Video distribution system, information providing device, and video information providing method

An information providing device for providing information on a video to be distributed to a plurality of kinds of receiving terminals, the information providing device comprising:

• a video distribution module for distributing video data stored in a library;
• a control module for generating screen data for displaying a list of the videos to be distributed to one of the receiving terminals;
• and
• a bookmark management module for managing information set for the video, wherein:
• the bookmark management module manages a first type bookmark whose status is not changed by viewing of the video and a second type bookmark whose status is changeable after the viewing of the video;
• and
• the control module includes:
• a module for generating screen data that enables one of the first type bookmark and the second type bookmark to be selected with regard to the video stored in the library;
• a module for transmitting the generated screen data to the one of the receiving terminals;
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• a module for setting one of the first type bookmark and the second type bookmark, which is selected by a user using the one of the receiving terminals, for the video and recording the one of the first type bookmark and the second type bookmark in the bookmark management module.

A video information providing method for use in a video distribution system for distributing a video to receiving terminals of a plurality of kinds,

• the video distribution system including a video distribution module for distributing video data stored in a library, a control module for generating screen data for displaying a list of the videos to be distributed to one of the receiving terminals, and a bookmark management module for retaining information set for the video,
• the bookmark management module managing a first type bookmark whose status is not changed by viewing of the video and a second type bookmark whose status is changeable after the viewing of the video,
• the video information providing method including the steps of:
• generating screen data that enables one of the first type bookmark and the second type bookmark to be selected with regard to the video stored in the library;
• transmitting the generated screen data to the one of the receiving terminals;
• and
• setting one of the first type bookmark and the second type bookmark, which is selected by a user using the one of the receiving terminals, for the video and recording the one of the first type bookmark and the second type bookmark in the bookmark management module.