JP6923723B1 - Content distribution servers, content search methods, content search programs, computer-readable storage media, and content distribution systems - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a content distribution server capable of presenting to a viewer a content matching the latest trend word from the contents posted in the past. SOLUTION: A content distribution server 20 according to an embodiment has an acquisition unit 213 that acquires a list of a plurality of trend words, data of first character information related to the content posted from the distributor terminal, and data from the distributor terminal. The storage unit 23 in which distribution data including the data of the second character information posted from the viewer terminal that views the content after the posting of the content is stored, and at least one of the first character information and the second character information. The search unit 25 is provided with a search unit 25 that searches the distribution data including the trend word and transmits the content information based on the searched distribution data. [Selection diagram] Fig. 2

Description

The present invention relates to a content distribution server, a content search method, a content search program, and a content distribution system.

In recent years, various contents have been distributed, and a huge amount of contents distributed in the past have been accumulated. Viewers of content can find and view content that suits their tastes and interests. The content distribution server is also operated to recommend contents according to the tastes of individual viewers based on the viewer's past browsing history, search history, attributes, and the like. For viewers, such an operation has the merit of being able to save the trouble of searching for the content to be viewed from a huge amount of content because the content that suits their own taste is automatically presented.

On the other hand, if the recommendations tailored to individual viewers go too far, only content that "reflects only one's tastes" that deviates from the latest movements and trends in the world will be recommended. As a result, the viewer's viewing range does not expand and it becomes a rut, and there is a possibility that the viewer will lose the opportunity to encounter unexpected content and content that is in line with the latest trends in the world.

For example, in Patent Document 1, keywords related to topics provided on the Internet are collected, synonyms including paraphrases are extracted from online encyclopedias provided on the Internet, and meta information of the contents is obtained. A technique for extracting and recommending the relevant content based on the above is disclosed.

Further, in Patent Document 2, the first word, which is a word whose number of searches has increased, is obtained from the Internet, and a search is performed on a program information database that stores program information and an electronic program guide, and the popularity is high. A technique for extracting and displaying broadcast programs related to rising words is disclosed.

Further, Patent Document 3 discloses a product advertisement distribution device that is connected to a news content distribution device that distributes news content via a network and distributes a product advertisement according to the web shopping content. The product advertisement distribution device of Patent Document 3 extracts characteristic words from the text information included in the news content and searches the product information DB (including the product name, product price, product description, seller, product category, etc.). The technology for extracting and placing advertisements for products that have a large advertising effect by being featured in the news is disclosed.

Japanese Patent No. 6388506 Japanese Patent No. 6028505 Japanese Patent No. 4859892

For example, when searching for content related to trend words (words that are popular or momentum, words that are being talked about) from among the posted content, titles and abstracts given to these contents in advance. The search will be executed depending on whether or not the trend word is included in. Since the information given in advance to the past content is the information at the time of posting the content, there is a possibility that the latest trend word is not used, and it is difficult to extract the content suitable for the current trend. rice field.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a content distribution server, a content search method, and a content search capable of presenting to a viewer a content that matches the latest trend word from the contents posted in the past. The purpose is to provide a program and a content distribution system.

Content delivery server according to the first aspect of the present invention is a distribution terminal and communicatively connected to the viewer's terminal content distribution server, an acquisition unit for acquiring a list of a plurality of trends word, the distribution terminal for delivery containing a data of the first character information associated with the content posted, and the data of the second character information posted from said viewer terminal to view the content later when posting from the distribution terminal from The storage unit in which the data is stored, and here, the data of the first character information is the data posted from the distributor terminal, and the trend is in at least one of the first character information and the second character information. It includes a search unit that searches for the distribution data including a word and transmits the content information of the searched distribution data.

The content distribution server according to the second aspect of the present invention is the content distribution server according to the first aspect, in which the second character information includes at least one of a tag and a comment, and the first character information is for distribution. Includes at least one of a description outlining the content based on the data and a title of the content.

The content distribution system according to the third aspect of the present invention acquires a trend word list from the content distribution server according to the first or second aspect and the search platform server, and is searched by the trend word included in the trend word list. A content information acquisition unit that acquires the content information from the content distribution server, and a site generation unit that uses the content information to generate a web page that presents the content related to each of a plurality of the trend words. Equipped with a curation site server.

The content search method according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is from the data of the first character information related to the content posted from the distributor terminal and the viewer terminal that views the content after the posting from the distributor terminal. Distribution data including the posted second character information data is stored in the storage unit, where the first character information data is data posted from the distributor terminal and is a plurality of trend words. The distribution data in which the trend word is included in at least one of the first character information and the second character information is searched in the storage unit, and the content information of the searched data for distribution is searched for. Send to the outside.

The content search program according to the fifth aspect of the present invention allows the computer to view the data of the first character information related to the content posted from the distributor terminal and to view the content after the posting from the distributor terminal. A means for accumulating distribution data including data of second character information posted from a computer terminal in a storage unit, and here, the data of the first character information is data posted from the distributor terminal. , The means for acquiring a list of a plurality of trend words, and the distribution data in which the trend word is included in at least one of the first character information and the second character information is searched in the storage unit, and the searched data is searched. It functions as a means of transmitting the content information of the distribution data to the outside.
The computer-readable storage medium according to the sixth aspect of the present invention uses the computer to store the data of the first character information related to the content posted from the distributor terminal and the content after the posting from the distributor terminal. A means for accumulating distribution data including data of the second character information posted from the viewer terminal to be viewed in the storage unit, and here, the data of the first character information is the data posted from the distributor terminal. In the storage unit, the means for acquiring a list of a plurality of trend words and the distribution data in which the trend word is included in at least one of the first character information and the second character information are searched and searched. A content search program that functions as a means for transmitting the content information of the distributed data to the outside is recorded.

