VIDEO DISTRIBUTION METHOD, VIDEO RECEPTION METHOD, SERVER, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- distributing, from a server to a terminal apparatus, a first video that is one of a plurality of videos captured by a plurality of users from different viewpoints and that is requested by the terminal apparatus,selecting a second video that is one of the plurality of videos and that is likely to be next requested next time by the terminal apparatus; and
starting transmission of the second video to the terminal apparatus during distribution of the first video to the terminal apparatus.
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Abstract
A video distribution method is a video distribution method to be performed by a server that distributes a plurality of videos captured by a plurality of users from different viewpoints to a terminal apparatus. The video distribution method includes distributing, from a server to a terminal apparatus, a first video that is one of a plurality of videos captured by a plurality of users from different viewpoints and that is requested by the terminal apparatus, selecting a second video that is one of the plurality of videos and that is likely to be next requested next time by the terminal apparatus, and starting transmission of the second video to the terminal apparatus during distribution of the first video to the terminal apparatus.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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distributing, from a server to a terminal apparatus, a first video that is one of a plurality of videos captured by a plurality of users from different viewpoints and that is requested by the terminal apparatus, selecting a second video that is one of the plurality of videos and that is likely to be next requested next time by the terminal apparatus; and starting transmission of the second video to the terminal apparatus during distribution of the first video to the terminal apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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selecting a first video from a plurality of videos captured from a plurality of viewpoints; requesting a server to transmit the first video; receiving the first video from the server; displaying the first video; and starting reception of a second video, that is one of the plurality of videos, and that is likely to be next selected for viewing, during reception of the first video. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A server comprising:
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a processor; and a memory having a computer program stored thereon, the computer program causing the processor to execute operations including; distributing, to a terminal apparatus, a first video that is one of a plurality of videos captured by a plurality of users from different viewpoints and that is specified by the terminal apparatus; selecting a second video that is one of the plurality of videos and that is likely to be next requested for viewing by the terminal apparatus; and starting transmission of the second video to the terminal apparatus during distribution of the first video to the terminal apparatus.
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15. A terminal apparatus for receiving, from a server, any one of a plurality of videos and for displaying the received video, the terminal apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory having a computer program stored thereon, the computer program causing the processor to execute operations including; selecting a first video from a plurality of videos, captured from a plurality of viewpoints; requesting the server to transmit the first video; receiving the first video from the server; displaying the first video; and starting reception of a second video, that is one of the plurality of videos and that is likely to be next selected for viewing, during reception of the first video. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A non-transitory recording medium having a computer program stored thereon, the computer program causing a processor to execute operations comprising:
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selecting a first video from a plurality of videos captured from a plurality of viewpoints; requesting a server to transmit the first video; receiving the first video from the server; displaying the first video; and starting reception of a second video, that is one of the plurality of videos, and that is-likely to be next selected for viewing, during reception of the first video.
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Specification