the specified moving image file is displayed on the display 12.

As described above, when the user performs one of the

swipe operations

25a, 25b, 26a, and 26b in each direction while displaying a moving image, the communication terminal device (CPU 10a) can move the moving image file to be reproduced according to the swipe operation. Since the moving image to be displayed on the display 12 is also switched by specifying the layout information with reference to the reproduction information, it is possible to efficiently view each moving image having a large number of downloads. Then, when the reproduction target exceeds the range of the downloaded moving image file by the further swipe operation, the communication terminal device transmits a moving image file request to the server device 50, and receives the moving image file corresponding to the request from the server device 50 (downloading Then, the reproduction process of the moving image file is performed to display the moving image, so that various moving images can be appropriately switched and displayed even if full screen display is performed on the display 12.

The third flowchart shown in FIG. 19 is a series of processes related to imaging and upload, and the process from the state where the login is completed and the moving image D is displayed on the display 12 is the first flowchart. Show. First, in the communication terminal device (CPU 10a), the display of the display 12 is switched to the imaging screen 22 by tapping the camera icon 21b (see FIG. 6A) indicated by the main screen 21 being touched. It is determined whether an imaging operation by the user that the imaging start icon 22b (see FIG. 6B) is tapped is accepted (S40). When the imaging operation has not been received (S40: NO), the imaging operation waiting state is established.

When the imaging operation is received (S40: YES), the communication terminal device performs an imaging process (S41). In addition, at the time of an imaging process, the communication terminal device also performs an acquisition process of an imaging place name according to the latitude and longitude detected by the GPS unit 10 h. Then, the communication terminal device determines whether an imaging stop operation by the user has been received that the imaging stop icon 23a (see FIG. 7A) is tapped (S42). If the imaging stop operation has not been received (S42: NO), the process returns to the step of S41, and the imaging process is continued.

When the imaging stop operation is received (S42: YES), the communication terminal device
It is determined whether an upload operation by the user that the upload icon 24b is tapped is accepted (S43). If the upload operation has not been received (S43: NO), the process waits for the upload operation.

When the upload operation is received (S43: YES), the communication terminal device is a moving image file having meta information including content data based on the captured moving image and imaging status information such as imaging location name concerning the imaging tag (FIG. 8) is generated (S44), and the generated moving image file is uploaded (sent) to the server device 50 (S45). The processing from imaging to upload on the communication terminal side is temporarily ended at this stage, and the processing on the communication terminal side thereafter is the state before the imaging operation (the display state of the playback moving image, for example, S9 in the first flowchart). Stage)).

Then, in the third flowchart, the server device 50 determines in the first step (S50) whether or not the moving image file to be uploaded is received (S50), and the upload is not received (S50: When the upload is received (S50: YES), the received moving image file (captured moving image file) is associated with the original moving image storage unit 66 of the moving image database 65 with the user ID during login. A process of storing is performed (S51).

Then, in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 of the moving image database 65, the server device 50 causes the same name as the imaging location name of the meta information attached to the received moving image file to be associated with the user ID in login. It is detected whether it is stored in each item (S52). If it is not detected that the same name is stored (S52: NO), the received moving image file is stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 in association with the logged-in user ID (S53). At this time, processing of storing the imaging location name attached to the moving image file to be stored in the item of meta information in association with the moving image file to be stored is also performed. In addition, when the same name is not detected (S52: NO), by performing the storage process of the stage of S53, the process by the side of the server apparatus 50 with respect to the uploaded moving image process is once ended.

When it is detected that the same name is stored (S52: YES), the moving image file (captured moving image file or edited moving image file) stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 in association with the same name is edited The server device 50 (MPU 50a) detects and specifies as a processing target (S54). Then, the server device 50 (MPU 50a) combines the received moving image file with the specified moving image file to generate one edited moving image file (S55), and the generated edited moving image file is specified moving image A process of storing in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 is performed instead of the file (S56). In addition, when the same name is detected (S52: YES), by performing the storage process of the stage of S56, the process by the side of the server apparatus 50 with respect to the uploaded moving image process is once ended.

