KR102173961B1 - Operating method of competition platform and participating method of competition - Google Patents

Abstract

A competition platform operation method and a competition participation method are provided. The contest platform operating method provides a user′s star point to a first artist selected by a user from among a plurality of artists belonging to a first tier. A first share of the selected first artist is provided to the user, and the first share is provided according to a first exchange rate with the star point. A first share of the selected first artist is provided to the user, and the first share is provided according to a first exchange rate with the star point. The user′s star point is provided to a second artist selected by the user among a plurality of artists belonging to a second tier higher than the first tier, and the second share of the selected second artist is provided to the user, wherein the second share is provided according to a second exchange rate with the star point, but the second exchange rate and the first exchange rate are different from each other.

Description

Operating method of competition platform and participating method of competition}

The present invention relates to a contest platform operating method and a contest participation method.

Currently, various audition programs are in operation to discover talents in entertainment. Applications are received from multiple applicants who wish to audition, and talents are selected through offline competition or expert evaluation.

However, since the audition program is made by broadcasting, a biased editing can be made by a large agency that has invested in broadcasting production. In addition, all applicants who participated in the public audition program are not given an equal chance to appear on the air. For example, applicants who belong to a large agency may be given more opportunities to appear on TV.

On the other hand, fans give expensive gifts to their favorite artists, or purchase artist music albums and related products. However, the fan's behavior is only a means of expressing affection for the artist he likes, and no material reward is given to the fan. In addition, fans show high interest in the artists and the entertainment industry themselves, but there is no way to invest in the artists themselves.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for operating a contest platform in which fans can invest in artists and the entertainment industry related to them, and artists can compete fairly in audition programs.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for participating in a contest in which fans can invest in artists and the entertainment industry related to them, and artists can compete fairly in audition programs.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

One aspect of the contest platform operating method of the present invention for achieving the above object is, in the contest platform operating method performed by a computing device, the user's star point is determined by the user among a plurality of artists belonging to the first tier. Provides to the selected first artist, and provides the user with a first share of the selected first artist, wherein the first share is provided according to a first exchange rate with the star point, and the user's star point, Provides to a second artist selected by the user among a plurality of artists belonging to a second tier higher than the first tier, and provides a second stake of the selected second artist to the user, wherein the second stake is Including that provided according to the second exchange rate with the star point, the second exchange rate and the first exchange rate are different from each other.

The profit of the selected first artist may further include giving a dividend to the user based on the first stake.

It may further include adjusting the first exchange rate by reflecting at least one of the winning rate, participation history, and investment history of the first artist.

If the cumulative amount of star points provided by the first artist belonging to the first tier is greater than a first criterion, the first artist may be promoted to the second tier.

Generate promotion points for the first artist belonging to the first tier, but if the cumulative amount of the promotion points of the first artist belonging to the first tier is greater than a second criterion, the first artist is selected as the second tier. You can promote it.

A plurality of users may vote to select the first artist, and generate promotion points by reflecting a result of a vote by the plurality of users.

A plurality of users vote to select the first artist through a contest page, or a plurality of users vote to select the first artist through the personal page of the first artist, but the result of voting through the contest page Is reflected in the promotion point as a first reflection ratio, the voting result through the personal page is reflected in the promotion point as a second reflection ratio, and the first reflection ratio and the second reflection ratio may be different from each other.

The generation of the promotion point may reflect in the promotion point how much video for the contest was viewed by the user just before voting.

Generating the promotion point may reflect at least one of the participation history of the first artist, the investment history, and the participation history and investment history of the user who voted to select the first artist in the promotion point.

It may further include providing star points to the plurality of users in exchange for voting actions.

The first artist may provide a star point to the artist shop in exchange for receiving services or goods from the artist shop.

The user may provide Star Points to the Star Mall in exchange for receiving services or goods from the Star Mall.

One aspect of the contest platform operating method of the present invention for achieving the above other task is, in a contest participation method performed by a computing device, a first artist is selected from among a plurality of artists belonging to the first tier to provide a star point And, a first stake of the selected first artist is provided, the first stake is provided according to a first exchange rate with the star point, and among a plurality of artists belonging to a second tier higher than the first tier Select a second artist to provide a star point, and receive a second stake of the selected second artist, the second stake is provided according to a second exchange rate with the star point, and the second exchange rate and The first exchange rate may be different.

It may further include adjusting the first exchange rate by reflecting at least one of the winning rate, participation history, and investment history of the first artist.

Details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a contest platform operating system according to some embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a method of operating a contest platform according to some embodiments of the present invention.
3 to 5 are diagrams for explaining an exemplary user interface used in the method of operating the contest platform of FIG. 2.
6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an economic system based on a method of operating a contest platform according to some embodiments of the present invention.
7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an industrial structure based on a method of operating a contest platform according to some embodiments of the present invention.
8 is a diagram for explaining the meaning of the exchange rate.
9 is a diagram for explaining an exchange rate that changes according to a situation.
10 is an exemplary block diagram for implementing a server of the contest platform operating system of FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments to be posted below, but may be implemented in a variety of different forms, and only these embodiments make the posting of the present invention complete, and common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to completely inform the scope of the invention to those who have it, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. The same reference numerals refer to the same components throughout the specification.

Although the first, second, etc. are used to describe various elements, components and/or sections, of course, these elements, components and/or sections are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, component or section from another element, component or section. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first element, the first element, or the first section mentioned below may be a second element, a second element, or a second section within the technical scope of the present invention.

