WO2017221319A1

WO2017221319A1 - Content provision server, content provision method, and content creation method

Info

Publication number: WO2017221319A1
Application number: PCT/JP2016/068362
Authority: WO
Inventors: 淙採金
Original assignee: 株式会社エージェンテック
Priority date: 2016-06-21
Filing date: 2016-06-21
Publication date: 2017-12-28

Abstract

A reproduction designation range A (guide spot) that serves as a reproduction trigger is set, and when the position of a display region V (criterion line L) in a panoramic image P overlaps the reproduction designation range A (guide spot), a guide spot file is reproduced. It is thereby possible to provide guide information that corresponds to the viewpoint direction of a user, and it is possible for the user side to obtain a greater sense of presence and for the information provider side to dispatch information to the user more effectively.

Description

Content providing server, content providing method, and content creating method

The present invention relates to a content providing server, a content providing method, and a content creating method, and more particularly to a so-called panoramic image or panoramic video content providing server, a content providing method, and a content creating method.

For example, a panoramic image site that can look around 360 degrees, such as Google Map Street View (registered trademark), is used. In the panorama image site, the display area in the panorama image moves according to the user's viewpoint movement instruction, so that the user can see the image he / she wants to see in an arbitrary direction of 360 degrees.
A technique related to such a panoramic image site is disclosed in Patent Document 1.

JP2014-228916

The panorama image site is created based on, for example, a panorama 360 degree photograph of a street or a panorama 360 degree photograph in a store, and is used for introducing a street or a store. In such an introduction site, a hot spot is inserted not only to display a panoramic photo but also to provide additional information about what has moved into the photo. A hot spot is simply a character or a picture pasted on a panoramic picture, or various actions (reproduction of various contents such as audio and moving images, jump to a URL, etc.) are performed by clicking.
A conventional hot spot is basically attached to the position of what is shown in the photograph. Therefore, the hot spot moves together with the movement of the display area by the user's viewpoint movement operation. That is, in order for the user to know information outside the display area, it is necessary to perform an operation so that the corresponding display area is obtained by moving the viewpoint. This is because if the user does not move the viewpoint to the corresponding display area, the information cannot be obtained. There was a risk of not being able to communicate well (not seen).

In view of the above points, the present invention can provide a more realistic sensation for the user on a panoramic image site or a panoramic video site, and can transmit information to the user more effectively for the information providing side. It is another object of the present invention to provide a content providing server and a content creating method.

(Configuration 1)
A storage unit storing panorama image data, guide spot setting information which is a reproduction designated position serving as a reproduction trigger, a guide spot file associated with the guide spot, and a viewpoint movement instruction from a user And a transmitter that transmits content for reproducing the guide spot file when a reference position in the display region overlaps with the guide spot in the content in which the display region in the panoramic image moves in response. A content providing server characterized by that.

(Configuration 2)
A panoramic video data, a guide spot setting information that is a playback designated position and a playback designated time serving as a playback trigger, a guide spot file associated with the guide spot, a storage unit that stores the data, and a user In the content in which the display area in the panoramic video moves according to the viewpoint movement instruction, the guide spot file is played when the reference position in the display area and the playback time of the panoramic video overlap the guide spot. A content providing server comprising: a transmission unit that transmits the content to be transmitted.

(Configuration 3)
The guide spot file is a video, image, text file, or a combination thereof, and the display that is the reproduction of the guide spot file is irrespective of movement of the display area in the panoramic image or panoramic video, The content providing server according to Configuration 1 or Configuration 2, wherein the content displayed at a predetermined position is transmitted.

(Configuration 4)
Attribute information is associated with the guide spot file, and content for reproducing only the guide spot file having attribute information corresponding to user attribute information or user settings is transmitted. The content providing server according to any one of the above.

(Configuration 5)
Display area designation information after the reproduction of the guide spot file is stored in the storage unit, and after the reproduction of the guide spot file is completed, the display area is automatically moved to a designated position based on the display area designation information. 5. The content providing server according to any one of configurations 1 to 4, wherein content to be moved is transmitted.

