JP7029335B2 - Management server, management method, and its program - Google Patents

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Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act Date of publication February 27, 2018 Publication address https://platform. stream. co. jp / manager / player / publicationsite_setting_list. aspx [Publications, etc.] Date of publication February 27, 2018 Publication address https: // support. eq. stream. co. jp / hc / ja / artles / 36002298014--2018-03-26-% E6% A9% 9F% E8% 83% BD% E7% B4% B9% E4% BB% 8B-% E6% 8E% B2% E8 % BC% 89% E3% 82% B5% E3% 82% A4% E3% 83% 88% E5% 88% A5% E7% AE% A1% E7% 90% 86% E3% 81% 8C% E8% BF % BD% E5% 8A% A0% E3% 81% 95% E3% 82% 8C% E3% 81% BE% E3% 81% 97% E3% 81% 9F [Publications, etc.] Date of publication 2018 February 27 Posting address https: // support. eq. stream. co. jp / hc / ja / artles / 360001292254% E6% 8E% B2% E8% BC% 89% E3% 82% B5% E3% 82% A4% E3% 83% 88% E5% 88% A5% E7% AE % A1% E7% 90% 86 [Publications, etc.] Date of publication February 27, 2018 Publication address https: // support. eq. stream. co. jp / hc / ja / artles / 115006302587 [Publications, etc.] Date of publication March 20, 2018 Publication address https: // www. stream. co. jp / service / platform / platform / equipmedia / # point_function

The present invention relates to a management server, a management method, a program thereof, and the like.

In recent years, with the development of computers and communication technologies, many services for distributing various contents via communication networks have been provided. In particular, the use of video distribution services is expanding as the communication speed of networks increases. In the video distribution service, there are methods such as streaming playback in addition to download playback (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-054090

When a video is distributed via a communication network using a content distribution server such as the program distribution server described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to set the video to be distributed and the player to play the video on the content distribution server. be. Conventionally, such a setting has been directly described in the source code of the site provided by the content distribution server. In this case, for example, in order to change the player settings, it is necessary to directly modify the source code, which is troublesome.

Therefore, in view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to facilitate the setting change of the player of the content distribution server.

The management server according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a site storage unit that stores the site identification information that identifies the WEB site that provides the content in association with the player setting information that is generated when the content is played. When a request for player setting information including the site identification information of the WEB site constituting the web page is received from a terminal that accesses the web page on which the content is posted, the site storage unit corresponds to the site identification information. It is provided with a providing unit that provides the attached setting information to the terminal in order to reproduce the content of the web page based on the setting information.

In the present specification and the like, the “part” does not simply mean a physical configuration, but also includes a case where the function of the configuration is realized by software. Further, the function of one configuration may be realized by two or more physical configurations, or the function of two or more configurations may be realized by one physical configuration.

According to the present invention, it is easy to change the settings of the player of the content distribution server.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the structure of the content distribution system in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the functional block of the management server in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the site information DB in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the management screen in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the management screen in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the management screen in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the tag in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing flow of the content distribution system in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware composition of the management server, the WEB server, the content DB server, and the terminal in one Embodiment of this invention.

[Embodiment]
Hereinafter, one of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. It should be noted that the following embodiments are examples for explaining the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments thereof. Further, the present invention can be modified in various ways as long as it does not deviate from the gist thereof. Further, those skilled in the art can adopt an embodiment in which each element described below is replaced with an equal one, and such an embodiment is also included in the scope of the present invention. Further, in the following, in order to facilitate understanding, an embodiment in which the present invention is realized by using an information processing apparatus will be described as an example, but as described above, the present invention is not limited thereto.

<1. System overview>
FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of the content distribution system 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the content distribution system 1 is configured by connecting a management server 10, a WEB server 20, a terminal 30, and a content DB server 40 to each other via a network (not shown). .. In the content distribution system 1, the user of the terminal 30 who has accessed the WEB server 20 browses the content via the player generated by the browser of the terminal 30. In the present embodiment, the content is described as a moving image, but the content is not limited to the moving image, and may be, for example, a still image, music, a document, a program, or the like.

