JP2023022793A - Information processing server, method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing server, etc. capable of causing a viewer to enjoy a game more.SOLUTION: An information processing device 10 receives a plurality of terminal devices (an application for viewing a moving image or a game application, or a browser) through a network. The information processing server 10 recognizes identification information on each terminal, and changes a state and a moving image of a game by imparting a reward according to the participation with a comment function, etc. of a general moving image viewing application, and storing the information so as to promote participation in the game by a large number of unspecified people with the impartation of a reward as a motivation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing server, method, and program.

A video distribution service provided by a video distribution server (system) is widely used. The video distribution server provides a web screen for video distribution including a video display area and a comment display area. A video distributor can distribute a game play video using a terminal device such as his/her own smartphone, and a video viewer can post a comment on the distributed play video. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique that allows not only the video distributor, who is the player, but also the video viewer to enjoy the game.

JP 2019-054838 A

Viewers who watch play videos are often players of the game played in the play videos. Although a system that allows viewers to participate in the game of play videos has been realized, there has been a demand for a system that allows viewers to enjoy the game more through distributed play videos. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing server or the like that allows viewers to enjoy games more.

An information processing server according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:
An information processing server connected via a network to a video distribution server capable of distributing distribution video data based on game play video data transmitted from a distribution source terminal device to other terminal devices,
a game processing unit that performs processing related to a game played by a user in a terminal device connected to the information processing server via a network;
A storage unit that associates and stores game user identification information that can identify a user who plays a game on a terminal device and game asset information related to the user's game assets, the storage unit storing the game user identification information and the moving image distribution server. a storage unit that associates and stores viewer identification information that can identify the user who sent the comment through
a comment acquisition unit that acquires the comment received by the video distribution server for the video and the viewer identification information of the user who sent the comment,
The game processing unit executes a predetermined process based on the comments on the game being played on the terminal device from which the video distribution source received the comment obtained by the comment obtaining unit in the video distribution server. Then, the game property information associated with the viewer identification information acquired by the comment acquisition unit is updated in the storage unit based on the progress of the game during or after execution of the predetermined process.

Further, in one embodiment of the present invention, the game asset information stored in the storage unit includes at least one of game items and scores.

Also, in one embodiment of the present invention,
The game processing unit
Predetermined game assets in a game being played on a terminal device of a video distribution source that receives comments obtained by the comment obtaining unit in the video distribution server during or after execution of predetermined processing by the game processing unit. is acquired, the game asset information associated with the viewer identification information acquired by the comment acquisition unit is updated in the storage unit based on the acquired game assets.

Also, in one embodiment of the present invention,
The game processing unit
Predetermined game assets in a game being played on a terminal device of a video distribution source that receives comments obtained by the comment obtaining unit in the video distribution server during or after execution of predetermined processing by the game processing unit. is obtained, the game asset information associated with the viewer identification information obtained by the comment obtaining unit is updated in the storage unit based on the degree of contribution of the predetermined process and the obtained game assets.

The method of one embodiment of the invention comprises:
A method executed in an information processing server connected via a network to a video distribution server capable of distributing distribution video data based on game play video data transmitted from a distribution source terminal device to other terminal devices, wherein ,
The information processing server associates and stores game user identification information capable of identifying a user who plays a game on the terminal device and game property information related to the user's game property, and stores the game user identification information and the video distribution server. is stored in association with viewer identification information that can identify the user who sent the comment to
The method includes:
Acquiring the comments received by the moving picture distribution server on the moving picture and the viewer identification information of the user who sent the comments;
executing a predetermined process based on the comment on the game being played on the terminal device of the distribution source of the video that received the comment obtained by the comment obtaining unit in the video distribution server, and performing the predetermined process; updating the game asset information associated with the acquired viewer identification information in the information processing server based on the progress of the game during or after the execution of;
including.

A program of one embodiment of the present invention causes a computer to execute each step of the above method.

According to the present invention, the viewer can enjoy the game more.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of an information processing server according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the terminal device of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of an information processing server of one embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of the video screen displayed on the display of the viewing terminal for viewing the distribution video provided by the video distribution server based on the video data transmitted from the distribution terminal that distributes the game play video. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of a process of the information processing system of one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of more detailed processing of step 126 of FIG. 6; FIG.