(Configuration 6)
Based on the panoramic image data, the setting information of the guide spot that is the reproduction designated position serving as a reproduction trigger, and the guide spot file associated with the guide spot, the panoramic image is received in accordance with the viewpoint movement instruction from the user. In the content in which the display area moves, the content providing method is characterized in that the guide spot file is played when a reference position in the display area overlaps the guide spot.

(Configuration 7)
Based on panoramic video data, guide spot setting information that is a playback specified position and playback specified time as a playback trigger, and a guide spot file associated with the guide spot, in response to a viewpoint movement instruction from the user In the content in which the display area in the panoramic video moves, the guide spot file is reproduced when the reference position in the display area and the reproduction time of the panoramic video overlap the guide spot. To provide content.

(Configuration 8)
8. The configuration 6 or 7, wherein the display area is automatically moved to a designated position after the reproduction of the guide spot file based on the display area designation information after the reproduction of the guide spot file. Content provision method.

(Configuration 9)
In the content in which the display area in the panoramic image moves in response to a viewpoint movement instruction from the user, a step of setting a guide spot that is a reproduction designated position of the guide spot file, and a reference position in the display area is the guide spot. And a step of setting the guide spot file to be played back when it overlaps with the content.

(Configuration 10)
In the content in which the display area in the panoramic video moves in response to a viewpoint movement instruction from the user, a step of setting a guide spot that is a reproduction designated position and reproduction designated time of a guide spot file, a reference position in the display area, and And a step of setting the guide spot file to be played when the playback time of the panoramic video overlaps with the guide spot.

According to the content providing server, the content providing method, and the content creating method of the present invention, a new information providing means called a guide spot provides a more realistic feeling for the user side, and more effective information transmission for the information providing side. It becomes possible to do.

The block diagram which shows the outline of a structure of the content provision system of embodiment which concerns on this invention. The figure for demonstrating the guide spot of Embodiment 1. FIG. The flowchart regarding the guide spot function of Embodiment 1. The figure for demonstrating the guide spot of Embodiment 1. FIG. The figure for demonstrating the guide spot of Embodiment 2. FIG. The flowchart regarding the guide spot function of Embodiment 2. The figure for demonstrating the hotspot change function of Embodiment 4. Flowchart for Hot Spot Change Function of Embodiment 4 Flowchart for Moving Hot Spot Change Function of Embodiment 5 The flowchart regarding the guide spot function of Embodiment 3. Diagram for explaining a conventional hot spot

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the following embodiment is one form at the time of actualizing this invention, Comprising: This invention is not limited within the range.

<Embodiment 1>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of a configuration of a content providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The content providing system according to the present embodiment displays a panoramic image site (content that is set so that the display area is only a part of the panoramic image and moves the display area in the panoramic image in accordance with a viewpoint movement instruction from the user). A content providing server 1 that provides a panoramic image site as a response to a request from the user terminal 3 via the Internet 2 is provided.
The content providing server 1 includes a CPU 11 that performs various controls and arithmetic processes, a memory 12 that is an area for temporarily storing information processed by the CPU 11, a communication unit 13 that transmits and receives information to and from the network, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like An input unit 14 composed of the display unit 15, a display unit 15 such as a monitor, and a storage unit 16 such as an HDD storing various files.
The user terminal 3 is a PC, a smartphone, a tablet, or the like, and the user uses these devices to access the content providing server 1 and browse a desired content.

