JP2021010082A - Information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To reduce the number of operations at the time of displaying a video of a player a viewer wants to view.SOLUTION: An operation acceptance unit 301 accepts a switching operation by a viewer transmits operation data indicated by the accepted switching operation to a server apparatus 10. A player specifying unit 103 specifies a player who satisfies conditions corresponding to the switching operation indicated by the transmitted operation data as a next player to be displayed. The player specifying unit 103 specifies a player who satisfies first conditions as a player to be displayed in a case of a switching operation in a left-right direction, and specifies a player who satisfies second conditions as a player to be displayed in a case of a switching operation in an up-down direction. The player specifying unit 103 uses conditions satisfied by a player having a degree of progress being the same as that of a player being displayed, as the first conditions, and uses conditions satisfied by a player having a degree of progress being different from that of the player being displayed, as the second conditions. A video distribution unit 105 transmits a video data of the specified player to a display apparatus 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for distributing video.

Patent Document 1 describes via the Internet based on imaging data collected by imaging using a plurality of imaging devices in order to broadcast the content of a sport in which a plurality of teams or athletes compete in parallel at the same time. A technology is disclosed in which a plurality of broadcast pages to be published are generated and the viewer is allowed to select the broadcast page to be watched from among them.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-41955

When a viewer watches a video of a sport in which multiple athletes compete at the same time, such as golf, the video of the athlete can be switched at will and the player who wants to watch can be displayed with as few operations as possible. desirable.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to reduce the number of operations when the viewer displays the image of the player he / she wants to watch.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention displays either an acquisition unit that acquires an image of continuously shooting a specific player or one of the acquired images in a sport in which a plurality of athletes compete at the same time. Display control unit that displays in the area and switches the image of the display area to the image of the player who satisfies the first condition when the first operation is performed, and switches to the image of the player who satisfies the second condition when the second operation is performed. An information processing device including the above is provided.

Further, in the present invention, in the sport, the competition is performed while each athlete progresses in the competition area, the first condition is satisfied by the athlete having the same progress as the athlete being displayed, and the second condition is displayed. A player whose progress is different from that of the player in the middle may be satisfied.

Further, the present invention includes a specific unit that identifies a player in a specific situation, and the specified player may satisfy either the first condition or the second condition.

Further, in the present invention, in the sport, the competition is performed while advancing in the competition area, and the progress of the ranking of each athlete is shown during the competition, and the first condition is the degree of progress with the displayed athlete. It is a condition that is satisfied based on the relationship, and the second condition may be a condition that is satisfied based on the relationship of the ranking with the displayed athlete.

Further, in the present invention, when there are a plurality of athletes who satisfy either the first condition or the second condition, the display control unit displays images in a priority order according to the number of times displayed or the displayed time. May be switched.

Further, in the present invention, in the sport, the progress of the ranking of each athlete is shown even during the competition, and the display control unit has a plurality of athletes who satisfy either the first condition or the second condition. In that case, the images may be switched in order of priority according to the ranking in the competition.

Further, in the present invention, the display control unit may switch to the video related to the competition when any of the first operation and the second operation is performed and the third condition is satisfied. ..

Further, in the present invention, the video relating to the competition is a video relating to the ranking, and the third condition may be satisfied when there is a change in a specific ranking.

Further, in the present invention, the sport is golf, the image related to the competition is an image related to a specific area in the golf course, and the third condition is satisfied when the displayed player makes a shot related to the area. May be done.

Further, in the present invention, the display control unit displays the acquired video in the main display area, and satisfies the first condition when the first operation is performed next in the sub display area. The image of the player who will be different or the image of the player who will satisfy the second condition when the second operation is performed next may be displayed.

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the number of operations when the viewer displays the image of the player he / she wants to watch.

Diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the video distribution system according to the embodiment Diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server device Diagram showing an example of camera hardware configuration Diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the display device Diagram showing the functional configuration realized by each device A diagram showing an example of a video from behind a player in the address state Diagram showing an example of the positional relationship between the camera and the player Diagram showing an example of the shooting target table Diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display surface Diagram showing an example of switching operation of display players Diagram showing an example of a player list The figure which is the figure for demonstrating the switching operation of a display player. The figure which shows an example of the operation procedure of each device in a delivery process A diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display surface in a modified example. Diagram showing an example of switched video

[1] Examples Hereinafter, examples of the video distribution system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same elements shown in the drawings are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted.
FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of the video distribution system 1 according to the embodiment. The video distribution system 1 is a system for distributing sports images, and in particular, distributes sports images in which a plurality of athletes compete at the same time.

In the above sports, for example, in addition to sports such as marathons in which multiple athletes start all at once and aim for a goal, each athlete starts in turn and plays (competition) in order, such as golf, and finally. There are sports that compete for a good score. Since both are sports in which multiple athletes compete in parallel at the same time, it is possible to see the current play of the athletes displayed as live video in a normal broadcast, but it is not reflected in the video. The player's current play cannot be seen.

Also, depending on the player, the recorded video may be displayed, or the screen may be divided to display the video of multiple players, but even in that case, only the recording of the player selected by the broadcasting station can be viewed. Can not. On the other hand, the video distribution system 1 is characterized in that the viewer can switch the video of the player to be viewed at his / her own will. In this embodiment, an example in which the video distribution system 1 distributes a golf image will be described.

The video distribution system 1 includes a network 2, a server device 10, a plurality of cameras 20, and a display device 30. The network 2 is a communication system including a mobile communication network, the Internet, and the like, and relays data exchange between devices accessing the own system. The server device 10 and the display device 30 access the network 2 by wire communication (may be wireless communication), and the camera 20 accesses the network 2 by wireless communication.

The camera 20 is operated by a cameraman to continuously photograph a specific player among a plurality of players participating in the sport (golf in this embodiment). Since the camera 20 transmits video data by wireless communication, the camera 20 can freely move around the golf course with the cameraman along with the player. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the number of cameras 20 is sufficient, and each player who is playing is equipped with one camera 20 to shoot a video.

The plurality of cameras 20 transmit video data indicating the captured video to the server device 10, respectively. The server device 10 performs a process of distributing to the display device 30 the video of any one of the video of the plurality of athletes indicated by the plurality of transmitted video data. The server device 10 is an example of the "information processing device" of the present invention. The selection of the player to distribute the video is performed based on the operation of the viewer who watches the sport using the display device 30.

The display device 30 is a device that displays a sports image distributed by the server device 10. The display device 30 is, for example, a television, but may be a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like. The display device 30 transmits operation data indicating the viewer's operation on the own device to the server device 10. The server device 10 identifies a player to distribute a video based on an operation (details will be described later) indicated by the transmitted operation data, and distributes the video of the specified player.

For example, each device of the server device 10, the plurality of cameras 20, and the display device 30 in the embodiment of the present disclosure may function as a computer that performs information processing of the present disclosure. In the following description, the word "device" can be read as a circuit, device, unit, or the like. The hardware configuration of each device may be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in the figure, or may be configured not to include some devices.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the server device 10. The server device 10 may be physically configured as a computer device including a processor 11, a memory 12, a storage 13, a communication device 14, a bus 15, and the like. The processor 11 operates, for example, an operating system to control the entire computer. The processor 11 may be configured by a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with a peripheral device, a control device, an arithmetic unit, a register, and the like.

For each function in the server device 10, the processor 11 performs calculations by loading predetermined software (program) on hardware such as the processor 11 and the memory 12, and controls communication by the communication device 14 or the memory 12 And by controlling at least one of reading and writing of data in the storage 13.

The processor 11 operates, for example, an operating system to control the entire computer. The processor 11 may be configured by a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with a peripheral device, a control device, an arithmetic unit, a register, and the like. For example, the baseband signal processing unit, the call processing unit, and the like may be realized by the processor 11.

Further, the processor 11 reads a program (program code), a software module, data, and the like from at least one of the storage 13 and the communication device 14 into the memory 12, and executes various processes according to these. As the program, a program that causes a computer to execute at least a part of the operations described in the above-described embodiment is used.

For example, each function of the server device 10 may be realized by a control program stored in the memory 12 and operating in the processor 11, and may be similarly realized for other functional blocks. Although it has been described that the various processes described above are executed by one processor 11, they may be executed simultaneously or sequentially by two or more processors 11. The processor 11 may be implemented by one or more chips. The program may be transmitted from the network via a telecommunication line.

