Abstract: A chat terminal device includes a communication unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The communication unit acquires match situation data representing the situation of a match and chat data representing a chat content corresponding to the match from a server to which the match situation data and the chat data are uploaded, the storage unit stores the match situation data and the chat data which are acquired by the communication unit, in association with upload time at which the data are uploaded to the server, and the control unit causes different areas of a display unit to display the match situation data and the chat data which are stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: A server of a video management system includes a control unit that, upon receiving the video transmission request and the affiliation information transmitted from the terminal, determines whether the video transmission request and the affiliation information correspond to a first case in which the affiliation destination indicated by the affiliation information and the affiliation destination of the affiliation video data are the same, a second case in which the affiliation destination indicated by the affiliation information and the affiliation destination of the affiliation video data are the same for a group and are different for a team, or a third case in which the affiliation destination indicated by the affiliation information and the affiliation destination of the affiliation video data are different for a group, the control unit transmitting the match video data to the terminal in the first case.

Abstract: A judgment-assistance processing device includes a frame-display control unit that causes frames of lines on a court for a ball sport to be displayed on a display unit; a movement-information extracting unit that detects a ball from the frames displayed on the display unit and extracts movement information that indicates the moving velocity and the moving direction of the ball; an upon-reversal information extracting unit that detects whether the moving direction of the ball is reversed in the first direction and extracts at least the magnitude of the component of the moving velocity of the ball upon reversal; a frame selecting unit that selects the one or more frames from the frames in accordance with the magnitude of the component of the moving velocity of the ball upon reversal; and a highlighted-display control unit that highlights the one or more frames that are selected from the frames.

Abstract: An electronic scorebook creation device determines a catching fielder candidate order in which multiple fielders are arranged on the basis of operation input to a displayed field image and the positions of the fielders on the field image, and displays a catching fielder selection button group in which the fielders are arranged according to the catching fielder candidate order. The electronic scorebook creation device also determines a batted ball type candidate order in which batted ball type candidates are arranged, and displays a batted ball type selection button group in which batted ball type candidates are arranged according to the batted ball type candidate order. The electronic scorebook creation device further determines a batting result candidate order in which batting result candidates are arranged, and displays a batting result selection button group in which batting result candidates are arranged according to the batting result candidate order.

Abstract: A chatting terminal includes: a communication unit capable of receiving match progress data indicating a progress state of a match and chatting data indicating a content of a chatting corresponding to the match from a server to which the match progress data and the chatting data are uploaded; a camera capable of capturing a match to acquire capturing data; a storage unit that stores the match progress data obtained by the communication unit in correlation with an upload time at which the match progress data was uploaded to the server; and a control unit that appends the match progress data corresponding to a time point at which the capturing data was acquired to the capturing data to generate appended data when the capturing data of the match is obtained by the camera in a state in which a chatting application is activated.

Abstract: A chatting terminal includes: a communication unit capable of receiving match progress data indicating a progress state of a match and chatting data indicating a content of a chatting corresponding to the match from a server to which the match progress data and the chatting data are uploaded; a camera capable of capturing a match to acquire capturing data; a storage unit that stores the match progress data obtained by the communication unit in correlation with an upload time at which the match progress data was uploaded to the server; and a control unit that appends the match progress data corresponding to a time point at which the capturing data was acquired to the capturing data to generate appended data when the capturing data of the match is obtained by the camera in a state in which a chatting application is activated.

Abstract: A server of a video management system includes a control unit that, upon receiving the video transmission request and the affiliation information transmitted from the terminal, determines whether the video transmission request and the affiliation information correspond to a first case in which the affiliation destination indicated by the affiliation information and the affiliation destination of the affiliation video data are the same, a second case in which the affiliation destination indicated by the affiliation information and the affiliation destination of the affiliation video data are the same for a group and are different for a team, or a third case in which the affiliation destination indicated by the affiliation information and the affiliation destination of the affiliation video data are different for a group, the control unit transmitting the match video data to the terminal in the first case.

Abstract: A chat system includes a server configured to manage match situation data indicating a situation of a match, chat data indicating content of chats corresponding to the match, and advertisement data relating to advertisements, and transmit the match situation data, the chat data, and the advertisement data; and a chat terminal configured to receive the match situation data, the chat data, and the advertisement data transmitted from the server, generate the chat data, and transmit the generated chat data to the server. The server transmits the advertisement data to the chat terminal based on the match situation data.

Abstract: A chat terminal device includes a communicating unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The communicating unit obtains pieces of picture data taken of a match and pieces of chat data indicating contents of chat corresponding to the match, from a server into which the pieces of picture data and the pieces of chat data are uploaded. The storage unit stores therein the pieces of picture data and the pieces of chat data obtained by the communicating unit so as to be kept in correspondence with each other by using image taking times at which the pieces of picture data were taken and processed times at which a predetermined process was performed on the pieces of chat data.

