JP2020030716A - Device, method, and program for providing content - Google Patents

Abstract

To prevent loss of the opportunity for buying and selling a content posted by a user, and make suitable satisfaction of a person posting the content and a person purchasing the content.SOLUTION: A content providing device 100 comprises: a post receiving unit 20 that receives posting of a content from a terminal 2 of a person posting the content; a purchase history management unit 21 that manages a content purchase history 31 in a terminal 3 of a reader; and a display control unit 22 that creates screens by person posting a content in which contents for preview of contents posted by the persons posting the contents are arranged, and displays the screens on the terminal 3 of the reader. The display control unit 22 controls a display form of the contents for preview on the above-mentioned screen on the basis of the presence or absence of the contents in the terminal 3 of the reader indicated by the purchase history 31.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a content providing device, a method, and a program for providing content.

  2. Description of the Related Art A moving image distribution system that stores a moving image posted from a communication terminal device in a server and provides the moving image to the communication terminal device accessing the server is known.

  Patent Literature 1 discloses a technology in which a moving image to be posted is encoded on a communication terminal device side, then uploaded to a server, and the server reproduces the moving image in response to a request from the communication terminal device. According to Patent Literature 1, the processing load on the server is reduced by performing processing relating to encoding on the communication terminal device side.

JP 2008-301442 A

  There has been widely provided a mechanism in which conventional technology disclosed in Patent Literature 1 or the like is appropriately adopted, and a general consumer can easily post content on a terminal such as a smartphone and publish the content.

  Particularly recently, so-called CGM (Consumer Generated Media) has been booming, one of which is a posting site that allows self-production using the content of the poster itself, and a smartphone that supports the services of such a posting site. There are various apps for Android.

  There is a demand for users of such posting sites to collect the contents of favorite contributors without omission and keep them as their own collections. However, there is also the reality that it is difficult to detect and collect the contents that are posted and increased daily without leaking.

  On the other hand, the poster of the content on the above-mentioned posting site has a desire to self-produce using his / her own content and sell the content, regardless of its name. However, it is difficult to make the posted content known to each user of the posting site. As a result, the poster is under a situation where sales opportunities that are not small are continually being missed.

  Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a technique that suppresses a loss of buying and selling opportunity of content posted by a user and optimizes the satisfaction of each of a content poster and a purchaser.

  In order to achieve the above object, a content providing device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a post receiving unit that receives a post of a content from a terminal of a poster, and a purchase history management that manages a purchase history of the content by a terminal of a viewer. And a display control unit that arranges a content for preview of each of the contents of the contributor, generates a screen for each contributor, and displays the screen on the terminal of the viewer, and the display control unit includes: The display mode of the preview content on the screen is controlled based on whether or not each of the contents is purchased on the terminal of the viewer indicated by the purchase history.

  In the content providing device according to an aspect of the present disclosure, the display control unit further generates a purchased poster list screen in which a list of posters corresponding to the content purchased by the terminal of the viewer is arranged. The information may be displayed on the terminal of the viewer.

  In the content providing device according to an aspect of the present disclosure, the display control unit may display the preview content with a lower visibility when the corresponding content is not purchased than when the corresponding content is purchased. May be performed.

  Further, in the content providing device according to an aspect of the present disclosure, after the screen is displayed on the terminal of the viewer, each time a post of new content is received by the post receiving unit from the terminal of the contributor, the display is performed. The control unit may additionally arrange preview content for the new content on the screen.

  Further, in the content providing device according to an aspect of the present disclosure, the post receiving unit may receive a post of content determined to satisfy a predetermined criterion.

  Further, in the content providing device according to an aspect of the present disclosure, the post accepting unit accepts a post of the content determined to satisfy the condition of the predetermined criterion that the content includes the poster. It may be.

  Further, in the content providing device according to an aspect of the present disclosure, the other photographing user management unit that manages the identification information of the other photographing user registered in advance with respect to the contributor, and a schedule management unit that manages the contributor's schedule information. The post accepting unit, the identification information associated with the content posted from the predetermined terminal matches the identification information of the other shooting user related to the poster, each information of the shooting position and shooting date and time of the content, When the schedule information matches the location and the date and time of the planned location indicated with respect to the contributor, it may be determined that the content is the contributor's content by a registered other photographer and satisfies the predetermined criteria.

  In order to achieve the above object, in a content providing method according to an aspect of the present disclosure, an information processing apparatus manages a step of accepting posting of content from a terminal of a poster and a purchase history of the content by a terminal of a viewer. And a step of arranging preview contents of each of the contents of the contributor, generating a screen for each contributor and displaying the screen on the terminal of the viewer, and generating the screen. In the step of displaying the content on the screen of the previewer, the display mode of the preview content on the screen is controlled based on whether or not each of the contents has been purchased on the terminal of the browser indicated by the purchase history.

  In order to achieve the above object, a content providing program according to an aspect of the present disclosure has an information processing device accepting posting of content from a terminal of a poster and managing a purchase history of the content by a terminal of a viewer. And a step of arranging a content for preview of each of the contents of the contributor, generating a screen for each contributor and displaying the screen on the terminal of the viewer, and generating the screen. In the step of displaying on the terminal of the viewer, the display form of the preview content on the screen is controlled based on whether or not each of the contents is purchased on the terminal of the viewer, which is indicated by the purchase history.