The panorama image site itself has been provided in the past, and a detailed description thereof relating to the distribution of the panorama image site in the content providing server 1 is omitted here. Each file (HTML file, script file, various setting files such as CSS file and xml file, panorama image file, various image / video / audio / icon file, etc.) necessary for site construction is stored. In response to a request from the terminal 3, processing for returning a file necessary for displaying the corresponding page (transmitting content to the user terminal 3 as a response) is performed. These processes are performed and processed by the CPU 11 based on a program stored in the storage unit 16. In this process, information necessary for calculation and the like is transmitted to and received from the memory 12 and is necessary for displaying a page. This is performed by transmitting a simple file to the user terminal 3 via the communication unit 13.
On the user terminal 3 side, a panoramic image site is displayed on the browser based on the file read from the content providing server 1 as described above.

The content providing server 1 in the present embodiment provides content to which a “guide spot function” that has not been heretofore added is added in a panoramic image site overlooking the surroundings by 360 degrees. The guide spot function reproduces guide information (displays information on the screen, plays audio, etc.) when the reference position in the display area overlaps the preset playback specified position. is there.

The guide spot function will be specifically described based on FIG.
In the panorama image site, only a part of the panorama image P becomes the display area V, and the display area V in the panorama image P is moved in accordance with the viewpoint movement instruction from the user, so that the surroundings can be viewed 360 degrees. It is what is done. In such a panoramic image site, the guide spot is set as a designated range A (reproduction designated position) that serves as a reproduction trigger, and a determination reference line L (in the display area within the display region) is designated in the designated range A that is the guide spot. When the reference positions overlap, guide spot files (information files such as moving images, images, sounds, characters, etc.) are reproduced (including display). That is, the information is reproduced or not reproduced depending on the direction in which the user is looking.
In the storage unit 16 of the content providing server 1, a guide spot file (audio file in the present embodiment) is stored in a predetermined area, and a designated range A (reproduction designated position) serving as a reproduction trigger is set. (Described in various setting files such as an HTML file, a script file, a CSS file, and an xml file).

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing related to the guide spot function.
The guide spot function process of FIG. 3 is a process executed during display of the panoramic image site. In the guide spot function process, it is determined which position in the panoramic image P the display area V (determination reference line L) is (step 301), and whether or not the determination reference line L is within the specified range A. It is determined whether or not such a guide spot is set (step 302).
When the judgment reference line L overlaps the designated range A (there is a guide spot that satisfies the display trigger), the corresponding guide spot file is reproduced (step 302: Yes → step 303), and when there is no guide spot file. Then, the process returns to Step 301 (Step 302: No → Step 301). By repeating this process, when the determination reference line L overlaps the designated range A, the corresponding guide spot file is reproduced, and when the determination reference line L is out of the designated range A, the guide spot line L is reproduced. Playback of the file will be stopped.
3 in this embodiment is executed on the user terminal 3 side (what is described in the script file or the like is executed on the user terminal 3), but this is executed on the content providing server 1 side. It may be performed (a site display screen is constructed on the content providing server 1 side and transmitted to the user terminal 3 and simply displayed on the user terminal 3 side) (the following embodiment) The same applies to the above).

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the execution state of the guide spot function.
In this example, the determination reference line L (reference position in the display area) is the center line of the display area V, and is 60 ° to 130 ° as the designated range A (reproduction designated position) of the audio file that is a guide spot file. A range of ° is specified.
As shown in FIG. 4 (a), even if the display area V reaches the specified range A of 130 °, the determination reference line L and the specified range A do not overlap. Therefore, in FIG. (Sound) is not played. From this state, when the user moves the viewpoint to the left by an operation such as flicking or dragging, and the determination reference line L and the specified range A overlap as shown in FIG. ) Is played. When the determination reference line L and the specified range A do not overlap each other when moving further left, the reproduction of the audio file is stopped.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the new information providing means called the guide spot function can provide a more realistic feeling for the user side and more effective information transmission for the information providing side. Become.
That is, in the case of a conventional hot spot, as shown in FIG. 11, a hot spot HS is set for a predetermined area of the panoramic image P (what appears in the panoramic image P), and an image, text, or the like is pasted there. Therefore, in order for the user to know information outside the display area V, it is necessary to operate the display area by moving the viewpoint. In other words, if the user does not move the viewpoint to the corresponding display area, the information cannot be obtained, and from the information provider side, the matter that the user wants to actively transmit information is transmitted well to the user. There was no case.
On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, it becomes possible to provide information according to the direction in which the user is viewing, for example, to appeal to the right side with respect to the viewing direction. When there is, it is possible to provide a guide (such as text, images, videos, etc., not just audio) such as “Please see the right side” or “There is ~ on the right side”. . That is, even when the user is looking in a different direction, the user can be guided in the direction he / she wants to see, which is very useful.

