Patent ID: 9606991
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04N

Claim:
1. A comment distribution system, that is configured to execute processes by a processor and that distributes video information and comment information associated with the video information to a plurality of reproduction terminals used by a plurality of users, respectively, the comment information including an initial comment score, the system comprising: an inappropriate word registration unit configured to register the comment information as an inappropriate word when one of the plurality of users designates the comment information as the inappropriate word; a calculation unit configured to calculate a new first comment score for a first comment that is obtained by changing the initial comment score for the first comment based on a number of the plurality of users who designate the comment information for the first comment as the inappropriate word; a comment information distribution unit configured to distribute the comment information associated with the new first comment score for the first comment; and a determination unit configured to determine whether the comment information associated with the new first comment score for the first comment is reproduced by each of the plurality of reproduction terminals based on a threshold value of the new first comment score set by each of the plurality of users, the threshold value being stored in each of the plurality of reproduction terminals, wherein each of the plurality of reproduction terminals has the determination unit, the threshold value, which is stored in one of the plurality of reproduction terminals, is changed to a different threshold value by one of the plurality of users, who uses the one of the plurality of reproduction terminals, the plurality of users has a first user, the first comment is made by the first user at a first predetermined time, and a second comment is made by the first user at a second predetermined time, when a difference between the first and second predetermined times is within a predetermined period, the calculation unit is configured to calculate a new second comment score for the second comment that is obtained by changing the initial comment score for the second comment based on the number of the plurality of users who designate the comment information for the first comment as the inappropriate word, when the difference between the first and second predetermined times is within the predetermined period, the determination unit is configured to determine whether the comment information associated with the new second comment score for the second comment is reproductive by each of the plurality of reproduction terminals based on the threshold value, and when the difference between the first and second predetermined times is in an outside of the predetermined period, the calculation unit is configured to maintain the initial score of the second comment so that the determination unit is configured to determine whether the comment information associated with the initial comment score for the second comment is reproduced by each of the plurality of reproduction terminals based on the threshold value.