JP6668549B1 - Information processing system, information processing method, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the motivation of a viewing user for gifting. A moving image including a character object generated based on a movement of a delivering user is delivered to each client device of a plurality of viewing users, and a predetermined object is displayed on the moving image in response to a request from the viewing user. , The predetermined object is selected by the viewing user from the list of gifts displayed on the client device and a display request is made, and the gift includes the first gift and the second gift associated with the specific event, The second gift is displayed in the gift list when the condition that the delivery user is associated with a specific event and that the deadline set for the second gift is valid is satisfied. Information processing system. [Selection] Fig. 10

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing method, and a computer program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a moving image distribution system that generates an animation of a character object based on the movement of an actor and distributes a moving image including the animation of the character object is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In this type of moving image distribution system, there has been proposed a moving image distribution system that displays an arbitrary object on a moving image by an operation of a viewing user. The object to be displayed in the moving image by the viewing user is, for example, a gift object or the like.

JP 2015-184689 A

  In the moving image distribution system as described above, although there is a choice depending on the number of coins and points owned by the viewing user, basically, a common gift is displayed for all viewing users.

  Although the number of gifting by the viewing user leads to an improvement in the willingness of the delivery user to deliver, how to increase the willingness of the viewing user for the gifting is an issue in this technical field.

  It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a technical improvement that solves or alleviates at least some of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. One of more specific objects of the present invention is to provide an information processing system, an information processing method, and a computer program that can increase the willingness of a viewing user to give.

  The information processing system of the present invention includes one or more computer processors, and the one or more computer processors include a character object generated based on the movement of the distribution user by executing computer-readable instructions. The moving image is distributed to each client device of a plurality of viewing users, and a predetermined object is displayed on the moving image in response to a request from the viewing user. The predetermined object is displayed from the list of gifts displayed on the client device. And the display request is made, the gift includes the first gift and the second gift associated with the specific event, and the second gift has the specific event associated with the distribution user. And that the expiration date set on the second gift is valid Characterized in that it is displayed in the list of gifts if satisfied.

  The gift further includes a third gift associated with the predetermined event, wherein the third gift is associated with at least one of predetermined events including the specific event for the distribution user, and The third gift can be displayed in the list of gifts when the condition set in the validity period is satisfied.

  The second gift may be at least partially different depending on the particular event type.

  The second gift may be displayed in the gift list so as to be distinguishable from other gifts.

  The specific event further includes a plurality of team events that are held in parallel, and the gift further includes a fourth gift associated with the team event, wherein the fourth gift associates the team event with the distribution user. And the fourth gift can be displayed in the list of gifts if the conditions set for the fourth gift are valid.

  The one or more computer processors further aggregate the number of second gifts requested to be displayed by the viewing user during the period of the specific event for each video, and provide each team regarding the team event based on the result of the aggregation. A predetermined reward can be given.

  Gifts in the gift list can be displayed in order according to the priority associated with the gift.

  In the moving image, a specific event associated with the distribution user can be identifiably displayed.

  When the viewing user and the distribution user are associated with the same specific event, an advantageous effect may be generated for at least one of the viewing user and the distribution user.

  When the viewing user and the distribution user are associated with the same team event, advantageous effects can be generated for at least one of the viewing user and the distribution user.

  The information processing method of the present invention causes one or more computer processors to deliver a moving image including a character object generated based on the movement of a delivery user to each client device of a plurality of viewing users. Displaying a predetermined object on the moving image in response to a request from the client, the predetermined object is selected by the viewing user from a list of gifts displayed on the client device, a display request is made, and the display Includes a first gift and a second gift associated with the particular event, the second gift being associated with the particular event to the distribution user, and being set to the second gift It is displayed in the list of gifts when the condition that the expiration date is valid is satisfied.

  The computer program of the present invention has a function of causing one or more computer processors to deliver a moving image including a character object generated based on the movement of a delivery user to each client device of a plurality of viewing users, In response to the request, a function of displaying a predetermined object on the moving image is realized, and the predetermined object is selected by a viewing user from a list of gifts displayed on the client device, and a display request is made. Includes a first gift and a second gift associated with a particular event, the second gift being associated with the particular event for the distribution user, and being set to the second gift It will be displayed in the gift list if the condition of validity is met

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technical improvement that solves or alleviates at least a part of the problems of the related art described above.

  Specifically, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing system, an information processing method, and a computer program that can increase the willingness of a viewing user to give.

1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating an example of an information processing system according to the present invention. 1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating an example of an information processing system with which the information processing system of the present invention can cooperate. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a functional configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the conceptual diagram which showed the image of the top screen displayed on a viewing / distribution user terminal. It is a conceptual diagram showing the image of the distribution screen displayed on the viewing user terminal. It is a conceptual diagram showing the image of the gift list screen displayed on the viewing user terminal. It is a data structure figure showing the image of the data structure of the gift management table. FIG. 4 is a data configuration diagram showing an image of a data configuration of a user management table. It is an image figure showing the image of the composition of a gift. FIG. 4 is a data configuration diagram showing an image of a data configuration of an event management table. It is a conceptual diagram showing the image of the gift list screen displayed on the viewing user terminal. It is an image figure showing the image of the composition of a gift. FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram illustrating another example of the functional configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a conceptual diagram showing the image of the distribution screen displayed on the viewing user terminal. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of an information processing method according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a circuit configuration diagram illustrating an example of a circuit for implementing a functional configuration of a computer program according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a moving image distribution system. FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a configuration of data stored in a server according to the embodiment; FIG. 3A illustrates user management information, FIG. 3B illustrates holding list information, FIG. 3C illustrates gift object information, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a positional relationship between the user device and the user in the real space in the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an event in the embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an event participation screen displayed on the user device of the embodiment. FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing an example of a moving image screen displayed on the user device of the embodiment. FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing an example of a moving image distribution list displayed on the user device of the embodiment. 4A is a screen displayed on the user device of the embodiment, wherein FIG. 4A shows a screen displaying a moving image, FIG. 4B shows a viewing screen displayed when a gift button is operated, and FIG. Shows a viewing screen on which is displayed. FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing an example of a screen of a moving image after an event in the embodiment. 9 is an exemplary flowchart illustrating a procedure for accumulating points based on gift objects in the event of the embodiment. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure for determining a ranking based on different evaluation axes in the event of the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a moving image screen displayed during an event according to the second embodiment. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for providing a common mounted object during an event in the embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the viewing-and-listening screen displayed on the user device of a modification.

  First, an outline of an information processing system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The information processing system of the present invention is, for example, a moving image distribution system that distributes a moving image including an animation of a character object generated based on a movement of a distribution user, and includes one or a plurality of computer processors.

<System configuration>
As shown in FIG. 1 as an example, the information processing system 1000 of the present invention includes one or more viewing user terminals 1200 and a moving image distribution studio or the like connected to the viewing user terminals 1200 via a network 1300. An information processing device (support computer) 1400 arranged can be included.

  Further, the information processing device 1400 may be connected to a server device 1500 (not shown) via the Internet, and the server device 1500 may perform a part of processing to be performed by the information processing device 1400 described below. .

  In this specification, the distribution by the information processing system 1000 is referred to as studio distribution.

  In the studio distribution, the movement of the whole body of the distribution user (actor) is taken by shooting a marker attached to the distribution user with a camera provided in the studio and reflecting it on the character in real time using a known motion capture technology. .

  Further, the information processing system 1000 of the present invention can cooperate with another information processing system 1010 shown as an example in FIG. An information processing system 1010 shown in FIG. 2 includes a distribution user terminal 1020, one or more viewing user terminals 1030, and an information processing apparatus (server) connected to the distribution user terminal 1020 and the viewing user terminal 1030 via a network 1040. Device) 1050.

  In the above example, the distribution user terminal 1020 can be an information processing terminal such as a smartphone. In this specification, the distribution by the moving image distribution system 1010 is referred to as mobile distribution.

  In the mobile distribution, the movement of the face of the distribution user is taken by photographing the face of the distribution user with a camera provided in the information processing terminal of the distribution user, and is reflected on the character's face in real time using a known face tracking technique.

  The moving image generated by the information processing system 1000 and the information processing system 1010 can be distributed to a viewing user from one moving image distribution platform, for example.

  Note that there is no particular distinction between a distribution user and a viewing user in mobile distribution, and a viewing user can perform mobile distribution at any time, and a distribution user can be a viewing user when viewing a moving image of another distribution user.

  In any of the distributions, the process of generating an animation by reflecting the motion on the character and the process of displaying a gift, which will be described later, are performed by the distribution user terminal, the viewing user terminal, the information processing device, and other devices. May be.