According to the present invention, a content distribution server, a content search method, a content search program, and a content distribution system capable of presenting to viewers content that matches the current trend from the contents posted in the past are provided. be able to.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a content distribution system including the content distribution server of the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration example of the content distribution server of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration example of a curation site server of the content distribution system of the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of a curation site generated by the curation site server. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a display example of the curation site generated by the curation site server. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the operation of the content distribution server of the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the operation of the curation site server of the content distribution system of the embodiment.

Hereinafter, the content distribution server, the content search method, the content search program, and the content distribution system of the embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a content distribution system including the content distribution server of the embodiment.

The content distribution system includes a content distribution server 20 and a curation site server 30. The content distribution server 20 may be communicably connected to the curation site server 30, the distributor terminal 40, and the viewer terminals 50, 60 via a network. Although the two viewer terminals 50 and 60 are shown in FIG. 1, the number of the viewer terminals 50 and 60 is not limited to the number shown and may be zero.

The distributor terminal 40 is an electronic device such as a computer that can be connected to a video source such as a video camera, for example, a television receiver (including an Internet TV), a PC (Personal Computer), a mobile terminal (for example, a tablet, a smartphone, etc.). Laptops, feature phones, portable game machines, digital music players, electronic book readers, etc.), VR (Virtual Reality) terminals, AR (Augmented Reality) terminals, etc., but are not limited to these. The distributor terminal 40 includes, for example, at least one processor and a storage unit in which a program executed by the processor is stored, and is configured to be capable of realizing various functions by software or by combining software and hardware. Has been done.

The viewer terminals 50 and 60 are electronic devices such as computers, and are, for example, TV receivers (including Internet TVs), PCs (Personal Computers), mobile terminals (for example, tablets, smartphones, laptops, feature phones, etc.). It can be, but is not limited to, a portable game machine, a digital music player, an electronic book reader, etc.), a VR (Virtual Reality) terminal, an AR (Augmented Reality) terminal, and the like.

The viewer terminals 50 and 60 include, for example, at least one processor and a memory in which a program executed by the processor is recorded, and various functions can be realized by software or by a combination of software and hardware. It is configured.
The viewer terminals 50 and 60 receive content data (second distribution data) such as text data and video data from the content distribution server 20, and present the content to the viewer by a display means or acoustic means (not shown). It is possible.

The search platform server 10 may include, for example, a processor that executes a program that realizes various functions and a memory that stores the program. The processor is typically a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and / or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), but may be a microcomputer, an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), or the like. .. In addition, the memory temporarily stores a program executed by the processor and data used by the processor in order to realize the operation of the content distribution server.

The search platform server 10 has a function of providing a search site for searching information existing on the Internet, for example. The search platform server 10 accumulates, for example, the history of words searched on the search site, and arranges them in descending order of the current number of searches (for example, on an hourly or daily basis) from the history of the searched words. It is possible to provide the list data of the ranking of the trend words, the list data of the ranking of the trend words arranged in the order in which the number of searches is increasing at present (for example, on an hourly or daily basis).

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration example of the content distribution server of the embodiment.
The content distribution server 20 includes a reception unit 21 including a first acquisition unit 211, a second acquisition unit 212, and a third acquisition unit 213, a generation unit 22, a distribution unit 23, a distribution control unit 24, and a search unit. 25 and a storage unit 26 are provided. The content distribution server 20 may further include a communication unit (not shown) that can be connected to the network.

The content distribution server 20 may include, for example, a processor that executes a program that realizes the function of the above configuration and a memory that stores the program. The processor is typically a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and / or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), but may be a microcomputer, an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), or the like. .. In addition, the memory temporarily stores a program executed by the processor and data used by the processor in order to realize the operation of the content distribution server.

The storage unit 26 is a means for accumulating a large amount of data, and may include the above-mentioned memory. The storage unit 26 may be built in the content distribution server 20 or may be externally attached to the content distribution server 20. The storage unit 26 may include, for example, a non-volatile storage medium such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive).

The receiving unit 21 can communicate with the distributor terminal 40, the viewer terminals 50, 60, and the curation site server 30 via the network, and the first acquisition unit 211, the second acquisition unit 212, and the third acquisition unit 21 can communicate with each other. The acquisition unit 213 may be included.

For example, the receiving unit 21 receives the first distribution data from the distributor terminal 40, or receives the distribution request from the viewer terminals 50 and 60. The receiving unit 21 can also receive the distribution request from the viewer terminals 50 and 60 via the curation site server 30, which will be described later. The receiving unit 21 transmits the distribution request received from the viewer terminals 50 and 60 to the distribution control unit 24. The distribution request from the viewer terminals 50 and 60 may include the identification information of the viewer or the viewer terminals 50 and 60 and the identification information of the content.

The first acquisition unit 211 can receive the first distribution data posted from the distributor terminal 40 via the network. The first distribution data may be real-time video data that is sequentially transmitted, edited video data, text data, still image data, or a combination of these data. You may. Further, the first distribution data includes information related to the content posted from the distributor terminal 40, that is, character information (first character information) such as the title of the content and a description which is an outline explanation of the content, and the distributor. It may include information such as identification information of the content, identification information of the content, and content posting date / time information.

Further, the first acquisition unit 211 can receive the update information of the first distribution data from the distributor terminal 40 via the network. The update information of the first distribution data includes, for example, the character information of the modified title of the first distribution data, the character information of the modified description, the identification information of the distributor, the identification information of the content, and the like. Update information May include information such as posting date and time information. The first acquisition unit 211 transmits the received first distribution data and update information to the generation unit 22.

