Video Distribution Server Interactive Questionnaire Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current video distribution services only allow viewers of live broadcasting to participate in questionnaires and interactive events, excluding non-viewers from engaging with these experiences.
Innovation Solution
A video distribution system that enables participation by non-viewers through a network-connected video distribution server, which distributes videos and executes interactive services, including questionnaires and games, to viewer terminals and a web server, allowing anyone to access and respond to questionnaires or participate in events regardless of their viewing status.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a video distribution service allows only viewers to participate in questionnaires and interactive events, then the system can maintain simple access control and real-time interaction synchronization, but non-viewers are excluded from participating in broadcasting events
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments participation into two distinct modes: real-time viewer participation during live broadcasting and asynchronous non-viewer participation through recorded content. This segmentation allows the system to handle different participation scenarios with appropriate technical approaches, resolving the contradiction between accessibility and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The video distribution server acts as an intermediary that mediates between the broadcasting system and external servers. It receives questionnaire data from the broadcasting system, stores it, and distributes it to external servers, enabling non-viewers to participate without requiring direct integration with the live broadcasting infrastructure.
2Loss of information
If the system distributes questionnaire data only during live broadcasting, then real-time interaction is maintained, but non-viewers cannot access or respond to questionnaires
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by storing questionnaire data in advance on the video distribution server before it is needed by external servers. This pre-storing mechanism ensures that data is immediately available when non-viewers need to access it, eliminating delays while maintaining data availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The video distribution server maintains continuous availability of questionnaire data by storing it persistently and making it accessible at any time. This continuous availability ensures that both real-time and asynchronous participation needs are met without data loss or access delays.
3Adaptability or versatility
If external servers are integrated directly with the broadcasting system, then non-viewers can participate in events, but the system complexity and integration requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The video distribution server serves as an intermediary layer between the broadcasting system and external servers. It receives data from the broadcasting system in standard formats and distributes it to external servers, eliminating the need for complex direct integration while enabling broad participation.
Solution Approach 2:
The video distribution server performs multiple functions: it acts as a receiving endpoint for broadcasting data, a storage system for questionnaire information, and a distribution hub for external servers. This multi-functionality reduces overall system complexity by consolidating roles into a single component.
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AI summary
A video distribution server, video distribution method, and recording medium which receives moving images from an originating terminal and distributes these moving images to a viewer terminal implements a questionnaire within the broadcast on the basis of commands from the originating terminal and provides the same questionnaire to a Web server.