JP2012231281A - Video content viewing system and video content distribution service - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video content viewing system which permits video content about various characters to be output by user operation on an Internet communication capable portable terminal equipped with a touch panel type display, thereby producing audiovisual effects which would allow the user to enjoy an illusion as if they were communicating with a specific character.SOLUTION: The video content viewing system is composed of a data set consisting of video content data of characters and an application program. The video content data included in the data set each have output condition information prepared in advance corresponding to a specific time zone in one day, as well as to a specific input method and an input position. At startup, the video content data having the output condition information corresponding to a time zone to which the startup time of day belongs is output based on the current time of day information. When started up and running, an input method and an input position are detected, and the video content data having the output condition information corresponding thereto is selected for output.

Description

  The present invention relates to a video content (hereinafter referred to as “video content data”) composed of video data, audio data, image data, text data, and the like by a mobile phone or portable information terminal equipped with a touch panel display and capable of internet communication. In particular, the date of operation of the touch panel or the like by the user by downloading and installing the video content data and the application program for video content data output control from the server of the distributor. Depending on the day, the day of the week, the time of day, or the type and method of operation, a specific action or sound of a character such as a specific person (hereinafter referred to as “character”) is output, as if the user had an intention to operate To respond It relates to a video content viewing system and image content distribution service system provides the interactive audiovisual effects as.

  Due to improvements in mobile phones and personal digital assistants, so-called “smartphones” and “tablet information terminals”, which are called mobile phones or personal digital assistants (hereinafter referred to as “portable terminals”) equipped with touch panel displays and capable of internet communication. ")" Is rapidly spreading.

Many of these mobile terminals have new functions in addition to the functions at the time of shipment by storing application programs that can be downloaded via the Internet and content data such as video, images, audio, and text in a built-in storage device. Can be added. In recent years, in particular, a function of playing video data downloaded or streamed using video playback software as the application program has been widely used in portable terminals.

In addition, the user can perform a touch operation (hereinafter referred to as “touch”) such as touching, stroking, or striking a specific area defined on the touch panel by the application program, or an operation of shaking the mobile terminal ( In the following, various input methods are realized such as detecting an acceleration change due to “shake”) with an internal acceleration sensor.

  In order to make use of the characteristics of such mobile terminals, not only mobile communication carriers (hereinafter referred to as “carriers”) but also many software developers have developed a wide variety of application software for extending functions from mobile terminals to games. Has been developed and put on the market. In addition, these are provided for a fee or free of charge by a set of application software and content data or by downloading them individually from a distributor's server.

  In particular, in the field of so-called “portable games,” applications that display and play back image data and video data on the display based on user operations in various situations according to the progress of the game, and entertain the user with its interactive effects. A lot of software is provided. As such portable games, so-called competitive games, RPG (role playing) games, simulation games, and the like are known.

For example, the invention described in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2 is directed to an image of a living creature (for example, a character such as a dog) by performing an operation on the touch panel (a command for “care” of a character such as a dog). Since a changing image of a dog, etc. or an animation image consisting of multiple images is sequentially displayed on the display, it is possible to realize a simulation game in which the user can enjoy the feeling of breeding and growing a character such as a dog. . Similar games are also prevalent in the mobile game field, and some characters are set as fictional or real characters.
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  However, the simulation games realized by these inventions must use unrealistic characters that can be represented by images, animations, etc. due to restrictions on the storage capacity of mobile terminals and the data transfer speed via the Internet. The progress itself is a development with poor interactivity, such as achieving a predetermined goal (for example, the growth of a character such as a dog). Above all, a portable terminal with a large portable screen and a high degree of freedom of input operation There is a problem that the reality of the game itself is lacking.