  According to the present disclosure, it is possible to suppress loss of buying and selling opportunities of content posted by a user, and to make the content poster and the purchaser satisfactory in satisfaction.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network configuration including a content providing apparatus according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a content providing device according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a content DB according to the embodiment. It is a figure showing the example of composition of the purchase history DB of this embodiment. It is a figure showing the example of composition of other photography user management DB of this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a schedule management DB according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a flow example 1 of a content providing method in the present embodiment. It is a figure showing example 1 of a screen in this embodiment. It is a figure showing example 2 of a screen in this embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a flow example 2 of the content providing method in the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a flow example 3 of the content providing method in the embodiment. It is a figure showing example 3 of the screen in this embodiment. It is a figure showing example 4 of a screen in this embodiment. It is a figure showing example 5 of a screen in this embodiment. It is a figure showing example 6 of a screen in this embodiment. It is a figure showing example 7 of the screen in this embodiment. It is a figure showing example 8 of a screen in this embodiment. It is a figure showing example 9 of a screen in this embodiment. It is a figure showing example 10 of a screen in this embodiment. It is a figure showing example 11 of a screen in this embodiment. It is a figure showing example 12 of a screen in this embodiment.

<Network configuration including content providing device>
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network configuration including a content providing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment.

  The content providing device 10 of the present embodiment is assumed to be a device that manages and operates a content posting site that is a type of so-called CGM (Consumer Generated Media).

  The content providing device 10 exemplified here is a Web server that publishes the above-described content posting site on a network 1 such as the Internet. However, in addition to such a mode, a mode in which the content server functions as the content providing apparatus 10 may be assumed. The content server is a server that manages and provides the content distributed by the above-described Web server to the network 1.

  On a content posting site opened by the content providing device 10, various users post their own contents, regardless of famous or unknown. Similarly, various users access and browse and purchase the contents of favorite contributors. Such content to be posted, browsed, and purchased mainly includes images and videos in which the poster is the subject. However, the type of content is not limited to this.

  For example, an avatar, an icon, an animation, a book, a graphic design, or the like created by or imagining the poster can be assumed as the content. In addition, a sound source such as music, performance, singing, and reading by the poster may be assumed as the content. Note that the pattern in which the “poster” is a non-natural person such as an animated character and actually performs a posting operation by operating the terminal (poster terminal 2) is a natural person such as a manager of the character. Can be assumed. In this case, the image or the moving image of the character is the content described above.

  In addition, a user of a content posting site that is a CGM can be a contributor or a viewer at will. Therefore, although it is not originally distinguished, in the following description, for convenience of distinguishing the two, a person who has posted content is referred to as a contributor and a person who has purchased content is referred to as a viewer. Therefore, in addition to the content providing apparatus 10, the poster terminal 2 and the viewer terminal 3 are communicably connected to the network 1 illustrated in FIG. The poster terminal 2 is a terminal to which the above-mentioned poster posts content. The viewer terminal 3 is a terminal at which a viewer browses and purchases content.

  As the poster terminal 2 and the viewer terminal 3, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a notebook PC, or the like having an appropriate communication function to the network 1 can be assumed. In addition, as the configuration, the poster terminal 2 includes at least an application 210, a photographing unit 211, and a GPS unit 212. Similarly, the viewer terminal 3 includes at least an application 310, a photographing unit 311, and a GPS unit 212.

  The applications 210 and 310 are applications for browsing and purchasing content on a content posting site published by the content providing apparatus 10 and posting content to the site.

  The photographing units 211 and 311 are digital camera units generally provided in smartphones and the like, and have functions for performing self-photographing and other photographing with the poster as a subject, for example.

  The GPS units 212 and 312 receive positioning signals transmitted from GPS satellites and specify the current position and the current date and time of the own device. The values of the current position and the current date and time obtained by the GPS units 212 and 312 are also obtained with respect to the shooting opportunity by the shooting units 211 and 311 described above, and are added to the content (image, video) obtained at the shooting opportunity. The Rukoto.

  The viewer who operates the above-described viewer terminal 3 accesses the content posting site via the viewer terminal 3. And they have the desire to collect the content of their favorite contributors without omission and keep it as their own collection. On the other hand, the poster who operates the poster terminal 2 accesses a content posting site via the poster terminal 2 and posts his / her content. Then, they want to self-produce through this posting and sell the content to other users, that is, viewers.

  As described above, conventionally, it has been difficult to optimize the satisfaction of both viewers and contributors based on the needs of both viewers and contributors. This is because there is a reality that it is difficult for conventional viewers to perceive the contents of their favorite contributors without leaking them and to collect them. From the viewpoint of the poster, it is difficult for each user to accurately inform the existence of the content of the user who has posted the content, and sales opportunities that are not small are continuously lost.

  On the other hand, according to the content providing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, each viewer can be informed of the content of the favorite poster without leaking, and can be clearly presented as a collection target. Therefore, from the viewpoint of the viewer, the content of the favorite poster that has not been purchased can be easily recognized, and the probability of purchasing the content increases.

  This allows the contributor to accurately inform the users who are interested in the contributor of the existence of the posted own content, and to suppress missing of a sales opportunity for the content.

  That is, it is possible to suppress the loss of buying and selling opportunities of the content posted by the user, that is, the poster, and to make the content poster and the purchaser more satisfactory in their satisfaction.