The terms used in the present specification are for describing exemplary embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular form also includes the plural form unless specifically stated in the phrase. As used in the specification, "comprises" and/or "comprising" refers to the presence of one or more other components, steps, actions and/or elements, and/or elements, steps, actions and/or elements mentioned. Or does not exclude additions.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the present specification may be used as meanings that can be commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not interpreted ideally or excessively unless explicitly defined specifically.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, identical or corresponding components are assigned the same reference numerals and duplicated Description will be omitted.

In the present specification, "configured to (configured to)" is changed according to the situation, for example, hardware or software, "suitable for," "having the ability to," "... ," "made to," "can do," or "designed to" can be used interchangeably. In some situations, the expression "a device configured to" may mean that the device "can" along with other devices or parts. For example, the phrase “a processor configured (or configured) to perform A, B, and C” means a dedicated processor (eg, an embedded processor) for performing the operation, or by executing one or more software programs stored in a memory device. , May mean a general-purpose processor (eg, CPU or application processor) capable of performing corresponding operations.

A contest platform operating method according to some embodiments of the present invention is performed by a contest platform operating device, and the contest platform operating device is implemented with at least one computing device. The computing device may be implemented by, for example, at least one server (eg, a web server, an application server, a database server, a security management server, a communication server, a terminal server, etc.), but is not limited thereto. Does not.

Alternatively, the computing device may be implemented as a centrally managed data storage environment or a distributed data storage environment.

In another embodiment, the computing device is, for example, a desktop PC, laptop PC, netbook computer, workstation, PDA, portable multimedia player (PMP), smart phone, tablet PC, mobile phone, video phone, e-book reader, MP3 It may include at least one of a player, a medical device, a camera, or a wearable device. Here, the wearable device is an accessory type (e.g., watches, rings, bracelets, anklets, necklaces, glasses, contact lenses, or head-mounted-devices (HMD)), fabrics or clothing integrated (e.g., electronic clothing ), body-attached (for example, a skin pad or tattoo), or a bio-implantable circuit In some embodiments, the computing device is, for example, a television, a digital video disk (DVD) Player, audio, refrigerator, air conditioner, vacuum cleaner, oven, microwave, washing machine, air purifier, set-top box, home automation control panel, security control panel, media box (e.g. Samsung HomeSync ^TM , Apple TV ^TM , or Google TV) ^TM ), a game console (eg, Xbox ^TM , PlayStation ^TM ), an electronic dictionary, an electronic key, a camcorder, or an electronic frame.

In another embodiment, the computing device includes various medical devices (e.g., various portable medical devices (such as a blood glucose meter, heart rate meter, blood pressure meter, or body temperature meter), magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), etc.), CT (computed tomography), camera, or ultrasound), navigation device, global navigation satellite system (GNSS), event data recorder (EDR), flight data recorder (FDR), automobile infotainment device, marine electronic equipment (E.g., navigation devices for ships, gyro compasses, etc.), avionics, security devices, vehicle head units, industrial or home robots, drones, ATMs in financial institutions, point of sale (POS) in stores. of sales), or IoT devices (eg, light bulbs, various sensors, sprinkler devices, fire alarms, temperature controllers, street lights, toasters, exercise equipment, hot water tanks, heaters, boilers, etc.). According to some embodiments, the computing device may be a piece of furniture, a building/structure or a vehicle, an electronic board, an electronic signature receiving device, a projector, or various measuring devices (e.g., water, electricity, Gas, or a radio wave measuring device, etc.). In various embodiments, the computing device may be flexible or may be a combination of two or more of the various devices described above. The computing device according to the embodiment of the present document is not limited to the above-described devices. In this document, the term user may refer to a person using a computing device or a device (eg, an artificial intelligence computing device) using a computing device. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, identical or corresponding components are assigned the same reference numerals and duplicated Description will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a contest platform operating system according to some embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, at least one user (U1~Up, where p is a natural number of 1 or more), at least one artist (A1~Ag, where g is a natural number of 1 or more), at least one server (S1~ Sm (where m is a natural number of 1 or more) can be connected to each other. Users (U1 to Up), artists (A1 to Ag), and servers (S1 to Sm) may be implemented with at least one computing device.

The network includes both wired and wireless methods. In particular, wireless communication is, for example, LTE, LTE-A (LTE Advance), CDMA (code division multiple access), WCDMA (wideband CDMA), UMTS (universal mobile telecommunications system), WiBro (Wireless Broadband), or GSM Cellular communication using at least one of (Global System for Mobile Communications) and the like may be included. Or, the wireless communication, WiFi (wireless fidelity), LiFi (light fidelity), Bluetooth, Bluetooth low power (BLE), Zigbee (Zigbee), NFC (near field communication), magnetic secure transmission (Magnetic Secure Transmission), radio frequency ( RF), or a body area network (BAN). Alternatively, wireless communication may include GNSS. The GNSS may be, for example, a Global Positioning System (GPS), a Global Navigation Satellite System (Glonass), a Beidou Navigation Satellite System (hereinafter “Beidou”), or Galileo, the European global satellite-based navigation system. Wired communication is, for example, USB (universal serial bus), HDMI (high definition multimedia interface), RS-232 (recommended standard232), power line communication, or POTS (plain old telephone service), computer network (for example, LAN or WAN) and the like.