<Embodiment 2>
Next, a content providing system according to the second embodiment will be described.
The content providing system of the second embodiment provides content with a guide spot function added to a panoramic video site. The system configuration itself is basically the same as that of the first embodiment (FIG. 1). (The panoramic video site itself has also been provided in the past, and the description here is omitted).
The basic concept of the guide spot function is the same as that of the first embodiment. However, in the panoramic video site, since the target is a video, a reproduction designated time is set as a guide spot setting in addition to the reproduction designated position.
Based on FIG. 5, the guide spot function in a moving image will be specifically described.
As shown in the figure, the panoramic video M is conceptually a plurality of panoramic images arranged in time series. When shooting a panoramic video M without moving the shooting point at all, the stationary object (building, etc.) will remain in the same state, but if it is shot while moving, or moving object (human, animal, etc.) Will move in and out of the shooting range according to the time series. In other words, the appearance and disappearance of the guide object occur along the time series, so that the designated time T (reproduction designated time) in addition to the designated range B (reproduction designated position) is used as a guide reproduction trigger. Is required.
Therefore, a guide spot file is stored in a predetermined area in the storage unit 16 of the content providing server 1, and a designated range B (reproduction designated position) and a designated time T serving as a reproduction trigger are set (HTML). File, script file, or various setting files such as CSS file and xml file).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of processing related to the guide spot function according to the second embodiment.
The guide spot function process of FIG. 6 is a process executed during the display of the panoramic video site. In the guide spot function processing, the display area V (determination reference line L) is located in the panoramic video M and the playback time of the panoramic video M is determined (step 601), and the determination reference line L is designated. It is determined whether or not the reproduction time is within the range B and the reproduction time corresponds to the specified time T (whether or not such a guide spot is set) (step 602).
When the judgment reference line L overlaps with the designated range A and the reproduction time corresponds to the designated time T (there is a guide spot that satisfies the display trigger), the corresponding guide spot file is reproduced (step 602: Yes). → Step 603), if not, return to Step 601 (Step 602: No → Step 601). By repeating this process, in a state where the determination reference line L overlaps the specified range A and the playback time corresponds to the specified time T, the corresponding guide spot file is played back, and the determination reference line L is set to the specified range. If it is out of A or the playback time does not correspond to the specified time T, playback of the guide spot file is stopped.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the new information providing means called the guide spot function provides a sense of realism for the user side and more effective information for the information providing side. It is possible to make a call.
For example, when the playback position of the panoramic video M comes to the vicinity of the target store by using the guide spot function of the present embodiment for the panoramic video M taken while moving in a shopping street, the user Depending on the point of view, it is possible to present a guide such as “There is a store that is famous in the back.” It is possible to produce the effect as if the user is receiving a guide in real time in response to the user's action (change of viewpoint), and it is possible to make the panoramic video site more distinctive and very useful. .

