JP6767057B2 - Entertainment provision system, entertainment provision method and program - Google Patents

Description

This disclosure relates to entertainment provision systems, entertainment provision methods and programs.

There are few means by which spectator fans can intervene in sports competitions. However, in recent years, attempts have been made to inspire fans by allowing them to intervene in sports competitions.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a system in which a fan is presented with a plurality of options, the fan presents an option selected from the options to a player or the like, and the player executes the option. In this system, if a coach or captain adopts a fan's choice, the fan will be awarded points. Points will also be given to fans who can correctly predict the play situation. Fans are rated and weighted according to their projected performance.

U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2015/0082333

Patent Document 1 only discloses a system in which fans and the like give instructions to athletes and the like. The fact that the fans intervene in various scenes of the sports competition and that the input from the fans reaches the sports personnel contributes to forming a sense of unity between the fans and the sports personnel. Patent Document 1 does not disclose a configuration that embodies such a function.

Therefore, in view of such circumstances, it is an object of the present disclosure to provide an entertainment providing system or the like having a function for forming a sense of unity between fans and sports personnel.

In order to achieve the above object, the entertainment providing system according to the first aspect of the present disclosure sets an input reception unit that accepts the input of tokens held by fans and an authority to input instructions related to sports competition to the fans who have inserted the tokens. An instruction acquisition unit that acquires token-based instructions from one or more first communication terminals used by one or more fans, an instruction aggregation unit that aggregates one or more instructions, and an instruction. An information transmission unit that sends the aggregated results aggregated by the aggregation unit to a second communication terminal referenced by sports personnel and displays the aggregation results on the second communication terminal, and a fan that issues instructions adopted by sports personnel. It is characterized by including a privilege granting unit that grants a privilege to any one or more of the above, and a distribution execution unit that distributes tokens acquired from one or more fans to sports personnel.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the entertainment providing method according to the second aspect of the present disclosure includes an input acceptance step for accepting the input of tokens held by the fans and the authority to input instructions regarding sports competition to the fans who have inserted the tokens. An instruction acquisition step for acquiring token-based instructions from one or more first communication terminals used by one or more fans, and an instruction aggregation step for aggregating one or more instructions. , The information transmission step of transmitting the totalized result in the instruction totaling step to the second communication terminal referred to by the sports related person and displaying the totaled result on the second communication terminal, and the instruction adopted by the sports related person. It is characterized by including a privilege granting step of granting a privilege to any one or more of the issued fans, and a distribution execution step of distributing tokens acquired from one or more fans to sports personnel.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the program according to the third aspect of the present disclosure sets an input receiving means for accepting the input of tokens held by the fans, and the fan who has inserted the tokens has the authority to input instructions regarding sports competition. Authority setting means, instruction acquisition means for acquiring instructions based on tokens from one or more first communication terminals used by one or more fans, instruction aggregation means for aggregating one or more instructions, instruction aggregation means for aggregation One or more of the information transmission means for transmitting the aggregated result to the second communication terminal referred to by the sports personnel and displaying the aggregated result on the second communication terminal, and the fan who issued the instruction adopted by the sports personnel. It functions as a privilege granting means for granting benefits to sports, and a distribution execution means for distributing tokens acquired from one or more fans to sports personnel.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a server device or the like having a function for forming a sense of unity between a fan and a person involved in sports.

It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the entertainment providing system which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the configuration example of the server apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the distribution of the token by the server apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the contents of a distributed ledger. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the operation of the server apparatus which concerns on embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below do not unreasonably limit the contents of the present disclosure described in the claims. In addition, not all of the components shown in the embodiments are essential components of the present disclosure.

(Embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 1, the entertainment providing system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a server device 100, one or more first communication terminals 200, one or more second communication terminals 300, and blockchain distribution. It includes a network 400. The server device 100, the first communication terminal 200, and the second communication terminal 300 are connected to each other so as to be communicable via the network NW. The network NW is, for example, a WAN (World Area Network). If necessary, another server device (not shown) used by a related company that handles virtual currency, electronic payment, benefits, live Internet broadcasting, etc. may be connected to the network NW.

The server device 100 is a server device managed by a service provider that provides entertainment to users. The server device 100 receives a token input from the user via the network NW. Further, the server device 100 receives instructions from the user and assigns them to sports personnel to be instructed. The instruction from the user may be a prediction of tactics.