An information processing system 1 and an information processing server 10 according to embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The games described in the embodiments of the present invention can include games with game elements in addition to general games without departing from the gist of the invention. The data structures and database structures described in the embodiments of the present invention are examples, and various data structures and database structures can be used without departing from the scope of the invention.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an information processing system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 includes an information processing server 10, a terminal device 30, and a video distribution server 40. The information processing server 10, the terminal device 30, and the video distribution server 40 are connected to the Internet. etc., and can communicate with each other. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the terminal device 30 of the distributor may be called the distribution terminal 30 and the terminal device 30 of the viewer may be called the viewing terminal 30 .

The moving image distribution server 40 is an example of a known moving image distribution system capable of transmitting moving image data for reproducing a moving image such as a game play moving image transmitted from the distribution terminal 30 of the distribution source to the viewing terminal 30 of the distribution destination. and consists of one or a plurality of server devices. For example, the video distribution server 40 (video distribution system) is YouTube. The moving image distribution server 40 distributes distribution moving image data based on the moving image data received from the distribution terminal 30 in response to an access or request from the viewing terminal 30, and the viewing terminal 30 reproduces the moving image based on the distributed moving image data. . In the present embodiment, the video data transmitted from the distribution terminal 30 is data relating to a game play video. The game play video may be a video showing a screen during the game being played on the distribution terminal 30 as it is, or may be a game commentary video. The distribution video data may be video data in which additional information is added to the game play video, or video data for reproducing the same video as the game play video without changing the content of the game play video. may be The viewer can view the game play video transmitted from the distribution terminal 30 by viewing the video based on the distribution video data reproduced on the viewing terminal 30 . The distribution of moving images by the moving image distribution server 40 in this embodiment is live distribution. In this specification, "viewing" a moving image is a concept that includes watching a moving image without sound or watching a moving image with the sound turned off.

The moving image distribution server 40 associates and stores a user ID (distributor ID or viewer ID) that can identify a user who uses the moving image distribution service and information about the user. For example, information about a user includes a user name. For convenience of explanation, the name of the user ID is divided into a distributor ID and a viewer ID according to the usage form of video distribution and video viewing. is one. The distributor ID (or viewer ID) is one example of distributor identification information (or viewer information). In one modification, the video distribution server 40 may issue two separate distributor IDs and viewer IDs according to the service content to be provided.

The moving image distribution server 40 associates and stores the distributor ID and the moving image ID by which the distributed moving image can be identified. The video ID is data that can identify the URL of the video distribution site, and is character string data forming part of the URL. In one modification, the video ID may be data associated with the URL of the video distribution site instead of being part of the URL.

The distribution terminal 30 connects to the video distribution server 40 via a predetermined application or web browser, and when identified and authenticated using a distributor ID and password, the video is distributed as the user of the authenticated distributor ID. can be delivered. When the distribution terminal 30 transmits data for requesting a distribution reservation together with the distributor ID to the video distribution server 40 before the video distribution, the video distribution server 40 issues the video ID, Store in association.

The viewing device 30 connects to the video distribution server 40 via a predetermined application or web browser, and when identified and authenticated using a viewer ID and password, etc., video distribution is performed as the user of the authenticated viewer ID. can use the service. The moving image distribution server 40 receives comments on the moving image to be distributed from the viewing terminal 30, and includes the received comments together with the viewer ID of the user who sent the comment or the user name associated with the viewer ID and comments on the distributed moving image. Display within the display area.

The information processing server 10 is a server including one or a plurality of server devices. The information processing server 10 may be realized by a cloud system or may be realized by one device. The information processing server 10 includes a known game server that receives access from each terminal device 30 and provides game services via the network 2, or has the functions of a known game server. In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the information processing server 10 is assumed to be realized by one device.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the information processing server 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The information processing server 10 includes a processor 11 , an input device 12 , a display device 13 , a storage device 14 and a communication device 15 . Each of these components are connected by a bus 16 . It is assumed that an interface is interposed between the bus 16 and each constituent device as required. The information processing server 10 can include the same configuration as general servers, PCs, and the like.