<Embodiment 3>
Next, a content providing system according to Embodiment 3 will be described.
The content providing system according to the third embodiment automatically moves the display area V to a designated position after the reproduction of the guide spot in the guide spot function according to the first embodiment. Since the system configuration itself is basically the same as that of the first embodiment (FIG. 1), description thereof is omitted here.
The storage unit 16 of the content providing server according to the present embodiment stores display area designation information after the guide spot file reproduction is finished (described in various setting files such as an HTML file, a script file, a CSS file, and an xml file). )

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of processing related to the guide spot function according to the third embodiment. The same processes as those in the first embodiment (FIG. 3) are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted here.
When a guide spot file is reproduced by the processing of steps 301 to 303, it is determined whether or not there is display area designation information corresponding to the corresponding guide spot file after the reproduction is finished (step 1001). In such a case, a process of automatically moving the display area V to the designated position based on the display area designation information is executed (step 1002).
The designated position set as the display area designation information is, for example, the 200 ° position in FIG. 4 of the first embodiment.
Thus, the determination reference line L becomes 200 ° after the guide spot file is reproduced (after steps 301 to 303) because the determination reference line L overlaps the designated range A due to the movement of the display area of the user. As described above, the display area V automatically moves to the right side (steps 1001 to 1002).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, for example, the guide spot function can automatically move the display area to the place after the guidance “has to be on the right” is reproduced, so that the user can For the side, a more realistic feeling can be obtained, and for the information providing side, more effective information transmission can be performed.
In the present embodiment, the panoramic image site has been described, but it can also be used for a panoramic video site.

In each of the above-described embodiments, description has been made by taking as an example a case where sound flows at a guide spot, but it may of course be a moving image, an image, a character, or the like (or a combination thereof). When moving images, images, characters, etc. are used as guide spot information, these display positions are set to be specific positions on the screen (HTML files, script files, various setting files such as CSS files and xml files) May be described).

Also, attribute information is set in the guide spot file, and setting is made so that only the guide spot file having the attribute information of the user or the attribute information corresponding to the user setting is reproduced (HTML file, script file, CSS file, xml (It may be described in various setting files such as files).
For example, attribute information such as gourmet information or sightseeing information is set in the guide spot file, and the user browsing the site is requested to input (set) the object of interest, and only the guide information corresponding to the setting is reproduced. It may be a thing. As a result, even if you are looking at the same direction of the same panoramic image, you will be guided to a certain user as “Delicious on the left side”. Is a guide. "
When there is user registration information on a site that requires login, only the guide information corresponding to the user registration information (attribute information) may be reproduced using the user registration information (attribute information) ( For example, attribute information “for men in their 40s” is set in the guide spot file). Moreover, you may utilize the browsing history etc. of a site as a user's attribute information.

In each of the embodiments described above, an example is given in which a certain range is designated as longitude information, such as designated ranges A and B as reproduction designated positions that are guide spots. It may be defined as a guide spot. Further, the specification is not limited to specifying a range having an area, but may be specified as a line or a point. Similarly, the determination reference line L is taken as an example of the reference position in the display area, but a predetermined range or point may be set as the “reference position in the display area”.

<Embodiment 4>
Next, a content providing system according to Embodiment 4 will be described.
The content providing system according to the fourth embodiment provides content to which a function of changing hot spot information is added in a panoramic image site, and the system configuration itself is basically the same as that of the first embodiment (FIG. 1). Therefore, the description here is omitted.
Based on FIG. 7, the function to change hot spot information is demonstrated.
In the present embodiment, the hot spot changing function changes the reproduction (display, etc.) of the hot spot when the display area V comes to a predetermined position due to a viewpoint change by the user. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, a reproduction change range C (reproduction change position) serving as a reproduction change trigger is set in the hot spot, and a determination reference line L (reference position in the display area) is set to this hot spot. The hot spot information to be displayed is changed depending on whether or not it is within the reproduction change range C. In the present embodiment, when the determination reference line L is not within the reproduction change range C, an icon is displayed. However, when the determination reference line L enters the reproduction change range C, the display changes to a description by a balloon. As an example.
Therefore, the storage unit 16 of the content providing server 1 stores the hot spot file before change (icon in this example) and the hot spot file after change (balloon in this example) in a predetermined area. A playback change range C (playback change position) serving as a playback change trigger is set (described in various setting files such as an HTML file, a script file, a CSS file, and an xml file).