The second acquisition unit 212 can receive the input information corresponding to the content from the viewer terminals 50 and 60. Specifically, the input information received by the second acquisition unit 212 from the viewer terminals 50 and 60 includes identification information of the content being viewed or viewed, and comment information input by the viewer during viewing or viewing of the content. Character (text) information (second character information) including tag information and the like, and date and time information when the second character information was posted may be included. When the content viewed by the viewer is video content, the comment information included in the input information includes the character (text) information input by the viewer and the playback time (from the beginning of the content) posted by the viewer. Information on the measured time) and. The second acquisition unit 212 transmits the received input information to the generation unit 22.

The third acquisition unit 213 can receive the search word list from the curation site server 30. The search word list is a list of search words generated from the trend word list in the curation site server 30 described later, and includes a list of a plurality of trend words. The search word list and the trend word list will be described later together with the configuration of the curation site server 30. The third acquisition unit 213 transmits the received search word list to the search unit 25.

The distribution control unit 24 controls the operation of content distribution. The distribution control unit 24 receives the distribution request from the viewer terminals 50 and 60 from the receiving unit 21, and controls the distribution unit 23 so that the content is distributed to the viewer terminals 50 and 60.

For example, when distributing real-time video data, the distribution control unit 24 includes a clock (not shown), compares the time information obtained from the clock with the time frame assigned to the real-time distribution of the content, and distributes the content in real time. You may manage the start and end. Further, the distribution control unit 24 starts real-time distribution so that the distribution of the content is started in real time when the first distribution data is received and the distribution of the content is terminated when the first distribution data is completed. And may manage termination.

The generation unit 22 receives the first distribution data and update information from the first acquisition unit 211, and receives the input information of the viewer terminals 50 and 60 from the second acquisition unit 212.
The generation unit 22 can generate the second distribution data so that the comment based on the input information input from the viewer terminals 50, 60 is superimposed on the first distribution data, for example. The generation unit 22 may generate the second distribution data by synthesizing the characters of the comment and the like with the image of the first distribution data by using a known technique such as alpha blending or picture-in-picture. In addition, the generation unit 22 may generate the second distribution data so that the viewer terminals 50 and 60 can synthesize the characters of the comment and the like with the image of the first distribution data. The generation unit 22 transmits the generated second distribution data to the distribution unit 23.

For example, when the first distribution data is moving image data or still image data, the generation unit 22 resizes a part or all of the reproduced image, or trims a part of the screen and combines it with the input information. Alternatively, it may be combined with the input information so that a part of the reproduced image is exposed and the rest is hidden. Further, the generation unit 22 displays a plurality of second distribution data having different images so that the plurality of second distribution data can be switched and distributed in response to the distribution request from the viewer terminals 50 and 60. It may be generated and transmitted to the distribution unit 23.

In addition, the generation unit 22 stores the generated second distribution data in the storage unit 26. The second distribution data includes, for example, the first distribution data (including the data of the first character information) and the data of the input information (including the second character information) associated with the first distribution data. It is stored in the storage unit 26 in a state of including. At this time, the second distribution data is associated with the date and time information stored in the storage unit 26.

Further, when the generation unit 22 receives new input information for the content based on the second distribution data stored in the storage unit 26, the generation unit 22 corresponds to the content identification information included in the received input information. 1 The input information is stored in the storage unit 26 in association with the distribution data. At this time, the generation unit 22 can store the date and time information in which the input information is stored in the storage unit 26 in association with the second distribution data.

When the generation unit 22 receives the update information of the first distribution data from the second acquisition unit 212, the generation unit 22 corresponds to the content identification information included in the update information from the second distribution data stored in the storage unit 26. The character information (first character information) of the title and description of the first distribution data to be processed can be updated by the update information. When updating the first distribution data, the generation unit 22 may update the first distribution data so as to overwrite the information of the title and description before the update, and the generation unit 22 may update the title and disk before the update. The first distribution data may be updated by leaving the description as a history. That is, the updated first character information includes the updated information posted from the distributor terminal 40. When the first character information is updated, the generation unit 22 can associate the update date and time information with the first distribution data and store it in the storage unit 26.

The distribution unit 23 is communicably connected to the network, receives the second distribution data from the generation unit 22, or reads the second distribution data from the storage unit 26, and receives the distribution request. , 60 can be delivered. The distribution unit 23 controls, for example, the distribution destination of the second distribution data by the distribution control unit 24. When the second distribution data is distributed, the distribution control unit 24 may store the information on the number of times the second distribution data is distributed in the storage unit 26 in association with the second distribution data.

The distribution unit 23 may immediately discard the distributed second distribution data, but may buffer the data for a predetermined period to enable replay or slow motion reproduction, for example.

With the distributed second distribution data, the input information and the first distribution data can be combined and displayed on the viewer terminals 50 and 60. The first distribution data and the input information may be combined in advance by the generation unit 22, and then distributed from the distribution unit 23 to the viewer terminal.

The search unit 25 receives the search word list from the third acquisition unit 213, searches the storage unit 26 for the second distribution data related to the trend word included in the search word list, and searches for the second distribution. Content information based on the data is transmitted to the curation site server 30. For example, the search unit 25 searches for the second distribution data in which the trend word is included in at least one of the first character information (content title, description, etc.) and the second character information (comment, tag, etc.). Content information based on the searched second distribution data is transmitted to the curation site server 30. The content information includes at least the content identification information associated with the trend word (or the identification information of the trend word), and may include, for example, at least a part of the plurality of searched second distribution data, and is searched. It may include data obtained by editing at least a part of the plurality of second distribution data.

