JP2023107310A - Moving-image content delivery system and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a moving-image content delivery system which, as social media for language education, provides a place of exchange for a lecturer and users and promotes the use of paid content.SOLUTION: Provided is a moving-image content delivery system for delivering moving-image content to user terminals. The moving-image content delivery system comprises: charge-free moving-image delivery control means for composing the moving-image content and live delivering a charge-free live video by a moving-image deliverer to the user terminals; and paid moving-image delivery control means for composing the moving-image content and delivering paid recorded video or live video by the moving-image deliverer to the user terminals.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a video content delivery system and computer program.

Video distribution services in the form of on-demand distribution and live distribution of video content using the Internet have become widespread. In the field of education, online classes, lectures, and lessons have come to be provided to students using such video distribution services. The following inventions are disclosed as related techniques.

Patent Literature 1 proposes a remote education system and method for conducting debate education using the Internet.

Patent Literature 2 proposes a foreign language lesson administration and management system that administers and manages foreign language lessons in small groups with native speakers as instructors.

Patent Literature 3 proposes a foreign language learning support system capable of learning a foreign language in the same process as a native learner.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-215086 WO2006/095693 JP 2019-152761 A

In the field of education, especially language education, when online classes, lectures, and lessons are provided using the above-mentioned video distribution service, the classes, etc. are paid content, so users may find the best instructor for themselves. It is difficult to acquire potential customers for their own classes, etc., and the problem is that the use of the above-mentioned paid content is sluggish for the service as a whole.

An object of the present invention is to provide a place for interaction between instructors and users as social media for language education, and to promote the use of paid content.

[1]
A video content distribution system for distributing video content to user terminals,
Free video distribution control means for configuring the video content and live-distributing a free live video by a video distributor to the user terminal;
A moving picture content distribution system comprising: payable moving picture distribution control means for configuring the moving picture content and distributing paid recorded video or live video by the moving picture distributor to the user terminal.

[2]
Video content distribution according to [1], further comprising message display control means for displaying a message to the video distributor input by one user terminal on other user terminals and the video distributor terminal used by the video distributor. system.

[3]
Favorites registration management means for accepting a request from the user terminal to register the video distributor as a favorite of the user who uses the user terminal, and for associating information about the user with information about the video distributor;
a distribution information notifying means for notifying distribution information of new video content by the video distributor to the user terminal related to the information about the user associated with the information about the video distributor [1] or [2] video content distribution system.

[4]
The video content distribution system according to any one of [1] to [3], wherein the video content is content related to language education.

[5]
A computer program that causes a computer to function as the video content delivery system of any one of [1] to [4].

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a place for interaction between instructors and users as social media for language education, and promote the use of paid contents.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a moving image distribution content distribution system according to an embodiment; FIG. A diagram showing (a) an example hardware configuration of a server, (b) an example hardware configuration of a video distributor terminal, and (c) an example hardware configuration of a user terminal provided in the video distribution content distribution system of the present embodiment. is. 1 is a diagram showing (a) an example of a software configuration of a server, (b) an example of a software configuration of a video distributor terminal, and (c) an example of a software configuration of a user terminal provided in the video distribution content delivery system of the present embodiment; FIG. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of free moving image distribution processing by the moving image distribution content distribution system of the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flow diagram showing another example of the free moving image distribution processing by the moving image distribution content distribution system of the present embodiment; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of pay moving image distribution processing by the moving image distribution content distribution system of the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flow diagram showing another example of pay moving image distribution processing by the moving image distribution content distribution system of the present embodiment.

An example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The video content delivery system 1 of the present embodiment is composed of one or more computers, and is used by language learners such as students and students (hereinafter referred to as "users") who are engaged in the language education handled by a business operator who operates a business related to language education. It is used when providing to

As one embodiment, it is a video content distribution system in which a language instructor belonging to a business operator of a language school such as an English conversation school provides video content about his/her language classes, lectures, and lessons to users via the Internet.

Such a video content distribution system 1 is a system provided and managed by the business operator using one or more computers.

As one embodiment, a video distributor terminal used by the language instructor belonging to the business operator (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a "video distributor") and a server managed by the business operator can be communicated. A video content distribution system 1 can be constructed in a form in which video content about language classes, lectures, and lessons shot by the video distributor terminal is distributed to the user terminal used by the user via the server. can.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a video content distribution system 1 includes user terminals 2 used by a plurality of users, and a plurality of and a server 2 managed by the operator are communicably connected to each other.

This embodiment includes a computer program for causing a computer to function as the video content delivery system 1 described in this embodiment.

Application software related to the video content distribution service of this embodiment is installed in the video distributor terminal 3 and the user terminal 4. By executing this application software, the video distributor can access the server 2 from the video distributor terminal 3 The user can operate the user terminal 4 to access the server 2 and view the video content.

In the present embodiment, moving image content includes recorded images and live images of language classes, lectures, and lessons of the moving image distributor, and is distributed to the user terminal 4 for free or for a fee.

[server]
The server 2 has a hardware configuration as shown in FIG. 2(a). As shown in FIG. 2(a), the server 2 includes a CPU 2a for executing various computer programs and arithmetic processing, a memory 2b such as RAM and ROM for storing various data, and an auxiliary storage device 2c such as a built-in storage. and a communication module 2d for transmitting and receiving various information to and from the video distributor terminal 3 and the user terminal 4 via the communication network 5. FIG. Note that the server 2 may be composed of one or a plurality of devices, or may be a server realized on the cloud.

The server 2 includes a free moving image distribution control unit 201, a charged moving image distribution control unit 202, a settlement processing unit 203, a communication management unit 204, and a storage unit 209 as shown in FIG. 3A as a software configuration. .

The free moving image distribution control unit 201 performs processing for distributing the moving image contents of the moving image distributor's language classes, lectures, and lessons from the moving image distributor terminal 3 to the user terminal 4 free of charge as recorded images or live images.

The chargeable video distribution control unit 202 performs processing for distributing the video contents of the video distributor's language classes, lectures, and lessons from the video distributor terminal 3 as recorded video or live video to the user terminal 4 for a fee.

A payment processing unit 203 receives from the user terminal 4 a purchase request for video content of language classes, lectures, and lessons of the video distributor distributed as recorded video or live video for a fee, and performs predetermined payment processing.

The communication management unit 204 manages communication between the user and the video distributor by installing the application software related to the video content distribution service of the present embodiment described above in the user terminal 4. The message reception unit 205, It has a message display control section 206 , a favorite registration reception section 207 and a distribution information notification section 208 .

The message reception unit 205 receives a predetermined message displayed when a plurality of users each operate the user terminal 4 to view video content of a video distributor's language classes, lectures, and lessons as live video for free or for a fee. A process of accepting a message to the video distributor input to the input window or chat screen is performed.

The message display control unit 206 performs processing for displaying a message to the video distributor received from one user terminal 4 on the other user terminals 4 and the video distributor terminal 3 .

The favorites registration accepting unit 207 performs processing for accepting a request for registering a video distributor as a favorite of the user, which is input to the favorites registration setting screen displayed on the user terminal 4 .

The delivery information notification unit 208 performs processing for notifying the user terminal 4 of the user who registered the video distributor as a favorite of the distribution information of the new video content by the video distributor.

The storage unit 209 performs processing for constructing the following database (hereinafter referred to as "database" and "DB" in this specification and drawings).
・Video distributor database 210 that accumulates video distributor information including IDs of video distributors, profiles linked to IDs, languages in charge, distribution information of video content related to live distribution, etc.
User DB 211 that accumulates user information including account information of the user's application software, favorite video distributors linked to this, purchase history of paid video content, etc.
A free video DB 212 in which each video distributor assigns a free attribute to video content recorded using the video distributor terminal 3, and stores the recorded video content in association with the video distributor information.
- Paid video DB 213 in which video contents recorded by each video distributor using the video distributor terminal 3 are given paid attributes and stored in association with the video distributor information.

[Video distributor terminal]
The video distributor terminal 3 is a terminal for the video distributor to shoot video content about language classes, lectures, and lessons, and to send the video content thus shot to the server 2. Terminal. As shown in FIG. 2B as a hardware configuration, a CPU 3a that executes various computer programs and performs arithmetic processing, a memory 3b that stores various data such as RAM and ROM, an auxiliary storage device 3c such as a built-in storage, and a communication network 5. a communication module 3d for transmitting and receiving various information to and from the server 2 and the user terminal 4 via a network; I have. Note that the camera module 3g and the microphone module 3h may be replaced with photographing equipment such as a camera device or a microphone connected to the video distributor terminal 3. FIG.

The moving image distributor terminal 3 has a display unit 301, a free moving image capturing unit 302, and a pay moving image capturing unit 303 as shown in FIG. 3B as a software configuration.

The display unit 301 performs processing for displaying a moving image captured by the camera module 3 g on the screen of the moving image distributor terminal 3 . Further, the display unit 301 performs processing for displaying on the screen of the video distributor terminal 3 a message to the video distributor received from the user terminal 4 by the message display control unit 206 of the server 2 .

The free moving image capturing unit 302 sets recorded images or live images of moving image contents of language classes, lectures, and lessons of the moving image distributor as free distribution, and performs processing of transmitting the recorded images or live images to the server device 2. .

The pay video shooting unit 303 sets the recorded video or live video of the video content of the video distributor's language classes, lectures, and lessons as pay distribution, and performs processing for transmitting the recorded video or live video to the server device 2. .

[User terminal]
The user terminal 4 is a terminal such as a personal computer, a smart phone, a tablet, or the like, for the user to receive and view video content about language classes, lectures, and lessons of the video distributor from the server 2 . As shown in FIG. 2C as a hardware configuration, a CPU 4a for executing various computer programs and arithmetic processing, a memory 4b such as RAM and ROM for storing various data, an auxiliary storage device 4c such as a built-in storage, and a communication network 5. A communication module 4d for transmitting/receiving various information to/from the server 2 and the moving picture distributor terminal 3 via a network, an input device 4e such as a mouse, a keyboard, and a touch panel, and an output device 4f such as a liquid crystal display.

3C, the user terminal 4 includes a display unit 401, a message input unit 402, a favorite registration unit 403, and a paid video purchase unit 404, as shown in FIG. 3C.

The display unit 401 performs processing for displaying video content about language classes, lectures, and lessons of the video distributor on the screen of the user terminal 4 . Further, the display unit 401 performs processing for displaying on the screen of the user terminal 4 messages to the video distributor received from all the user terminals 4 by the message display control unit 206 of the server 2 .

The message input unit 402 displays a message input window or a chat screen on the screen of the user terminal 4, and performs processing for accepting input of a message to the video distributor. The message input unit 402 performs processing for transmitting the inputted message to the moving picture distributor to the server 2 .

The favorites registration unit 403 displays a favorites registration setting screen on the screen of the user terminal 4, and performs a process of receiving a request for favorite registration of the video distributor associated with the video content being viewed. The favorites registration unit 403 performs processing for transmitting the accepted request for favorites registration to the server 2 .

The paid video purchase unit 404 displays list information of video content set as charged, a purchase screen, etc. on the screen of the user terminal 4, and performs predetermined purchase processing.

[Information processing flow 1 by video content distribution system]
With reference to FIG. 4, an example of free moving image distribution processing by the moving image distribution system 1 of the present embodiment will be described. In the following, information processing flow 1 to information processing flow 4 will be described as a form of providing English learners with video content about an English lesson taught by an English teacher.

(S101) When the English teacher operates the video distributor terminal 3 to start the application software related to the video content distribution service of the present embodiment, a predetermined video shooting setting screen is displayed on the screen.
The English teacher operates the video distributor terminal 3 to record his English lesson. The free moving image capturing unit 302 sets the moving image content of the recorded lesson for free distribution, and transmits the recorded image to the server 2 .
In the server 2, the storage unit 209 gives a free attribute to the video content of the recorded lesson, associates it with the video distributor information, and accumulates it in the free video DB 212. - 特許庁

(S102) When the English learner operates the user terminal 4 to start the application software related to the video content distribution service of the present embodiment, a list of video content distributed free of charge about English lessons given by a plurality of English teachers is displayed. Information is displayed on the screen.

( S<b>103 ) The English learner operates the user terminal 4 to select arbitrary video content, and accesses the video content transmitted from the video distributor terminal 3 to the server 2 .

(S104) In the server 2, the free moving image distribution control unit 201 distributes the selected moving image content from the free moving image DB 212 to the user terminal 4 as a recorded image in response to the access from the user terminal 4. FIG. The display unit 401 of the user terminal 4 displays the distributed video content on the screen.

(S105) The favorites registration unit 403 of the user terminal 4 displays a favorites registration setting screen on the screen of the user terminal 4, and requests to register the English teacher related to the video content being viewed as a favorite of the English learner. accept.

(S106) In the server 2, the favorites registration receiving unit 207 receives the favorites registration request from the user terminal 4, and the storage unit 209 stores the English teacher related to the favorites registration request as account information of the English learner's application software. , and stored in the user DB 211 .
The delivery information notification unit 208 of the server 2 notifies the user terminal 4 of the English learner who has registered the English teacher as a favorite of the delivery information of the new video content by the English teacher.

[Information processing flow 2 by video content distribution system]
Another example of the free moving image distribution process by the moving image distribution system 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

(S201) When the English learner operates the user terminal 4 to start the application software related to the video content distribution service of the present embodiment, video content distributed free of charge for English lessons scheduled by a plurality of English teachers is available. A list of distribution information is displayed on the screen.

( S<b>202 ) The English learner operates the user terminal 4 to select any distributable video content, and accesses the video content transmitted from the video distributor terminal 3 to the server 2 .

(S203) When the English lecturer operates the moving image distributor terminal 3 to start the application software related to the moving image content distribution service of the present embodiment, a predetermined moving image shooting setting screen is displayed on the screen. The English teacher operates the moving picture distributor terminal 3 to film his/her English lesson. The free moving image capturing unit 302 sets the moving image content of the lesson being captured as free distribution, and transmits the captured image to the server 2 .

(S204) The free moving image distribution control unit 201 of the server 2 distributes the selected moving image content to the user terminal 4 as a live image in response to the access from the user terminal 4. FIG. The display unit 401 of the user terminal 4 displays the distributed video content on the screen.

(S205) The message input unit 402 of the user terminal 4 displays a message input window or a chat screen on the screen of the user terminal 4, and performs processing for accepting input of a message to the English teacher. The message input unit 402 performs processing for transmitting the input message for the English teacher to the server 2 .

(S206) In the server 2, the message reception unit 205 receives the message to the English lecturer, and the message display control unit 206 displays the received message to the English lecturer on the other user terminal 4 and the video distributor terminal 3. Let

(S207) The favorites registration unit 403 of the user terminal 4 displays a favorites registration setting screen on the screen of the user terminal 4, and requests to register the English teacher related to the video content being viewed as a favorite of the English learner. accept.

(S208) In the server 2, the favorites registration accepting unit 207 accepts the favorites registration request from the user terminal 4, and the storage unit 209 stores the English teacher related to the favorites registration request as account information of the English learner's application software. , and stored in the user DB 211 .
The delivery information notification unit 208 of the server 2 notifies the user terminal 4 of the English learner who has registered the English teacher as a favorite of the delivery information of the new video content by the English teacher.

[Information processing flow 3 by video content distribution system]
With reference to FIG. 6, an example of pay moving image distribution processing by the moving image distribution system 1 of the present embodiment will be described.

(S301) When the English teacher operates the video distributor terminal 3 to start the application software related to the video content distribution service of the present embodiment, a predetermined video shooting setting screen is displayed on the screen.
The English teacher operates the video distributor terminal 3 to record his English lesson. The pay moving image capturing unit 303 sets the moving image content of the recorded lesson as pay distribution, and transmits the recorded image to the server 2 .
In the server 2 , the storage unit 209 adds a paid attribute to the video content of the recorded lesson, associates it with the video distributor information, and accumulates it in the paid video DB 213 .

(S302) When the English learner operates the user terminal 4 to start the application software related to the video content distribution service of the present embodiment, the paid video purchase unit 404 purchases English lessons given by a plurality of English teachers for a fee. A list of video contents to be distributed, a purchase screen, and the like are displayed on the screen.

( S<b>303 ) The English learner operates the user terminal 4 to select arbitrary video content and transmits a video purchase request to the server 2 .

(S304) In the server 2, the settlement processing unit 203 accepts the purchase request for the video content and performs predetermined settlement processing with the user terminal 4.

(S305) When the settlement process is normally performed, the pay video distribution control unit 202 of the server 2 distributes the selected video content from the pay video DB 213 to the user terminal 4 as recorded video. The display unit 401 of the user terminal 4 displays the distributed video content on the screen.

(S306) The favorites registration unit 403 of the user terminal 4 displays a favorites registration setting screen on the screen of the user terminal 4, and requests to register the English teacher related to the video content being viewed as a favorite of the English learner. accept.