At least one server (S1 to Sm) is a subject for operating a contest platform to be described later. At least one artist (A1 to Ag) may be an individual, a band (boy band, girl band, performance band, etc.) participating in the contest through the contest platform. At least one user (U1 to Up) may vote for at least one artist (eg, A) they prefer through the contest platform.

In the contest method disclosed in the present specification, a plurality of artists (A1 to Ag) upload their own work for competition through online/mobile, and match at least two contest works on the contest platform. The contest proceeds through the matched contest works, and a number of users (U1~Up) vote for the favorite contest piece (that is, the favorite artist), and the contest wins or loses.

Hereinafter, a specific method of operating a contest platform will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 9.

2 is a diagram illustrating a method of operating a contest platform according to some embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a plurality of artists (A1 to Ag in FIG. 1) may be divided into a plurality of tiers (T1 to Tn, where n is a natural number greater than or equal to 1). For example, a number of artists (A1 to Ag in FIG. 1) may be classified from the lowest tier T1 to the highest tier Super Tier.

Artists entering the contest for the first time (for example, A) are in the lowest tier, T1. The artist A can participate in the contest by uploading at least one piece for his contest on the contest platform. Any work for the contest can be anything that appeals to one's own charm, such as moving pictures, still images, and sound sources. In addition, any method of appealing the charm can be any of the artist (A)'s song, dance, comedy, and storytelling. Artist (A) can upload one by one for the contest one by one, or can upload multiple contest pieces at once.

The contest platform (ie, a platform implemented by at least one computing device) matches a plurality of contest works of a plurality of artists (A1 to Ag) uploaded as described above. The selection of the contest works to be matched with each other may be made in a random method, or may be made in a method in which the matching criteria described later are reflected.

The contest platform matches, for example, two or more artists (A1 to Ag) for contest. In other words, two or more artists (A1~Ag) will compete through their respective contest works. Competitions may be held during a set duration of competition. For example, the competition time may last for 24 hours, and at least one of the competition time, the start time of the competition, and the end of the competition may be changed. For example, a contest may run longer at a higher tier (eg, Tn) than a lower tier (eg, T1). For example, tier T1 may be held for 12 hours, and tier Tn may be held for 48 hours.

The contest platform basically matches artists (eg A, B) belonging to the same tier (eg T1) with each other. In other words, artists (A, B) belonging to the same tier (T1) are confronted to receive the user's vote. In a limited manner, an artist belonging to a lower tier (eg, T1) (eg, A) may request a match against an artist belonging to a higher tier (eg, T3). For example, if an artist belonging to a lower tier (A) pays a high competition fee, it may be possible to compete with an artist belonging to a higher tier.

In addition, the contest platform may select an artist (A, B) to be matched (or an artist's contest work) in consideration of the voting pattern of the previous contest. For example, it may be matched by considering a voting pattern over time in a previous contest.

Voting patterns over time include, for example, a pattern in which the number of votes steadily rises from the beginning of voting, a pattern in which the number of votes rises rapidly from the beginning of voting, a pattern in which the number of votes steadily rises from the beginning of voting, and then the number of votes rises rapidly at a specific time, and voting starts It may be a pattern in which the number of votes rises in a cascade from the time point. In consideration of this voting pattern, artists (or artists' contest works) having a similar voting pattern can be matched. Since voting patterns over time may vary depending on the presence or absence of users (fans), specific actions of artists, etc., the fun of the contest can be enhanced by reflecting this.

After reviewing two or more contested works matched in this way (i.e., contested works) (e.g., contested works of A and B), a preferred artist (i.e., contested works) (e.g. For example, vote for either A or B). Users can view multiple contests in succession and continue voting. For example, a user votes for one of two contest pieces in a first contest through the contest page (see Fig. 4), then votes for one of the other two contest pieces in a second contest, followed by another contest in the third contest. You can vote for one of the other two contest works. The user's preference can be confirmed by voting for a contest piece that the user prefers in such a continuous contest.

Among artists (e.g., A, B) belonging to each tier (e.g., T1), an artist (e.g., A) that meets the preset promotion criteria is promoted to a higher tier (e.g., T2). It becomes (refer to drawing numbers 401-409).

Explaining the promotion criteria, if the accumulated amount of Star Points provided by the artist (A) belonging to each tier (for example, T1) is greater than the first standard, the artist is promoted to a higher tier (for example, T2). I can make it.

Users can purchase Starpoints using cash equivalents (cash, gift certificates, stocks, etc.). Alternatively, when the user votes, star points may be given to the user as a reward for the user's voting behavior. Although it will be described later with reference to FIG. 7, Star Point serves as a currency in the economic system described by the present invention.

Here, if the user provides a star point to the artist (A), in return, the user can receive the stake of the artist (A). The user becomes a shareholder of the artist (A) and can receive a dividend based on the share ratio of the profits the artist (A) gets. That is, when the user provides star points to the artist (A), it is not simply giving a gift to the artist (A). As the user becomes a shareholder of the artist A, the success of the artist A appears as the user's benefit. The fact that the artist (A) gets a lot of star points means that the fan base that supports the artist (A) is growing. Therefore, by promoting the artist A whose fan base has grown to a higher tier, it is possible to induce a fierce competition.

