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

Claim 9:
10. A distribution method, comprising:
a content distributing step of allowing a content distribution unit provided in any one of a single server or a plurality of servers provided in a server system to distribute a video content and/or an image content for live broadcast or play to each terminal for viewing; and
a user posting information distributing step of allowing a user posting information distribution unit provided in any one of each of the servers to receive user posting information added at a desired display timing of the content by any one of each of the terminals for viewing from the terminal and to distribute the user posting information to each of the terminals for viewing such that in each of the terminals for viewing including the terminal, the user posting information is superimposed over the content on a display screen at the display timing,
wherein the distribution method further comprises a program distributing step of allowing a program distribution unit provided in any one of each of the servers to distribute a program for performing control of the display screen such that a display mode of the user posting information inside or outside a specific area of the content that is selected is different to a part or all of each of the terminals for viewing including at least a viewing terminal, after when the specific area of the content is selected by using an area selection unit provided in the viewing terminal that is any one of each of the terminals for viewing, during a period in which the selection is effective, in the viewing terminal, before the content distributing step and the user posting information distributing step are executed.