JP6923979B1 - Live distribution equipment and programs - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a taste in a place of live distribution using the Internet. A live distribution device according to the present invention is a live distribution device for distributing a live moving image on a screen of a viewer terminal. A display control means for displaying the comment posted by the viewer terminal of the above on the timeline on the screen of all the viewer terminals, a winning flag giving means for giving a winning flag to the comment at a predetermined timing, and winning. It has a reward giving means for giving a reward to a viewer who posted a comment with a flag. [Selection diagram] Fig. 3

Description

The present invention relates to a live distribution device and a program.

In recent years, live distribution services using the Internet have become widespread. In addition, viewers can post their own comment (called live comment) in real time to live content such as live video and live video during live distribution. The live comment posted by the user is displayed on the timeline of all users according to the posting time of the comment by the user (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The timeline is a display screen in which comments are arranged in chronological order.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-0222321

The above-mentioned live comment function during live distribution is an important viewer participation type function for enlivening the place of live distribution. Therefore, it is expected that the use of the live comment function of the viewers will be further promoted and the place of live distribution will be further excited.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above points, and one aspect of the present invention is to improve the taste in a place of live distribution using the Internet.

In order to solve the above problems, the live distribution device according to the present invention is a live distribution device that distributes a live video on the screen of a viewer terminal, and all comments posted by one viewer terminal are viewed. A display control means for displaying on the timeline on the screen of the person terminal, a winning flag giving means for giving a winning flag to the comment at a predetermined timing, and a viewer who posted the comment with the winning flag. It has a reward giving means for giving a reward to the user.

Further, in order to solve the above problems, the program according to the present invention uses a computer as a posting means for posting comments to a live distribution device and a display means for displaying all posted comments on a timeline on the screen. The display means displays a comment selected by the live distribution device among all the comments on the timeline to give a reward to the viewer who posted the comment.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to improve the taste in the place of live distribution using the Internet.

It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the live distribution system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the competition holding screen which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the timeline example 1 at the time of winning a comment bonus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the timeline example 2 at the time of winning a comment bonus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the timeline example 3 at the time of winning a comment bonus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware configuration example of the live distribution server and a viewer terminal which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the software configuration example of the live distribution server which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structure example of the user management DB and comment management DB which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the comment bonus addition processing of the live distribution server which concerns on this embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The live distribution system according to this embodiment is a live video distribution platform for holding the Olympic Games (hereinafter simply referred to as the Net Olympic Games) on the Internet. The organizer manages the site and recruits participants for the competition. Participants are selected from each country, and each country's contestants shoot and distribute their own live footage. Live images of participants from each country are displayed side by side on the site screen. Along with the signal from the organizer to start the competition, the contestants will start the competition all at once aiming for rewards and prize money. Many viewers are expected to access from each country, and viewers can watch various competition patterns by participants from each country on the site screen. This will be described in detail below.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a live distribution system according to the present embodiment. The live distribution system 100 of FIG. 1 includes a live distribution server (hereinafter referred to as a distribution server) 10, a contestant terminal 20, and a viewer terminal 30, and is connected via a network 50.

The distribution server 10 is a server that holds a net Olympic site on the Internet, and is a server device that distributes live images from the contestant terminal 20 to the viewer terminal 30.

The contestant terminal 20 is an information processing terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer for a contestant to shoot a live image using a camera and a microphone and transmit the shot live image to the distribution server 10 in real time. be.

The viewer terminal 30 is an information processing terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer for a viewer to receive and view a live image from the distribution server 10 in real time.

The network 50 is a communication network including wired and wireless. The network 50 includes, for example, the Internet, a public switched telephone network, WiFi (registered trademark), and the like.

<Example of competition screen>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a competition holding screen according to the present embodiment. A general-purpose web browser program and a predetermined application program are pre-installed in the contestant terminal 20 and the viewer terminal 30, and by accessing the distribution server 10 via these programs, the competition holding screen 120 can be displayed. Can be displayed.

The viewer accesses the net Olympic site of the distribution server 10 via the viewer terminal 30 and logs in and inputs the user-registered user ID and password to display the competition holding screen 120. At the time of login, it is also possible to charge the viewer a predetermined viewing fee (admission fee) as a viewing fee.

