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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2002
Iwata Yoshiaki, Neyagawa, JP;
Kajimoto Kazuo, Yokohama, JP;
Munetsugu Toshihiko, Katano, JP;
Nishitani Kazuhiro, Osaka, JP;
Tanikawa Kentaro, Kadoma, JP;
Tsusaka Yuko, Osaka, JP;
Tokuda Hirokazu, Osaka, JP;
Iwata Yoshiaki, Neyagawa, JP;
Kajimoto Kazuo, Yokohama, JP;
Munetsugu Toshihiko, Katano, JP;
Nishitani Kazuhiro, Osaka, JP;
Tanikawa Kentaro, Kadoma, JP;
Tsusaka Yuko, Osaka, JP;
Tokuda Hirokazu, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Coporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A content distribution system including a server device for selecting and distributing video scenes according to a user request, and a terminal device for receiving the video scenes from the server device. The server device stores a plurality of content files. Each content file includes a plurality of pieces of scene data together with scene additional information regarding playback of each piece of scene data. The server device selects pieces of scene data matching the user request, reads scene additional information from each content file containing the selected pieces of scene data, generates, based on the read scene additional information, selected-scene additional information, and transmits the selected pieces of scene data in association with the generated selected-scene additional information. The terminal device receives and stores the selected pieces of scene data and the selected-scene additional information.