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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2006
Miwako Doi, Minato-ku, JP;
Tetsuro Muranaga, Minato-ku, JP;
Noriaki Koyama, Minato-ku, JP;
Tetsuya Gotou, Minato-ku, JP;
Hideki Tsutsui, Minato-ku, JP;
Miwako Doi, Minato-ku, JP;
Tetsuro Muranaga, Minato-ku, JP;
Noriaki Koyama, Minato-ku, JP;
Tetsuya Gotou, Minato-ku, JP;
Hideki Tsutsui, Minato-ku, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A data distribution apparatus includes a data file configured to store video data and advertisement data to be provided to a receiving terminal of a Video on Demand service; a video distributing unit configured to distribute video data in accordance with a distribution request from the receiving terminal; a video presentation confirming unit configured to confirm a presentation state of the video data at the receiving terminal; an advertisement distribution determining unit configured to determine distribution of advertisement data to the receiving terminal when it is confirmed that the video data to be distributed by the video distributing unit is being called; and an advertisement distributing unit configured to distribute the advertisement data.