  Hereinafter, a specific configuration of the content providing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, a processing procedure thereof, and the like will be sequentially described.

<Configuration of content providing device>
The configuration of the content providing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes a storage unit 11, a memory 12, an arithmetic unit 13, an input unit 14, an output unit 15, and a communication unit 16, as shown in FIG.

  The storage unit 11 includes a non-volatile storage element such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid state drive (SSD).

  The storage unit 11 stores at least a content DB 30, a purchase history DB 31, a multi-shooting user management DB 32, and a schedule management DB 33, in addition to the program 5 for implementing the functions required as the content providing device of the present embodiment. ing. Details of these databases will be described later. Further, the memory 12 is configured by a volatile storage element such as a RAM.

  The calculation unit 13 reads the program 5 stored in the storage unit 11 into the memory 12, executes the program 5, and assumes a CPU that implements a function required as a content providing device. The functions implemented here are a post accepting unit 20, a purchase history managing unit 21, a display control unit 22, a remote shooting user managing unit 23, and a schedule managing unit 24. Details of these will be described later. The input unit 14 is assumed to be a keyboard, a mouse, a keypad, a touch panel, a microphone, or the like that receives a key input or a voice input from a user. Further, the output unit 15 is assumed to be a display or the like that displays processing data.

  In addition, the communication unit 16 is assumed to be a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like that is connected to the network 1 and performs communication processing with other devices such as the poster terminal 2 and the viewer terminal 3.

  Note that the above-described input unit 14 and output unit 15 are not essential components. These components are necessary when the content providing apparatus 10 receives a request for content posting or content search from the user via its own input unit 14 and displays the processing result on the output unit 15. is there.

<Specific example of data>
Next, various databases used by the content providing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 shows an example of the content DB 30 in the present embodiment.

  The content DB 30 is a database that stores content that has received a post from the poster terminal 2. The structure is, for example, using a content ID uniquely indicating a content as a key item, a user ID indicating a contributor of the content, a thumbnail image thereof, a post date and time of the content, a title, a description, a file name (a storage destination address. ), A price, and a thumbnail. The above-mentioned thumbnail corresponds to the preview content of the content.

  The content stored in the content DB 30 is the content that has been determined by the post accepting unit 20 to be acceptable among the contents requested to be posted from the poster terminal 2. Specifically, the content is determined to satisfy the condition that the contributor himself is included in the content.

  Alternatively, the identification information associated with the content posted from the predetermined terminal is associated with the predetermined contributor in the other-shooting user management DB 32 described later in detail, and the shooting position and the shooting date and time of the content are also Content that is determined to satisfy the condition that the content matches the location and date and time of the location scheduled for the poster in the schedule management DB 33 described later, and is a content of a predetermined poster by a registered other photographer. become.

  FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the purchase history DB 31 of the present embodiment. The purchase history DB 31 is a database that stores a content purchase history by a viewer at a content posting site.

  The structure corresponds to data such as the content ID, the user ID of the contributor, and the date and time of purchase of the content purchased by the purchaser on the content posting site, using, for example, a user ID uniquely indicating the purchaser as a key item. It is a collection of attached records.

  FIG. 5 shows a configuration example of the other-shooting user management DB 32 of the present embodiment. The other-shooting user management DB 32 stores information on a person who has a predetermined relationship with the poster, such as a person in charge of promotion of the poster or a family member who has registered the poster on the content posting site. This is a database that is registered and managed as information of “other shooting users”.

  The structure includes, for example, using the user ID of the other photographing user as a key item, the terminal ID (such as the MAC address of the device) of the other photographing user, the user ID of the poster who registered the other photographing user, and the poster. It is a collection of records in which values such as the relationship between the user and other users are associated.

  FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of the schedule management DB 33 of the present embodiment. The schedule management DB 33 is a database that stores schedule information of contributors.

  The structure is, for example, using a user ID uniquely indicating a contributor as a key item, a place where the contributor is scheduled to be, a presence / absence of a companion, and a user ID of the companion in each time zone of each day, Is a collection of records in which values such as are associated. The “accompanying person” described above is a person who can be another photographing user.

<Functions of the submission receiving section>
The functions provided in the content providing device 10 are, as described above, the post receiving unit 20, the purchase history managing unit 21, the display control unit 22, the other shooting user managing unit 23, and the schedule managing unit 24.

  Among these, the post accepting unit 20 accepts the posting of content from the terminal of the poster, that is, the poster terminal 2, via the network 1, and stores the content in the content DB 30. Hereinafter, a description will be given assuming that the content to be processed is an image / video having the poster as a subject.

  In storing such content, the post receiving unit 20 generates a thumbnail image of the content, and stores the thumbnail image in the content DB 30 in association with the content. The generation of the thumbnail image is performed by a general method such as extracting a partial area of the image / video as the original content. Note that the post accepting unit 20 does not necessarily unconditionally accept the content requested by the poster terminal 2 to post and publish the content on the content posting site.

  Post accepting unit 20 accepts only the posting of the content determined to satisfy the predetermined criterion. In this case, the posting accepting unit 20 accepts, as a predetermined criterion, a posting of the content determined to satisfy the condition that the image / video as the content includes the poster.