The processor 11 controls the operation of the information processing server 10 as a whole. For example, processor 11 is a CPU. The processor 11 performs various processes by reading and executing programs and data stored in the storage device 14 . Processor 11 may be composed of a plurality of processors.

The input device 12 is a user interface that receives input from the user to the information processing server 10, and is, for example, a touch panel, touch pad, keyboard, mouse, or button. The display device 13 is a display that displays application screens and the like to the user of the information processing server 10 under the control of the processor 11 .

The storage device 14 includes a main storage device and an auxiliary storage device. The main storage device is, for example, a semiconductor memory such as RAM. The RAM is a volatile storage medium capable of high-speed reading and writing of information, and is used as a storage area and work area when the processor 11 processes information. The main storage device may include ROM, which is a read-only nonvolatile storage medium. The auxiliary storage stores various programs and data used by the processor 11 when executing each program. The auxiliary storage device may be any non-volatile storage or non-volatile memory that can store information, and may be removable.

The communication device 15 is a module capable of exchanging data with a user terminal or another computer such as a server via a network. The communication device 15 can be a device or module for wireless communication such as a Bluetooth (registered trademark) module, or a device or module for wired communication such as an Ethernet (registered trademark) module or a USB interface. You can also

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the terminal device 30 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The terminal device 30 includes a processor 31 , an input device 32 , a display device 33 , a storage device 34 and a communication device 35 . Each of these components are connected by a bus 36 . It is assumed that an interface is interposed between the bus 36 and each component as required. Elements of the processor 31, the input device 32, the display device 33, the storage device 34, and the communication device 35 correspond to the processor 11, the input device 12, the display device 13, the storage device 14, and the communication device 15, respectively. , and has the same configuration, so the description thereof is omitted. The terminal device 30 may be a smart phone or a known personal computer as long as it has the above configuration.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the information processing server 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The information processing server 10 includes a game processing section 21 , a storage section 22 , a video information processing section 23 and a comment acquisition section 24 . In this embodiment, these functions are implemented by the processor 11 executing the program or by the storage device 14 . For example, the program to be executed is a program stored in storage device 14 or received via communication device 15 . In this way, since various functions are realized by program loading, one part (function) may be partly or wholly included in another part. However, these functions may also be realized by hardware by configuring an electronic circuit or the like for realizing part or all of each function. For example, when the information processing server 10 has a database function, the storage device 14 stores database data (for example, a table) and a program, and the database is realized by executing the program.

The game processing unit 21 has the functions of a known game server that provides game services via the network 2 . In other words, the game processing unit 21 receives access from the terminal device 30 and performs processing related to the game played by the user on the terminal device 30 .

The storage unit 22 associates and stores a user ID (game user ID) that can identify a user playing a game, a game ID, and game information about the user's game. In this embodiment, the storage unit 22 includes a game database that associates and stores a game user ID, a game ID, and game information. A game user ID is an example of game user identification information that can uniquely identify a user playing a game, and a game ID is an example of game identification information that can uniquely identify a game to be played. The game information includes game asset information relating to game assets. In one example, the game asset information includes item information about items in the game. In this case, the item information may be an item ID set for each game ID (for each game type) and for each item, or may be an item ID set for each item through all game IDs, It may be an item name (text) set for each game ID. In one example, game assets include a user's score in a game, such as a character's strength or a score based on game progress. In this embodiment, the game user ID is a user ID identified not only by the game processing unit 21 but also by the information processing server 10 . In one modification, the storage unit 22 stores a game user ID used by the game processing unit 21 to identify the user as a user ID to be identified by the information processing server 10, and a functional unit other than the game processing unit 21 to identify the user. A management user ID used for identification may be stored. In this case, the storage unit 22 also associates and stores these user IDs.

The game processing unit 21 receives a game user ID, a password, etc. from the terminal device 30 to authenticate the user, and transmits/receives data necessary for providing game services to the authenticated user with the terminal device 30 . The game processing unit 21 is in communication with the terminal device 30 while the game service is provided to the terminal device 30 , for example, while the game program is running in the terminal device 30 . In one example, the game processing unit 21 periodically or intermittently communicates with the terminal device 30 while the game program is running on the terminal device 30, and performs game operation input on the terminal device 30. A game is executed and the execution result is transmitted to the terminal device 30 . In one example, the game processing unit 21 stores data such as the user's game progress and logs in the storage unit 22 in association with each user ID.