As described above, the server apparatus performs the above-described process for uploading the moving image file from the communication terminal device, and uploads the moving image relating to the uploaded moving image file if it is the first imaging location by the captured user. Since the moving image file is stored as it is for downloading, it is possible to secure an opportunity to release the moving image captured at a new imaging location. In addition, if the moving image related to the uploaded moving image file is a place captured by the captured user so far, the uploaded moving image file is combined with the moving image file at the time of capturing first and one edited moving image file Since it edits in a group, it is possible to automatically organize videos of the same imaging location, and to provide an opportunity to view videos of the same imaging location efficiently and smoothly.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be assumed. For example, when generating an edited moving image file, various information other than using an imaging location name as an imaging tag in detection and specific processing of a moving image file to be combined with the uploaded moving image file (captured moving image file) It is possible to use. Specifically, it is possible to use numerical values of latitude and longitude, altitude (altitude), etc. as information (imaging status information) regarding the imaging location, and further, it relates to imaging of weather other than location, temperature, humidity, etc. Condition, smell at the time of imaging, vibration, inclination, camera information (specification of imaging lens), etc. can also be used, and furthermore, when analyzing the content of the captured moving image, etc., information (in the moving image) It is also possible to use a house, a person, a dog, etc. as the imaging tag.

When using numerical values of latitude and longitude as imaging tags for detection, add the numerical values of latitude and longitude detected at the time of imaging with the GPS unit 10h in the meta information of the moving image file to be uploaded, and add them to the moving image file In addition, when detecting objects to be combined, if the objects to be detected are limited to the same numerical value, it is almost impossible to detect the coupling partner, so a moving image file containing numerical values within a predetermined range from the numerical values of the latitude and longitude Will be detected as the same imaging location. As described above, if detection is performed by latitude and longitude, there is an advantage that processing such as acquisition of an imaging location name can be omitted.

In addition, when using the elevation (altitude) of the imaging location as an imaging tag for detection, an altitude detection unit is provided in the communication terminal device (for example, the smartphone 10 or the like), and the numerical value of the altitude at the time of imaging is detected. Make the included elevation value included in the metadata of the video file to be uploaded. Then, when detecting the coupling partner, as in the case of the latitude and longitude described above, if the detection target is narrowed down to the same numerical value, the detection becomes difficult, so the numerical value of the detected elevation plus or minus about 1 to 4 m The difference will be detected as the same altitude. If detection is performed by altitude in this way, there is an advantage that, when imaging is performed in a mountain, high ground, etc., a moving image at the same level can be edited smoothly.

Furthermore, when using the weather as an imaging tag for detection, a detection unit of the weather is provided in the communication terminal device (for example, the smartphone 10 or the like) to detect the weather (fine, cloudy, rain, snow, etc.) at the time of imaging. It will be. If detection is performed based on the weather detected in this way, there is an advantage that the contents of the moving image of the edited moving image file to be generated can be summarized by the same weather. Furthermore, when using air temperature, humidity, etc. as an imaging tag for detection, a detection unit of air temperature, humidity, etc. is provided in the communication terminal device (for example, the smartphone 10 etc.) to detect numerical values such as air temperature, humidity, etc. at the time of imaging. It will be done.

In addition, when using odor, vibration, inclination, etc. at the time of imaging as an imaging tag for detection, a communication terminal device (for example, the smartphone 10 etc.) is provided with a unit for detecting odor, vibration, inclination, etc. It will detect odor, vibration, inclination and so on. Furthermore, when camera information relating to the specifications of the imaging lens is used as an imaging tag for detection, the specifications etc. of these imaging lenses are known in advance. Alternatively, when the moving image is captured by storing it in the ROM 10d or the like, information such as the specifications of the imaging camera stored in the RAM 10c or the like is read and included in the meta information of the generated moving image file.

And when using the information (it is a house, a person, a dog, etc. which is reflected in a moving image) which shows the object reflected in the animation as an imaging tag for detection, the storage unit of the communication terminal device (for example, smart phone 10 etc.) An object extraction application (application program) that defines processing for extracting an object in a moving image is installed in 10k, and when the moving image is captured, the object extraction application is activated to display an object in the moving image The CPU 10a extracts and specifies what the “.” Is, and the specified result (information indicating the specified object) is included in the meta information of the moving image file to be uploaded. By doing this, the contents of the moving image by the edited moving image file to be generated become for the same object, and it becomes possible to view the captured moving image by object.