The WEB server 20 is managed and operated by a content provider who provides content such as a moving image as an example. The WEB server 20 can be configured by an information processing device having a general configuration including control means, input / output means, storage means, and the like. The WEB server 20 can be realized by executing a WEB server program (for example, Apache httpd, CERN httpd, etc.) in the control means.

The management server 10 and the content DB server 40 are managed and operated by a content distribution company as an example. The management server 10 can be configured by an information processing device having a general configuration including control means, input / output means, storage means, and the like. Although the details will be described later, the management server 10 performs settings for the player generated for playing the content, management of the player, and management of the content distributed on the WEB server 20.

The content DB server 40 stores content such as a moving image in association with the content ID. The content DB server 40 may be further associated with meta information described later. When the content DB server 40 receives the content distribution request from the terminal 30, the content DB server 40 distributes the content corresponding to the distribution request. As the content distribution method, any distribution method such as download distribution can be used in addition to streaming distribution (video on demand, live distribution).

The present invention is not limited to such a management / operation mode, and the same person may be a mobile phone that manages / operates the WEB server 20 management server 10 and the content DB server 40. Further, although only one WEB server 20 is shown in FIG. 1, when content distribution management is performed for a plurality of content providers, the WEB server 20 may be provided for each content provider. .. Further, the content DB server 40 and the management server 10 may be configured as the same computer.

The network is composed of a wireless network and a wired network. Examples of communication networks include mobile phone networks, PHS (Personal Handy-phone System) networks, wireless LAN (Local Area Network), 3G (3rd Generation), LTE (Long Term Evolution), 4G (4th Generation), and 4G (4th Generation). There are networks compliant with (registered trademark), infrared communication, Bluetooth (registered trademark), wired LAN, telephone line, power line network, IEEE1394, and the like.

The terminal 30 includes a WEB server 20, a management server 10, and a content DB server 40 via a network (not shown) such as a personal computer (PC), a notebook PC, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, a mobile phone, and a mobile information terminal (PDA). You can use any information processing device that can be connected to. The terminal 30 includes a processor, a keyboard and a mouse, input devices such as various operation buttons and a touch panel, a display device such as a liquid crystal display, a communication interface for connecting to a communication network N, a disk drive or a semiconductor memory (ROM, RAM, etc.), and the like. It has a storage resource.

An outline of the processing of the content distribution system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. When distributing the moving image, the administrator of the WEB server 20 sets the player generated to play the distributed moving image. At this time, the administrator can set the player according to the site via the management screen of the management server 10 (S1).

As an example, the player has a plurality of setting items. The details will be described later, but the plurality of setting items are, for example, the size and aspect ratio of the player, the position and size of the operation buttons of the player (for example, the play button, the pause button, etc.), and the like. In the following description, "player setting" means setting values for a plurality of setting items. Further, the value set in the setting item is also referred to as setting information. The set setting information is saved in association with the URL of the site, the domain, and the like. In particular, the setting items managed in association with the URL of the site on the management server 10 are also referred to as dynamic setting items, and the setting values of the dynamic setting items are also referred to as dynamic setting information. Further, the setting item in which the setting information is described in the tag described later is also referred to as a static setting item, and the value in which the information is set in the static setting item is particularly referred to as static setting information.

The administrator of the WEB server 20 describes the tag generated by the management server 10 in the source code of the page on which the content of the WEB server 20 is provided (S2).

The user operates the terminal 30 to access a predetermined page on which the content is provided on the WEB server 20. At this time, the browser of the terminal 30 reads the tag described in the source code (HTML) of the web page sent from the WEB server 20 (S3). The terminal 30 that has read the tag transmits a request for requesting the generated player setting information to the management server 10 (S4). The request contains at least site identification information that identifies the WEB server 20. The site identification information is, for example, the URL of a predetermined page of the WEB server 20, the domain name of the WEB server 20, or the like. In the request, information indicating whether or not the setting information for the dynamic setting item is described in the tag (for example, a flag indicating that the setting information does not need to be provided or a flag indicating that the setting information needs to be provided is required. It may include flags, etc.) and static setting information described in tags. The management server 10 selects player setting information according to the site identification information included in the request and provides it to the terminal 30 (S4). The terminal 30 can generate a player based on the provided setting information.