  In determining whether or not this “poster” is included in the image / video, the post accepting unit 20 presupposes that the portrait image of the poster is stored in the storage unit 11 in advance. Then, the posting accepting unit 20 determines whether or not the image / video as the content received from the poster terminal 2 includes the feature amount of the portrait image using an image analysis program. When the feature amount of the portrait image can be specified in the content, the posting reception unit 20 determines that the content includes the poster as a subject. Such an image analysis processing method itself is a general method, and another method may be appropriately employed.

  In some cases, a user who is a user of the content posting site but is not the contributor himself wants to photograph an image / video or the like with the contributor as a subject and post it as the content of the contributor. This is the so-called post of content by other shooting.

  Specifically, a situation can be assumed in which the entertainer is the contributor and “the person who is not the contributor” is the manager of the entertainer. That is, in this case, the manager shoots an entertainer and posts the image / video obtained by this shooting to the content posting site as another taken content of the entertainer.

  As described above, it is determined whether or not the condition that “the image / video includes the poster itself” is satisfied, and if it is determined whether or not the content can be accepted for posting, the posting operation is actually performed. It is determined whether or not the portrait image of the manager is included in the image / video of the other shot content, and naturally, the determination result that the image / video does not include the poster himself Leads to. That is, posting of the content is rejected.

  In such a case, the post accepting unit 20 receives another shot content from the contributor terminal 2, which is a terminal of the manager, and checks the user ID associated with the other shot content with the other shot user management DB 32.

  As a result of this collation, if the above-mentioned user ID matches the user ID of the other photographing user registered with respect to the predetermined contributor, the post reception unit 20 subsequently sets the contributor's user ID as a key, The schedule management DB 33 searches for information on the place and date and time at which the poster, that is, the entertainer is located.

  In addition, when the post receiving unit 20 matches the information of the location and the date and time of the planned location obtained for the entertainer in the above search, and the information of the shooting position and the shooting date and time associated with the above-mentioned other shot content, It is determined that the above-mentioned other shot content is content obtained by shooting an entertainer (poster) by a manager (registered other shot user) and satisfies a predetermined standard.

<Function of other shooting user management unit>
The above-mentioned other shooting user management DB 32 is managed by the other shooting user management unit 23. The other-shooting user management unit 23 receives a registration request for another-shooting user such as a manager (a person who can post the other-shooting content of the contributor) from the user's poster terminal 2 in the content posting site. The information is stored in the other shooting user management DB 32.

<Function of other shooting user management unit>
The schedule management DB 33 is managed by the schedule management unit 24. The schedule management unit 24 receives schedule information on the user of the content posting site such as an entertainer from the poster terminal 2 (including the concept of the viewer terminal 3) of the user, and stores the information in the schedule management DB 33.

<Function of purchase history management unit>
Further, the purchase history management unit 21 manages the purchase history of the content by the viewer on the content posting site. The purchase history management unit 21 specifies a price in the content DB 30 with respect to the content requested to be purchased by the viewer terminal 3 on the content posting site, and executes a predetermined payment process using the price as a payment amount. When the settlement processing is successful, the purchase history management unit 21 generates a record including values such as the user ID of the viewer, the content ID of the content to be purchased, the user ID of the poster, and the purchase date and time. Is stored in the purchase history DB 31.

<Function of display control unit>
Further, the display control unit 22 generates a content list screen for each poster in which thumbnail images (contents for preview) of the respective contents of the poster are arranged, and causes the viewer terminal 3 to display the screen.

  The display control unit 22 controls the display mode of the thumbnail image on the above-described screen based on the presence / absence of purchase of each content of each contributor by the corresponding visitor indicated by a record regarding each visitor in the purchase history DB 31.

  For example, if a certain viewer purchases and collects the content of a predetermined poster “A”, the purchase history DB 31 includes one record regarding the purchase of the content of the poster “A” by the viewer. The above is stored. Of course, there is no corresponding record in the purchase history DB 31 for the content for which the viewer has not purchased the poster “A”.

  Therefore, when distributing the above-described screen to the viewer terminal 3 of the viewer, the display control unit 22 refers to each record related to the content purchase by the viewer in the purchase history DB 31, and posts The user's user ID and content ID (that is, the ID of the content to be purchased) are extracted.

  In addition, the display control unit 22 acquires the data of the thumbnail images of the content of the poster from the content DB 30 based on the extracted user ID of the poster, associates these thumbnail images with the poster, and associates the thumbnail image with the poster to obtain a predetermined screen. Place in the data.

  Here, among the thumbnail images described above, the one corresponding to the content ID extracted from the purchase history DB 31, that is, the one related to the content that the viewer has purchased, is used for the color tone, saturation, and resolution. No change is made for factors that may affect the sharpness of the image.

  On the other hand, the display control unit 22 changes the color tone of the thumbnail image corresponding to the content ID other than the content ID extracted from the purchase history DB 31, that is, the thumbnail image related to the content that the viewer has not purchased. And performs processing for blurring the image, such as reduction in saturation and resolution, and superimposition of mosaic and blur. This blurring processing may be performed on a thumbnail image to be processed by calling a mosaic processing application or the like stored in the storage unit 11 in advance.

  The display control unit 22 generates a content list screen (a screen 1600 in FIG. 16 described later and a screen 1900 in FIG. 19) by arranging the thumbnail image that has undergone such processing in association with the poster of the content. This is distributed to the viewer terminal 3.