On the competition holding screen 120 shown in FIG. 2, for example, the event 121, the winner prize 122, the contestant video window 123, the user ID 124, the competition details 125, the writing field 126, the send button 127, and the timeline window (hereinafter simply, the timeline). ) 128, comment bonus 129, etc. are displayed.

Event 121 indicates the event of the competition in which the contestant participates. For example, it is more desirable to have a competition event such as "Drink fast-drinking competition (final)" that can be easily implemented by anyone in the world, including preparations, so that it is easy to recruit participants from each country. The winner prize money 122 indicates a reward paid to a contestant who has an excellent competition record (for example, a winner).

The contestant video window 123 is a display unit that displays live video of each contestant. Needless to say, the video of the contestant video window 123 is a live video (video) transmitted in real time from the contestant (contestant terminal 20).

The user ID 124 indicates the user name of the viewer who has logged in to the competition holding screen 120. Competition details 125 show details about the competition, such as, for example, the start time of the competition, participating countries, participant profiles, and the like.

The writing field 126 is an input unit for the viewer to write a comment. The text that can be input in the writing field 126 includes character information that can be displayed on the computer screen, such as character strings, symbols, and pictograms in each language. The send button 127 is an operation unit for transmitting a comment written by the viewer in the writing field 126. The timeline 128 is a display unit that displays live comments written by each viewer to all viewers. That is, when the viewer writes a comment in the writing field 126 and presses the send button 127, the written comment is transmitted to the distribution server 10, and the comment from each viewer is sent to the timeline 128 in real time. And it is displayed in chronological order. The comment bonus 129 indicates a reward that can be won by the viewer who wrote the comment. Details on how to select the winners will be described later.

As described above, the live distribution system according to the present embodiment has a live comment function (also referred to as a live chat function) that allows a viewer to comment in real time during live distribution / live broadcasting. Comments written by viewers are displayed on the timeline, so not only the viewers who wrote them but also other viewers can see them, so the live comment function is a viewer participation type to liven up the live distribution of the competition. Is an important feature of.

The following points are also mentioned.
-Language that can be written and input to the writing field 126 includes natural languages and characters from all over the world.
-The comment on the timeline 128 is displayed with the user ID and icon (badge) of the viewer who wrote the comment so that it is possible to identify who the comment is.
-Comments and user IDs on the timeline 128 are saved (archived) after the competition.
-The screen display language of the competition holding screen 120 is displayed in language characters corresponding to the nationality of the logged-in user. For example, if the nationality of the logged-in user is Japan, it will be Japanese, and if it is the United States, it will be English.
-Comments may be written not only by viewers but also by participants and organizers. In addition, a timeline dedicated to the contestants may be separately provided for writing from the contestants.
-Charge from the viewer as an example of the reward and the winner's prize to the contestants may be charged or paid not only in legal tender but also in virtual currency. The reward may be points, prizes, or the like.

<Selection of comment bonus winners>
As described above, the live distribution system according to the present embodiment has a live comment function for the viewer to post a comment in real time during the live distribution. The more comments are written on the timeline, the more the contestants can recognize the existence of many viewers and get a sense of unity. In addition, viewers can also participate voluntarily in the form of writing comments, so the more live comments there are, the more exciting the live distribution venue will be.

Therefore, in the live distribution system according to the present embodiment, as an incentive to encourage viewers to comment, a reward as a comment bonus is given to some viewers who have written comments. Specifically, the viewer starts writing and posting comments from the timing when the comments can be written, but the distribution server 10 gives a winning flag to the comments on the timeline 128 at the timing described later. .. The viewer with the winning flag is the winner and can get the comment bonus.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a timeline example 1 at the time of winning the comment bonus according to the present embodiment. If the winning flag is generated at the same time when the comment of the viewer "Taro" is written, the winning flag is given to the viewer "Taro" written at the timing when the winning flag is generated. At this time, the timeline 128 is recognizable to all viewers that the reward has been won for the user ID, for example, "Taro GET BONUS $ 10,000 Congratulation!".