In the request, the terminal 30 may further request the acquisition of information regarding the content. In this case, the request includes the ID of the content. At this time, the management server 10 provides the terminal 30 with a storage location of the content corresponding to the content ID included in the request (for example, the URL of the storage location of the content in the content DB 40). The terminal 30 makes a content distribution request to the content DB server 40 based on the provided storage location (S5). When the content is distributed from the content DB server 40, the content is played by the player generated by the terminal 30 (S6).

In addition to the above-mentioned site identification information and content ID, the request may further include information regarding parental control of content and the like.

<2. Functional configuration>
<2-1. Management server 10>
The functional configuration of the management server 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the management server 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the management server 10 includes a content receiving unit 111, a player setting unit 112, a site profile setting unit 113, a setting information providing unit 114, a tag issuing unit 115, and a storage unit 130. ing. The content DB 131, the player DB 132, and the site information DB 133 are stored in the storage unit 130.

The content DB 131 stores the content ID in association with the storage location (URL, etc.) in the content DB server 40. In the content DB 131, meta information of the content may be further associated and stored. Meta information is information such as video titles, thumbnail images, subtitles, and parental controls. Parental control is information for restricting a user's access to a moving image. As viewing restrictions, for example, the IP address of the terminal that can watch the corresponding video, the site identification information (domain name, URL, etc.) of the WEB server 20 that provides the content, the validity period (date, time, etc.), the user's country. , Age, gender, etc. can be specified.

In the player DB 132, the player ID and the setting value (setting information) of the dynamic setting item of the player are stored in association with each other. An example of the dynamic setting item is as follows, for example.
・ Display / non-display of video title ・ ON / OFF of autoplay
-ON / OFF of audio mute at the start of playback
・ Footer position ・ Footer wording ・ Control panel display / non-display ・ Position of buttons to be displayed on the player (play, pause, view again, voice control, full screen display, image quality selection, SNS sharing, etc.) ・ Design ・ Related links ・Playlist (related video) display / non-display / Viral tag (embedded tag) display / non-display / Inbound link display / non-display / Resume ON / OFF
・ ON / OFF of double speed setting
-Default image quality (automatic, minimum image quality, standard image quality, highest image quality)
-Error message The dynamic setting items are not limited to the above example, and may include arbitrary setting items such as display / non-display of seek bar and display / non-display of annotation.

In the site information DB 133, the ID of the record, the site identification information such as the URL of the site, the ID of the player generated at the site, and the name of the site are registered in association with each other (see FIG. 3). ..

The content receiving unit 111 accepts the registration of the content. For example, the content receiving unit 111 can accept the registration of the moving image and the registration of the meta information of the moving image via the management screen. When the content receiving unit 111 accepts the registration of the moving image, it registers it in the content DB server 40 in association with the content ID. At this time, the content receiving unit 111 stores the storage location of the content in the content DB server 40 in the content DB 131. Further, when the content receiving unit 111 accepts the registration of the meta information together with the moving image, the content receiving unit 111 stores the accepted meta information in association with the record of the corresponding content ID of the content DB 131. The content receiving unit 111 may be configured to register the meta information in the content DB server 40.

The player setting unit 112 receives setting information for the player's dynamic setting items. An example of the dynamic setting item is as described above. When the player setting unit 112 receives the setting information, it assigns a player ID and registers the received setting information and the player ID in the player DB 132 in association with each other. The dynamic setting items are not limited to the above items, and the player setting unit 112 can accept arbitrary setting information as a setting value of the dynamic setting item and register it in the player DB 132.

As an example, the management server 10 has, for example, templates for a plurality of types of players (hereinafter, also referred to as “player configuration files”). The player setting unit 112 accepts the selection of the desired player configuration file from the content provider for a plurality of types of player configuration files, and receives the setting information for the dynamic setting items for the player of the selected player configuration file. Players can be generated.

The site profile setting unit 113 accepts the selection of the player generated at the site provided by the WEB server 20. For example, the site profile setting unit 113 provides a predetermined management screen (see FIG. 4) to the administrator of the WEB server 20 (for example, a content provider), and selects a player and provides site identification information such as a site URL. Can be accepted. The player selection may be, for example, a configuration in which a desired player is selected from the players registered in the player DB 132, or the desired setting information is input to the dynamic setting item, and the corresponding setting information is set. The player may be extracted from the player DB 132. It is preferable that the site profile setting unit 113 registers the player ID corresponding to the selected player and the site identification information in the site information DB 133 in association with each other.

