JP2017135475A - Evaluation device, evaluation method and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an evaluation device capable of increasing the amusement of a viewer, in contact with a content containing at least one of video and sound, when viewing that content.SOLUTION: An evaluation device 1 outputs a predetermined instruction to a content controller 4 for controlling reproduction of a predetermined content. The evaluation device 1 includes a receiving section for receiving information about the number of times of operation from a mobile communication device 3 acquiring the information about the number of times of operation when a predetermined operation is performed by a viewer A in contact with the content. The number of times thus received is aggregated and compared with a threshold. An instruction is outputted to the content controller 4 so that at least a part of the content reproduced later is different, when the aggregated number of times reaches or goes above the threshold, and when goes below the threshold.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an evaluation apparatus, an evaluation method, and a computer program for evaluating a predetermined situation (for example, excitement level) of a viewer who is in contact with content including video or sound.

  In Patent Document 1, reactions performed by a viewer of a sport or concert broadcast on television using a terminal such as a remote controller, a personal computer, or a mobile phone are collected in real time via the Internet, and the reaction is cheered to the event venue. , A system for reflecting in the form of a graph or the like is disclosed. According to such a system, the viewer can obtain a sense of presence in which his / her reaction is reflected in the event venue.

JP 2005-339479 A

  However, since the system according to Patent Document 1 simply collects viewer terminal operations as reactions and presents them to the viewer in a form (cheer, graph, etc.) reflected in the collected results, It is possible to acquire the amount of reaction of the person (the number of predetermined operations performed on the terminal). However, with further development of networks and mobile terminals in the future, there will be an increase in interest in the interaction between viewers using mobile terminals and content viewing modes (TV / movie viewing, concert / stage viewing, sports watching, etc.) Will be required.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an evaluation apparatus, an evaluation method, and a computer program that can enhance the interest of a viewer who is in contact with content including at least one of video and sound when viewing the content.

  An evaluation apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is an evaluation apparatus that can output a predetermined instruction to a control unit that controls reproduction of predetermined content including at least one of video and sound, and includes at least video and sound. Means for receiving information on the number of times from an apparatus having an acquisition means for obtaining information on the number of times of operation when a predetermined operation is performed by a viewer in contact with predetermined content including A means for receiving information on the number of times from at least one device having an acquisition means; and a viewer for each of the at least one device that has transmitted the information based on the information on the number of times received by the means for receiving Means for counting the number of operations by means, means for comparing the counted number of times with a threshold value, the result of the comparison, the counting An instruction is output to the control means so that at least a part of the predetermined content reproduced after the acquisition timing of the information is different between the case where the number of times played is greater than or equal to the threshold and the case where the number is less than the threshold Means.

  An evaluation method according to an aspect of the present invention is an evaluation method capable of outputting a predetermined instruction to a control unit that controls reproduction of predetermined content including at least one of video and sound, and includes at least video and sound. When a predetermined operation is performed by a viewer who is in contact with predetermined content including one, information on the number of times is acquired from at least one of the devices that has acquired information on the number of times of the operation, and the acquired number of times Based on the information on the information, the number of operations by the viewer for each of the at least one device that has acquired the information is totaled, and the total number of times is compared with a threshold value. At least a part of the predetermined content that is reproduced after the acquisition timing of the information when the number of times is equal to or greater than the threshold and less than the threshold To reduction.

  A computer program according to an aspect of the present invention causes a computer to function as the evaluation device.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the interest property at the time of viewing the said content of the viewer who touches the content containing at least one of an image | video and a sound can be improved.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows one structural example of the excitement degree evaluation system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows one structural example of the portable communication apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows one structural example of the excitement degree evaluation apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the portable communication apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the excitement degree evaluation apparatus and content control apparatus which concern on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of a display screen of evaluation progress information. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the selection method of the content image | video according to the evaluation result. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the portable communication apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the excitement degree evaluation apparatus and content control apparatus which concern on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of a display screen of evaluation progress information. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the portable communication apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the excitement degree evaluation apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments thereof.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration example of an excitement degree evaluation system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the number of predetermined movements (physical movements) of the viewer A carrying the portable terminal (holding in hand) is acquired in association with the degree of excitement, and the total is obtained as a threshold value. If the comparison is made and the value is equal to or greater than the threshold value, the viewing content is changed accordingly.
The excitement degree evaluation system according to the present embodiment includes an excitement degree evaluation apparatus 1, a portable communication device 2 possessed by a content viewer A, and a physiological event detection apparatus 3. The excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 is an example of an evaluation apparatus according to the present application, and is an example of an apparatus that performs an evaluation method. The point which is an example of an evaluation apparatus and an evaluation method is the same also in other embodiment. The excitement level evaluation system is a living body in which the excitement level of each viewer A is reflected from a plurality of viewers A in contact with content including video or audio, for example, content such as sports, concerts, and movies broadcast on television. It is a system that evaluates the degree of excitement of the entire audience group by collecting information and body movement information.
The excitement level evaluation system is connected to a content control device 4 that uses information on the evaluated excitement level. The content control device 4 controls content reproduction. For example, the content control device 4 executes a process of switching the content of the content with which the viewer A is in contact according to the excitement level of the viewer A. The content control device 4 is an example of a device that uses information on the excitement level evaluated by the excitement level evaluation system, and corresponds to a control unit that controls reproduction of predetermined content including at least one of video and sound. . The excitement level evaluation device 1 and the content control device 4 may be integrated.