  On the other hand, in recent years, not only images and animations with a relatively small data size but also video data with a large size, for example, live-action video with audio, due to the high performance of the mobile terminal, an increase in storage capacity, and a high data transfer rate. A large number of videos can be downloaded and stored, and can be played back on the display, so that a real person or a highly realistic CG can be used as a character. In addition, touch-panel displays and acceleration sensors allow you to set various touch input methods and shake input methods at any location such as the image or video being output. Diversity of methods, and therefore reality can be enhanced.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and video data displayed on a large screen by making the best use of the characteristics of a mobile terminal capable of connecting to the Internet with a touch panel display. The realism and virtuality of, that is, the effect that makes the user appear as if they are “live” in the mobile terminal, and the high degree of freedom of input operations using the touch panel, etc. Highly interactive that can be used to create the illusion of feeling as if you are communicating with a character, and to arbitrarily increase or change the number of characters that appear according to user preferences In addition to providing mobile games, video content providers via characters that appear An object of the present invention is to provide a video content viewing system also allows a variety of information and advertising transmission and reception of between the user.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the invention described in claim 1 is a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant capable of internet communication provided with a touch panel display, and a single character or a plurality of characters downloaded via the internet. A video content viewing system comprising a video content data set and an application program for controlling output of the video content data, each of the video content data included in the data set each having a specific time of day Output condition information corresponding to a band and a specific input method and input position to the mobile phone or mobile information terminal, and the application program is built in the mobile phone or mobile information terminal at startup Current obtained from the timer part Based on the time information, a predetermined video content data is selected from a plurality of the video content data having output condition information corresponding to the time zone to which the startup time belongs, and is output. A method and an input position are detected, and predetermined video content data is selected and output from the plurality of video content data having output condition information corresponding to the input method and the input position.

The character may be a real person such as a model (hereinafter referred to as a “model”) or a fictitious character produced by CG or the like. In the case of a model, the video content data is a live-action video or a live-action CG. It may be a video with processing such as. In addition, the video content data may be configured so that a single scene or a plurality of scenes sequentially transition, and may include character speech, sound effects, voice such as BGM, or text data in addition to video. . In addition, a single character appears in one video content data, but a plurality of characters may be used.

  The specific time zone of the day included in the output condition information may be one divided into 24 hours in units of one hour, or may be a specific time zone not limited to one hour. In addition, the specific input method refers to the type and position of touch such as touching, stroking, and hitting a specific area defined on the touch panel by the application program, and the type of shake such as shaking or tilting the mobile terminal body. Say.

  The invention described in claim 2 is the video content viewing system according to claim 1, wherein the application program includes predetermined video content data from a plurality of video content data having specific output condition information. A selection reference unit for providing reference information for determining selection of

  The selection reference unit provides reference information for determining selection of the predetermined video content data each time a reference is received from the application program. For example, a random number generation unit may be provided, and the reference information may be determined based on a random number table generated by the random number generation unit, or the input time, the input position and method, and the input within a unit time. It may be a logic table in which various combinations of the relationship between the number of times or the cumulative input number and the output condition method are described in advance, or a combination of a random number generator and a logic table.

  The invention described in claim 3 is the video content viewing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the application program does not detect an input for a certain period of time during startup. In the case, the specific video content data in which the character does not appear is output, and when there is an input thereafter, any one of the predetermined video content data in which the character appears is output. .

  Even if the user starts the application program once, when the display screen is viewed again after leaving it without any input, it is very artificial if the last displayed video continues to be displayed as it is. It is awakening and the character's reality is reduced. However, if the configuration of the invention of claim 3 is adopted, it is possible to produce the character as if the character “removed from the screen” in response to the user ignoring the character and leaving it alone. Reality can be improved.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the video content viewing system according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the mobile phone or the portable information terminal downloads the plurality of data sets. In the case of storing, the application program is
The user of the mobile phone or the mobile information terminal can arbitrarily set or replace each data set as an output target for a specific day or date, and the current time information and the day or date information acquired from the timer unit. Based on the above, the predetermined video content data is selected and output only from the data set set as the output target of the day of the week or date to which the program belongs.

  According to the present invention, video content data of a specific character is stored in each data set, and the user performs a setting operation to allocate a specific day of the week or date to each data set. Only the character set on the start date or day of the week is displayed. In this case, for example, if different days of the week are set in seven data sets, a specific character appears for each day of the week, and the user can spend a day with the character over time. .