For example, the search unit 25 generates thumbnails using the moving image data included in the first distribution data of the searched second distribution data, and transmits the content information including the generated thumbnails to the curation site server 30. You may. At this time, for example, when the trend word used for the search is included in the comment included in the input information of the second distribution data, the search unit 25 corresponds to the playback time in which the comment including the trend word is posted. A thumbnail may be generated by using a part of the moving image data including the frame and a plurality of frames before and after the frame.

For example, the search unit 25 may include only the information used for the curation site described later among the information included in the searched second distribution data in the content information. For example, when the searched second distribution data includes moving image data, the moving image data may be included in the content information as information only on the title screen. For example, when the searched second distribution data includes text information such as news and columns, the news and columns may be included in the content information as information only for the title, description and distributor (author).

The search unit 25 may transmit the searched second distribution data including new information to the curation site server 30 as content information. The search unit 25 includes, for example, from the searched second distribution data, the content information includes newer posting date / time information, update date / time information, and second character information posting date / time information of the first distribution data. May be good. As a result, when the trend word list is generated, it is possible to prevent the search results from including content containing terms that are the same as the trend words but have different meanings.

Among the searched second distribution data, the search unit 25 prioritizes the data with a large number of comments and tags posted, the data with a large number of distributions, and the data with a long total viewing time as content information. May be included. For example, the search unit 25 may include the second distribution data, which is ranked in descending order of the number of comments and tags posted, in the content information.

In addition, the search unit 25, for example, from the second distribution data stored in the storage unit 26, the second distribution data newly posted or updated in a predetermined period retroactively from the present time, or a new input. The second distribution data to which the information is posted may be the search target. As a result, when the trend word list is generated, it is possible to prevent the search results from including content containing terms that are the same as the trend words but have different meanings.

Further, the search unit 25 may perform analysis using, for example, the search result. For example, the search unit 25 searches the storage unit 26 for the second distribution data related to the trend word included in the search word list, and in the search result, the first character information or the second character information including the trend word. Generates time-series data on the number of posts using the date and time information posted. The search unit 25 satisfies the conditions that the number of posts is increasing at a rate of a predetermined threshold or more, and that the number of posts in a predetermined period retroactively from the present time is increased by a predetermined threshold or more with respect to the number of posts in the past. If so, the content information for the trend word used for the search may be transmitted to the curation site server 30. This makes it possible to provide the content information to the curation site server 30 for the trend word in which the current trend status is reflected in the content.

In addition, the search unit 25 analyzes the first character information such as the tag information of the searched second distribution data, the word included in the content information, and the identification information of the distributor, and the second distribution data of the search result. It is possible to further search the second distribution data related to. The search unit 25 transmits the second content information including at least a part of the second distribution data (or the edited second distribution data) obtained by the further search to the curation site server 30 together with the content information. You may.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration example of a curation site server of the content distribution system of the embodiment.
The curation site server 30 includes a fourth acquisition unit 31, a fifth acquisition unit 32, a sixth acquisition unit 33, a curation site generation unit 34, and an upload unit 35.

The fourth acquisition unit 31 can receive the latest trend word list from the search platform server 10. The fourth acquisition unit 31 may receive the latest trend word list from the search platform server 10 at predetermined time intervals, and receives the latest trend word list at a specific time (one or more times) every day. May be good. The fourth acquisition unit 31 transmits the received trend word list to the fifth acquisition unit 32.

The trend word list received from the search platform server 10 is, for example, a list in which the search words are arranged in descending order of the number of searches in a predetermined period, and the fourth acquisition unit 31 has a plurality of periods (for example, 1 hour, You can receive the trend word list for one day, one week, one month, etc.). With the list of search words with a large number of searches, a list of words of wide interest can be obtained as trend words.

Further, the trend word list received from the search platform server 10 may be, for example, a list in which the search words are arranged in descending order of the increase in the number of searches in a predetermined period from the present (when the trend word list is generated). good. With the list of search words whose number of searches is increasing in a short period of time, it is possible to obtain a list of words with high attention as trend words.

The fifth acquisition unit 32 transmits a search word list including at least a part of the trend word list received from the fourth acquisition unit 31 to the content distribution server 20. The fifth acquisition unit 32 generates a search word list including at least a plurality of trend words from the top, for example, in the trend word list.

Further, the fifth acquisition unit 32 receives the content information based on the second distribution data searched by the trend word included in the transmitted search word from the content distribution server 20. When the second content information is transmitted together with the content information, the fifth acquisition unit 32 receives the second content information together with the content information. The fifth acquisition unit 32 transmits the received content information and the second content information to the curation site generation unit 34.

The sixth acquisition unit 33 can receive the distribution request from the viewer terminals 50 and 60. The distribution request from the viewer terminals 50 and 60 includes the identification information of the viewer terminals 50 and 60 and the identification information of the content for which distribution is requested. The sixth acquisition unit 33 transmits the received distribution request to the content distribution server 20.

The curation site generation unit 34 uses the content information received from the fifth acquisition unit 32 to generate a curation site (web page) for presenting related content for each trend word used for the search. .. The curation site generation unit 34 transmits the generated curation site data to the upload unit 35. The upload unit 35 uploads the received curation site data onto the network so that the data can be viewed via the network.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of a curation site generated by the curation site server.
The curation site shown in FIG. 4 is, for example, for presenting the top page PT, the first page P1 for presenting the content related to the word with the first trend, and the content related to the word with the second trend. It includes a second page P2 and a third page P3 for presenting content related to the word of the third trend. The curation site generation unit 34 can change the number of pages for presenting the content related to the trend word according to the number of trend words used for the search.
The first page P1, the second page P2, and the third page P3 are associated with at least the top page PT.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a display example of the curation site generated by the curation site server.
A list of trend words used for the search is displayed on the top page PT of the curation site. Each area of the trend word displayed on the top page PT has a function of linking to a page presenting related contents (information of the link destination embedded in the area). For example, on the viewer terminals 50 and 60 that browse the curation site, when the viewer or the viewer selects (for example, clicks or touches) any of the trend words displayed on the top page PT, the screen display is displayed. The page switches to the page that presents the content related to the trend word. In addition, the curation site is provided with tabs for displaying each page, and it is possible for the viewer to switch the page displayed on the screen by selecting the tab on the viewer terminals 50 and 60. be.