Note that the above-described examples that can be used as imaging tags for detection can also be used in combination as appropriate, for example, combining latitude and longitude with altitude, combining altitude with temperature, etc. It may be possible to further narrow down the moving image file to be edited.

Furthermore, in addition to the automatic detection and acquisition of the imaging tag for detection, it is also possible to use a specification in which the imaging tag is input by the user performing imaging. In this case, a text input field is displayed on the imaging screen 22 shown in FIG. 6B or the imaging completion screen 24 shown in FIG. 7B, and a soft keyboard is displayed on the display 12 by the function of the OS program P1. The communication terminal apparatus (CPU 10a) receives the information input in the text input field as an imaging tag by the user appropriately operating the soft keyboard, and adds the information to the moving image file to be generated (input to meta information Include an imaging tag). As described above, when information input by a user is used as an imaging tag indicating an imaging condition, various expressions can be used for the imaging tag. For example, “Mr. A's second wedding party”, “children's athletic meet”, etc. The names of events and events can be applied to imaging tags.

In the case where the imaging tag is input by the user operation as described above, the information may be input in a hash tag format. When the imaging tag is input in such a hash tag format, the moving image file of the other party is hash tag When the server device 50 detects and identifies a group of a plurality of moving image files to be downloaded as shown in FIG. There is also an advantage of being able to detect video files. Furthermore, for a user who wants to watch a moving image, by inputting a hash tag, a moving image to be watched can be specified with a hash tag, and it becomes easy to narrow down the moving image to watch.

For example, on the main screen 21 displaying various menus shown in FIG. 6A, an input field for inputting an imaging tag to be viewed is provided, and a soft keyboard is displayed on the display 12 by the function of the OS program P1. The server device 50 searches the distribution moving image storage unit 67 for the imaging tag in the hash tag format with the information input in the text input field by the user appropriately operating the file, and specifies the moving image file hit by the search as the download target. You may do so.

Note that instead of using a soft keyboard, it is also possible to apply voice input to the above-mentioned information input by the user. In this case, the user emits voice indicating information indicating an imaging tag, and the communication terminal device is a user The voice generated by the voice is acquired by the microphone 14, and the acquired voice is converted into text, and the converted text (character string) is subjected to detection of a connected partner, search of a moving image to be viewed, and the like. Then, when such voice input is applied, it can be assumed that the imaging tag (imaging place name) is displayed so as to be superimposed on the reproduced moving image by an inquiry by the user's voice.

For example, if the user utters a voice "here and where" during playback and display of a moving image on the communication terminal device, the communication terminal device acquires the voice by the microphone 24 and acquires the acquired voice "here and where". By converting the text and interpreting the meaning, and recognizing that it is an audio questioning the imaging location of the moving image, the recognition is used as a trigger, and the imaging location name attached to the moving image file pertaining to the moving image being played back is Is displayed on the display 12. By performing such processing, the user can easily confirm the imaging location of the captured moving image that he / she is watching and is concerned about.

Further, in the above description, the generation of the edited moving image file is performed by combining the moving image files associated with the same user ID, but the moving image file associated with different user IDs is combined to generate the edited moving image file You may generate As such, when an edited moving image file is generated by combining video files relating to different user IDs, it becomes possible to continuously watch moving images with the same imaging tag among moving images captured by various users, Each moving image captured by different users can be compared and enjoyed. Note that the edited moving image file generated as a moving image file for a different user ID is stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 in association with each user ID for each moving image file used for combining, and from the respective user IDs It is preferable to make it readable.

Furthermore, in the above description, the edited moving image file is reproduced in order from the portion of the imaged moving image of the new imaging date to the portion of the imaged moving image of the old imaging date for the moving image file used for combining Although it was combined, conversely, in playback, a plurality of moving image files are combined so that they are played back in order from the part of the captured moving image of the old capturing date and time to the part of the captured moving image of the new capturing date and time. It is also possible to generate an edited moving image file. However, when the playback is performed in this order, when the edited moving image file to be played back is edited with a large number of moving image files, or when the capturing time of a moving image file with an older capture date is long, etc. Because it takes time to be played back and displayed, the playback time of the moving image part related to each moving image file part constituting the edited moving image file is a reference time (for example, a predetermined time within the range of 10 seconds to 30 seconds) It is also possible to display the respective moving images by automatically switching the portions of the respective moving image files to be reproduced at this reference time.