  Here, an example in which the degree of excitement of a viewer group of content broadcast on television is mainly described will be described, but the content is not limited to that broadcast on television, and the evaluation target is also the viewer A of television. It is not limited to. For example, the excitement level evaluation system may evaluate the excitement levels of a plurality of viewers A who are in contact with content such as live concerts, sports, and stages at an event venue. The content may be an advertisement video. Further, the content may be video-only content or audio-only content.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the portable communication device 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The portable communication device 2 is a portable wireless communication device such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). The portable communication device 2 is a computer including a portable control unit 20 that controls the operation of each component of the portable communication device 2. Note that the portable communication device 2 is an apparatus having an acquisition unit that acquires information regarding the number of operations when a predetermined operation is performed by the viewer A who is in contact with predetermined content including at least one of video and sound. It is an example.

  The portable control unit 20 is a microcomputer having a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an input / output interface, and the like. The input / output interface of the portable control unit 20 includes a storage unit 21, a wireless communication unit 22, a short-range wireless communication unit 23, a position detection unit 24, an acceleration sensor 25, a display unit 26, a touch sensor 27, a speaker 28, a microphone 29, and the like. Is connected. The ROM stores an initial operation program necessary for the initial operation of the computer. The RAM is a memory such as a DRAM (Dynamic RAM), an SRAM (Static RAM), etc., and a program for a portable device described later read out from the storage unit 21 or a portable control when the calculation processing of the portable control unit 20 is executed. Various data generated by the arithmetic processing of the unit 20 are temporarily stored. The CPU executes the program for the portable device, thereby controlling the operation of each component, and executing the transmission process of the biological information and the body movement information reflecting the excitement level of the viewer A.

  The storage unit 21 is a non-volatile memory such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM) or a flash memory, and stores a portable device program necessary for the transmission processing of biological information and physical information reflecting the excitement level of the viewer A. doing.

  The portable communication device 2 downloads the portable device program from an external server (not shown) connected to the communication network N, and stores the downloaded portable device program in the storage unit 21. Further, the portable device program may be recorded on a recording medium so as to be readable by a computer. The storage unit 21 stores a portable device program read from a recording medium by a reading device (not shown). The recording medium is a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory. Furthermore, the recording medium may be an optical disc such as a CD (Compact Disc) -ROM, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) -ROM, or a BD (Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc). Furthermore, the recording medium may be a flexible disk, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, a magnetic optical disk, or the like.

  The wireless communication unit 22 is a communication device for transmitting and receiving various types of information to and from the excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 and other portable communication devices 2 via the base station, and a portable transmission unit 22a that transmits arbitrary information. And a portable receiver 22b for receiving information. The wireless communication unit 22 performs transmission / reception of call voice and various data using, for example, a 3G (Generation) line, a 4G line, an LTE (Long Term Evolution) line, and the like.

The short-range wireless communication unit 23 is a communication device that transmits and receives various kinds of information to and from the external physiological event detection device 3, and performs wireless communication based on, for example, the IEEE 802.15.1 standard. The physiological event detection device 3 detects a physiological event that appears in the viewer A in contact with the content, and periodically transmits the biological information obtained by the detection to the mobile communication device 2. The physiological event detection device 3 is, for example, a heart rate monitor, an electrocardiographic sensor, a thermometer, a respiratory rate sensor, or the like.
The biometric information refers to basic information for quantifying a predetermined emotional excitement state or an interest level of the viewer A who is in contact with predetermined content, for example, a movie, a television program, a stage, a sport, or the like. The biological information includes information related to the biological body such as the heart rate of the viewer A generated during the period of viewing the predetermined content. The predetermined emotion means, for example, an attitude or value for the performance caused by predetermined content such as excitement (pounding feeling, etc.), interest (like or dislike), fear, stress, and the like.
In this embodiment, it is important to analyze the degree of excitement of the viewer A based on biological information, and information related to the degree of excitement of the viewer A is acquired from a physiological viewpoint regardless of consciousness and unconsciousness, and evaluated. The essence is to do. Therefore, the biological information acquired by the physiological event detection device 3 is converted into the degree of excitement by a predetermined calculation mode so that it can be evaluated according to a predetermined standard, as will be described later.
In the present embodiment, the biological information is quantitative data obtained by quantifying a predetermined physiological event emitted from the human body according to the human biological activity. In addition to the heart rate, for example, the pulse rate, per unit time Respiration rate, respiration rate, respiration rate, respiration depth, sweating rate, cardiac action potential, myoelectric potential generated when moving muscle, EEG frequency, cerebral blood flow data (eg, hemoglobin absorbance), Includes pupil diameter, blood pressure, body temperature, and the like.