  Specifically, the distribution user terminal transmits the face motion data and the voice data of the distribution user to the terminal or the device that generates the animation of the character object. A body motion may be transmitted in addition to the face motion.

  In the following description, the process of generating an animation will be described as being performed by the information processing apparatus, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  Further, in the following description, the information processing system of the present invention is described as having the system configuration shown in FIG. 1, but may be provided with the system configuration shown in FIG.

<Hardware configuration>
Here, the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 1400 included in the information processing system 1000 will be described with reference to FIG. The information processing terminal 1400 includes a processor 1401, a memory 1402, a storage 1403, an input / output interface (input / output I / F) 1404, and a communication interface (communication I / F) 1405. Each component is interconnected via a bus B.

  The information processing apparatus 1400 can realize the functions and methods described in the present embodiment by cooperation of the processor 1401, the memory 1402, the storage 1403, the input / output I / F 1404, and the communication I / F 1405. it can.

  The processor 1401 executes a function and / or a method realized by a code or an instruction included in a program stored in the storage 1403. The processor 1401 is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), a microprocessor, a processor core, a multiprocessor, an ASIC (Application- Specific Integrated Circuits), FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays), etc., are implemented by logic circuits (hardware) and dedicated circuits formed on integrated circuits (IC (Integrated Circuit) chips, LSI (Large Scale Integration)), etc. Each processing disclosed in the embodiment may be realized. Further, these circuits may be realized by one or a plurality of integrated circuits, and the plurality of processes described in each embodiment may be realized by one integrated circuit. Further, the LSI may be referred to as a VLSI, a super LSI, an ultra LSI, or the like, depending on the degree of integration.

  The memory 1402 temporarily stores the program loaded from the storage 1403 and provides a work area to the processor 1401. Various data generated while the processor 1401 is executing the program is also temporarily stored in the memory 1402. The memory 1402 includes, for example, a random access memory (RAM) and a read only memory (ROM).

  The storage 1403 stores a program. The storage 1403 includes, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), and a flash memory.

  The communication I / F 1405 is implemented as hardware such as a network adapter, communication software, or a combination thereof, and performs transmission and reception of various data via the network 1600. The communication may be performed by wire or wireless, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be performed. The communication I / F 1405 executes communication with another information processing device via the network 1600. The communication I / F 1405 transmits various data to another information processing device according to an instruction from the processor 1401. Further, the communication I / F 1405 receives various data transmitted from another information processing device and transmits the data to the processor 1401.

  The input / output I / F 1404 includes an input device that inputs various operations to the information processing device 1400, and an output device that outputs a processing result processed by the information processing device 1400. In the input / output I / F 1404, an input device and an output device may be integrated, or may be separated into an input device and an output device.

  The input device is realized by any one of all types of devices capable of receiving input from a user and transmitting information related to the input to the processor 1401, or a combination thereof. The input device includes, for example, hardware keys such as a touch panel, a touch display, and a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, a camera (operation input via an image), and a microphone (voice operation input).

  The output device outputs a processing result processed by the processor 1401. The output device includes, for example, a touch panel, a speaker, and the like. The information processing device 1500, the information processing device 1050, the distribution user terminal 1200, and the viewing user terminal 1300 can also be configured with the same hardware configuration as in FIG.

<Functional configuration>
Then, the one or more computer processors (the information processing device 1400 in this example) include a distribution unit 1410 and a display unit 1420 as shown in FIG.

  The distribution unit 1410 distributes a moving image including a character object generated based on the movement of the distribution user to each client device (viewing user terminal) of each of the plurality of viewing users.

  As an example, the distribution unit 1410 can perform live distribution of a moving image via the moving image distribution platform described above.

  FIG. 5 shows a top screen 300 displayed on the information processing terminal of the viewing user who has accessed the moving image distribution platform.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the viewing user selects one distribution channel from one or more distribution channels 310 listed on the top screen 300 to view a moving image reproduced on the one distribution channel. can do.

  Alternatively, the viewing user can view the moving image reproduced on the specific one distribution channel by accessing the fixed link of the specific one distribution channel. Such a fixed link can be obtained by a notification from a following distribution user or a notification of a share sent from another user.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the display screen 320 of the notice of a campaign, an event, etc. may be displayed on the top screen 300. The display column 320 of the notice can be switched to another notice by a slide operation.

  In the moving image distribution platform, a list of distribution channels being distributed and a list of distribution channels to be distributed can be displayed separately by tabs. As an example, FIG. 5 shows a list of distribution channels being distributed.

  The viewing user can view the moving image by selecting one distribution channel on the top screen 300, but can also be a distribution user who distributes the moving image himself by selecting the distribution button 330.

  FIG. 6 is an example showing a screen 400 of a moving image displayed on the terminal of the viewing user. The viewing user can post a comment by inputting text in the comment posting column 420 and pressing the send button 421. In addition, the viewing user can display a gift list by pressing the gift button 430 and throw a gift specified by selection. In addition, the viewing user can post an evaluation by pressing a like button 440. Note that pressing a button includes selecting a button displayed on the screen by tapping or the like.

  Also, a follow button 410 for the viewing user to follow the distribution user is displayed on the screen of the moving image distributed by the distribution user not yet followed by the viewing user. The follow button 410 functions as a follow release button on a screen of a moving image distributed by a distribution user already followed by the viewing user.

  This “follow” may be performed from the viewing user to the viewing user, from the distribution user to the viewing user, or from the distribution user to the distribution user. However, the follow is managed as an association in only one direction, and the association in the reverse direction is separately managed as a follower.

  In addition, regarding the sharing of a moving image, the viewing user can confirm a list of SNS that can be shared by pressing a share button 470, and transmit a fixed link to a specified location of the SNS specified by the selection.

  Further, regarding the still image, the viewing user can save the still image on the screen by pressing the screen shot button 480. Further, by pressing the screen shot button 480, a list of SNSs to which a still image can be shared is displayed, and the viewing user can transmit the still image to the specified location of the SNS specified by the selection.

  Further, by pressing the collaboration button 485, it is possible to request the distribution user for the collaboration distribution. Details of the collaboration distribution will be described later.

  The viewing end request can be transmitted by pressing a viewing end button 490 shown in FIG.

  Then, display unit 1420 displays a predetermined object on the moving image in response to a request from the viewing user.

  As an example, it is assumed that a predetermined object is selected by the viewing user from a list of gifts displayed on the client device by pressing the gift button 430 and a display request is made.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of a screen 500 showing a list of gifts displayed on the client device. As shown in FIG. 7, the gifts can be displayed by classifying them (free gifts, paid gifts, accessories, support goods, appeals, variety, etc.).

  Here, the pay gift is a gift that can be purchased by consuming My Coins purchased by the viewing user, and the free gift is a gift that can be obtained by the viewing user without consumption of My Points or without consumption. .

  FIG. 8 shows a data table indicating information managed in association with a gift. As shown as an example in FIG. 8, it is assumed that a gift ID, a gift name, and an expiration date are associated with each other for each gift.

  As the expiration date, a date when the display on the screen 500 showing the list of the gifts starts and a date when the display ends can be set.

  Such an expiration date may be automatically set in accordance with a season, an event, or the like, or may be input by an administrator.

  The setting of the expiration date may be used to change the display / non-display of the gift in the list for operational reasons.

  And in the present invention, the gift includes the first gift and the second gift associated with the specific event.

  Here, the first gift can be a regular gift that is constantly included in the list regardless of the season or event. The expiration date of the first gift can be set to 100 years after the start of the provision of the moving image distribution / viewing service realized by the present invention. Alternatively, it may be set so that the display is not ended because the end date of the expiration date is not set.

  The second gift is an event-specific gift temporarily included in the list according to the event to be held. The expiration date of the second gift may be the same as or different from the period of the corresponding specific event, but at least partly overlaps with the period of the specific event.

  The event referred to here may be an event held in response to a season, event, or the like in the real world.

  For example, events include those that correspond to real-world seasons such as spring, summer, autumn, and winter events, as well as those that respond to real-world events such as Halloween, Christmas, and New Year events. Shall be.

  Then, the viewing user and / or the distribution user can participate in the event by applying for participation in the event. Specifically, the screen of the terminal of the viewing user and / or the distribution user transits to the event participation application page by selecting the display field 320 displayed on the top screen 300 shown in FIG. 5, and purges the transition destination. By applying for the event to apply for participation from, the participation in the event is completed.

  FIG. 9 shows a data table indicating information managed in association with the user ID. As shown in FIG. 9, in addition to the user name, participating events are stored in association with the user ID.

  Then, the second gift is displayed in the gift list when a condition that a specific event is associated with the distribution user and a condition that the expiration date set for the second gift is valid is satisfied. Shall be.