When the player is set for the same site identification information as the site identification information already registered in the site information DB 133, the site profile setting unit 113 newly assigns an ID to the site information DB 133. The record may be added to, or the record of the site identification information already registered may be updated. Further, the site profile setting unit 113 may be configured to set a priority between the already registered record and the record to be added this time, and register the priority in association with each other.

The tag issuing unit 115 issues a tag for generating a player who plays the content provided by the WEB server 20. The tag issuing unit 115 can issue a tag to the WEB server 20 via, for example, a predetermined management screen (see FIG. 6). When issuing a tag, the tag issuing unit 115 preferably accepts settings for static setting items of the player. The static setting item is a player setting item set in the issued tag. The static setting items are as follows, for example.
・ ON / OFF of player size and responsive setting
・ Video playback position

The static setting item is not limited to the above-mentioned item, and may include any setting item, and may include, for example, the same setting item as the above-mentioned dynamic setting item. In this case, it is preferable that the terminal 30 gives priority to the value set as the static setting item over the value set as the dynamic setting item when the player is generated.

The tag may include the content ID, the content meta information, and the like, in addition to the setting values of the static setting items.

The setting information providing unit 114 provides information necessary for generating a player in the terminal 30 when a request is received from the terminal 30. The request includes at least the URL of the site where the content is provided, or site identification information such as the domain name of the WEB server 20. Further, the request is described in information indicating whether or not the setting information for the dynamic setting item is described in the tag (for example, a flag indicating that it is not necessary to provide the setting information) or in the tag. It may include setting information and the like.

Upon receiving the request, the setting information providing unit 114 returns the dynamic setting information corresponding to the site identification information included in the request to the terminal 30. Specifically, the setting information providing unit 114 refers to the site information DB 133 and identifies the player ID corresponding to the site identification information included in the request. At this time, if the site information DB 133 includes a plurality of records corresponding to the site identification information included in the request, the setting information providing unit 114 selects the records to be provided based on a predetermined priority. The predetermined priority is, for example, a registration order, an update date / time order, a set priority, or the like. As an example, in the present embodiment, it is preferable that the setting information providing unit 114 selects a record having a large ID (that is, a newly registered record), and the player ID corresponding to the selected record is specified.
Then, the setting information providing unit 114 extracts the dynamic setting information corresponding to the specified player ID with reference to the player DB 132, and returns it to the terminal 30.

If the request includes information (a flag indicating that it is not necessary to provide the setting information) that the setting information for the dynamic setting item is described in the tag, the setting information providing unit 114 may use the setting information providing unit 114. It is not necessary to return the setting information to the terminal 30. Alternatively, if the request does not include information (a flag indicating that the setting information needs to be provided) that the setting information for the dynamic setting item is not described in the tag, the setting information providing unit 114 , It is not necessary to return the setting information to the terminal 30. Further, for example, when the request includes the setting information described in the tag, the setting information providing unit 114 returns the dynamic setting information not described in the tag among the extracted dynamic setting information. be able to.

Further, when the request includes the content ID, the setting information providing unit 114 refers to the content DB 131 and notifies the terminal 30 of the storage location of the content corresponding to the content ID.

If the request includes parental control of the content, the setting information providing unit 114 determines whether or not the terminal 30 (or the user of the terminal 30) can view the content. Specifically, the setting information providing unit 114 refers to the content DB 131 and confirms the viewing restriction specified in the meta information corresponding to the content ID included in the request. For example, when the IP address of the terminal is specified in the parental control, the setting information providing unit 141 can determine whether or not viewing is possible based on the IP address of the terminal 30 that has sent the request. The method for determining whether or not viewing is possible is not limited to this. For example, when the WEB server 20 is configured to provide a service for providing contents to a user registered as a user, the management server 10 has an ID of the registered user, the age, address, and affiliation (company / department) of the user.・ It is possible to manage attribute information such as organization / group), job type, class, job title, job in charge, service usage contract information, etc. In this case, the setting information providing unit 141 may acquire the user ID from, for example, the terminal 30, and determine whether or not viewing is possible based on the attribute information such as the age associated with the user ID. Further, the setting information providing unit 141 specifies whether or not the IP address of the terminal 30 belongs to a specific country, and the site identification information (domain name, URL, etc.) of the WEB server 20 that provides the content. It may be determined whether or not viewing is possible based on whether or not, whether or not the date and time when the request was sent is within the valid period, and the like.