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a timeline example 2 at the time of winning the comment bonus according to the present embodiment. In the case of FIG. 4, when the winning flag is generated immediately after the comment of the viewer "Taro" is written, the viewer "Taro" who wrote the comment immediately before the timing when the winning flag is generated is set. Winning flag is given.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a timeline example 3 at the time of winning the comment bonus according to the present embodiment. In the case of FIG. 5, if the winning flag is generated immediately after the comment of the viewer "Nick" is written, the winning flag is written to the viewer "Taro" who wrote the comment next to the timing when the winning flag is generated. Is given. In addition, when the viewer who wrote the comment next to the timing when the winning flag is generated is the winner, the generation of the winning flag is not known to the viewer.

(Timing of winning flag generation)
Next, the winning flag generation timing according to the present embodiment will be described. Since the live comment is being accepted, the winning flag is generated from the time when the comment can be written to the timeline 128 to the time when the comment writing is completed.

(1) The winning flag is generated on the timeline 128 by the organizer (administrator) performing a predetermined operation at an arbitrary timing. The organizer (administrator) may generate the winning flag at various arbitrary timings, such as when the number of comments written increases or when the number of comments written is low during the competition. can.

(2) Under the control of the distribution server 10, the winning flag is generated at the timing corresponding to the number of comments written on the timeline 128. For example, the winning flag is generated when the total number of comments reaches, for example, a predetermined number of 10000 from the time when the comment can be written on the timeline 128. For example, "Taro GET BONUS $ 10,000 10,000 Th Congratulation!", The fact that the 10,000th comment writer has won is recognizable to all viewers. It is desirable to set the predetermined number to a high and realistically achievable value. As a result, it is possible to further promote an increase in the number of comments written. The winning flag may be generated when the number of comments within a predetermined time (60 seconds) reaches, for example, 1000.

(3) Under the control of the distribution server 10, a winning flag is generated on the timeline 128 at the timing when the competition reaches a predetermined competition state, that is, at the timing linked to the competition state of the contestants in the contestant image window 123. ..

For example, in the case of a "drink fast-drinking competition", if a contestant (competitor) spouts a drink from his mouth, he / she will be retired, and the shutter will be closed in the contestant image window 123 of the retired contestant on the competition holding screen 120. Contestants will be hidden. In a humorous competition such as a "drink fast-drinking competition", the failure scene of the competition goal of the contestant is the timing when the competition gets excited. And at the timing when such competitions are exciting, the amount of comments written increases. Therefore, the distribution server 10 generates a winning flag on the timeline 128 at the timing when the contestant fails in the competition and when the contestant retires from the competition.

In addition, as a timing linked to the competition, for example, "when one drink is drunk (every time the drink is drunk)", the distribution server 10 sets a winning flag on the timeline 128 at the timing when the contestant clears the competition goal. It is also possible to generate it. Every time the contestant drinks up one drink, that is, every time the contestant clears the competition goal, a comment bonus is won, so that the viewer can be more encouraged to support the competition. note that. The distribution server 10 can determine whether or not the contestant has failed in the competition and whether or not the contestant has cleared the competition goal by video analysis of the contestant video window 123.

It is also possible to generate a winning flag for each comment language on the timeline 128. When the viewer is a viewer from all over the world, the comment in the writing field 126 uses various language characters from all over the world. For example, a plurality of timelines 128 are set for each language so that comments in the same language are displayed in the same timeline. In addition, by generating the winning flag at the timings shown in (1) to (3) above in each timeline, it is possible to widely generate comment bonus winning for viewers by language (country). ..

The winning flag is not limited to a single number, but may occur a plurality of times. In that case, a plurality of viewers can be winners of the comment bonus.

<System configuration>
(Hardware configuration)
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the live distribution server and the viewer terminal according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the distribution server 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 14, and a communication device 15. Have.

The CPU 11 executes various programs and performs arithmetic processing. The ROM 12 stores programs and the like required at startup. The RAM 13 is a work area for temporarily storing the processing in the CPU 11 and storing the data. The HDD 14 stores various data and programs. The communication device 15 communicates with another device via the network 50.

The viewer terminal 30 includes a CPU 31, a ROM 32, a RAM 33, a user memory 34, a communication device 35, a display device 36, and an input device 37.