Explaining another promotion criterion, promotion points are created for each artist (A) belonging to each tier (for example, T1), and the accumulated amount of promotion points of the artist (A) belonging to each tier (T1) If it is greater than the second criterion, the artist may be promoted to a higher tier (eg, T2). Here, the promotion point may be generated by reflecting at least one of a voting result, a participation history of the artist A, and a participation history of a user who voted for the artist A.

The voting result refers to the cumulative amount of votes by the artist (A) from the user during the contest. For example, if you received 10,000 votes in the first contest, 20,000 votes in the second contest, and 30,000 votes in the third contest, 500 promotion points will be generated by reflecting the voting result (e.g., 1 point per 100 votes). I can.

Here, the promotion point may vary depending on which route the user voted. For example, the voting result through the contest page (see Fig. 4) is reflected as promotion points at the first reflection rate, and the voting result through the personal page (see Fig. 5) is reflected as promotion points at the second reflection rate, The first reflection ratio and the second reflection ratio may be different from each other.

The contest page is a page for users to watch and vote for a contest, and at least two contest videos are arranged. The platform provides the video for the contest to be posted on the contest page, and the user does not directly select the video for the contest.

The personal page is for individual artists, and the personal page contains the artist's ongoing contest. In other words, the user can enter the personal page of the preferred artist and participate in the contest of the preferred artist.

Here, the voting result through the contest page is reflected as the promotion point at the first reflection ratio, the voting result through the personal page is reflected as the promotion point at the second reflection ratio, and the first reflection ratio and the second reflection ratio are each other. can be different. For example, if a large number of users vote through the contest page and the artist receives 10,000 votes, the voting result is reflected at the first reflection rate (for example, calculated as 1 point per 100 votes) and 100 promotion points Can be created. On the other hand, if a large number of users vote through a personal page and the artist receives 10,000 votes, the voting result is reflected at the second reflection rate (for example, 0.9 points per 100 votes) and 90 promotion points are awarded. Can be created.

As described above, not only the contests of the preferred artists are displayed on the contest page, but the contests of multiple artists are displayed, so if a user votes through the contest page, the user will see the contested work of the voted artist itself. It is highly likely that they voted because they were considered excellent.

On the other hand, since only contests of specific artists (that is, the owner of the personal page) are shown on the personal page, the user would have voted because he liked the specific artist, rather than judged that the contested work of the voted artist was excellent and voted. high portential.

Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the voting through the contest page and the voting through the personal page differently.

However, which of the first reflection ratio and the second reflection ratio is designed to be higher may differ depending on the design direction of the platform. That is, for a fairer competition, it is preferable that the first reflection ratio is higher than the second reflection ratio, and for the purpose of securing a thick fan layer, the second reflection ratio is preferably higher than the first reflection ratio.

In addition, the promotion points may vary depending on when the user voted (that is, depending on the time of voting or how much video for the contest was viewed). For example, if a user has viewed and voted for a large portion of the contest video of two artists participating in the contest, the voting result is reflected as promotion points at the third rate, or if the user voted without viewing at all, the voting result Can be reflected as promotion points at the fourth rate of reflection. Here, the third reflection ratio and the fourth reflection ratio may be different from each other.

For example, if you vote without viewing two contest videos uploaded in a contest, the reliability of the voting result may be degraded. Alternatively, it may be an unconditional vote of a user (fan) for a specific artist.

On the other hand, if you vote after watching a large portion of the two contest videos uploaded in the contest, the reliability of the voting result is relatively high.

Therefore, when the user voted, it is necessary to influence the generation of promotion points.

In addition, by reflecting the participation history of the artist (A), it is possible to generate promotion points. The more artist (A) uploads works for the contest, the more artist (A) communicates with users, the more media (for example, Internet media (Naver, Google, YouTube, Daum) Etc.), TV, radio, etc.), the more advertisements of the artist (A), the more promotion points can be generated. For example, you can generate 100 points for each update of a contest piece, and 50 points for each advertisement for an artist can be generated.

In addition, by reflecting the investment history of the artist (A), it is possible to create a promotion point. In other words, the more Star Points an artist purchases and holds, the higher the promotion points can be.

The increase in the participation history of the artist (A) or the increase in investment history can be seen as the artist (A) being more actively immersed in the contest platform 591 according to some embodiments of the present invention. Accordingly, the artist (A) can be expected to rise to a higher tier.

In addition, promotion points may be generated in consideration of the participation history of the user who voted for the artist (A).

The participation history of the user who voted for the artist A may be, for example, participation in voting, evaluation of the artist, time spent on the platform, and the like. That is, the more participation in voting, the more evaluation of the artist, and the more staying on the platform, the more actively immersed in the contest platform 591, or more professionally active in the contest system. Thus, the voting of these immersive users can have more impact than the voting of those who do not. The votes of immersive users and those of non-immersive users need to be evaluated differently.

In addition, it is possible to generate promotion points in consideration of the investment history of the user who voted for the artist (A).

For example, the more star points a user purchases and holds, the more promotion points of the artist A voted by the user can be generated. That is, the upgrade point generated when a user's ticket with a high Star Point purchase history is received may be larger than the upgrade point generated when a user's ticket without a Star Point purchase history is received.

The increase in the user's participation history or the increase in the investment history can be seen as the user's more active immersion in the contest platform 591 according to some embodiments of the present invention. It can be expected that the artist (A) preferred by users with a large number of participation/investment history will rise to a higher tier.