  According to the configuration described above, it is possible to provide a technical improvement that solves or alleviates at least a part of the problems of the related art described above.

  That is, by imposing a condition that the distribution user participates in the event in displaying the second gift to the viewing user, the willingness to participate in the event is improved for the distribution user, and the distribution user participates in the viewing user. By being able to select a gift according to the event to be performed, the willingness of the gifting can be improved.

  Further, the gift may further include a third gift associated with the predetermined event.

  When the third gift satisfies the condition that at least one of predetermined events including a specific event is associated with the distribution user and that the expiration date set for the third gift is valid. Can be displayed in the list of gifts.

  The third gift is not limited to a specific event, unlike the event-specific gift described above, and can be an event regular gift that is displayed if any event including the specific event is associated with the distribution user. . The expiration date of the third gift can be set to 100 years from the start of the provision of the moving image distribution / viewing service realized by the present invention. Alternatively, it may be defined that the display is not ended by setting no end date of the expiration date. Further, it may be associated with the expiration date of the event.

  FIG. 10 is an image diagram for explaining a regular gift (first gift), an event-specific gift (second gift), and an event regular gift (third gift).

  As shown in FIG. 10, it is assumed that different events A, B, and C are held on the moving image distribution platform realized by the present invention. The holding periods of these events may partially or entirely overlap, or may not overlap.

  The regular gift is included in the list of gifts that is always displayed to the viewing user regardless of whether or not the event can be participated. In this list, if the distribution user participates in event A, a gift exclusive for event A, if the distribution user participates in event B, a gift exclusive for event B, and the distribution user participates in event C If so, an event C exclusive gift is included. Note that the gift for exclusive use of event A, the exclusive gift for exclusive use of event B, and the exclusive gift for exclusive use of event C can be different at least in part depending on the type of event. Then, the event regular gift is included in the list when the distribution user participates in the event regardless of the type of the event.

  FIG. 11 shows a data table indicating information managed in association with the event ID. As shown in FIG. 11, in addition to the event name and the event period, an event-specific gift ID and an event regular gift ID are stored in association with the event ID.

  As described above, since various kinds of gifts can be selected according to the event in which the distribution user participates, it is possible to further improve the willingness of the viewing user for the gifting.

  Also, as described above, the second gift can be at least partially different depending on the type of the particular event.

  According to the above configuration, different gifts can be selected according to the event in which the distribution user participates, so that the willingness of the viewing user for the gifting can be further improved.

  The second gift may be displayed in the gift list so as to be distinguishable from other gifts.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, characters that can be distinguished from other gifts, for example, characters such as “dedicated” are displayed on the second gift icon displayed in the list of gifts. be able to. Alternatively, the display location may be divided by providing a tab “dedicated” or the like dedicated to the second gift.

  According to the above configuration, the viewing user can easily recognize that the gift is the second gift, and it becomes possible to further improve the willingness of the gifting.

  As described above, the specific event may further include a plurality of team events held in parallel, and the gift may further include a fourth gift associated with the team event. Details of the team event will be described later.

  Then, the fourth gift is displayed in the list of gifts when the distribution event satisfies the condition that the team event is associated with the distribution user and that the expiration date set for the fourth gift is valid. be able to.

  FIG. 13 is an image diagram for explaining a regular gift (first gift), an event exclusive gift (second gift), an event regular gift (third gift), and a team exclusive gift (fourth gift). is there.

  As shown in FIG. 13, it is assumed that team events a, b, and c are held as the event D in the moving image distribution platform realized by the present invention. The duration of these events will all overlap.

  As described above, the regular gift is included in the list of gifts that is always displayed to the viewing user irrespective of whether or not participation in the event is possible. Also, this list includes the event D exclusive gift because the distribution user is participating in the event D. Then, the event regular gift is included in the list when the distribution user participates in the event regardless of the type of the event. In addition, the list includes a dedicated gift for team a when the distribution user participates in event a, a gift exclusive for team b when the distribution user participates in team b, and When participating in c, a gift exclusive for team c is included.

  According to the above configuration, different gifts can be selected according to the team in which the distribution user participates, so that the willingness of the viewing user for the gifting can be further improved.

  Although the team event is included in the event, the team event itself may be held as an event. In this case, a team exclusive gift is displayed instead of the event exclusive gift shown in FIG.

  In addition, one or more computer processors of the present invention can further include a tallying unit 1430 and an assigning unit 1440, as shown in FIG.

  The counting unit 1430 counts, for each moving image, the number of second gifts requested to be displayed by the viewing user during the period of the specific event.

  The giving unit 1440 gives a predetermined reward to each team related to the team event based on the result of the tallying.

  Note that the tallying unit 1430 may calculate the total points described later. At this time, the giving unit 1440 may give the reward based on the total points or the ranking based on the acquired points described later.

  The gifts in the gift list can be displayed in order according to the priority associated with the gift.

  The priority can be set to be higher in the order of, for example, an event-specific gift (second gift), an event regular gift (third gift), and a regular gift (first gift).

  According to the above configuration, the viewing user can easily recognize the high-priority gift, so that appropriate gifting can be more easily performed.

  Further, a specific event associated with the distribution user may be displayed on the moving image so as to be identifiable.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15, icons 495 of participating events are displayed on the distribution screen. In addition, the order in the event may be displayed together. Details of the order will be described later.

  According to the above configuration, it is easy to recognize whether or not the viewing user is participating in the event of the distribution user, and it is possible to further improve the willingness of the gifting.

  When the viewing user and the distribution user are associated with the same specific event, an advantageous effect may be produced for at least one of the viewing user and the distribution user.

  Advantageous effects include the display of special gifts and discounts on gift prices for the viewing user, and the addition of gift value to the distribution users, but are not limited to these. Effects can be produced.

  According to the above configuration, the viewing user can improve the willingness to view the moving image of the distribution user participating in the same event.

  When the viewing user and the distribution user are associated with the same team event, an advantageous effect may be obtained for at least one of the viewing user and the distribution user.

  Advantageous effects include the display of special gifts and discounts on gift prices for the viewing user, and the addition of gift value to the distribution users, but are not limited to these. An effect can be produced.

  According to the above configuration, the viewing user can improve the willingness to view the moving image of the distribution user participating in the same team event.

  In the above embodiment, the second gift is a gift that meets the conditions that the specific event is associated with the distribution user and that the expiration date set for the second gift is valid. Although the example displayed in the list has been described, as another embodiment, the second gift may be displayed in the list of gifts when the distribution user satisfies the condition of being higher in the ranking in a specific event. .

  The second gift in this case is called an event privilege gift, and is a gift that can be cast by the viewing user only within the distribution frame of the distribution user ranked higher in the ranking in the specific event.

  Specifically, an event privilege gift is a list of gifts when a condition that a specific event is associated with a distribution user and a condition that the distribution user is ranked in a predetermined range in the ranking of the specific event is satisfied. Can be displayed. Such a predetermined range may be, for example, the first to fifth places, but is not limited thereto.

  Further, an expiration date can be set for the event privilege gift. As an example, the expiration date can be a predetermined period or the like after the end of the event (after the ranking is completed).

  As the event privilege gift, one gift may be prepared for each event and / or event ranking, or a plurality of gifts associated with each other may be prepared for each event and / or event ranking. Is also good. For example, the event privilege gift may be prepared as three lower, middle, and upper tower-shaped cakes. Alternatively, a different colored key may be prepared as a wearing gift for each order of the event.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to improve the willingness of the distribution user to participate in the event and the willingness to rank in the higher rank, and to select the gift according to the event in which the distribution user participates and the rank, as the viewing user. As a result, it is possible to improve the willingness to give.

Subsequently, an embodiment of the information processing method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The information processing method of the present invention causes one or a plurality of computer processors to execute a distribution step S1100 and a display step S1200.

  The distribution step S1100 distributes a moving image including a character object generated based on the motion of the distribution user to each client device of the plurality of viewing users.

  The display step S1200 displays a predetermined object on a moving image in response to a request from a viewing user.

  Here, the predetermined object is selected by the viewing user from the list of gifts displayed on the client device, and a display request is made. (S1110)

  The gift includes a first gift and a second gift associated with a particular event, the second gift being associated with the particular event to the distribution user, and set as a second gift When the condition that the set expiration date is valid is satisfied, it is displayed on the gift list (S1120, S1130). The order of S1120 and S1130 is not particularly limited.

  According to the configuration described above, it is possible to provide a technical improvement that solves or alleviates at least a part of the problems of the related art described above.

  That is, by imposing a condition that the distribution user participates in the event in displaying the second gift to the viewing user, the willingness to participate in the event is improved for the distribution user, and the distribution user participates in the viewing user. By being able to select a gift according to the event to be performed, the willingness of the gifting can be improved.

Next, an embodiment of the computer program of the present invention will be described.
The computer program of the present invention has a function of causing one or more computer processors to deliver a moving image including a character object generated based on the movement of a delivery user to each client device of a plurality of viewing users, A function of displaying a predetermined object on a moving image in response to a request.

  The predetermined object is selected by the viewing user from the list of gifts displayed on the client device, and a display request is made. The gift includes a first gift and a second gift associated with a specific event, The second gift is displayed in the list of gifts when a condition that a specific event is associated with the distribution user and a condition that the expiration date set for the second gift is valid are satisfied.

  The above function can be realized by the distribution circuit 1410 and the display circuit 1420 illustrated in FIG. The distribution circuit 1410 and the display circuit 1420 are realized by the distribution unit 1410 and the display unit 1420, respectively. Details of each part are as described above.

  According to the configuration described above, it is possible to provide a technical improvement that solves or alleviates at least a part of the problems of the related art described above.

  That is, by imposing a condition that the distribution user participates in the event in displaying the second gift to the viewing user, the willingness to participate in the event is improved for the distribution user, and the distribution user participates in the viewing user. By being able to select a gift according to the event to be performed, the willingness of the gifting can be improved.

  Subsequently, details of the above-described event will be described. The following is presented as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The present invention can be implemented in other various forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and their equivalents.

  In the information distribution system as described above, a distribution user who distributes a moving image may also be a viewing user who watches another distribution user's moving image. If the exchange between the distribution users is activated, it is expected that the exchange of the whole moving image distribution system will also be activated due to this. By activating exchanges in the entire moving image distribution system, it is possible to increase viewing time of the moving image, the number of viewing users, and the number of times of viewing.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a moving image distribution system will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 18, the moving image distribution system 11 includes a plurality of user devices 12 and a server 13. The moving image distribution system 11 is a system in which a user uses the user device 12 to distribute a moving image including an avatar object corresponding to the user to the user device 12 used by another user via the server 13. A moving image application program for viewing and distributing moving images is installed in the user device 12. Hereinafter, a user who distributes a moving image is referred to as a “distribution user”, and a user who views a moving image distributed by the distribution user is referred to as a “viewing user”. If the distribution user does not distribute a moving image, the distribution user can also be a viewing user who watches a moving image distributed by another distribution user. Note that the user device 12 corresponds to a distribution device and a viewing device.

(User equipment)
The user device 12 is a wearable computer such as a smartphone (multifunctional telephone terminal), a tablet terminal, a personal computer, a console game machine, a head-mounted display, and an information processing device capable of reproducing moving images other than these devices.

  The user device 12 includes a computer processor 20, a memory 21, a storage 22 (storage medium), and a communication interface (I / F) 23. The computer processor 20 is an arithmetic unit that loads an operating system and other programs from the storage 22 or another storage into the memory 21 and executes the instructions extracted from the memory 21. The computer processor 20 is one or more arithmetic circuits such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphic Processing Unit), and an NPU (Neural network Processing Unit). The communication I / F 23 can transmit and receive data to and from the server 13 and other user devices 12 via the network 14. The network 14 includes various networks such as a local area network and the Internet. The communication I / F 23 is implemented as hardware, software, or a combination thereof.

  The memory 21 is a main storage device (recording medium) to which the computer processor 20 can directly read and write, and is configured by a semiconductor memory or the like. The storage 22 is an auxiliary storage device (recording medium), for example, a storage medium such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, and a semiconductor memory. As the storage 22, a plurality of storages can be used in combination. The storage 22 stores a moving image application program 22A, avatar data 22B for drawing an avatar object, and other information for executing the moving image application program 22A. The moving image application program 22A includes a moving image distribution program and a moving image viewing program, and switches between a distribution mode in which a user himself distributes a moving image and a viewing mode in which a moving image distributed by another distribution user is viewed in accordance with a user's instruction. Can be The avatar data 22B is three-dimensional model data for generating a three-dimensional animation. The user device 12 acquires the avatar data 22B from the server 13 at a predetermined timing. For example, the avatar data 22B includes skeleton data and mesh data that renders the avatar object following the skeleton data. The avatar data 22B is model data capable of moving at least the head, eyes, mouth, hair, and the like.

  The user device 12 includes a sensor unit 24, a speaker 25, a microphone 26, an operation unit 27, and a display 28. At least one of the sensor unit 24, the speaker 25, the microphone 26, the operation unit 27, and the display 28 may be provided as the same device as the computer processor 20, or may be provided separately. Note that the sensor unit 24 corresponds to a detection unit, and the display 28 corresponds to a display unit.

  The sensor unit 24 is a sensor group that detects a change in the user's expression (including blinking and opening / closing of the mouth), a movement of the head, and a change in the relative position of the user with respect to the sensor unit 24. For example, the sensor unit 24 emits infrared light toward the user, an infrared camera that detects infrared light reflected on the user's face, and the like, a camera that captures the user's face, and processes data captured by the camera. It has at least one of an image processing unit. Alternatively, the sensor unit 24 may be a sensor other than the above, or may be further combined with a sensor other than the above sensors, such as an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor.

  The speaker 25 converts audio data into audio and outputs the audio. The microphone 26 inputs voice uttered by the user and converts the voice into voice data. The operation unit 27 is a touch panel integrated with the display 28, an operation button provided on a housing of the user device 12, or the like, a keyboard, a mouse, a controller, and the like. The display 28 outputs various images according to an output instruction from the computer processor 20.

  The computer processor 20 functions as an application management unit 20A, a motion data generation unit 20B, and a display control unit 20C by executing the moving image application program 22A stored in the storage 22. The application management unit 20A manages a moving image application program. The application management unit 20A receives a request from the operation unit 27 or a request from the server 13, and outputs the request to the motion data generation unit 20B or the display control unit 20C according to the content of the request. In addition, the application management unit 20A transmits requests from the motion data generation unit 20B and the display control unit 20C to the server 13, and records various data received from the server 13 in the storage 22. The application management unit 20A corresponds to a transmission unit and a display request transmission unit, the motion data generation unit 20B corresponds to a motion detection unit, and the display control unit 20C includes an object display unit, a list display unit, and a reward display unit. Corresponding to

  The motion data generation unit 20 </ b> B obtains, from the sensor unit 24, detection data obtained by detecting the user's facial expression, head movement, and the user's relative position with respect to the sensor unit 24. Further, the motion data generation unit 20B generates motion data by applying the acquired detection data to the avatar data 22B.

  In the distribution mode, the display control unit 20C displays the data received from the server 13 while displaying the avatar object to which the detection data is applied. In the distribution mode, the display control unit 20C may output the moving image to the display 28 by combining the moving image data generated by the display control unit 20C and the data received from the server 13, or may display the entire data for displaying the moving image on the server 13 And output to the display 28. In addition, when a moving image is not distributed or viewed, the display control unit 20C reads out image data stored in the storage 22 and displays various screens on the display 28 in response to a request from the application management unit 20A. . The case where such a screen is displayed includes a case where the distribution user edits his / her own avatar object, a case where a moving image application program is set, and the like. Further, the display control unit 20C reproduces a moving image using the moving image data received from the server 13 in the viewing mode. The display control unit 20C may reproduce a data file downloaded from the server 13 and stored in the storage 22, or may perform streaming reproduction in which data is reproduced while receiving data from the server 13.

(server)
Next, the server 13 will be described. The server 13 is used by a service provider or the like that provides a platform service for distributing moving images. The server 13 includes a computer processor 30, a memory 31, a storage 32, and a communication I / F 33. The computer processor 30 has the same configuration as the computer processor 20 of the user device 12. The computer processor 30 may be configured by combining a plurality of arithmetic circuits. The memory 31, the storage 32, and the communication I / F 33 have the same configuration as the user device 12. The server 13 may be composed of a plurality of devices, and the computer processor 30, the memory 31, the storage 32, and the communication I / F 33 may be separately provided in those devices.

  The storage 32 stores a distribution program 32A. The computer processor 20 functions as a distribution management unit 30A, a moving image generation unit 30B, and a purchase processing unit 30C by executing the distribution program 32A. Note that the distribution management unit 30A corresponds to a moving image distribution unit, a group registration unit, a first evaluation unit, a second evaluation unit, a third evaluation unit, a rank determination unit, and an assignment unit.