In this embodiment, an example in which the server device 100 plays a main role in executing the main processing will be described. However, as will be described later, the function of the server device 100 may be fulfilled by the blockchain distributed network 400. That is, any one or more of the server device 100, the first communication terminal 200, and the second communication terminal 300 included in the entertainment providing system 1 performs distributed management on the blockchain distributed network 400, and the functions of the server device 100 are performed. May be realized.

The first communication terminal 200 is a communication terminal used by the user. Users are fans of sports competitions such as supporters and spectators. The first communication terminal 200 has a communication function such as a personal computer, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, a head-mounted display, and VR goggles.

The second communication terminal 300 is a communication terminal used by sports personnel. A sports person is an individual or group involved in a sporting event. For example, sports personnel include one or more players, coaches, leagues, teams, managers, and operators. The second communication terminal 300 is a device having a communication function such as a personal computer, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, and a smart watch.

The distributed ledger 410 exists in the blockchain distributed network 400 connected to the network NW. The distributed ledger 410 is managed using blockchain technology.

<Server device configuration>
Hereinafter, the configuration of the server device 100 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the server device 100 includes a communication unit 110 that communicates with other devices, a storage unit 120 that stores various data, a timekeeping unit 130 that clocks time, and an input that accepts input by an administrator. A unit 140 and a control unit 150 that controls the entire device are provided. These components are interconnected by a bus line BL.

The communication unit 110 is a communication interface including a NIC (Network Interface Card controller) for performing wired communication or wireless communication. The communication unit 110 communicates with the first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300 via the network NW.

The storage unit 120 is composed of a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the like. The storage unit 120 stores programs for executing various control processes, various data, and the like. For example, the storage unit 120 stores information such as a user input record and an adoption record indicating whether or not the user's instruction has been adopted. The entertainment providing system 1 may have a configuration in which the storage unit 120 stores the stored data to be stored in the distributed ledger 410, and the first communication terminal 200 and the second communication terminal 300 rewrite the stored data.

The timekeeping unit 130 includes an oscillation circuit for generating a clock signal, a variable PLL (Phase Locked Loop), a counter circuit for counting the number of pulses of the clock signal, and the like. The time measuring unit 130 measures the time based on the number of pulses to be counted.

The input unit 140 has an interface for receiving the input of the administrator, and includes, for example, operation buttons, a keyboard, and the like. The input unit 140 may be configured to accept the input of the administrator by voice recognition. This manager may be a sports person, not a service provider. For example, a sports person may input a result corresponding to a user's instruction while watching the situation of the game.

The control unit 150 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like. The control unit 150 controls the overall operation of the server device 100 by executing the program stored in the storage unit 120. The control unit 150 executes various controls at a timing based on the number of pulses counted by the timekeeping unit 130. Further, the control unit 150 executes processing such as acquiring the input / instruction reception time of the user and managing the elapsed time and the deadline time based on the time measured by the timekeeping unit 130.

Hereinafter, the functional configuration of the control unit 150 will be described. The control unit 150 functions as an input reception unit 151, an authority setting unit 152, an instruction acquisition unit 153, an instruction totaling unit 154, an information transmission unit 155, a privilege granting unit 156, and an allocation execution unit 157. The server device 100 has one or more functions of the input reception unit 151, the authority setting unit 152, the instruction acquisition unit 153, the instruction aggregation unit 154, the information transmission unit 155, the privilege granting unit 156, and the distribution execution unit 157. Instead, the blockchain distributed network 400 may play.

The input reception unit 151 accepts the purchase of tokens by the fan and the input of tokens held by the fan. The input reception unit 151 receives an input instruction from the first communication terminal 200 by a smart contract via the communication unit 110. The token may be a virtual currency on the blockchain that can be divided and exchanged (for example, Ethereum's ERC20 token), or may simply be a point that can be converted from the currency.

Here, a plurality of types of tokens may be used as tokens. For example, a type A token may be a token that easily enhances influence, a type B token may be a token that easily receives benefits, and a type C token may be a token that makes it easy to purchase special goods. As described above, the purpose of use may be different depending on the type of each token, and the purpose of use may be the same or the weighting thereof may be different.

The authority setting unit 152 sets the authority to input the instruction regarding the sports competition to the fan who has inserted the token. The token insertion target received by the insertion reception unit 151 has a hierarchical structure including the respective levels of the sports event, league, team, and player, and the authority setting unit 152 sets the target of instruction according to the token insertion destination. To do. For example, if it is put into a team, the authority to input instructions to the manager or coach is set.