  Note that the display control unit 22 distributes and displays the above-described content list screen on the viewer terminal 3, and then, when a new post is received by the post reception unit 20 with respect to the poster of the content shown on the content list screen. Then, the thumbnail image of the new content is additionally arranged on the content list screen, and this is distributed to the viewer terminal 3. In addition, the display control unit 22 generates a contributor list screen (a screen 1500 in FIG. 15 described later) separately from the above-described content list screen, and distributes this to the viewer terminal 3.

  In the poster list screen, the display control unit 22 specifies the poster of the content purchased by the viewer in the purchase history DB 31 using the user ID of the viewer as a key, and lists the information of the poster. The screen is generated.

<Contents provision method: Procedures for posting content>
Next, the actual procedure of the content providing method according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Various operations corresponding to the content providing method described below are implemented, for example, by a program executed by the content providing apparatus 10. Further, the program is composed of codes for performing various operations described below.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a flow example 1 of the content providing method according to the present embodiment. Here, a description will be given of processing that accompanies the posting of content by the poster. It is assumed that a predetermined user of the content posting site operates the poster terminal 2 and intends to post an image or video with the subject as a subject as content.

  In this case, the posting receiving unit 20 distributes a posting request receiving screen (screen 800 in FIG. 8) to the poster terminal 2 of the above-mentioned poster via the network 1 and posts the content from the receiving screen 800. The request is received (s1).

  The reception screen 800 illustrated in FIG. 8 includes a display area 801 of the content designated by the poster as a posting target, input fields 802 and 803 for a title and a description given to the content, shooting date and time, and setting for the content. A price entry field 804 is included.

  In this case, the poster terminal 2 associates the content such as the image or video captured by the capturing unit 211 with the information of the capturing date and time and the capturing location of the content and the user ID stored in the storage unit, and posts the content. It is assumed that the request is transmitted to the content providing apparatus 10 in the request. Among these, the value of the photographing date and time is date and time information acquired from the clock function that the poster terminal 2 normally has as an information processing device. The information on the shooting location is the value of the current position coordinates of the poster terminal 2 acquired from the GPS unit 212 at the shooting timing.

  Subsequently, the post accepting unit 20 determines whether or not the submitter is included in the content indicated by the post request, that is, the image or video, as the subject (s2).

  In determining whether or not this “contributor” is included in the image or video as a content as a subject, the post accepting unit 20 associates the portrait image of the contributor with the user ID of the contributor. It is assumed that the information is stored in the storage unit 11 in advance. Then, the post accepting unit 20 determines whether or not the image or video as the content received from the poster terminal 2 includes the feature amount of the portrait image associated with the user ID of the poster with the image analysis program.

  As a result of the above-described determination, when the feature amount of the portrait image can be specified in the content, the post receiving unit 20 determines that the content includes the poster as a subject (s3: y). Posting is permitted, and the data of the content is stored in the content DB 30 together with the thumbnail image (s4). Here, the posting accepting unit 20 that has permitted the posting returns a permission notification screen (screen 900 in FIG. 9) notifying the fact to the poster terminal 2.

  Here, the content data stored in the content DB 30 includes, in addition to the content ID assigned to the content by the post accepting unit 20 and the thumbnail image generated for the content, the poster associated with the above-described posting request. , User date, posting date, title, description, file name, and price. As described above, the thumbnail image is generated by a general method such as extracting a partial area of the image or video as the original content.

  On the other hand, as a result of the above-described determination, when the feature amount of the portrait image cannot be specified in the content, the post receiving unit 20 determines that the submitter is not included as the subject in the content (s3). : N), and the process transits to s5.

  This state is, for example, in addition to the case where the fan photographed the entertainer and tried to post it on the content posting site as its own content, the manager of the entertainer posted the image or video of the entertainer as a so-called other shooting user The attempted case may be the case.

  Therefore, the post accepting unit 20 in s5 sets the user ID linked to the content received in s1 to the other shooting user in order to consider the possibility that the content linked to the posting request received in s1 is another shot content. A check is made against the management DB 32 (s5).

  As a result of this collation, if the above-mentioned user ID is not set in any record of the other-shooting user management DB 32 (s6: n), the posting accepting unit 20 sends the posting request received in s1 It is determined that the request is a posting request by a person other than the photographing user, and the process ends.

  On the other hand, as a result of the collation, when the above-mentioned user ID is set in any record of the other-shooting user management DB 32 (s6: y), the posting reception unit 20 sends the user ID to the schedule management DB 33 using the user ID as a key. Then, each piece of information on the place where the user is expected to enter and the date and time of the entertainer is searched (s7). At this point, it is known that the request is a posting request from a pre-registered other photographing user such as an entertainer's manager, but it has not been possible to specify whether the posting request is for business use.

  Therefore, the posting reception unit 20 collates the information of the planned location and the date and time obtained for the entertainer in the above search with the information of the shooting position and the shooting date and time associated with the content requested to be posted in s1. It is determined whether they match (s8).

  As a result of this determination, when the place and the date and time do not match (s8: n), the post receiving unit 20 determines that the content requested to be posted in s1 is input by the entertainer (poster) by the manager (registered other shooting user). ), It is presumed that the content is not obtained along with the business activities of the entertainers, and the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, as a result of the above-described determination, when the location and the date and time match (s8: y), the post accepting unit 20 determines that the content requested to be posted in s1 is entered by the entertainer (posted by another registered user). It is assumed that the content is obtained by photographing the person) and that it is a business result obtained along with the entertainer's business activities. In the same manner as in s3, posting is permitted, and the data of the content is thumbnailed. The content is stored in the content DB 30 together with the image (s9), and the process ends.

