Patent ID: 8395680
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An adapter apparatus, which connects an image capturing apparatus comprising a disk recording unit for recording video data on a disk recording medium according to a specific format, and delivers video files recorded on the disk recording medium of the image capturing apparatus to a client terminal on a network, the apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire video files recorded on the disk recording medium from the image capturing apparatus connected to the adapter apparatus; a setting unit configured to set separator information for separating the video files acquired by said acquisition unit; a first creation unit configured to create first contents information comprised by a hierarchical directory and file configuration into which the video files are classified based on the separation information set by said setting unit, as a list of the video files acquired by said acquisition unit; a second creation unit configured to create second contents information in a network advertisement format based on the first contents information created by said first creation unit; a video file creation unit configured to create video files in the network advertisement format based on the first contents information created by said first creation unit and the video files acquired by said acquisition unit; an advertisement unit configured to advertise the second contents information created by said second creation unit onto the network; and a distribution unit configured to distribute, to the client terminal, video files requested from the client terminal on the network based on the second contents information advertised by said advertisement unit.