The storage unit 22 associates and stores the game user ID and the distributor ID (viewer ID). In this embodiment, the storage unit 22 includes a user database that associates and stores distributor IDs (viewer IDs) and game user IDs. In one example, when a user registers a game user ID, the information processing server 10 accepts an input of a distributor ID (viewer ID), associates it with the input, and stores it in the storage unit 22 .

The moving image information processing unit 23 processes (controls) information related to distributed moving images. The moving image information processing unit 23 has a function of a server for receiving access from the terminal device 30 and receiving information regarding moving image distribution. The storage unit 22 associates and stores a game user ID, a distribution ID capable of identifying a moving image distributed by the moving image distribution server 40, a moving image ID, and a game ID. In this embodiment, the storage unit 22 includes a distribution database that associates and stores game user IDs, distribution IDs, video IDs, and game IDs.

The comment obtaining unit 24 obtains from the moving image distribution server 40 the comment received from the terminal device 30 for the moving image identified by the moving image ID and the viewer ID of the user who transmitted the comment. The comment acquisition unit 24 acquires the comment received from the terminal device 30 and the viewer ID of the user who transmitted the comment for each video ID. The comment acquired by the comment acquisition unit 24 is text composed of character strings such as alphanumeric characters. In one example, the comment acquisition unit 24 acquires the comment and the viewer ID using the acquisition target video ID via the API of the video distribution server 40 .

The game processing unit 21 receives a comment (obtained by the comment obtaining unit 24) in the video distribution server 40, and the game being played on the distribution terminal 30, which is the distribution source of the video, receives a comment based on the comment. The process P is executed, and based on the progress of the game during or after the execution of the predetermined process P, the comment is associated with the viewer ID acquired by the comment acquisition unit 24 in the storage unit 22 (associated with the game user ID). ) update the game asset information. The predetermined process P executed by the game processing unit 21 is, for example, making an item corresponding to the comment appear, activating an effect corresponding to the comment, or other game processes based on the comment.

In one example, the game processing unit 21 plays at the delivery terminal 30 of the video delivery source that received the comment acquired by the comment acquisition unit 24 in the video delivery server 40 during or after the execution of the predetermined process P. When predetermined game assets (items, scores, etc.) are acquired in a game in which the update the game asset information associated with the game user ID of the viewer of the viewer ID acquired by the comment acquisition unit 24 . The degree of contribution of the predetermined process P is the degree of contribution of the predetermined process P to the distributor acquiring the game assets, and is determined by the game processing unit 21 . For example, the game processing unit 21 determines the game user ID of the viewer who sent the comment that was the basis for generating the predetermined process P so that the game assets corresponding to at least a part of the game assets acquired by the distributor increase. Update the game asset information associated with the .

For example, if the game asset acquired by the distributor during or after execution of the predetermined process P is an item, the viewer who sent the comment that caused the predetermined process P to occur acquires the piece of the item. be able to. In this case, the game processing unit 21 is configured to allow the viewer to acquire a certain percentage of the items acquired by the broadcaster, regardless of the contribution of the broadcaster to acquisition of the item in the predetermined process P. Alternatively, it may be configured to cause the viewer to acquire item fragments at a rate corresponding to the degree of contribution of the distributor of the predetermined process P to the acquisition of the game assets. The game processing unit 21 updates the game asset information (item information) associated with the game user ID of the target viewer from whom the item piece is acquired.

A game program is installed in the distribution terminal 30 , and when the game program is started on the distribution terminal 30 , the distribution terminal 30 communicates with the game processing section 21 . When the game processing unit 21 authenticates the user using the game user ID, the distribution terminal 30 can execute the game. Thus, the distributor can play the game on the distribution terminal 30. FIG. The distributor can distribute the play video to the viewing terminal 30 by transmitting the game play video from the distribution terminal 30 to the video distribution server 40 .

The moving picture screen 60 includes a moving picture display area 70 and a comment display area 90 . The moving image display area 70 is an area for displaying the game screen 50 displayed on the display of the distribution terminal 30 . The comment display area 90 is an area for displaying comments received by the moving picture distribution server 40 on the distributed moving picture based on the moving picture data transmitted from the distribution terminal 30 .