  The invention described in claim 5 is the video content viewing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the video content data is stored in a telop display unit provided in a part of the display. The application program further includes text data for displaying a telop, and the application program outputs the text data together with the video to the telop display unit in a telop display when the application program is started in a predetermined time zone set in advance. And

  According to the present invention, text data in a telop can be displayed on the display screen, for example, at the bottom of the display screen separately from the video, so that either voice or text or both can be displayed. For example, to display an advertisement message about a product appearing in the video as a telop as text information, or to display a character that is displayed during that time period to produce an effect such as “the character also sleeps from midnight to the next morning” Even when the video is a bedtime video without speech such as speech, the text information can be displayed without a sense of incongruity as the character's “sleeping”.

  The invention described in claim 6 is the video content viewing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a URL of a predetermined external website is associated with the text data in advance. When the application program detects an input on the telop display unit while the telop is being output, the application program connects to the URL via the Internet and displays the screen of the external website. It is characterized by.

  According to the present invention, for example, an advertising message about a product appearing in a video is displayed as the text data of the telop, and a URL of a website of an advertiser company of the product is directly displayed, or a specific text such as a product name is displayed. By setting a hyperlink to the website, the user can immediately display the screen of the website by touching the telop. I can expect. In the telop, it is possible to display not only the advertiser company and the like, but also various announcements and URLs of the distributors as text data or text set with hyperlinks.

  The application program not only outputs video content data, but also allows an interface screen on which a user can set or change various environments related to operation methods, output conditions, and the like to be displayed on the display. By using the communication function and mail transmission / reception function possessed by, data communication or mail transmission / reception with a distribution company is possible.

  Next, the invention described in claim 7 is a video content distribution service system comprising a user-side mobile phone or portable information terminal and a computer device that distributes the data set and the application program via the Internet. The distribution company side computer device includes a single or a plurality of distribution company side servers and a charging device for distributing the data set and the application program to the user, and additional data set distribution from the user side. The video according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a request is received, a new data set is distributed from the server, and billing processing for a user is performed, so that the mobile phone or the mobile information terminal can perform the video processing. Realize content viewing system and new to users And performing a billing process of the consideration of such data set distribution.

  As a method of collecting payment in the download sales service business of the application program for mobile phones or portable information terminals via the Internet, when the user downloads the application program, the server on the distribution company side performs billing processing and the carrier side In general, the billing information is transmitted to the server, and the server on the carrier side adds the price to the communication fee of the user and withdraws it from the bank account of the user. On the other hand, in order to have many users download and promote the spread of the application, first, a method is also used in which the application program itself is distributed to users free of charge, and upgrades and additional data are distributed for a fee. .

  According to the present invention, the distribution provider server distributes a combination of the application program and a single data set selected by the user to the user's mobile phone or portable information terminal free of charge in response to a distribution request from the user. By doing so, the minimum configuration of the video content viewing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 can be realized on the user side. The user can experience the video content viewing system with at least one data set without an economic burden. In addition, for example, by including “trailer” video content data that introduces another data set in which a new character appears in the data set, demand for a paid additional data set can be stimulated.

Thereafter, when there is an additional distribution request from the user, the distribution provider side server distributes only the new data set to the user, and the charging processing device charges the user for the consideration of the additional data set. And the payment for the consideration is made through the carrier side server. As described above, the distribution company can make a profit by downloading and selling additional data sets for a fee while disseminating the video content viewing system according to the present invention to a large number of users in a short period of time.

  The invention described in claim 8 is the video content distribution service system according to claim 7, wherein the video content distribution service system is further connected to a predetermined public communication service provider side server via the Internet. The public communication service provider side server stores related data (any of text data, image data, video data, audio data, or a combination thereof) for each character, and the distribution provider side The server stores the predetermined public communication service ID and notification data for each character, and the user's mobile phone or portable information terminal stores the user's own public communication service ID. Mobile phone Accesses the character-related data on the predetermined public communication service provider side server from the portable information terminal and transmits the public communication service ID of the user himself / herself. The user's own ID is acquired from a public communication service provider side server, and the notification data is distributed to the user via the Internet.

  According to the present invention, the distribution company obtains an ID for the public communication service for each specific character, and then uploads related data for each character in advance on the public communication service provider side server. And memorize it. Therefore, a user who can obtain and use the ID for the public communication service includes, for example, not only a character appearing in a data set downloaded to his / her mobile phone or personal digital assistant but also related data of another character. And can further stimulate demand for the paid additional data sets.

