JP2021015628A - Electronic book providing server - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide users with evaluation results of other users for electronic books in a form that is easy to see.SOLUTION: An electronic book providing server transmits, to a first terminal, an electronic book containing book data exceeding the size of a screen of the first terminal and displays, on the screen of the first terminal, evaluation results by a second terminal made for a first area, which is a part of the book data, based on a positional relationship between the area displayed on the screen of the first terminal and the first area, using an image reflecting the evaluation results.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to an electronic book providing server and a program. In particular, the present invention relates to an electronic book providing server and a program for displaying an evaluation result of another user for a certain scene in an electronic book as an image.

In recent years, electronic books that can be read using mobile terminals have become widespread. Since the electronic book can be downloaded to a mobile terminal and read, a plurality of electronic books can be read using one mobile terminal. Further, since the electronic book is stored on the Web and can be downloaded and read by a mobile terminal via the Internet, one electronic book can be shared by a plurality of users. Electronic comics are widely used as one of the electronic books. As an e-comic, in addition to the page feed type in which frames containing images and sentences are assigned to each page as in conventional paper books, there is no concept of pages, and a seamless type that reads e-books while scrolling the screen. (Or scroll type) electronic comics are widespread.

Utilizing such characteristics of an electronic book, for example, Patent Document 1 describes a technique related to a graphical (GUI) for reducing an operation burden on the user when providing a comment added to the electronic book to the user. Has been done. In Patent Document 1, when the user selects the additional GUI button, the additional information is displayed in the text format on the screen.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-58109

However, since the additional information of Patent Document 1 is displayed in a comment format, for example, when the additional information input by a plurality of other users is displayed on the screen, only a small part of the additional information of the other user is viewed. I can't. Alternatively, since a large amount of additional information is displayed on the electronic book, the screen becomes cluttered for the user who browses the electronic book.

One embodiment of the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a user with an easily visible form of an evaluation result of another user for an electronic book.

The electronic book providing server according to the embodiment of the present invention transmits an electronic book including book data exceeding the screen size of the first terminal to the first terminal, and for a part of the first region of the book data. The evaluation result by the second terminal made is based on the positional relationship between the area displayed on the screen of the first terminal and the first area, and the first terminal uses an image reflecting the evaluation result. Display on the screen of.

The evaluation result may be displayed by using an icon.

The evaluation result is defined by a plurality of different attributes, and different icons may be assigned to each of the plurality of evaluation results having different attributes.

The book data has a length exceeding the screen of the first terminal in one direction, the position of the book data can be moved by scrolling the screen, and the evaluation result made for the first region is obtained. It may be displayed according to the screen scrolling.

The evaluation result includes position information in the book data evaluated by the second terminal, and when the position information is within a predetermined range of the screen of the first terminal, the evaluation result is related to the position information. The evaluation result may be displayed.

There are a plurality of the second terminals, and the plurality of images reflecting the evaluation results of the plurality of the second terminals may appear on the screen of the first terminal in sequence and disappear in sequence.

An evaluation result display unit is provided on the screen of the first terminal, and the plurality of the images appear sequentially from one end of the evaluation result display unit and disappear sequentially at the other end of the evaluation result display unit. You may.

There are a plurality of the second terminals, and the plurality of images reflecting the plurality of evaluation results by the plurality of the second terminals appear sequentially from one end of the evaluation result display unit, and the evaluation result display unit The direction in which the image gradually disappears to the other end and the image moves may be orthogonal to the direction of the screen scroll.

Different colors are assigned to the evaluation results according to the attributes of the evaluation results, and the image displayed on the screen of the first terminal is displayed as an aggregation result in which a plurality of the evaluation results are aggregated. , The aggregation result may include information about the color assigned to the evaluation result.

Different primary attributes are assigned to the evaluation results having different contents, and the image is a secondary attribute determined based on a plurality of the primary attributes based on the result of aggregating the plurality of the evaluation results. May include information about.

The electronic book providing server according to the embodiment of the present invention transmits an electronic book having a plurality of scenes to the first terminal, and evaluates the evaluation result by the second terminal performed in one of the plurality of scenes. , The image reflecting the evaluation result is displayed on the screen of the first terminal on which the one scene is displayed.

The program according to an embodiment of the present invention receives an electronic book containing book data exceeding the screen size of the first terminal from a server, and is a second terminal made for a first region of a part of the book data. Based on the positional relationship between the area displayed on the screen of the first terminal and the first area, the evaluation result according to the above is displayed on the screen of the first terminal using an image reflecting the evaluation result. Let the computer run.

The evaluation result is defined by a plurality of different attributes, and each of the plurality of evaluation results having different attributes may be displayed by using the plurality of different icons.

The evaluation result includes position information in the book data evaluated by the second terminal, and when the position information is within a predetermined range of the screen of the first terminal, the evaluation result is related to the position information. The evaluation result may be displayed.

A plurality of the images reflecting the evaluation results by the plurality of second terminals may appear on the screen of the first terminal in sequence and disappear in sequence.

The evaluation result display unit is displayed on the screen of the first terminal, the plurality of images are sequentially made to appear from one end of the evaluation result display unit, and are sequentially disappeared at the other end of the evaluation result display unit. You may let me.

The evaluation result display unit is displayed on the screen of the first terminal, and a plurality of the images reflecting the evaluation results by the plurality of second terminals are sequentially caused to appear from one end of the evaluation result display unit. , The screen may be moved in a direction orthogonal to the scrolling direction, and may be sequentially disappeared at the other end of the evaluation result display unit.

Different colors are assigned to the evaluation results according to the attributes of the evaluation results, and the image displayed on the screen of the first terminal is displayed as an aggregated result in which a plurality of the evaluation results are aggregated. , The aggregated result may be displayed using the color assigned to the evaluation result.

Different primary attributes are assigned to the evaluation results having different contents, and the image is determined based on the plurality of primary attributes based on the result of aggregating the plurality of the evaluation results. It may be displayed as.

The program according to one embodiment of the present invention displays an electronic book having a plurality of scenes on the display screen of the first terminal, and displays the evaluation result by the second terminal performed in one of the plurality of scenes. , The computer is made to display the one scene on the display screen on which the image reflecting the evaluation result is used.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a user with an easily visible form of an evaluation result of another user for an electronic book.

It is a figure which shows the outline of the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the hardware configuration of the server used in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the hardware composition of the communication terminal used in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the functional structure of the server used in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the functional structure of the communication terminal used in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation of the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the data stored in the database in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of providing the evaluation result of another user to the user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of providing the means for selecting the evaluation of an electronic book to the user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of providing the means for selecting the evaluation of an electronic book to the user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of providing the means for selecting the evaluation of an electronic book to the user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of providing the evaluation result of another user to the user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of providing the evaluation result of another user to the user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of providing the evaluation result of another user to the user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of providing the means for selecting the evaluation of an electronic book to the user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of providing the means for selecting the evaluation of an electronic book to the user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of providing the means for selecting the evaluation of an electronic book to the user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of providing the means for selecting the evaluation of an electronic book to the user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the attribute of the evaluation result with respect to the electronic book in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of providing the evaluation result of another user to the user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of providing the evaluation result of another user to the user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of providing the evaluation result of another user to the user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention, and the electronic book providing server, the communication terminal, and the interface displayed on the communication terminal used in the system will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the electronic book providing system and the like in one embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in many different modes, and are not construed as being limited to the contents of the examples shown below. In the drawings referred to in the present embodiment, the same parts or parts having the same functions are designated by the same reference numerals or the same reference numerals followed by alphabets, and the repeated description thereof will be omitted.

In the following embodiment, a configuration in which a mobile communication terminal is used as a communication terminal that communicates with an electronic book providing server and displays an electronic book is illustrated, but the configuration is not limited to this configuration. Also, techniques between different embodiments can be combined as long as there is no particular technical conflict.

