Content output control device, content output control method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium

A content output control method in a content output control device including a memory that stores a rule definition including:

• an arbitration policy defining a basic arbitration when one of a plurality of contents is assigned to an area or a zone;
• and a constraint expression, the content output control method comprising:
• an arbitration procedure for determining an output order of the plurality of contents upon receiving an output request from an application, and performing arbitration of the plurality of contents according to the rule definition using a result of determining the output order so as to satisfy a rule-based arbitration, instead of setting contents belonging to a specific group as target contents and determining winning or losing of the target contents according to the rule definition;
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• an output control procedure for controlling an output of the one of the plurality of contents assigned to the area or the zone due to the arbitration of the plurality of contents in the arbitration procedure.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions being executed by a computer in a content output control device including a memory that stores a rule definition, the rule definition including:

• an arbitration policy defining a basic arbitration when one of a plurality of contents is assigned to an area or a zone;
• and a constraint expression, the instructions causing the computer to execute:
• an arbitration procedure for determining an output order of the plurality of contents upon receiving an output request from an application, and performing arbitration of the plurality of contents according to the rule definition using a result of determining the output order so as to satisfy a rule-based arbitration, instead of setting contents belonging to a specific group as target contents and determining winning or losing of the target contents according to the rule definition;
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• an output control procedure for controlling an output of the one of the plurality of contents assigned to the area or the zone due to the arbitration of the plurality of contents in the arbitration procedure.