The memory 12 is a computer-readable recording medium, and is composed of at least one such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), an EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), and a RAM (Random Access Memory). May be done. The memory 12 may be called a register, a cache, a main memory (main storage device), or the like. The memory 12 can store a program (program code), a software module, or the like that can be executed to perform information processing according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

The storage 13 is a computer-readable recording medium, and is, for example, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc ROM), a hard disk drive, a flexible disk, an optical magnetic disk (for example, a compact disk, a digital versatile disk, or a Blu-ray). It may consist of at least one (registered trademark) disk), smart card, flash memory (eg, card, stick, key drive), floppy (registered trademark) disk, magnetic strip, and the like. The storage 13 may be referred to as an auxiliary storage device. The storage medium described above may be, for example, a database, server or other suitable medium containing at least one of the memory 12 and the storage 13.

The communication device 14 is hardware (transmission / reception device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also referred to as, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, a communication module, or the like. Further, each device such as the processor 11 and the memory 12 is connected by a bus 15 for communicating information. The bus 15 may be configured by using a single bus, or may be configured by using a different bus for each device.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the camera 20. The camera 20 is physically a computer device including a processor 21, a memory 22, a storage 23, a communication device 24, a photographing device 25, a sensor device 26, an input device 27, a bus 28, and other parts. It may be configured as. Since the communication device 24 transmits video data to the server device 10 by wireless communication, it is desirable that the communication device 24 has sufficiently high-speed wireless communication performance. The photographing device 25 is hardware for capturing images of athletes, and is, for example, a video camera having the same performance as a professional digital video camera.

The sensor device 26 is a device having a sensor group for measuring a value related to the competition situation (playing situation in this embodiment) of the athlete who is photographing. The sensor device 26 includes, for example, a position sensor that measures the camera position (latitude and longitude representing the position of the own camera) and a direction sensor that measures the camera direction (the direction in which the optical axis of the own camera faces). The relationship between the measured value of the sensor device 26 and the play situation will be described later. The input device 27 is an input device (for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, etc.) that accepts an input from the outside, and accepts an input operation by a photographer.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the display device 30. The display device 30 is physically configured as a computer device including a processor 31, a memory 32, a storage 33, a communication device 34, a display device 35, an input device 36, and parts such as a bus 37. May be good. The display device 35 is hardware that has a display surface 351 and displays an image distributed from the server device 10 on the display surface 351.

The input device 36 is an input device (for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, etc.) that receives an input from the outside. The input device 36 also accepts input by operating the remote controller. The image may be displayed and the input may be accepted by the touch screen in which the display device 35 and the input device 36 are integrated.

Further, the server device 10, the plurality of cameras 20, and the display device 30 include a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP: Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate). It may be configured to include hardware such as Array), and a part or all of each functional block may be realized by the hardware. For example, the processor 11 and the like may be implemented using at least one of these hardware.

Each function in each device included in the video distribution system 1 is performed by the processor by loading predetermined software (program) on the hardware such as each processor and memory, and the communication by each communication device is controlled. It is achieved by controlling at least one of reading and writing of data in memory and storage.

FIG. 5 shows a functional configuration realized by each device. The server device 10 includes an acquisition unit 101, an instruction reception unit 102, a player identification unit 103, an aggregation unit 104, and a video distribution unit 105. The camera 20 includes a photographing unit 201, a measuring unit 202, an input receiving unit 203, and a transmitting unit 204. The plurality of cameras 20 shown in FIG. 1 all include parts shown in FIG. The display device 30 includes an operation reception unit 301 and a video display unit 302.

The photographing unit 201 of the camera 20 is a function of photographing an image. In this embodiment, the photographer has decided which player to shoot, and is instructed to continue shooting the player to be photographed from at least the first hole to the end of the 18th hole. (May include interviews at the practice area and after the hole out). As a result, the shooting unit 201 will continuously shoot a specific player among the plurality of players playing golf. The shooting unit 201 performs a supply process of supplying video data indicating the shot video and the shooting time to the transmission unit 204 in parallel with the shooting process.

The measuring unit 202 measures a value related to the playing situation of the player photographed by the photographing unit 201. Specifically, the measuring unit 202 repeatedly measures the above-mentioned camera position and camera direction at regular time intervals (for example, every 1 second). As described above, the photographer shoots while moving with the player to be photographed. It is assumed that the photographer is instructed to keep the distance between himself / herself and the athlete (hereinafter referred to as "shooting distance") substantially constant when moving.

As the shooting distance, a distance (about 5 to 10 m) that does not get in the way when the player hits a shot and is as close as possible is set. Since the shooting distance is constant, the player's play position (playing position) can be calculated from the camera position and the camera direction. Further, it is assumed that the photographer is instructed to stand behind the player who is trying to hit the ball and take a picture when the player hits the ball (at the time of a shot).

FIG. 6 shows an example of an image from behind the player P1 in the address state. Player P1 is right-handed and has an address for hitting the ball in the direction of the flying ball line A1. The photographer determines the flying ball direction A1 from the line connecting both shoulders of the player P1, the line connecting both feet, the direction of the club face, etc., and stands on the side opposite to the flying ball direction A1 of the player P1. Take a picture.

FIG. 7 shows an example of the positional relationship between the camera 20 and the player P1. In the example of FIG. 7, the camera 20 which is separated from the player P1 at the time of the shot by the shooting distance L1 is shooting the image in the flying ball direction A1. By pointing the camera 20 from behind the player P1 toward the flying ball direction A1, the direction in which the player wants to hit is represented by the camera direction. The measurement unit 202 performs a supply process of supplying measurement data indicating the measurement result of the camera position and the camera direction and the measurement time to the transmission unit 204 in parallel with the measurement process.

Further, it is assumed that the cameraman is instructed to perform a specific operation when the player is in a specific state to the camera 20. The specific state is, for example, a state in which the ball arrives at the ball position and is ready for a shot to confirm the lie of the ball, the direction of launch, the number of the club, etc. This is the state where the shot is completed and the player starts walking (moving state). The state of waiting for another player's shot is included in the preparation state.

The input receiving unit 203 receives an operation indicating that the player to be photographed is in a specific state such as a hitting state. The input device 27 of the camera 20 has buttons (preparation button, hitting ball button, moving button) corresponding to each state. For example, when the preparation button is pressed, the input reception unit 203 supplies the transmission unit 204 with state data indicating that the player to be photographed is ready for the shot and the current time. As described above, the video data, the measurement data, and the state data are supplied to the transmission unit 204.

The transmission unit 204 adds a camera ID (Identification) that identifies the own camera to the data supplied from each unit, and transmits the data to the server device 10 as player data related to the player to be photographed. In the video distribution system 1, a player ID of each player is defined, and a shooting target table in which the camera ID of the camera 20 that shoots the player and the player ID of the player are associated with each other is stored in the server device 10. There is.

FIG. 8 shows an example of a shooting target table. In the shooting target table shown in FIG. 8, the player IDs “P001”, “P002” and “P003” are associated with the camera IDs “C001”, “C002” and “C003”, respectively. Note that each ID is just an example, and it is not necessary to associate IDs with the same number. Further, for example, the player name may be directly associated with the camera ID instead of the player ID.

The acquisition unit 101 of the server device 10 acquires a plurality of player data transmitted from each of the plurality of cameras 20. The acquisition unit 101 acquires an image indicated by the player data, that is, an image of continuously shooting a specific player in a sport in which a plurality of players play a game at the same time, such as golf. The acquisition unit 101 is an example of the “acquisition unit” of the present invention. The specific player referred to here is a player with a player ID associated with the camera ID indicated by the player data in the shooting target table, that is, a player whose camera 20 has the camera ID as the shooting target.

The operation reception unit 301 of the display device 30 receives operations related to video distribution. The operation reception unit 301 receives, for example, a start operation instructing the start of video distribution, and transmits the received operation and operation data indicating the device ID of the own device to the server device 10. The instruction receiving unit 102 of the server device 10 receives an instruction corresponding to the operation indicated by the transmitted operation data as an instruction related to video distribution. For example, when the operation data indicates a distribution start operation, the instruction receiving unit 102 receives a distribution start instruction as an instruction corresponding to the start operation.

When the instruction reception unit 102 receives the distribution start instruction, the instruction reception unit 102 supplies the device ID of the display device 30 that has given the start instruction to the player identification unit 103. Player data acquired from the acquisition unit 101 is also supplied to the player identification unit 103. The player identification unit 103 identifies a player to be distributed to the display device 30 from among the players whose supplied player data shows an image. At the start of distribution of the video, the player identification unit 103 specifies, for example, a player who satisfies the start time condition specified for specifying the player to be displayed at the start of distribution as the player to be distributed.

The player identification unit 103 determines, for example, that the player with the highest ranking among the players being played satisfies the start condition. Golf is a sport in which the progress of each player's ranking is represented even during the competition, and the ranking is represented by the score (at bat) of each player. The totaling unit 104 totals the scores of each player. In the golf broadcast, volunteers called scorers who accompany each group of players, count the scores of each player for each shot, and contact the relay headquarters are active.