  The distribution management unit 30A stores various data received from the user device 12 in the storage 32, and outputs a request to the moving image generation unit 30B and the purchase processing unit 30C based on the request received from the user device 12. Further, the distribution management unit 30A receives requests from the moving image generation unit 30B and the purchase processing unit 30C, and transmits the requests to the user device 12. Specifically, the distribution management unit 30A transmits a list of moving images being distributed in response to a request from the user device 12. Upon receiving the moving image identification information requested from the user device 12, the distribution management unit 30A distributes the moving image data generated by the moving image generation unit 30B to the user device 12 that has made the request. Further, the distribution management unit 30A distributes a part of the moving image data such as the entire moving image data generated by the moving image generating unit 30B or data of an object for which a display request has been made or a message posted for the moving image to the user device of the distribution user. 12 is also distributed. Thereby, the distribution user can see the message or the object for which the display request has been made on the screen of the user device 12.

  The moving image generation unit 30B includes a physics engine, and generates a moving image of a virtual space including sound and images using motion data of an avatar object received from the user device 12 used by the distribution user. Further, the moving image generation unit 30B receives, from the user device 12 used by the viewing user who watches the moving image, a request to display an object and a request to display a message to the currently viewed moving image, and performs a process according to the display request. The object for which the display request is made is an object displayed in the virtual space, and includes a gift object provided from a viewing user to a distribution user who distributes a moving image. The gift object may be one that can make a display request without paying a price, or may be one that makes a display request by paying a price. Alternatively, the gift object may pay for the display when the display is performed in response to the display request.

  Further, the moving image generation unit 30B performs a process for displaying the message received from the user device 12 on the moving image. The message includes identification information of the viewing user (user account name and the like), posting date and time, and the like, in addition to the content of the message.

  The purchase processing unit 30C performs an object purchase process according to a user operation. The purchase process includes purchasing coins, etc. that can be used in the video application program, purchasing coins, etc. (medium) to obtain paid objects, acquiring free objects, exchanging objects, selling, Also performs transfer processing. The free object may not require any consideration, or may be exchangeable for points that can be obtained by watching a moving image. The purchase processing unit 30C stores the purchased object in the server 13 as being held by the user. The sales of the purchasable objects are distributed, for example, to distribution users and service providers.

  Next, various data stored in the storage 32 of the server 13 will be described. The storage 32 stores asset data 32B, user management information 32C, holding list information 32D, gift object information 32E, and event information 32F.

  The asset data 32B is data for drawing a virtual space forming a moving image. Specifically, the asset data 32B includes data for drawing the background of the virtual space, audio data such as sound effects, and three-dimensional model data (object model data) for drawing various objects displayed in a moving image. , Texture data, and the like.

  The objects included in the object model data are distinguished according to the usage form of the user. Specifically, in addition to objects that can be displayed by the distribution user, a gift object provided from the viewing user to the distribution user is included. The gift object includes an effect object, a wearing object, and a normal object. The effect object is an object that affects the impression of the entire viewing screen of the distribution moving image, and is, for example, an object imitating confetti, an object imitating fireworks, or the like. The wearing object is an object displayed on the display screen in association with a specific part of the avatar object. The wearing object is, for example, an accessory (a hat, glasses, a cat, etc.) to be attached to the avatar object, clothing (such as a T-shirt), a costume, and other objects that can be attached to the avatar object. After the mounting object is provided by the viewing user, the mounting object is mounted on the avatar object by being selected by the distribution user. The normal object is a gift object other than the wearing object arranged as an object in the virtual space, and is an object imitating, for example, a stuffed animal or a bouquet.

  Next, the user management information 32C will be described with reference to FIG. The user management information 32C is stored for each user. The user management information 32C includes identification information (user ID) of the user, a distribution history of the moving image of the user, a viewing history of the moving image, and the like. The user management information 32C includes coins and points. The coin is a moving image application program or a medium that can be used on the platform service that provides the moving image application program, and has been purchased by the user. Coins can be exchanged for objects, such as gift objects, or other media available for video application programs. The points include viewing bonus points given to viewing users by viewing moving images. In the case where a medium that can be used in a moving image application program or the like and an object that can be arranged in a virtual space are not distinguished, description will be made as “element”.

  The holding list information 32D will be described with reference to FIG. The holding list information 32D is stored for each user. The holding list information 32D includes identification information of the user (user ID) and identification information of a holding object that can be displayed in a moving image distributed by the user. The possessed objects are, for example, a hat, a T-shirt, a cat and the like. Further, the holding list information 32D includes information indicating whether or not the holding object can be mounted on the avatar object, and a mounting part. The mounting part is information indicating which part of the avatar object can be mounted when the held object is the mounting object. The object included in the user's holding list information 32D can be used in a moving image distributed by the user himself.

  The gift object information 32E will be described with reference to FIG. The gift object information 32E is stored for each user. The gift object information 32E includes identification information (user ID) of the distribution user, identification information of the gift object, the number of each gift object, and identification information of the viewing user who provided the gift object.

  The event information 32F will be described with reference to FIG. The event information 32F is information that records the history of the team competition event held by the moving image distribution service. The event information 32F includes, for each team, identification information of users belonging to the team, viewing time, distribution days, first cumulative points based on free gift objects, second cumulative points based on paid gift objects, and the like.

  The viewing time is the total time during which the moving image distributed by the distribution user has been viewed during the event period. For example, assume that “viewing user A” views “20 minutes”, “viewing user B” views “15 minutes”, and “viewing user C” views “10 minutes” for the first video distribution during the event period. The viewing time of the moving image in the distribution time is “45 minutes”. If the viewing time in the second video distribution during the event period is “100 minutes”, “100 minutes” is added to the viewing time (“45 minutes”) of the event information 32F, and the viewing time is "145 minutes". Among the distribution users whose “viewing time” of the video distributed by themselves is long, there are at least one of the viewing users who have interacted in the past, the viewing users who have a friendship relationship, and the repeaters who watch over a plurality of distribution times. Includes distribution users. In other words, such a distribution user is a user who has a related viewing user watching the distribution once distribution starts, regardless of the number of gift objects.

  The distribution days indicates the number of days during which the distribution user has distributed during the event period. The distribution user whose “number of distribution days” is long includes a user who can continue distribution without a repeater or an avid fan who provides many gift objects. That is, such a distribution user is, for example, a user who has just started distribution.

  The first cumulative points are points that are cumulative when the gift object requested to be displayed on the moving image is a free gift object. For each free gift object, a predetermined point may be added to the first cumulative points, or the points to be given may be different depending on the type of the free gift object. For example, a gift object of "star stamp" may be given "1 point", and a gift object of "fireworks" may be given "5 points". When the gift object requested to be displayed in the moving image is a paid gift object, the second cumulative points are points that are accumulated according to the price of the paid gift object. For example, the higher the coins or other media required to obtain a paid gift object, the higher points may be given to the second accumulated points. The distribution users whose first cumulative points and second cumulative points are high tend to include those who have many viewing users who are enthusiastic fans.

  With reference to FIG. 20, the positional relationship between a user who distributes a moving image and the user device 12 will be described. Note that the user device 12 used for distributing a moving image and the user device 12 used for viewing will be described as being embodied in a smartphone. The distribution user 100 executes the moving image application program, facing the user device 12 such that at least its face is included in the detection range 101 of the sensor unit 24. At this time, the distribution user 100 sets the distribution application program to the distribution mode. Further, when an operation of starting distribution is performed in the distribution mode, the motion data is transmitted from the user device 12 to the server 13. During moving image distribution, a moving image in a virtual space including an avatar object is displayed on the display 28 of the user device 12 used by the distribution user 100. The viewpoint position of the moving image is the position of the sensor unit 24. The position of the avatar object changes according to a change in the relative distance between the distribution user 100 and the sensor unit 24. For example, when the distribution user 100 moves in the y direction in FIG. 20 and moves away from the sensor unit 24, and the relative distance L between the distribution user 100 and the user device 12 increases, the change in the relative distance L changes within the virtual space of the avatar character. The avatar character moves in the depth direction of the screen as reflected in the position.

  With reference to FIG. 21, a team competition event performed in the moving image distribution service will be described. The distribution user 100 participating in the team competition event belongs to any of the four teams “A” to “D”. The viewing user 102 who views the moving image selects the moving image of the distribution user and views the moving image as indicated by an arrow in FIG. The distribution user 100 also becomes a viewing user who watches a moving image distributed by the other distribution user 100, and watches the moving image of the other distribution user 100.

  In the team competition event, four teams are evaluated with three different evaluation axis parameters. Each parameter is a parameter related to the viewing time (first evaluation axis) for each team, a parameter of the number of days to be delivered (second evaluation axis), and a cumulative point (third evaluation axis) based on the gift object. The parameter relating to the viewing time is an average of the viewing time of the event information 32F corresponding to the distribution user belonging to the team. For example, the average of the viewing time is obtained by summing the viewing time of all the distribution users belonging to the team and dividing by the number of distribution users. When calculating the average viewing time, a distribution user whose viewing time of the event information 32F is “less than 1 minute” may be excluded.

  The distribution days are obtained by averaging the distribution days of the event information 32F corresponding to the distribution users belonging to the team. For example, the average of the distribution days is obtained by summing the distribution days of all the distribution users belonging to the team and dividing by the number of distribution users. When calculating the average of the distribution days, the distribution users whose distribution days of the event information 32F are “less than one day” may be excluded.

  The accumulated points are calculated based on the first accumulated points and the second accumulated points of the event information 32F corresponding to the distribution users belonging to the team. For example, the total points are calculated according to a formula such as “first total points + second total points × 10”.

  Since each of the evaluation axes has a different unit, the order is determined on each evaluation axis, and points are given according to the order. As an example, in each evaluation axis, the first-place team receives "40 points", the second-place team receives "30 points", the third-place team receives "20 points", and the fourth-place team receives "10 points". You. Furthermore, the points obtained on each evaluation axis are summed, and the rank is determined based on the number of points. Points given on each evaluation axis correspond to a first value, a second value, and a third value.

  A team in which the parameter relating to the viewing time and the parameter relating to the number of distribution days are high is not necessarily a distribution user having many fans. Even for beginners who have just started distributing videos and users with few repeaters, at least increase the number of distribution days or increase the viewing time by watching the videos of the distribution users belonging to the same team Can contribute to the team's victory. Further, with the team competition event, users belonging to the team are encouraged to view the moving image, and a chance to view the moving image of the new distribution user is created. On the other hand, the team with the higher cumulative points includes a distribution user having many fans or a case where the number of distribution users having fans is relatively large.

  Note that the distribution user 100 participating in the team competition event can move from the team to which it belongs to another team during the event period. For example, the distribution user 100 belonging to “team A” can stop belonging to “team A” and newly belong to “team B”. At this time, during the period in which the distribution user 100 belongs to “Team A”, “viewing time”, “viewing time”, and “A” added to the event information 32F associated with “Team A” by the distribution of the moving image of the distribution user 100 “Distribution days”, “first cumulative points”, and “second cumulative points” are reset. In addition, since the distribution user 100 started to belong to “Team B”, “viewing time”, “distribution days”, “first cumulative points”, and “second cumulative points” by distribution of the moving image of the distribution user 100 Is newly added to the event information 32F associated with “team B”. That is, the “viewing time”, “distribution days”, “first cumulative points”, and “second cumulative points” of the distribution user 100 when belonging to “team A” may be carried over to “team B”. Can not.

An example of transition of a screen displayed on the user device 12 in a team competition event will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 22, an event participation screen 115 is displayed on the user device 12. The event participation screen 115 is displayed by selecting a banner or the like of a team competition event displayed on the screen when the moving image application program is executed. On the event participation screen 115, selection buttons 115A to 115D for selecting each team are displayed. When any one of the selection buttons 115A to 115D is selected by the user, an event participation request including information on the participating team is transmitted from the user device 12 to the server 13. The server 13 registers the user information in the event information 32F based on the received event participation request. The server 13 may set an upper limit on the number of persons who can belong to one team. For example, when the number of participants in the team reaches the upper limit, the event participation screen 115 is set to a state where it cannot be displayed.

  FIG. 23 is a moving image screen 110 displayed on the user device 12 of the distribution user. The face of the avatar object 111 changes as the expression of the distribution user changes, and the head of the avatar object 111 moves with the movement of the head of the distribution user. In addition, the position of the avatar object 111 changes according to a change in the relative distance between the distribution user 100 and the sensor unit 24. On the moving image screen 110, a message 112 posted by the viewing user is displayed for a predetermined period. The moving image screen 110 also displays a message 112 output by the server 13 in response to an event that has occurred during the distribution of the moving image. The server 13 detects an event, such as that the viewing user has started viewing, or has made a display request for a gift object, and displays a message 112 such as “entered the room”, or displays a “hat” with the user's account name. Is displayed on the moving image screen 110. The moving image screen 110 may display a team identification index 122 of the team to which the distribution user belongs. The team identification index 122 is an image having different colors and shapes for each team.

  Furthermore, on the moving image screen 110, a distribution switching button 113, an audio switching button 114, and a collaboration distribution button 116 are displayed. When the distribution switching button 113 is selected, distribution of a moving image can be started or distribution of a moving image can be stopped. Further, by operating the audio switching button 114, it is possible to switch between the distribution of the audio and the stop of the distribution of the audio. The collaboration distribution button 116 is for confirming the state of collaboration distribution. In the collaborative distribution, a user who is watching a moving image reflects his / her own voice on the moving image being viewed. The collaboration distribution button 116 is displayed only when the distribution user has permitted the collaboration distribution function. When the collaboration distribution button 116 is selected, identification information of the viewing user reflecting the sound, a button for instructing termination of the collaboration distribution, and the like are displayed.

  FIG. 24 is a moving image distribution list screen 120 displayed on the display 28 of the user device 12 during the event period and when the moving image application is in the viewing mode. On the moving image distribution list screen 120, thumbnail images 121 indicating moving image channels that are being distributed live are displayed. In the thumbnail image 121, a team identification index 122 for identifying the team to which the distribution user belongs is displayed. The team identification index 122 is not displayed on the thumbnail image 121 corresponding to the video of the distribution user who does not belong to the team. The viewing user identifies a distribution user belonging to the team he / she wants to support by the team identification index 122 on the video distribution list screen 120, and views the video of the distribution user.

FIG. 25 shows a viewing screen 130 displayed on the user device 12 of the viewing user. The viewing screen 130 is displayed by selecting one from the moving image distribution list.
As shown in FIG. 25A, the viewing screen 130 includes an avatar object 111, a message posting button 131, a gift button 132, and a collaboration distribution button 133. Further, the team identification index 122 may be displayed on the viewing screen 130. When a message is input in an input field displayed by selecting the message posting button 131, a message 112 is displayed on the viewing screen 130. In the message 112, in addition to the message posted by the viewing user itself, the server 13 such as a message posted by another viewing user, “entered the room”, “gave a bouquet”, etc. is automatically generated based on the action of the viewing user. Includes messages to be posted.

  When the collaboration distribution button 133 is selected, a collaboration request is transmitted from the user device 12 of the viewing user to the server 13. The server 13 transmits the collaboration request to the user device 12 of the distribution user. When the distribution user performs an operation for permitting the collaboration request, the server 13 reflects the sound transmitted from the user device 12 of the viewing user on the moving image.

  FIG. 25B shows the viewing screen 130 displayed when the gift button 132 is selected. On the viewing screen 130, a gift list 135 is displayed. In the gift list 135, gift objects are displayed for each category. Although the normal object 200 is displayed in FIG. 25B, the gift objects displayed in the gift list 135 also include a mounted object and an effect object. When a gift object is selected by the viewing user and the enter button 136 is selected, a display request including identification information of the object is transmitted from the user device 12 to the server 13, and the object is displayed in a moving image. At this time, the purchase processing unit 30C of the server 13 subtracts a predetermined coin from the coin of the user management information 32C or subtracts a predetermined point from the point according to the selected gift object. Further, when the wearing object is selected by the viewing user, a display request including the identification information of the object is transmitted from the user device 12 to the server 13. When an object display request is made, a message notifying that the object has been presented is displayed in the moving image.

  FIG. 25C shows the viewing screen 130 on which the gift object is displayed. On the viewing screen 130, a normal object 200 such as a "stuffed rabbit", an effect object 201 such as "fireworks", and a wearing object 202 such as "cats" are displayed. The server 13 records the total points in the event information 32F according to the gift object for which the viewing user has made a display request.

  FIG. 26 is a screen displayed based on the result of the event after the event ends. For example, a common wearing object 202 is given to a distribution user belonging to a team whose event rank is “1st”. The information of the attached mounting object 202 is registered in the holding list information 32D. The wearing object 202 is, for example, a “T-shirt” and has a common color and shape. On the “T-shirt”, for example, the same pattern, the logo of the team, and an image capable of identifying the team are displayed. On the mounting object 202 shown in FIG. 26, an image 202A capable of identifying a team is displayed.

  Furthermore, a distribution user who belongs to a team whose event ranking is not “1st” and who has a high evaluation on three evaluation axes and a user with a high evaluation on one evaluation axis within the team An object 202 is provided. For example, a ranking is determined for each of the three evaluation axes in the team, points are given according to the ranking, and the wearing object 202 is given to a user with a higher total point. Alternatively, the wearing object 202 is given to a higher-ranking user having a larger total point based on the display request of the gift object.

  In this way, by giving a common wearing object to users as a reward in an event, collaboration distribution between users wearing the same wearing object is enhanced, and a sense of solidarity between users is enhanced, and communication between users is enhanced. Can be active.

Next, the operation of the server 13 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 27 shows a procedure of processing for updating the accumulated points based on a display request for a gift object. The distribution management unit 30A determines, for each moving image distributed during the event period, whether or not a request to display a gift object has been received from the user device 12 of the viewing user (step S1). When determining that the display request of the gift object has not been received (step S1: NO), the distribution management unit 30A continuously waits for the reception of the display request.

  When determining that the display request of the gift object has been received (step S1: YES), distribution management unit 30A determines whether the gift object for which the display request has been made is a free gift that does not require consideration such as coins. (Step S2). When determining that the gift object for which the display request has been made is a free gift (step S2: YES), the delivery management unit 30A assigns points corresponding to the predetermined free gift to an event associated with the delivery user delivering the moving image. It is added to the first cumulative point of the information 32F (step S3). When determining that the gift object requested to be displayed is a paid gift (step S2: NO), distribution management unit 30A adds a point corresponding to the paid gift to the second cumulative points of event information 32F (step S2). S4).

  The distribution management unit 30A determines whether or not the team competition event has ended (step S5). When determining that the team competition event has not ended (step S5: NO), the distribution management unit 30A returns to step S1 and repeats the above process for each moving image distributed during the event holding period.

  With reference to FIG. 28, a description will be given of the procedure of the processing for determining the win or loss of the team opposition event. The distribution management unit 30A acquires the viewing time for each team (step S10). Specifically, the distribution management unit 30A acquires, for each team, the viewing time of a user belonging to the team, and calculates the average of the viewing time. Further, the distribution management unit 30A acquires the total points for each team (step S11). At this time, for example, the distribution management unit 30A calculates the total points according to an expression such as “first total points + second total points × 10”.

  Further, the distribution management unit 30A acquires the number of distribution days for each team (step S12). Specifically, the distribution days of the users belonging to the team are totaled, and the total is divided by the number of users to calculate an average of the distribution days.

  Then, the distribution management unit 30A calculates the acquired points for each team based on the viewing time, the total points, and the number of distribution days (step S13). Specifically, the distribution management unit 30A determines the order based on the viewing time of each team, and gives points according to the order. In addition, the distribution management unit 30A determines the ranking based on the accumulated points of each team, and gives points according to the ranking. Furthermore, the distribution management unit 30A determines the order based on the number of days of distribution, and gives points according to the order. The distribution management unit 30A sums up the points given according to the rank of each evaluation axis and sets the points as the acquired points of each team.

  Next, the distribution management unit 30A determines the order based on the acquired points (Step S14). And distribution management part 30A gives a reward based on a rank (Step S15). Specifically, a common wearing object is given to all users belonging to the first-ranked team. In addition, a wearing object is given to a user who ranks higher in the team based on the evaluation axis.

  Here, “SUMMER team battle” which is an example of the team competition event in the present invention will be described. The “SUMMER team battle” is an event in which the user participates in one of the “test team”, “camp team”, “fireworks team”, and “sea team” to perform a team battle. Each team will compete in the team according to the concept listed in the team name. The reward obtained as a privilege is a wallpaper with a summer feeling.

  Benefits are awarded to those who belong to the winning team and have obtained an event score of 1,000 or more, and those who have won the top 30 places (total of 120 people) of each team and have obtained an event score of 1,000 or more, The rewards given to these persons may be different. For example, wallpaper A is given as a reward to the former, and wallpaper B different from wallpaper A is given as a reward to the latter.

  Also, a team color is set for each team, which is represented by avatar parts that can be used by all users, and can be used for an event banner or a notice image. In addition, the viewer can always check which team the broadcaster belongs to and the order in the team from the event icon displayed during the broadcast.

Next, effects of the present embodiment will be described.
(1) Each team to which the distribution user belongs is given points based on the first evaluation axis regarding the viewing time and the second evaluation axis regarding the distribution status, and is ranked based on these points. For this reason, the viewing time can be increased by viewing the moving picture between the distribution users, and the contribution can be made to the team. Further, the distribution user can contribute to the team by continuously distributing the moving image. In this way, in the ranking of the team, by including an element due to the cooperation between users and an element due to the effort of the individual user, regardless of the number of fans owned by the distribution user and the experience of video distribution, , Can increase the rank of the team. And even in this way, even a distribution user with few beginners or fans can contribute to the ranking of the team, and such a distribution user can participate in the team competition event without hesitation. For this reason, the whole moving image distribution system can be activated.

  (2) In addition to the first evaluation axis regarding the viewing time and the second evaluation axis regarding the distribution status, the ranking of the teams is performed based on the third evaluation axis regarding the request to display the gift object in the moving image. For this reason, it is possible to contribute to the ranking of the teams by making a display request of the gift object between the distribution users belonging to the team.

  (3) The ranking of the team is determined on each evaluation axis, and points according to the ranking are given to the team. Therefore, even if the units of the evaluation axis are different, the ranking considering the evaluation on a plurality of evaluation axes is determined. can do.

  (4) Since the same wearing object is given to the distribution users belonging to the team according to the ranking, the sense of solidarity between the distribution users is strengthened, and the opportunity for the distribution users to watch each other's moving images is increased. it can.

  (5) Since the moving image distribution list is displayed so as to identify the team to which the distribution user belongs, the viewing user can easily select the moving image of the team to support.

The above embodiment can be implemented with the following modifications. The above embodiment and the following modified examples can be implemented in combination with each other within a technically consistent range.
In the above embodiment, the team identification index is displayed on the moving image distribution list (see FIG. 24), but may be another image. The team identification index may be an image displayed on the thumbnail image, a frame surrounding the thumbnail image, or another image. Further, the team identification index may be a wearing object associated with the avatar object.

  As shown in FIG. 29, the distribution user who has participated in the event is provided with a mounting object such as “cat” and “usami” according to the team. The distribution user operates the user device 12 to select the mounted object, and displays the avatar object by applying the mounted object 202.

  A procedure in which the mounted object is displayed so that the team can be identified will be described with reference to FIG. When the distribution user operates the user device 12 to select a team, a wearing object corresponding to the selected team is given (step S20). The server 13 registers the wearing object corresponding to the team in the holding list information 32D of the distribution user. The user device 12 displays the mounted object registered in the holding list information 32D on the display 28 according to the operation of the distribution user.

  The distribution user operates the user device 12 to mount the mounting object for each team on its own avatar object (step S21). Thus, when the viewing user starts viewing the moving image, the team to which the distribution user belongs can be identified by checking the mounting object worn by the distribution user. Note that, when a team is selected by the distribution user, the wearing object may be automatically applied to the avatar object of the distribution user. Note that the mounted object according to the team may be an object included in the holding list information 32D when the moving image application is installed on the user device 12. Also, the distribution user who has participated in the event does not necessarily need to wear a mounting object according to the team.

  As shown in FIG. 31, in the collaboration delivery, the avatar object 111B corresponding to the delivery user who has made the collaboration delivery request may be displayed on the same screen as the avatar object 111A corresponding to the delivery user who has permitted the request. . At this time, avatar objects 111A and 111B to which the same mounting object is mounted may be displayed. According to this, the appearance is improved compared to other collaboration-distributed moving images, and thus it is expected that at least one of the viewing time, the number of viewing users, and the number of times of viewing is improved.

  In the above embodiment, the motion data is data obtained by applying the detection data of the sensor unit 24 to the avatar object. Instead, the motion data may be detection data of the sensor unit 24, or data obtained by converting the detection data into a format applicable to the avatar object according to a predetermined format.

  In the above embodiment, as the evaluation of each team, the winning or losing of four teams is determined in the team competition event, but the number of teams may be plural. In addition, the evaluation of each team is not limited to winning or losing.

  In the above embodiment, the reward for the team opposition event is the mounted object. Alternatively or additionally, the winning object may be a gifted team or a medium such as gems, coins, points, etc., a gacha ticket capable of performing lottery of rewards, a right to perform in an event in the real world, and other elements of the video distribution service. May be given to the distribution user who belonged to. In an event that can be performed with the event performance right, it is possible to distribute a moving image in which the state of participating in the event is represented by an avatar object or the like. Further, titles, ranks, and the like that can be used in the moving image distribution service may be given to distribution users who belonged to the winning team.

  In the above embodiment, the mounted object is mounted on the avatar object by the distribution user selecting. Instead of this, the viewing object may be mounted on the avatar object for a predetermined time in the order in which the mounting object is provided.

  In the above-described embodiment, the user device 12 has a moving image application program for viewing and distributing moving images. Instead, an application program for viewing a moving image and an application program for distributing a moving image may be different application programs. A user who only views a moving image installs an application program for viewing on the user device 12. A user who only distributes a moving image installs a distribution application program in the user device 12. A user who performs both viewing and distribution of a moving image installs both application programs on the user device 12.