The pages that present the content related to the trend word are, for example, the page P1 that presents the content related to the trend 1st word, the page P2 that presents the content related to the trend 2nd word, and the trend 3rd page. A page P3 for presenting content related to the word is provided, and if there is a word in the 4th or higher trend, a new page is added. For example, on the viewer terminals 50 and 60 that browse the curation site, when the viewer or the viewer selects (for example, clicks or touches) any of the contents displayed on the page P1, the area where the contents are presented is presented. Based on the linked information embedded in, the linked page (for example, the page of the selected content on the content distribution site) is displayed on the browser.

The curation site generation unit 34 may create a web page so that the search results are classified and displayed according to, for example, the type of content on the curation site. For example, an area where titles and images such as news and columns are displayed and an area where thumbnails are displayed together with the title and description of video data may be provided.

Further, the curation site generation unit 34 may create a web page so that the information of the content having many input comments in the search result is displayed in a large size at the upper part of the screen. Since the content in which many comments are input is the content with a high degree of attention, it is possible to present the content of interest related to the trend word to the viewer.

Further, when the curation site generation unit 34 receives the second content information together with the content information, the curation site generation unit 34, for example, in the vicinity of the area for displaying the content related to the trend word, the content having common tag information or the common content. Information such as content posted by the distributor can be displayed.

As described above, according to the content distribution server and the content distribution system of the present embodiment, when searching for content with trend words included in the search word list, tags, comments, etc. entered after posting the content, etc. Since the text information and the text information such as the title and description of the content that can be modified after posting include the trend word, it is possible to search the past content related to the trend word. As a result, past content related to the trend word can also be presented to the viewer of the curation site.
By browsing the curation site based on the above search results, it is possible to avoid becoming a rut without expanding the viewing range of viewers and viewers, and content that is unexpected to viewers and viewers and the world It can provide an opportunity to meet the latest trends in content.

Next, an example of the operation of the content distribution server 20 described above will be described.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the operation of the content distribution server of the embodiment. Here, a case where the content posted from the distributor terminal 40 is viewed on the viewer terminal 50 and the input information is posted from the viewer terminal 50 will be described as an example.
The first acquisition unit 211 of the content distribution server 20 receives the first distribution data of the content posted from the distributor terminal 40 and transmits it to the generation unit 22.
The second acquisition unit 211 of the content distribution server 20 receives input information such as comments and tags input from the viewer terminal 50 for viewing the content, and transmits the input information to the generation unit 22.

The generation unit 22 inputs the input received from the second acquisition unit 211 into the first distribution data (including the data of the first character information related to the content posted from the distributor terminal) received from the first acquisition unit 211. The second distribution data associated with the information (including the data of the second character information posted from the viewer terminal that views the content after the posting from the distributor terminal) is stored in the storage unit 26 (step). SA1). At this time, the generation unit 22 can also transmit to the second distribution data distribution unit 23.

The third acquisition unit 213 of the content distribution server 20 receives the search word list from the curation site server 30 and transmits the search word list to the search unit 25 (step SA2).

The search unit 25 searches the storage unit for the second distribution data related to the trend word included in the search word list, and transmits the content information based on the searched second distribution data to the curation site server 30. (Step SA3). That is, the search unit 25 searches for the second distribution data in which the trend word is included in at least one of the first character information (content title, description, etc.) and the second character information (comment, tag, etc.). Content information based on the searched second distribution data is transmitted to the curation site server 30.

Next, an example of the operation of the curation site server 30 described above will be described.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the operation of the curation site server of the content distribution system of the embodiment.

The fourth acquisition unit 31 of the curation site server 30 acquires the latest trend word list from the search platform server 10 and transmits the trend word list to the fifth acquisition unit 32 (step SB1).

The fifth acquisition unit 32 acquires at least a part of the trend words included in the received trend word list as a search word list, and acquires content information related to the trend words included in the search word list from the content distribution server 20. (Step SB2). The fifth acquisition unit 32 transmits the acquired content information to the curation site generation unit 34.

The curation site generation unit 34 uses the received content information to generate data for the web page of the curation site and transmits it to the upload unit 35 (step SB3). The upload unit 35 uploads the received web page data on the network so that it can be viewed.

For example, when the content displayed on the web page is selected (clicked or contacted) while browsing the curation site on the viewer terminal 60, the distribution request of the selected content is curated from the viewer terminal 60. It is sent to the site server 30. The distribution request may include, for example, the identification information of the selected content and the identification information of the viewer terminal 60.

The sixth acquisition unit 33 of the curation site server 30 receives the distribution request transmitted from the viewer terminal 60, and transmits the distribution request to the content distribution server 20. The content distribution server 20 that has received the distribution request distributes the selected content to the viewer terminal 60. In this way, by selecting the content presented to the viewer on the curation site, the viewer can view the content that matches the latest trend word.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a content distribution server, a content search method, a content search program, and a content search program capable of presenting to the viewer a content that matches the latest trend word from the contents posted in the past, and A content distribution system can be provided.