  The position detection unit 24 includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver. The GPS receiver constitutes a GPS system together with GPS satellites, receives radio waves from artificial satellites, and detects the position of the own device. That is, the position of the viewer A carrying the mobile communication device 2 is detected.

The acceleration sensor 25 detects acceleration when the mobile communication device 2 is shaken. For example, the acceleration sensor 25 is a capacitance type sensor, and includes a movable portion whose position changes due to acceleration, a fixed portion, and the like. , The acceleration applied to the portable communication device 2 is detected, and the acceleration information obtained by the detection is given to the portable control unit 20. The portable control unit 20 derives the number of times the portable communication device 2 has been shaken from the acceleration information acquired from the acceleration sensor 25. In the present embodiment, the portable control unit 20 allows the viewer A to determine the number of times that the acceleration in a specific direction has risen through the threshold based on the acceleration information output from the acceleration sensor 25 during a predetermined time. 2 is acquired as the number of times of shaking in a specific direction.
In the present embodiment, the acceleration information is an example of body motion information that reflects the excitement level of the viewer A. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the acceleration applied to the mobile communication device 2 reflects the excitement level of the viewer A in contact with the content. For example, when the viewer A is excited and shakes the mobile communication device 2 that is held, acceleration is applied to the acceleration sensor 25. In such a case, it can be said that the physical motion of the viewer A reflects the degree of excitement of the viewer A.
Therefore, the portable control unit 20 can obtain how much the viewer A has shaken the portable communication device 2 using the acceleration sensor 25 (number of times of shaking), and obtain information related to the excitement degree from the number of times of shaking. Can do. For example, it is estimated that the greater the number of times the mobile communication device 2 is shaken, the higher the degree of excitement of the viewer A.

  The display unit 26 is a liquid crystal panel, an organic EL display, electronic paper, a plasma display, or the like. The display unit 26 displays various information according to the video data given from the portable control unit 20.

The touch sensor 27 is provided on the surface or inside of the display unit 26, for example. The touch sensor 27 is, for example, a capacitance type sensor, and detects that the viewer A's finger touches the display unit 26, a position touched by the finger, and the like due to a change in capacitance caused by contact with the finger. Then, the operation information obtained by the detection is given to the portable control unit 20. Based on the operation information obtained from the touch sensor 27, the portable control unit 20 can obtain the trajectory of the finger moved by touching the touch sensor 27, the moving distance, the finger contact time, the number of operations, and the like. The operation information of the touch sensor 27 is an example of body movement information that reflects the excitement level of the viewer A. In this embodiment, when the viewer A is excited in advance, the touch sensor 27 is prompted to rub. Therefore, in this embodiment, it can be said that the operation state of the touch sensor 27 by the viewer A reflects the degree of excitement of the viewer A in contact with the content. For example, when the viewer A holding the mobile communication device 2 is excited, the operation on the touch sensor 27 becomes more intense than in the calm state, and the moving speed, moving distance, and tap cycle of the finger that touches the touch sensor 27 change. .
Therefore, the portable control unit 20 can obtain information (body motion information) related to the degree of excitement of the viewer A using the touch sensor 27. For example, it is estimated that the excitement level of the viewer A is higher as the moving speed of the finger touching the touch sensor 27 is faster and the moving distance is longer. Further, when the tap operation is continuously performed, it is estimated that the excitement degree of the viewer A is higher as the number of taps per unit time is larger.
Needless to say, the touch sensor 27 has a function of receiving a normal device operation on the mobile communication device 2.
In this embodiment, the body motion information is a predetermined reference (input form: portable communication device) at an appropriate timing by the viewer A who is in contact with (viewing) predetermined content including at least one of video and sound. 2 is information indicating the number of times of operations performed along the operation of shaking the portable communication device 2; when rubbing the touch sensor 27, tap / swipe / flick operation or the like.

  The speaker 28 converts sound data given from the portable control unit 20 into sound waves and outputs the sound waves. The microphone 29 converts sound waves into audio data, and provides the converted audio data to the portable control unit 20.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 is, for example, a computer including a control unit 10 such as a CPU that controls the operation of each component of the excitement level evaluation apparatus 1. A temporary storage unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a communication unit 13 are connected to the control unit 10 via a bus.

  The temporary storage unit 11 is a memory such as a DRAM and an SRAM, and various computer programs 50 (to be described later) read from the storage unit 12 when the calculation process of the control unit 10 is executed, or various types of operations generated by the calculation process of the control unit 10. Temporarily store data. The storage unit 12 is a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk or an EEPROM. The control part 10 performs the process which evaluates the excitement degree of the whole audience group by running the computer program 50. FIG.