When the person in charge of the relay headquarters receives the score notification, the person in charge of the relay headquarters inputs the score of each player into the score input terminal prepared in the headquarters. The score input terminal transmits score data indicating the input score, the hole played, and the player ID to the server device 10. The totaling unit 104 totals the scores of each hole indicated by the transmitted score data for each player, and generates aggregated data indicating the total score, the holes being played, the ranking, and the player ID for each player.

When the device ID is supplied from the instruction receiving unit 102, that is, when the display device 30 instructs the player identification unit 103 to start the distribution of the video, the player identification unit 103 refers to the aggregated data generated by the aggregated unit 104, and is ranked at the present time. The player with the best score, that is, the player who meets the starting conditions, is identified as the first player to be distributed. If there are a plurality of players with the best scores, the player identification unit 103 may specify, for example, the player who has digested the most holes as the player to be distributed.

In addition, if the number of digested holes of the player with the best score is also the same, the player identification unit 103 ranks the one with the smaller number of strokes by comparing the scores of the latest holes, and in the case of the same score, one before. The remaining players may be identified as the first players to be distributed by going back to the previous hole and the conclusion. The player identification unit 103 supplies the player ID of the identified player to be distributed and the device ID of the display device 30 that has instructed the start of video distribution to the video distribution unit 105.

When the player ID and the device ID are supplied, the video distribution unit 105 acquires the player data indicating the supplied player ID from the acquisition unit 101, and acquires the aggregated data indicating the supplied player ID from the aggregation unit 104. .. The video distribution unit 105 also supplied the video data of the player with the player ID supplied from the player identification unit 103 among the video data of the players indicated by the player data supplied from the acquisition unit 101 from the player identification unit 103. It is transmitted to the display device 30 of the device ID.

Further, the video distribution unit 105 adds the player name of the player, the information of the hole being played, the score, and the image showing the ranking, which are shown by the acquired aggregated data, to the video of the player, and then transmits the video data. .. By transmitting the video data as described above, the video distribution unit 105 transmits the video of the player to be distributed specified by the player identification unit 103 from a plurality of players to the display device 30 that has instructed the start of distribution of the video. Distribute (displaying the player's image on the display device 30).

The image display unit 302 of the display device 30 displays the image distributed from the server device 10 on the display surface 351 of the own device.
FIG. 9 shows an example of an image displayed on the display surface 351. In the example of FIG. 9, the image display unit 302 includes a video of player G playing, information on the holes being played (“7” = number of holes, “Par4”, “465yds”), and the score of player G (“7” = number of holes, “Par4”, “465yds”). The play image B1 showing the “-2”) and the ranking (“Leader” = tournament leader) is displayed.

After the video distribution is started as described above, the operation reception unit 301 receives, for example, an end operation for instructing the end of the distribution. When the distribution end operation is accepted, the instruction receiving unit 102 of the server device 10 accepts the distribution end instruction, and the video distribution unit 105 ends the distribution. In addition, the operation reception unit 301 accepts an operation of switching the player on which the video is displayed (switching operation of the displayed player).

FIG. 10 shows an example of the switching operation of the display player. In FIG. 10, leftward operation C1, rightward operation C2, upward operation C3, and downward operation C4 are represented as examples of switching operations. For example, in the case of remote control operation, the operation reception unit 301 operates the left and right buttons and the up and down buttons provided on the remote controller, respectively, C1 (left button), C2 (right button), C3 (up button), and C4. Accept as (down button).

Further, the operation receiving unit 301 accepts leftward, rightward, upward, and downward flick operations as operations C1, C2, C3, and C4, respectively, if the operation is for the touch screen. The operation reception unit 301 transmits the operation data indicating the received operation to the server device 10.

When the transmitted operation data represents the up / down / left / right operations shown in FIG. 10, the instruction receiving unit 102 of the server device 10 receives the operation data as an instruction for switching the player to distribute the video, and receives the received operation data as the player specifying unit 103. Supply to. The player identification unit 103 identifies a player who satisfies the conditions corresponding to the operation indicated by the supplied operation data as the next player to be displayed.

Specifically, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player who satisfies the first condition in the case of a left-right orientation operation as a display target player, and displays a player who satisfies the second condition in the case of a vertical orientation operation. Identify as the target player. The operation in the left-right direction is an example of the "first operation" of the present invention, and is also referred to as the "first switching operation" below. The up-and-down operation is an example of the "second operation" of the present invention, and is also referred to as the "second switching operation" below.

In this embodiment, the player identification unit 103 determines the satisfaction of the first condition and the second condition based on the combination of each player playing golf. In golf, a game is played while each player progresses in a competition area called a golf course. And, for example, in a professional golf tournament competition, in the qualifying round, each player usually plays together in a group of three, and in the final round, each player plays in a group of two. proceed.

In the video distribution system 1, when the combination of players in each group is determined, the operator of this system creates a player list summarizing the combinations of players and stores them in the server device 10.
FIG. 11 shows an example of a player list. In the example of FIG. 11, each player is represented by a player name for the sake of clarity.

In the player list shown in FIG. 11, for example, the first group is a combination of "player A", "player B", and "player C", and the second group is "player D", "player E", and "player F". Is shown to be a combination of. In addition, the combinations of three players are also shown for the third and subsequent groups. Subsequently, a player identified when the switching operation is performed from the state in which the player G shown in FIG. 9 is displayed will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a switching operation of display players. The player identification unit 103 uses a condition satisfied by a player having the same progress as the displayed player as the first condition, and a condition satisfied by a player having a different progress from the displayed player as the second condition. A player with the same degree of progress is another player in the same group as the player being displayed, and a player with a different degree of progress is a player in a different group from the player being displayed.

As shown in FIG. 12A, the players in the same group for player G are player H and player I in the third group to which player G belongs (for example, two players play in the final round). In that case, there will be only one player in the same group). Further, the player of another group for the player G is a player of a group other than the third group, and in this embodiment, the players of the groups before and after the third group (the second group and the fourth group). Is.

When the rightward operation of the first switching operation is performed, the player identification unit 103 determines that the player shown to the right of the displayed player in the player list is a player who satisfies the first condition. To do. In addition, when the leftward operation of the first switching operation is performed, the player identification unit 103 determines that the player to the left of the displayed player is the player who satisfies the first condition in the player list. ..

In addition, in the player identification unit 103, when the upward operation of the second switching operation is performed, the player in the previous group (the second group in the case of player G) satisfies the second condition. Judge. Specifically, in the case of an upward operation, the player identification unit 103 considers that the player one above the displayed player (player D in the case of player G) satisfies the second condition in the player list. to decide.

Further, in the player identification unit 103, when the downward operation of the second switching operation is performed, the player in the next group (the fourth group in the case of player G) satisfies the second condition. Judge. Specifically, in the case of a downward operation, the player identification unit 103 considers that the player one below the displayed player (player J in the case of player G) satisfies the second condition in the player list. to decide.

The player identification unit 103 selects a player who satisfies the first condition after looping the order of the players in the same group, such that the player I is on the left side of the player G and the player G is on the right side of the player I. to decide. In addition, in the player identification unit 103, among the groups being played (excluding the group not playing), the group immediately before the earliest group is the last group, and the group one after the last group. The player who satisfies the second condition is judged after circulating the order of the group being played, such that the group of is the first group.

That is, when the player G is displayed, the player identification unit 103 identifies the player D as the player to be distributed when the upward operation is performed, as shown in FIG. 12B, and the downward operation. When is performed, player J is specified as the player to be distributed, when the rightward operation is performed, player H is specified as the player to be distributed, and when the leftward operation is performed, player I is distributed. Identify as the target player.

The video distribution unit 105 transmits the video data of the player specified by the player identification unit 103 to the display device 30 in the same manner as at the start of distribution. By displaying the transmitted video data, the video display unit 302 of the display device 30 displays the video of the player switched based on the operation of the viewer on the display surface 351 of the own device. As described above, the video distribution unit 105 displays any of the player's images acquired by the acquisition unit 101 on the display surface 351.

Then, the video distribution unit 105 switches the video of the display surface 351 to the video of a player who satisfies the first condition when the first switching operation (operation in the left-right direction) is performed, and the second switching operation (operation in the vertical direction). Is performed, the video is switched to the player who satisfies the second condition. The display surface 351 is an example of the "display area" of the present invention, and the video distribution unit 105 is an example of the "display control unit" of the present invention.