In the above-described embodiment, the content distribution server and the curation site server have been described as separate configurations, but the content distribution server may have some or all of the functions of the curation site server. Even in that case, the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

Further, at least a part of the functions of the search platform server 10 may be included in the curation site server 30, for example. In that case, the list data of the trend word can be acquired by the function provided in the curation site server 30. Further, at least a part of the functions of the search platform server may be included in, for example, the video distribution server 20. In that case, the video distribution server 20 can acquire the trend word list data by the function of the video distribution server 20 and transmit the search result to the curation site server 30 periodically or in response to a request. ..

As an embodiment of the present invention, an aspect different from each of the above-described embodiments will be described below. Each of these aspects can be carried out independently, or may be carried out in combination with each of the above-described aspects of the present invention. All cases are included in the present invention.

[Arbitrariness of curation site operator and mode of displaying advertisements]
The curation site server 30 may be a server operated by the operator who operates the content distribution server 20 by himself / herself, or may use an external server in which the operator who operates the content distribution server 20 is not involved. It doesn't matter. If the operator who operates the content distribution server 20 operates the curation site server 30 by himself / herself, the user refers to the display contents of the curation site server 30 and uses the current trend word. However, knowing that the content distribution service operated by the same operator provides it, it operates to browse the content by clicking the display list, etc., so the viewing rate of this content distribution service increases, and this Operators can enjoy business benefits.

On the other hand, when the curation site server 30 is operated by a person other than the operator who operates the content distribution service to which the user is to be browsed, the curation site operator displays the curation site display screen. There is a merit that advertising revenue can be obtained from banner advertisements displayed on the server, and various other merits can be enjoyed. The above advertisement may display any random advertisement, but if the advertisement related to the trend word or the advertisement related to the content searched by the trend word is displayed on the display screen of the curation site, the advertising effect will be improved. Increasingly, curation site operators will be able to earn greater business benefits, such as greater advertising revenue. If the number of users of the content distribution site to be guided to browse is large, the number of viewers of the curation site is considered to be large, which is a great merit.
For example, if the trend word is "Shogi Holy War", the advertisement to be displayed on the curation site may be computer shogi software, shogi supplies such as shogi boards or shogi pieces, or books explaining past shogi holy wars. If it is a book that teaches shogi tactics, it may meet the needs of the browsing user and increase the number of ad hits (the number of clicks on the banner ad to view the content of the ad).

Therefore, in the same way as when the content is searched using the trend word on the content distribution server 20, various information such as text information, such as titles, abstracts, descriptions, and advertisements, are included in each advertisement data in advance. If it appears, include those stage names, etc., search for that information with trend words, and configure to select and display advertisements that have a high probability of hitting the user when displayed. Can be considered. Of course, when the operator of the content distribution service operates the curation site by himself / herself, it is possible to display the advertisement on the display screen of the curation site and enjoy the merits such as the advertisement revenue explained above. ..

[Select from multiple content distribution services to guide browsing]
The present invention typically guides a user who browses a curation site to a specific content distribution site, but there are many content distribution services at present. As a service that mainly distributes video content to paying members, for example, "U-NEXT"(https://www.video.unext.jp/lp/ppd_contents_h?cid=D33139&utm_medium=a_n&utm_campaign=a_n&adid=VC1&ITRACK_INFO=088581672402766126200722132253&m vc & vcptn = AAABc3aw7TllZv1lytqoGMC1), "Hulu"(https://www.hulu.jp/?cmp=347&utm_medium=cpa&utm_source=vc&utm_content=non&utm_term=affiliate&utm_campaign=JP_DM_Affiliate_Vc_non&waad=dIgzs8bv&vc_lpp=MSY5NTE4YzBlYjkzJjVmMTg0YmZhJjJhYTI0MiY1ZjNmZDhmYSZBQUFCYzNib3lNUmxadjFseXRxb0dNTDMmNAlBQUFCYzNib3lNUmxadjFseXRxb0dNTDMJMDg4NTI4NDU2MzAyNTMwMDY5MjAwNzIyMTQyMzU0CQlodHRwczovL21hZy5hcHAtbGl2LmpwL2FyY2hpdmUvODM4MDUvCQ),"Netflix" (https://www.netflix .com / jp /) or "Amazon
"Prime Video"(https://www.amazon.co.jp/Prime-Video/b/ref=as_li_ss_tl?node=3535604051&linkCode=sl2&tag=appliv-topics-22&linkId=67994ef7b61951c90ac8090cb07c8aec&language=ja_JP) There are many.
These content distribution services for paying members allow a viewer who is a user to post comments, tags, descriptions, etc., which are information to be searched in the present invention, as described above, after uploading the content. Although it does not necessarily have functions at this time, these distribution services often add functions, so for example, users can post their impressions on this distribution site and share it among users. It is conceivable that the present invention can be implemented by adding the "word-of-mouth" function. In this case, these "word-of-mouth" functions or other information posted by the user may be searched.

これら投稿動画サイトの多くは、ユーザーが文章を投稿してコンテンツの表示画面内あるいは表示画面外に表示し、各ユーザーが閲覧できるようにするコメント機能を備えており、ユーザーにより投稿された文章の情報などを検索することにより、本発明の各実施形態によれば、トレンドワードに合致したコンテンツをリスト表示してユーザーを閲覧誘導することが可能となる。

Many of these posted video sites have a comment function that allows users to post sentences and display them on or outside the content display screen so that each user can view them. By searching for information or the like, according to each embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to display a list of contents matching the trend word and guide the user to browse.