<Content provision method: Procedures for browsing / purchasing content>
Next, processing in the content providing apparatus 10 that accompanies browsing and purchasing operations of various contents by a viewer will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a flow example 2 of the content providing method according to the present embodiment. Here, it is assumed that the user who is a viewer browses the content without limiting the poster in particular, and purchases an unpurchased content therefrom.

  First, the display control unit 22 searches the purchase history DB 31 for a record including the user ID of the user who has passed the predetermined login process, and specifies the content ID of the content to be purchased indicated by the record (s10). ).

  Further, the display control unit 22 searches the content DB 30 for a record that does not include the content ID specified in s10, and specifies the content that the user has not purchased (s11). The content specified here does not narrow down the poster, that is, the subject, and may include contents of various posters.

  Subsequently, the display control unit 22 extracts from the content DB 30 the information and the thumbnail image of each of the user-unpurchased contents identified in s11, and the thumbnail images 1210 to 1010 with the title, contributor, and shooting date and time of each content. For example, a home screen (screen 1200 in FIG. 12 and screen 1300 in FIG. 13) in which the images 1212 are arranged in the order of the latest shooting date and time are generated (s12).

  Each of the thumbnail images 1210 to 1212 on the home screen 1200 described above corresponds to photo content that has not been purchased by the user. Similarly, all of the thumbnail images 1301 to 1303 on the home screen 1300 correspond to the moving image content that has not been purchased by the user.

  Therefore, the display control unit 22 performs a process of blurring the images, such as a change in color tone, a reduction in saturation and resolution, and a superimposition of a mosaic and a blur, on these thumbnail images. This blurring processing may be performed on a thumbnail image to be processed by calling a mosaic processing application or the like stored in the storage unit 11 in advance.

  However, the blurring of the moving image content into the thumbnail image is not essential, and is a measure for allowing the viewer to clearly distinguish the purchase completion of the corresponding content.

  Subsequently, the display control unit 22 distributes and displays the above-described home screen to the user terminal 3 of the user (s13).

  On the other hand, the viewer performs a purchasing operation such as browsing the home screen on the viewer terminal 3 and clicking on a thumbnail image of the desired content if the content is desired.

  Here, it is assumed that, for example, the thumbnail image 1211 among the thumbnail images 1210 to 1212 on the home screen 1200 in FIG. 12 is clicked.

  Then, the purchase history management unit 21 that senses this click (by a notification from the display control unit 22 or the like) specifies the price of the clicked photo content in the content DB 30 and displays the purchase information including the price. The purchase screen (screen 1400 in FIG. 14) to be delivered is distributed to the viewer terminal 3 (s14).

  The viewer checks the remaining sales period 1402 and the price 1403 in addition to the image 1401 of the photographic content on the purchase screen 1400, and makes a final decision on the purchase of the content.

  Here, it is assumed that the viewer has made a final decision on purchase and clicked on a "buy" button 1404. Then, the purchase history management unit 21 having received this executes a predetermined payment process with the above-mentioned price 1403 as a payment amount for the photo content (s15).

  On the other hand, a process performed when a click is performed on, for example, the thumbnail image 1301 among the thumbnail images 1301 to 1303 of the moving image contents on the home screen 1300 in FIG. 13 will be described.

  The purchase history management unit 21 detects this click (by a notification from the display control unit 22 or the like), specifies the price of the clicked video content in the content DB 30, and displays purchase information including the price. The purchase screen (screen 1500 in FIG. 15) is delivered to the viewer terminal 3 (same as s14).

  The viewer clicks the preview playback button 1502 of the video content 1501 on the purchase screen 1500 to view a part of the video content 1501, such as the beginning, check the remaining sales period 1503 and the price 1504, and You will make the final decision.

  Here, it is assumed that the viewer has made a final decision on the purchase and clicked on the "buy" button 1505. Then, the purchase history management unit 21 having received this executes a predetermined payment process using the above-mentioned price 1504 as a payment amount for the moving image content (same as s15).

  Regardless of the photo content or the video content, if the settlement processing fails due to lack of resources of the viewer (s16: n), the purchase history management unit 21 ends the processing.

  On the other hand, when the settlement processing is successful (s16: y), the purchase history management unit 21 includes values such as the user ID of the viewer, the content ID of the content to be purchased, the user ID of the poster, and the purchase date and time. A record is generated and stored in the purchase history DB 31 (s17), and the process ends.

  The above-described payment processing may employ methods other than general methods such as general online payment using a payment means such as a credit card, a debit card, and electronic money, so-called convenience store payment, and bank transfer.

  For example, it is assumed that a content posting site distributes a virtual value (for example, referred to as “gold”) that can be used for content trading. In this case, the contributor sets the numerical value of “gold” as the price of the content, and the user who purchases the content determines whether the purchase is possible by looking at the numerical value of “gold” of the target content.

  When the purchase process is performed, the purchase price of the gold held by the user who performed the purchase operation moves to the poster of the target content. Therefore, in this case, the content providing apparatus 10 increases or decreases the numerical value of the gold possessed by each user between the users according to the purchase and sale of the content, and manages the numerical value after the increase or decrease in the database.