Abstract: A chat terminal device includes a communication unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The communication unit acquires match situation data representing the situation of a match and chat data representing a chat content corresponding to the match from a server to which the match situation data and the chat data are uploaded, the storage unit stores the match situation data and the chat data which are acquired by the communication unit, in association with upload time at which the data are uploaded to the server, and the control unit causes different areas of a display unit to display the match situation data and the chat data which are stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: A playback device includes a playback controller that sets a scene with a higher level of importance at a lower playback speed and sets a scene with a lower level of importance at a higher playback speed based on a level of importance of each scene of video data, and an image data processor that converts the video data into a playback speed set by the playback controller for each scene, wherein the playback controller plays back the video data within a preset playback time. Further, the playback method plays back video data within a preset playback time by playing back a scene with a higher level of importance at a lower playback speed and playing back a scene with a lower level of importance at a higher playback speed based on a level of importance of each scene.

Abstract: A scorebook creating apparatus includes a detecting unit that detects first information that indicates a starting point of a scene included in picture data; a temporary-tag creating unit that creates a temporary tag including time information of the first information when the detecting unit detects the first information; a tag-identification (ID) assigning unit that issues, when second information is input from an external unit, a tag ID for associating the temporary tag with the second information to assign the tag ID to the second information; and a scorebook processing unit that creates a scorebook by the second information. The temporary-tag creating unit makes a set of the last temporary tag before the tag ID is issued and the tag ID.

Abstract: A judgment-assistance processing device includes a frame-display control unit that causes frames of lines on a court for a ball sport to be displayed on a display unit; a movement-information extracting unit that detects a ball from the frames displayed on the display unit and extracts movement information that indicates the moving velocity and the moving direction of the ball; an upon-reversal information extracting unit that detects whether the moving direction of the ball is reversed in the first direction and extracts at least the magnitude of the component of the moving velocity of the ball upon reversal; a frame selecting unit that selects the one or more frames from the frames in accordance with the magnitude of the component of the moving velocity of the ball upon reversal; and a highlighted-display control unit that highlights the one or more frames that are selected from the frames.

Abstract: A tagging apparatus includes an image pickup unit configured to shoot a subject and output moving image data, a data communication unit configured to successively receive vital data of a user who records or plays back the moving image data, and receive timing data of a tag input by the user, and a tag range processing unit configured to set a time range tm to tn in which the vital data received by the data communication unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined value as a tag range tm to tn when a time corresponding to the timing data is included in the time range tm to tn.

Abstract: A recording device includes an imaging unit that takes a video, a recording time conversion processor that converts a frame rate of specified video data in the video so as to adjust the video to fall within a specified recording time, and a tag range processor that sets a tag range where a tag can be assigned in accordance with a level of importance to the video data, and the recording time conversion processor converts a frame rate at a first thinning-out rate that thins out a frame in a first video data range where the tag range is not set in the video data, and converts a frame rate at a second thinning-out rate that thins out a frame in a second video data range where the tag range is set in the video data in accordance with the level of importance.

Abstract: A scorebook creating apparatus includes a detecting unit that detects first information that indicates a starting point of a scene included in picture data; a temporary-tag creating unit that creates a temporary tag including time information of the first information when the detecting unit detects the first information; a tag-identification (ID) assigning unit that issues, when second information is input from an external unit, a tag ID for associating the temporary tag with the second information to assign the tag ID to the second information; and a scorebook processing unit that creates a scorebook by the second information. The temporary-tag creating unit makes a set of the last temporary tag before the tag ID is issued and the tag ID.

Abstract: A playback device includes a playback controller that sets a scene with a higher level of importance at a lower playback speed and sets a scene with a lower level of importance at a higher playback speed based on a level of importance of each scene of video data, and an image data processor that converts the video data into a playback speed set by the playback controller for each scene, wherein the playback controller plays back the video data within a preset playback time. Further, the playback method plays back video data within a preset playback time by playing back a scene with a higher level of importance at a lower playback speed and playing back a scene with a lower level of importance at a higher playback speed based on a level of importance of each scene.

Abstract: A recording device includes an imaging unit that takes a video, a recording time conversion processor that converts a frame rate of specified video data in the video so as to adjust the video to fall within a specified recording time, and a tag range processor that sets a tag range where a tag can be assigned in accordance with a level of importance to the video data, and the recording time conversion processor converts a frame rate at a first thinning-out rate that thins out a frame in a first video data range where the tag range is not set in the video data, and converts a frame rate at a second thinning-out rate that thins out a frame in a second video data range where the tag range is set in the video data in accordance with the level of importance.

Abstract: An electronic scorebook creation device determines a catching fielder candidate order in which multiple fielders are arranged on the basis of operation input to a displayed field image and the positions of the fielders on the field image, and displays a catching fielder selection button group in which the fielders are arranged according to the catching fielder candidate order. The electronic scorebook creation device also determines a batted ball type candidate order in which batted ball type candidates are arranged, and displays a batted ball type selection button group in which batted ball type candidates are arranged according to the batted ball type candidate order. The electronic scorebook creation device further determines a batting result candidate order in which batting result candidates are arranged, and displays a batting result selection button group in which batting result candidates are arranged according to the batting result candidate order.