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing related to the hot spot changing function.
The hot spot change function process of FIG. 8 is a process executed during the display of the panorama image site. In the hot spot change function process, it is determined which position in the panoramic image P the display area V (determination reference line L) is (step 801), and whether the determination reference line L is within the reproduction change range C. It is determined whether or not (whether such a hot spot is set) (step 802).
When the judgment reference line L overlaps the reproduction change range C (there is a hot spot that satisfies the display change trigger), the corresponding hot spot file is changed and reproduced (step 802: Yes → step 803), If not, the process returns to Step 801 (Step 802: No → Step 801). By repeating this process, when the determination reference line L overlaps the reproduction change range C, the corresponding hot spot file is changed and reproduced, and when the determination reference line L is out of the reproduction change range C, The hot spot file is restored and played back.

As described above, in the conventional hot spot, a hot spot HS is set for a predetermined area of the panoramic image P (which is shown in the panoramic image P), and an image, text, or the like is pasted there ( In FIG. 11, there was an action that occurred when the user clicked the hot spot HS (or moved the pointer, etc.), but nothing changed depending on the viewpoint position.
According to the present embodiment, for example, for a point that the information providing side particularly appeals among many hot spots, an action is automatically generated when the corresponding hot spot comes to the center of the screen (automatically) A video can be reproduced or a pop-up can appear), and information can be transmitted more effectively.

<Embodiment 5>
Next, a content providing system according to the fifth embodiment will be described.
The content providing system according to the fifth embodiment provides content to which a hot spot changing function is added in a panoramic video site, and the configuration itself is basically the same as that of the first embodiment (FIG. 1). The description of is omitted.
The basic concept of the hot spot changing function is the same as that of the fourth embodiment. However, in the panoramic video site, since the target is a moving image, a playback specified time is set as a hot spot setting in addition to the playback specified position. . Such a hot spot is called a moving hot spot, and is a hot spot that moves following the movement of a moving image.
That is, in the present embodiment, the reproduction (display etc.) of the moving hot spot is changed according to the user's viewpoint.
Therefore, the storage unit 16 of the content providing server 1 stores the moving hot spot file before the change and the moving hot spot file after the change in a predetermined area, and a reproduction change range (reproduction) that serves as a reproduction change trigger for the file. (Change position) and playback change time are set (described in various setting files such as an HTML file, a script file, a CSS file, and an xml file).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing related to the moving hot spot changing function.
The moving hotspot change function process in FIG. 9 is a process executed during display of the panoramic video site. In the moving hot spot change function processing, it is determined which position in the panoramic video is the reference position in the display area and the playback time of the panoramic video (step 901), and the reference position in the display area is changed to play back. It is determined whether it is within the range and the playback time corresponds to the playback change time (whether such a moving hot spot is set) (step 902).
If the reference position in the display area overlaps the playback change range and the playback time corresponds to the playback change time (there is a moving hot spot that satisfies the display change trigger), the corresponding moving hot spot file is changed. (Step 902: Yes → step 903), if not, the process returns to step 901 (step 902: No → step 901). By repeating this process, when the reference position in the display area overlaps the playback change range and the playback time corresponds to the playback change time, the corresponding moving hot spot file is changed and played back, and the reference in the display area is changed. If the position is out of the playback change range or the playback time does not correspond to the playback change time, the moving hot spot file is restored and played back.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, as in the fourth embodiment, more effective information transmission can be performed.

In hot spot change function processing (or moving hot spot change function processing), attribute information is set in the hot spot file, and only the hot spot file having user attribute information or attribute information corresponding to the user setting is set. May be set to be reproduced (described in various setting files such as an HTML file, a script file, a CSS file, and an xml file).

