Patent ID: 8032590
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An information distribution system comprising: a processor, wherein the processor further includes: a reporting unit that reports guide information to a user, the guide information showing information to be additionally stored in a storing unit, the storing unit storing audio, still image, and moving image data related to the guide information for the user to access, the audio, moving image, and still image data being automatically extracted and converted into text for a user to read while reviewing the audio, moving image, and still image data, wherein the guide information reported by the reporting unit contains a distribution list for viewing two or more sets of conference data and a plurality of referencers for accessing the two or more sets of conference data; a list generating unit that generates the distribution list for collectively showing information stored in the storing unit, the distribution list containing a selecting portion for selecting one or more referencers from the plurality of referencers, an input portion for inputting a search keyword, and a download button for selecting a file format for downloading the stored information associated with the selected referencers, wherein the distribution list is transmitted to a user terminal via email; a receiving unit that receives identification information from the user, the identification information being associated with the stored information and includes the one or more referencers from the plurality of referencers, an input search keyword and a selected file format directly selected by the user from the distribution list contained in the guide information; a transmitting unit that transmits suitable stored information to the user terminal, the suitable stored information being selected from the stored information based on the identification information received by the receiving unit, wherein the transmitting unit searches the stored information for the suitable stored information based on the one or more selected referencers from the plurality of referencers, the suitable stored information having the input search keyword, and transmits the suitable stored information in the selected file format to the user terminal; and a managing unit that divides a set of stored information based upon a length of time into at least two different sessions of information when the set of stored information stored in the storing unit contains plural sets of media data having a non uniform interval of time and at least one of an accumulation of the plural sets of data having the non uniform interval of time lasts longer than a predetermined period of time, and stores the two different sessions of information in the storing unit, the managing unit discards a single set of media data if the single set of media data is larger than a specified interval of time in a set of conference data.