The player identification unit 103 may use the measurement data and the state data included in the player data when determining a player who satisfies the first condition or the second condition. For example, the player identification unit 103 obtains the position of each player from the camera position and the camera direction indicated by the measurement data, and when the rightward operation in the first switching operation is performed, the player identification unit 103 is in the same group as the player being displayed. It may be determined that the player closer to the displayed player (the player farther from the leftward operation) is the player who satisfies the first condition.

In addition, when the upward operation of the second switching operation is performed, the player identification unit 103 has the fastest progress (or the fastest progress) among the players in the group in front of the displayed player, for example. It may be determined that the (slow) player is a player who meets the second condition. Further, for example, when the player identification unit 103 performs a rightward operation in the first switching operation, the player identification unit 103 determines the first condition based on the state indicated by the state data of the player in the same group as the player being displayed. You may.

Specifically, the player identification unit 103 assigns priorities such as hitting state, preparation state, and moving state from the one with the highest priority, and determines that the player with the highest priority is the player who satisfies the first condition. You may. In either case, the player identification unit 103 determines the players who satisfy the first condition and the second condition based on the information acquired from the camera 20, and the video distribution unit 105 identifies the image on the display surface 351. Switch to the video of the player.

Each device included in the video distribution system 1 performs a distribution process for distributing a video of an athlete based on the above configuration.
FIG. 13 shows an example of the operation procedure of each device in the distribution process. Although only one camera 20 is shown in FIG. 13, it is assumed that the other cameras 20 perform the same operation. The operation procedure shown in FIG. 13 is started, for example, when the sports broadcast is started.

First, the camera 20 (shooting unit 201) shoots an image of the player (step S11). Next, the camera 20 (measurement unit 202) measures the camera position and the like (step S12). Subsequently, the camera 20 (input receiving unit 203) receives an operation indicating that the player to be photographed is in a specific state such as a hitting state (step S13). Then, the camera 20 (transmission unit 204) transmits the player data obtained by adding the camera ID to the data acquired in the operations from steps S11 to S13 to the server device 10 (step S14).

The order of the operations from steps S11 to S13 may be different. Further, the operations from steps S11 to S14 are repeatedly performed by the plurality of cameras 20. The server device 10 (acquisition unit 101) acquires the video indicated by the player data transmitted from the plurality of cameras 20 as a video for continuously shooting a specific player (step S15). Here, it is assumed that the display device 30 has instructed the start of distribution of the video.

First, the server device 10 (player identification unit 103) identifies the first player to be distributed (the player who satisfies the start condition) from the players whose images have been acquired (step S21). Next, the server device 10 (video distribution unit 105) transmits the video data of the specified player to the display device 30 that has instructed the start of distribution (step S22). The display device 30 (video display unit 302) displays the player's image indicated by the transmitted video data on the display surface 351 of the own device (step S23).

After that, it is assumed that the image switching operation is performed on the display device 30. The display device 30 (operation receiving unit 301) accepts the switching operation (step S31), and transmits the operation data indicating the accepted switching operation to the server device 10 (step S32). The server device 10 (player identification unit 103) identifies a player who satisfies the condition corresponding to the switching operation indicated by the transmitted operation data as the next player to be displayed (step S33).

Next, the server device 10 (video distribution unit 105) transmits the video data of the specified player to the display device 30 (step S34). The display device 30 (video display unit 302) switches the player's image displayed on the display surface 351 of the own device to the player's image indicated by the transmitted video data (step S35). The operations from steps S31 to S35 are performed each time the viewer performs a switching operation.

In this embodiment, as described above, the viewer can switch the displayed video of the player to the video of another player by his / her own operation. Further, in the video distribution system 1, two types of switching operations, a first switching operation and a second switching operation, are performed. When there is only one switching operation, for example, it is conceivable to switch the players in the group of the displayed players in order and then display the players in the next group.

In that case, for example, in order to display the players of the 10th group from the state where the players of the 1st group are displayed, it is necessary to perform the switching operation nearly 30 times. On the other hand, in this embodiment, the second switching operation may be performed 9 times to display the players of the 10th group, and the first switching operation may be performed to display the players to be viewed, so about 10 times. The switching operation will suffice. As described above, according to the present embodiment, since there are two types of switching operations, the number of operations for displaying the image of the player that the viewer wants to watch should be reduced as compared with the case where there is only one switching operation. Can be done.

Further, in the present embodiment, the displayed player and the player having the same progress and the player having a different progress are displayed by the first switching operation and the second switching operation. In a competition such as golf in which each player progresses through the competition area, the situation of the competition can be grasped from the positional relationship of each player. For example, when the player G shown in FIG. 12 is playing the 7th hole, it can be understood that the player H of the later group is playing the same 7th to 6th holes. Therefore, when the viewer performs the first switching operation and the second switching operation, it is possible to intuitively grasp which area the player's image is switched to.

[2] Modifications The above-mentioned examples are merely examples of the implementation of the present invention, and may be modified as follows. Further, the examples and the modified examples may be combined as needed. In that case, each modification may be prioritized (when each modification causes a conflicting event, which one is prioritized).

[2-1] Player Position In the embodiment, the player's position was calculated from the camera position and camera direction, but in sports such as golf where shooting is possible while maintaining a short shooting distance, the camera position May be used as it is as the position of the player.

If it is difficult to keep the shooting distance constant, the shooting distance may be calculated from the player's image. In that case, for example, the player identification unit 103 stores the height data of each player in advance, and recognizes the figure of the player from the acquired video by using the pattern recognition technique or the machine learning technique. Then, the player identification unit 103 calculates the distance from the recognized player's image size and the actual height to the player, that is, the shooting distance, and calculates the player's position using the calculated shooting distance.

[2-2] Athletes' State In the embodiment, it was shown that the player was in a specific state (preparation state, hitting state, and moving state) when a specific operation was performed on the camera 20. , Instead, it may be determined from the player's video that a particular condition has been reached. For example, the player identification unit 103 stores in advance data indicating the movement of a person in a specific state.

Then, the player identification unit 103 recognizes the figure of the player from the acquired video using pattern recognition technology or the like, and the similarity between the movement shown by the recognized figure and the movement of the person in the specific state becomes equal to or higher than the threshold value. If so, it is determined that the player is in a specific state. Even if there is no data showing the movement of a person, the player identification unit 103 determines a player in a specific state by learning the characteristics of the image of the player in a specific state by using a machine learning technique. You may.

[2-3] In addition to golf, the sports video distribution system 1 may distribute, for example, marathons, relay road races, bicycle races, automobile races, sailing, and the like. Marathons are sports in which multiple athletes compete at the same time. In addition, even in a competition such as a rally in which each athlete does not start all at once but individually performs a time attack, if the sport is such that multiple athletes run on the course at the same time, an operation of switching the athletes to be displayed. Is performed, so it becomes a distribution target of the video distribution system 1.

In competitions such as rallies and sailing where it is difficult for the photographer to approach the athlete, for example, the photograph may be taken remotely from a helicopter or the like, or the drone may be tracked for the photograph. In any case, if the shooting distance is determined, the position of the athlete can be obtained from the camera position and the camera direction. As described above, the shooting distance may be calculated based on the size in the image of the equipment and the actual size, and the position of the athlete may be calculated. Further, the position of the athlete may be obtained by the acquisition unit 101 acquiring the measured value by the positioning device provided in the automobile, the yacht, or the like instead of the state data.

In all of the above sports, the competition is carried out while each athlete progresses in the competition area (running land course, sea area, etc.). Therefore, as in the example, the conditions satisfied by the athlete having the same progress as the athlete being displayed. As the first condition, and a condition satisfied by a player whose progress is different from that of the displayed player can be used as the second condition. For example, in a marathon, when the first switching operation is performed, the athletes in the same group as the displayed athletes satisfy the first condition, and when the second switching operation is performed, the displayed athletes are It is determined that a player in another group satisfies the second condition.

Also, since it does not start at the same time as the rally, it is difficult to compare the progress with just the video, but for example, the lap time may be regarded as the progress and compared. In that case, in the player identification unit 103, for example, when the first switching operation is performed, the player whose lap time is close to that of the displayed player satisfies the first condition, and when the second switching operation is performed, the lap time is different from that of the displayed player. It is determined that the distant player satisfies the second condition.

In rallies, yachts, etc., a plurality of athletes may drive one car, yacht, etc. In that case, the acquisition unit 101 may acquire an image in which a plurality of athletes are continuously photographed as a specific athlete, or an image in which each individual of the plurality of athletes is continuously photographed as a specific athlete is captured. You may get it. In addition, athletes of sports such as soccer and baseball that are performed in the stadium may be photographed. Even in that case, the images of the athletes can be switched by preparing the camera 20 that continuously captures each athlete.