Furthermore, in the playback processing of the edited moving image file, switching of the moving image portion according to each moving image file included in the edited moving image file is performed based on the above-described reference time, detecting and detecting the frequency characteristics of audio related to the moving image. The moving image portion of the moving image file to be reproduced may be switched at a point which is a singular point of the frequency characteristic. That is, since the singular point of the frequency characteristic concerning the voice etc. included in the moving image is often a scene where the contents of the moving image are switched, the reproduction object is switched by the singular point of the frequency characteristic in this way , You can switch the playback target to the next movie file at a place where the contents of the movie are good. Note that, in order to switch the playback target at the singular point of the frequency characteristic, the frequency characteristic is detected in advance for voice etc. included in the moving image according to each moving image file, the singular point is specified, and the specified singular point is a moving image file It is necessary to store it in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 as a set, and such detection of the frequency characteristic and identification processing of the singular point are performed by the server device 50.

In addition, with regard to the arrangement of a plurality of moving image files to be downloaded from the server device 50 (see FIG. 10), in the above description, the arrangement is such that it is easy to be reproduced in descending order of download count. For example, the arrangement order may be applied according to the user's viewing preferences. When reflecting the user's viewing preference in the order of arrangement in this manner, the imaging tag of the moving image file viewed by the user is recorded as the user's viewing history.

FIG. 20 shows a registered user table 151 according to the modification, which is different from the registered user table 51 shown in FIG. 12 in that a field of viewing history (imaging tag) is added. When transmitting the moving image file to the communication terminal device, the server device (MPU 50a) uses the imaging tag (for example, the imaging location name) attached to the moving image file to be the user ID of the user serving as the communication terminal device of the transmission destination. And the process of storing it together with the transmission date in the registered user table 151 of the modified example of FIG. By continuing to store such viewing history, it is possible to specify the viewing preference of the user from the stored imaging tag.

The server device 50 refers to the registered user table 151 of the modification, and identifies the order in which the imaging locations are most for the content of each imaging tag associated with the user ID as the transmission destination, and the order in which the imaging locations are more Then, the moving image file is detected from the distribution moving image storage unit 67 and read out, and transmission is performed as a group of moving image files to be transmitted. For example, for a user who has a large viewing history regarding temples in Kyoto, the server device 50 can recognize that the viewing history of a temple in Kyoto or a temple in the vicinity of Kyoto can be recognized as a viewing history. It will detect and identify the moving image file to be downloaded. As described above, by reflecting the user's viewing preference in the moving image file to be transmitted, it is possible to provide an environment in which the moving image that matches the user's preference can be efficiently viewed.

Furthermore, when including video files that can be viewed for free for business and those that can be viewed for a fee, the video files to be sent can be played back for the arrangement order of a plurality of movie files (see FIG. 10). It is also possible to arrange it easily.

In addition, the situation shown in FIG. 10 is only an example of the number of a plurality of moving image files of a group downloaded from the server device 50, and the number of moving image files to be downloaded is made more columns (6 columns or more). Of course, it is also possible to have more lines (more than six lines). When the number of moving image files to be downloaded is increased as described above, there is an advantage that reproduction can be continued smoothly even if the swipe operation for switching the reproduction target is performed many times in the communication terminal apparatus that performs reproduction.

On the other hand, the number of a plurality of moving image files in a group downloaded from the server device 50 can be smaller than in the situation shown in FIG. 10, and thus reducing the number of moving image files in this way It has the merit of being able to reduce the burden of In addition, as the minimum number in arrangement, based on the situation shown in FIG. 10, moving image files A-2, A-3, and B for moving image file A-1 to be reproduced first are divided vertically and horizontally by one. It is conceivable to set it as -1 and C-1 (in this case, the server device 50 transmits a total of five moving image files in a cross arrangement with the completion of login).