The storage unit 12 collects and aggregates the biological information and the body movement information transmitted from the mobile communication device 2 possessed by each viewer A, and determines the excitement level of the entire audience group based on the obtained information. A computer program 50 (for example, the program shown in FIG. 5) necessary for evaluation is stored. In addition, the storage unit 12 stores a storage unit 12a such as a table or a database for storing biological information and body motion information of a plurality of viewers A.
The computer program 50 according to the first embodiment may be recorded on the recording medium 5 in a computer-readable manner. The storage unit 12 stores a computer program 50 read from the recording medium 5 by a reading device (not shown). The recording medium 5 is a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory. The recording medium 5 may be an optical disc such as a CD (Compact Disc) -ROM, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) -ROM, or a BD (Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc). Furthermore, the recording medium 5 may be a flexible disk, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, a magnetic optical disk, or the like. Furthermore, the computer program 50 according to the first embodiment may be downloaded from an external server (not shown) connected to the communication network N and stored in the storage unit 12.

  The communication unit 13 is a communication device for transmitting and receiving various kinds of information between the mobile communication device 2 and the content control device 4 via the communication network N, and receives the transmission unit 13a that transmits arbitrary information and the information. Receiving unit 13b. Transmission and reception of various information by the communication unit 13 is controlled by the control unit 10. The communication unit 13 is viewing at least one viewer A who is performing a predetermined operation on the portable communication device 2 held at the time when the predetermined content is being viewed (that is, the viewer A has Functioning as an acquisition unit that acquires biological information and body movement information reflecting the degree of excitement of the viewer A from the portable communication device 2).

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the mobile communication device 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The portable communication device 2 that has started the portable device program for transmitting the information related to the excitement level of the viewer A, that is, the biological information and body movement information of the viewer A, to the excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 executes the following processing. To do. The portable communication device 2 performs wireless communication with the physiological event detection device 3 to detect the physiological event of the viewer A (step S11). Specifically, the short-range wireless communication unit 23 receives the biological information wirelessly transmitted from the physiological event detection device 3 at the short-range wireless communication unit 23.

Next, the portable communication device 2 detects the operation state of the touch sensor 27 (step S12), and detects the acceleration applied to itself by the acceleration sensor 25 (step S13). Then, the portable communication device 2 wirelessly communicates the biological information related to the physiological event obtained by the process of step S11 and the body movement information including the operation state and acceleration information obtained by the process of steps S12 to S13. The unit 22 wirelessly transmits the excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 (step S14).
Note that the biological information may include information on the physiological event detected by the process of step S11 itself, or may include a physiological event normalized by a predetermined rule. Similarly, the body motion information may include information on the operation state and acceleration itself, or may include information normalized by a predetermined rule.
Moreover, although the case where both biological information and physical information are transmitted has been described in the above description, only biological information may be transmitted, or only physical information may be transmitted.

  Then, the portable communication device 2 determines whether or not an operation for stopping the transmission process of information related to the excitement level has been received (step S15). When it determines with not having received stop operation (step S15: NO), the portable control part 20 returns a process to step S11. When it determines with having received stop operation (step S15: YES), the portable control part 20 complete | finishes the transmission process of the information which concerns on an excitement degree.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 and the content control apparatus 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control unit 10 of the excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 receives the biological information and the body movement information transmitted from the mobile communication devices 2 possessed by a plurality of viewers A by the communication unit 13 (step S31). Information and body movement information are stored in the storage unit 12a (step S32). Note that the control unit 10 and the reception unit 13b that execute Step S31 receive information regarding the number of times that a predetermined operation has been performed by the viewer A who is in contact with predetermined content including at least one of video and sound. It is an example of a means. Moreover, the control part 10 which performs step S31 is an example of a means to receive the viewer A's biometric information.

And the control part 10 totals the biometric information and body movement information which were accumulate | stored in the accumulation | storage part 12a (step S33). Although the aggregation method is not particularly limited, multiplication is performed by multiplying a predetermined evaluation coefficient (a coefficient that unifies dimensions for each of biological information and physical motion information) for each content of biological information and physical motion information. What is necessary is just to add the value obtained in this way. The value obtained by the aggregation in the process of step S33 is hereinafter referred to as the excitement degree aggregation value. In addition, the control part 10 which performs the process of step S33 is an example of a means which totals the frequency | count of operation.
Next, the control unit 10 compares the excitement level total value with the threshold value (step S34), and uses information such as the excitement level total value and a comparison result with the threshold value as information indicating the excitement level of the viewer group at the current time. The included evaluation progress information is output to the content control device 4 (step S35). For example, the excitement level evaluation device 1 outputs evaluation progress information to the content control device 4 through the local LAN or the communication network N. The control unit 10 that executes Step S34 is an example of a unit that compares the total number of operations with a threshold value.

  The threshold value may be a fixed value or may be dynamically changed.

  The content control device 4 inputs the evaluation progress information output from the excitement level evaluation device 1 (step S51), and superimposes an image related to the evaluation progress information on the video included in the content (step S52). Hereinafter, the video included in the content is referred to as a content video.

FIG. 6 is a display screen example of evaluation progress information. The image related to the evaluation progress information is, for example, a gauge meter image 6 in which the excitement degree total value is represented by the length of the bar. The gauge meter image 6 is superimposed on an appropriate part of the content video and displayed on the television B of the viewer A. The gauge meter image 6 includes a vertically long bar that indicates the magnitude of the excitement degree total value in length, and a horizontal line corresponding to the threshold value. The viewer A can recognize the difference between the excitement level total value indicating the excitement level of the entire viewer group and the threshold by the gauge meter image 6 superimposed on the content video.
The excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 may be configured to transmit information on the gauge meter image 6 to the mobile communication device 2 of each viewer A and display the gauge meter image 6 on the display unit 26. In this case, the excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 transmits the ratio of the excitement level of the viewer group to the excitement level of the viewer group as contribution level information to the mobile communication device 2 so that the display unit 26 displays the contribution level. It may be configured.

  On the other hand, the control part 10 which finished the process of step S35 determines whether the total of biometric information and body movement information was finished (step S36). The aggregation may end when a predetermined time comes, or may end when a certain amount of information is accumulated in the accumulation unit 12a. When it determines with having not totaled (step S36: NO), the control part 10 returns a process to step S31. When it is determined that the aggregation has been completed (step S36: YES), the control unit 10 evaluates the information including the excitement degree aggregation value, the comparison result with the threshold, and the like at the end of the aggregation (after the timing of acquisition of the physical motion information). A result is output to the content control apparatus 4 (step S37), and a process is complete | finished. Note that the control unit 10 that executes the process of step S37 controls the control means so that at least a part of the predetermined content to be reproduced later differs depending on whether the counted number is greater than or equal to the threshold value and less than the threshold value. It is an example of a means for outputting an instruction to (content control device 4).

  The content control device 4 inputs the evaluation result output from the excitement level evaluation device 1, compares the evaluation result with a threshold value, and selects a content video according to the comparison result (step S53). In other words, the content control device 4 reproduces at least one of video and sound so that at least a part of the content differs depending on whether the evaluation result (aggregation result) is larger or smaller than the threshold value.

  FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing a method of selecting content video according to the evaluation result. For example, it is assumed that a content video related to the first scenario as shown in the lower left diagram of FIG. 7 and a content video related to the second scenario as shown in the lower right diagram are prepared in advance as the content video scheduled to be broadcast. The content control device 4 selects a content video to be broadcast based on the evaluation result. In the example shown in FIG. 7, when the excitement level total value is greater than or equal to the threshold value, the content video according to the first scenario is selected, and when the excitement level total value is less than the threshold value, the content video according to the second scenario is selected. The The content video selected by the content control device 4 is broadcast from a broadcast station (not shown) and displayed on the television B of each viewer A.

  According to the first embodiment, the body movement information is collected from a plurality of viewers A that are in contact with the common content, and these are added together, and the total number of operations of the mobile communication device 2 by the plurality of viewers A is calculated. And the total value is compared with the threshold value, and the corresponding results are displayed according to the magnitude of the threshold value, respectively, so that the total of a plurality of viewers A who are viewing a certain content item Regardless of contribution or partial contribution, it is possible to realize a form in which special content cannot be enjoyed unless a certain amount of physical movement is realized.

In this embodiment, since the degree of excitement of the viewer group is also evaluated based on a physiological event that appears in the viewer A in contact with the content, it is reflected in the conscious physical movement of the viewer A. The degree of excitement that has not been collected can also be collected to evaluate the degree of excitement of the audience group. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the degree of excitement of the viewer group is evaluated based on the operation on the touch sensor 27 in which the excitement of the viewer A is easily reflected and the body motion information indicating the operation of the viewer A caused by the excitement. Therefore, the excitement level of the viewer A that appears as a conscious physical action can also be collected, and the excitement level of the viewer group can be evaluated.
Note that, as described above, what is important in this embodiment is that the number of predetermined operations of at least one mobile communication device 2 of the viewer A who is in contact with a certain content is totaled, and the number of the operations is totaled. The value (total value) is compared with a threshold value, and at least one of the video and sound of the content is changed in reproduction after the acquisition timing of the predetermined operation depending on whether the value is larger or smaller than the threshold value. . In the present embodiment, the excitement degree of the viewer A of the content is tabulated in association with the predetermined operation, but this aspect is not essential. For example, the aspect may be that if the content is: drama or animation, support the appearing character; if it is sports, support the team or player.
In the present embodiment, the device whose operation frequency is to be detected is not limited to the portable communication device 2, but may be a gimmick (toy or the like) having a communication function or a so-called wearable device (clock type, ring type or the like). There is no.