  Further, the distribution provider side server stores notification data for each specific character, for example, through a predetermined fixed message transmission function provided by a public communication service, the ID of the character from the user as a fixed destination. When a message is sent, the notification data corresponding to the type of the standard message can be set to be transmitted with the user ID as the destination. As a result, when the user “speaks” to a specific character who “lives” in his mobile phone or personal digital assistant, for example, the character “answers” this, so the user It is possible to enjoy a feeling as if personally communicating with the character via the public communication service, and as a result, the virtuality in the effect of the video content viewing system according to the present invention can be enhanced.

  According to the present invention, the realism and virtuality of video data displayed on a large screen, i.e., for the user, is maximized by utilizing the characteristics of an internet-connected portable terminal equipped with a touch panel display. Whether the characters appearing as if they are “live” in the mobile device, and the high degree of freedom of input operations using the touch panel, etc. Thus, it is possible to realize an attractive mobile game with unprecedented high interactivity.

  In addition, the number of characters that appear can be arbitrarily increased or replaced according to the user's preference, so that the distribution company can make a profit through download sales of additional data sets. Furthermore, since it is possible to send and receive various information and advertisements between video content providers such as advertisers and users through the characters that appear, not only as a handheld game, It can also be used as an advertising means with high advertising effectiveness for users.

  Hereinafter, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

  FIG. 1 is an external view of a typical model of a mobile phone having a touch panel display whose left side is generally called a smartphone. The right side is an external view of a representative model of a portable information terminal having a larger size and a pad shape having the same function. In any case, a display 12 also serving as a touch panel 11 is provided on the front surface of the thin portable terminal 10. When the application program according to the present invention is applied, the bottom of the display 12 displays a telop as a horizontally long telop display unit 13. The uppermost part of the display screen is a time display unit 14 that can display the current time as required.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of the basic configuration of the video content viewing system according to the present invention. The user's mobile terminal 10 can communicate with the distribution provider side computer device 30 via the Internet or the mobile communication network 20, and is connected to the base station communication network 23 by the carrier-side base station 22 via the gateway server 21. In addition to communicating with the distribution provider side computer device 30, if the mobile terminal 10 has a function of connecting to a wireless LAN, it connects to the distribution provider side computer device 30 from the access point (not shown) via the Internet. May be. The distribution provider computer device 30 includes a distribution provider server 31 and a distribution provider billing device 32, and the distribution provider server 31 stores the application program AP and the data set DS according to the present invention. ing.

  When a user who wants to use the video content viewing system according to the present invention designates a specific data set DS and transmits a distribution request from the mobile terminal 10 to the distribution provider computer apparatus 30, the computer apparatus is specified. The application program AP is distributed to the mobile terminal 10 together with the data set DS. The portable terminal 10 downloads the received application program AP and the data set DS, installs the application program AP in the built-in storage unit 15, and stores the data set DS. Thereby, the minimum configuration of the video content viewing system according to the present invention is realized on the mobile terminal 10, and the user can view the video content data in the data set DS.

  Thereafter, when the user designates a different data set DS and sends a request for the additional delivery to the delivery provider side computer device 30, the delivery provider side computer device 30 delivers only the designated data set DS to the delivery provider side computer device 30. Similarly, it is distributed from the business server 31 to the mobile terminal 10, and the mobile terminal 10 downloads it and stores it in the storage unit. At that time, the distribution provider side billing device 32 records additional distribution and transmits the billing information to the carrier side server (not shown) and the portable terminal 10, and the carrier side server uses the terminal of the user of the portable terminal 10. The billing amount is added to the fee, billing and settlement processing is performed, and the billing amount is settled monthly, and the fee is subtracted from the fee, and then the billing company pays the billing fee to the distribution carrier. .

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of the mobile terminal 20 in a state where the video content viewing system according to the present invention is applied. Note that the portable terminal 20 in the figure shows a state in which the application program AP and seven data sets DS assigned for each day of the week have been downloaded in advance. In addition, the characters in each data set DS are different models, that is, real women (or men), and the video content data CD is based on various scenes and situation settings (scenes), and the whole body, face, and body of the model. Consists of live-action video, background video and other video data V that captures each part and its operation, voice and sound effects such as women's lines, BGM and other audio data A, and various text data T for telop display Shall be.

