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Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 23, 2019
Applicant:

Dwango Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Nobuo Kawakami, Tokyo, JP;

Kentarou Matsui, Hokkaido, JP;

Shinnosuke Iwaki, Tokyo, JP;

Takashi Kojima, Tokyo, JP;

Naoki Yamaguchi, Hokkaido, JP;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/258 (2013.01); H04N 21/262 (2013.01); H04N 21/4302 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a content distribution server that is configured to distribute live content according to additional information set for a virtual character. The content distribution server comprises: an information acquiring unit that acquires character information indicating a virtual character used by a distributor in a virtual space, and first additional information added to the character information; and a distribution unit that distributes live content for synthesis with video in virtual space converting movement by the distributor to movement by the virtual character based on the character information and the first additional information acquired by the information acquiring unit.


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