(Embodiment 2)
The excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment evaluates the excitement level of a viewer group with respect to content including a battle scene of two characters, and in particular evaluates and compares the excitement level for each character separately. Thus, the content video is switched. In this embodiment, the degree of excitement for a character is regarded as cheering for the character. Hereinafter, the two characters are referred to as a first character and a second character, respectively.
Moreover, in this Embodiment 2, the viewer A enables an effective support by utilizing the support item which amplifies own excitement degree. The support item can be obtained by accessing an external server in the same manner as the portable program. Further, the excitement level evaluation device 1 may transmit a support item to the mobile communication device 2 in response to a request from the mobile communication device 2. The support item data includes one or more amplification factors for increasing the numerical value related to the body movement information reflecting the degree of excitement of the viewer A, and data indicating the type of the support item. The support item data includes authentication information for determining whether the support item is legitimate data. Here, there are a plurality of support items, and the amplification factor varies depending on the type. The support item may be charged or free. Moreover, you may provide the conditions which transmit a support item.
Since the excitement level evaluation system according to the second embodiment has a processing procedure different from that of the first embodiment, the following mainly describes the differences. Since other configurations and operational effects are the same as those of the first embodiment, corresponding portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the mobile communication device 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The portable communication device 2 that has started the portable device program executes the following processing. The portable communication device 2 displays a selection screen for selecting any one of the first character and the second character to be supported on the display unit 26, and accepts the selection of the support target with the touch sensor 27 (Step S1). S211). The mobile communication device 2 that has received the selection of the support target stores the selected support target.

  And the portable communication apparatus 2 displays the support item which the memory | storage part 21 has memorize | stored on the display part 26, and when there is a several support item whether it uses a support item, which support item is used. Is selected by the touch sensor 27 (step S212). The portable communication device 2 that has received the selection stores the selection content.

  Next, the mobile communication device 2 detects the operation state of the touch sensor 27 (step S213). And the portable communication apparatus 2 determines whether a support item is used (step S214). When it determines with using a support item (step S214: YES), the portable communication apparatus 2 amplifies the operation state equivalent to the support detected in step S213 (step S215). For example, the moving speed is increased by multiplying the moving speed of the finger in contact with the touch sensor 27 by the amplification factor of the selected support item. The support item includes an amplification factor value, and the mobile control unit 20 extracts the amplification factor from the support item. Similarly, the moving distance or tap cycle is increased by multiplying the moving distance or tap cycle of the finger touching the touch sensor 27 by the amplification factor of the selected support item.

  When the process of step S215 is completed, or when it is determined in step S214 that the support item is not used (step S214: NO), the mobile communication device 2 determines whether the support target is the first character. (Step S216). When it determines with a support object being a 1st character (step S216: YES), the portable communication apparatus 2 contains the 1st body movement information containing the operation state and the identifier which shows that a support object is a 1st character. The wireless communication unit 22 wirelessly transmits the excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 (step S217). When it determines with a support object being a 2nd character (step S216: NO), the portable communication apparatus 2 contains the 2nd body movement information containing the operation state and the identifier which shows that a support object is a 2nd character. The wireless communication unit 22 wirelessly transmits the excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 (step S218).

  After completing the process of step S217 or step S218, the portable communication device 2 determines whether or not an operation for stopping the transmission process of information related to the degree of excitement has been accepted (step S219). When it determines with not having received stop operation (step S219: NO), the portable control part 20 returns a process to step S213. When it determines with having received stop operation (step S219: YES), the portable control part 20 complete | finishes the transmission process of the information which concerns on an excitement degree.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 and the content control apparatus 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control unit 10 of the excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 receives the first body motion information and the second body motion information respectively transmitted from the mobile communication devices 2 possessed by the plurality of viewers A by the communication unit 13 (step S231). The received first and second body motion information is stored in the storage unit 12a (step S232).

  And the control part 10 totals each 1st and 2nd body movement information each accumulate | stored in the accumulation | storage part 12a separately (step S233). And the control part 10 compares the support with respect to a 1st character and a 2nd character (step S234). That is, the control unit 10 compares the excitement level aggregate value of the first body motion information with the excitement level aggregate value of the second body motion information.

  Next, the control unit 10 outputs comparison progress information including information such as a comparison result of the excitement level total value and the excitement level total value related to the first character and the second character at the present time to the content control device 4 (step S235). ).

  The content control device 4 inputs the comparison progress information output from the excitement level evaluation device 1 (step S251), and superimposes an image related to the comparison progress information on the content video (step S252).