Furthermore, one or more moving image files may be transmitted at one time from the server device 50. In this case, each time the communication terminal device receives a user's swipe operation (switching operation), the moving image file request is made. Is transmitted to the server device 50, and the server device 50 appropriately transmits the moving image file to the communication terminal device according to the process shown in the second flowchart of FIG. In this case, the server device 50 transmits some moving image file without performing the process of step S32 of the second flowchart.

Also, the server apparatus 50 can transmit the moving image file by applying streaming distribution instead of downloading. In particular, streaming distribution is suitable when the moving image file transmitted by the server apparatus 50 is limited to one. It becomes. That is, while the moving image is displayed by the reproduction of the moving image file, the server device 50 performs the moving image file to be next reproduced according to the

respective swipe operations

25a, 25b, 26a, 26c shown in FIG. , Identify each direction from the moving image file being played (specify each moving image file arranged in a cross direction centered on the moving image file being played), and the communication terminal device swipe either When the operation is received, the moving image file request in the arrangement direction according to the swipe operation is transmitted to the server device 50, and when the server device 50 receives the transmitted moving image file request, the moving image in each specified direction is identified. From the files, a moving image file in the direction according to the moving image file request is transmitted to the communication terminal device by streaming, and the display 12 of the reproduced moving image is performed. It will be Shimesuru.

In addition, it is possible to upload not only moving pictures (moving picture files) but also music (music files) to the server device 50. Music that the user sings and plays, and music that the user composed Etc. may be uploaded to play music with the video as background music of the video. In this case, the user uses the communication terminal device to record music and generate a music file, and after logging in, uploads the music file to the server device 50. The server device 50 receives the uploaded music file and performs processing of storing the music file in the database device for each user.

FIG. 21 (a) shows a database device 160 according to a modification, and the database device 160 according to this modification stores music files uploaded in addition to a video database 165 storing motion files uploaded. It is characterized in that the database 170 is provided.

Further, FIG. 21 (b) shows an example of the contents of the music database 170 provided in the database device 160 of the modification. When receiving the music file from the communication terminal device of the logged-in user, the server device 50 stores the received music file in the music database 170 of the database device 160 of the modification in association with the logged-in user ID. Furthermore, the server device 50 detects and specifies the frequency characteristic of the music related to the received music file, and stores the classification of the frequency characteristic according to the detection specification result in the music database 170 in association with the music file. As an example of classification of frequency characteristics, it is classified as music with a pleasant feeling, music with a sad feeling, music with a light feeling, music with a heavy feeling, etc., and the result of such classification is indicated by a symbol (code) (See “Y1”, “Z2”, “X9”, “F7”, etc. shown in FIG. 21B).

Furthermore, the server apparatus 50 detects the frequency characteristics of the moving image file stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 (see FIGS. 13 and 15) as well as the above-described case of the audio of the moving image according to the moving image file. The identification is performed, and the classification of the frequency characteristic according to the detection specification result is stored in the distribution moving image storage unit 67 in association with the moving image file to be processed such as detection. Then, the server device 50 specifies the classification of the frequency characteristic associated with the moving image file to be transmitted when reading the moving image file from the distribution moving image storage unit 67 and performing processing for transmitting to the communication terminal device. The music file having the same classification as the classification of the frequency characteristic is read out from the music database 175, and is transmitted to the communication terminal in accordance with the transmission of the moving image file.

When the communication terminal device receives the moving image file and the music file, the communication terminal device temporarily stores it in the RAM 10c, and when performing the reproduction processing of the moving image file, the received music in conjunction with the reproduction processing (with the reproduction processing) It also performs file playback processing. By performing such processing, the music matched with the sound included in the moving image displayed on the display 12 will flow as background music while the moving image is displayed, and the user can use the content that combines the moving image and the music. As a user who can enjoy music and perform music composition or compose music, there is also an advantage that a new opportunity can be secured as a place of music presentation.