By the way, in the content distribution service for paying members described above, only paying members can browse the contents of the service. Also, as for the posted video sites explained earlier, each site has its own characteristics in terms of user base and content field, and it is considered that users may select and browse specific posted video sites. ..
In other words, the user who wants to browse the content may select a specific site and browse the content of that site depending on the circumstances such as whether he / she is a member or his / her preference.
Therefore, as one embodiment of the present invention, there is a method in which the curation site described above is specialized for a specific content distribution service and a curation service dedicated to the content distribution service is provided. For example, the curation site server 30 launches a curation site dedicated to Nico Nico Douga, and configures the curation site so that the content searched by the trend word and listed is limited to the posted videos of Nico Nico Douga. be able to.

Alternatively, as another embodiment, the curation site server 30 may be configured to be a curation site corresponding to the contents of a plurality of content distribution services. In this aspect, the curation site first displays the content of all the sites that can be displayed, regardless of the user's preference or membership status, and the user selects the content of the site that suits his or her preference. Alternatively, you may browse by selecting the content of the site that you can browse because you are a paid member. The curation site server 30 may allow the user to select the content distribution service from the selection button, or allows the user to register the content distribution service to be displayed on the curation site in advance so that the user can view or view the content. You may configure the curation site so that only the content of the site you want is displayed in the list.

The curation site server 30 is in the list when the contents of a plurality of sites are displayed in the list and the contents that the user is interested in cannot be viewed because the user has not yet registered as a member for the provided site. You may configure the curation site so that when you click on the content, you will jump to the page that guides you on how to join this content distribution site.

[Exclude information posted by users close to each other]
As explained earlier, the curation site is provided with the current trend word from the site that provides the other trend word, and the content including the trend word is held by the content distribution site. Select from to display in the browsing guidance list.
By the way, the site that provides the trend word has no restrictions on browsing, and any general user can browse and know the trend word. Therefore, if the distributor (poster) of a certain content or the content thereof When a fan who supports the game finds out that the current trend word is, for example, "Shogi Kisei Match" and posts a comment such as "I saw it in Shogi Kisei Match!" It may appear in the list of sites. Therefore, in order to prevent an action contrary to the original intention of the present invention of intentionally posting the current trend word and displaying specific content on the curation site, the search unit of the content distribution server 20 In 25, recently posted information such as comments may be excluded from the search target.
For example, in the search unit 25 of the content distribution server 20, post information after the time when a certain word is displayed in the list of curation sites is excluded from the search, or posts from the present time to a certain period of time, for example. Posts within 24 hours may be excluded from the search.
Further, the curation site server 30 may generate a web page of the curation site by excluding the content including the trend word in the recently posted comment or the like from the search result.

[Exclude posts older than a certain date]
The remarkable effect of the present invention is that "the user can easily see the content related to the current trend of Kotoba", so a hit was made by searching the posted information of the content in a certain Kotoba. Even in this case, if the posting date and time is old, the posting may not be used as the current trend word, and the effect of the present invention may be reduced. For example, even if the content is a search hit with the word "Shogi Kisei Match", if the comment is posted 10 years ago, there is a possibility that the content that is currently being talked about does not appear. There is.

Therefore, posted data whose posted date and time is older than a certain date, for example, data older than one year or older than one week may be excluded from the search.

[Search selection and display of content via word-of-mouth site]
As explained earlier, the content stored in the content distribution server receives information that can be posted by the user, such as comments, and stores it in association with the content.
On the other hand, sites that deliver so-called packaged content to users for a fee or free of charge, such as movies and TV dramas, do not have a function to accept so-called "word-of-mouth", which is the posting of impressions and support messages from users. There is.
By the way, on sites that do not distribute content, it is known that the above "word-of-mouth" is posted and used for browsing.
For example, "YAHOO! Movies" (https://movies.yahoo.co.jp/) allows general users to post their impressions of movie works and view them. In addition, "Channel Review" (https://www.ch-review.net/) also accepts word-of-mouth posts from general users for viewing and publishing TV programs.
Therefore, these reviews that are viewed and published by the word-of-mouth public site are searched, and if those reviews include trend words, the movie title or program name that the word-of-mouth is targeted for, the URL of the word-of-mouth information, etc. You may derive from and list on the curation site as described above.
With this configuration, even when the content distribution site and the posted information browsing site are separated, the effect of the present invention described above can be similarly achieved.

[Correspondence to trend words at the past time]
The OS (operating system) installed in the personal computer iMac (registered trademark) has a function called "time machine" (https://support.apple.com/ja-jp/HT201250). This time machine always backs up the recorded contents of the HDD (hard disk drive) attached to the main body of the personal computer together with the time information on the external HDD, and if a problem occurs in the main body of the personal computer, This is a function of loading readable data at an arbitrary time point from the backup HDD into the main body HDD and restoring the recording state of the personal computer at the arbitrary time point.
As one embodiment of the present invention, the search is performed using the trend word at any time in the past instead of the trend word at the present time, and browsing is guided to the content suitable for the trend word at any time in the past. May be good. When transmitting the list of trend words to the content distribution server 20, the curation site server 30 transmits, for example, in association with date and time information indicating what time the trend word is. The date and time information of the trend word may be information that specifies a period that goes back from the present to the past, such as 3 hours ago, yesterday, 2 weeks ago, 1 month ago, 6 months ago, 1 year ago, 5 years ago, and so on. Often, it may be information that specifically indicates a past date or time (eg, 0:00 on January 1, 2000). The search unit 25 of the content distribution server 20 can search the content including the trend word in comments, descriptions, etc. posted before the date and time based on the date and time information of the trend word.
Note that the post data to be searched on the content distribution server 20 may be configured so as not to set a limit, or only the post information posted further in the past than the past appointment as explained above. May be searched.

