Patent ID: 11956504
Assignee: DWANGO CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A program contained on a non-volatile memory coupled to a processor configured to cause a computer to:
distribute live content for synthesizing video in virtual space with information on a distributor as information on a virtual character and a virtual object present in the virtual space displayed on a viewer terminal from a distributor terminal configured to be used by the distributor;
receive a disclosure restriction setting from the distributor terminal;
receive a setting for setting aside an area in the virtual space displayed on the distributor terminal as a private area that is not displayed on a viewer terminal, and establish a public restriction setting for the virtual object via the private area; and
output different audio from the distributor terminal and the viewer terminal based on the disclosure restriction setting,
wherein the content distribution server is configured to receive the virtual object in the virtual space from the distributor terminal and transmit the virtual object to the viewer terminal,
wherein the distributor terminal configured to be used by the distributor for restricting a virtual object present in the virtual space displayed on a distributor terminal from being displayed on a viewer terminal configured to be used by a viewer for viewing the live content, and
wherein the virtual object subject to the disclosure restriction setting is a hidden object indicating a script, a timekeeper, a camera, or a position of a camera.