When an artist rises to the highest tier due to a user (fan) vote, the contest platform artist can debut or create an artist's music album. The highest tier artists can be seen as having enough fandom because they are supported by many users through the contest platform (that is, through voting). Since such artist's debut can be expected to make a sufficient profit, it is possible to smoothly attract a separate investment for the debut.

3 to 5 are diagrams for explaining an exemplary user interface (UI) used in the method of operating the contest platform of FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 3, the user interface screen 110 may include user personal information 111, a contest list 112, a favorite video list 114, and the like.

User personal information 111 includes user's personal information (e.g., photo, phone number, email address, home address, etc.), user's preference information (e.g., what kind of music they like, what characteristics (appearance), etc.) , Musicality, tone, etc.), whether you like a performance-oriented performance, or a performance/song-oriented performance, etc.), a list of artists followed by the user, etc. Can include. The user's taste information may be directly input by the user, or may be the result of the user's analysis of previous voting information with artificial intelligence.

Contest list 112 includes a number of contests currently in progress. A plurality of contests displayed in the plurality of contest lists 112 may be randomly selected. Alternatively, with artificial intelligence, a number of contests that the user is expected to like may be selected. Here, a number of contests that are expected to have the user's liking may be selected using the aforementioned personal information 111 of the user or the user's previous voting information, but is not limited thereto.

The preferred video list 114 may include videos that the user previously preferred (eg, pressing like) and used in the contest. Alternatively, the preferred video list 114 may include videos of artists that the user follows or prefers.

The user may be moved to the competition page of FIG. 4, for example, by selecting one of a plurality of contests on the contest list 112.

Referring to FIG. 4, at least two artists (eg, artist A and artist B) may compete with each other on a contest page.

As shown, the video section 210 of artist A and the video section 211 of artist B may be arranged side by side. For example, when the user taps the video section 210, the video of artist A is played within the video section 210, and when the user taps the video section 211, the video of artist B is played within the video section 211. I can. Alternatively, videos of artists A and B may be sequentially played.

Also, the user can vote for either artist A or B. The user can select artist A by pressing the voting key 220 or select artist B by pressing the voting key 221. Users can vote at any time (at any point in time). For example, after viewing all of the videos of artists A and B, or in the middle of watching the videos of artists A and B, or after viewing only one of the videos of artists A and B, or even after viewing the videos of artists A and B. You can vote without seeing anything.

In addition, the user may give a star point to artist A by pressing the investment key 240 or may give a star point to artist B by pressing the investment key 241.

In addition, the user may press the private key 230 to move to the artist A's personal page (see FIG. 5), or press the private key 231 to move to the artist B’s personal page.

The user interface screen of FIG. 5 shows the artist's personal page. Referring to FIG. 5, the artist's personal page includes personal information 310 of the artist, a list of ongoing contests 320 of the artist, a current tier 330 of the artist, and a number of contest works of the artist. It may include a list 340, feature evaluation (not shown) for the corresponding artist, and the like.

Personal information 310 includes general information such as the artist's photo, height/weight/blood type, email address, etc., the artist's musical propensity (e.g., ballad, dance, rock), characteristics of the artist (appearance, musicality, Tone), features of the artist's contest (performance, performance/song, etc.), a follow number, a like/dislike number, and the like.

The contest list 320 shows contests if the artist is contesting with other artists. For example, one contest piece uploaded by a corresponding artist may be contested with a contest piece by a number of other artists. This is because the contested works of the artist are matched with the contests of many other artists. This is because it is possible to accurately grasp the level of the artist's contest work. This is to prevent the contested work of that artist from being highly evaluated because the contested work of another matched artist is not good (that is, because of good luck matching).

As described above, the user may vote through a personal page (ie, contest list 320).

The current tier 330 of the artist is shown, and the exchange rate at the current tier 330 (that is, the ratio of giving x shares of the artist when investing 1 star point for the artist) is started together. I can. The exchange rate may be changed by reflecting at least one of the current tier to which the artist belongs, the match win rate, participation history, and investment history. The exchange rate will be described later in detail with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

The list 340 may display a number of contest works uploaded by the corresponding artist to date.

In addition, although not shown separately, a section for evaluating the characteristics (or attractiveness) of the corresponding artist may be further provided. This section allows you to further evaluate the artist's appeal. For example, you can vote for musicality, visual, or attraction point. Specifically, musicality means singing ability, expressiveness, song preference, etc., visual means performance, fashion, stage composition, etc., and attraction point can mean appearance, personality, atmosphere, speech, etc. The result of evaluating the characteristics of the artist becomes a kind of indicator of ability, and can be used in the scalability of new song development, singer development propensity, and selection.

Alternatively, individual evaluations can be conducted for each contest piece uploaded by the artist.

Icons may also be used to facilitate user evaluation of artist/contest works. For example, musicality is represented by an ear-shaped icon, visual is an eye-shaped icon, and attractiveness is represented by a heart-shaped icon. As an evaluation of the artist/contest work, if the user judges that the musicality is good, he can click the ear-shaped icon.

6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an economic system based on a method of operating a contest platform according to some embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, when a user 592 purchases star points or votes (501), the contest platform 591 pays the star points to the user 592 (502). Starpoint can play a role of currency within the economic system based on the contest platform 591.

The user 592 may invest (512) Starpoints with a preferred artist 593. In return for the investment, the user 592 may acquire an interest in the artist 593 as much as the exchange rate (511).

