JP2004139343A - Method and device for evaluating contents and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve reliability of the ranking of contents in an electronic bulletin board receiving contributed contents such as a picture image and ranking the contributed contents. <P>SOLUTION: In polling of the picture image contributed to a picture image Web site, an input of comments on the picture image is received after authentication of a voter. The inputted comments are displayed for each voter, and a viewer of the Web site evaluates the voter to decide a rank of the voter. According to the rank of the voter, a polling point to the poll of the voter is weighted, and then, the picture image is ranked. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A content evaluation method and apparatus for accepting a vote for a plurality of contents such as photographic images posted on an electronic bulletin board and determining a rank of the content based on the vote result, and a computer for executing the content evaluation method It is about the program.
[0002]
[Prior art]
An electronic bulletin board has been established on a website in order to receive a comment on the website by a website viewer and to provide a place for exchanging information related to the website. Also, according to the policy of the website, posting of content such as photo images and music is accepted and posted content is posted on an electronic bulletin board. For example, a photographic image posted on an electronic bulletin board is posted on a website provided by a photo company. In such an electronic bulletin board, a viewer of a website enjoys the content of a poster and writes a comment on the content.
[0003]
In addition, when a plurality of contents are posted, a vote for the contents is accepted and the contents are ranked. In particular, if a privilege such as providing a free gift is given to the content ranked above, the access to the website will increase, and in addition, the contributor will also strive to improve the content creation technology. The contents of will be more fulfilling.
[0004]
In addition, in order to improve the ability to attract customers to the website, a method is proposed in which other accessors evaluate articles posted on the electronic bulletin board, and grant privileges to the poster contributors according to the evaluation results (See Patent Document 1)
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2000-282675 A [0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when ranking content as described above, if the same person votes a single content many times, the rank of the content increases. If there is an illegal vote like this, there is a problem that the credibility of the rank of the content is lost, and as a result, the fun of the electronic bulletin board is halved.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to improve the credibility of the rank of content posted on an electronic bulletin board.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The content evaluation method according to the present invention is a content evaluation method for accepting votes for a plurality of contents posted on an electronic bulletin board and determining the ranks of the plurality of contents based on the voting results.
Authenticate voters who vote for the content;
Only authorized voters will be able to select content to vote and enter ratings for the selected content,
Posting the evaluation on the bulletin board for each of a plurality of voters,
Accepting an evaluation for each voter based on the evaluation by a viewer browsing the electronic bulletin board,
Determining the rank of each voter based on the rating for each voter;
Based on the rank of each voter, the rank of the plurality of contents is determined by increasing the weighting of the vote result for the higher voter.
[0009]
In the content evaluation method according to the present invention, the rank of each voter may be posted on the electronic bulletin board.
[0010]
The “rank of a plurality of contents” can be determined by preliminarily determining voting points for one vote, totaling the voting points for each content, and arranging the contents in descending order of the total voting points.
[0011]
“Votor authentication” is based on the ID and password entered when the website that establishes the electronic bulletin board issues an ID and password in advance to the voter and the voter accesses the electronic bulletin board. Can do. The voter may register on the website immediately before voting and receive an ID and password.
[0012]
The “evaluation for the selected content” may be not only a positive evaluation that praises the content, but also a negative evaluation that evaluates a defect. When negative evaluation is performed, the vote point for the content has a negative value.
[0013]
The “evaluation for the voter” is an evaluation with respect to the evaluation result performed by the voter for the content, and has a positive evaluation and a negative evaluation similarly to the evaluation for the content.
[0014]
"Roller rank" gives positive and negative vote points to the voter's positive and negative evaluations by the viewer, and the vote points are counted for each voter. It can be determined by arranging.
[0015]
A content evaluation device according to the present invention receives a vote for a plurality of contents posted on an electronic bulletin board, and determines a rank of the plurality of contents based on the vote result.
Means for authenticating a voter who votes for the content;
Means only for authorized voters to accept selection of content for voting and input of ratings for the selected content;
Means for posting the evaluation on the bulletin board for each of a plurality of voters;
Means for accepting an evaluation for each voter based on the evaluation by a viewer browsing the electronic bulletin board;
Means for determining a rank of each voter based on an evaluation of each voter;
And a means for determining the ranks of the plurality of contents by increasing the weighting of the voting result based on the rank of each voter.
[0016]
The content evaluation apparatus according to the present invention may further comprise means for posting the rank of each voter on the electronic bulletin board.