The instruction acquisition unit 153 acquires a token-based instruction from one or more first communication terminals used by one or more fans via the communication unit 110. The instructions relate to one or more of play, team formation, tactics and competition management in sports competitions. The instructions are given influence according to the amount of tokens input, the results of past instructions, and the benefits. Influential means the priority in adopting the instruction, the magnitude of voting rights of the instruction, and the like. The instruction may be one in which the user predicts the content related to any one or more of play, team formation, tactics, and competition management. The instruction should not be a command from a fan, but information that can be referred to by sports personnel who see it. Therefore, the sports person may dare to make a selection contrary to the user's prediction.

In order to realize the difference in influence, a plurality of types of tokens may be issued, and the functions performed by each may be different. For example, a D-type token may have a high influence and a low allocation rate, an E-type token may have a low influence and a high distribution rate, and an F-type token may have a normal influence and a distribution rate. In this way, tokens such as class shares with different voting rights and preferred shares with different distribution of profits may be prepared.

The instructions of influential fans are strongly reflected at the time of hiring. The instructions of the influential fans are, for example, displayed preferentially or weighted and reflected in the majority vote. Users may be ranked according to the adoption rate of instructions and given influence according to the rank. Also, if the team or player who gave the instruction wins, the influence may be improved.

The instruction aggregation unit 154 aggregates one or more instructions acquired by the instruction acquisition unit 153.

The information transmission unit 155 transmits the aggregation result aggregated by the instruction aggregation unit 154 to the second communication terminal 300 referred to by the sports personnel. As a result, the total result is displayed on the second communication terminal 300 referred to by the sports person who should view the total result.

In addition, the information transmission unit 155 causes the second communication terminal 300 to display the aggregation result in a state where the voting right according to the majority vote or the amount of tokens input is reflected. For example, the information transmission unit 155 displays the number of inputs supporting each of the instructions of the plurality of options in the aggregation result, or displays the amount of input of each token.

The information transmission unit 155 may display the instruction system on the first communication terminal 200 or the second communication terminal 300 by using the token history information or the blockchain. This makes it possible to ensure the transparency and neutrality of the instruction system.

The privilege granting unit 156 grants a privilege to any one or more of the fans who have given instructions adopted by sports personnel. Benefits include voting rights that can be involved in the decision making of any one or more of play, team formation, tactics, team name, league name and competition management rules.

The distribution execution unit 157 distributes tokens obtained from one or more fans to sports personnel. The tokens may be distributed to a plurality of sports related persons. In this case, tokens are distributed to each of the sports personnel at a predetermined ratio. In addition, any one or more of the tokens and benefits may be given to the fans according to the adoption record of the instruction.

Here, a specific example of the token distribution executed by the distribution execution unit 157 will be described with reference to FIG. Since this example is premised on sports competitions such as soccer, baseball, and volleyball, there are leagues and teams. However, when martial arts, table tennis, etc., which face one-on-one, are sports competitions, the league and team shown in FIG. 3 need not be set. In addition to athletes, coaches and managers may be included in the allocation destination.

As shown in FIG. 3, the fan first inserts the token into any of the insertion destinations having a hierarchical structure such as sports competition, league, team, and player. For example, when a fan puts into a sports competition, tokens are distributed to the sports competition operator and its subordinate leagues, teams, and players at a predetermined ratio. For example, 30% of the tokens remain for the competition operator and the remaining 35% are distributed to the league. Then, tokens are further distributed from the league to the team and from the team to the players.

The example in which the server device 100 plays a main role in executing the main processing has been described above. Here, the distributed ledger when performing distributed management on the blockchain distributed network 400 will be described below. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents of the distributed ledger.

The distributed ledger contains entities and transactions. An entity represents multiple pieces of data, and a transaction is information that indicates an operation on those pieces of data. All entity acquisitions and transactions are implemented as smart contracts on the blockchain.

Each entity is basically composed of minimum data such as identifiers and time stamps, and the relationships between identifiers (hierarchical structure, teams and players who participated in the match, etc.), results (win / loss), Data such as evaluation and input are held on the blockchain. The server device 100 outside the blockchain contains information set by the operator such as player name, team name, profile, event name, venue, etc., numerical data such as points, win / loss, win rate, team icon, and player. Image data such as photographs of the above are retained as sports data.

On the blockchain, there are entities for which tokens are to be moved and transactions that involve the movement of tokens between each entity. Entity includes, for example, hierarchical data of sports, leagues, teams, players, etc., matches and match results, presented tactics, roles of each user (affiliation to a specific team, authority in a team), and fans. Includes status (status of token possession, evaluation and influence based on success or failure of tactical instructions) and players.

Transactions include, for example, viewing of sports data by fans and sports personnel, token insertion by fans, tactical instructions for matches, prediction of development, and changes in influence due to tactical instructions. In addition, the transaction is registered including the timing at which the manager can select tactical options (recruitment of a specific player, options of contents to be instructed to the player before or when the game is interrupted). The manager will adopt the tactics in consideration of the fans' input to the tactics (the situation of instructions). Transactions include registration of matches by the organizer (operator), registration of match results (reflection of results), improvement of the influence of fans who have adopted tactics in match results, and distribution of tokens based on predetermined rules. is there. The influence of fans who have not adopted tactics may be reduced, and transactions may be changes in influence.

<Processing flow>
Hereinafter, an example of the operation of the entertainment providing system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. It should be noted that this operation may be performed during the game, may be performed before the game, or may be performed at the timing of determining the rules of the competition. Further, in this operation, the server device 100 may be the execution subject, or the blockchain distributed network 400 may be the execution subject. The operation content will be described below, with the execution subject including both as the entertainment providing system 1.

First, the entertainment provision system 1 accepts the purchase of tokens by fans (step S101). The purchased tokens will be deposited in the match and will be used as a source of token distribution after the match. In addition, the entertainment providing system 1 accepts the setting of the input target. For example, information on sports competitions, players, coaches, leagues, teams, managers, operators, etc. is registered.

Information that is not related to each match may be set. For example, instruction options may be set in determining player scouts, drafts, manager personnel, team names, uniforms, match schedules, match holding methods, competition rules, and the like.

The entertainment providing system 1 accepts the input of tokens held by the fans (step S102). For example, the entertainment providing system 1 accepts input by receiving an input instruction from the first communication terminal 200. Token insertion is the movement of tokens on the blockchain (smart contract).

The entertainment providing system 1 sets the input authority of the instruction regarding the sports competition to the fan who has inserted the token (step S103). The entertainment provision system 1 receives from the operator the setting of the content of the game and the option of the instruction regarding the tactics. As instructions regarding tactics, for example, options such as determination of starter members, substitution of players, and determination of formations are set. The entertainment providing system 1 acquires an instruction based on the input authority from one or more first communication terminals 200 used by one or more fans (step S104). The entertainment providing system 1 aggregates one or more instructions (step S105).

The entertainment providing system 1 transmits the totaled total result to the second communication terminal 300 referred to by a sports person (step S106). As a result, the second communication terminal 300 displays the aggregation result. The aggregated result is information including, for example, the number of votes (the number of votes obtained instructed), majority vote, token input amount, influence, and the like.

Here, the entertainment providing system 1 acquires the adoption status of the fan's instruction (step S107). For example, the entertainment providing system 1 acquires information indicating the adoption result from the second communication terminal 300 via the network NW. In this case, the recruitment result is input by a sports person. Information indicating the adoption result may be acquired via the input unit 140 of the server device 100. In this case, the recruitment result is directly input by the sports person.

The entertainment provision system 1 grants benefits to one or more of the fans who have given instructions to the winning team or player, which are instructions adopted by sports personnel based on the acquired recruitment status ( Step S108). In addition, the entertainment provision system 1 distributes tokens acquired from one or more fans to sports personnel (step S109).

This distribution may be distributed according to a predetermined ratio, or may be distributed as a reward for winning percentage, input, and player's success. For example, the distribution from sports competitions to each league may be equal, while the distribution from leagues to teams may be based on the winning percentage during the season or the win or loss of each match. The tokens pooled in the team may be distributed to the players according to the activity status (evaluation by fans) for each match.

<Explanation of effect>
According to the entertainment provision system 1 according to the present embodiment, the fan can give an instruction by using the token, and the sports person can adopt it. The instructions are not limited to those related to play, but also include those related to the content of rules and team formation. Therefore, fans can intervene in various situations of sports competition. In addition, tokens put in by fans will be distributed to sports officials. Fans can get benefits such as team naming rights and special player cards. Therefore, it contributes to forming a sense of unity between the fans and those involved in sports.

The description of the embodiment is completed above, but the above embodiment is only an example. Therefore, the specific configuration of the entertainment providing system 1, the content of the process, and the like are not limited to those described in the above embodiment.

