US Patent 10949159 Information processing apparatus

To make it easier to switch to video that is being viewed by another user, a source data acquisition unit acquires source data of content that is distributed by an apparatus. A video clipping unit clips video in a range specified by a participant's terminal out of 360-degree video indicated by the source data supplied thereto. Upon receiving a range of video specified in association with the participant's terminal, a content distribution unit clips video in the range out of 360-degree video acquired by the source data acquisition unit and distributes the clipped video to the participant's terminal. Also, upon a display switching instruction being made in association with a switching source participant's terminal, the content distribution unit distributes video that is clipped according to a range of video specified in association with a switching destination participant's terminal, to the switching source participant's terminal.