The artist 593 can pay the competition participation fee to the competition platform 591 in order to participate in the competition (match) (561). Competition participation fee is subject to change according to various conditions. For example, in order to increase the participation rate, the competition participation fee may be 0 in a contest between artists of the lowest tier (T1). The higher the artist belongs to the tier, the higher the competition fee can be. Alternatively, if the artist 593 wants to compete with an artist belonging to a tier higher than the tier T1 to which it belongs (for example, T3), a high competition participation fee may be paid.

The contest platform 591 may provide star points to the artist 593 as a reward for the match (562). For example, if you win a contest, you may pay a preset star point, or if the number of contests exceeds a certain number, you may pay a preset star point. Starpoints awarded may be awarded different starpoints depending on the contestant (for example, depending on which tier the contestant belongs to (depending on whether the contested tier is higher or lower)).

The artist 593 provides a star point to receive a service from the artist shop 594 (551). The artist shop 594 is a variety of services for assisting artist activities, and may be, for example, a producer, a musician, a composer/arranger, a studio provider, a performance planner, a stylist, a music video producer, a choreographer, and the like. The artist shop 594 receives star points and provides professional services (552).

The artist shop 594 may request the platform 591 to settle the star point received from the artist 593 (542). The platform 591 pays the artist shop 594 as a cash asset (eg, cash, gift certificate, etc.) corresponding to Star Point (541).

On the other hand, the user 592 may pay Star Points to the Star Mall 595 and purchase goods/products of a preferred artist (521). Accordingly, the star mall 595 delivers the goods purchased by the user 592 to the user 592 (522).

In addition, assuming that the user 592 has a stake of a specific artist 593 at a predetermined ratio or more, the higher the stake value of the characteristic artist 593 (that is, the contest win rate of the specific artist 593) is If the set win rate is higher or the specific artist 593 is promoted to a preset high tier), the user 592 can purchase goods/products of the specific artist 593 at the star mall 595 at a lower cost. Alternatively, the star mall 595 may give the user 592 an opportunity to purchase special goods/products.

The star mall 595 may request the platform 591 to settle the star points received from the user 592 (531). The platform 591 pays the artist shop 594 as a cash asset (eg, cash, gift certificate, etc.) corresponding to Star Point (532).

Although not shown in the drawing, the artist shop 594 can purchase goods/products at the Star Mall 595 using the Star Points they have, and the Star Mall 595 can use the Star Points they have. The service can be purchased at the shop 594. Starpoints can be used between artist shops (594) or star malls (595).

7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an industrial structure based on a method of operating a contest platform according to some embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, in the related art, a user (fan) follows an artist belonging to a company (planning company) and purchases the artist's music albums and goods. Various services (training, stylist, SNS/marketing, PD, production, studio/choreography, composition, arrangement, management, etc.) are provided to artists centered on the company (planning company). In this structure, the user's behavior is only a means of expressing affection for the artist he likes, and no material reward is given to the fan.

However, in the economic system based on the contest platform according to some embodiments of the present invention, the user (fan) owns the stake in the artist. In addition, various services (for example, producers, performers, composers/arrangers, studio providers, performance planners, stylists, music video producers, choreographers) are not affiliated with or related to the company. As a result, it provides services to artists.

In summary, from a vertical economy system led by a company (planning company), it can be reorganized into an industrial structure centered on a platform led by users (fans).

Hereinafter, the exchange rate will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

8 is a diagram for explaining the meaning of the exchange rate. 9 is a diagram for explaining an exchange rate that changes according to a situation.

First, referring to FIG. 8, as described above, a user (fan) may provide a star point to a preferred artist. In exchange for receiving Star Points, the artist can provide the stake to the user (fan). Here, the amount of shares provided to the user (fan) may be adjusted according to the exchange rate.

For example, the star point (SP1) of the user (fan) (for example, U1) is selected by the user (U1) among a number of artists (A, B, etc.) belonging to the first tier (for example, T1). Provide to the selected first artist (eg, A). At this time, the first stake (EQ1) of the selected first artist (A) is provided to the user (U1), but the first stake (EQ1) is provided according to the first exchange rate (R1) with the star point (SP1). . For example, the first exchange rate R1 may be 16/1 (star points/equity), and if the user U1 provides 16 star points SP1 to the artist A, the user U1 Can acquire 1 stake in Artist (A).

In addition, the star point (SP2) of the user (for example, U2) is determined by the user (U2) among a number of artists (A2, B2) belonging to the second tier (T2) higher than the first tier (T1). It is provided to the selected second artist A2.

The second stake (EQ2) of the selected second artist (A2) is provided, and the second stake (EQ2) is provided according to the second exchange rate (R2) with the star point (SP2). Here, the second exchange ratio R2 and the first exchange ratio R1 may be different from each other. For example, the second exchange rate R2 may be 20/1 (star points/equity), and if the user U2 provides 20 star points SP2 to the artist A2, the user U2 Can acquire 1 stake in artist (A2).

That is, when the artist (eg, A) is in a higher tier (eg, T2) than when the artist (eg, A) is in a lower tier (eg, T1), the stake value of the artist (A) increases. The ratio when in the higher tier (T2) (eg, 20/1) is higher than the ratio when in the lower tier (T1) (eg, 16/1). In other words, if a user (fan) wants to own 1 stake in artist (A), then artist (A) will be on a higher tier (e.g. T2) than when he is on a lower tier (e.g. T1). When you have to pay more Star Points.