(S307) In the server 2, the favorites registration accepting unit 207 accepts the favorites registration request from the user terminal 4, and the storage unit 209 stores the English teacher related to the favorites registration request as account information of the English learner's application software. , and stored in the user DB 211 .
The delivery information notification unit 208 of the server 2 notifies the user terminal 4 of the English learner who has registered the English teacher as a favorite of the delivery information of the new video content by the English teacher.

[Information processing flow 4 by video content distribution system]
Another example of pay moving image distribution processing by the moving image distribution system 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7 .

(S401) When the English learner operates the user terminal 4 to start the application software related to the video content distribution service of the present embodiment, video content distributed for a fee for English lessons scheduled by a plurality of English instructors is displayed. A list of distribution information is displayed on the screen.

( S<b>402 ) The English learner operates the user terminal 4 to select arbitrary video content and transmits a video purchase request to the server 2 .

(S403) In the server 2, the settlement processing unit 203 accepts the purchase request for the video content and performs predetermined settlement processing with the user terminal 4. FIG. The English learner accesses the server 2 when distributing the video content. The access to the server 2 may be made when the settlement process is normally completed in accordance with the timing of the moving picture distribution.

(S404) When the English teacher operates the video distributor terminal 3 to start the application software related to the video content distribution service of the present embodiment, a predetermined video shooting setting screen is displayed on the screen. The English teacher operates the moving picture distributor terminal 3 to film his/her English lesson. The pay moving image capturing unit 303 sets the moving image content of the lesson being shot as pay distribution, and transmits the captured image to the server 2 .

(S405) The pay moving image distribution control unit 202 of the server 2 distributes the selected moving image content to the user terminal 4 as a live image in response to the access from the user terminal 4. FIG. The display unit 401 of the user terminal 4 displays the distributed video content on the screen.

(S406) The message input unit 402 of the user terminal 4 displays a message input window or a chat screen on the screen of the user terminal 4, and performs processing for accepting input of a message to the English teacher. The message input unit 402 performs processing for transmitting the input message for the English teacher to the server 2 .

(S407) In the server 2, the message reception unit 205 receives the message for the English lecturer, and the message display control unit 206 displays the received message for the English lecturer on the other user terminal 4 and the video distributor terminal 3. Let

(S408) The favorites registration unit 403 of the user terminal 4 displays a favorites registration setting screen on the screen of the user terminal 4, and makes a request to register the English teacher associated with the video content being viewed as a favorite of the English learner. accept.

(S409) In the server 2, the favorites registration accepting unit 207 accepts the favorites registration request from the user terminal 4, and the storage unit 209 stores the English teacher related to the favorites registration request as account information of the English learner's application software. , and stored in the user DB 211 .
The delivery information notification unit 208 of the server 2 notifies the user terminal 4 of the English learner who has registered the English teacher as a favorite of the delivery information of the new video content by the English teacher.

As described above, the video content distribution system 1 of the present embodiment has a function in which a language instructor provides video content about his/her own language classes, lectures, and lessons to the user free of charge. You can learn the language by participating in

In addition, the video content distribution system 1 of the present embodiment transmits a message to the language instructor as necessary when the user views live video content about language classes, lectures, and lessons of the language instructor. Since the user has a function of registering the language instructor as a favorite, the user can find the most suitable language instructor for himself/herself.

By using these functions together with the function of providing paid video content about the language classes, lectures, and lessons of the language instructor, users can purchase paid video content by language instructors with whom they have deepened exchanges, and online You can learn languages at , and language instructors can acquire potential customers through free video content.

1 Video content distribution system 5 Communication network

Claims (5)

A video content distribution system for distributing video content to user terminals,
Free video distribution control means for configuring the video content and live-distributing a free live video by a video distributor to the user terminal;
A moving picture content distribution system comprising: payable moving picture distribution control means for configuring the moving picture content and distributing paid recorded video or live video by the moving picture distributor to the user terminal. Further comprising message display control means for displaying a message to the moving image distributor input from one user terminal on other user terminals and the moving image distributor terminal used by the moving image distributor. 1. The video content distribution system according to 1. Favorites registration management means for accepting a request from the user terminal to register the video distributor as a favorite of the user who uses the user terminal, and for associating information about the user with information about the video distributor;
distribution information notification means for notifying distribution information of new video content by the video distributor to the user terminal related to the information about the user associated with the information about the video distributor, 3. The moving image content distribution system according to claim 1 or 2. The video content delivery system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the video content is content related to language education. A computer program that causes a computer to function as the video content delivery system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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