The CPU 21 executes various programs and performs arithmetic processing. The ROM 32 stores programs and the like required at startup. The RAM 33 is a work area for temporarily storing the processing in the CPU 31 and storing the data. The user memory 34 is a non-volatile storage device that stores and stores various user data such as various programs such as the above-mentioned predetermined application. The communication device 35 communicates with another device via the network 50.

The display device 36 is a color display such as a liquid crystal display. The input device 37 is realized by a unique operation key or button. Further, the input device 37 can be realized not only by a keyboard having operation keys and buttons but also by a touch panel capable of detecting tap coordinates (touch coordinates) on the display screen. In this case, the input operation is realized by the touch panel on the screen and the software keys controlled by the program.

(Software configuration)
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a software configuration example of the live distribution server and the viewer terminal according to the present embodiment. The distribution server 10 has a video distribution control unit 101, a live comment management unit 102, and a storage unit 107 as main functional units.

The video distribution control unit 101 controls the distribution of the live video from the contestant terminal 20 to the viewer terminal 30.

The live comment management unit 102 manages the live comment function performed by the viewer during the live distribution. More specifically, the live comment management unit 102 includes a timeline display control unit 103, a comment reception unit 104, a winning flag giving unit 105, and a reward giving unit 106.

The timeline display control unit 103 displays the comment posted by one viewer terminal 30 in the timeline window on the screen of all the viewer terminals 30.

The comment receiving unit 104 receives and accepts the comments written and posted from each viewer terminal 30.

The winning flag giving unit 105 gives a winning flag to a comment on the timeline at a predetermined timing. Specifically, in the comment management DB 109 described later, "1" is stored in the winning flag for the comment. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, on the viewer terminal 30 side, the timeline window on the screen of all the viewer terminals 30 is displayed, for example, "Taro GET BONUS $ 10,000 Congratulation!" The fact that the reward has been won can be displayed on the user ID so that all viewers can recognize it.

The reward giving unit 106 rewards the viewer who posted the comment on the timeline to which the winning flag is given.

The storage unit 107 is a user management DB 108 in which user information (user ID, password, e-mail address, account information, other user attribute information, etc.) is registered, and a comment management DB 109 that manages written comments and written user IDs. Remember.

Further, the viewer terminal 30 has a display unit 301 and a posting unit 302 as main functional units.

The display unit 301 displays a live image and a timeline on the screen of the display device 36. Further, the display unit 301 displays that, among all the comments on the timeline, the comment to which the selection flag is given by the distribution server 10 is rewarded to the viewer who posted the comment.

The posting unit 302 posts the comment to the distribution server 10 by transmitting the comment written in the writing field 126 from the input device 37 by the viewer to the comment receiving unit 104.

Each functional unit is realized by a computer program executed on hardware resources such as the CPU, ROM, and RAM of the computer constituting the distribution server 10 and the viewer terminal 30. These functional parts may be read as "means", "module", "unit", or "circuit". The computer program may also be stored on a computer-readable storage medium. Further, each DB of the storage unit in the distribution server 10 can be arranged in an external storage device on the network 50.

(DB)
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of the user management DB and the comment management DB according to the present embodiment.

The user management DB 108 has data items such as a user ID and password used for login and the like, an email address, an age, a gender, and account information for payment of rewards. The account information is used to reward viewers who post comments on the timeline with the selection flag.

The comment management DB 109 has data items such as a comment ID indicating a comment identifier, a user ID of a viewer who has commented, a date and time when the comment was posted, a comment content, and a winning flag. In the winning flag, "1" is stored when the winning flag is given to the comment by the winning flag giving unit 105.

<Information processing>
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a comment bonus granting process of the live distribution server according to the present embodiment. Each step (hereinafter referred to as "S") can be realized by the CPU 11 reading and executing a program capable of realizing this flowchart.

S1: The distribution server 10 determines whether or not the comment reception from each viewer terminal 30 has been started. If you start accepting comments, proceed to S2.

S2: The distribution server 10 determines whether or not it is time to give the winning flag. When it is time to give the selection flag, the process proceeds to S3. The timing of generating the winning flag is, for example, (1) to (3) described above.