It should be noted that, when switching between the two types of images, the relationship of progress cannot be used in soccer or the like, but instead, for example, the relationship of position or the like may be used. For example, when the first switching operation is performed, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player in the same position (forward, half, distance, etc.) as the displayed player as a player satisfying the first condition, and performs the second switching operation. Is performed, a player in a position different from the displayed player is identified as a player who satisfies the second condition.

[2-4] Athletes' Status As a condition (first condition or second condition) for specifying a player to be distributed, a condition different from that of the embodiment may be used. In this modification, for example, it is assumed that a player in a specific situation satisfies the first condition or the second condition. Therefore, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player in a specific situation from among the players being played. The player identification unit 103 is an example of the "specific unit" of the present invention.

The player identification unit 103 identifies, for example, a player who is in a situation of performing a specific play as a player in a specific situation. The specific play is, for example, a tee shot, a shot aiming at the green, an approach shot, a bunker shot, a shot over a pond, an intentional slice shot, an intentional hook shot, a long putt, or the like.

The player identification unit 103 identifies, for example, a player whose distance from the teeing ground is within the threshold value among the players in the prepared state and the hitting state as the player who performs the tee shot. In addition, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player who is in a position in the bunker among the players in the prepared state or the hitting state as a player who performs a bunker shot. In addition, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player who is on the green and whose distance to the hole is equal to or greater than a threshold value (for example, 10 m or more) as a player who performs a long putt.

In the prepared state, the players are often near the hole, and it is difficult to judge whether it is a long putt, so the prepared players are excluded. In addition, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player who is within a predetermined range (for example, 50 yards to 250 yards) from the green among the players in the prepared state and the hit ball state as a player who performs a shot aiming at the green.

In addition, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player in a predetermined area in front of the pond among the players in the prepared state and the hit ball state as a player who performs a shot over the pond. In addition, the player identification unit 103 takes an intentional slice shot (in the case of the right side of the fairway) or an intentional hook shot (in the case of the right side of the fairway) of a player in a predetermined area in front of a tree in the hole among the players in the prepared state and the hit ball state. (If left of the fairway) Identify as a player.

In this modified example, the viewer selects in advance the situation (play) of the player he / she wants to see. In the player identification unit 103, for example, a player in the same group as the player being displayed when the first switching operation is performed satisfies the first condition, and a player who is in a situation of performing a specific play when the second switching operation is performed. It is determined that the second condition is satisfied (the first condition and the second condition may be opposite). In addition, the priority of the player's situation (play) is decided, and when the player in the situation that the player identification unit 103 wants to see first is not specified, the player is viewed second (or the third if the second is not specified). It may be determined that the player in the desired situation satisfies the second condition.

Further, the player identification unit 103 may determine that a player who is in a situation of performing a specific play satisfies the first condition, or a player who is in a situation of performing a specific play in both the first condition and the second condition. (For example, the first condition is satisfied by the tee shot, the second condition is satisfied by the player taking the approach shot, etc.). In either case, the video distribution unit 105 switches the video on the display surface 351 to the video of the player specified by the player identification unit 103 as a player who satisfies at least one of the first condition and the second condition.

The method of identifying a player who is in a situation of performing a specific play is not limited to the above method. For example, the input receiving unit 203 of the camera 20 receives the input of the player's play type, and the player specifying unit 103 performs a specific play based on the type of play indicated by the state data. It may be specified. Further, when there is no input to the camera 20, a player who is in a situation of performing a specific play may be specified as follows.

For example, when the player identification unit 103 analyzes the player's image and extracts the player's contour, and the shape of the contour is similar to the shape at the time of addressing (the image for matching is stored in advance), the ball is hit. Judge that there is. Then, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player who is in a situation of performing a specific play in the same manner as the above method based on the position of the player when the ball is hit (for example, a player who is hit on the teeing ground). Identify as a player performing a tee shot).

Further, in a competition such as a marathon, the athlete identification unit 103 identifies, for example, an athlete who is running alone or an athlete who is overtaking as an athlete in a specific situation. Further, in a competition such as a rally, the player identification unit 103 identifies, for example, a player running at the maximum speed or a player running in a section where running is difficult as a player in a specific situation. In addition, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player who is in a situation such as running alone, based on, for example, the position of each player and the amount of change in position (that is, speed) for each unit time.

As described above, the player identification unit 103 is in a situation where it can be specified based on the measured value of the sensor of the camera 20, the measured value of the sensor attached to the player, the operation of the cameraman, etc., and it is assumed that the viewer wants to watch the game. All you have to do is identify the player who is in the situation. According to this modification, the number of operations for displaying the image of the player in a specific situation can be reduced as compared with the case where the image is switched regardless of the situation of the player.

[2-5] Ranking of athletes In sports such as golf, marathon, and relay road race, competition is performed while progressing in the competition area, and the progress of the ranking of each athlete is shown during the competition. For example, in the embodiment, the progress of the ranking of each player is represented by the aggregated data acquired from the aggregated unit 104. In marathons and relay road races, the progress of the competition area is the same as the ranking, but in golf and stage races of bicycles that compete over multiple days, the progress and ranking of the competition area do not match.

Therefore, in this modification, the condition satisfied by the player identification unit 103 based on the relationship of progress with the displayed player is used as the first condition, and the condition satisfied based on the relationship of the ranking with the displayed player is used. Used as the second condition. Specifically, when the first switching operation is performed, the player identification unit 103 is, for example, a player having the same progress as the displayed player (that is, a player in the same group) or a player having a different progress (that is, another group). A player) is judged to be a player who satisfies the first condition.

Then, when the second switching operation is performed, the player identification unit 103 determines, for example, a player whose rank is adjacent to the displayed player is a player who satisfies the second condition. The players whose rankings are adjacent to each other are, for example, a player who is ranked 2nd if the displayed player is 1st, and a player who is 9th or 11th if the player is 10th. Further, if the displayed player is a 2nd place tie, the player may be a 2nd place tie player, or may be a player (1st place or 3rd place or lower) adjacent to the displayed player in a different order.

Whether the ranking is higher or lower than the displayed player is further subdivided as in the embodiment of the second switching operation (for example, the ranking is higher when the operation is upward, and the ranking is higher when the operation is downward). (As below). Further, the player is not limited to a player whose ranking is adjacent to that of the displayed player, and for example, a player whose ranking is two or more different from that of the displayed player may satisfy the second condition. According to this modification, the number of operations for displaying the image of the player having a ranking relationship with the displayed player can be reduced as compared with the case where the image is switched regardless of the player's ranking. it can.

The situation of the athlete used to judge the first condition or the second condition differs depending on the sport. For example, in a marathon or other competition, a situation in which a player is competing for the top, a situation in which he is running alone, a situation in which he overtakes a previous player, a situation in which his lap time is increased, and the like are used as the situation of a player. Further, in competitions such as rallies, the situation of running at the maximum speed or the situation of running in a section where running is difficult is used as the situation of the athlete.

In those cases, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player in a specific situation, for example, based on the position of each player and the amount of change in position (that is, speed) for each unit time. The player identification unit 103 is a situation of a player that can be specified based on the measured value of the sensor of the camera 20, the measured value of the sensor attached to the player, the operation of the cameraman, and the like, and it is assumed that the viewer wants to watch the game. The situation may be specified as the situation of the athlete. In either case, it is possible to display more images of the players who are likely to be viewed by the user, that is, images of the players who are in a situation preferred by the user.

[2-6] Combination The player identification unit 103 may determine the first condition or the second condition by combining the presence or absence of the above-mentioned specific situation and the ranking of the players. For example, the player identification unit 103 gives higher points to each player as the ranking is closer to the displayed player, and N times the points given to the player in a specific situation (N is a number larger than 1). Then, it may be determined that the player with the largest points satisfies the first condition or the second condition.

In addition to the above combination method, for example, points according to the ranking and points according to a specific situation may be added and totaled, or each point may be weighted. In short, the player identification unit 103 has a first condition so that a player whose ranking relationship with the displayed player has a specific relationship and a player in a specific situation can be displayed more easily than other players. Alternatively, the second condition may be determined.

[2-7] Priority of Players A plurality of players may satisfy the conditions depending on how the player identification unit 103 defines the conditions (first condition or second condition) for specifying the player to be distributed. If a player in a specific situation satisfies the condition as described in the above modification, for example, a plurality of players who hit a tee shot at the same timing satisfy the condition.

Therefore, the player identification unit 103 of this modification prioritizes the players who satisfy the conditions, and specifies the players to be distributed in order from the player with the highest priority. For example, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player to be distributed by giving higher priority to a player who is expected to hit a shot earlier than other players among a plurality of players satisfying the conditions. Specifically, the player identification unit 103 specifies a player to be distributed by giving a higher priority to a player in a hitting state than a player in a prepared state.