As a result of the determination, the setting information providing unit 141 returns the storage location of the setting information and the content when it can be viewed, and returns NG when it cannot be viewed. At this time, if an error message is registered in the player's dynamic setting information, it is preferable to return the registered error message instead of NG.

<3. Screen example>
An example of the management screen provided by the management server 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7.

FIG. 4 is an example of a management screen for setting a site profile. The management screen of FIG. 4 has setting areas A11 to A13 and buttons B11 and B12.

The setting area A11 is an area for setting the posting site name. The content provider can register an arbitrary site name in the setting area A11.

The setting area A12 is an area for setting the URL of the site. The content provider can register any number of arbitrary URLs in the setting area A12. The number of URLs that can be set in the setting area A12 may be set to an upper limit. Further, the setting area A12 may be an area for setting site identification information other than the URL, such as the domain name of the WEB server 20, instead of setting the URL.

The setting area A13 is an area for setting the dynamic setting information of the player. In the example of FIG. 4, the setting area A13 shows an example of selecting a player to be used for playing the content provided on a predetermined site from the players registered in the player DB 132 by pulling down. The dynamic setting information corresponding to the player selected here is provided from the management server 10 when the player is generated. However, the method of setting the dynamic setting information of the player of the site is not limited to the example of FIG. 4, the method of selecting the puy layer with the check box, the method of inputting the player ID, and the method of inputting the desired dynamic setting information. It can be set by any method such as the method of inputting.

Button B11 is a "save and exit" button. When the button B11 is pressed, the information set in the setting areas A11 to A13 is saved in the site information DB 133. On the other hand, the button B12 is a "cancel" button. When the button B12 is pressed, the management screen of FIG. 4 ends.

FIG. 5 is an example of a management screen for confirming the set site profile. The management screen of FIG. 5 has an area A21 in which the set site profile is displayed in a list. Further, the buttons B21 and B22 are associated with and displayed on the site profile displayed in the area A21, respectively. Button B21 is an edit button. When the button B21 is pressed, the management screen of FIG. 4 is displayed, and the site profile can be edited. On the other hand, the button B22 is a delete button. When the button B22 is pressed, the site profile is deleted. It is preferable that the site profile deleted at this time is deleted from the list display of the area A21 and also deleted from the site information DB 133.

FIG. 6 is an example of a management screen for issuing a tag. The management screen of FIG. 6 has setting areas A31 to A32, display areas A33 and A34, selection areas A35, and buttons B31 and B32.

The setting area A31 is an area for selecting whether to directly specify the player or to specify the player set in the site profile for the player generated by the tag to be issued. In the example of FIG. 6, site-specific settings are selected.

The setting area A32 is an area for setting setting information for an item (that is, static setting information) for which setting information is specified by directly describing the setting information in a tag among the setting items of the player. The items that can be set in the setting area A32 are not limited to the example of FIG. 6, and any setting item can be set.

In the display area A33, a preview of the player generated based on the issued tag is displayed. In the preview, for example, the content that can be viewed with the issued tag is displayed. The player preview displayed in the display area A33 may not reflect the items set in the setting area A32.

The issued tag is displayed in the display area A34. The content provider can also directly edit the tag in the display area A34. In the example of FIG. 6, since it is selected to specify the player set in the site profile in the setting area A31, the dynamic setting information is not displayed in the tag displayed in the display area A34. When it is selected to directly specify the player in the setting area A31, the dynamic setting information may be displayed on the tag displayed in the display area A34.

In the selection area A35, a tab for switching the format of the tag displayed in the display area A34 is displayed. In the example of FIG. 6, since the script tab is selected, the script format tag is displayed in the display area A34. In the selection area A35, in addition to the script tab, a lightbox tab, an iframe tab, and a QR tab can be selected. Tags are displayed in the display area A34 in the format of the selected tab. The format of the tag that can be selected is not limited to the example of FIG.

