Abstract: A display medium includes a base material that has a three-dimensional shape, and a partition P that is provided on a surface of the base material and has a surface that radially divides a space on the surface of the base material for each of a plurality of directions. A portion that is exposed when observing the display medium from a predetermined direction among the plurality of directions is applied with a color of a content corresponding to the predetermined direction, and the content is image data of a portion where the display medium is provided in a field of view in which a position where the display medium is provided is observed from a visual point in the predetermined direction in a state in which the display medium is not provided.

Abstract: When a vehicle information acquisition unit continuously acquires an On signal of a blinker switch, when the absolute value of a steering angle of a handle is 90° or greater, and a vehicle speed is a threshold or greater, a dialogue confirmation unit of this vehicle communication device selects a dialogue that corresponds to the On signal, the steering angle, and the vehicle speed from dialogues of group A stored in a dialogue storage unit. Thereafter, when the steering angle or the vehicle speed changes, the dialogue confirmation unit selects the dialogue that corresponds to changes in the steering angle or the vehicle speed from among dialogues of group.

Abstract: A content distribution server, includes: a communicator that receives live contents transmitted through a network NW from a distributor terminal used by a distributor of a live content; a designator that designates an area in the live content, where another content is superimposed and played; a selector that selects the other content to be played in the area designated; and a controller that generates a distribution content by superimposing the other content selected by the selector in the area designated by the designator in the live content, wherein the communicator distributes the distribution content to a viewer terminal through the network NW.

Abstract: A video distribution device configured to provide a service enabling communication between distributors that distribute video content and viewers thereof and that increases excitement in the video content including: a first acquiring part configured to acquire real-time video data supplied by a distributor terminal and the user identification information of a distributor; a second acquiring part configured to acquire a distribution request from a viewer terminal and the user identification information of the viewer; a third acquiring part configured to acquire user identification information from a user terminal, possibly including the distributor terminal and the viewer terminal and candidate information of a favorite tag for classifying distributors or viewers by interests or favorited items; and a user information managing part configured to associate the favorite tag candidate information with the user identification information acquired by the third acquiring part as the favorite tag with reference to th

Abstract: A comment distribution system including a contributor terminal, a video distribution server, a comment distribution server that distributes comments input regarding the video, and a viewer terminal for displaying the video and comments received. A comment distribution server includes a comment receiving part for receiving comments, a comment classifying part for classifying the comments into first comments that are displayed both in a video display area and in a comment field outside the video display area and second comments that are displayed only in the comment field, and a comment distributing part for distributing the first comments and the second comments. The viewer terminal includes a video display part for displaying video received and a comment receiving part for receiving the first comments and the second comments. The video display part displays the first comments in both the video display area and the comment field and displays the second comments in only the comment field.

Abstract: A video distributing device configured to provide a service readily enabling bidirectional communication between distributors that distribute live broadcast video content and viewers thereof and enliven the video content including: a first acquiring part that acquires real time video data supplied from a terminal; a second acquiring part that acquires input information containing communication image information selected terminal operations; and a distributing part that distributes video data for distribution containing communication image data and real time video data to viewer terminals and a distributor terminal.

Abstract: An eye tracking system according to one embodiment includes at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to: dynamically set a partial area of first content displayed on a screen as a guidance area to have a user gaze at the partial area; identify first viewpoint coordinates on the screen based on an eye movement of the user gazing at the guidance area; calculate a difference between the first viewpoint coordinates identified and area coordinates of the guidance area on the screen; and calibrate second viewpoint coordinates of the user viewing second content displayed on the screen by using the difference.

Abstract: A data processing device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a reception unit, a generation unit, and a transmission unit. The reception unit receives operation requests with respect to an application from an arbitrary number of application execution devices executing the application. The generation unit generates application operation data that includes operation input data for the application and time data indicating the time when the relevant operation input data is applied to the application. The transmission unit transmits the application operation data to the arbitrary number of application execution devices. When an operation request is received from one or more of the arbitrary number of application execution devices, the generation unit generates operation input data on the basis of the relevant operation request.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a content generating device is provided. The content generating device comprises a first generator, a second generator, and a first transmitter. The first generator generates low-bit-rate encoded data that is original data having been encoded to a low-bit-rate. The second generator generates machine-learned model data for generating improved data obtained by improving human perceptually the low-bit-rate encoded data, based on a machine-learned model. The first transmitter transmits the low-bit-rate encoded data and the model data to outside.

