Patent ID: 7721215

Claim:
An information processing server managing a first service of distributing streaming contents and a second service of providing a group chat space, the contents being provided to the server by a first terminal, the contents being distributed by the server in real time according to a reservation made in advance by the first terminal, and, to a second terminal requesting the use of the first service and the use of the second service, comprising: an acquiring unit configured to acquire reservation information, sent by the first terminal, to the information processing server from a reservation data base in order to provide the first service, the reservation information including an Internet webpage address of a user of the first terminal and a channel selection; a generation unit configured to generate a group chat space for each streaming content corresponding to the reservation, said generation unit generating said group chat space a predetermined time prior to a start time for said reservation; a providing unit configured to provide a group chat space to the first terminal and other terminals including the second terminal designated to be distributed by the first terminal; and a storing unit configured to store the whole or part of the contents of the group chatting performed in the group chat space in a shared file generated when the group chat space is generated prior to said start time for said reservation; and a supply unit configured automatically to supply the whole or a part of the contents of group chatting performed in the group chat space to the first terminal by sending the shared file after completion of the delivery of the first service to the second terminal.