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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2009
Tomoko Murakami, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoko Murakami, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A content distribution device includes a first receiver which receives, from the broadcasting station, the program content having the commercial image data and electronic program information; an commercial extractor which extracts the commercial image data and creates commercial metadata based on the electronic program information; a first storage which stores the commercial image data and the commercial metadata that are associated with each other; a second storage which stores distribution contents; a content selector which selects the distribution content according to a request from the view terminal from the second storage; a third receiver which receives, from the viewer terminal, viewing history information of program contents; an commercial inserter which selects the commercial metadata from the first storage based on the viewing history information and inserts the commercial image data corresponding to the selected commercial metadata in the distribution content; and a distribution unit which distributes the distribution content to the viewer terminal.