<First Embodiment>
Using FIGS. 1 to 8, the electronic book providing system 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the electronic book providing server 100 used for the electronic book providing system 10, the first communication terminal 200, and the second communication terminal 300. In addition, a program for operating these will be described. The electronic book providing system 10 shown in the first embodiment has a configuration in which an electronic book providing server 100, a first communication terminal 200, and a second communication terminal 300 are communicably connected via a network 400.

In the present embodiment, the first communication terminal 200 is a communication terminal that browses an electronic book and displays an evaluation result for the electronic book selected by the second communication terminal 300. Further, the second communication terminal 300 is a communication terminal that browses an electronic book and selects an evaluation for the electronic book. Although the details will be described later, the second communication terminal 300 evaluates the electronic book by selecting an image that reflects the content to be evaluated. In the following embodiments, as an image reflecting the evaluation content, an image having an attribute related to the reader's feelings toward the scene included in the electronic book is used. The evaluation results made by the plurality of second communication terminals 300 are displayed on the first communication terminal 200 using the images selected by each of the second communication terminals 300. For convenience of explanation, the first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300 are used properly as described above, but the first communication terminal 200 can also select the evaluation, and the second communication terminal 300 displays the evaluation result. You can also.

Further, in the present embodiment, an electronic comic is exemplified as an electronic book, but the electronic book to which the present invention is applicable is not limited to the electronic comic. For example, an electronic book to which the present invention can be applied can be applied to an electronic book other than an electronic comic (for example, an electronic novel, an electronic magazine, an electronic advertisement, etc.). In an electronic book, data indicating the content is called book data. For example, book data in electronic comics is comic data.

When the comic data is scroll type data, the comic data is composed of image data having a length in one direction. On the other hand, when the comic data is page feed type data, the comic data is composed of a plurality of pages and image data assigned to a plurality of frames provided on each page. The comic data used in the present embodiment includes character information such as character lines in the image data together with the character.

In the following description, the first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300 are mobile communication terminals such as smartphones and tablet terminals. However, the configuration is not limited to the above. For example, the first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300 may be non-mobile communication terminals such as a desktop personal computer (PC).

[Overview of e-book provision system 10]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of an electronic book providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic book providing system 10 according to the present invention includes an electronic book providing server 100, a first communication terminal 200, and a second communication terminal 300. The electronic book providing server 100 is an information processing device. The first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300 are mobile communication terminals. The electronic book providing server 100 is connected to the database 102.

The electronic book providing server 100 provides comic data to the first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300. The electronic book providing server 100 receives the evaluation result made by the second communication terminal 300 and the evaluation position information in the evaluated comic data for the comic data, and receives the comic data and the received evaluation result and evaluation position. Save information in association with each other. The electronic book providing server 100 provides the first communication terminal 200 with comic data associated with the evaluation result and the evaluation position information. Then, when the comic data is browsed by the first communication terminal 200, the evaluation result made by the second communication terminal 300 is displayed on the screen of the first communication terminal 200 at a position based on the evaluation position information in the comic data. To.

The database 102 stores the comic data, the evaluation result, and the evaluation position information. The comic data, the evaluation result, and the evaluation position information are associated with each other in the database 102.

The electronic book providing server 100, the first communication terminal 200, and the second communication terminal 300 are each connected to the network 400. In the present embodiment, the network 400 is a LAN (Local Area Network) such as the Internet, WAN (Wide Area Network), or in-house LAN provided by a general World Wide Web (WWW) service. The first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300 communicate with the electronic book providing server 100 via the network 400.

FIG. 1 illustrates a configuration in which the database 102 is directly connected to the electronic book providing server 100, but the configuration is not limited to this configuration. For example, the database 102 may be directly connected to the network 400, and data may be transmitted / received between the electronic book providing server 100 and the database 102 via the network 400.

[Hardware configuration of e-book providing server 100]
FIG. 2A is a schematic view showing a hardware configuration of a server used in the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2A, the electronic book providing server 100 includes a server control unit 110, a server storage unit 120, and a server communication unit 130.

The server control unit 110 includes a central processing unit (CPU: Central Processing Unit) and storage devices such as registers and memories connected to the CPU. The server control unit 110 executes a program temporarily stored in the memory by the CPU, performs arithmetic processing in response to various request signals from the first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300, and causes these communication terminals to perform arithmetic processing. Provide content data.

The server storage unit 120 is a storage device capable of storing a large amount of data. The server storage unit 120 stores programs, content data, and the like necessary for arithmetic processing. The program stored in the server storage unit 120 is read by the server control unit 110 and temporarily stored in the storage device of the server control unit 110. The server storage unit 120 may be a hard disk, or may be a volatile or non-volatile memory. The information stored in the server storage unit 120 may be stored in the database 102 instead of the server storage unit 120. In the present embodiment, the comic data, the evaluation result, and the evaluation position information are stored in the database 102, but these data may be stored in the server storage unit 120.

The server communication unit 130 is a control device capable of transmitting and receiving data to an external device, and controls the transmission and reception of data to and from the network 400.

[Hardware configuration of the first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300]
FIG. 2B is a schematic view showing a hardware configuration of a communication terminal used in the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Since there is almost no difference in the hardware configurations of the first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300 in the present embodiment, the configuration of the first communication terminal 200 will be described on behalf of both. As shown in FIG. 2B, the first communication terminal 200 includes a terminal storage unit 210, a terminal control unit 220, a terminal communication unit 230, a display 240, an operation button 250, a camera 260, a speaker 270, and a microphone 280. The second communication terminal 300 also has the same hardware configuration as described above. In the following description, the display of the second communication terminal 300 is referred to as a display 340.

The terminal storage unit 210 contains a program for causing the first communication terminal 200 to execute a specific function, comic data associated with the evaluation result and the evaluation position information, terminal information of the user who owns the first communication terminal 200, and the like. Store data. As the terminal storage unit 210, a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory and a volatile memory such as SRAM and DRAM are used. Data such as a program is stored in the non-volatile memory, is read from the non-volatile memory when the program is executed, and is temporarily stored in the volatile memory.

The terminal control unit 220 has an arithmetic circuit such as a CPU and a storage circuit such as a memory and a register connected to the CPU. The terminal control unit 220 executes a program stored in the terminal storage unit 210 by the CPU, and realizes various functions of the first communication terminal 200 in response to a command signal input to the first communication terminal 200.

The terminal communication unit 230 is a control device capable of transmitting and receiving data to an external device, and controls the transmission and reception of data to and from the network 400. In addition, the terminal communication unit 230 has a Global Positioning System (GPS) function. The GPS function is one of the native functions of the first communication terminal 200. When the application for enabling the GPS function is activated, the terminal communication unit 230 can receive a signal from a satellite in the sky and know the current position of the first communication terminal 200.

As the display 240, a display such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display can be used. In addition, the display 240 has a touch sensor. As the touch sensor, a resistive film type sensor, a capacitance type sensor, an optical type sensor, or the like can be used. The touch sensor detects the screen operation by the user and transmits a detection signal based on the user's operation to the terminal control unit 220. In the present embodiment, the touch sensor provided on the display 240 is used to perform operations such as scrolling the screen and selecting an icon.

The operation button 250 is provided below the display 240. The operation button 250 may be a physical button or a touch sensor as described above. Instead of the touch sensor of the display 240, the operation buttons 250 may be used to perform operations such as scrolling the screen and selecting an icon.

FIG. 2B illustrates a configuration in which the first communication terminal 200 has a camera 260, a speaker 270, and a microphone 280, but the configuration is not limited to this configuration. If not required, these configurations may be omitted.

In FIG. 2B, a smartphone is shown as an example of the first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300, but these communication terminals used in the electronic book providing system 10 are not limited to the smartphone. As the communication terminal used in the electronic book providing system 10, a mobile phone, a tablet PC, a PDA, a PHS, a notebook PC, a desktop PC, or the like may be used in addition to the smartphone.

