US 12,219,217 B2
Video distribution in which chapter is set based on reaction of streamer during distribution
Ko Kikuchi, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Rakuten Group, Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/921,499
Filed by RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Jun. 28, 2022, PCT No. PCT/JP2022/025650
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2024/004008, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 4, 2024.
Prior Publication US 2024/0357207 A1, Oct. 24, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04N 21/2187 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4788 (2013.01) [H04N 21/2187 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A server device comprising
one or more processors,
wherein at least one of the one or more processors executes processing of:
distributing a live video provided from a streamer to a plurality of terminals each of which has a comment area, the comment area allowing a predetermined number of comments to be displayed;
receiving a comment posted from, among the plurality of terminals, a viewer terminal used by a viewer during distribution of the live video;
sending the received comment to the plurality of terminals to cause the comment to be added to the comment areas in a last-in-first-out manner;
identifying, among respective comments currently being displayed in the comment area, a comment to which the streamer reacted; and
setting a chapter to divide the live video, based on a relative time in the live video corresponding to a time at which the identified comment is received.