Contents metadata registering method, registering system, and registering program

摘要

A content metadata registering method for registering metadata utilized during a retrieving operation at a specific position on a time axis of content is comprised of: a step for storing a content play log which contains a distribution starting time instant when the content is played, a time code when a distribution is commenced, a playing direction, and a playing speed into a storage apparatus (108); a step for storing information which contains an input starting time instant of the metadata and the inputted metadata into a storage apparatus (109); and a step for calculating a time code at the input starting time instant of the metadata stored in the storage apparatus (109) based upon the information of the content play log stored in the storage apparatus (108), and for storing the metadata in combination with the calculated time code into the storage apparatus (108).