Button B31 is a "copy tag" button. By pressing the button B31, the content provider can copy the tag displayed in the display area A34 and transfer it to the source code of the site of the WEB server 20. On the other hand, the button B32 is a "cancel" button. When the button B32 is pressed, the management screen of FIG. 6 ends.

FIG. 7 shows a script format tag displayed in the display area 34 of FIG. When the web page with the embedded tag shown in FIG. 7 is loaded by the browser of the terminal 30, a script for generating a player (“http: // ssl-aaaa.bbb.ccc” described in the area A41 shown by the broken line .ne.jp/www50/*********/player/t3/if.js) is read from the management server 10 and executed. This script is currently being viewed by the terminal 30. An instruction for acquiring the URL of the web page of the WEB server 20 and transmitting it to the management server 10 as a request is described. Note that the site identification information to be transmitted as a request is in the URL of the web page currently being browsed. The domain name of the WEB server 20 is not limited, and may be used.

Further, the script may describe that the parameter described in the area A42 indicated by the broken line is included in the request and transmitted to the management server 10. Among the parameters shown in the area A42, "c" indicates the ID of the administrator (for example, the content provider) of the WEB server 20, and "m" indicates the content ID. Further, it is described that the script includes the static setting information (the size of the moving image is described in the example of FIG. 7) described in the area A43 shown by the broken line in the request and sends it to the management server 10. You may.

<4. Processing flow>
An example of the processing flow of the content distribution system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As an example, in FIG. 8, S211 to S216 show the processes executed by the terminal 30 that has accessed the WEB server 20 and read the tags, and S251 to S257 show the processes executed by the management server 10.

First, the user operates the terminal 30 to access a predetermined site provided by the WEB server 20. At this time, the tag described in the source code of the page providing the content of the WEB server 20 is read by the browser of the terminal 30, and the player generation process is performed (S211).

When the dynamic setting information of the player is described in the tag read by the terminal 30 and the viewing restriction is not set in the meta information of the selected content (S212: NO), the terminal 30 is sent to the management server 10. A player is generated based on the description of the tag without requesting the provision of setting information (S216). In this case, the terminal 30 sends a request including the content ID to the management server 10 and inquires about the storage location of the content. It is preferable that the request includes, for example, information that the setting information for the dynamic setting item is described in the tag (a flag indicating that it is not necessary to provide the setting information, etc.). The terminal 30 makes a content distribution request to the content DB server 40 based on the storage location of the content returned from the management server 10, and the generated player reproduces the content.

On the other hand, when the player's dynamic setting information is not described in the tag read by the terminal 30 or the viewing restriction is set in the meta information of the selected content (S212: YES), the terminal 30 is the management server. Request 10 to provide setting information (S214). At this time, the terminal 30 requests, in addition to the identification information (URL and domain name) of the site accessed by the user, the viewing restriction, and the information indicating whether or not the dynamic setting information is described in the tag (setting information). It is preferable to include a flag indicating that the provision is unnecessary) and the like. The information indicating whether or not the dynamic setting information is described in the tag is the configuration included in the request when either the dynamic setting information is described in the tag or not. But it may be. For example, in the case of a configuration in which the request includes information indicating that it is not necessary to provide the setting information when the tag describes the setting information for the dynamic setting item, the tag does not have the description of the dynamic setting information. In some cases, the request may not include information indicating that configuration information is required.

When the setting information is returned from the management server 10 (S214: YES), a player is generated based on the returned setting information (S215).

On the other hand, when the management server 10 receives the request from the terminal 30 (S251: YES), it confirms whether or not the request includes parental control (S252). When there is a parental control (S252: YES), it is determined whether or not the content can be viewed on the terminal 30 based on the IP address of the terminal 30 or the like (S253). When the terminal 30 is a terminal whose viewing is restricted, the management server 10 returns NG to the terminal 30 (S256). At this time, if the error message is registered by referring to the player DB 132, the management server 10 returns the error message instead of NG.

On the other hand, in the determination of S253, when it is determined that viewing is possible on the terminal 30 (S253: YES), or when the request does not include parental control (S252: NO), the management server 10 refers to the request. , Check whether the dynamic setting information is described in the tag (S254). For example, the management server 10 confirms this by referring to the information that the setting information for the dynamic setting item is described in the tag included in the request (such as a flag indicating that the provision of the setting information is unnecessary). It can be performed.