[Functional configuration of e-book providing server 100]
FIG. 3A is a schematic view showing a functional configuration of a server used in the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3A, the electronic book providing server 100 includes a comic data providing unit 151, an evaluation selection means providing unit 153, an evaluation result receiving unit 155, an evaluation position detecting unit 157, and an evaluation result display unit 159. The function of each of the above-mentioned functional units is realized by the server control unit 110 (for example, CPU) of the electronic book providing server 100 executing the program stored in the server storage unit 120. In the present embodiment, a configuration in which one electronic book providing server 100 includes all the above-mentioned functional units is illustrated, but the configuration is not limited to this configuration. For example, these functional units may be provided on different servers, and the functions of the electronic book providing system 10 may be realized by the cooperation of these servers.

The comic data providing unit 151 provides comic data to the first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300. The comic data is image data having a length in one direction, and a plurality of scenes included in the image data can be browsed by scrolling on the screen of each communication terminal. That is, the comic data is data that exceeds the size of each screen of the first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300. Only a part of the comic data is displayed on these communication terminals, and all of the comic data can be browsed by scrolling the comic data on the screen.

The evaluation selection means providing unit 153 provides the second communication terminal 300 with an interface capable of selecting an evaluation for comic data. Details will be described later, but in the interface, an image (for example, an icon) reflecting the content to be evaluated is displayed. The evaluation can be performed by the user selecting the image displayed on the second communication terminal 300.

The function of the evaluation selection means providing unit 153 differs depending on the evaluation selection method by the second communication terminal 300. For example, when the second communication terminal 300 is made to select an evaluation when a certain scene included in the comic data reaches a predetermined position or is within a predetermined range, the evaluation selection means providing unit 153 second. Acquires position information for identifying the scene displayed by the communication terminal 300. Then, an interface capable of selecting evaluation based on the position information is provided to the second communication terminal 300. On the other hand, when the second communication terminal 300 is made to select the evaluation when the second communication terminal 300 performs a predetermined operation, the evaluation selection means providing unit 153 acquires the operation signal from the second communication terminal 300. To do. Then, an interface capable of selecting evaluation based on the operation signal is provided to the second communication terminal 300. The evaluation selection means providing unit 153 may provide a different interface according to the operation signal.

The evaluation result receiving unit 155 receives the evaluation result selected by the second communication terminal 300. That is, the evaluation result receiving unit 155 receives the information (evaluation result) of the image selected by the second communication terminal 300 among the images provided by the evaluation selection means providing unit 153. In addition to the evaluation result, the evaluation result receiving unit 155 includes the evaluation date and time, the ID of the second communication terminal 300 that performed the evaluation, or the ID of the user who uses the second communication terminal 300, and when the evaluation is performed. The position information of the second communication terminal 300 in GPS may be received.

The evaluation position detection unit 157 receives information (evaluation position information) indicating a position in the comic data for which the image is selected by the second communication terminal 300. Although the details will be described later, at the timing when the above image is selected, the position information related to an arbitrary point of the comic data displayed on the screen of the second communication terminal 300 can be adopted as the evaluation position information. Alternatively, before or after the image is selected, an arbitrary point on the comic data designated separately from the image selection may be adopted as the evaluation position information. When an identifier is provided for each scene in the comic data, the evaluation position detection unit 157 may receive an identifier that identifies the scene to be evaluated instead of the evaluation position information.

The evaluation result received by the evaluation result receiving unit 155 and the evaluation position information received by the evaluation position detecting unit 157 are stored in the database 102 in association with the comic data. The comic data associated with the display result and the evaluation position information is transmitted to the first communication terminal 200 by the comic data providing unit 151. In addition, the evaluation result receiving unit 155 obtains the evaluation date and time, the ID of the second communication terminal 300 or the ID of the user who uses the second communication terminal 300, and the GPS position information of the second communication terminal 300 when the evaluation is performed. When receiving, these pieces of information are also stored in the database 102 in association with the comic data, the evaluation result, and the evaluation position information.

The evaluation result display unit 159 has a function of detecting the display position information of the comic data displayed on the first communication terminal 200, and based on the display position information and the evaluation position information, the evaluation result is displayed on the first communication terminal. The function of displaying on the display 240 of the 200 is provided to the first communication terminal 200. The details will be described later, but the evaluation result is displayed using an image that reflects the content of the evaluation. In other words, the evaluation result display unit 159 displays the evaluation result of the second communication terminal 300 made on the first area of a part of the comic data on the screen of the first communication terminal 200. Based on the positional relationship between the first area and the first area, an image reflecting the evaluation result is displayed on the screen of the first communication terminal 200.

Here, when a plurality of evaluation results exist for one scene included in the comic data, the plurality of evaluation results are sequentially or collectively displayed on the first communication terminal 200. When a plurality of evaluation results are sequentially displayed on the first communication terminal 200, the evaluation date and time, the relative positional relationship between the first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300 in GPS, the ID of the first communication terminal 200, and the second communication. A plurality of evaluation results are sequentially first communicated in an order determined based on the relationship between the IDs of the terminals 300 or the IDs of the users who use the first communication terminal 200 and the IDs of the users who use the second communication terminal 300. It may be displayed on the terminal 200.

For example, the evaluation results may be displayed in chronological order of the evaluation date and time. Further, the evaluation result may be displayed in the order in which the position of the first communication terminal 200 for viewing the comic data and the position where the second communication terminal 300 evaluates the comic data are close to each other. In this case, the location information of the first communication terminal 200 and the location information evaluated by the second communication terminal 300 each have information about the area such as city, prefecture, and country, and both of them have information about the area. The evaluation result may be displayed based on the area (city, prefecture, and country) included in the location information. That is, the proximity of the position of the first communication terminal 200 to the position evaluated by the second communication terminal 300 may be determined for each area such as a city, prefecture, and country. For example, first, the evaluation result performed in the same "city" as the "city" where the first communication terminal 200 is located is displayed, and then the line is displayed in the "city" adjacent to the "city" where the first communication terminal 200 is located. The evaluation result may be displayed, and then the evaluation result which is performed in the same "prefecture" as the "prefecture" where the first communication terminal 200 is located and which has not been displayed yet may be displayed. In the first communication terminal 200 that displays the display result, only the evaluation result set based on the above area may be displayed. For example, when "prefecture" is set as the above area in the first communication terminal 200, only the evaluation result performed in the same prefecture as the first communication terminal 200 or a prefecture adjacent to the prefecture is the first communication terminal 200. It may be displayed in. When the evaluation result is displayed for each area as described above, the information on the currently displayed area where the evaluation result is evaluated may be displayed together with the evaluation result.

Further, among the personal information associated with the ID of each terminal or the user ID using each terminal, the evaluation results may be displayed in descending order of common items. For example, as the above personal information, information such as gender and age is managed by the service, and by a user who is the same as or close to at least one of the information such as gender and age of the user who uses the first communication terminal 200. The evaluation result performed may be preferentially displayed on the first communication terminal 200. Further, when displaying a plurality of evaluation results collectively on the first communication terminal 200, the evaluation result display unit 159 may perform arithmetic processing on the plurality of evaluation results and display the results on the first communication terminal 200. ..

[Functional configuration of the first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300]
FIG. 3B is a schematic view showing a functional configuration of a communication terminal used in the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Since there is almost no difference in the functional configurations of the first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300 in the present embodiment, the configuration of the first communication terminal 200 will be described on behalf of both. As shown in FIG. 3B, the first communication terminal 200 has a display unit 291, a scroll control unit 293, and an evaluation result reception unit 295. The second communication terminal 300 also has the same functional configuration as described above.

The display unit 291 displays various information received from the electronic book providing server 100 on the display 240. Specifically, the display unit 291 displays the comic data received from the comic data providing unit 151, the interface provided by the evaluation selection means providing unit 153, and the evaluation result received from the evaluation result display unit 159 on the display 240. ..

The scroll control unit 293 controls the scrolling operation of the comic data displayed on the display 240. For example, when the display 240 is provided with a touch sensor, the comic data can be scrolled in the swiped direction by swiping while the user touches the display 240 with a finger or the like. When the comic data scrolls, the scroll control unit 293 detects the position information in the comic data in the area displayed by the display unit 291 and uses the position information as the evaluation selection means providing unit 153 and the evaluation position detection unit 157. , And the evaluation result display unit 159.

The evaluation result reception unit 295 receives the evaluation of the selected user via the interface. The evaluation result reception unit 295 determines the image selected by the second communication terminal 300 from the images displayed on the interface provided by the evaluation selection means providing unit 153, and the evaluation result associated with the selected image. Is transmitted to the evaluation result receiving unit 155. At this time, the evaluation result receiving unit 295 analyzes the position in the comic data when the image is selected by the user, and transmits the evaluation position information obtained by the analysis to the evaluation position detecting unit 157.

[Operation of e-book providing system]
The operation of the electronic book providing system 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

First, the comic data is provided from the electronic book providing server 100 to the second communication terminal 300 in response to the comic data request by the second communication terminal 300 (step S901). For example, when the second communication terminal 300 starts the application software for viewing the comic and the target comic is selected, the second communication terminal 300 transmits a comic data request to the electronic book providing server 100. The electronic book providing server 100 provides the second communication terminal 300 together with the comic data with an interface that allows the evaluation of the comic data to be selected when the comic data is provided.

The comic data and the interface received by the second communication terminal 300 are displayed on the screen of the second communication terminal 300 (step S971).

The user who operates the second communication terminal 300 browses the comic data while scrolling the display screen, and evaluates the scene included in the comic data using the provided interface (step S973). At the time of this evaluation, a plurality of images reflecting the content to be evaluated are displayed on the screen of the second communication terminal 300. Evaluation is performed by selecting one image from these a plurality of images by the second communication terminal 300.

When the evaluation by the second communication terminal 300 is performed in step S973, the evaluation result related to the selected image and the evaluation position information indicating the position where the image is selected are transmitted from the second communication terminal 300 and electronically. Received by the book providing server 100 (step S903).

The evaluation result and the evaluation position information received in step S903 are associated with the comic data and stored in the database 102 (step S905). In this step, the comic data to which the evaluation result made by the second communication terminal 300 is added is completed.

In response to the comic data request by the first communication terminal 200, the comic data to which the evaluation result and the evaluation position information are added is provided from the electronic book providing server 100 to the first communication terminal 200 (step S907). For example, when the first communication terminal 200 starts the application software for viewing the comic and the target comic is selected, the comic data request is transmitted from the first communication terminal 200 to the electronic book providing server 100. That is, the evaluation result and the evaluation position information received by the first communication terminal 200 from the electronic book providing server 100 are the evaluation results made before the time when the first communication terminal 200 receives the comic data from the electronic book providing server 100. And evaluation position information. When the first communication terminal 200 interrupts the browsing of the comic and starts browsing the comic again, or when the first communication terminal 200 updates the comic data, the evaluation result and the evaluation position information at that time. To receive.

Then, the comic data including the evaluation result received by the first communication terminal 200 is displayed on the screen of the first communication terminal 200 (step S931). The evaluation result is displayed on the screen of the first communication terminal 200 based on the relationship between the position information of the comic data displayed by the first communication terminal 200 and the evaluation position information. Although the details will be described later, when the evaluation position information evaluated by the second communication terminal 300 is included in the area displayed by the first communication terminal 200 in the comic data, the second communication terminal 300 The evaluation result selected by is displayed on the screen of the first communication terminal 200.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of data stored in a database in the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The data shown in FIG. 5 is an example of the evaluation data 101 stored in the database 102 in step S905. As shown in FIG. 5, the evaluation data 101 has items of a comic identifier 103, an evaluation result 104, an evaluation position information 105, an evaluation date and time 106, a terminal ID 107, and GPS information 108. The comic identifier 103 is information for identifying the comic to be evaluated. The evaluation result 104 is information indicating the evaluation result evaluated by the second communication terminal 300. The evaluation position information 105 is information indicating a position in the evaluated comic data.

In the present embodiment, since the comic data scrolls in the vertical direction, only the y coordinate is shown in the evaluation position information 105. The evaluation date and time 106 is data indicating the date and time when the evaluation was performed. The terminal ID 107 is an ID that identifies the second communication terminal 300 that has been evaluated. Instead of the terminal 107, the ID of the user who operates the terminal may be stored. The GPS information 108 is GPS information indicating the position of the terminal when the evaluation is performed. In the present embodiment, the evaluation data 101 may have at least the comic identifier 103, the evaluation result 104, and the evaluation position information 105 among the above items, and other items may be omitted.

[How to display the evaluation results of e-books]
A method of displaying the evaluation results evaluated by the plurality of second communication terminals 300 on the first communication terminal 200 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a method of providing an evaluation result of another user to a user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the comic data 500 has a length exceeding the display 240 of the first communication terminal 200 in one direction. In this example, the comic data 500 has a length that exceeds the vertical width of the display 240 in the vertical direction. That is, the comic data 500 is data that can be scrolled in the vertical direction (direction of the arrow in FIG. 6). In FIG. 6, of the comic data 500, the area displayed on the display 240 is drawn with a solid line, and the area not displayed on the display 240 is drawn with a dotted line. Further, for convenience of explanation, a configuration in which the horizontal width of the comic data 500 is narrower than the horizontal width of the display 240 is illustrated, but the horizontal widths of both may be the same.

The comic data 500 is image data having a longitudinal length in the vertical direction as described above, and the image data includes at least one scene 510. The scene 510 has already been evaluated by a plurality of second communication terminals 300, and these evaluations are made with a plurality of evaluation points 511 for the scene 510. That is, a plurality of evaluation results are associated with the scene 510.

The reference line 241 is a line extending in the horizontal direction set in a certain area in the vertical direction of the display 240. In this example, the reference line 241 is the vertical center line of the display 240. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the comic data 500 is scrolled in the direction of the arrow and the evaluation point 511 reaches the reference line 241. Although FIG. 6 shows a configuration in which one scene 510 is provided in one comic data 500, a plurality of scenes 510 are actually provided in one comic data 500.

When the evaluation point 511 reaches the reference line 241, the evaluation result display unit 600 provided in a part of the display 240 displays a plurality of evaluation results 610 selected by the plurality of second communication terminals 300. The display of the evaluation result 610 may be controlled by the direction in which the evaluation point 511 passes the reference line 241. For example, when the evaluation point 511 passes the reference line 241 from the bottom to the top, the evaluation result 610 related to the evaluation point 511 is displayed on the evaluation result display unit 600, and the evaluation point 511 moves the reference line 241 from the top to the bottom. It is not necessary to display the evaluation result 610 related to the evaluation point 511.

In other words, if the scroll direction when the evaluation point 511 reaches the reference line 241 is upward, the evaluation result is displayed, and if the scroll direction at this time is downward, the evaluation result is not displayed. You may. In other words, the evaluation result 610 is displayed according to the scrolling of the comic data 500 on the display 240. The display of the evaluation result 610 started when the evaluation point 511 reaches the reference line 241 may be performed until all the evaluation results made for the scene 510 are displayed, and the evaluation point 511 is the reference line. It may be done until the next reference line of 241 is reached. That is, the evaluation result may be displayed when the evaluation point 511 is within the range sandwiched between the two reference lines.