Meanwhile, the exchange ratios R1 and R2 may be fixed values (eg, 16/1, 20/1, etc.) for each tier, or may be values that change according to circumstances.

Here, referring to FIG. 9, for example, the basic exchange rate in the first tier (T1) is the first basic exchange rate (FR1), and the basic exchange rate in the second tier (T2) is the second basic exchange rate. (FR2). That is, the exchange rate of the artist who first belongs to the first tier T1 may be the first basic exchange rate FR1. In addition, the exchange rate of the artist who first promoted from the first tier (T1) to the second tier (T2) may be the second basic exchange rate (FR2).

By the way, as shown in FIG. 9, according to the change of the situation, for example, by reflecting at least one of the match win rate, participation history, and investment history of the artist (A), the first exchange rate (R1) will be adjusted. I can.

As artist A's match win rate increases, the exchange rate may gradually increase.

In addition, as the participation history of the artist (A) increases, the exchange rate may gradually increase. In other words, the more artists (A) upload works for the contest, the more artists (A) communicate with users, the more different media (for example, Internet media (Naver, Google, YouTube)). , Daum, etc.), TV, radio, etc.) The more the artist (A) advertises, the higher the exchange rate may be.

In addition, as the artist (A) has more investment history, the exchange rate may gradually increase. In other words, the more an artist purchases and holds Star Points, the higher the exchange rate can be.

The increase in the participation history of the artist (A) or the increase in investment history can be seen as the artist (A) more actively immersing in the contest platform 591. Accordingly, the artist (A) can be expected to rise to a higher tier. In this case, the exchange rate can be further increased.

In addition, the first exchange rate R1 of the artist belonging to the first tier T1 may be adjusted between the first basic exchange rate FR1 and the second basic exchange rate FR2. Depending on the design, the first exchange rate (R1) of an artist belonging to the first tier (T1) may be lower than the first basic exchange rate (FR1) or higher than the second basic exchange rate (FR2). It can be adjusted between the 1 basic exchange rate (FR1) and the second basic exchange rate (FR2). If the artist's first exchange rate (R1) is lower than the first basic exchange rate (FR1), the artist's willingness to participate in the contest can be discouraged. This is because the purpose of doing so may be diluted.

In Figs. 8 and 9, the exchange rate at the first tier (T1) and the second tier (T2) is described, but the exchange rate at other tiers (for example, T3, T4) is applied in substantially the same manner. It is obvious to those skilled in the art.

10 is an exemplary block diagram for implementing a server of the contest platform operating system of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 10, in the contest platform operating system according to some embodiments of the present invention, a server (eg, S1) includes a processor 620, a communication module 630, a memory 640, a bus 650, and It may include an input/output interface and the like.

By the bus 650, various components such as the processor 620, the communication module 630, and the memory 640 may be connected and communicated with each other (ie, control message transfer and data transfer).

The processor 620 may include one or more of a central processing unit, an application processor, and a communication processor. The processor 620 may control other components and/or perform operations or data processing related to communication.

The memory 640 may be a volatile memory (eg, DRAM, SRAM, or SDRAM) and/or a nonvolatile memory (eg, one time programmable ROM (OTPROM), PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, mask ROM, flash ROM, Flash memory, PRAM, RRAM, MRAM, hard drive, or solid state drive (SSD)). The memory 640 may include an internal memory and/or an external memory. The memory 640 may store commands or data related to at least one other component. Further, the memory 640 may store software and/or programs. The program may include, for example, a kernel, middleware, an application programming interface (API), and/or an application program (or "application"). At least a portion of the kernel, middleware, or API may be referred to as an operating system.

The memory 640 stores instructions for performing the contest platform operating method described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. For example, in a competition platform operating method performed by a computing device, a star point of a user is provided to a first artist selected by the user among a plurality of artists belonging to a first tier, and the selected first artist is provided to the user. 1 Provides a first stake of an artist, wherein the first stake is provided according to a first exchange rate with the star point, and the star point of the user is a plurality of members belonging to a second tier higher than the first tier. Providing to a second artist selected by the user among artists, and providing a second stake of the selected second artist to the user, wherein the second stake is provided according to a second exchange rate with the Starpoint It includes, but includes instructions indicating that the second exchange rate and the first exchange rate are different from each other.

The communication module 630 allows a server (eg, S1) to communicate with other servers (eg, S1 to Sm), users (U1 to Up), artists (A1 to Ag), and the like via a network.

The term "module" used herein includes a unit composed of hardware, software, or firmware, and may be used interchangeably with terms such as logic, logic blocks, parts, or circuits. The "module" may be an integrally configured part or a minimum unit or a part of which performs one or more functions. "Modules" can be implemented mechanically or electronically, for example, known or future development, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chips, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or It may include a programmable logic device. At least some of an apparatus (eg, modules or functions thereof) or a method (eg, operations) according to various embodiments may be implemented as instructions stored in a computer-readable storage medium in the form of a program module. When the command is executed by a processor, the processor may perform a function corresponding to the command. Computer-readable recording media include hard disks, floppy disks, magnetic media (e.g. magnetic tape), optical recording media (e.g. CD-ROM, DVD, magnetic-optical media (e.g. floppy disk)), internal memory, etc. The instruction may include a code generated by a compiler or a code executable by an interpreter A module or program module according to various embodiments may include at least one or more of the above-described components, or , Some may be omitted, or other components may be further included Operations performed by modules, program modules, or other components according to various embodiments may be sequentially, parallel, repetitively or heuristically executed, or at least Some operations may be executed in a different order, omitted, or other operations may be added.