  On the other hand, the operator of the content providing apparatus 10 purchases gold held by each user at a predetermined Web site in legal currency in response to a request. In this case, the operation server of the Web site functions as a settlement server, and provides a “gold” realization service to each user of the content posting site.

  Subsequently, a process performed by the display control unit 22 receiving the above-described s17 will be described. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a flow example 3 of the content providing method according to the present embodiment.

  In the above-described s17, the purchase history management unit 21 that has stored the purchase history having received the successful settlement processing asks whether the transition to the collection page, which is the dedicated page of the viewer, is required (the screen in FIG. 16). 1600) to the viewer terminal 3 (s20).

  When the transition instruction to the collection page has not been received on this screen 1600 (s21: n), the purchase history management unit 21 ends the processing.

  On the other hand, when a transition instruction to the collection page is received on the screen 1600 (s21: y), the display control unit 22 that has sensed this transition instruction includes the user ID of the user in the purchase history DB 31 with respect to the above-described user. The record is searched, and the user ID of the poster indicated by the record is specified (s22).

  Further, the display control unit 22 extracts the thumbnail image of the poster corresponding to the user ID specified in s22 from the content DB 30, and stores the folder objects 1701 to 1702 displaying the user ID of each poster and the thumbnail image of the poster. An appropriately arranged collection page (screen 1700 in FIG. 17) is generated and distributed to the viewer terminal 3 (s23).

  Subsequently, the display control unit 22 uses the user ID of the poster associated with the folder object as a key for the folder object of the collection page 1700 that has received a click operation from the folder object, and displays the content of the corresponding poster. Is searched in the content DB 30 (s24). As a result of this search, the display control unit 22 specifies all contents posted by the above-mentioned contributor.

  The display control unit 22 performs a search in the purchase history DB 31 using the above-mentioned user ID of the viewer and the above-mentioned user ID of the contributor as keys (s25). As a result of this search, the display control unit 22 specifies the purchased content of the above-mentioned contributor from the above-mentioned contributor.

  Subsequently, the display control unit 22 acquires a thumbnail image of each of the contents obtained by the search in s25 from the content DB 30, and arranges the thumbnail images by type such as a photograph and a moving image (screen 1800 in FIG. 18). ) Is generated (s26).

  In addition, the display control unit 22 changes the color tone, reduces the saturation and resolution, and sets the mosaic of the above-described content purchased by the viewer, which is specified in s25, among the thumbnail images in the content list screen generated in s26. Processing for blurring the image, such as superimposition of blur, is performed (s27). This blurring processing may be performed on a thumbnail image to be processed by calling a mosaic processing application or the like stored in the storage unit 11 in advance.

  In the content list screen 1800 illustrated in FIG. 18, a thumbnail image of a photo content is arranged among all the posts of the poster “Nagisa” who has purchased the content by the user “u0005”. However, since the user “u0005” has not purchased the photo content having the title “Tour in the middle!”, The characters “sample” are scattered in the thumbnail image 1801 of the photo content and are colored gray as a whole. ing.

  On the other hand, as shown in the purchase procedure based on FIGS. 14 and 16, since the photo content having the title “Hair cut” has already been purchased, the thumbnail image 1802 of the photo content has blurring processing. It has not been applied, and a clear image can be seen.

  In the content list screen 1900 illustrated in FIG. 19, a thumbnail image of a moving image content is arranged in all the posts of the poster “Nagisa” who has purchased the content by the user “u0005”.

  Since the user “u0005” has already purchased the video content of the title “rehearsal production ♪” among the video content of the poster “Nagisa” as shown in the purchase procedure based on FIGS. The thumbnail image 1901 of the moving image content is not subjected to the blurring process, and a clear image can be visually recognized.

  However, the contributor “Nagisa” has posted only one of the video contents having the title “Rehearsal Production ♪” as the video content. Therefore, on the content list screen 1900, only the thumbnail image 1901 of the moving image content with the title “Rehearsal Production ♪” is displayed.

  Subsequently, the display control unit 22 distributes the content list screen in which the thumbnail image is appropriately blurred through s27 to the viewer terminal 3 (s28).

  After distributing and displaying the above-mentioned content list screen to the viewer terminal 3, the display control unit 22 determines whether there has been any new posting for the poster of the content shown on this content list screen, and It is determined whether or not the user has logged off (s29).

  The determination as to “whether there has been a new post” in this determination is performed, for example, by checking the presence / absence of a difference in the content DB 30 between the latest time and the time before the previous time every time a predetermined time arrives. Alternatively, the notification is performed by receiving a notification from the post receiving unit 20 (a notification that the content is stored in the content DB 30 in response to the posting request from the poster terminal 2).

  As a result of the above-described determination, when there is no new post and the viewer has logged off (s29: y), the display control unit 22 ends the process.

  On the other hand, as a result of the above-described determination, when there is no new post, but the viewer is still in the log-on state (s29: n1), the display control unit 22 returns the process to s29.

  On the other hand, as a result of the above determination, when there is a new post and the viewer is still in the logon state (s29: n2), the display control unit 22 acquires the thumbnail image of the new content from the content DB 30. In addition, the thumbnail image is additionally arranged on the content list screen already distributed in s28 (thumbnail image 2005 on content list screen 2000 in FIG. 20, thumbnail image 2104 on content list screen 2100 in FIG. 21) and displayed by the viewer. It is distributed to the terminal 3 (s30). After s30, the display control unit 22 returns the process to s29.