  Various types of information such as asset data 32B, user management information 32C, holding list information 32D, gift object information 32E, and event information 32F stored in the storage 32 of the server 13 can also be stored in the storage 22 of the user device 12. It is.

The functions of at least a part of the distribution management unit 30A, the moving image generation unit 30B, and the purchase processing unit 30C of the server 13 may be performed by the computer processor 20 of the user device 12 or one or more other computers.
The functions of at least a part of the application management unit 20A, the motion data generation unit 20B, and the display control unit 20C of the user device 12 may be performed by the computer processor 30 of the server 13 or one or more other computers. .

In the above embodiment, the team was evaluated with the parameter of the first evaluation axis relating to the viewing time as the average of the viewing time. Alternatively or additionally, the team may be evaluated based on the total viewing time of the moving image distributed by the distribution user belonging to the team, that is, the “viewing time” of the event information 32F. Alternatively, the team may be evaluated with the longest viewing time among the team's viewing time per day. In short, any parameter relating to the viewing time of the moving image may be used.
In the above embodiment, the team was evaluated with the parameters of the second evaluation axis relating to the distribution status as the average of the number of distribution days. Alternatively or additionally, the evaluation may be performed using other parameters as long as they indicate the distribution status, such as the average distribution time and the maximum value of the distribution time.

  In the above embodiment, the parameter of the third evaluation axis related to the display request of the object is evaluated as the predetermined point corresponding to the gift object. Alternatively or additionally, the number of requests for displaying a free gift object, the number of requests for displaying a paid gift object, for example, the number of requests for displaying a predetermined gift object such as a mounting object, etc. If so, other parameters may be used.

  Each of the motion detection unit, the transmission unit, the display control unit, the moving image distribution unit, the first evaluation unit, the second evaluation unit, the third evaluation unit, the order determination unit, the assignment unit, the object display unit, and the list display unit is 13, or may be provided in the user device 12.

  In the above embodiment, the team was evaluated along the first evaluation axis, the second evaluation axis, and the third evaluation axis. However, only the first evaluation axis and the second evaluation axis may be used. . When the same unit of parameter is used in the first evaluation axis and the second evaluation axis, for example, the viewing time and the distribution time are totaled without giving a point based on the ranking, and the team having the largest total value is determined as “ It may be ranked "1st."

The virtual space displayed on the moving image may be an augmented reality (AR: Augmented Reality) or a mixed reality (MR: Mixed Reality) space. For example, the background of the virtual space is a moving image of the real world captured by the camera of the user device 12, and an image of the avatar object may be combined with the moving image. -.
In the above embodiment, the user device 12 is an information processing device such as a wearable computer such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, a console game machine, and a head mounted display. Alternatively, the user device 12 may be a system including at least one information processing device, an input device, and an output device. For example, in the user device 12, a console game machine including a computer processor 20 and the like, and a sensor unit 24 provided separately therefrom, a controller as an operation unit 27, a speaker 25, a display 28, and the like can mutually transmit and receive data. May be a simple system. The user device 12 includes an information processing device such as a personal computer and a sensor unit 24 provided separately from the personal computer, a controller as an operation unit 27, a speaker 25, a wearable display as a display 28, and the like, mutually exchange data. The system may be capable of transmitting and receiving. Alternatively, the distribution user system is a system provided in a moving image distribution studio, in which the information processing device, the sensor unit 24, the operation unit 27, the speaker 25, and the display 28 are separately provided. You may.

  In the above embodiment, the sensor unit 24 is provided on the user device 12 side, but at least a part of the sensor unit 24 may be provided on the body of the distribution user or near the distribution user. That is, the sensor unit 24 may be separate from the user device 12. For example, the sensor unit 24 includes an emission unit that emits detection light such as infrared light at predetermined intervals, and a light receiving unit that is attached to the body of the distribution user, receives the detection light, and transmits the detection result to the computer processor 20. May be. Alternatively, the sensor unit 24 may be configured by a camera or the like that detects a marker attached to the body of the distribution user.

  Further, an information processing device such as a computer or a mobile phone can be suitably used in order to function as the server device or the terminal device according to the above-described embodiment. Such an information processing device stores, in a storage unit of the information processing device, a program describing processing contents for realizing each function of the server device or the terminal device according to the embodiment, and executes the program by the CPU of the information processing device. It can be realized by reading and executing.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are provided by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These new embodiments can be implemented in other various forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and their equivalents.

  The method described in the embodiment may be a program that can be executed by a computer, for example, a magnetic disk (floppy (registered trademark) disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD, MO, etc.), It can be stored in a recording medium such as a semiconductor memory (ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc.), and can also be transmitted and distributed via a communication medium. The program stored on the medium side includes a setting program for causing the computer to execute software means (including not only an execution program but also a table and a data structure) to be executed in the computer. A computer that implements the present apparatus reads a program recorded on a recording medium, and in some cases, constructs software means using a setting program, and executes the above-described processing by controlling the operation of the software means. The recording medium referred to in this specification is not limited to a medium for distribution, but includes a storage medium such as a magnetic disk or a semiconductor memory provided in a computer or a device connected via a network. The storage unit may function as, for example, a main storage device, an auxiliary storage device, or a cache memory.

1000 information processing system 1010 information processing system 1400 information processing apparatus 1410 distribution unit 1420 display unit 1430 tallying unit 1440 giving unit

Claims (11)

Comprising one or more computer processors,
The one or more computer processors execute computer-readable instructions,
Distribute a moving image including a character object generated based on the movement of the distribution user to each client device of the plurality of viewing users,
In response to a request from the viewing user, a predetermined object is displayed on the moving image,
The predetermined object is selected by the viewing user from a list of gifts displayed on the client device, and a display request is made,
The gift includes a first gift and a second gift associated with a particular event,
The second gift is
That the specific event is associated with the distribution user; and
If the term set for the second gift satisfies the condition that it is valid, it is displayed in the list of the gift ,
The information processing system, wherein the specific event associated with the distribution user is identifiably displayed on the moving image . The gift further includes a third gift associated with the predetermined event,
The third gift is
At least one of predetermined events including the specific event is associated with the distribution user, and
2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein when the condition that the term set for the third gift is valid is satisfied, the information is displayed in the list of the gifts. 3.   The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the second gift is at least partially different depending on a type of the specific event.   4. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the second gift is displayed in the gift list so as to be distinguishable from other gifts. 5. The specific event further includes a plurality of team events held in parallel,
The gift further includes a fourth gift associated with the team event;
The fourth gift is
The team event is associated with the broadcast user; and
The information processing according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the fourth gift is displayed in the list of the gifts when a condition that the period set for the fourth gift is valid is satisfied. system. The one or more computer processors further comprise:
Aggregate the number of the second gift for which a display request has been made by the viewing user during the period of the specific event for each video,
The information processing system according to claim 5, wherein a predetermined reward is given to each team regarding the team event based on a result of the aggregation.   The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the gifts in the gift list are displayed in order according to a priority associated with the gift. If the viewing user and the distribution user are associated with the same specific event, a special gift display or gift price discount for the viewing user, or an extra value of the gift for the distribution user The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein at least one of the following effects is produced. If the viewing user and the distribution user are associated with the same team event, a special gift display or gift price discount for the viewing user, or an addition of the gift value to the distribution user The information processing system according to claim 5, wherein at least one effect occurs. To one or more computer processors,
Distributing a moving image including a character object generated based on the motion of the distribution user to each client device of the plurality of viewing users;
Displaying a predetermined object on the moving image in response to a request from a previous viewing user;
And execute
The predetermined object is selected by the viewing user from a list of gifts displayed on the client device, and a display request is made,
The gift includes a first gift and a second gift associated with a particular event,
The second gift is
That the specific event is associated with the distribution user; and
If the expiration date set for the second gift satisfies the condition of being valid, it is displayed in the list of the gift ,
The information processing method, wherein the specific event associated with the distribution user is identifiably displayed on the moving image . To one or more computer processors,
A function of distributing a moving image including a character object generated based on the motion of the distribution user to each client device of a plurality of viewing users;
A function of displaying a predetermined object on the moving image in response to a request from a previous viewing user;
To realize
The predetermined object is selected by the viewing user from a list of gifts displayed on the client device, and a display request is made,
The gift includes a first gift and a second gift associated with a particular event,
The second gift is
That the specific event is associated with the distribution user; and
If the expiration date set for the second gift satisfies the condition of being valid, it is displayed in the list of the gift ,
A computer program, wherein the specific event associated with the distribution user is identifiably displayed on the moving image .

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