When the dynamic setting information is described in the tag (S254: YES), the management server 10 returns the viewing OK (S255). At this time, the management server 10 also returns the storage location of the content to the terminal 30. In this case, the terminal 30 executes the process of S256, generates a player based on the description of the tag, makes a content distribution request to the content DB server 40 based on the storage location of the returned content, and generates the player. Play the content on the player.

When it is determined in S254 that there is no description of the dynamic setting information in the management server 10 tag (S254: NO), the management server 10 refers to the site information DB 133 and dynamically corresponds to the site identification information included in the request. Get the setting information. Then, the management server 10 returns the acquired dynamic setting information to the WEB server 20. At this time, the management server 10 also returns the storage location of the content to the terminal 30. In this case, the terminal 30 executes the process of S215, generates a player based on the returned setting information, and makes a content distribution request to the content DB server 40 based on the storage location of the returned content. , Play the content on the generated player.

As described above, according to the management server 10 according to the present embodiment, the player setting information to be generated can be selected based on the site identification information of the WEB server 20. Further, when the tag described on the site of the WEB server 20 has a description regarding the dynamic setting information, the description of the tag has priority and the player is generated. As described above, according to the management server 10 according to the present embodiment, the player setting information can be registered outside the source code of the WEB server 20. As a result, when the player setting is changed, the content provider can change it by using the management server 10, so that it is not necessary to modify the source code. As a result, it becomes possible to change the player settings more easily.

<5. Hardware configuration>
Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 9, an example of the hardware configuration in which the management server 10, the WEB server 20, the content DB server 40, and the terminal 30 described above are realized by the computer 800 will be described. The function of each device can be realized by dividing it into a plurality of devices.

As shown in FIG. 9, the computer 800 includes a processor 801 and a memory 803, a storage device 805, an input I / F unit 807, a data I / F unit 809, a communication I / F unit 811 and a display device 813.

The processor 801 controls various processes in the computer 800 by executing a program stored in the memory 803. For example, the content receiving unit 111, the player setting unit 112, the site profile setting unit 113, the setting information providing unit 114, the tag issuing unit 115, and the like of the management server 10 are temporarily stored in the memory 803 and are mainly stored in the memory 803 and mainly by the processor 801. It can be realized as a program that runs on the above.

The memory 803 is a storage medium such as, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory 803 temporarily stores the program code of the program executed by the processor 801 and the data required when the program is executed.

The storage device 805 is a non-volatile storage medium such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a flash memory. The storage device 805 stores an operating system and various programs for realizing each of the above configurations. In addition, the storage device 805 can also store the content DB 131, the player DB 132, the setting information DB 133, and the like. Such programs and data are referenced from the processor 801 by being loaded into the memory 803 as needed.

The input I / F unit 807 is a device for receiving an input from the administrator. Specific examples of the input I / F unit 807 include a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, various sensors, a wearable device, and the like. The input I / F unit 807 may be connected to the computer 800 via an interface such as USB (Universal Serial Bus).

The data I / F unit 809 is a device for inputting data from the outside of the computer 800. Specific examples of the data I / F unit 809 include a drive device for reading data stored in various storage media. It is also conceivable that the data I / F unit 809 is provided outside the computer 800. In that case, the data I / F unit 809 is connected to the computer 800 via an interface such as USB.

The communication I / F unit 811 is a device for performing data communication via the Internet N by wire or wirelessly with an external device of the computer 800. It is also conceivable that the communication I / F unit 811 is provided outside the computer 800. In that case, the communication I / F unit 811 is connected to the computer 800 via an interface such as USB.

The display device 813 is a device for displaying various information. Specific examples of the display device 813 include a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminence) display, a display of a wearable device, and the like. The display device 813 may be provided outside the computer 800. In that case, the display device 813 is connected to the computer 800 via, for example, a display cable or the like.

[Other embodiments]
Each of the embodiments described above is for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and is not for limiting the interpretation of the present invention. The present invention can be modified / improved without departing from the spirit thereof, and the present invention also includes an equivalent thereof. Further, each embodiment is an example, and it goes without saying that partial substitutions or combinations of the configurations shown in different embodiments are possible, and these are also included in the scope of the present invention as long as the features of the present invention are included. ..