Further, the entertainment providing system 1 according to the present disclosure may realize its function by, for example, a computer executing a program, regardless of the above-mentioned device. The programs for realizing the functions of the entertainment provision system 1 are computers such as USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory), DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), and HDD (Hard Disc Drive). It may be stored on a readable recording medium or downloaded to a computer via a network.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above, the present disclosure is not limited to such specific embodiments, and the present disclosure includes the inventions described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof. Is done. In addition, the configurations of the devices described in the above-described embodiments and modifications can be appropriately combined as long as there is no technical contradiction.

1 ... entertainment providing system, 100 ... server device, 200 ... first communication terminal, 300 ... second communication terminal, 110 ... communication unit, 120 ... storage unit, 130 ... timekeeping unit, 140 ... input unit, 150 ... control Department, 151 ... Input reception department, 152 ... Authority setting department, 153 ... Instruction acquisition department, 154 ... Instruction aggregation department, 155 ... Information transmission department, 156 ... Bonus granting department, 157 ... Distribution execution department, 400 ... Blockchain distributed network , 410 ... Distributed ledger

Claims (11)

The input reception department that accepts the input of tokens owned by fans,
An authority setting unit that sets the authority to input instructions related to sports competition to the fan who has inserted the token,
An instruction acquisition unit that acquires the instruction based on the token from one or more first communication terminals used by one or more fans.
An instruction totaling unit that aggregates one or more of the above instructions,
An information transmission unit that transmits the aggregation result aggregated by the instruction aggregation unit to a second communication terminal referred to by a sports person, and causes the second communication terminal to display the aggregation result.
A privilege giving section that grants a privilege to any one or more of the fans who have issued the instruction adopted by the sports person, and
An allocation execution unit that distributes the tokens acquired from one or more of the fans to the sports personnel, and
A play-providing system characterized by being equipped with. The token insertion target received by the input reception unit has a hierarchical structure including the respective layers of sports events, leagues, teams, and players.
The authority setting unit sets the target of the instruction according to the insertion destination of the token.
The entertainment providing system according to claim 1. The sports person is an individual or group and includes any one or more of players, coaches, leagues, teams, managers and operators.
The allocation execution unit distributes the token to each of the sports personnel.
The entertainment providing system according to claim 1 or 2. The information transmission unit causes the second communication terminal to display the aggregation result in a state where the voting right according to the majority vote or the input amount of the token is reflected.
The entertainment providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that. The information transmission unit causes the first communication terminal or the second communication terminal to display an instruction system by using the history information of the token or the blockchain.
The entertainment providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that. The instructions relate to any one or more of play, team formation, tactics and competition management in the sport competition.
The entertainment providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that. The benefits include voting rights that can be involved in the decision making of any one or more of play, team formation, tactics, team name, league name and competition management rules.
The entertainment providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that. The instruction is given an influence according to the amount of the token input, the past record of the instruction, and the privilege.
The entertainment providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that. One or more of the tokens and the benefits are given to the fans according to the adoption record of the instructions.
The entertainment providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that. A method of providing entertainment to be executed by a computer including a control unit, wherein the control unit is
An input reception step that accepts the input of tokens owned by fans, and
An authority setting step for setting the input authority for instructions related to sports competition to the fan who has inserted the token, and
An instruction acquisition step of acquiring the instruction based on the token from one or more first communication terminals used by one or more fans.
An instruction aggregation step that aggregates one or more of the above instructions,
An information transmission step in which the aggregation result aggregated in the instruction aggregation step is transmitted to a second communication terminal referred to by a sports-related person, and the aggregation result is displayed on the second communication terminal.
A privilege granting step of granting a privilege to any one or more of the fans who issued the instruction adopted by the sports person, and
An allocation execution step of distributing the tokens acquired from one or more of the fans to the sports personnel, and
A method of providing entertainment, which is characterized by performing . Computer,
An input reception means that accepts the input of tokens owned by fans,
Authority setting means for setting the authority to input instructions related to sports competition to the fan who has inserted the token.
An instruction acquisition means for acquiring the instruction based on the token from one or more first communication terminals used by one or more fans.
An instruction aggregation means that aggregates one or more of the above instructions,
An information transmission means that transmits the total result aggregated by the instruction totaling means to a second communication terminal referred to by a sports person, and causes the second communication terminal to display the total result.
A privilege granting means for granting a privilege to any one or more of the fans who have issued the instruction adopted by the sports person.
An allocation execution means for distributing the tokens obtained from one or more of the fans to the sports personnel.
A program that functions as.

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