FIG. 10 is an example of a display screen of evaluation progress information. In the content video, it is assumed that the first character is displayed on the left side and the second character is displayed on the right side. The image related to the comparison progress information is, for example, a gauge meter image 206 indicating the magnitude of the excitement level total value related to the first character and the excitement level total value related to the second character, and is displayed at the bottom of the content video. . The gauge meter image 206 is superimposed on an appropriate portion of the content video and displayed on the television B of the viewer A. The gauge meter image 206 includes a horizontally long bar image, a boundary line that moves to the left and right in accordance with the magnitude of the excitement level total value related to the first character and the excitement level total value related to the second character. When the excitement level total values of the first and second characters are equal, the boundary line is positioned at the left and right center of the bar image.
When the excitement level of the first character is larger than the excitement level of the second character, the boundary line moves to the right side of the bar image, and the excitement level of the second character is the excitement level of the first character. If it is larger than the degree count value, the boundary line moves to the left side of the bar image.
The viewer A can recognize the difference between the excitement level by cheering the first character and the excitement level by cheering the second character by using the gauge meter image 206.
As in the first embodiment, the excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 is configured to transmit information on the gauge meter image 206 to the mobile communication device 2 of each viewer A and display the gauge meter image 206 on the display unit 26. May be. Further, the degree of contribution is the same as that in the first embodiment.

  On the other hand, the control part 10 which finished the process of step S235 determines whether the total of 1st and 2nd body movement information was finished (step S236). When it determines with having not totaled (step S236: NO), the control part 10 returns a process to step S231. When it is determined that the counting has been completed (step S236: YES), the control unit 10 includes information such as a comparison result of the excitement level total value and the excitement level total value related to the first character and the second character at the end of the count. The support comparison result is output to the content control apparatus 4 (step S237), and the process ends.

  The content control device 4 inputs the support comparison result output from the excitement level evaluation device 1, and selects a content video corresponding to the support comparison result (step S253).

  According to the second embodiment, the content video scheduled to be broadcast can be switched according to the comparison result between the excitement level total value of the first character and the excitement level total value of the second character. For example, the scenario of the content video can be switched depending on the victory or defeat of the first character or the second character.

In the second embodiment, the viewer A selects the support target first, and then supports the selected character by operating the touch sensor 27. However, the viewer A depends on the operation position of the touch sensor 27. The support target may be selected. For example, the mobile communication device 2 recognizes the operation for the first area of the touch sensor 27 as cheering for the first character, and recognizes the operation for the second area as cheering for the second character. And the portable communication apparatus 2 transmits the 1st body movement information containing the operation state of a 1st area | region and the identifier which shows that a support object is a 1st character to the excitement degree evaluation apparatus 1, and the 2nd area | region It is good to transmit the 2nd body movement information containing an operation state and the identifier which shows that a support object is a 2nd character to the excitement degree evaluation apparatus 1. FIG.
When the viewer A feels that he / she wants to change the support target as the content video progresses, the viewer A can quickly change the support target and continue the support by simply changing the operation location of the touch sensor 27.

  Moreover, although the example which processes the amplification process of the numerical value which concerns on the body movement information by a support item by the portable communication apparatus 2 side was demonstrated, you may perform an amplification process by the excitement degree evaluation apparatus 1 side. In this case, the portable communication device 2 may transmit the operation state with respect to the touch sensor 27, the identifier indicating the support target, and the data of the support item to the excitement level evaluation device 1. The excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 receives the operation state, identifier, and support item data transmitted from the mobile communication device 2, and multiplies the numerical value related to the operation state by the amplification factor included in the support item.

  Furthermore, in the second embodiment, the example in which the degree of excitement with respect to the first and second characters is evaluated based on the body movement information has been described. Needless to say, the acceleration information and the biological information described in the first embodiment are used. You may comprise so that the excitement degree with respect to a 1st and 2nd character may be evaluated using.

(Embodiment 3)
The excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 according to the third embodiment evaluates the excitement level of the entire audience group in contact with the content in consideration of the attributes of the viewer A.
Since the excitement level evaluation system according to the third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the processing procedure, mainly the differences will be described below. Since other configurations and operational effects are the same as those of the first embodiment, corresponding portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the mobile communication device 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The portable communication device 2 that has activated the program for the portable device detects the physiological event of the viewer A by performing the same processing as steps S11 to S313 of the first embodiment in steps S311 to S313, and touches it. The operation state of the sensor 27 is detected, and the acceleration applied to itself is detected.

  Next, the control unit 10 detects its own position at the position detection unit 24 (step S314). The portable communication device 2 stores the attribute of the viewer A who owns the portable communication device 2 in the storage unit 21, and the control unit 10 reads the attribute information of the viewer A stored in the storage unit 21. (Step S315). The attribute of the viewer A is information such as the sex and age of the viewer A, for example.

  Then, the control unit 10 wirelessly transmits the biological information, the body movement information, the position information detected in step S314, and the attribute information read in step S315 to the excitement degree evaluation apparatus 1 using the wireless communication unit 22. Transmit (step S316).

  Then, the mobile communication device 2 determines whether or not an operation for stopping the transmission process of information related to the degree of excitement has been received (step S317). When it determines with not having received stop operation (step S317: NO), the portable control part 20 returns a process to step S311. When it determines with having received stop operation (step S317: YES), the portable control part 20 complete | finishes the transmission process of the information which concerns on an excitement degree.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the excitement level evaluation apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control unit 10 of the excitement degree evaluation apparatus 1 receives the biological information, the body motion information, the position information, and the attribute information transmitted from the mobile communication devices 2 possessed by the plurality of viewers A by the communication unit 13 (steps). S331), the received biological information, body movement information, position information and attribute information are stored in the storage unit 12a (step S332).