Further, in the above description, a smartphone is mainly used as the communication terminal apparatus to be uploaded. However, any communication terminal apparatus having a video imaging function can be applied to the present invention as a communication terminal apparatus on the upload side. It is. Further, the communication terminal apparatus on the moving image viewing side is not limited to a smartphone, and any communication terminal apparatus having a moving image display function can be widely applied to the present invention, and has a communication function. A computer, a television apparatus having a communication function, and various display apparatuses having a communication function can also be used as the communication terminal apparatus on the viewing side. When a personal computer is used for a communication terminal device, mouse operations and keyboard arrow key operations should be performed so that the swipe operation in each direction shown in FIG. 9 performs scrolling (slide) in the arrow direction shown in FIG. In the case where a television set or display unit is used as a communication terminal device, the operation of the cross key (up, down, left, and right arrow keys) of the remote control corresponds to the swipe operation (flick operation) shown in FIG. (For example, the left and right arrow key operations correspond to the first direction operation, and the up and down arrow key operations correspond to the second direction operation).

Furthermore, in the above description, the moving image application P2 (see FIG. 3) is installed in the communication terminal device used by the user, and the processing of the communication terminal device is performed based on the moving image application. It is also possible to install the browser application of the site and implement the present invention on a web basis. In this case, the server device functions as a web server, and a moving picture posting and viewing site is established on the network, and the communication terminal device accesses the server device to activate the browser application, and the moving picture posting opened by the server device. The website screen of the viewing site will be displayed on the display. Then, the communication terminal apparatus displays each screen shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 on the display as a site screen of the website.

Even when the present invention is performed on a website basis, the operation content in the communication terminal device is the same as that performed on the moving image application base described above, and the operation content of the user accepted by the communication terminal device is the communication terminal as appropriate. By being sent from the device to the server device, the server device provides the communication terminal device with a site screen corresponding to the user operation and presents it to the user. Thereby, even on a website basis, it is possible to upload (send) a moving image file related to a captured moving image to the server device. In addition, the various moving image files stored in the moving image database of the database device are transmitted to the communication terminal device used by the user via the website via the server device 50, and a moving image reproduction application installed in advance in the communication terminal device Then, the received (downloaded) moving image file may be reproduced, or the server device 50 performs reproduction processing of the moving image file, and the moving image reproduced on the browser by streaming reproduction is displayed on the communication terminal device It is also good.

The present invention can be suitably used for enabling continuous viewing of a plurality of uploaded similar captured moving images as one moving image.

1 Captured video storage system 10 Smartphone 10a CPU
12 display 16a sub camera 16b main camera 21 main screen 22 image pickup screen 23 image pickup screen 24 image pickup

complete screen

25a, 25b, 26a, 26b flick operation in each direction 30 image pickup video file 40 movie service system 50 server device 50a MPU
51 Registered User Table 60 Database Device 65 Movie Database 66 Original Movie Storage Unit 67 Distributed Movie Storage Unit 170 Music Database Fh1, Fh10, Fh20 Editing Movie File P2 Movie Application P11 Movie Service Program T1, T10 Communication Terminal Device U1, U10 User