In the example of FIG. 6, the evaluation result display unit 600 is provided near the upper end of the display 240. Further, the evaluation result 610 moves from one end to the other end of the evaluation result display unit 600. In this example, a plurality of evaluation results 610 appear sequentially from one end of the evaluation result display unit 600 and disappear sequentially at the other end of the evaluation result display unit 600. In the example of FIG. 6, the plurality of evaluation results 610 appear sequentially from the right end of the evaluation result display unit 600 and disappear at the left end. That is, the moving direction of the evaluation result 610 is a direction orthogonal to the scrolling direction of the comic data 500. The evaluation result display unit 600 may be displayed in advance, or may appear when the evaluation point 511 reaches the reference line 241.

The display position of the evaluation result display unit 600 on the display 240 may be changed depending on the scroll direction. For example, when the comic data 500 is scrolled upward, the evaluation result display unit 600 is displayed near the upper end of the display 240, and when the comic data 500 is scrolled downward, the evaluation result display unit 600 is displayed on the display 240. It may be displayed near the bottom edge. Further, the movement of the evaluation result 610 may be changed depending on the scroll direction. When the scroll direction is the left-right direction, the evaluation result 610 may move in the up-down direction. At this time, the evaluation result display unit 600 is changed to a shape having a longitudinal length in the vertical direction near the left and right ends of the display 240.

The evaluation result 610 is displayed as an icon. The evaluation result 610 has different icons (“comfort icon 611”, “joy icon 613”, “sorrow icon 615”, and “anger icon 617”) for each attribute indicating the emotion of the reader. That is, in the example of FIG. 6, a plurality of evaluation results having different emotional and emotional attributes are set as the evaluation result 610. Then, different icons are assigned to each of the plurality of evaluation results.

The reference line 241 may not be set near the center of the display 240 in the vertical direction. The reference line 241 may be set in the lower region of the display 240, or may be set in the upper region.

In the example of FIG. 6, the configuration in which the evaluation result 610 appears from the right end of the evaluation result display unit 600, moves from right to left, and disappears at the left end of the evaluation result display unit 600 is illustrated, but the configuration is not limited to this. For example, the left and right may move in the opposite direction to the example of FIG. Alternatively, the evaluation result 610 may move in the vertical direction at the right end or the left end of the display 240, appear from one of the upper and lower sides, and disappear from the other. Alternatively, the evaluation result 610 may move in the left-right direction near the center of the display 240 in the up-down direction. Alternatively, the evaluation result 610 may move in the vertical direction near the center of the display 240 in the horizontal direction. Alternatively, the evaluation result 610 may appear at an arbitrary position and disappear on the spot without moving on the display 240.

The evaluation result 610 may be displayed by a method other than the icon. In addition, the evaluation result 610 may have attributes other than emotions. When a plurality of evaluation results are displayed on the evaluation result display unit 600, as described above, the evaluation date and time, the GPS position information of the first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300, and the ID of the second communication terminal 300. , Or the order of the evaluation results to be displayed may be determined based on the ID of the user who uses the second communication terminal 300.

[E-book evaluation method]
An evaluation method of an electronic book using the second communication terminal 300 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7A to 8. 7A to 8 are diagrams showing a method of providing a means for inputting an evaluation of an electronic book to a user who browses the electronic book in the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. ..

As shown in FIG. 7A, when the comic data 500 is scrolled in the arrow direction on the display 340 and the scene 510 is displayed on the display 340, the evaluation execution button 620 appears on the display 340. In the example of FIG. 7A, the evaluation execution button 620 appears in the upper right corner of the display 340. When the comic data 500 is further scrolled in the direction of the arrow and the scene 510 disappears from the display 340, the evaluation execution button 620 disappears. That is, the scene 510 has position information indicating the upper end and the lower end thereof. Then, the presence / absence of the display of the evaluation execution button 620 is switched based on the positional relationship between the position information indicating the upper end and the lower end of the scene 510 and the area displayed on the display 340. Note that any representative point associated with the scene 510 may be used instead of the position information indicating the upper end and the lower end of the scene 510.

With the evaluation execution button 620 displayed on the display 340 as shown in FIG. 7A, by touching the evaluation execution button 620 or selecting the evaluation execution button 620 using the cursor 690, the evaluation execution button 620 is selected from the screen of FIG. 7A. Transition to the screen of. When the evaluation execution button 620 is selected, the position of the scene 510 at that time is analyzed and the evaluation position information is generated. For example, the central position 513 in the vertical direction of the display 340 at the time when the evaluation execution button 620 is selected is generated as the evaluation position information. Of course, the evaluation position information of the scene 510 is generated by various analysis methods without being limited to this method. For example, as shown in FIG. 7B, the comic data 500 is divided into a plurality of pieces in the longitudinal direction thereof, and the evaluation result may be associated with each of the divided parts 515. Specifically, in the case of FIG. 7B, the evaluation position information corresponds to the region of the division portion 515-1 including the center position 513. That is, as the evaluation position information, instead of assigning individual coordinates for each evaluation result, an area having a certain width may be assigned.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the evaluation execution button 620 of FIG. 7A is selected, the evaluation selection unit 630 appears on the display 340. While the evaluation selection unit 630 appears, the scene 510 becomes inactive and is grayed out, for example. Similar to the evaluation result 610 of FIG. 6, the evaluation selection unit 630 is set with “easy icon 631”, “happy icon 633”, “sorrow icon 635”, and “angry icon 637”. By touching any of these icons or selecting with the cursor 690, the scene 510 is evaluated.

The evaluation result made by the selection of the evaluation selection unit 630 of FIG. 8 is transmitted to the electronic book providing server 100 together with the evaluation position information of the scene 510 generated in FIG. 7A. Then, based on these evaluation results and evaluation position information, the evaluation results are displayed as shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the electronic book providing system 10 according to the first embodiment, the evaluation result for the scene 510 included in the comic data 500 can be performed by using an image such as an icon. In addition, the evaluation results for the scene 510 made by a plurality of other users can be displayed. In this way, it is possible to provide the user with the evaluation result of another user for the electronic book in an easily visible form. In particular, scroll-type electronic books have the advantage of providing readers with ease of viewing and an immersive feeling in that each scene can be viewed seamlessly. However, when the additional information is displayed in the comment format as in the conventional case, there is a problem that the above-mentioned advantage is halved. According to the electronic book providing system 10 according to the present embodiment, even the scroll type electronic book as described above displays the evaluation result for the electronic book without impairing the readability and immersive feeling for the reader. can do.

In the above description, the configuration in which the above configuration is realized as a function of the electronic book providing server 100 may be realized by the programs of the first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300. This can also be realized by the program of the communication terminal in the following embodiments.

In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which both the characters and the lines included in the comic data are composed of the image data, but the comic data individually has the image data such as the character and the text data such as the lines. May be good. In this case, each of the image data and the text data has position information in the comic data, and based on the respective position information, for example, the text data is assigned to the output position of the image data. In this case, the evaluation result may be displayed or the evaluation execution button 620 may be displayed by using the position information of the image data and the text data.

Further, in the present embodiment, the configuration in which the central position in the vertical direction of the display 340 at the time when the evaluation execution button 620 is selected is generated as the evaluation position information is illustrated, but the configuration is not limited to this configuration. For example, even if the evaluation position information is generated by designating an arbitrary point of the evaluation target scene 510 or the evaluation target scene 510 before selecting the evaluation execution button 620 or after selecting the evaluation selection unit 630. Good.

Further, in the present embodiment, a configuration for providing comic data associated with an evaluation result to the first communication terminal 200 has been illustrated, but the configuration is not limited to this configuration. For example, as described below, the electronic book providing server 100 may individually transmit the comic data and the evaluation result to the first communication terminal 200.

