Content editing apparatus, content editing method, content editing program, and computer-readable storage medium

A content editing method for editing digital broadcast content that is composed of a plurality of data carousels for realizing pseudo-interaction, the content editing method comprising:

• a reception step for receiving, from an operator, transmission start times and transmission end times of modules forming each data carousel;
• and
• a data carousel definition step for
• (a) sorting the received transmission start times and the transmission end times into a time order,
• (b) defining a carousel time period of each of the plurality of data carousels separated by the sorted transmission start times and the transmission end times, and
• (c) selecting modules to be transmitted during the carousel time period.

A program for making a computer execute a content editing method for editing digital broadcast content that is composed of a plurality of data carousels for realizing pseudo-interaction, the content editing method comprising:

• a reception step for receiving, from an operator, transmission start times and transmission end times of modules forming each data carousel;
• and
• a data carousel definition step for
• (a) sorting the received transmission start times and the transmission end times into a time order,
• (b) defining a carousel time period of each of the plurality of data carousels separated by the sorted transmission start times and the transmission end times, and
• (c) selecting modules to be transmitted during the carousel time period.

A computer-readable storage medium that can be applied to a content editing apparatus that edits digital broadcast content that is made up of a plurality of data carousels for realizing pseudo-interaction, the computer-readable storage medium storing a program comprising:

• a reception step for receiving, from an operator, transmission start times and transmission end times of modules forming each data carousel;
• and
• a data carousel definition step for
• (a) sorting the received transmission start times and the transmission end times into a time order,
• (b) defining a carousel time period of each of the plurality of data carousels separated by the sorted transmission start times and the transmission end times, and
• (c) selecting modules to be transmitted during the carousel time period.

A content editing apparatus that edits content stored at a site on a network in a state of being available for a validity period, comprising:

• reception means for receiving, from an operator, transmission start times and transmission end times of modules forming content;
• and
• module definition means for
• (a) sorting the transmission start times and the transmission end times of the modules into a time order,
• (b) defining validity periods separated by the sorted transmission start times and the transmission end times, and
• (c) selecting modules to be made available for each defined validity period.