In the creation of content in each of the above embodiments, the content creator originally sets the designated range and the playback change range (in the case of a panoramic video, the playback designated time and the playback change time). The content creator himself / herself sets to play the guide spot or change the hot spot playback when the conditions are met (HTML file, script file, CSS file, xml file, etc.) (Describe in various setting files).
However, the operation of numerically determining the position of the designated range or the like is very complicated, and it requires appropriate specialized skills to describe it in a script or the like. Therefore, authoring software that can create a panorama site by a simple operation such as drag and drop may be used.
According to such authoring software, materials (panoramic image files, various image / video / audio / icon files, etc.) are prepared and arranged on the screen as needed (in the arrangement). Accordingly, a screen for requesting necessary settings is displayed, and various settings are also made in accordance with the screen.) Since each necessary file is automatically generated, a panorama site can be easily constructed.

In each of the above embodiments, the system via the Internet has been described as an example, but the same processing as that described in each of the above embodiments is executed on a specific information processing apparatus (locally). (The processing concept is the same).

1. . . 1. Content providing server . . Internet 3. . . User terminals A, B. . . Specified range (playback specified position)
C. . . Playback change range . . Judgment reference line (reference position in the display area)
T. T. et al. . . Specified time (playback specified time)

Claims

A storage unit storing panoramic image data, setting information of a guide spot that is a reproduction designated position serving as a reproduction trigger, and a guide spot file associated with the guide spot;
In the content in which the display area in the panoramic image moves according to the viewpoint movement instruction from the user, the content for reproducing the guide spot file is transmitted when the reference position in the display area overlaps the guide spot. A transmitter to
A content providing server comprising:
A storage unit in which panoramic video data, guide spot setting information that is a reproduction designated position and reproduction designated time serving as a reproduction trigger, and a guide spot file associated with the guide spot are stored,
In the content in which the display area in the panoramic video moves in response to a viewpoint movement instruction from the user, the guide spot when the reference position in the display area and the playback time of the panoramic video overlap the guide spot A transmission unit for transmitting content for playing a file;
A content providing server comprising:
The guide spot file is a video, image, text file, or a combination thereof, and the display that is the reproduction of the guide spot file is irrespective of movement of the display area in the panoramic image or panoramic video, The content providing server according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the content displayed at a predetermined position is transmitted.
Attribute information is associated with the guide spot file,
The content providing server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein content for reproducing only a guide spot file having attribute information corresponding to user attribute information or user settings is transmitted.
Display area designation information after the guide spot file reproduction ends is stored in the storage unit,
5. The content for automatically moving the display area to the designated position is transmitted based on the display area designation information after the reproduction of the guide spot file. 5. The content providing server described in 1.
Based on panorama image data, guide spot setting information that is a reproduction designated position serving as a reproduction trigger, and a guide spot file associated with the guide spot,
In the content in which the display area in the panoramic image moves in response to a viewpoint movement instruction from a user, the guide spot file is played when a reference position in the display area overlaps with the guide spot. Content providing method.
Based on the data of the panoramic video, the setting information of the guide spot that is the playback specified position and playback specified time as the playback trigger, and the guide spot file associated with the guide spot,
In the content in which the display area in the panoramic video moves in response to a viewpoint movement instruction from the user, the guide spot when the reference position in the display area and the playback time of the panoramic video overlap the guide spot A method for providing content, comprising playing a file.
Based on the display area designation information after the reproduction of the guide spot file,
8. The content providing method according to claim 6, wherein the display area is automatically moved to a designated position after the reproduction of the guide spot file.
In the content in which the display area in the panoramic image moves according to the viewpoint movement instruction from the user,
A step of setting a guide spot which is a reproduction designated position of the guide spot file;
Setting the guide spot file to be played when the reference position in the display area overlaps the guide spot;
A content creation method characterized by comprising:
In the content where the display area moves in the panoramic video according to the viewpoint movement instruction from the user,
Setting a guide spot which is a reproduction designated position and reproduction designated time of a guide spot file;
A step of setting the guide spot file to be played when the reference position in the display area and the playback time of the panoramic video overlap the guide spot;
A content creation method characterized by comprising: