WO2023037777A1

WO2023037777A1 - Program, information processing device and method

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Publication number: WO2023037777A1
Application number: PCT/JP2022/028860
Authority: WO
Inventors: 文忠直江
Original assignee: ジャングルＸ株式会社
Priority date: 2021-09-08
Filing date: 2022-07-27
Publication date: 2023-03-16
Also published as: JP2023039035A; JP7148101B1; JP2023039446A

Abstract

A server 20 of a betting service providing system 1 comprises, as the function thereof; a game information acquisition module 2033 which acquires information about the current sport game; a game information providing module 2034 which provides a user with the game information; a text information generation module 2035 which generates text information pertaining to betting from the information about the game that is currently in play; a voice information providing module 2037 which provides the user with voice information based on the text information pertaining to betting; a betting reception module 2038 which receives, through a user's voice, a response input with respect to the voice information pertaining to the betting; and an information providing customization module 2040 which changes, for each user, the text information pertaining to the betting.

Description

Program, information processing device and method

The present disclosure relates to a program, an information processing device, and a method.

Conventionally, the results of sports competitions have been subject to betting. This betting target includes, for example, horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing, and auto racing. Also disclosed is a technique for accepting online betting on the results of sports competitions via the Internet.

Patent Document 1 discloses a technology for providing information via online regarding betting targets such as sports competitions and accepting betting.

JP 2020-135366 A

By the way, the provision of information about sports competitions, etc., which is the target of betting (not necessarily the target of betting), has traditionally been provided visually. For example, live broadcasts of sporting events provide video information and image information (still images) of the sporting events, as well as various types of information such as scores, times, and athletes of the sporting events. In addition, if information about betting is also provided through vision, the information provided depends on vision, which increases the burden on the user's vision. As a result, the user's experience leaves the impression that "it was fun, but I was tired".

Therefore, in this disclosure, a technique for providing information on betting through voice information will be described.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a program is provided that is executed by a computer that includes a processor and a memory to provide betting services. The memory stores past competition information in real or virtual sports competitions that are betting targets. The program instructs the processor to obtain current competition information for the sports competition and to generate text information regarding betting on the sports competition from the current competition information for the sports competition based on past competition information for the sports competition. providing audio information about betting to a user who receives betting services based on the text information about betting; receiving betting from the user; betting by the user based on the result of a sports competition and changing textual information about betting for each user who provides voice information.

According to the present disclosure, text information regarding betting on sports competitions is generated, and based on this, voice information regarding betting is provided to the user. This makes it possible to provide information about betting through voice information.

1 is a configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of a betting service providing system 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the terminal device 10 that constitutes the betting service providing system 1 of Embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of server 20 configuring betting service providing system 1 of Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing data structures of a sports competition database 2021 and an occurrence event database 2022 stored by the server 20. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the data structure of a user database 2023 stored by the server 20. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of game information acquisition processing by the betting service providing system 1 of Embodiment 1. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of betting acceptance processing by the betting service providing system 1 of Embodiment 1. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of voice provision customization processing by the betting service providing system 1 of Embodiment 1. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a game information providing screen displayed on the terminal device 10. FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of acceptance of betting by the terminal device 10. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a server 20 that configures the betting service providing system 1 of Embodiment 2; FIG.

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are given the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, a detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

<Overview>
A betting service providing system according to the present disclosure will be described below. This betting service providing system is a system for distributing and providing, as a web service, a betting (betting) service for sports competitions that are actually taking place or virtual sports competitions called virtual sports. . Here, the sports competitions that are actually held are specifically competitions such as baseball, soccer, and horse racing. It should be noted that so-called e-sports may be included in sports competitions that are actually performed. E-sports are competitions of computer games and video games (games that are not limited to devices used, such as PCs (Personal Computers), home game machines, mobile applications, VR, etc.). Among e-sports, for example, there are games that are actual sports competitions, and games that are newly created virtual sports competitions and are operated by human players (in the case of competition, competition The counterpart may be a computer simulation). In addition, virtual sports are virtual sports competitions that imitate real sports competitions or newly created virtual sports competitions that are played virtually under certain rules and algorithms through computer simulations. It is what is done. In this virtual sport, virtual players based on data simulating athletes, etc. in actual sports competitions, or virtual players based on data generated by users under certain rules are played by computers. It is configured to perform a competition by simulation.

In addition, in the betting service providing system according to the present disclosure, the target of betting is not only the result of the game or competition itself, but also betting on the player's actions in the game or competition and the result of the event that shows the result of that action. Here, the event is, for example, an action such as a hit, a home run, or an out in baseball, or an action such as a shot, a goal, or a save of a shot in soccer. It may also include the subject of the action, who (or team) performed the action. For example, a plurality of options are generated for the result of such a game or competition, or the result of an action, odds (expected payout rate) for each option are calculated based on a predetermined algorithm, and betting on the options is accepted. A betting service providing system according to the present disclosure is a system that accepts such betting as a web service, and is a system that is provided as a so-called SaaS (Software as a Service) as a web service by, for example, a cloud server. Alternatively, the betting service providing system according to the present disclosure includes smartphones, tablets, notebook PCs (Personal Computers), game machines, VR devices that display virtual reality spaces, and AR devices that realize augmented reality spaces that are compatible with mobile communication systems. , or may be implemented by a terminal device such as an MR device that implements a mixed reality space.

Here, regarding regular sports competitions, etc., information is conventionally provided to those who are not at the venue where the competition is actually being held, through vision via television or the Internet. For example, live broadcasts of sporting events provide video information and image information (still images) of the sporting events, as well as various types of information such as scores, times, and athletes of the sporting events. Therefore, when trying to provide a betting service as described above, in addition to providing information on sports competitions, if information on betting is also provided through vision, the information provided depends on vision. In such a mode, the burden on the user's vision increases, and the user's experience leaves the impression that "it was fun, but I was tired." The reason for this impression is that it is busy and not easy to understand because it is necessary to visually refer to various information such as scores, times, players, etc. of the sports competition and betting information alternately. It is mentioned as.

For this reason, the betting service providing system according to the present disclosure acquires current (real-time) competition information of sports competitions and generates text information regarding betting. Based on this text information, voice information regarding betting is provided to the user, and betting is accepted by the user's voice. Therefore, it is possible to provide information about betting through voice information. This makes it possible to separate information that needs to be grasped at all times (as visual information), such as scores, times, players, etc., from the information related to betting. It is possible to provide a user experience that does not rely on it, reduces visual and brain burden, and complements visual information with audio information.

In addition, providing audio information about betting to the user and providing a user experience that separates visual information and audio information reduces the burden on the visual and brain. , the amount of information that can be provided in a given time unit tends to decrease. Furthermore, there is also a demerit that complex operations using the terminal device as described above and information retrieval cannot be performed based on visual information. Therefore, in the betting service providing system according to the present disclosure, text information related to betting can be changed for each user based on the user's past usage status, and only necessary information can be provided (customized). It's becoming Also, for example, the language in which voice information is provided to the user is automatically identified from the user's uttered language and changed to suit the user. Therefore, based on the usage status of the user, betting information that is considered to match the user's preference and usage mode is provided. This makes it possible to provide services that are easy for users to use.

It should be noted that what the user of the betting service providing system bets may be the legal currency itself, such as cash, or a predetermined value that can be exchanged for legal currency, such as various points or crypto assets. This value may be recorded as a tradable token on the blockchain, or redeemable for fiat currency. This facilitates betting settlement.

<First embodiment>
The betting service providing system 1 will be described below. In the following description, for example, when the terminal device 10 accesses the server 20 , the server 20 responds with information for generating a screen on the terminal device 10 . The terminal device 10 generates and displays a screen based on information received from the server 20 .

<1 Overall Configuration of Betting Service Providing System 1>
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of a betting service providing system 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the betting service providing system 1 includes a plurality of terminal devices (terminal device 10A and terminal device 10B are shown in FIG. 1; hereinafter collectively referred to as "terminal device 10"). and the server 20 . The terminal device 10 and the server 20 are connected via a network 80 so as to be able to communicate with each other. Network 80 is configured by a wired or wireless network.

The terminal device 10 is a device operated by each user. The terminal device 10 is implemented by a mobile terminal such as a smart phone or a tablet compatible with a mobile communication system. In addition, the terminal device 10 may be, for example, a portable notebook PC (Personal Computer) or a laptop PC. A user who operates the terminal device 10 is a person who places bets on the results of sports competitions in the betting service providing system 1 , for example, a person who is registered as a member of the betting service providing system 1 .

The terminal device 10 is communicably connected to the server 20 via the network 80 . The terminal device 10 includes a wireless base station 81 compatible with communication standards such as 4G, 5G, and LTE (Long Term Evolution), and a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) standard such as IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11. It is connected to the network 80 by communicating with a compatible communication device such as a wireless LAN router 82 . As shown as terminal device 10B in FIG.

The communication IF 12 is an interface for inputting and outputting signals for the terminal device 10 to communicate with an external device. The input device 13 is an input device (for example, a touch panel, a touch pad, a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, etc.) for receiving an input operation from a user. The output device 14 is an output device (display, speaker, etc.) for presenting information to the user. The memory 15 temporarily stores programs and data processed by the programs, and is a volatile memory such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory). The storage unit 16 is a storage device for storing data, and is, for example, a flash memory or a HDD (Hard Disc Drive). The processor 19 is hardware for executing an instruction set described in a program, and is composed of arithmetic units, registers, peripheral circuits, and the like.

The server 20 is a device that accepts betting inputs from users and distributes and provides betting services as web services. The server 20 also calculates odds (expected dividend rate) in the betting service.

The server 20 is a computer connected to the network 80. The server 20 includes a communication IF 22 , an input/output IF 23 , a memory 25 , a storage 26 and a processor 29 .

The communication IF 22 is an interface for inputting and outputting signals for the server 20 to communicate with external devices. The input/output IF 23 functions as an interface with an input device for receiving input operations from the user and an output device for presenting information to the user. The memory 25 temporarily stores programs and data processed by the programs, and is a volatile memory such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory). The storage 26 is a storage device for storing data, such as flash memory or HDD (Hard Disc Drive). The processor 29 is hardware for executing an instruction set described in a program, and is composed of arithmetic units, registers, peripheral circuits, and the like.

<1.1 Configuration of terminal device 10>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the terminal device 10 that constitutes the betting service providing system 1 of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 10 includes a plurality of antennas (antenna 111, antenna 112), wireless communication units (first wireless communication unit 121, second wireless communication unit 122) corresponding to each antenna, and an operation unit. Reception unit 130 (including touch-sensitive device 131 and display 132), audio processing unit 140, microphone 141, speaker 142, position information sensor 150, camera 160, storage unit 170, and control unit 180 including. The terminal device 10 also has functions and configurations not particularly shown in FIG. 2 (for example, a battery for retaining power, a power supply circuit for controlling power supply from the battery to each circuit, etc.). As shown in FIG. 2, each block included in the terminal device 10 is electrically connected by a bus or the like.

The antenna 111 radiates the signal emitted by the terminal device 10 as radio waves. Antenna 111 also receives radio waves from space and provides a received signal to first wireless communication section 121 .

The antenna 112 radiates the signal emitted by the terminal device 10 as radio waves. Antenna 112 also receives radio waves from space and provides a received signal to second wireless communication section 122 .

The first wireless communication unit 121 performs modulation/demodulation processing and the like for transmitting and receiving signals via the antenna 111 in order for the terminal device 10 to communicate with other wireless devices. The second wireless communication unit 122 performs modulation/demodulation processing and the like for transmitting and receiving signals via the antenna 112 so that the terminal device 10 communicates with other wireless devices. The first radio communication unit 121 and the second radio communication unit 122 are communication modules including a tuner, an RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) calculation circuit, a CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) calculation circuit, a high frequency circuit, and the like. The first radio communication unit 121 and the second radio communication unit 122 perform modulation/demodulation and frequency conversion of radio signals transmitted/received by the terminal device 10 and provide received signals to the control unit 180 .

The operation accepting unit 130 has a mechanism for accepting user input operations. Specifically, operation accepting unit 130 is configured as a touch screen and includes touch-sensitive device 131 and display 132 . Note that the operation reception unit 130 may be configured with, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like.

The touch-sensitive device 131 accepts input operations of the user of the terminal device 10 . The touch-sensitive device 131 detects the user's touch position on the touch panel by using, for example, a capacitive touch panel. The touch-sensitive device 131 outputs a signal indicating the user's touch position detected by the touch panel to the control unit 180 as an input operation.

The display 132 displays data such as images, moving images, and text under the control of the control unit 180 . The display 132 is implemented by, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display.

The audio processing unit 140 modulates and demodulates the audio signal. Audio processing unit 140 modulates the signal supplied from microphone 141 and supplies the modulated signal to control unit 180 . Also, the audio processing unit 140 provides an audio signal to the speaker 142 . The audio processing unit 140 is implemented by, for example, a processor for audio processing. Microphone 141 receives a voice input and provides voice signal corresponding to the voice input to voice processing section 140 . The speaker 142 converts the audio signal provided from the audio processing unit 140 into audio and outputs the audio to the outside of the terminal device 10 .

The position information sensor 150 is a sensor that detects the position of the terminal device 10, and is, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) module. A GPS module is a receiving device used in a satellite positioning system. The satellite positioning system receives signals from at least three or four satellites, and detects the current position of the terminal device 10 equipped with a GPS module based on the received signals.

The camera 160 is a device for receiving light with a light receiving element and outputting it as a captured image. The camera 160 is, for example, a depth camera that can detect the distance from the camera 160 to the subject.

The storage unit 170 is configured by, for example, a flash memory or the like, and stores data and programs used by the terminal device 10 . In one aspect, storage unit 170 stores user information 171 .

The user information 171 is information of a user who uses the terminal device 10 to bet on the results of sports competitions, which is a function of the betting service providing system 1 . The user information includes information for identifying the user (user ID), password, user's name, name, pseudonym, and the like.

The control unit 180 controls the operation of the terminal device 10 by reading the program stored in the storage unit 170 and executing the instructions included in the program. The control unit 180 is, for example, an application installed in the terminal device 10 in advance. The control unit 180 functions as an input operation reception unit 181, a transmission/reception unit 182, a data processing unit 183, and a notification control unit 184 by operating according to a program.

The input operation accepting unit 181 performs processing for accepting user's input operations to the input device such as the touch sensitive device 131 . The input operation reception unit 181 determines whether the user's operation is a flick operation, a tap operation, a drag ( swipe) operation is determined. Further, the input operation reception unit 181 performs processing for receiving the user's voice from the microphone 141 .

The transmission/reception unit 182 performs processing for the terminal device 10 to transmit and receive data to and from an external device such as the server 20 according to a communication protocol.

The data processing unit 183 performs processing according to a program to perform calculations on the data input by the terminal device 10, and outputs the calculation results to a memory or the like.

The notification control unit 184 performs processing for presenting information to the user. The notification control unit 184 performs processing for displaying a display image on the display 132, processing for outputting sound to the speaker 142, processing for causing the camera 160 to vibrate, and the like.

<1.2 Functional Configuration of Server 20>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the server 20 that constitutes the betting service providing system 1 of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3 , the server 20 functions as a communication section 201 , a storage section 202 and a control section 203 .

The communication unit 201 performs processing for the server 20 to communicate with an external device.

The storage unit 202 stores data and programs used by the server 20. The storage unit 202 stores a sports competition database 2021, an occurrence event database 2022, a user database 2023, and the like.

The sports competition database 2021 is a database for holding information related to sports competitions that are betting targets in the betting service providing system 1, such as categories and dates of sports competitions, and competition information of sports competitions. Details will be described later.

The occurrence event database 2022 is a database for holding information on the contents of events that have occurred in the betting service providing system 1, specifically information on the actions of players in sports competitions and the results of those actions. Details will be described later.

The user database 2023 in the betting service providing system 1 is a database for holding information on users who bet on sports competitions and betting histories. Details will be described later.

By the processor of the server 20 performing processing according to the program, the control unit 203 includes various modules such as a reception control module 2031, a transmission control module 2032, a game information acquisition module 2033, a game information provision module 2034, a text information generation module 2035, and an odds module. Calculation module 2036 , voice information provision module 2037 , betting reception module 2038 , betting settlement module 2039 , and information provision customization module 2040 exhibit the functions.

The reception control module 2031 controls the process by which the server 20 receives signals from external devices according to the communication protocol.

The transmission control module 2032 controls the processing by which the server 20 transmits signals to external devices according to the communication protocol.

The competition information acquisition module 2033 controls the process of acquiring the current competition information of the sports competition that is the target of betting by the betting service providing system 1 . Here, sports competitions include not only sports competitions (including e-sports) that are actually played, but also virtual sports competitions called virtual sports. Sports competitions that are actually held specifically include sports competitions such as baseball and soccer, racing competitions such as horse racing, bicycle racing, and motor racing, but also competitive sports such as martial arts, shogi, Matches such as go and chess may be included, and so-called e-sports may also be included. E-sports are competitions of computer games and video games (games that are not limited to devices used, such as PCs (Personal Computers), home game machines, mobile applications, VR, etc.). Among e-sports, for example, there are games that are actual sports competitions, and games that are newly created virtual sports competitions and are operated by human players (in the case of competition, competition The counterpart may be a computer simulation). In addition, virtual sports are virtual sports competitions that imitate real sports competitions or newly created virtual sports competitions that are played virtually under certain rules and algorithms through computer simulations. A virtual character for which a parameter indicating a predetermined ability is set plays a sports competition as a player.

The competition information acquired by the competition information acquisition module 2033 may be image information indicating the competition situation of the sports competition, video information relaying the sports competition, or text information showing the competition status of the sports competition. information may be obtained at the same time. The image information indicating the competition situation of a sports competition is, for example, a photograph of a still image. Video information relaying sports competitions is, for example, video relay information, which may be broadcast on TV or distributed via the Internet. It can also be a play video. The text information indicating the competition situation of a sports competition is, for example, a text bulletin via the Internet.

Also, the competition information acquisition module 2033 stores the acquired competition information in, for example, the sports competition database 2021, and accumulates and stores it as past competition information.

Furthermore, the competition information acquisition module 2033, for example, analyzes the competition information of a sports competition and extracts events occurring in the sports competition in chronological order. Specifically, when the sporting event is baseball, actions such as strike, ball, hit, and out are extracted together with information on the player who is the subject of the action and information on the elapsed time from the start of the game. At this time, if the game information is image information or video information, existing image analysis techniques may be used to extract action information. The game information acquisition module 2033 stores the extracted event information in, for example, the occurrence event database 2022, and accumulates and stores it as past game information.

The game information provision module 2034 transmits the game information acquired by the game information acquisition module 2033 to the terminal device 10 and controls the process of providing the information to the user of the betting service providing system 1 . The competition information provision module 2034 provides competition information of a sports competition, which is the target of betting, as information provision for users to place bets. Since the game information provided by the game information provision module 2034 is obtained by the game information acquisition module 2033, as described above, the image information indicating the game situation of the sports game, the video information relaying the sports game, the Any text information indicating the competition situation of a sports competition may be used, and a plurality of pieces of information may be provided at the same time.

The text information generation module 2035 controls the process of generating text information related to betting from the information on the current competition acquired by the competition information acquisition module 2033. The text information generation module 2035, for example, reads the game information stored in the sports game database 2021, interprets it based on the event information stored in the occurrence event database 2022, and displays the status of the current sports game. , grasp the situation such as events that have occurred. At this time, if the game information is image information or video information, existing image analysis techniques may be used to extract action information. In addition, the text information generation module 2035 uses a machine learning model generated by machine learning from the event information stored in the occurrence event database 2022 to grasp the situation of sports competitions, events that are occurring, etc. good.

Such a machine learning model may be generated by machine learning performed as a function of the text information generation module 2035, or a machine learning model generated as a result of machine learning performed by another device may be acquired. good. Such machine learning may be performed by supervised machine learning using predetermined teacher data, may be performed by unsupervised machine learning, or may be performed by deep learning. Further, the results of grasping the situation of sports competitions, events, etc. by the text information generation module 2035 may be compared with the results of sports competitions, events, etc. to be found later, and aggregation processing may be performed to merge the learning results by further machine learning.

Next, the text information generation module 2035 generates text information regarding betting based on the comprehended situation of sports competitions, the situation of events occurring, and the like. Textual information about betting is the wording of a betting question, for example the outcome of a sports competition or the outcome of an event in a sports competition. Specifically, this text information may be a question about the action of a player in a game or competition and the result of an event indicating the result of that action, such as the result of a turn at bat or an inning in baseball, or a specific time period in soccer. , etc. The text information generation module 2035 generates (quotes) phrases such as "Which player do you think will win?" and "What is the next action of Player C?" The text information generation module 2035 may then use the question text pre-stored in the occurrence event database 2022 for the betting question text, and the text of the sports competition event stored in the occurrence event database 2022. Interpretation may be performed from the data and sentences may be generated by natural language processing.

After that, the text information generation module 2035 generates (quotes) options corresponding to the wording of the betting question. Specifically, the wording and options of the betting question are the options "Team A" or "Team B" for the question "Which do you think will win?" The options "Dribble", "Shoot" or "Pass" to the question "What is Player C's next action?"

The odds calculation module 2036 calculates the odds (expected dividend rate) based on a predetermined algorithm for each option of the result of the sports competition or the result of the event in the sports competition corresponding to the betting question generated by the text information generation module 2035. Controls the process of calculating The odds calculation algorithm performed by the odds calculation module 2036 calculates the probability of occurrence of a corresponding result. may

Specifically, the odds calculation module 2036 calculates the probability of occurrence of a corresponding result for each option from the probability of event occurrence from the following data.
・Play by player ・Data of play in sports competition (player's position information, etc.)
・Collection of event information ・Odds corresponding to past events

The odds calculation module 2036 may calculate the odds as described above using a machine learning model generated by machine learning based on results generated by the relevant sports competition or event. Such a machine learning model may be generated by machine learning performed as a function of the text information generation module 2035, or a machine learning model generated as a result of machine learning performed by another device may be acquired. good.

The audio information providing module 2037 controls the process of providing audio information about betting to the user of the betting service providing system 1 based on the text information about betting generated by the text information generating module 2035 . The voice information provision module 2037 converts the text information of the question generated by the text information generation module 2035 into voice information, transmits the converted voice information to the terminal device 10, and converts the voice information from the speaker 142 of the terminal device 10. It is provided to the user of the betting service providing system 1 by outputting voice. At this time, the voice information providing module 2037 converts the wording of the betting question generated by the text information generating module 2035 into the wording of the question or request in spoken language by natural language processing. In addition, the audio information providing module 2037 may provide the odds information calculated by the odds calculating module 2036 as audio information.

Also, the voice information providing module 2037 translates the text information generated by the text information generating module 2035 into setting information for each user stored in the user database 2023, for example, the language registered by the user, and converts it into voice information. Convert. The sound output by the sound information providing module 2037 may be output from the speaker 142 of the terminal device 10 or may be output from an earphone or the like connected to the terminal device 10 .

The betting acceptance module 2038 controls the process of accepting the input betting since the user inputs the betting by selecting an option in response to the betting-related audio information provided by the audio information providing module 2037 . The bets accepted by the betting acceptance module 2038 may be bets on the results of events in matches and competitions, as well as on the results (wins and losses) of sports competitions and competitions themselves. The event is, for example, the result of a turn at bat or an inning in baseball, or the point difference in a certain period of time in soccer.

In addition, since the betting reception module 2038 performs betting by the user uttering an option and answering the voice information of the betting question provided by the voice information providing module 2037, the voice uttered by the user is transmitted to the terminal device. The microphone 141 of 10 accepts the voice information by converting it into voice information. At this time, the betting reception module 2038 converts a spoken answer to the betting question wording generated by the text information generating module 2035 into a betting wording using speech recognition technology and natural language processing.

When accepting betting from a user, the betting acceptance module 2038 accepts payment information in legal currency such as cash that the user bets, or payment information in a predetermined value that can be exchanged for legal currency such as various points. This value may be recorded as a tradable token on the blockchain, or redeemable for fiat currency.

The betting acceptance module 2038 updates the user database 2023 with the user's betting content.

The betting settlement module 2039 determines the outcome of the betting accepted by the betting acceptance module 2038 based on the result of the sports competition or the result of the event in the sports competition, and controls the processing of betting settlement. In the betting reception module 2038, when betting, the user settles with legal currency such as cash or with a predetermined value that can be exchanged for legal currency such as various points, so the odds calculation module 2036 calculates Settlement (payment) is processed for the winning user based on the determined odds. At this time, the betting settlement module 2039 performs settlement (payment) processing using the same settlement means as when accepting betting, but a different means may be used.

The betting settlement module 2039 updates the user database 2023 with the user's betting results.

The information provision customization module 2040 controls the process of changing the text information regarding betting generated by the text information generation module 2035 for each user. The information provision customization module 2040 reads the user database 2023 for past user betting details and results. The information provision customization module 2040 changes text information regarding betting for each user based on the user's reference history of sports competitions, the user's past betting history, and user information from the read content. Specifically, the information provision customization module 2040 changes the language in which the voice information is provided to the user according to the user, and based on the user's past usage situation, the betting that is considered to suit the user's preference. Change to provide information only.

The information provision customization module 2040, for example, browses currently available (bettable) text information about betting, and selects text information about betting about players, teams, and contents that suit the user's preference based on the user's usage status. You may At this time, the competition information provision module 2034 may be configured to enable viewing of competition information regarding players, teams, and contents that match the user's taste. At this time, the voice information providing module 2037 may generate a predetermined sound effect.

The information provision customization module 2040 may change the text information regarding betting as described above using a machine learning model generated by machine learning based on the usage status of the user. Such a machine learning model may be generated by machine learning performed as a function of the information provision customization module 2040, or a machine learning model generated as a result of machine learning performed by another device may be acquired. good. Furthermore, with such a machine learning model, text information related to betting is scored based on whether or not it is related to players, teams, and contents that match the user's tastes, and those with a score above a certain level are provided to the user. You may make it

The information provision customization module 2040 updates the user database 2023 with the changed content of the betting-related text information for each user.

<2 Data structure>
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the data structures of the sports game database 2021 and the occurrence event database 2022 stored by the server 20. As shown in FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the data structure of the user database 2023 stored by the server 20. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, each of the records in the sports game database 2021 includes an item “sport ID”, an item “sport category”, an item “sport name”, an item “video information”, an item “date and time”, and so on. including.

The item "competition ID" is information that identifies each sports match or competition provided by the betting service providing system 1.

The item "sports category" is information indicating the category of sports games and competitions provided by the betting service providing system 1. For example, information on category names of sports competitions such as items "soccer" and "baseball" is stored.

The item "competition name" is information indicating the names of sports competitions and competitions provided by the betting service providing system 1. For example, the information of the name of the sporting event (name of the sporting event) such as "Serie 0◇ Section 6 Team A-Team B" is stored.

The item "video information" is information indicating the URL of the storage location of the video information as the game information of the sports game stored in the item "sport name".

The item "date and time" is information indicating the date and time when the sport competition stored in the item "competition name" will be held.

In the game information acquisition module 2033 of the server 20, the sports game database 2021 is updated when the game information about the new sports game is acquired.

Each record in the occurrence event database 2022 includes the item "competition ID" and the item "occurrence event detailed information".

The item "competition ID" is information for identifying each sports match or competition provided by the betting service providing system 1, and corresponds to the item "competition ID" of the sports competition database 2021.

The item "occurrence event detailed information" is information of the occurrence event extracted from the competition information of the sports competition acquired by the betting service providing system 1. Specifically, the item "elapsed time" and the item "event name” and items such as “result”.

The item "elapsed time" is information indicating the time at which an event occurred, extracted from the competition information of a sports competition, by the elapsed time from the start of the competition, and the events that occurred in the sports competition were extracted in chronological order. This is information indicating the time of the event.

The item "event name" is information indicating an event that has occurred and is extracted from the competition information of a sports competition. Information such as name is stored.

The item "result" is information indicating the result of the event indicated by the item "event name". stored.

In the game information acquisition module 2033 of the server 20, when new event information is extracted, the occurrence event database 2022 is updated.

As shown in FIG. 5, each record of the user database 2023 includes the item "user ID", the item "user name", the item "language", the item "betting history information", and the like.

The item "user ID" is information that identifies each user who bets on a sports competition in the betting service providing system 1.

The item "user name" is information indicating the name of the user who bets on the sports competition in the betting service providing system 1.

The item "language" is information about the language used by the user who bets on sports competitions in the betting service providing system 1. For example, information about the language used set in the terminal device 10 is stored. .

The item "betting history information" is information related to the user's betting history in the betting service providing system 1. Specifically, the item "competition ID", the item "bet ID", and the item "option". and the item "result".

The item "competition ID" is information for identifying each sporting match or competition for which the user has bet in the betting service providing system 1, and corresponds to the item "competition ID" of the sports competition database 2021.

The item "bet ID" is information that identifies each bet made by the user in the betting service providing system 1.

The item "options" is information indicating the betting options in the betting made by the user in the betting service providing system 1.

The item "result" is information indicating the result of winning or losing in betting made by the user in the betting service providing system 1, and stores, for example, "O" indicating victory or "X" indicating defeat.

Although illustration is omitted, the user database 2023 may store information on sports competitions that suit the user's taste, information on athletes, and information on events.

The betting acceptance module 2038 of the server 20 stores the information in the item "betting history information" of the user database 2023 upon acceptance of the betting from the user. The betting settlement module 2039 updates the item “betting history information” of the user database 2023 along with settlement of the betting. In addition, the information provision customization module 2040 updates the items such as "Language" of the user database 2023 as the text information regarding betting is changed for each user.

<3 Operation>
Hereinafter, game information acquisition processing, betting reception processing, and audio provision customization processing by the betting service providing system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of competition information acquisition processing by the betting service providing system 1 of the first embodiment.

In step S121, the game information acquisition module 2033 of the server 20 acquires the game information of the sports competition that is the target of betting. For example, the competition information acquisition module 2033 acquires image information indicating the competition situation of the sports competition, video information relaying the sports competition, and text information showing the competition status of the sports competition. Also, the game information acquisition module 2033 analyzes the acquired game information of the sports competition and extracts events occurring in the sports competition in chronological order.

In step S122, the competition information acquisition module 2033 of the server 20 stores the competition information of the sports competition acquired in step S121 in the sports competition database 2021 for storage. The competition information provision module 2034 stores the event information extracted in step S121 in the occurrence event database 2022, for example.

As described above, the betting service providing system 1 acquires competition information of sports competitions, extracts event information, and accumulates the information. This information is used to generate betting information, which will be described later.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of betting acceptance processing by the betting service providing system 1 of the first embodiment.

In step S211, the input operation receiving unit 181 of the terminal device 10 activates the dedicated application of the betting service providing system 1 according to the user's operation. The transmitting/receiving unit 182 transmits to the server 20 an instruction to transmit game information of a sporting event that the user is watching. The transmitting/receiving unit 182 receives the competition information of the sports competition to be watched, which is transmitted from the server 20 . The notification control unit 184 causes the display 132 to display the received competition information of the sports competition.

In step S221, the competition information providing module 2034 of the server 20 receives, via the communication unit 201, the competition information transmission instruction transmitted from the terminal device 10. The competition information provision module 2034 displays the competition information of the currently held sports competition acquired by the competition information acquisition module 2033 on the display 132 of the terminal device 10 of the user, to the terminal device 10 via the communication unit 201. Send.

In step S222, the text information generation module 2035 of the server 20 reads the game information stored in the sports game database 2021, which is acquired by the game information acquisition module 2033, and extracts text information about betting from the current game information. Generate. For example, image analysis technology is used to analyze game information such as image information and video information, and extract action information.

In step S223, the odds calculation module 2036 of the server 20 calculates odds ( Calculate the expected dividend rate). The odds calculation module 2036, for example, calculates the probability of occurrence of a corresponding result for each option such as the result of an event, and calculates odds based on the calculated occurrence probability.

In step S224, the voice information providing module 2037 of the server 20 provides voice information regarding betting to the user based on the text information regarding betting generated in step S222. The voice information providing module 2037 converts the text information of the question generated in step S223 into voice information such as a question in spoken language by natural language processing, and transmits the converted voice information to the terminal device 10 via the communication unit 201. . At this time, the odds information generated in step S223 may be transmitted to the terminal device 10 via the communication unit 201 as voice information.

In step S214, the transmitting/receiving unit 182 of the terminal device 10 receives the voice information of the text information of the question transmitted from the server 20 (may include the voice information of the odds information). The notification control unit 184 converts the received audio information into audio using the speaker 142, outputs the converted audio, and notifies the user by audio.

In step S215, the input operation receiving unit 181 of the terminal device 10 utters the user's answer to the betting question voice information output in step S214. and translates spoken responses into words on which to place bets. The transmitting/receiving unit 182 transmits to the server 20 the received wording information for betting. This processing is performed at any time while the sport competition is being held.

In step S225, the betting acceptance module 2038 of the server 20 accepts the betting target selection transmitted from the terminal device 10.

In step S226, the betting settlement module 2039 of the server 20 determines whether the player wins or loses based on the play result of the sports competition for the answer options to the betting questions received in step S225. The betting settlement module 2039 settles betting based on the result of the sports competition or the outcome of the event in the sports competition. The betting settlement module 2039 performs settlement (payment) processing for the winning user based on the odds calculated in step S223. The betting settlement module 2039 transmits the betting settlement result to the terminal device 10 via the communication unit 201 .

In step S<b>216 , the transmission/reception unit 182 of the terminal device 10 receives the settlement result of betting transmitted from the server 20 . The notification control unit 184 causes the display 132 to display the settlement result of the accepted betting to notify the user.

As described above, the betting service providing system 1 provides current competition information and asks users about the results of sports competitions (including e-sports) or the results of events in virtual sports. generates the wording of The odds are calculated for each answer option of this question, the wording of the betting question is converted into voice information, and the voice information is provided to the user to accept the betting selection. This makes it possible to provide information about betting through voice information.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing another example of the flow of voice provision customization processing by the betting service providing system 1 of the first embodiment.

In step S321, the information provision customization module 2040 of the server 20 changes the text information regarding betting generated by the text information generation module 2035 for each user. The information provision customization module 2040 changes text information regarding betting based on the user's reference history of sports competitions, the user's past betting history, user information, and the like.

In step S322, the information provision customizing module 2040 of the server 20 stores the changed content of the betting text information changed in step S321 in the user database 2023.

As described above, in the betting service providing system 1, text information related to betting, for example, the language used when providing voice information to the user, and betting information that is considered to suit the user's preferences based on the user's usage situation, is sent to the user. It is changed based on the reference history of sports competitions, the user's past betting history, user information, and the like. This makes it possible to provide services so that users can easily use betting.

<4 Screen example>
An example of a screen for providing game information by the betting service providing system 1 will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a game information provision screen displayed on the terminal device 10. FIG. The example screen of FIG. 9 shows an example screen displayed to provide current (real-time) competition information for a sports competition regarding a user's betting. This corresponds to step S211 in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 9, the display 132 of the terminal device 10 has a video display field 1031a for displaying video information relaying a sports competition, and a score display field 1031b for displaying text information indicating the competition situation of the sports competition. , and a text status display field 1031c are provided. The score display field 1031b displays the score of the sports competition, and the text status display field 1031c displays the competition status of the sports competition and the event occurrence status.

When betting, the user can display the live video displayed in the video display field 1031a, the score displayed in the score display field 1031b, the competition status of the sports competition displayed in the text status display field 1031c, and the occurrence of an event. See status. This allows the user to obtain information on the sport competition.

<5 Audio output example>
Hereinafter, an example of voice output of betting words by the betting service providing system 1 and an input of betting words by the user will be described with reference to FIG. 10 .

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a specific example of betting acceptance by the terminal device 10. FIG. The example of FIG. 10 schematically illustrates processing in which the voice information providing module 2037 of the server 20 causes the speaker 142 of the terminal device 10 to output betting questions by voice, and the microphone 141 of the terminal device 10 receives betting answers. It is what I did. This corresponds to steps S214 and S215 in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10, the speaker 142 of the terminal device 10 outputs audio 1032a as a betting question, "What is the result of the player's next turn at bat?" In response to this, the user makes a vocalized response 1032b of “No. Audio output 1032a may provide guidance on the content of options and odds for betting questions. As a result, the user can place bets without looking at the display 132 of the terminal device 10, thereby eliminating dependence on visual sense for providing information.

<Summary>
As described above, according to the present embodiment, competition information of sports competitions that are currently being held as betting targets is provided, and the results of sports competitions (including e-sports) or events in virtual sports are provided to users. Generates the wording of betting questions about outcomes. Calculate the odds for each answer option for this question. In addition, the wording of the betting question is converted into voice information and provided to the user as voice information, and the answer to the betting selection is accepted by the user's voice. Therefore, it is possible to provide information regarding betting through audio information. This makes it possible to separate information that needs to be grasped at all times (as visual information), such as scores, times, players, etc., from the information related to betting. It is possible to provide a user experience that does not rely on it, reduces visual and brain burden, and complements visual information with audio information.

Also, text information related to betting, for example, the language used when providing voice information to the user, and betting information that is considered to match the user's preferences based on the user's usage situation, is stored in the user's reference history of sports competitions, the user's Changes are made based on past betting history, user information, etc. Therefore, by providing users with audio information related to betting, the amount of information that can be provided by audio information in a fixed time unit tends to decrease compared to visual information. It is possible to eliminate the disadvantages of not being able to perform simple operations or search for information, and to provide only the necessary information for each user. This makes it possible to provide services so that users can easily use betting.

<Second Embodiment>
Other embodiments of the betting service providing system 1 will be described below.

<1 Overall Configuration of Betting Service Providing System 1>
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the server 20 that constitutes the betting service providing system 1 of the second embodiment. The overall configuration of the betting service providing system 1 and the configuration of the terminal device 10 according to the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, and will not be described repeatedly. The configuration of the server 20 is the same as that of the first embodiment, except that the function of the terminal vibration notification module 2041 is added as a new function of the control unit 203 as shown in FIG. The functions of the terminal vibration notification module 2041 according to the second embodiment will be described below.

The terminal vibration notification module 2041 controls the process of notifying the user of information by vibrating the terminal device 10 when notifying the user of the betting service providing system 1 of information. For example, the terminal vibration notification module 2041 vibrates the terminal device 10 with a vibration motor (not shown) of the terminal device 10 when providing information that calls attention to the user, for example, requiring particular attention to the user. Notify users. Information that requires particular attention is, for example, a case of notifying a closing time for betting. In addition, when there is text information regarding betting regarding players, teams, and contents that match the user's preference by the information provision customization module 2040, the terminal device 10 may be vibrated to notify the user.

<2 Data structure>
The data structure in the second embodiment is the same as in the first embodiment, so it will not be described repeatedly.

<3 Operation>
Since the operation in the second embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment, it will not be described repeatedly.

<4 Screen example>
A screen example in the second embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment, so the description will not be repeated.

<Summary>
As described above, according to the present embodiment, when notifying the user of information, the terminal device is vibrated to notify the user of the information. This makes it possible to provide effective information by vibrating in combination with visual information provision and auditory information provision, especially when alerting.

Although the disclosed embodiments have been described above, they can be implemented in various other forms, and can be implemented with various omissions, substitutions, and modifications. These embodiments, modifications, omissions, substitutions and changes are included in the technical scope of the claims and their equivalents.

<Appendix>
The items described in each of the above embodiments will be added below.

(Appendix 1) A program to be executed by a computer comprising a processor 29 and a memory 25 to provide a betting service, the memory 25 being a betting target of past real or virtual sporting events. The game information (2021) is stored, and the program instructs the processor 29 to acquire the current game information of the sport game (S121) and based on the past game information of the sport game, from the current game information of the sport game. a step of generating text information about betting on sports competitions (S222); a step of providing voice information about betting to users who receive betting services based on the text information about betting (S224); The step of accepting betting from the user (S225), the step of settling the betting by the user based on the result of the sports competition (S226), and the step of changing text information on betting for each user who provides voice information ( S321) and a program for executing.

(Appendix 2) The program according to (Appendix 1), wherein in the step of providing voice information, voice information including a question for the user is provided.

(Appendix 3) The program according to (Appendix 1) or (Appendix 2), in which, in the step of accepting betting, a bet on a sports competition is accepted by user's voice.

(Appendix 4) In the step of providing voice information, voice information including a question prompting the user to bet is provided. (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 3).

(Appendix 5) In the step of acquiring the current competition information of the sports competition, one or more of image information showing the competition situation of the sports competition, video information relaying the sports competition, and text information showing the competition situation of the sports competition (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 4), wherein in the step of obtaining and generating text information about betting, text information is generated from one or more of image information, video information, and text information indicating the competition situation of a sports competition. Program as described in any.

(Appendix 6) The program further provides the user with one or more of image information indicating the sports competition, video information relaying the sports competition, and text information indicating the sports competition (S221). The program according to (Appendix 5), causing the execution of

(Appendix 7) The program according to any one of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 6), in which, in the step of accepting betting, a bet consisting of a plurality of options that will occur in the future in a sports competition is accepted.

(Appendix 8) The program further executes a step (S223) of calculating an expected payout rate for each betting option, and accepts a bet selected by the user from among a plurality of options in the step of accepting betting ( The program according to any one of appendices 1) to (appendix 7).

(Appendix 9) In the step of calculating the expected payout rate, for each betting option, calculating the occurrence probability based on the past competition information of the sports competition, and calculating the expected payout rate based on the occurrence probability, from (Appendix 1) The program according to any one of (Appendix 8).

(Appendix 10) The program according to (Appendix 9), which calculates the occurrence probability for each betting option using a machine learning model learned based on the results of past competition information of sports competitions.

(Appendix 11) In the step of changing text information about betting for each user, based on one or more of the user's past reference history of sports competitions, the user's past betting history, and the user's information stored in the memory, The program according to any one of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 10), wherein text information about betting is changed for each user.

(Appendix 12) In the step of changing the text information about betting for each user, the text information about betting is changed for each user based on the information about the language used by the user stored in the memory, (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 11 ).

(Appendix 13) The program according to either (Appendix 11) or (Appendix 12), wherein the text information regarding betting is changed for each user using a machine learning model trained based on the user's usage status.

(Appendix 14) The program according to any one of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 13), further comprising vibrating the terminal device used by the user to notify the user.

(Appendix 15) The program further executes the step of accumulating the acquired current game information of the sports competition as past game information of the sports competition. program.

(Appendix 16) An information processing device that includes a control unit 203 and a storage unit 202 and provides a betting service. Information (2021) is stored, and the control unit 203 acquires the current competition information of the sports competition (S121), based on the past competition information of the sports competition, from the current competition information of the sports competition. a step of generating text information about betting for the target (S222); a step of providing voice information about betting to a user who receives betting services based on the text information about betting (S224); a step of accepting a bet (S225); a step of settling the bet by the user based on the result of the sports competition (S226); and a step of changing the text information regarding the betting for each user who provides voice information (S321). , an information processing device that executes

(Appendix 15) A computer-implemented method for providing a betting service comprising a processor 29 and a memory 25, wherein the memory 25 stores historical data in a real or virtual sporting event to be betted on. Storing sport information (2021), the method comprises the step of processor 29 obtaining (S121) current sport information for a sport sport; a step of generating text information about betting on sports competitions (S222); a step of providing voice information about betting to users who receive betting services based on the text information about betting (S224); The step of accepting betting from the user (S225), the step of settling the betting by the user based on the result of the sports competition (S226), and the step of changing text information on betting for each user who provides voice information ( S321) and the method.

10 terminal device, 20 server, 80 network, 130 operation reception unit, 161 user information, 22 communication IF, 23 input/output IF, 25 memory, 26 storage, 29 processor, 201 communication unit, 202 storage unit, 2021 sports competition database, 2022 speech event database, 2023 user database, 203 control unit

Claims

A program to be executed by a computer comprising a processor and a memory to provide betting services,
the memory stores past competition information in a real or virtual sports competition that is the target of the betting;
The program causes the processor to:
obtaining current competition information for said sports competition;
generating textual information regarding betting on the sports competition from current competition information of the sports competition based on past competition information of the sports competition;
providing voice information about betting to a user who receives the betting service, based on the text information about betting;
accepting the bet from the user;
settlement of the betting by the user based on the result of the sports competition;
changing the textual information about the betting for each of the users who provide the audio information.
The program according to claim 1, wherein in the step of providing the voice information, the voice information including a question for the user is provided.
The program according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein, in the betting accepting step, betting on the sports competition is accepted by the user's voice.
providing the voice information including a question prompting the betting to the user in the step of providing the voice information;
4. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein in the step of accepting betting, betting on the sporting event is accepted by answering the question by vocalization of the user.
In the step of acquiring the current competition information of the sports competition, any one or more of image information showing the competition situation of the sports competition, video information relaying the sports competition, and text information showing the competition situation of the sports competition may be obtained. Acquired,
5. Any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein in the step of generating text information about betting, the text information is generated from one or more of the image information, the video information, and the text information indicating the competition situation of the sports competition. or the program according to item 1.
The program further
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the step of providing the user with any one or more of image information showing the competition situation of the sports competition, video information relaying the sports competition, and text information showing the competition situation of the sports competition is executed. program as described.
7. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the step of accepting betting accepts betting consisting of a plurality of options that will occur in the sporting event in the future.
The program further
executing a step of calculating an expected payout rate for each of the betting options;
8. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein in the step of accepting the betting, the betting selected by the user from a plurality of options is accepted.
2. From claim 1, wherein in the step of calculating the expected payout rate, for each of the betting options, an occurrence probability is calculated based on past game information of the sports competition, and the expected payout rate is calculated based on the occurrence probability. 9. A program according to any one of claims 8.
The program according to claim 9, wherein the occurrence probability for each of the betting options is calculated using a machine learning model that has been learned based on the results of past competition information of the sports competition.
In the step of changing the text information regarding betting for each user, any one or more of the user's past reference history of the sports competition, the user's past betting history, and the user's information stored in the memory 11. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the text information regarding said betting is changed for each said user based on.
The step of changing the betting-related text information for each user changes the betting-related text information for each user based on information about a language used by the user stored in the memory. 12. The program according to any one of 11.
13. The program according to claim 11 or claim 12, wherein the text information regarding the betting is changed for each user using a machine learning model trained based on the user's usage status.
The program further
14. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 13, causing execution of a step of notifying the user by vibrating the terminal device used by the user.
The program further
15. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 14, causing execution of a step of accumulating the obtained current game information of said sports game as past game information of said sports game.
An information processing device comprising a control unit and a storage unit and providing a betting service,
The storage unit stores past competition information in a real or virtual sports competition that is the target of the betting,
The control unit
obtaining current competition information for said sports competition;
generating textual information regarding betting on the sports competition from current competition information of the sports competition based on past competition information of the sports competition;
a step of providing audio information about the betting to a user who receives the betting service based on the text information about the betting;
accepting the bet from the user;
settlement of the betting by the user based on the result of the sports competition;
changing the text information about the betting for each user who provides the audio information.
A method for providing a betting service, executed by a computer comprising a processor and a memory, comprising:
the memory stores past competition information in a real or virtual sports competition that is the target of the betting;
The method comprises: the processor;
obtaining current competition information for said sports competition;
generating textual information regarding betting on the sports competition from current competition information of the sports competition based on past competition information of the sports competition;
a step of providing audio information about the betting to a user who receives the betting service based on the text information about the betting;
accepting the bet from the user;
settlement of the betting by the user based on the result of the sports competition;
and v. altering the textual information regarding the betting for each of the users providing the audio information.