[0017]
In addition, you may provide as a program for making a computer perform the content evaluation method by this invention.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, when a voter votes on content posted on an electronic bulletin board, the voter is first authenticated. Then, selection of content to vote and input of evaluation for the selected content are accepted only for authenticated voters. When the voter selects content and inputs an evaluation, the evaluation is posted on the electronic bulletin board for each of the plurality of voters. In this state, the viewer of the electronic bulletin board can browse the evaluation of each voter for the content posted on the electronic bulletin board. The viewer can evaluate each voter based on the evaluation posted on the electronic bulletin board.
[0019]
When the evaluation for each voter by the viewer is accepted, the rank of each voter is determined based on the evaluation for each voter. Based on the rank of each voter, the higher the voter, the greater the weighting of the vote result, and the rank of the posted content is determined.
[0020]
In this way, in the present invention, only the authorized voter accepts selection of content to be voted and input of evaluation, so the same person pretends to be another person and votes on specific content intensively. This can be prevented. In addition, the voter who has a high rating despite being not so good for everyone, the voter who has a low rating despite being good content, and the same content many times Voters who are also voting are unreliable. In this way, since the viewer performs a negative evaluation for an unreliable voter, the rank of the voter is lowered. That is, the rank of each voter is an index representing the voter's reliability. As a result, the content voted by the voter is less weighted for the voter's voting result, so the proportion of the voter contributing to the content rank is low. On the other hand, for content voted by a voter with a high rank, the weighting on the voting result is increased, so that the ratio of contribution to the rank of the content of the voter is high.
[0021]
In this way, since the rank is higher as the content is voted by a voter with a higher rank, that is, with higher reliability, the rank of the content is more credible. In this way, according to the present invention, the posted content is properly evaluated, so the contributor will post content that can be done by improving the content creation technology, etc. The contents of the bulletin board can be made more substantial.
[0022]
Also, by posting each voter's rank on the electronic bulletin board, the viewer of the electronic bulletin board can know the rank of each voter. Therefore, it can be used as a reference when evaluating the voters.
[0023]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a content evaluation system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the content evaluation system according to the present embodiment ranks photographic images posted on an electronic bulletin board, and manages a photographic image website that manages the electronic bulletin board. Information is exchanged between the web server 1 and a plurality of terminal devices 2 connected via a network 3 such as the Internet.
[0024]
The web server 1 manages a photo image website that operates an electronic bulletin board that accepts posting of photo images and ranks the posted photo images. For this reason, the web server 1 stores image data S0 representing a posted photographic image, a database DB1 for managing the rank of the photographic image and a comment of the posted evaluation, and a database DB2 for managing the rank of the voter. The storage medium 1A is provided.
[0025]
Here, the web server 1 accepts votes of a large number of voters for a large number of photographic images posted on the photographic image website. On the other hand, an evaluation by a viewer of a photographic image website for a voter who gives a comment to a photographic image is accepted, and the rank of the voter is determined according to the evaluation result. Then, according to the rank of the voter, the vote points for each photo image are weighted and totaled to determine the rank of each photo image.
[0026]
For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the top 1 to 3 voters of the voter receive 20 points, 10 to the 4th to 10th voters, 5 to the 11th to 50th voters, 50 ~ 200 voters are 3 points, lower rank voter is 1 point, the higher rank voter is weighted to make the vote points larger and the vote points are totaled and photographed Determine the rank of the image.
[0027]
The determined rank of the photographic image is stored in the database DB1. The voter rank is stored in the database DB2.
[0028]
Here, the database DB1 is updated as needed according to the voting result for the photographic image, and the database DB2 is updated as needed according to the voting result for the voter.
[0029]
The terminal device 2 can use any means that can connect to the network 3 and access the photo image website managed by the web server 1, such as a personal computer, a mobile phone, and a PDA. It is assumed that the photograph image website is accessed.
[0030]
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing performed in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that an unspecified number of contributors of photographic images access a photographic image website and post a plurality of photographic images on an electronic bulletin board.
[0031]
First, when the user of the terminal device 2 accesses the electronic bulletin board of the photo image website, a posting screen representing the posted photo image is displayed on the terminal device 2 (step S1). FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a posting screen displayed on the terminal device 2. As shown in FIG. 4, the posting screen 10 displays the rank of the currently posted photo image. The rank of the photo image is “first place”, “second place” ranking 10A, the thumbnail image 10B of the corresponding ranking photo image, and the “view screen” hypertext that is clicked when the photo image is opened in a separate window 10C, “vote” hypertext 10D that is clicked when voting on the photo image, “view evaluation” hypertext 10E that is clicked when viewing the voter's evaluation on the photo image, and the screen A scroll bar 10F for scrolling is displayed. The rank of the photographic image on the voting screen 10 is stored in the database DB1 stored in the storage medium 1A.