S3: The distribution server 10 executes a winning flag giving process for giving a winning flag to a comment on the timeline. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, for example, a winning flag is given to a comment written at the same time when the winning flag is generated. If there are no comments written at the same timing, the winning flag (that is, the right to acquire the comment bonus) is given to the comment that wrote the comment immediately before or after the timing when the winning flag was generated.

S4: The distribution server 10 determines whether or not the comment reception from each viewer terminal 30 has been completed. If the comment reception is finished, the process proceeds to END, and if the comment reception is not finished, the process proceeds to S2 again.

<Summary>
The live distribution system 100 according to the present embodiment is provided with a live comment function for the viewer to post a comment in real time during the live distribution, and a part of the comment is written as an incentive to encourage the viewer to comment. Give a comment bonus reward to the viewers of. As a result, the number of live comments will increase while the viewers are also proactively encouraging participation in the place by writing comments, which makes it possible to further excite the place of live distribution. That is, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to improve the taste in the place of live distribution using the Internet.

In addition, although the present invention has been described by showing specific specific examples according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, these specific examples do not deviate from the broad purpose and scope of the present invention defined in the claims. It is clear that various modifications and changes can be made to the example. That is, it should not be construed that the present invention is limited by the details of the specific examples and the accompanying drawings.

10 Live distribution server 20 Contestant terminal 30 Viewer terminal 50 Network 100 Live distribution system 101 Video distribution control unit 102 Live comment management unit 103 Timeline display control unit 104 Comment reception unit 105 Winning flag assignment unit 106 Reward granting unit 107 Storage unit 301 Display section 302 Post section

Claims (8)

A live distribution device that distributes live video on the screen of a viewer terminal.
A display control means for displaying comments posted by one viewer terminal on the timeline on the screen of all viewer terminals,
A winning flag giving means for giving a winning flag to the comment at a predetermined timing,
Have a, and a reward providing means for providing a reward to the viewer who posted the comment that the winning flag has been granted,
The predetermined timing is the timing when the number of comments on the timeline reaches the predetermined number.
A live distribution device featuring. A live distribution device that distributes live video on the screen of a viewer terminal.
A display control means for displaying comments posted by one viewer terminal on the timeline on the screen of all viewer terminals,
A winning flag giving means for giving a winning flag to the comment at a predetermined timing,
Have a, and a reward providing means for providing a reward to the viewer who posted the comment that the winning flag has been granted,
The predetermined timing is the timing when the number of comments within the predetermined time on the timeline reaches the predetermined number.
A live distribution device featuring. It is a live distribution device that distributes live videos of competitions by participants on the screen of the viewer terminal.
A display control means for displaying comments posted by one viewer terminal on the timeline on the screen of all viewer terminals,
A winning flag giving means for giving a winning flag to the comment at a predetermined timing,
Have a, and a reward providing means for providing a reward to the viewer who posted the comment that the winning flag has been granted,
The predetermined timing is the timing when the contestant's competition state reaches the predetermined competition state.
A live distribution device featuring. The predetermined competition state is that the contestant has failed to achieve the competition goal related to the competition event.
The live distribution device according to claim 3. The predetermined competition state is that the contestant has succeeded in achieving the competition goal related to the competition event.
The live distribution device according to claim 3. A live distribution device that distributes live video on the screen of a viewer terminal.
A display control means for displaying comments posted by one viewer terminal on the timeline on the screen of all viewer terminals,
A winning flag giving means for giving a winning flag to the comment at a predetermined timing,
It has a reward giving means for giving a reward to the viewer who posted the comment to which the winning flag is given.
The comments are posted in multiple different languages and
The display control means is displayed for each timeline provided for each language according to the language of the posted comment.
The winning flag giving means gives a winning flag to a comment for each timeline provided for each language at the predetermined timing.
A live distribution device featuring. The display control means causes the comment to which the winning flag is added to be displayed on the timeline on the screen of all the viewer terminals to give a reward to the viewer who posted the comment.
The live distribution device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the live distribution device is characterized. Computer,
A posting method that allows you to post comments in multiple different languages on a live distribution device,
The timeline each provided for each language on the screen, depending on the language of the posted comments, to function as a display means for displaying all the comments posted by language,
The display means, of the time line for each comment, the live distribution was elected at a predetermined timing by the device comments, possible to display that imparts a reward to the viewer who posted the comment,
A program featuring.

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