[Prediction of words that can be trend words]
Although it is not currently ranked in the top trend words such as the number of views and searches is increasing, the rate of increase is higher than that of Kotoba, which will be ranked in the top of the trend words with a high probability in the future. It may be predicted from the above or by using an AI method or the like, and the content may be browsed and guided by searching early.

[Display post information including trend words on the curation site]
When a user looks at a list of curated sites and tries to browse content related to a trend word, he asks, "How does this content have post information that mentions this trend word?" It is considered that there is a case where it is decided whether or not to browse the content by paying attention to the point.
Therefore, for example, the curation site generation unit 34 of the curation site server 30 posts the entire sentence or a part of the posted information hit in the search to a list of a certain trend word on the curation site. You may generate a curation site to display with the content that has been created. In this case, the curation site server 30 may acquire the full text of the posted information including the trend word from the content distribution server 20, and some sentences including the trend word such as the posted information may be acquired from the content distribution server 20. You may get it.

[Display the most viewed content at the top of the list]
When there is a lot of content with post information hit by a trend word, what order or priority should the curation site server 30 display the content in the curation site list? Various methods are possible.
For example, regardless of whether or not there is posted information that mentions a trend word, content that is originally viewed a lot is popular with users, and it is possible that there are many followers of the poster, so such popular content is ranked high. Listing can increase the satisfaction of the browsing user.
Or, conversely, if the content with the least number of views is ranked high or displayed in a random order, the user can enjoy encountering the content that is well matched to the current trend but has been buried until now. Be done.
Alternatively, in Nico Nico Douga, the content having a large total number of comments may be ranked high, or the content having a large number of comments including a trend word may be ranked high.
The curation site server 30 may set the priority order in a fixed manner, or a web page of the curation site is generated so that the browsing user can select it by a selection operation such as a pull button. May be good.

[Selection of search trend words according to user attributes]
Although one aspect of the present invention is that content can be selected according to trends in the world, trend words and the like may differ depending on user attributes such as age, gender, occupation, and region.
Therefore, the search may be performed using a trend word that is more suitable for the browsing user by registering these as user attributes in advance. In this case, the curation site server 30 may acquire a list of trend words for each user attribute from, for example, the search platform server 10.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be variously modified at the implementation stage without departing from the gist thereof. In addition, each embodiment may be carried out in combination as appropriate, in which case the combined effect can be obtained. Further, the above-described embodiment includes various inventions, and various inventions can be extracted by a combination selected from a plurality of disclosed constituent requirements. For example, even if some constituent requirements are deleted from all the constituent requirements shown in the embodiment, if the problem can be solved and the effect is obtained, the configuration in which the constituent requirements are deleted can be extracted as an invention.

10 ... Search platform server, 20 ... Content distribution server, 21 ... Receiver unit, 211 ... First acquisition unit, 212 ... Second acquisition unit, 213 ... Third acquisition unit, 22 ... Generation unit, 23 ... Distribution unit, 24 ... Distribution control unit, 25 ... Search unit, 26 ... Storage unit, 30 ... Curation site server, 31 ... 4th acquisition unit, 32 ... 5th acquisition unit, 33 ... 6th acquisition unit, 34 ... Curation site generation unit , 35 ... Upload section, 40 ... Distributor terminal, 50, 60 ... Viewer terminal

Claims (6)

A content distribution server that is connected to the distributor terminal and the viewer terminal so that it can communicate with each other.
An acquisition unit that acquires a list of multiple trend words,
And data of the first character information associated with the content posted from the distribution terminal, and data of the second character information posted from said viewer terminal to view the content later when posting from the distribution terminal The storage unit in which the distribution data including the above is stored, and here, the data of the first character information is the data posted from the distributor terminal.
Content including a search unit that searches for the distribution data in which the trend word is included in at least one of the first character information and the second character information, and transmits the content information of the searched distribution data. Delivery server. The second character information includes at least one of a tag and a comment.
The content distribution server according to claim 1, wherein the first character information includes at least one of a description explaining an outline of the content based on the distribution data and a title of the content. The content distribution server according to claim 1 or 2,
Get the trend word list from the search platform server
A content information acquisition unit that acquires the content information searched by the trend word included in the trend word list from the content distribution server, and a content information acquisition unit.
A content distribution system including a site generation unit that generates a web page that presents the content related to each of a plurality of the trend words using the content information, and a curation site server including the curation site server. Includes first-character information data related to the content posted from the distributor terminal and second-character information data posted from the viewer terminal that views the content after the posting from the distributor terminal. The distribution data is stored in the storage unit, and the data of the first character information is the data posted from the distributor terminal.
Get a list of multiple trend words
Content that searches the storage unit for the distribution data in which the trend word is included in at least one of the first character information and the second character information, and transmits the content information of the searched distribution data to the outside. retrieval method. Computer,
Includes first-character information data related to the content posted from the distributor terminal and second-character information data posted from the viewer terminal that views the content after the posting from the distributor terminal. A means for accumulating the distribution data in the storage unit, and here, the data of the first character information is the data posted from the distributor terminal.
How to get a list of multiple trend words,
A means for searching the storage unit for the distribution data in which the trend word is included in at least one of the first character information and the second character information, and transmitting the content information of the searched distribution data to the outside. A content search program that works. Computer,
Includes first-character information data related to the content posted from the distributor terminal and second-character information data posted from the viewer terminal that views the content after the posting from the distributor terminal. A means for accumulating the distribution data in the storage unit, and here, the data of the first character information is the data posted from the distributor terminal.
How to get a list of multiple trend words,
A means for searching the storage unit for the distribution data in which the trend word is included in at least one of the first character information and the second character information, and transmitting the content information of the searched distribution data to the outside. A computer-readable storage medium that records a content search program that works.

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