DISTRIBUTION METHOD, DISTRIBUTION REQUEST METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE

A distribution method includes assigning, to each of files including divided video data which is divided in accordance with a time series, identification information that includes information indicating one of the video data and information indicating an order of the time series, receiving, from a terminal device that reproduces the files, a distribution request for video data based on a pseudo definition file in which pseudo identification information is defined in a reproduction order of reproducing the files, selecting, based on relationship information indicating a correspondence relationship between the pseudo identification information and the identification information, a file corresponding to the distribution request from among the files, and distributing the selected file to the terminal device.