The mobile terminal 10 includes a touch panel 11, a display 12, a storage unit 15, a control unit 16, a timer unit 17, an acceleration sensor 18, a speaker 19, a communication control unit 102 connected to the antenna 101, and a video / image to the display 12. A display control unit 103 that controls display and an audio output control unit 104 that controls audio output from the speaker 19 are provided. The storage unit 15 holds a basic program OS that controls the overall functions of the mobile terminal 10, the application program AP that has been downloaded and installed, and one or more data sets DS that have been downloaded and stored. ing. The application program AP includes a selection reference unit SL.

Each data set DS includes at least one video content data CD. The video content data is composed of any one of video data V, audio data A, text data T, or a combination thereof, and output condition information I is added to each piece of data or each combination of data. Further, output condition information I corresponding to a specific day of the week is added to each data set DS itself by the user's prior setting.

  The contents of the video content data CD are as follows: 1) “basic scene” in which the casual appearance of the model is photographed without words, 2) “greeting scene” that greets in response to the user's first touch after startup, 3) In addition to the “gesture scene” that returns a specific response to the user's specific touch during startup, the model reappears in response to a shake in the absence of the model and the “absent scene” display of the background only. Various images are prepared such as “reappearance scene”, “sleeping face scene” while the model is sleeping, and “connecting scene” for reducing discomfort when different “basic scenes” transition.

  In such a configuration, first, when the user touches an icon related to the application program AP on the touch panel 11, the control unit 16 detects the touch and activates the application program AP via the basic program OS. At this time, the application program AP detects the current time information of the timer unit 17 to detect the time and day of the week at the time of activation, and the time zone to which the time belongs is set from the data set DS corresponding to the day of the week. The video content data CD having the output condition information I (for example, one of the “basic scenes”) is selected, and the video is output to the display 12 and the sound is output to the speaker 19 via the control unit 16.

In this embodiment, since there are a plurality of video content data CDs corresponding to many scenes, the application program AP selects the video content data CD based on the reference information obtained by referring to the selection reference unit SL. Note that after the application program AP is activated, not only a touch but also a shake detected by the acceleration sensor 18 is handled as an input to the application program AP.

  The above is the description when the application program AP according to the present invention is activated. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation process of the video content viewing system after activation and activation in time series.

  The application program AP activated by the user detects the day of the week to which the current time belongs from the timer unit 17 and selects the data set DS to which the day of the week is assigned from the seven data sets DS. Next, the application program AP obtains reference information R determined at random with reference to the selected reference section SL, and based on the reference information R, “basic scene” from the video content data CD of the data set DS. Select one of these to output.

  The output of the basic scene may be looped with one “basic scene” sandwiching the “connecting scene”, but the “basic scene” that is sequentially different over time is output randomly with the “connecting scene” sandwiched between them. In order to perform a natural presentation that does not bore the user, the reference information R includes such a random scene transition schedule.

  When the user does not perform any touch during the output of the “basic scene”, the application program AP detects the passage of time from the timer unit 17 and outputs the “absent scene” when a predetermined time has passed. As a result, as a result of the user “leaving away”, it is possible to produce an effect as if the model was “withdrawn” by his / her own intention.

  During the “absent scene” output, no change occurs even if the user touches the display. Next, when the user shakes the mobile terminal 10, the acceleration sensor 18 detects the acceleration caused by the shake, and the application program AP outputs the “reappearance scene” this time. This is an effect representing that the model “returns” in response to a “call” by the user. After the “re-appearing scene” is completed, the application program AP returns to the mode in which the “basic scene” is output while being changed at random based on the reference information R from the selection reference unit SL again.

  Next, when the user touches a specific position on the display with a specific method during the output of the “basic scene”, the application program AP detects the touch method / position and sends it to the selection reference unit SL. A specific “gesture scene” is output based on the reference information R from the part SL. In this case, the reference information R issued by the selection reference unit SL is a “basic scene” to which specific output condition information is attached based on the combination of the “basic scene” output at the time of touch and the touch method / position. Alternatively, a “gesture scene” is selected and output.