[0032]
In this state, the user who is accessing the photo image website is a viewer of the electronic bulletin board. The user can view the posted photographic image together with its rank by operating the scroll bar 10F. Further, by clicking on the hypertext 10C of “view image”, the photographic image to which the hypertext 10C is attached can be enlarged and displayed in another window.
[0033]
Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the “vote” hypertext 10D corresponding to the thumbnail image of the photo image selected by the user has been clicked (step S2). If step S2 is affirmed, the viewer ID and The input of the password is accepted, and the input ID and password are transmitted to the web server 1 (step S3). Here, when the viewer has been issued an ID and password from the photo image website, the viewer may input the ID and password from an authentication information input screen (not shown). On the other hand, if the ID and password have not been issued, the ID and password may be issued by registering itself on the photo image website.
[0034]
In the web server 1, ID and password authentication is performed, and it is determined whether or not the authentication is OK (step S4). If step S4 is affirmed, a voting screen is displayed on the terminal device 2 (step S5).
[0035]
FIG. 5 shows a voting screen. As shown in FIG. 5, the voting screen 11 includes a photographic image 11 </ b> A that is clicked on the hypertext 10 </ b> D “vote”, a comment input box 11 </ b> B for inputting a comment, and a positive evaluation for a photographic image to be voted. A positive evaluation button 11C that is clicked on, a comment button 11D that is clicked when only a comment is made, and a negative evaluation button 11E that is clicked when a negative evaluation is made on a photographic image to be voted are displayed.
[0036]
The user of the terminal device 2 becomes a voter at this stage and inputs a comment for the selected photo image in the comment input box 11B. Then, a positive evaluation button 11C is clicked when a positive evaluation is performed on the selected photo image, a comment button 11D is clicked when only a comment is made, and a negative evaluation button 11E is clicked when a negative evaluation is made. .
[0037]
Then, it is determined whether or not any button has been clicked (step S6). When step S6 is affirmed, photographic image evaluation information including a comment and a positive or negative evaluation result is sent from the terminal device 2 to the web server 1. (Step S7), and the process returns to step S1.
[0038]
In the web server 1, the database DB1 is updated based on the evaluation information (step S8). That is, if a positive evaluation is made, the voting points weighted according to the rank of the voter are added to the total voting points of the selected photographic image. On the other hand, if a negative evaluation is made, the voting points weighted according to the rank of the voter are subtracted from the total voting points of the selected photographic images.
[0039]
If step S2 is negative, it is determined whether or not the “view evaluation” hypertext 10E corresponding to the thumbnail image of the photo image selected by the user has been clicked (step S9), and step S9 is affirmed. The evaluation screen for the photographic image selected by the user is displayed on the terminal device 2 (step S10). FIG. 6 shows a photographic image evaluation screen. As shown in FIG. 6, the photograph image evaluation screen 12 includes a photograph image title 12A selected by the user (here, XXX), a current total vote point 12B (3850 points), a voter name 12C, and a voter. Each comment 12D, the voter's current rank 12E, and a scroll bar 12F are displayed.
[0040]
Here, on the photographic image evaluation screen 12 shown in FIG. 6, comments of three voters, ABC, CDE, and FGH are displayed. It can be seen that voter ABC is ranked 232 and voter CDE is ranked 32nd. The voter FGH is given an asterisk (*) indicating that the rank has not been assigned.
[0041]
The user of the terminal device 2 can view the evaluation of the photographic image selected by the user on the photographic image evaluation screen 12. When the number of comments is large, the photograph image evaluation screen 12 can be scrolled by the scroll bar 12F to view comments of all voters. Here, the voter name 12C is hypertext, and the voter can be evaluated by clicking the desired voter name 12C.
[0042]
Therefore, following step S10, it is determined whether or not the hypertext of the voter name 12C has been clicked (step S11). If step S11 is affirmed, a voter evaluation screen is displayed (step S12). FIG. 7 shows a voter evaluation screen. As shown in FIG. 7, the voter evaluation screen 13 includes a “trusted” radio button 13A that is clicked when the voter selected by the user can be trusted, and an “untrusted” radio button that is clicked when the voter is not trusted. 13B and an evaluation button 13C for transmitting the evaluation result to the web server 1 are displayed. FIG. 7 shows a state where the “reliable” radio button 13A is clicked.
[0043]
On the voter evaluation screen 13, the user can evaluate a voter who made a comment on the photo image selected by the user. That is, when the voter thinks that the voter can be trusted, the user clicks the “trusted” radio button 13A, and when the voter thinks that the voter cannot be trusted, the user clicks the “untrusted” radio button 13B. The evaluation button 13C is clicked.
