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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2016
Dentsu Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Shimura, Tokyo, JP;
DENTSU INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
[TASK] To provide a recommended viewpoint to a user who is not familiar with a switching operation for switching a viewpoint of a free viewpoint motion image. [SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS] When a user gives a switching instruction for switching a viewpoint and a viewpoint direction by user terminalsto−1, the switching instruction is sent to a distribution computer. The distribution computerstores the switching instruction for each user ID and for each content ID. The distribution computergenerates recommended projection characteristic data on the basis of a plurality of switching instructions for free viewpoint motion image data corresponding to its content ID. When a new distribution request for data corresponding to the content ID is received from the user terminal, the distribution computerdistributes recommended projection characteristic data together with free viewpoint motion image data.