For example, if the “basic scene” that was output at the time of touching is a “scene with a bad mood”, the touch is “touching” or “stroking” ), It will return to the “basic scene” of the “feeling good-looking expression”, but if the touch is “hit”, it will output a “gesture scene” showing the state of dislike and then repeated “hit” In such a case, a “gesture scene” that seems to be offended is displayed and voice lines of protest are output.

In the selection reference unit SL, such a specific input / output combination is uniquely determined by the logic table, and further, a scene to be output within the range of the combination is selected by the random number table generated by the random number generation unit. Randomness can be added. This makes it possible to show various reactions to the model depending on the state of the model in the display and the way the user touches, as if the user is communicating with the model in the mobile terminal 10 in real time. You can enjoy the illusion.

FIG. 5 is a scene configuration diagram illustrating an example of a relationship between scenes output in response to various operations of the user. In this example, when the application program AP is activated (1) and the activation time is, for example, from 06:00 to 23:59, six facial expressions (ordinary facial expressions, troubled facial expressions, good mood) Multiple “basic scenes (2)” based on any of the following: transitional expressions, moody expressions, sad expressions, sleepy expressions However, it is output.

Here, when the user touches, the “greeting scene (3)” corresponding to the time zone is output by the first touch within the preset time zone, and then any of the “gesture scenes” is output. Is done.

If it is left as it is, after a lapse of a predetermined time, a transition is made to a scene of “absent scene (nobody's room)” and a standby mode is entered. Next, when the user shakes, after the “reappearance scene (scene where the model returns to the room)” is output, the mode returns to the mode in which the “basic scene (2)” transitions again.

During the output of “basic scene (2)”, in the case of the second and subsequent touches in each time zone, “greeting scene (3)” is skipped and one of “gesture scene (5)” is output. . In this case, as described above, the “basic scene (2)” being output and the “gesture scene (5)” output in response to the touch position, method, number of times, and the like are in a predetermined combination. It changes randomly within the range. After that, when there is no touch, after a predetermined time elapses, it returns to “basic scene (2)” again.

On the other hand, during the time period from 00:00 to 05:59, the model “sleeping face scene (6)” is output when the application program AP is activated. When the user touches in this state, “sleeping face change scene (7)” is output, but since the user is sleeping, no speech line is output, and “sleeping” of the model is displayed as a telop.

  FIG. 6 is a table showing an example of speech data A that is output from the speaker 19 of the mobile terminal 10 together with the output of the video, that is, a model (in this case, female) speech. There are two types of model lines: one that specifies a time zone that is output only in a specific time zone, and one that does not specify a time zone and does not specify a time zone that is output randomly according to a specific touch method.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the configuration of the video content distribution service system according to the present invention as set forth in claim 7.

  In this embodiment, the distribution of the application program AP and the data set DS to the mobile terminal 10 is performed from the distribution service provider side computer device 40 operated by the distribution service provider. Such a distribution service provider is assumed to be a website operator that sells downloads via the Internet of application programs for mobile terminals in addition to music files and electronic book files.

  In FIG. 7, the distribution service provider side computer device 40 includes a distribution service provider side server 41 and a distribution service provider side billing device 42, and distributes the distribution provider side computer device 30 and the Internet via the Internet 20. The distribution service provider side server 41 can store the application data AP and the data set DS and distribute them to the mobile terminal 10.

  On the other hand, the distribution provider side computer device 30 has a notification data server 33 for storing notification data AD in addition to the distribution provider side server 31. The notification data server 33 receives a notification request from the user's portable terminal 10 and distributes the notification data AD via the Internet. The distribution provider side server 31 may also serve as the notification data server 33.

  The distribution provider stores the produced application program AP and data set DS in the distribution provider server 31 and uploads the application program AP and data set DS to the distribution service provider 41 by uploading the distribution program to the distribution service provider server 41. The distribution of the set DS for free or for a fee is entrusted, and thereafter, the distribution service provider side server distributes to the mobile terminal 10 in response to a distribution request from the user. In addition, the above-mentioned charging processing for the additional data set DS is performed by the distribution service provider side charging device 42 and transmits the charging information to the mobile terminal 10 and the distribution provider side computer device 30. In this case, it is preferable that the consideration is completed by remittance to the distribution company based on the billing information after the distribution service company settles with the credit card company with which the user has a contract.