[0044]
Therefore, following step S12, it is determined whether or not the evaluation button 13C has been clicked (step S13). If step S13 is affirmed, voter evaluation information representing the voter's evaluation result is transmitted to the web server 1. (Step S14).
[0045]
In the web server 1, the database DB2 is updated based on the voter evaluation information (step S15). That is, if the voter evaluation information indicates that the voter can be trusted, a predetermined score (for example, 1 point) for the voter is added to the total vote point of the current voter, and conversely If the voter evaluation information indicates that the voter cannot be trusted, a predetermined score (for example, 1 point) for the voter is subtracted from the current voter's total vote point, thereby creating a database. DB2 is updated.
[0046]
Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the display of the posting screen is terminated due to the disconnection of access (step S16). In addition, also when step S4, step S6, step S9, step S11, and step S13 are denied, it progresses to step S16. Then, when step S16 is affirmed, the process is terminated. On the other hand, if step S16 is negative, the process returns to step S1, and the processes after step S1 are repeated.
[0047]
Thus, in this embodiment, the voter who evaluated the photo image posted on the photo image website is evaluated to determine the rank of the voter. The weight of voting points for an image is increased. For this reason, the higher the rank, that is, the higher the reliability of the photo image voted by the voter, the higher the rank, and as a result, the rank of the photo image becomes more reliable. Therefore, the photographic image is legitimately evaluated, and the contributor also makes an effort by polishing the photographing technique, so that the content of the photographic image website can be further enhanced.
[0048]
In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a photographic image website that accepts posting of a photographic image and determines the rank of the photographic image. However, various contents such as novels, haiku, moving images, and voices are used. The present invention can also be applied to websites that accept posts and determine the rank of content.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration of a content evaluation system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a table showing a relationship between voter ranks and voting points. FIG. 3 shows processing performed in this embodiment. Flowchart [Figure 4] Figure showing the posting screen [Figure 5] Figure showing the voting screen [Figure 6] Figure showing the photo image evaluation screen [Figure 7] Figure showing the voter evaluation screen [Explanation of symbols]
1 Web server 2 Terminal device 3 Network 10 Posting screen 11 Voting screen 12 Photo image evaluation screen 13 Voter evaluation screen

Claims (6)

In a content evaluation method for accepting votes for a plurality of contents posted on an electronic bulletin board and determining the ranks of the plurality of contents based on the voting results,
Authenticate voters who vote for the content;
Only authorized voters will be able to select content to vote and enter ratings for the selected content,
Posting the evaluation on the bulletin board for each of a plurality of voters,
Accepting an evaluation for each voter based on the evaluation by a viewer browsing the electronic bulletin board,
Determining the rank of each voter based on the rating for each voter;
A content evaluation method characterized in that, based on the rank of each voter, the higher the voter, the greater the weighting is given to the vote result, and the ranks of the plurality of contents are determined. 2. The content evaluation method according to claim 1, wherein the rank of each voter is posted on the electronic bulletin board. In a content evaluation apparatus that accepts votes for a plurality of contents posted on an electronic bulletin board and determines the ranks of the plurality of contents based on the voting results,
Means for authenticating a voter who votes for the content;
Means only for authorized voters to accept selection of content for voting and input of ratings for the selected content;
Means for posting the evaluation on the bulletin board for each of a plurality of voters;
Means for accepting an evaluation for each voter based on the evaluation by a viewer browsing the electronic bulletin board;
Means for determining a rank of each voter based on an evaluation of each voter;
A content evaluation apparatus comprising: means for determining a rank of the plurality of contents by increasing the weighting of a voting result for a higher voter based on the rank of each voter. 4. The content evaluation apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising means for posting the rank of each voter on the electronic bulletin board. In a program for causing a computer to execute a content evaluation method for receiving a vote for a plurality of contents posted on an electronic bulletin board and determining a rank of the plurality of contents based on the vote result,
Authenticating a voter who votes for the content;
A procedure for accepting only selected voters to select content for voting and input a rating for the selected content;
A procedure for posting the evaluation on the electronic bulletin board for each of a plurality of voters;
A procedure for accepting an evaluation for each voter based on the evaluation by a viewer browsing the electronic bulletin board;
Determining a rank for each voter based on the rating for each voter;
A program for determining the ranks of the plurality of contents by increasing the weighting of the voting result as the higher-ranking voter is based on the rank of each voter. The program according to claim 5, further comprising a procedure for posting the rank of each voter on the electronic bulletin board.

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