First, the electronic book providing server 100 provides only comic data to the first communication terminal 200. Next, the position information in the comic data viewed on the first communication terminal 200 is transmitted from the first communication terminal 200 to the electronic book providing server 100. Next, the evaluation result is transmitted from the electronic book providing server 100 to the first communication terminal 200 for the evaluation position information related to the position information. Then, the evaluation result is displayed on the screen of the first communication terminal 200. In this way, the electronic book providing server 100 individually transmits the comic data and the evaluation result to the first communication terminal 200. According to this configuration, the evaluation result evaluated by the second communication terminal 300 can be displayed on the first communication terminal 200 in real time.

<Second Embodiment>
The electronic book providing system 10A according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The electronic book providing system 10A shown in FIG. 9 is similar to the electronic book providing system 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, but in the form of the comic data 500A and the method of displaying the evaluation result, the electronic book providing system 10 Is different from. In the following description of the embodiment, the description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be omitted, and the differences between the two will be described.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a method of providing an evaluation result of another user to a user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the comic data 500A has a data size that exceeds the size of the display 240A of the first communication terminal 200A in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. That is, the comic data 500A is data that can be scrolled in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction (directions of arrows in the vertical and horizontal directions in FIG. 9). In FIG. 9, the area drawn by the dotted line outside the outer frame of the display 240A is the outer edge of the comic data 500A.

The comic data 500A includes a plurality of scenes 510A. In FIG. 9, among the plurality of scenes 510A, the first scene 510A-1, the second scene 510A-2, and the third scene 510A-3 are displayed on the display 240A. These scenes 510A have already been evaluated by a plurality of second communication terminals 300A, and these evaluations have a plurality of evaluation points for each of the scenes 510A (510A-1, 510A-2, and 510A-3). It is made of 511A (511A-1, 511A-2, and 511A-3). That is, a plurality of evaluation results are associated with the scene 510A. In the present embodiment, since the comic data 500A can be scrolled up / down / left / right, the evaluation point 511A has not only the evaluation position information (y coordinate) in the vertical direction but also the evaluation position information (x coordinate) in the left / right direction. ing.

The reference line 245A is a line surrounding a part of the area of the display 240A. In this example, the reference line 245A is provided in a circular shape centered on the center of the display 240A. FIG. 9 shows a state in which the comic data 500A is scrolled and the evaluation point 511A-1 of the first scene 510A-1 is located in the area surrounded by the reference line 245.

When the evaluation point 511A-1 is located in the area surrounded by the reference line 245A, a plurality of evaluation results 610A made for the first scene 510A-1 in the evaluation result display unit 600A provided as a part of the display 240A. Is displayed. Here, when the evaluation points 511A-2 are located in the region surrounded by the reference line 245A, the evaluation result display unit 600A displays a plurality of evaluation results 610A made for the second scene 510A-2. Further, when the evaluation point 511A-3 is located in the area surrounded by the reference line 245A, the evaluation result display unit 600A displays a plurality of evaluation results 610A made for the third scene 510A-3. If the distance between the adjacent evaluation points 511A (for example, the distance between the nearest evaluation points 511A-1 and the evaluation points 511A-2) is shorter than the diameter of the circle formed by the reference line 245A, the circle is concerned. The arrangement of the reference line 245A may be automatically changed so that the diameter of the reference line 245A is reduced.

In the present embodiment, a configuration in which the evaluation result is displayed for each scene 510A is illustrated, but the configuration is not limited to this configuration. For example, if the evaluation point 511A is included in the reference line 245, the evaluation results of different scenes 510A may be displayed.

As described above, according to the electronic book providing system 10A according to the second embodiment, as in the electronic book providing system 10 according to the first embodiment, the user can easily visually recognize the evaluation results of other users with respect to the electronic book. Can be provided to.

<Third Embodiment>
The electronic book providing system 10B according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The electronic book providing system 10B shown in FIG. 10 is similar to the electronic book providing system 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, but is different from the electronic book providing system 10 in the method of displaying the evaluation result. In the following description of the embodiment, the description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be omitted, and the differences between the two will be described.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a method of providing an evaluation result of another user to a user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 10, the reference line 241 is not provided as in FIG. 6, and while the position of the evaluation point 511B made for the scene 510B is included in the area of the display 240B, the scene 510B is displayed on the evaluation result display unit 600B. A plurality of evaluation results 610B made for the above are displayed. That is, in the present embodiment, while the scene 510B is displayed on the display 240B, a plurality of evaluation results 610B made on the scene 510B are displayed on the evaluation result display unit 600B. In other words, the plurality of evaluation results 610B include the evaluation position information in the comic data 500B evaluated by the second communication terminal 300B, and the position related to the evaluation position information is the display of the first communication terminal 200B. When it is within the predetermined range of 240B, a plurality of evaluation results 610B related to the evaluation position information are displayed.

As described above, according to the electronic book providing system 10B according to the third embodiment, as in the electronic book providing system 10 according to the first embodiment, the user can easily visually recognize the evaluation results of other users with respect to the electronic book. Can be provided to. Further, if a part of the scene 510B is displayed on the display 240B, the viewer of the electronic book often recognizes the scene 510B as an image displayed on the current screen, so that the timing is natural for the viewer. The evaluation result can be displayed with.

In the above example, a configuration is illustrated in which a plurality of evaluation results 610B made on the scene 510B are displayed from the time when the scene 510B starts to appear on the display 240B until it completely disappears, but the configuration is not limited to this configuration. The display of the evaluation result 610B may be completed at an earlier stage than the above example. That is, the display of the evaluation result 610B may be finished while the scene 510B is still displayed on the display 240B. For example, when the next image data starts to appear on the display 240B, the display of the evaluation result 610B of the currently displayed scene 510B may end and the display of the evaluation result of the next image data may start.

<Fourth Embodiment>
The electronic book providing system 10D according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The electronic book providing system 10D shown in FIG. 11 is similar to the electronic book providing system 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, but differs from the electronic book providing system 10 in the method of displaying the evaluation result. In the following description of the embodiment, the description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be omitted, and the differences between the two will be described.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a method of providing an evaluation result of another user to a user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 11, the reference line 241 is not provided as in FIG. 6, and a plurality of evaluation results 610D made for the scene 510D in the evaluation result display unit 600D before the scene 510D starts to be displayed on the display 240D. Is displayed. That is, in the present embodiment, the virtual evaluation point 511D-2 set based on the evaluation point 511D-1 is provided at a position further above the evaluation point 511D-1 made for the scene 510D. While the virtual evaluation point 511D-2 is included in the area of the display 240D, a plurality of evaluation results 610D made for the evaluation point 511D-1 are displayed on the evaluation result display unit 600D. As described above, in the present embodiment, the position evaluated by the second communication terminal 300D and the reference position for displaying on the first communication terminal 200D are different.

Note that FIG. 11 illustrates a configuration in which the virtual evaluation point 511D-2 is provided above the evaluation point 511D-1, but the configuration is not limited to this configuration. For example, the virtual evaluation point 511D-2 may be provided below the evaluation point 511D-1, and the positional relationship between the two may be switched depending on the direction of scroll movement. For example, when the comic data 500D is scrolled upward, the virtual evaluation point 511D-2 is located above the evaluation point 511D-1, and when the comic data 500D is scrolled downward, the virtual evaluation point 511D-2 is located. May be located below the evaluation point 511D-1. Further, the distance between the virtual evaluation point 511D-2 and the evaluation point 511D-1 may change depending on the speed of scroll movement. In other words, the plurality of evaluation results 610D include the evaluation position information in the comic data 500D evaluated by the second communication terminal 300D, and the position related to the evaluation position information is the display of the first communication terminal 200D. When it is within the predetermined range of 240D, a plurality of evaluation results 610D related to the evaluation position information are displayed.

As described above, according to the electronic book providing system 10D according to the fourth embodiment, as in the electronic book providing system 10 according to the first embodiment, the user can easily visually recognize the evaluation results of other users with respect to the electronic book. Can be provided to. In addition, since the viewer of the electronic book often inflates the prediction related to the scene 510D immediately before the scene 510D is displayed on the display 240D, the evaluation result is synchronized with the expectations of the viewer. Can be displayed.