Further, the player identification unit 103 identifies the player to be distributed by raising the priority of the player who has the earliest time when the ball is hit (the time when the player enters the address) if the players are in the hit state. In addition, the player identification section 103 is not limited to shots, but is a player who is expected to be in a specific situation (marathon overtaking, last spurt, relay road race, bicycle road race attack, hill climb, downhill, etc.) earlier than other players. You may specify the player to be delivered by raising the priority of.

In that case, the player identification unit 103 operates the cameraman to display a state that appears before a specific situation such as a preparation state (a state in which the distance to the previous player is shortened to a certain distance if the marathon is overtaken). The judgment may be made based on the position or video analysis. In either case, the video distribution unit 105 switches the video in a priority order according to the timing of a specific situation when there are a plurality of players satisfying the conditions.

By switching the video as described above, you can watch the video of the player in a specific situation faster than when the video is switched regardless of the player's situation, and after the specific situation is over. Switching to the next player's video will be quicker, and as a result, you will be able to see more video of the player in a particular situation.

Further, when there are a plurality of athletes satisfying the condition, the athlete identification unit 103 may specify the athletes to be distributed in the priority order according to the ranking in the competition. Specifically, the player identification unit 103 identifies the player to be distributed by, for example, the higher the ranking in the competition, the higher the priority among the plurality of players satisfying the conditions. Also, depending on the situation, players in other ranks may attract more attention than the top players. For example, in a golf qualifying round, players on the cut line attract attention.

Therefore, the player identification unit 103 may specify the player to be distributed by raising the priority as the ranking in the competition is closer to the specific ranking among the plurality of players satisfying the conditions. In either case, the video distribution unit 105 will switch the video in a priority order according to the ranking in the competition when there are a plurality of athletes satisfying the conditions. By switching the video according to the ranking in this way, compared to the case where the video is switched regardless of the ranking, the player with the ranking of interest can be seen faster with fewer switching operations, and as a result, attention is paid. You can see more players in different rankings.

In addition, when there are a plurality of players satisfying the conditions, the player identification unit 103 may specify the players to be distributed in the order of priority according to the number of times the video is displayed or the time when the video is displayed. Specifically, the player identification unit 103 stores the number of times the video of each player is displayed or the display time from the past identification results of the players to be distributed. The number of impressions and the display time referred to here may be totaled for each viewer, or may be a total for a plurality of viewers.

Then, when there are a plurality of players satisfying the conditions, the player identification unit 103 identifies the player to be distributed by giving higher priority to the player having a larger number of impressions or display time. On the contrary, when there are a plurality of players satisfying the conditions, the player identification unit 103 may specify the player to be distributed by giving a higher priority to the player who has a smaller number of impressions or display time. In either case, the video distribution unit 105 switches the video in a priority order according to the number of impressions or the display time when there are a plurality of players satisfying the conditions.

As the number of impressions or display time increases, the player who is attracting attention to the viewer is represented. Therefore, when the player with more impressions or display time has a higher priority, the player with higher attention should be paid more attention. Can be done. On the contrary, if the player with the smaller number of impressions or the display time has a higher priority, the chances of letting the viewer know the player with the lower attention can be increased.

The player identification unit 103 may determine the priority order by combining the timing of the specific situation described above, the ranking in the competition, the number of times of display, and the display time. For example, the player identification unit 103 gives higher points as the time to reach a specific situation is shorter, the ranking in the competition is better, and the number of impressions and the display time are larger, and the larger the total of the given points, the higher the priority. It may be higher.

The height of each point to be given may be opposite, and each point may be given a preset weight or a weight set by the viewer. In either case, for example, points may be given so that the player who the viewer wants to see earlier has a higher priority. On the contrary, points may be given so that the player who has a low degree of attention has a higher priority.

[2-8] Competition-related video In sports broadcasts, videos related to competition (hereinafter referred to as "competition-related video") may be distributed in addition to the video of athletes. In the case of golf, the competition-related video is, for example, a scoreboard, a hole location, an interview with a player, and a recording of past play. If it is a marathon, it is a video for explaining the course, a video of the start point and a video of the goal point, and the like.

In the case of a bicycle road race, there are team introduction videos, course introduction maps, introduction videos of surrounding towns, etc. In this modification, the video distribution unit 105 stores the competition-related video in advance. Further, a video showing information updated during the competition, such as a scoreboard, is generated by the aggregation unit 104 that collects the updated information and is supplied to the video distribution unit 105. Then, the video distribution unit 105 determines that when either the first switching operation or the second switching operation is performed and the third condition different from the first condition and the second condition is satisfied, the player Switch to competition-related video instead of video.

For example, when the competition-related video is a video related to the competition ranking (scoreboard, etc.), the video distribution unit 105 determines that the third condition is satisfied when there is a change in a specific ranking, and makes the competition-related video. Switch. The video distribution unit 105 uses, for example, a variation in which the top players are replaced as a variation in a specific ranking. Further, the video distribution unit 105 may use a variation in which the ranking of the displayed athlete falls within a predetermined range (top 10 or top 5, etc.) as a variation in a specific ranking.

By setting a specific change in ranking as the third condition, it is possible to clearly convey, for example, an important change in ranking in a competition or a change in ranking that is likely to be of great interest to the viewer in a competition-related video. Further, the video distribution unit 105 may perform a shot relating to a specific area when the displayed player performs a shot relating to a specific area (green, hazard, OB area, etc.) in the golf course, for example, when the competition-related video is a video relating to a specific area in the golf course. It may be determined that the third condition is satisfied, and the video relating to a specific area may be switched as the competition-related video.

A shot relating to a specific area is, for example, a shot aiming at the green when the specific area is green. In that case, the video distribution unit 105 switches to, for example, a competition-related video that introduces the shape of the green, the pin position, the undulation, and the like. In addition, the shot regarding a specific area is a shot from the bunker or rough when the specific area is a bunker or rough, and a shot over the hazard when the specific area is a water hazard such as a pond or a creek. Is.

In the above case, the video distribution unit 105 switches to, for example, a competition-related video that introduces information on the appearance, shape, distance, etc. of the bunker, rough, and water hazard. After switching to the competition-related video, the video distribution unit 105 switches to the video of the player being displayed regardless of which of the first switching operation and the second switching operation is performed. By performing the above switching, it is possible to enjoy the shot by the displayed player after gaining prior knowledge about a specific area.

In the case of a marathon, the video distribution unit 105 determines that the third condition is satisfied when the displayed athlete reaches a specific area of the course (superb view area, strong wind area, uphill area, etc.). However, the video related to a specific area may be switched as a competition-related video. Further, in the case of a bicycle road race, the video distribution unit 105 determines that the third condition is satisfied when the displayed athlete reaches the entrance of the mountain, and uses the profile video of the mountain as a competition-related video. You may switch.

In either case, by switching to competition-related information related to the situation that the player being displayed is currently facing or is about to face, the player's play is being displayed after gaining knowledge of that situation. Can be enjoyed.

[2-9] Main screen and sub screen In the video distribution unit 105, the display area for distributing the player's video is referred to as a main display area (hereinafter referred to as "main screen") and a sub display area (hereinafter referred to as "sub screen"). The video of the player scheduled to be displayed next when the switching operation (first switching operation or second switching operation) is performed may be displayed on the sub screen.

FIG. 14 shows an example of an image displayed on the display surface 351 in this modification. In the example of FIG. 14, the video distribution unit 105 displays the main screen Mn1 and the sub screens Sb11, Sb12, Sb13, Sb14, and Sb15 (when they are not distinguished, they are referred to as "sub screen Sb10"). Sub screens Sb12 (left), Sb13 (right), Sb14 (top), and Sb15 (bottom) are arranged on the left, right, top, and bottom of the sub screen Sb11.

The video distribution unit 105 displays the video of the player G acquired by the acquisition unit 101 on the main screen Mn1. Further, the video distribution unit 105 causes the video of the player displayed on the main screen Mn1 to be displayed on the sub screen Sb11. On the other hand, in this modification, the player identification unit 103 specifies in advance the player to be displayed when the first switching operation and the second switching operation are performed before the first switching operation and the second switching operation are performed. Keep it.

Then, the video distribution unit 105 causes the previously specified display target player to be displayed on the sub screen Sb10. In the example of FIG. 14, the video distribution unit 105 displays the images of the players (player I, player H) specified as the players satisfying the first condition in the embodiment on the sub screens Sb12 and Sb13. Further, the video distribution unit 105 displays the images of the players (player D, player J) specified as the players satisfying the second condition in the embodiment on the sub screens Sb14 and Sb15.