And the control part 10 totals the biometric information and body movement information accumulate | stored in the accumulation | storage part 12a for every positional information and attribute information (step S333). The method for using the position information and the attribute information is not particularly limited. For example, the biometric information and the body movement information can be totaled for each predetermined area. Specifically, the excitement level total value in eastern Japan and the excitement level total value in west Japan can be calculated separately. Moreover, the excitement degree total value can be calculated separately for men and women. Furthermore, it goes without saying that an excitement degree total value can be calculated for each combination of position information and attribute information.
Furthermore, the biometric information and the physical motion information may be weighted according to the position and attribute of the viewer A, and the totaling may be performed. For example, the biometric information and the physical motion information may be totaled with different weightings according to the age of the viewer A.

  And the control part 10 compares an excitement degree total value with a threshold value (step S334), and content-controls evaluation progress information including information, such as the excitement degree total value calculated for every positional information and attribute information, and a comparison result. The data is output to the device 4 (step S335). After completing the process of step S335, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the aggregation of the biological information and the body movement information has been completed (step S336). When it determines with having not totaled (step S336: NO), the control part 10 returns a process to step S331. When it is determined that the aggregation has been completed (step S336: YES), the control unit 10 performs content control on the evaluation result including information such as the excitement degree aggregation value and the comparison result calculated for each position information and attribute information. The data is output to the device 4 (step S337), and the process is finished.

  The content control device 4 performs a process of switching the content video by using the excitement degree total value and the comparison result calculated for each viewer A's position and attribute or weighted by each viewer A's position and attribute. Run.

  In the third embodiment, the content video can be switched by evaluating the excitement level of the viewer group in contact with the content in consideration of the position and attribute of the viewer A. For example, when the degree of excitement of men is high, it can be switched to the first content video, and when the degree of excitement of women is high, it can be switched to the second content video. With this configuration, viewer A having a specific attribute can be called into predetermined content.

In the first to third embodiments, the example in which the content control device 4 uses the information output from the excitement level evaluation device 1 has been described. However, the use of the excitement level total value and the evaluation result is limited to this. It is not something. For example, a privilege corresponding to the content of the evaluation result may be given to the viewer A. The privilege may be a tangible object or an intangible object such as support item data, application, or image data. Moreover, you may comprise so that QR code (trademark) etc. which can be exchanged for a privilege will be issued according to an evaluation result.
Furthermore, although the example which switches the content image prepared beforehand according to the evaluation result was mainly demonstrated, in theater etc., it tells the performer the output result from the excitement degree evaluation apparatus 1, and subsequent effects May be changed.

  It should be thought that embodiment disclosed this time is an illustration and restrictive at no points. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the meanings described above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims. Moreover, at least one part of the said Embodiment 1-3 can be combined arbitrarily.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Excitement degree evaluation apparatus 2 Portable communication apparatus 3 Physiological event detection apparatus 10 Control part 13b Reception part 25 Acceleration sensor 27 Touch sensor 50 Computer program A Viewer

Claims (5)

An evaluation device capable of outputting a predetermined instruction to a control means for controlling reproduction of predetermined content including at least one of video and sound,
Means for receiving information on the number of times from a device having acquisition means for obtaining information on the number of times of operation when a predetermined operation is performed by a viewer in contact with the predetermined content including at least one of video and sound Means for receiving information about the number of times from at least one device having the acquisition means;
Means for counting the number of operations by the viewer for each of the at least one device that has transmitted the information based on the information on the number of times received by the means for receiving;
Means for comparing the aggregated number of times with a threshold;
As a result of the comparison, the control is performed so that at least a part of the predetermined content reproduced after the acquisition timing of the information differs between the case where the counted number is equal to or greater than the threshold and the case where the number is less than the threshold. An evaluation apparatus comprising: means for outputting an instruction to the means.   The evaluation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the counting unit counts the number of operations as an excitement level. Means for receiving biometric information of a viewer in contact with the content from the at least one device;
The evaluation device according to claim 2, wherein the counting unit acquires and counts the degree of excitement based on the received information regarding the number of times and biological information. An evaluation method capable of outputting a predetermined instruction to a control means for controlling reproduction of predetermined content including at least one of video and sound,
When a predetermined operation is performed by a viewer who is in contact with predetermined content including at least one of video and sound, information on the number of times is acquired from at least one device that has acquired information on the number of times of the operation,
Based on the information about the acquired number of times, the number of operations by the viewer for each of the at least one device that acquired the information,
Comparing the aggregated count with a threshold;
As a result of the comparison, an evaluation method in which at least a part of the predetermined content reproduced after the acquisition timing of the information is changed depending on whether the counted number is equal to or greater than the threshold and less than the threshold.   A computer program for causing a computer to function as the evaluation apparatus according to claim 1.

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