  The viewer who browses the content list screen controlled in this manner can easily check the daily posted content by type such as a photograph or a moving image by an entertainer or the like who is the collection target. In addition, the purchase status of these contents can be easily recognized in the display form of the corresponding thumbnail image. Therefore, while there are many contents of entertainers to be collected, it is easier to pay attention to contents that have not been purchased yet, and the willingness to purchase them is increased. In addition, contents newly posted during such browsing or after the most recent browsing opportunity can be recognized as newly arrived contents and can be considered for purchase.

  If the content is introduced to each user in such a form and it is easy to purchase, as a content contributor, the opportunity for selling the content increases more than before, and it is possible to appropriately suppress the omission of the sales opportunity. .

  Although the best mode for carrying out the present disclosure has been specifically described above, the present disclosure is not limited to this, and can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof.

  According to this embodiment, it is possible to suppress the loss of buying and selling opportunities of the content posted by the user, and to make the content poster and the purchaser satisfactory.

  In addition, a program for realizing each function constituting the content providing apparatus is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read by a computer system and instructed. The content providing method of the embodiment may be realized.

  Specifically, the program includes a step of receiving a posting of the content from a terminal of a poster, a step of managing a purchase history of the content by a terminal of a viewer, and a content for previewing the content of the poster. Generating a screen for each contributor and displaying the screen on the terminal of the viewer, and generating the screen and displaying the screen on the terminal of the viewer. A program for realizing, by a computer, an operation of controlling a display mode of the preview content on the screen based on whether or not each of the contents has been purchased in the terminal of the viewer.

  Here, the “computer system” includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. The “computer-readable recording medium” is a portable medium such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, a CD-ROM, or a USB memory, and a storage device such as a hard disk or an SSD built in a computer system. Say.

  Further, a "computer-readable recording medium" is a medium that dynamically holds a program for a short time, such as a communication line for transmitting a program through a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. In this case, a program holding a program for a certain period of time, such as a volatile memory in a computer system serving as a server or a client, may be included.

  Further, the above-mentioned program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above, or may be for realizing the above-mentioned functions in combination with a program already recorded in a computer system. .

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 network 2 poster terminal 3 viewer terminal 5 program 10 content providing device 11 storage unit 12 memory 13 operation unit 14 input unit 15 output unit 16 communication unit 20 post reception unit 21 Purchase history management unit, 22 display control unit, 23 other shooting user management unit, 24 schedule management unit, 30 content DB, 31 purchase history DB, 32 other shooting user management DB, 33 schedule management DB, 210 application, 211 shooting unit, 212 GPS unit, 310 application, 311 shooting unit, 312 GPS unit

Claims (9)

A post acceptance unit that accepts content submissions from the author's terminal,
A purchase history management unit that manages a purchase history of the content by a viewer terminal;
A display control unit that arranges content for preview of each of the content of the contributor, generates a screen for each contributor, and displays the screen on the terminal of the viewer,
The display control unit controls a display mode of the preview content on the screen based on whether or not each of the content items is purchased on the terminal of the viewer indicated by the purchase history.
Content providing device.   2. The display control unit further generates a purchased contributor list screen in which a list of contributors corresponding to contents purchased by the browsing terminal is arranged and displays the screen on the browsing terminal. 3. Content providing device.   3. The content according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit performs control such that the visibility of the preview content is lower when the corresponding content is not purchased than when the corresponding content is not purchased. 4. Providing device.   After displaying the screen on the terminal of the viewer, each time the posting reception unit receives a post of new content from the terminal of the contributor, the display control unit sets the content for previewing the new content. The content providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a content is additionally arranged on the screen.   The content providing device according to claim 1, wherein the post receiving unit receives a post of the content determined to satisfy a predetermined criterion.   6. The content providing device according to claim 5, wherein the post accepting unit accepts a post of the content determined to satisfy a condition of the predetermined criterion that the content includes the poster.   A post-taking user management unit that manages the identification information of the pre-registered other-photographing user with respect to the contributor; and a schedule management unit that manages the contributor's schedule information. The identification information associated with the assigned content matches the identification information of the other photographing user regarding the contributor, each information of the photographing position and the photographing date and time of the content, and the location where the schedule information indicates the contributor with respect to the contributor 6. The content providing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when the date and time match, the content is determined to be the content of the contributor by a registered other photographing user and satisfies the predetermined criteria. The information processing device is
Accepting content submissions from the author's device;
Managing a purchase history of the content by a viewer terminal;
Placing the content for preview of each of the content of the contributor, generating a screen for each contributor and displaying the screen on the terminal of the viewer,
In the step of generating the screen and displaying the screen on the terminal of the viewer, a display mode of the content for preview on the screen based on whether or not each of the contents has been purchased in the terminal of the viewer indicated by the purchase history Content providing method to control the content. For information processing equipment,
Accepting content submissions from the author's device;
Managing a purchase history of the content by a viewer terminal;
Placing the content for preview of each of the content of the contributor, generating a screen for each contributor and displaying it on the terminal of the viewer,
In the step of generating the screen and displaying the screen on the terminal of the viewer, a display mode of the content for preview on the screen based on whether or not each of the contents is purchased on the terminal of the viewer indicated by the purchase history A content providing program that controls

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