Although not described as a separate drawing, the user (eg, U1) or the artist (eg, A1) includes a processor, communication module, memory, bus, display, input/output interface, etc., similar to the configuration of the server can do.

The memory of the user (eg, U1) stores instructions for performing the contest platform participation method described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. For example, in a contest participation method performed by a computing device, a first artist is selected from among a plurality of artists belonging to a first tier to provide a star point, and a first stake of the selected first artist is provided, The first stake is provided according to a first exchange rate with the star point, and a second artist is selected from among a plurality of artists belonging to a second tier higher than the first tier to provide a star point. 2 Receive a second stake of the artist, the second stake is provided according to a second exchange rate with the Starpoint, but includes instructions indicating that the second exchange rate and the first exchange rate are different from each other. .

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the above and the accompanying drawings, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. You can understand that there is. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not limiting.

A1~Ag: At least one artist
S1~Sm: at least one server
U1~Up: at least one user

Claims (14)

In the competition platform operating method performed by a computing device,
Providing the user's star point to a first artist selected by the user among a plurality of artists belonging to the first tier,
Provides the user with a first share of the selected first artist, wherein the first share is provided according to a first exchange rate with the Star Point,
Providing the user's star point to a second artist selected by the user among a plurality of artists belonging to a second tier higher than the first tier, and
Providing the user with a second stake of the selected second artist, wherein the second stake is provided according to a second exchange rate with the Star Point,
The second exchange rate and the first exchange rate are different from each other,
Generate promotion points for the first artist belonging to the first tier, but if the cumulative amount of the promotion points of the first artist belonging to the first tier is greater than a second criterion, the first artist is selected as the second tier. Promote it,
A plurality of users vote to select the first artist through a contest page, or a plurality of users vote to select the first artist through the personal page of the first artist, but the result of voting through the contest page Is reflected in the promotion points as a first reflection ratio, and the voting result through the personal page is reflected in the promotion points as a second reflection ratio, and the first reflection ratio and the second reflection ratio are different from each other. Operating method. The method of claim 1,
For the profit of the selected first artist, further comprising giving a dividend based on the first stake to the user, the contest platform operating method. The method of claim 1,
The contest platform operating method further comprising adjusting the first exchange rate by reflecting at least one of the match win rate, participation history, and investment history of the first artist. The method of claim 1,
When the accumulated amount of star points provided by the first artist belonging to the first tier is greater than a first criterion, the first artist is promoted to the second tier. delete delete delete In the competition platform operating method performed by a computing device,
Providing the user's star point to a first artist selected by the user among a plurality of artists belonging to the first tier
Provides the user with a first share of the selected first artist, wherein the first share is provided according to a first exchange rate with the Star Point,
Providing the user's star point to a second artist selected by the user among a plurality of artists belonging to a second tier higher than the first tier, and
Providing a second stake of the selected second artist to the user, wherein the second stake is provided according to a second exchange rate with the Star Point,
The second exchange rate and the first exchange rate are different from each other,
Generate promotion points for the first artist belonging to the first tier, but if the cumulative amount of the promotion points of the first artist belonging to the first tier is greater than a second criterion, the first artist is selected as the second tier. Promote it,
Multiple users vote to select the first artist, and generate promotion points by reflecting the voting results by the multiple users, but reflect in the promotion points how many videos for the contest the user watched immediately before voting. , How to operate the contest platform. The method of claim 1 or 8,
Generating the above promotion points,
A contest platform operating method that reflects at least one of the participation history of the first artist, the investment history, and the participation history and investment history of a user who voted to select the first artist in promotion points. The method of claim 1 or 8,
In return for the voting action to the plurality of users, further comprising providing a star point, contest platform operating method. The method of claim 1 or 8,
The first artist provides a star point to the artist shop in exchange for receiving services or goods from the artist shop, a contest platform operating method. The method of claim 1 or 8,
The user provides a star point to the star mall in exchange for receiving services or goods from the star mall, a contest platform operating method. In the contest participation method performed by a computing device,
Starpoints are provided by selecting the first artist from among a number of artists belonging to the first tier,
A first stake of the selected first artist is provided, the first stake is provided according to a first exchange rate with the star point,
Selecting a second artist from among a plurality of artists belonging to a second tier that is higher than the first tier and providing a star point,
A second stake of the selected second artist is provided, and the second stake is provided according to a second exchange rate with the Star Point,
The second exchange rate and the first exchange rate are different from each other,
Vote to select the first artist through the contest page, or vote to select the first artist through the personal page of the first artist, but the voting result through the contest page is the first reflection ratio. 1 is reflected in the promotion point for the artist, and the second rate of reflection of the voting result through the personal page is reflected in the promotion point for the first artist, the first reflection rate and the second reflection rate are different from each other. When the cumulative amount of the promotion points of the first artist belonging to the first tier is greater than a second criterion, the first artist is promoted to the second tier. The method of claim 13,
The contest participation method further comprising adjusting the first exchange rate by reflecting at least one of the match win rate, participation history, and investment history of the first artist.

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