The game of the play video shown in FIG. 5 is a poker game, and the game screen 50 (video display area 70) includes player avatar objects 75 to 78 operated by the user and player hand objects 79 corresponding to cards used in poker. -82, and includes player name objects 71-74 indicating each name, moving image viewer comment display area 90, and moving image viewer comments 91-94.

On the game screen 50 (video display area 70), the comment acquisition unit 25 acquires the comment 94 and the viewer ID of the user A in the video ID of the delivery video shown in FIG. , that the acquired comment 94 satisfies a predetermined condition. The processing of this determination unit 26 will be described. In this example, the comment determination database for the game ID of the game shown in FIG. The determination unit 26 determines that there is an item (viewer item information) corresponding to "congratulatory gift". In addition, in the viewer item database, the viewer item information associated with the game user ID of user A and associated with the item quantity of 1 or more includes the item ID of "congratulatory gift with icon", and the determination unit 26 has determined that the viewer item information associated with the game user ID (associated with the viewer ID) includes the item ID of the item “gift with icon” corresponding to comment 94 . Thus, the determination unit 26 determines that the obtained comment 94 satisfies the predetermined condition. As a result, the game processing unit 21 causes the gift object 83 corresponding to the comment 94 "gift gift" to appear in the game played on the delivery terminal 30 of the delivery source of the video that has received the comment 94. Running.

In one example, when the game processing unit 21 executes or after executing the process of making the gift object 83 appear in the target game, if the distributor acquires a predetermined game asset in the game, the acquisition The game asset information associated with the game user ID of the user A is updated based on the acquired game assets or based on the process of causing the gift object 83 to appear and the acquired game assets.

5 is a game in which player avatar objects 75 to 78 each have player hand objects 79 to 82 and compete by playing card poker.
A player who wins poker receives a comment 94 and a congratulatory gift object 83 that has appeared, and stores acquisition and holding information of items in game information stored in a game database associated with the game user ID of the winning player.

In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, the game processing unit 21 has player name objects 71-74 having names indicated by comments 91-93 determined to satisfy a predetermined condition, and corresponding players. exists, the numerical value of each viewer's cheering number object 84-87 located to the left of the player's name is increased. Game property information such as score associated with the game user ID who cheered for the winner is updated depending on whether the poker game is won or lost.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of processing of the information processing system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

In step 111, when the game program is executed in the distribution terminal 30, the distribution terminal 30 transmits a request for starting the game service to the game processing unit 21 together with the game user ID and password. At step 112, the game processing unit 21 starts game-related communication after authenticating the user with the game user ID. The game processing unit 21 is in communication with the terminal device 30 while the game program is running on the terminal device 30 .

At step 113 , the delivery terminal 30 accesses to receive the start of video delivery provided by the video delivery server 40 . After the user is authenticated by the video distribution server 40 using the distributor ID and password, the distribution terminal 30 sends a request for starting video distribution to the video distribution server 40 together with the distributor ID and the video ID. Send. In step 114, the moving image distribution server 40 issues a moving image ID, determines the URL of the distributed moving image, and stores the moving image ID in association with the distributor ID. The video distribution server 40 starts video distribution by distributing distribution video data based on the video data received from the distribution terminal 30 .

In step 121, the viewing terminal 30 accesses the page of the moving image provided by the moving image distribution server 40, for example, by designating the URL of the moving image via the web browser. In step 122, the video distribution server 40 transmits the distribution video data of the video designated by the viewing terminal 30 to the viewing terminal 30, and the viewing terminal 30 reproduces the video based on the distribution video data.

After the user is authenticated by the video distribution server 40 using the distributor ID and password, etc., in step 123, the viewing terminal 30 distributes the comment on the video being viewed that has been input according to the operation of the viewer. Send to server 40 . At step 124 , the video distribution server 40 receives comments from the viewing terminal 30 and displays the received comments in the comment display area 90 together with the user name associated with the viewer ID.

At step 125, the comment acquisition unit 24 acquires the comment, which the video distribution server 40 has processed for input reception at step 124, together with the viewer ID. Since the comment acquisition unit 24 acquires a comment for each video ID, the acquired comment and viewer ID are associated with the video ID. At step 126, the game processing section 21 executes a predetermined process P according to the content of the comment.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an example of more detailed processing of step 126 in FIG.