Claims

In an imaging moving image service system in which a server apparatus receives a moving image file related to an imaging moving image uploaded by a user and stores the moving image file in association with the user in a moving image database,
The moving image file is attached with an imaging tag indicating an imaging situation,
The server device is
A means for detecting, from the moving image database, a moving image file attached with the same imaging tag as the imaging tag attached to the received moving image file when the moving image file uploaded by the user is received;
A means for combining the detected moving image file and the received moving image file when a moving image file is detected, thereby generating a moving image file associated with the edited moving image with the imaging tag;
And a means for storing a moving image file related to the generated edited moving image in association with the user in the moving image database.
The server device is
Means for detecting, from the moving image database, a moving image file related to an edited moving image attached with the same imaging tag as the imaging tag attached to the received moving image file when the moving image file related to the captured moving image uploaded by the user is received; ,
When the moving image file related to the edited moving image is detected, the moving image file related to the edited moving image further edited is added with the imaging tag by combining the moving image file related to the detected edited moving image and the received moving image file Means to
The captured moving image service system according to claim 1, further comprising: a processing for storing a moving image file related to the further edited edited moving image in association with the user in the moving image database.
When the server apparatus receives a moving image file related to a captured moving image uploaded by a user, the server apparatus detects a moving image file of a connected party from among moving image files stored in the moving image database in association with the user. The imaging moving image service system of Claim 1 or Claim 2.
The captured moving image according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the server device performs a combination such that a portion of the moving image according to the received moving image file is reproduced first at the time of reproduction with respect to a connection partner. Service system.
The server apparatus includes means for transmitting a moving image file related to a captured moving image stored in the moving image database or a moving image file related to an edited moving image.
The communication terminal apparatus is configured to display a moving image according to the moving image file subjected to the reproduction processing on a rectangular screen by receiving the moving image file transmitted from the server device and performing the reproduction processing,
The communication terminal device is
A unit for receiving a first direction operation for instructing a direction along one side of the rectangular screen;
When the first direction operation is accepted during display of a moving image, the moving image file related to the displayed moving image is stored in the moving image database in association with the same user as the moving image file related to the displayed moving image. 5. The imaging according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising: means for switching the display of the rectangular screen to a moving image according to a moving image file attached with an imaging tag different from the imaging tag attached to the moving image file. Video service system.
The communication terminal device is
A unit for receiving a second direction operation for instructing a direction along another side orthogonal to one side of the rectangular screen;
When the second direction operation is accepted while displaying a moving image, the rectangular screen is displayed on the moving image according to the moving image file stored in the moving image database in association with a user different from the moving image file related to the displayed moving image. The imaging moving image service system according to claim 5, comprising: switching means.
When transmitting a plurality of moving image files, the server device includes means for transmitting arrangement information that defines an arrangement relationship of the plurality of moving image files.
The communication terminal apparatus comprises means for receiving a plurality of moving image files from the server apparatus and receiving the arrangement information.
The arrangement information arranges a plurality of moving image files associated with the same user having different imaging tags in the direction according to the first direction operation, and the user different in the direction according to the second direction operation Contains information that specifies the placement of multiple video files associated with
When the communication terminal device receives the first direction operation or the second direction operation, the communication terminal device changes the moving image file relating to the moving image being displayed to the moving image relating to the moving image file according to the arrangement specified in the arrangement information. The imaging moving image service system according to claim 6, which switches display of a rectangular screen.
The server device is
Means for receiving music files pertaining to music uploaded by the user;
A means for specifying the frequency characteristic of music according to the received music file;
A means for specifying frequency characteristics of sound included in the moving image according to the moving image file stored in the moving image database;
Means for transmitting to the communication terminal device a music file having the same frequency characteristic as the frequency characteristic specified for the moving image file to be transmitted when transmitting the moving image file stored in the moving image database to the communication terminal device;
The communication terminal device is
The apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 7, further comprising means for performing reproduction processing of the received music file along with reproduction processing of the received moving image file when the moving image file and the music file are received from the server device. The imaging moving picture service system described in.
In a server device that receives a moving image file related to an uploaded captured moving image and stores the file in a moving image database,
The moving image file is attached with an imaging tag indicating an imaging situation,
A means for detecting, from the moving image database, a moving image file attached with the same imaging tag as the imaging tag attached to the received moving image file, when the uploaded moving image file is received;
A means for combining the detected moving image file and the received moving image file when a moving image file is detected, thereby generating a moving image file associated with the edited moving image with the imaging tag;
And a means for storing a moving image file related to the generated edited moving image in the moving image database.
In the captured moving image management method, the server apparatus performs processing of receiving a moving image file related to the uploaded captured moving image and storing the file in the moving image database.
The moving image file is attached with an imaging tag indicating an imaging situation,
The server device is
Detecting, from the moving image database, a moving image file attached with the same imaging tag as the imaging tag attached to the received moving image file when the uploaded moving image file is received;
Generating a moving image file associated with the edited moving image with the imaging tag by combining the detected moving image file and the received moving image file when a moving image file is detected;
And d. Storing the moving image file related to the generated edited moving image in the moving image database.
A computer program for causing a server computer to perform processing for receiving a moving image file related to an uploaded captured moving image and storing the file in a moving image database,
The moving image file is attached with an imaging tag indicating an imaging situation,
In the server computer,
Detecting, from the moving image database, a moving image file attached with the same imaging tag as the imaging tag attached to the received moving image file when the uploaded moving image file is received;
Generating a moving image file associated with the edited moving image with the imaging tag by combining the detected moving image file and the received moving image file when a moving image file is detected;
Performing a process of storing a moving image file related to the generated edited moving image in the moving image database.