1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
an identification unit configured to identify environment setting information in which setting contents of an application is described;
a determination unit configured to determine whether information indicating a creator of the environment setting information described in the environment setting information is the same as information indicating a user of the application;
an import unit configured to import, in a case where the determination unit determines that the information indicating a creator of the environment setting information is not the same as the information indicating a user of the application, the environment setting information so that a path to a folder to be used by the creator included in the environment setting information is not applied to the application; and
a display control unit configured to display a selection screen including at least export of the environment setting information and import of the environment setting information as items to be selected,
wherein the display control unit displays, in a case where the import of the environment setting information has been selected, a screen that receives input of information for identifying the environment setting information, and displays, in a case where the export of the environment setting information has been selected, a screen that receives a selection of whether the environment setting information to be exported is prioritized.
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case where the determination unit determines that the information indicating a creator of the environment setting information is the same as the information indicating a user of the application, the import unit updates a path to a special folder which is dependent on an operating system included in the environment setting information to a path to a special folder which is dependent on an operating system of an environment in which the environment setting information is to be used.
3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the import unit deletes the path to the folder to be used by the creator included in the environment setting information.
4. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
identifying environment setting information in which setting contents of an application is described;
determining whether information indicating a creator of the environment setting information described in the environment setting information is the same as information indicating a user of the application;
importing, in a case where it is determined that the information indicating a creator of the environment setting information is not the same as the information indicating a user of the application, the environment setting information so that a path to a folder to be used by the creator included in the environment setting information is not applied to the application; and
displaying a selection screen including at least export of the environment setting information and import of the environment setting information as items to be selected,
wherein, in a case where the import of the environment setting information has been selected, a screen that receives input of information for identifying the environment setting information is displayed, and in a case where the export of the environment setting information has been selected, a screen that receives a selection of whether the environment setting information to be exported is prioritized is displayed.
5. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 4, wherein in a case where it is determined that the information indicating a creator of the environment setting information is the same as the information indicating a user of the application, a path to a special folder which is dependent on an operating system included in the environment setting information is updated to a path to a special folder which is dependent on an operating system of an environment in which the environment setting information is to be imported.
6. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 4, wherein the path to the folder to be used by the creator included in the environment setting information is deleted.
7. A control method comprising:
identifying environment setting information in which setting contents of an application is described;
determining whether information indicating a creator of the environment setting information described in the environment setting information is the same as information indicating a user of the application;
importing, in a case where it is determined that the information indicating a creator of the environment setting information is not the same as the information indicating a user of the application, the environment setting information so that a path to a folder to be used by the creator included in the environment setting information is not applied to the application;
displaying a selection screen including at least export of the environment setting information and import of the environment setting information as items to be selected.
wherein in a case where the import of the environment setting information has been selected, a screen that receives input of information for identifying the environment setting information is displayed, and in a case where the export of the environment setting information has been selected, a screen that receives a selection of whether the environment setting information to be exported is prioritized is displayed, in the displaying.
8. The control method according to claim 7, wherein in a case where it is determined that the information indicating a creator of the environment setting information is the same as the information indicating a user of the application, a path to a special folder which is dependent on an operating system included in the environment setting information is updated to a path to a special folder which is dependent on an operating system of an environment in which the environment setting information is to be used, in the importing.
9. The control method according to claim 7, wherein the path to the folder to be used by the creator included in the environment setting information is deleted.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for advertising in video productions, the method comprising:
transmitting, from one or more servers, a video production to a video player, the transmitted video production associated with at least one pre-defined cue point and containing one or more products or services;
transmitting an interactive advertising feature separate from the video production, from the one or more servers, the interactive advertising feature directly relating to the one or more products or services and including a selection enabled portion that allows a viewer of the video player to interactively retrieve further information about the one or more products or services;
wherein the video player is configured to display the video production;
wherein the video player is configured upon a triggering of the at least one pre-defined cue point to initiate the display of the interactive advertising feature, and
wherein the interactive advertising feature is configured to allow a user to retrieve further information not previously displayed about the one or more products or services, at least some of the further information configured to be displayed as an overlay over the video production adjacent at least one edge of the displayable area of the video production without regard to a location or presence of the one or more products or services displayed within the video portion.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one pre-defined cue point represents a time at which the interactive advertising feature is to be displayed relative to a time of the video production being played.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least some of the further information about the one or more products or the services is displayed as a transparent overlay.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the interactive advertising feature is displayed in a timeline of the video located on a top, side, or bottom of the video player.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the interactive advertising feature is at least one of text or graphics.
6. A system for advertising in video productions, the system comprising:
one or more servers configured to:
transmit a video production to a video player, the transmitted video production associated with at least one pre-defined cue point and containing one or more products or services;
transmit an interactive advertising feature separate from the video production, the interactive advertising feature:
directly relating to the one or more products or services,
including a selection enabled portion that allows a viewer of the video player to interactively retrieve further information about the one or more products or services, and
configured to allow a user to retrieve further information not previously displayed about the one or more products or services, at least some of the further information configured to be displayed as an overlay over the video production adjacent at least one edge of the displayable area of the video production without regard to a location or presence of the one or more products or services displayed within the video portion;
wherein the video player is configured to display the video production; and
wherein the video player is configured upon a triggering of the at least one pre-defined cue point to initiate the display of the interactive advertising feature.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein the at least one pre-defined cue point represents a time at which the interactive advertising feature is to be displayed relative to a time of the video production being played.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least some of the further information about the one or more products or the services is displayed as a transparent overlay.
9. The system of claim 6, wherein the interactive advertising feature is displayed in a timeline of the video located on a top, side, or bottom of the video player.
10. The system of claim 6, wherein the interactive advertising feature is at least one of text or graphics.
11. A video player for advertising a product or service in a video production, the video player configured to:
receive, from one or more servers, a video production to a video player, a video production associated with at least one pre-defined cue point and containing one or more products or services;
receive, from the one or more servers, an interactive advertising feature corresponding to the one or more products or services and including a selection enabled portion that allows a viewer of the video player to interactively retrieve further information about a product or service;
display the video production; and
initiate a display of the interactive advertising feature upon a triggering of the at least one pre-defined cue point; and
wherein the interactive advertising feature is received separate from the video production and configured to allow a user to retrieve further information not previously displayed about the one or more products or services, at least some of the further information configured to be displayed as an overlay over the video production adjacent at least one edge of the displayable area of the video production without regard to a location or presence of the one or more products or services displayed within the video portion.
12. The video player of claim 11, wherein the at least one pre-defined cue point represents a time at which the interactive advertising feature is to be displayed relative to a time of the video production being played.
13. The video player of claim 12, wherein the interactive advertising feature is displayed in a timeline of the video located on a top, side, or bottom of the video player.
14. The video player of claim 11, wherein the interactive advertising feature is at least one of text or graphics.
15. The video player of claim 11, wherein the video player allows a user to select a format of the video production received from the one or more servers.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein the video player allows a user to select a format of the video production transmitted from the one or more servers.
17. The system of claim 6, wherein the video player allows a user to select a format of the video production transmitted from the one or more servers.