Sony Corporation

Takao Yoshimine

Takahiko Sueyoshi

Keigo Ihara

Takanori Nishimura

Junko Fukuda

Hiroyuki Hanaya

Nobuyuki Uchiyama

Mototsugu Tsutsui

Toshinori Nakamura

Katsushi Fujii

Shigehiko Nishizawa

Shinichi Kanai

Junichi Miyazaki

Yousuke Noumi

Takahiro Sueyoshi

In the present invention, image data is edited in response to a demand transmitted from a data-processing apparatus through a network. A moving-picture server () acquires a scenario consisting of a plurality of scenes, each lasting for a given time, is acquired in response to a demand made by a personal computer (-). The server acquires from a temporary edition space () a given number of original data items that will be used in the scenario, also in response to a demand made by the data-processing apparatus. The moving-picture server () selects prescribed ones of the original data items acquired and allocate them to the scenes of the scenario acquired. The server corrects the original data items selected, in accordance with the prescribed image data items that have been allocated to the scenes of the scenario. The image data is thereby edited.

Data-providing apparatus, data-providing method and program-sorting medium

A profit redistribution device, profit redistribution method, program storage medium, profit redistribution system, content providing device, content providing method, program storage media, and content providing system are disclosed. Profit redistribution processing is performed according to the accumulated points proportionate to the number of times the content with a commercial video is provided to a client PC. Thus, a fair profit redistribution can be easily performed. A preset content with a commercial video is provided to a user when requested from the client PC, and it is possible to provide advertisement information without the user being aware of the commercial.

Personal casting system

In a content supply system, in order to use a streaming server to perform a live distribution, a user PC used makes a reservation for a time zone, etc. to a server reservation control center. When the user PC sends desired reservation information to the server reservation control center via the Internet, if the reservation is accepted, a reservation ID only used for authentication of the reservation is created and sent from the server reservation control center to the user PC via the Internet. When a distribution request is sent from the user PC to the streaming server, authentication processing using this reservation ID is performed.

Method of using server, server reservation control apparatus and program storage medium

An information processing device including a communication interface that exchanges data with a first device and a second device; and a processor that performs authentication of the first device; receives content data from the first device via the communication interface; and controls the communication interface to send the content data in real time to the second device based on an access control setting, which indicates a restriction on sending the content data.

Server reservation method, reservation control apparatus and program storage medium

In a content supply system, in order to use a streaming server to perform a live distribution, a user PC used makes a reservation for a time zone, etc. to a server reservation control center. When the user PC sends desired reservation information to the server reservation control center via the Internet, if the reservation is accepted, a reservation ID only used for authentication of the reservation is created and sent from the server reservation control center to the user PC via the Internet. When a distribution request is sent from the user to the streaming server, authentication processing using this reservation ID is performed.

Personal Casting System

In a content supply system, in order to use a streaming serverto perform a live distribution, a user PCused makes a reservation for a time zone, etc. to a server reservation control center. When the user PCsends desired reservation information to the server reservation control centervia the Internet, if the reservation is accepted, a reservation ID only used for authentication of the reservation is created and sent from the server reservation control centerto the user PCvia the Internet. When a distribution request is sent from the user PCto the streaming server, authentication processing using this reservation ID is performed.

A profit redistribution device, profit redistribution method, program storage medium, profit redistribution system, content providing device, content providing method, program storage media, and content providing system are disclosed. Profits redistribution processing is performed according to the accumulated points proportionate to the number of times the content with a commercial video is provided to a client PC. Thus, a fair profit redistribution can be easily performed. A preset content with a commercial video is provided to a user when requested from the client PC, and it is possible to surely provide advertisement information without the user being aware of the commercial.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Takao Yoshimine