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the management server 10 has described a configuration in which the storage location of the content corresponding to the content ID included in the request is provided to the terminal 30, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the management server 10 may acquire the content corresponding to the content ID included in the request from the content DB server 40 and provide the content to the terminal 30. Further, for example, the management server 10 may be configured to manage the content main body in the content DB 131.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the site identification information and the player ID are registered in association with each other in the site information DB 133 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the site identification information and the player setting information are not limited to this. It may be a configuration in which the group is directly associated with the group and registered. In this case, the site profile setting unit 113 may accept the registration of the setting information group of the player used on the site from the administrator of the WEB server 20 (for example, the content provider) instead of selecting the player.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the content has been described as a single moving image file, but the content is not limited to this, and the content may include any number of moving image file packages, playlists, and the like. In this case, the content ID described in the tag may be a playlist ID (identifier indicating a plurality of moving image files). Further, the content includes not only on-demand content but also live content provided in real time.

1 Content distribution system 10 Management server 20 WEB server 30 Terminal 40 Content DB server 111 Content reception unit 112 Player setting unit 113 Site profile setting unit 114 Setting information provision unit 115 Tag issuing unit 130 Storage unit

Claims (5)

A site storage unit that stores the site identification information that identifies the WEB site that provides the content in association with the player setting information that is generated when the content is played.
When a request for setting information of the player including the site identification information of the WEB site constituting the web page is received from a terminal that has accessed the web page on which the content is posted, the site identification information is stored in the site storage unit. In order to reproduce the content of the web page based on the setting information, the setting information associated with the above is provided to the terminal.
Equipped with
The request is transmitted from the terminal when the terminal reads a tag described in the source code of the web page for generating a player for playing the content of the web page.
The request includes information indicating that it is not necessary to provide the setting information when the tag includes the setting information for the same item as the setting information associated with the site identification information of the WEB site. Ori,
When the request includes the information indicating that the provision of the setting information is unnecessary, the providing unit does not provide the setting information associated with the site identification information of the WEB site to the terminal.
Management server. Further, it has a content storage unit that stores the identifier of the content and the information indicating the storage location of the content in association with each other.
The providing part
When the request includes the identifier of the content of the web page, the terminal is provided with a storage location corresponding to the identifier of the content.
The management server according to claim 1 . The providing part
When a plurality of combinations of the site identification information included in the request and the player setting information are registered in the site storage unit, the setting information to be provided to the terminal 30 is selected based on a predetermined priority. ,
The management server according to claim 1 or 2 . Computer,
Accessed the site storage unit that stores the site identification information that identifies the WEB site that provides the content in association with the player setting information that is generated when the content is played, and the web page on which the content is posted. When a request for setting information of the player including the site identification information of the WEB site constituting the web page is received from the terminal, the setting information associated with the site identification information by the means to be stored is described. A provider that provides the terminal to play the content of the web page based on the setting information.
To function as
The request is transmitted from the terminal when the terminal reads a tag described in the source code of the web page for generating a player for playing the content of the web page.
The request includes information indicating that it is not necessary to provide the setting information when the tag includes the setting information for the same item as the setting information associated with the site identification information of the WEB site. Ori,
When the request includes the information indicating that the provision of the setting information is unnecessary, the providing unit does not provide the setting information associated with the site identification information of the WEB site to the terminal.
program. The computer
The site identification information that identifies the WEB site that provides the content and the player setting information that is generated when the content is played are stored in association with each other .
When a request for setting information of the player including the site identification information of the WEB site constituting the web page is received from the terminal accessing the web page on which the content is posted, the site identification information is associated with the site identification information. To provide the setting information to the terminal in order to play the content of the web page based on the setting information.
And run
The request is transmitted from the terminal when the terminal reads a tag described in the source code of the web page for generating a player for playing the content of the web page.
The request includes information indicating that it is not necessary to provide the setting information when the tag includes the setting information for the same item as the setting information associated with the site identification information of the WEB site. Ori,
Providing the setting information to the terminal means that the setting information associated with the site identification information of the WEB site when the request includes the information indicating that the provision of the setting information is unnecessary. Including not providing to the terminal
Management method.

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