<Fifth Embodiment>
The electronic book providing system 10E according to the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The electronic book providing system 10E shown in FIG. 12 is similar to the electronic book providing system 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, but in a method of providing a means for inputting an evaluation of the electronic book, the electronic book providing system Different from 10. In the following description of the embodiment, the description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be omitted, and the differences between the two will be described.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a method of providing a means for inputting an evaluation of an electronic book to a user who browses the electronic book in the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 12, instead of displaying the evaluation execution button 620 based on the positional relationship between the scene 510 and the area displayed on the display 340 as in FIG. 7A, the evaluation execution button 620E is always displayed on the display 340E. There is. That is, the evaluation can be performed at an arbitrary timing by operating the second communication terminal 300E. As shown in FIG. 12, when the evaluation execution button 620E is selected while the scene 510E is displayed on the display 340E, the same evaluation selection unit as in FIG. 8 is displayed, and the evaluation of the scene 510E can be selected.

As described above, according to the electronic book providing system 10E according to the fifth embodiment, as in the electronic book providing system 10 according to the first embodiment, the evaluation of the electronic book is evaluated in an easily recognizable form at the timing when the evaluation is desired. Can be provided to the evaluator.

<Sixth Embodiment>
The electronic book providing system 10F according to the sixth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The electronic book providing system 10F shown in FIG. 13 is similar to the electronic book providing system 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, but in a method of providing a means for inputting an evaluation of the electronic book, the electronic book providing system Different from 10. In the following description of the embodiment, the description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be omitted, and the differences between the two will be described.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a method of providing a means for inputting an evaluation of an electronic book to a user who browses the electronic book in the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 13, instead of displaying the evaluation execution button 620 based on the positional relationship between the scene 510 and the area displayed on the display 340 as in FIG. 7A, the scene 510F is positioned between the two reference lines 243F. At that time, the evaluation selection unit 630 is automatically displayed.

In the present embodiment, when a part of the scene 510F is located between the two reference lines 243F, the evaluation selection unit 630F is displayed semi-transparently on the display 340F ((A) in FIG. 13), and the icon is displayed. When selecting or trying to select, the background of the evaluation selection unit 630F becomes opaque, and each icon of the evaluation selection unit 630F is actively displayed ((B) in FIG. 13). In this way, each icon can be selected. The evaluation selection unit 630F may be displayed when the representative point associated with the scene 510F is located between the two reference lines 243F.

As described above, according to the electronic book providing system 10F according to the sixth embodiment, as in the electronic book providing system 10 according to the first embodiment, the evaluation of the electronic book is evaluated in an easily recognizable form at the timing when the evaluation is desired. Can be provided to the evaluator.

<7th Embodiment>
The electronic book providing system 10G according to the seventh embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. The electronic book providing system 10G shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 is similar to the electronic book providing system 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, but in a method of providing a means for inputting an evaluation of an electronic book, electronic books are provided. It is different from the book providing system 10. In the following description of the embodiment, the description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be omitted, and the differences between the two will be described.

14 and 15 are diagrams showing a method of providing a means for inputting an evaluation of an electronic book to a user who browses the electronic book in the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. .. In FIGS. 14 and 15, the evaluation execution button 620 is not displayed based on the positional relationship between the scene 510 and the area displayed on the display 340 as in FIG. 7A, but instead of the evaluation execution button 620, the user The evaluation selection unit 630G is displayed by the gesture input.

As shown in FIG. 14, gesture input is performed on the display 340G in a state where the scene 510G to be evaluated is displayed on the display 340G ((A) in FIG. 14). In this example, the circular evaluation selection unit 630G is displayed by drawing a circle with the gesture input (see the operation of the cursor 690G) ((B) in FIG. 14). That is, the evaluation selection unit 630G of the shape corresponding to the input shape of the gesture input is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 15, by drawing the character "Z" by the gesture input on the display 340G, the evaluation selection unit 630G having a shape different from that of FIG. 14 can be displayed. Comparing the evaluation selection unit 630G of FIG. 14 and the evaluation selection unit 630G of FIG. 15, the evaluation results of some attributes such as "Raku icon 631G" and "Ki icon 633G" are displayed in FIG. Absent. That is, the shape of the evaluation selection unit 630G to be displayed and the attribute of the icon displayed on the evaluation selection unit 630G can be changed by the gesture input method.

The shape of the evaluation selection unit 630G does not have to correspond to the input shape of the gesture input, and the evaluation selection unit 630 as shown in FIG. 8 may be displayed for the gesture input drawing a circle. While the evaluation selection unit 630G appears, the scene 510G becomes inactive and is displayed in gray, for example.

As described above, according to the electronic book providing system 10G according to the seventh embodiment, as with the electronic book providing system 10 according to the first embodiment, the evaluation of the electronic book is evaluated in an easily recognizable form at the timing when the evaluation is desired. Can be provided to the evaluator. Further, by using the gesture input to display the evaluation selection unit 630G, it is not necessary to display the evaluation execution button 620 on the screen, and the troublesome display on the screen can be eliminated.

<8th Embodiment>
The electronic book providing system 10H according to the eighth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17. The electronic book providing system 10H shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 is similar to the electronic book providing system 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, but is electronic in that colors are assigned to the attributes of the evaluation result of the electronic book. It is different from the book providing system 10. In the following description of the embodiment, the description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be omitted, and the differences between the two will be described.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing attributes of evaluation results for electronic books in the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 16, the evaluation results are classified into primary attributes 710H (joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, expectation) according to the emotions associated with the evaluation results. Different colors are assigned to each primary attribute 710H according to the attribute. "Yellow" for "joy", "yellowish green" for "trust", "green" for "fear", "light blue" for "surprise", "blue" for "sadness", "disgust" Is assigned "purple", "anger" is assigned "red", and "expectation" is assigned "orange". Further, a secondary attribute 720H (love, obedience, awe, rejection, regret, contempt, attack, optimism) is set between each primary attribute 710H. "Love" between "joy" and "trust", "obedience" between "trust" and "fear", "awe", "surprise" between "fear" and "surprise" "Rejection" between "sadness" and "regret" between "sadness" and "disgust", "contempt" and "anger" between "disgust" and "anger" "Attack" is set between "expectation" and "optimism" is set between "expectation" and "joy" as their respective secondary attributes 720H.

The primary attribute 710H corresponds to, for example, the emotion of each icon in FIG. The "comfort icon 611" in FIG. 6 corresponds to the above "expectation", the "joy icon 613" corresponds to the above "joy", the "sad icon 615" corresponds to the above "sadness", and "anger". "Icon 617" corresponds to the above "anger". On the other hand, the secondary attribute 720H is an attribute indicating an emotion that is not selected by the second communication terminal 300.

In FIG. 16, when the number of adjacent primary attributes 710H is about the same, these may be collectively expressed as a secondary attribute 720H, and the secondary attribute 720H may be displayed as an evaluation result. For example, if the number of evaluation results of "joy" and the number of evaluation results of "trust" are similar, "love" obtained from these primary attributes 710H instead of displaying these evaluation results individually. The secondary attribute 720H may be displayed as an evaluation result. The same degree means that the number of evaluations of one side is 0.7 times or more and 1.3 times or less, 0.8 times or more and 1.2 times or less, or 0.9 times or more and 1.1 times. It is less than double.

