Display status modifying apparatus and method, display status modifying program and storage medium storing the same, picture providing apparatus and method, picture providing program and storage medium storing the same, and picture providing system

Abstract

In a display status modifying apparatus, objects each including a temporally continuous picture of an arbitrary shape are received from the objects are displayed on a predetermined display according to display specification information that specifies display status of the objects, and specified content of the display specification information is modified according to a modification instruction for modifying the display status of the objects displayed on the display unit, input via an input unit. Accordingly, intention of a user can be reflected, serving to popularize distribution of picture.

1 . A display status modifying apparatus comprising: 
 reception means for receiving from outside an object including a temporally continuous picture of an arbitrary shape;    display control means for displaying the object on predetermined display means according to display specification information that specifies a display status of the object;    input means for inputting a modification instruction for modifying the display status of the object displayed on said display means; and    specification content modification means for modifying specified content of the display specification information according to the modification instruction.    
   
   
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