The image of each sub-screen Sb10 is, for example, an image of a player taken by each camera 20, but in FIG. 14, the player name is shown for easy viewing. Since the sub screen Sb10 is smaller than the main screen Mn1, the player may be small and difficult to see in the video being shot. Therefore, for example, the acquisition unit 101 may acquire an up-shot image of a player's upper body or face that has been photographed in advance, and the image distribution unit 105 may display the acquired up-shot image on the sub screen Sb10.

In the example of FIG. 14, for example, when the upward operation of the second switching operation is performed, the video distribution unit 105 displays the video of the player displayed on the main screen Mn1 and the sub screen on which the player G is displayed. Switch to the image of player D displayed on the sub screen Sb14 arranged on Sb11.

FIG. 15 shows an example of the switched video. The video distribution unit 105 displays the image of the player D acquired by the acquisition unit 101 on the main screen Mn1. Further, when the displayed player is player D, the video distribution unit 105 displays the video of the player (player F, player E) specified as the player satisfying the first condition in the embodiment on the sub screens Sb12 and Sb13. Display it. Further, when the displayed player is player D, the video distribution unit 105 displays images of players (player A, player G) specified as players satisfying the second condition in the embodiment on the sub screens Sb14 and Sb15. Display it.

As described above, when the video of the main screen Mn1 is switched, the video distribution unit 105 displays the video of the player who satisfies the first condition on the sub screen Sb10 when the first switching operation is performed next. Then, when the second switching operation is performed, the image of the player who satisfies the second condition is displayed.

By displaying the player's image on the sub screen, the player to be displayed next can be known in advance, and it is possible to make it easier to find the player to watch compared to the case where the sub screen is not displayed. The display method of the sub screen is not limited to the example of FIG. For example, the video distribution unit 105 may display only the sub screens Sb12 to Sb15 without displaying the sub screen Sb11, or may display only three screens, two screens, or one screen among the four screens.

That is, when the video of the main screen Mn1 is switched, the video distribution unit 105 displays the video of the player who satisfies the first condition on the sub screen Sb10 when the first switching operation is performed next, or the next. 2 It suffices to display at least one of the images of the athletes who satisfy the second condition when the switching operation is performed. Even in that case, the player to be displayed next can be known in advance for at least one player, and it is possible to make it easier to find the player to watch than when the sub screen is not displayed.

When the number of sub screens is small (1 or 2 screens), the video distribution unit 105 may synchronize the condition used when switching the video of the main screen Mn1 with the condition of the player to be displayed on the sub screen. .. That is, when the video distribution unit 105 switches the video of the main screen Mn1 to the video of the player who satisfies the first condition, the player who satisfies the first condition when the first switching operation is performed next time. Display the image on the sub screen.

Further, when the video distribution unit 105 switches the video of the main screen Mn1 to the video of the player who satisfies the second condition, the player who satisfies the second condition when the second switching operation is performed next time. Display the image on the sub screen. By synchronizing the conditions on the main screen and the sub screen, it is possible to know in advance which player will appear next when the same switching operation is repeated.

In addition, the video distribution unit 105 displays not only the video of the player scheduled to be displayed next, but also the video of the player scheduled to be displayed when the switching operation (first switching operation or second switching operation) is repeated two or more times. You may let me. Specifically, the video distribution unit 105 prepares, for example, a first sub screen and a second sub screen, displays the player scheduled to be displayed next on the first sub screen, and then performs the next (switching operation). Display the player to be shown on the second sub screen (when repeated twice). As a result, the player to be shown can be known in advance by the switching operation a plurality of times, so that it is easier to find the player to watch than when only the player to be shown next is displayed.

[2-10] Number of Cameras In the embodiment, one camera 20 was attached to each player during play to shoot a video, but if the number of players is larger, for example, a popular player has a higher ranking. Players or random players may be selected for shooting. Further, if the number of cameras 20 is larger than the number of athletes, two or more cameras 20 may be attached to one athlete to shoot an image. In that case, either of two or more videos of one player may be delivered.

However, in the video distribution system 1, at least three cameras 20 are used to switch the displayed player to either a player who satisfies the first condition or a player who satisfies the second condition by two operations. It is necessary to shoot each of the above players. By doing so, the video distribution unit 105 displays any of the images acquired for three or more athletes in the display area, and displays the displayed video for the athletes who satisfy the first condition and the athletes who satisfy the second condition. You can switch to any of the images.

[2-11] Correspondence between cameras and athletes In the embodiment, one camera 20 and one athlete are associated with each other as shown in the shooting target table shown in FIG. 8, but two or more cameras are associated with one athlete. Camera 20 may be associated with the above. Specifically, one may show the player's appearance, and the other may show the ball hit by the player. Further, when the number of cameras 20 is smaller than the number of players playing, one camera 20 may be associated with two or more players, and for example, the players of the same group may be photographed in order.

Further, the camera 20 associated with the player may be changed in the middle of the round, or the number of cameras 20 associated with the player may be changed in the middle of the round. Specifically, for example, the first half 9 holes may be photographed by one camera 20 for every two people, and the second half 9 holes may be photographed with one camera 20 per person. In either case, it is sufficient that the hole to be played with each player and the camera 20 are associated with each other by the shooting target table or the like.

[2-12] Start Condition In the embodiment, the player having the highest ranking among the players in play satisfies the start condition, but the start condition is not limited to this. For example, the tournament organizer or viewer may predetermine the priorities of the players, and the player with the highest priority among the players in play may meet the starting conditions. In addition, the player who has exhausted the number of holes or the player who has the fewest number of strokes (just started) may satisfy the start condition. In addition, the switching condition of the display player, which will be described later, may be used as the start condition.

[2-13] First Operation and Second Operation In the first embodiment, the left-right orientation operation is performed as an example of the first operation, and the up-down orientation operation is performed as an example of the second operation. The operation and the second operation are not limited to these. For example, the up-down operation may be the first operation and the left-right operation may be the second operation. Further, the operation on the first operator may be the first operation and the operation on the second operator may be the second operation. Further, the tap operation may be the first operation and the flick operation may be the second operation. Further, when the voice operation is possible, the utterance of the first phrase may be the first operation and the utterance of the second phrase may be the second operation. In short, any operation may be the first operation and the second operation as long as it is the specified two types of operations.

[2-14] Device for Realizing Each Function The device for realizing each function shown in FIG. 5 is not limited to the above-mentioned device. For example, an external device may realize a part of the functions (player identification unit 103, totaling unit 104, etc.) realized by the server device 10. The server device 10 and the external device may both be computer resources provided by the cloud service.

Further, for example, in the embodiment, the player identification unit 103 identifies both the player who satisfies the first condition and the player who satisfies the second condition, but each identification may be performed by a separate function. In addition, one function may perform player identification by the player identification unit 103 and video distribution by the video distribution unit 105. In short, if the functions shown in FIG. 5 are realized as the entire video distribution system 1 and the video of the athlete is distributed, the division of functions for each device and the range of operations performed by each function can be freely determined. May be done.

[2-15] Category of Invention The present invention is an information processing system (video distribution system) including the above-mentioned information processing devices such as a server device 10 and a display device 30, as well as an information processing device thereof and a photographing means such as a camera 20. 1 can be regarded as an example). Further, the present invention can be regarded as an information processing method for realizing the processing performed by the information processing devices, and also as a program for operating a computer that controls the information processing devices. This program may be provided in the form of a recording medium such as an optical disk in which it is stored, or may be provided in the form of being downloaded to a computer via a network such as the Internet, installed and made available. May be done.

[2-16] Functional Blocks The block diagram used in the description of the above embodiment shows blocks for functional units. These functional blocks (components) are realized by any combination of at least one of hardware and software. Further, the method of realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be realized by using one device that is physically or logically connected, or directly or indirectly (for example, by using two or more physically or logically separated devices). , Wired, wireless, etc.) and may be realized using these plurality of devices. The functional block may be realized by combining the software with the one device or the plurality of devices.

Functions include judgment, decision, judgment, calculation, calculation, processing, derivation, investigation, search, confirmation, reception, transmission, output, access, solution, selection, selection, establishment, comparison, assumption, expectation, and assumption. There are broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, assigning, etc., but only these. I can't. For example, a functional block (constituent unit) for functioning transmission is called a transmitting unit or a transmitter. As described above, the method of realizing each of them is not particularly limited.

[2-17] Input / output direction information and the like (* see the item of "information, signal") can be output from the upper layer (or lower layer) to the lower layer (or upper layer). Input / output may be performed via a plurality of network nodes.

[2-18] Handling of input / output information and the like The input / output information and the like may be stored in a specific place (for example, a memory) or may be managed by using a management table. Input / output information and the like can be overwritten, updated, or added. The output information and the like may be deleted. The input information or the like may be transmitted to another device.