When calculating the secondary attribute 720H as described above, in order to improve the accuracy of evaluation, even if the secondary attribute 720H is calculated when the number of evaluations of the adjacent primary attribute 710H exceeds a predetermined threshold value. Good. For example, when the evaluation number of the primary attribute 710H is less than 100, even if the number of adjacent primary attributes 710H satisfies the above conditions, the secondary attribute 720H is not calculated and the number of both adjacent primary attributes 710H. The secondary attribute 720H may be calculated when is 100 or more. The threshold value for calculating the secondary attribute 720H may be set by the administrator of the system, or may be set by the user of the communication terminal that displays the evaluation result. When the system administrator sets the threshold value, the calculation of the secondary attribute 720H is performed by the electronic book providing server 100, and the above secondary attribute 720H is calculated for a plurality of users under the same conditions. On the other hand, when the user of the communication terminal sets the threshold value, the calculation of the secondary attribute 720H is performed by each communication terminal, and the secondary attribute 720H is calculated under the conditions unique to the communication terminal.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a method of providing an evaluation result of another user to a user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The method of displaying the evaluation results shown in FIG. 17 is similar to the method of displaying the evaluation results shown in FIG. 6, but in FIG. 17, the evaluation results made by other users are displayed as the aggregated result 640H. It differs from the display method of FIG. 6 in that the aggregated result 640H is displayed using the color assigned to the primary attribute 710H.

As shown in FIG. 17, the aggregation result 640H is displayed on the evaluation result display unit 600H. The aggregation result 640H is the result of aggregation of a plurality of evaluation results made by other users. In the example of FIG. 17, a bar graph is displayed according to the type and number of a plurality of evaluation results included in the display area of the display 240H. In the bar graph of FIG. 17, the evaluation result related to the “easy icon 611H” is the largest, followed by the “joy icon 613H” and the “angry icon 617H”. Further, in the bar graph of FIG. 17, the background of the “easy icon 611H” is “orange”, the background of the “joy icon 613H” is “yellow”, and the background of the “angry icon 617H” is “red”. The range of the evaluation results to be aggregated in the aggregation result 640H is not limited to the above configuration, and any area can be the aggregation range.

That is, as shown in FIG. 17, the display 240H of the first communication terminal 200H displays the aggregation result 640H in which a plurality of evaluation results are aggregated. Then, the aggregation result 640H includes information on the color assigned to the primary attribute 710H as described above.

As described above, according to the electronic book providing system 10H according to the eighth embodiment, as in the electronic book providing system 10 according to the first embodiment, the evaluation of the electronic book is provided to the viewer in an easily recognizable form. be able to. Further, by displaying the aggregated result obtained by aggregating a plurality of evaluation results using colors, it is possible to provide the evaluation result to the viewer in a form that is easier to see.

<9th embodiment>
The electronic book providing system 10J according to the ninth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The electronic book providing system 10J shown in FIG. 18 is similar to the electronic book providing system 10H shown in FIG. 17, but differs from the electronic book providing system 10H in a method of displaying the aggregated results obtained by aggregating a plurality of evaluation results. .. In the following description of the embodiment, the description of the same configuration as that of the eighth embodiment will be omitted, and the differences between the two will be described.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a method of providing an evaluation result of another user to a user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 18, the total result 640J is displayed on the evaluation result display unit 600J. The aggregation result 640J is the result of aggregation of a plurality of evaluation results made by other users. In the example of FIG. 18, the size of the icon is displayed so as to be different depending on the type and number of the plurality of evaluation results. In the example of FIG. 18, since the number of evaluation results related to "Raku Icon 611J" is the largest, the size of the icon is displayed in the largest size, followed by "Ki Icon 613J" and "Angry Icon 617J", respectively. It is displayed in the size of the icon according to the number of. Here, the “easy icon 611J” may be displayed in orange, the “joy icon 613J” may be displayed in yellow, and the “angry icon 617J” may be displayed in red.

As described above, according to the electronic book providing system 10J according to the ninth embodiment, as in the electronic book providing system 10 according to the first embodiment, the evaluation of the electronic book is provided to the viewer in an easily recognizable form. be able to. Further, by displaying the aggregated result obtained by aggregating a plurality of evaluation results using colors, it is possible to provide the evaluation result to the viewer in a form that is easier to see.

<10th Embodiment>
The electronic book providing system 10K according to the tenth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The electronic book providing system 10K shown in FIG. 19 is similar to the electronic book providing system 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, but differs from the electronic book providing system 10 in that the comic data is page feed type data. To do. That is, the electronic book of the electronic book providing system 10K has a plurality of pages (or a plurality of scenes). In the following description of the embodiment, the description of the same configuration as that of the first embodiment will be omitted, and the differences between the two will be described.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a method of providing an evaluation result of another user to a user who browses an electronic book in the electronic book providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 19, the comic data 500K has a plurality of page data 650K (first page data 651K, second page data 653K, third page data 655K). The plurality of page data 650K can be switched by swiping the display 240K left or right or pressing the page forward / back button. FIG. 19 shows a state in which the second page data 653K is displayed. A frame 660K is provided for each page data.

As shown in FIG. 19, a plurality of evaluation results 610K are displayed on the evaluation result display unit 600K as in FIG. The plurality of evaluation results 610K may be evaluation results made for the second page data 653K, or may be evaluation results made for the frame 660K included in the second page data 653K. That is, the plurality of evaluation results 610K displayed on the evaluation result display unit 600K are the evaluation results made by the second communication terminal 300K for one scene. The evaluation result is displayed by using an icon on the display 240K of the first communication terminal 200K on which the evaluated scene is displayed. When the evaluation result 610K is the evaluation result made for the frame 660K, the evaluation result 610K may be the total of the evaluation results made for the plurality of frames 660K, and is selected from the plurality of frames 660K. It may be the total of the evaluation results made for the frame 660K.

As described above, according to the electronic book providing system 10K according to the tenth embodiment, it is easy to recognize even the evaluation of the page feed type electronic book as in the electronic book providing system 10 according to the first embodiment. It can be provided to the viewer in the form.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, a system in which a person skilled in the art appropriately adds, deletes, or changes the design based on the electronic book providing system of the present embodiment is also included in the scope of the present invention as long as the gist of the present invention is provided. Is done. Further, the above-described embodiments can be appropriately combined as long as there is no contradiction with each other, and technical matters common to the respective embodiments are included in the respective embodiments even if there is no explicit description.

Of course, other effects different from the effects brought about by the embodiments of the above-described embodiments that are clear from the description of the present specification or that can be easily predicted by those skilled in the art will naturally occur. It is understood that it is brought about by the present invention.

10: Electronic book providing system, 100: Electronic book providing server, 102: Database, 110: Server control unit, 120: Server storage unit, 130: Server communication unit, 151: Comic data providing unit, 153: Evaluation selection means providing unit , 155: Evaluation result receiving unit, 157: Evaluation position detection unit, 159: Evaluation result display unit, 200: First communication terminal, 210: Terminal storage unit, 220: Terminal control unit, 230: Terminal communication unit, 240: Display , 241: Reference line, 243: Reference line, 245: Reference line, 250: Operation button, 260: Camera, 270: Speaker, 280: Microphone, 291: Display unit, 293: Scroll control unit, 295: Evaluation result reception unit , 300: 2nd communication terminal, 400: Network, 500: Comic data, 510: Scene, 510A-1: 1st scene, 510A-2: 2nd scene, 510A-3: 3rd scene, 511: Evaluation score, 513: Center position, 515: Divided part, 600: Evaluation result display part, 610: Evaluation result, 611: Easy icon, 613: Happy icon, 615: Sorrow icon, 617: Angry icon, 620: Evaluation execution button, 630: Evaluation selection unit, 631: Easy icon, 633: Happy icon, 635: Sorrow icon, 637: Angry icon, 640H: Aggregation result, 650K: Page data, 651K: 1st page data, 653K: 2nd page data, 655K: Page 3 data, 660K: frame, 690: cursor

Claims (1)

An electronic book containing book data that exceeds the screen size of the first terminal is transmitted to the first terminal.
The evaluation result by the second terminal made for a part of the first area of the book data is based on the positional relationship between the area displayed on the screen of the first terminal and the first area. An electronic book providing server that displays an image reflecting the above on the screen of the first terminal.

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