Abstract: A content correction device, a content delivery server, a content correction method, and a recording medium for correcting a portion of content that requires complaint resolution without impairing quality or enjoyability. The content correction device includes: an acquisition unit acquiring complaint information; a specification unit acquiring the data of content that requires complaint resolution from a storage unit where the data of a plurality of delivered content is stored and specifying a relevant correction period in the time line of the content that requires complaint resolution, in which period the complaint to be resolved is included; and a corrected content generation unit acquiring from the storage unit the data of first content correcting the relevant correction period, generating, using at least a portion of the first content, second content that does not contain the complaint to be resolved, and storing the data of the second content in the storage unit.

Abstract: This display medium includes: a base material having a three-dimensional shape; and a partition P having, on the surface of the base material, a surface that radially divides a space on the surface of the base material in each of a plurality of directions. A portion that is exposed when the display medium is observed from a prescribed direction among the plurality of directions is imparted with the color of content that corresponds to the prescribed direction.

Abstract: A gift system comprises a management server that manages gift submission requests submitted by a user during a live performance or live broadcast, and a user terminal operated by the user. The management server comprises a receiving unit that receives a gift submission request sent according to the actions of the user, a determining unit that compares the cumulative total for rewards when the gift submission request has been received with an upper limit to determine whether or not to accept the gift submission request, and a control unit that accepts the gift submission request in exchange for rewards according to the determination result of the determining unit. The user terminal comprises a detecting unit that detects a movement of the user terminal, and a transmitting unit that sends a gift submission request when the detecting unit has detected movement.

Abstract: A rear-facing camera captures a live-action video image while a front-facing camera captures an image of a distributor. An avatar controller controls an avatar based on the image of the distributor captured by the front-facing camera. A synthesizer arranges the avatar in a predetermined position of a real space coordinate system and synthesizes the avatar with the live-action video image. The face of the distributor captured by the front-facing camera is tracked and reflected on the avatar.

Abstract: An intervention server according to an aspect of the present invention includes a receiver, a filter, and an intervener. The receiver receives pieces of first user input information from a plurality of audience terminals to which a live play video of a game is distributed. The filter filters the pieces of the first user input information. The intervener intervenes in a progress of the game based on the filtered pieces of the first user input information.

Abstract: This display medium is formed so as to be capable of displaying a prescribed number of content items corresponding to a prescribed number of azimuth angles from prescribed elevation and azimuth angles. The display medium includes a planar member for reflecting light, the planar member being segmented into a plurality of unit cells, with each of the plurality of unit cells being segmented into a prescribed number of sub-cells corresponding to the prescribed number of azimuth angles. A protrusion member that has a light-shielding surface, parallel to the prescribed azimuth angle on the planar member, is formed in each sub-cell corresponding to the prescribed azimuth angle. The protrusion member is tinted with a plurality of colors that form an achromatic color by additive color mixing.

Abstract: A posting server including a storage unit that stores, for each moving image posting service, delivery policy information based on the characteristics of the moving image posting service; a reception unit that receives an original moving image; an editing unit that uses the delivery policy information for each moving image posting service, edits the original moving images with content that differs among the moving image posting services, and generates a posted moving image for each moving image posting service; and a posting unit that posts the posted moving image to each of the moving image posting services. The editing unit 12 applies screen effects or acoustic effects in conformance with characteristics of each of the moving image posting services, and generates a posted moving image for each of the moving image posting services.

Abstract: When cheering of a distributor avatar by virtual avatars has been detected and the distributor avatar reacts to the cheering, a reaction motion is performed for the virtual avatars that cheered, and a normal motion that is not a reaction motion is performed for the viewer avatars that did not cheer. The motion performed for the virtual avatars that cheered differs from the motion performed for the viewer avatars that did not cheer based on timing indicated by the distributor. Either the motion performed for the virtual avatars that cheered or the motion performed for the viewer avatars that did not cheer is a predetermined motion.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to display a list of trimmed portions of exciting live video content to a viewer who is in the process of selecting a video in order to make it easier for the viewer to select live broadcast video.

Abstract: An avatar display device with: a storage device for storing passive permission data including a permission flag indicating permission or denial of a passive avatar in relation to an action of an active avatar with respect to the passive avatar; and an output unit which, if the action from the active avatar with respect to the passive avatar is detected, and the permission flag in the passive permission data indicates permission, outputs data for displaying, on an active terminal and a passive terminal, moving image data in which the passive avatar accepts the action of the active avatar.

Abstract: A student terminal is for viewing a class given in a virtual space that is immersive. The student terminal includes: a VR function section configured to display the virtual space according to virtual space information; and an input section for receiving a video capturing a desk of a student who views the class. The VR function section extracts, from the video, an area including a top plate of the desk corresponding to a desk object in the virtual space, and performs image composition for fitting a video capturing the area onto a top plate of the desk object.