Patent ID: 11936939
Assignee: DWANGO CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. An application program distribution method, comprising:
a distributing step of allowing a distribution unit of an application program distribution server to download and distribute an application program to be operated in each terminal to each of the terminals for viewing, for viewing a video content and/or an image content for live broadcast or play,
wherein each control is configured to be performed such that the terminal for viewing that is being operated by the application program receives the content that is distributed by a content distribution server and displays the content on a display screen, receives user posting information added at a desired display timing of the content by any one of terminals viewing the content from a user posting information distribution server and superimposes the user posting information over the content on the display screen at the display timing, and allows a display mode of the user posting information inside or outside a specific area of the content that is selected to be different when the specific area of the content is selected by a user using an area selection unit, in the terminal for viewing, wherein a user posting information comprises letter information and is displayed outside the selected specific area of the content selected by the user.