On the other hand, the distribution company transmits the notification data AD in the notification data server 33 to the mobile terminal 10 in which the video content viewing system is activated via the Internet,
As described above, the notification data AD can be displayed as text in the telop display on the display, and a hyperlink for requesting more detailed distribution of the notification data AD can be included in the text display. When the user is interested in the telop-displayed notification data AD while using this video content viewing system, the user touches the telop to send a more detailed distribution request for the notification data AD to the distribution company. The distribution company can transmit additional notification data AD to the mobile terminal 10 and display it in a telop display, or can directly transmit the notification data AD by e-mail.

  As a result, the present video content viewing system can not only output the video content data unilaterally on the mobile terminal 10, but also can display various types of notification information at appropriate timings, and can further respond to user requests. You can also provide additional information.

  FIG. 7 shows a configuration in which the computer device 50 on the advertiser side can also communicate with the mobile terminal 10 via the Internet, and the computer device 50 on the advertiser side stores the data set DS. An advertiser side server 51 and an advertiser side notification data server 52 that stores the notification data AD are provided.

  In this case, the advertiser may create a unique data set DS separately from the distributor and additionally distribute the data set DS to the user of the mobile terminal 10 who is already using the video content viewing system. The notification data AD can be distributed in the same manner as the above-mentioned distribution company.

  As a result, the advertiser can create an original data set DS, and independently distribute it directly to the mobile terminal 10 separately from the distributor. Thus, for example, if an original data set DS is created using famous talents used for in-house advertisements as a model and notified to the users through the service system of the distributor, a large number of users such as talents will be able to Distribution requests to the data set DS to be provided can be collected. Advertisers can make their products and services appear in the video of the dataset DS, promote the appeal of products and services through model performances, serifs, and telop displays, and induce access to their websites. The data set DS itself can be used as a powerful advertising medium.

  FIG. 8 shows another example of the configuration of the video content distribution service system according to the present invention.

  In FIG. 8, the video content distribution service system uses a simple blog system represented by, for example, “Twitter” over the Internet, for example (hereinafter referred to as “simple blog site 60”), For example, communication with a social network service site represented by “Mixi” (hereinafter referred to as “SNS site 70”) is possible.

  For each model appearing in the data set DS, the distribution company sets an account in the simple blog site side server 61 of the simple blog site 60 or the SNS site side server 71 of the SNS site 70 in advance, and the simple blog ID and SNS are set. An ID is acquired and notified to the user through the video content distribution service system. In addition, the notification data server 33 on the distribution company side stores beforehand the notification data AD having contents suitable for the simple blog site 60 and the SNS site 70, and a message is stored in the simple blog site 60 and the SNS site. Upload detailed data such as profiles, images, messages, diaries, etc. to a dedicated page for each model.

  As a result, when a user who has an account in the simple blog site side server 61 or the SNS site side server 71 accesses these sites, the model person who appears in the data set DS uploads (posts, etc.) The illusion can be enjoyed, and by sending a message or comment to the model message or dedicated page, it is possible to enjoy a pseudo-experience communicating with the model outside the mobile terminal 10.

  The specific configuration and each process have been described with respect to the examples of the video content viewing system and the video content distribution service system according to the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the technology of the present invention. Improvements or modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea, and they shall belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

  Whether the user communicates with a specific character by outputting video content related to various characters in response to the user's operation in a mobile phone or a portable information terminal equipped with a touch panel display and capable of internet communication Providing a video content viewing system and a video content distribution system with an audiovisual effect that can enjoy the illusion as described above, and providing a variety of advertisements to users through such video content. It has high availability of mobile games and advertisement media.

It is an external view of the typical model of the portable terminal which concerns on this invention. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of a video content viewing system according to the present invention. It is the schematic which shows the structure of the portable terminal to which the video content viewing-and-listening system which concerns on this invention is applied. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the operation | movement process of the video content viewing-and-listening system which concerns on this invention. It is a scene block diagram of the video content output from the video content viewing system according to the present invention. It is a table | surface which shows an example of the audio | voice data which the video content viewing-and-listening system concerning this invention outputs. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the video content delivery service system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows another example of a structure of the video content delivery service system which concerns on this invention.