[2-19] Judgment method Judgment may be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), a boolean value (Boolean: true or false), or a numerical value. (For example, comparison with a predetermined value) may be performed.

[2-20] Applicable system Each aspect / embodiment described in the present disclosure includes LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (LTE-Advanced), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4G (4th generation mobile communication system). , 5G (5th generation mobile communication system), FRA (Future Radio Access), NR (new Radio), W-CDMA (registered trademark), GSM (registered trademark), CDMA2000, UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi®), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX®), IEEE 802.20, UWB (Ultra-WideBand), Bluetooth®, and other systems that utilize suitable systems and It may be applied to at least one of the next-generation systems extended based on these. Further, a plurality of systems may be applied in combination (for example, a combination of at least one of LTE and LTE-A and 5G).

[2-21] Processing Procedures, etc. The order of the processing procedures, sequences, flowcharts, etc. of each aspect / embodiment described in the present disclosure may be changed as long as there is no contradiction. For example, the methods described in the present disclosure present elements of various steps using exemplary order, and are not limited to the particular order presented.

[2-22] Handling of input / output information and the like The input and output information and the like may be stored in a specific location (for example, a memory) or may be managed by a management table. Input / output information and the like can be overwritten, updated, or added. The output information and the like may be deleted. The input information or the like may be transmitted to another device.

[2-23] Software Software, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or by any other name, is an instruction, instruction set, code, code segment, program code, program. , Subprograms, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, execution threads, procedures, functions, etc. should be broadly interpreted.

Further, software, instructions, information and the like may be transmitted and received via a transmission medium. For example, a website that uses at least one of wired technology (coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twist pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), etc.) and wireless technology (infrared, microwave, etc.) When transmitted from a server, or other remote source, at least one of these wired and wireless technologies is included within the definition of transmission medium.

[2-24] Systems, etc. The terms "system" and "network" used in the present disclosure are used interchangeably.

[2-25] Parameters, etc. The information, parameters, etc. described in the present disclosure may be represented using absolute values, relative values from predetermined values, or correspondingly different values. It may be expressed using the information of.

[2-26] Server / Client At least one of the server and the client may be referred to as a transmitting device, a receiving device, a communication device, or the like. At least one of the server and the client may be a device mounted on the mobile body, the mobile body itself, or the like. The moving body may be a vehicle (eg, car, airplane, etc.), an unmanned moving body (eg, drone, self-driving car, etc.), or a robot (manned or unmanned). ) May be.

It should be noted that at least one of the server and the client includes a device that does not necessarily move during communication operation. For example, at least one of a base station and a mobile station may be an IoT (Internet of Things) device such as a sensor. Further, the server in the present disclosure may be read as a client terminal.

For example, a configuration in which communication between a server and a client terminal is replaced with communication between a plurality of user terminals (for example, it may be called D2D (Device-to-Device), V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything), etc.). Each aspect / embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied to the above. In this case, the display device 30 may have the functions of the server device 10 described above. Similarly, the client terminal in the present disclosure may be read by the server. In this case, the server device 10 may have the functions of the display device 30 described above.

[2-27] Information, Signals The information, signals, etc. described in the present disclosure may be represented using any of a variety of different techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. that may be referred to throughout the above description are voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, light fields or photons, or any of these. It may be represented by a combination of.

[2-28] "Judgment", "Decision"
The terms "determining" and "determining" used in this disclosure may include a wide variety of actions. "Judgment" and "decision" are, for example, judgment, calculation, computing, processing, derivation, investigating, looking up, search, inquiry. It may include (eg, searching in a table, database or another data structure), ascertaining as "judgment" or "decision".

Also, "judgment" and "decision" are receiving (for example, receiving information), transmitting (for example, transmitting information), input (input), output (output), and access. (Accessing) (for example, accessing data in memory) may be regarded as "judgment" or "decision". In addition, "judgment" and "decision" mean that "resolving", "selecting", "choosing", "establishing", "comparing", etc. are regarded as "judgment" and "decision". Can include. That is, "judgment" and "decision" may include that some action is regarded as "judgment" and "decision". Further, "judgment (decision)" may be read as "assuming", "expecting", "considering" and the like.

[2-29] Meaning of "based on" The term "based on" used in the present disclosure does not mean "based on" unless otherwise stated. In other words, the statement "based on" means both "based only" and "at least based on".

[2-30] "First", "Second"
Any reference to elements using designations such as "first", "second" as used in this disclosure does not generally limit the quantity or order of those elements. These designations can be used in the present disclosure as a convenient way to distinguish between two or more elements. Thus, references to the first and second elements do not mean that only two elements can be adopted, or that the first element must somehow precede the second element.

[2-31] "Means"
The "means" in the configuration of each of the above devices may be replaced with a "part", a "circuit", a "device" and the like.

[2-32] "include", etc. When "include", "include" and variations thereof are used in the present disclosure, these terms are referred to as the term "comprising". Is intended to be inclusive. Furthermore, the term "or" used in the present disclosure is intended not to be an exclusive OR.

[2-33] Articles In this disclosure, when articles are added by translation, for example, a, an and the in English, the disclosure states that the nouns following these articles are in the plural. May include.

[2-34] "Different"
In the present disclosure, the term "A and B are different" may mean "A and B are different from each other". The term may mean that "A and B are different from C". Terms such as "separate" and "combined" may be interpreted in the same way as "different".

[2-35] "and", "or"
In the present disclosure, for configurations that can be implemented by either "A and B" or "A or B", the configuration described in one expression may be used as the configuration described in the other expression. For example, when "A and B" are described, they may be used as "A or B" as long as they are not inconsistent with other descriptions and can be implemented.

[2-36] Variations of Aspects, etc. Each aspect / embodiment described in the present disclosure may be used alone, in combination, or switched with execution. Further, the notification of predetermined information (for example, the notification of "being X") is not limited to the explicit one, but is performed implicitly (for example, the notification of the predetermined information is not performed). May be good.

Although the present disclosure has been described in detail above, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described in the present disclosure. The present disclosure may be implemented as an amendment or modification without departing from the purpose and scope of the present disclosure, which is determined by the description of the scope of claims. Therefore, the description of the present disclosure is for the purpose of exemplary explanation and does not have any limiting meaning to the present disclosure.

1 ... Video distribution system, 10 ... Server device, 20 ... Camera, 30 ... Display device, 101 ... Acquisition unit, 102 ... Instruction reception unit, 103 ... Player identification unit, 104 ... Aggregation unit, 105 ... Video distribution unit, 201 ... Shooting unit, 202 ... Measurement unit, 203 ... Input reception unit, 204 ... Transmission unit, 301 ... Operation reception unit, 302 ... Video display unit.

Claims (10)

In a sport in which multiple athletes compete at the same time, an acquisition unit that acquires images that continuously shoot a specific athlete,
One of the acquired images is displayed in the display area, the image in the display area is switched to the image of the player who satisfies the first condition when the first operation is performed, and the second condition is performed when the second operation is performed. An information processing device equipped with a display control unit that switches to a player's image that meets the requirements. In the above sports, the competition is held while each athlete progresses in the competition area.
The first condition is satisfied by a player having the same progress as the displayed player.
The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the second condition is satisfied by a player whose progress is different from that of the displayed player. Equipped with a specific department to identify players in specific situations
The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein either the first condition or the second condition is satisfied by the identified athlete. In the above sports, the competition is performed while advancing in the competition area, and the progress of the ranking of each athlete is shown during the competition.
The first condition is a condition that is satisfied based on the relationship of progress with the displayed athlete.
The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the second condition is a condition that is satisfied based on the relationship of ranking with the displayed athlete. From claim 1, the display control unit switches images in a priority order according to the number of times displayed or the displayed time when there are a plurality of athletes satisfying either the first condition or the second condition. The information processing apparatus according to any one of 4. In the above sports, the progress of each player's ranking is shown even during the competition.
When there are a plurality of athletes who satisfy either the first condition or the second condition, the display control unit switches images in a priority order according to the ranking in the competition. Any one of claims 1 to 5. The information processing device described in the section. The display control unit switches to the video related to the competition when any of the first operation and the second operation is performed and the third condition is satisfied, any one of claims 1 to 6. The information processing device described in the section. The video related to the competition is a video related to ranking.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the third condition is satisfied when there is a change in a specific order. The sport is golf
The video about the competition is a video about a specific area in the golf course.
The information processing device according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the third condition is satisfied when the displayed player makes a shot relating to the area. The display control unit displays the acquired video in the main display area, and in the sub display area, the video of a player who satisfies the first condition when the first operation is performed next. Alternatively, the information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, which displays an image of a player who satisfies the second condition when the second operation is performed next.

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