At step 201 , the information processing server 10 identifies information regarding the acquired comment, which is the comment acquired at step 125 . Specifically, the information processing server 10 uses the user database to obtain the game user ID from the viewer ID obtained in step 125, and uses the distribution database to obtain the video ID of the comment obtained in step 125. Acquire (specify) a distribution ID. The information processing server 10 acquires (identifies) the game ID associated with the game user ID and the distribution ID using the distribution database.

At step 202, the game processing unit 21 executes a predetermined process P based on the comment acquired at step 125 for the game played on the distribution terminal 30 by the distributor who distributes the moving image for which the obtained comment has been received. .

In step 203, the game processing unit 21 determines whether predetermined game assets have been acquired in the game played on the distribution terminal 30 by the distributor who distributes the moving image for which the acquisition comment has been received during or after execution of the predetermined process P. determine whether In one example, in step 203, the game processing unit 21 determines whether or not a predetermined game asset has been acquired in a game scene related to a predetermined process P in a game played by the distributor on the distribution terminal 30. do. In this case, if the predetermined game assets are not acquired in the game scene related to the predetermined process P, the game processing unit 21 determines that the predetermined game assets have not been acquired.

If it is determined in step 203 that the predetermined game assets have been acquired, in step 204 the game processing unit 21 associates the game user ID with the viewer's game user ID who transmitted the comment that caused the predetermined process P to occur. update the game asset information.

Next, main functions and effects of the information processing server 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. The information processing server 10 includes a game processing unit 21, a storage unit 22, and a comment acquisition unit 24. The game processing unit 21 receives comments acquired by the comment acquisition unit 24 in the video distribution server 40. Predetermined processing P is executed based on the comment for the game being played on the distribution terminal 30 of the distribution source, and based on the progress of the game during or after the execution of the predetermined processing P, the In the database, the game asset information associated with the game user ID of the viewer of the viewer ID acquired by the comment acquisition unit 24 (the viewer who sent the comment that caused the predetermined process P to occur) is updated.

By adopting such a configuration, the viewer can access the video distribution server 40 and simply post (send) a comment on the screen where the game play video is being viewed, and the video will be distributed by the distribution source of the game play video. A predetermined effect or influence can be given to the game being played on the terminal 30 . Furthermore, when game assets are acquired in the game, the game asset information associated with the game user ID of the viewer who posted the comment is updated so that the game assets corresponding to at least part of the game assets increase. It becomes possible to As a result, the viewer can participate in the game through comments while watching the play video without starting the game, and the game assets (items, scores, etc.) associated with his/her own game user ID. ) can be increased, so that the viewer can enjoy the game more. Such a method of receiving viewer participation in the game is a new method that has never existed before.

In addition, in this embodiment, the information processing server 10 can generate similar effects for any video distribution server 40 having the configuration of the present invention and for any game, realizing a system with excellent expandability. Is possible.

The above effects are the same in other embodiments and modifications unless otherwise specified.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when there is one game, or when the information processing system 1 is configured for each game, the various databases do not need to include game IDs. In this case, the information processing server 10 does not have to execute the processing related to the game ID.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the terminal device 30 for distribution may be configured to include a terminal for distribution and a terminal for games.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the determination unit 26 may determine whether part or all of the text included in the comment acquired by the comment acquisition unit 24 satisfies a predetermined condition.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the game processing unit 21 may be implemented by a game server or game server system that is physically different from the other functional blocks 22 to 26, or may be implemented by a game server system that is virtually different from the cloud. may be implemented as However, in this embodiment, part of the storage unit 22 may also be implemented as part of the game server or game server system.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the information processing system 1 may be configured so that the viewer can use the item indicated by the item information included in the game information stored in the game database through comments. good. In this case, the game processing unit 21 updates the game played by the viewer who posted the comment in the game database to the game being played on the distribution terminal 30 which is the distribution source of the video from which the comment was received in the video distribution server 40. A predetermined process P is executed based on the item information corresponding to the comment among the item information associated with the user ID. By adopting such a configuration, in the embodiment, the viewer can use the item through the comment while watching the play video without newly purchasing the item. This allows the viewer to enjoy the game more.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments of the present invention and the information processing shown in the flow charts and the program can be used. In other embodiments, the functions of the embodiments of the present invention described above and methods for realizing the information processing shown in the flowcharts can also be used. In another embodiment, a server can supply a computer with a program for realizing the functions of the embodiments of the present invention described above and the information processing shown in the flowcharts. Further, in another embodiment, it can be a virtual machine or a cloud system that realizes the functions of the embodiment of the present invention described above and the information processing shown in the flowchart.

In the processes or operations described above, as long as there is no contradiction in the process or operation, such as using data that cannot be used at that step in a certain step, the process or operation can be freely performed. can be changed. Moreover, each embodiment described above is an illustration for explaining the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these examples. The present invention can be embodied in various forms without departing from the gist thereof.

1 information processing system 2 network 10 information processing server 11 processor 12 input device 13 display device 14 storage device 15 communication device 16 bus 21 game processing unit 22 storage unit 23 item information processing unit 24 video information processing unit 25 comment acquisition unit 26 judgment unit 30 terminal device 31 processor 32 input device 33 display device 34 storage device 35 communication device 36 bus 40 animation distribution server 50 game screen 70 animation display area 71, 72, 73, 74 player name object 75, 76, 77, 78 player avatar object 79, 80, 81, 82 Player hand object 83 Congratulatory gift object 84, 85, 86, 87 Viewer support number object 90 Comment display area 91, 92, 93, 94 Comment

Claims (6)

An information processing server connected via a network to a video distribution server capable of distributing distribution video data based on game play video data transmitted from a distribution source terminal device to other terminal devices,
a game processing unit that performs processing related to a game played by a user in a terminal device connected to the information processing server via a network;
A storage unit that associates and stores game user identification information that can identify a user who plays a game on a terminal device and game asset information related to the user's game assets, the storage unit storing the game user identification information and the moving image distribution server. a storage unit that associates and stores viewer identification information that can identify the user who sent the comment through
a comment acquisition unit that acquires the comment received by the video distribution server for the video and the viewer identification information of the user who sent the comment,
The game processing unit executes a predetermined process based on the comments on the game being played on the terminal device from which the video distribution source received the comment obtained by the comment obtaining unit in the video distribution server. and updating the game asset information associated with the viewer identification information acquired by the comment acquisition unit in the storage unit based on the progress of the game during or after the execution of the predetermined process;
Information processing server. 2. The information processing server according to claim 1, wherein the game property information stored in said storage unit includes at least one of game items and scores. The game processing unit
Predetermined game assets in a game being played on a terminal device of a video distribution source that receives comments obtained by the comment obtaining unit in the video distribution server during or after execution of predetermined processing by the game processing unit. 3. The information according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the game asset information associated with the viewer identification information acquired by the comment acquisition unit is updated in the storage unit based on the acquired game assets when the information is acquired. processing server. The game processing unit
Predetermined game assets in a game being played on a terminal device of a video distribution source that receives comments obtained by the comment obtaining unit in the video distribution server during or after execution of predetermined processing by the game processing unit. is obtained, updating the game asset information associated with the viewer identification information obtained by the comment obtaining unit in the storage unit based on the degree of contribution of the predetermined processing and the obtained game assets, 3. The information processing server according to item 1 or 2. A method executed in an information processing server connected via a network to a video distribution server capable of distributing distribution video data based on game play video data transmitted from a distribution source terminal device to other terminal devices, wherein ,
The information processing server associates and stores game user identification information capable of identifying a user who plays a game on the terminal device and game property information related to the user's game property, and stores the game user identification information and the video distribution server. is stored in association with viewer identification information that can identify the user who sent the comment to
The method includes:
Acquiring the comments received by the moving picture distribution server on the moving picture and the viewer identification information of the user who sent the comments;
executing a predetermined process based on the comment on the game being played on the terminal device of the distribution source of the video that received the comment obtained by the comment obtaining unit in the video distribution server, and performing the predetermined process; updating the game asset information associated with the acquired viewer identification information in the information processing server based on the progress of the game during or after the execution of;
A method, including A program that causes a computer to perform the steps of the method of claim 5.

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