10 Mobile terminal (mobile phone or mobile information terminal)
11 Touch Panel 12 Display 13 Telop Display Unit 14 Time Display Unit 15 Storage Unit 16 Control Unit 17 Timer Unit 18 Acceleration Sensor 19 Speaker 101 Antenna 102 Communication Control Unit 103 Display Control Unit 104 Audio Output Control Unit 20 Internet or Public Mobile Communication Network 21 Gateway Server 22 Base station communication network 23 Base station 30 Distribution company side computer device 31 Distribution company side server 32 Distribution company side billing device 33 Distribution company side notification data server 40 Distribution service company side computer device 41 Distribution service business Publisher side server 42 Distribution service provider side billing device 50 Advertiser side computer device 51 Advertiser side server 52 Advertiser side notification data server 60 Simple blog site 61 Simple blog side server 70 SNS site 71 SNS site side server Server OS Basic program AP Application program DS Data set CD Video content data V Video data A Audio data T Text data I Output condition information SL Selection reference section R Reference information AD Notification data

Claims (8)

A mobile phone or portable information terminal capable of internet communication with a touch panel display;
A video content viewing system comprising a data set consisting of single or plural video content data of a character and an application program for controlling the output of the video content data downloaded via the Internet,
Each of the video content data included in the data set has in advance output condition information corresponding to a specific time zone of a day, and a specific input method and input position to the mobile phone or mobile information terminal,
The application program is
At the time of startup, based on the current time information acquired from the timer unit built in the mobile phone or the portable information terminal, a predetermined video from a plurality of video content data having output condition information corresponding to a time zone to which the startup time belongs Select and output content data,
When there is an input during startup, the input method and the input position are detected, and predetermined video content data is selected from a plurality of the video content data having output condition information corresponding to the input method and the input position. The video content viewing system is characterized in that the video content is output. The application program is
2. The video content viewing according to claim 1, further comprising a selection reference unit that provides reference information for determining selection of predetermined video content data from a plurality of video content data having specific output condition information. system. When the application program does not detect an input for a certain period of time during its startup, the application program outputs the specific video content data that does not appear in the character,
3. The video content viewing system according to claim 1, wherein when there is an input thereafter, any one of the predetermined video content data in which the character appears is output. In the case where the mobile phone or the mobile information terminal has downloaded and stored a plurality of the data sets,
The application program is
The user of the mobile phone or portable information terminal can arbitrarily set each data set as an output target on a specific day of the week or date, or replace the data set,
Based on the current time information and the day of the week or date information acquired from the timer unit, the predetermined video content data is selected and output only from the data set set as the output target of the day of the week or date to which the start belongs. The video content viewing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The video content data further includes text data for displaying a telop on a telop display section provided in a part of the display,
5. The application program according to claim 1, wherein the application program outputs the text data together with the video to the telop display unit in a telop display when started in a predetermined time period set in advance. The video content viewing system described in 1. When the URL of a predetermined external website is associated with the text data in advance,
When the application program detects an input on the telop display unit in a state where the telop is being output, the application program connects to the URL via the Internet and displays the screen of the external website. The video content viewing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A video content distribution service system system comprising a user-side mobile phone or portable information terminal and a computer device that distributes the data set and the application program via the Internet,
The distribution company side computer device includes a single or a plurality of distribution company side servers and a charging device for distributing the data set and the application program to a user,
By receiving an additional data set distribution request from the user side, distributing a new data set from the server, and performing billing processing to the user,
The video content viewing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is realized in the cellular phone or the portable information terminal, and a billing process for a new data set distribution is performed on the user. Content distribution service system. The video content distribution service system system is further connected to a predetermined public communication service provider side server via the Internet,
The public communication service provider side server stores related data (text data, image data, video data, audio data, or a combination thereof) for each character,
The distribution company side server, the predetermined public communication service ID and notification data for each character,
The mobile phone or portable information terminal on the user side stores the user's own public communication service ID,
The user accesses the related data of the character on the predetermined public communication service provider side server from the mobile phone or the portable information terminal, and transmits the user's own public communication service ID,
The distribution provider computer device acquires the user's own ID from the predetermined public communication service provider server and distributes the notification data to the user via the Internet. The video content distribution service system according to claim 7.

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