JP6972222B2 - Server system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a server system capable of communicating with a user terminal and a video database.

In recent years, it has become common to enjoy videos (gameplay videos) of other players playing by using the Internet environment through video distribution and the like.

For example, there is a form of using a video database called a so-called "video site" or "video sharing service" that widely distributes posted video data to the general public. That is, a video in which a player adds a poster comment to a gameplay video played by himself or a live voice is added to the video site is posted. Then, other players search for and browse their favorite gameplay videos on the video site, add viewer comments to the browsed gameplay videos, or use them as a reference for their own gameplay.

Further, there is a form in which a dedicated posting server having a posting acceptance function and a distribution function of replay data is used without using a video site (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). That is, a certain player posts replay data from his / her own game machine to the posting server, and another player receives the replay data from the posting server and browses the replay image on his / her own game machine.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-13101 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-13102

The act of sharing gameplay videos has a positive impact on the player community enjoying the same game title. For example, not only the effect of improving the skill based on the play of the gameplay video, but also the voice of praise from the comments given to the gameplay video posted by oneself will increase the motivation for the gameplay. In addition, the activation of communication between players through comments also entertains the players.

The present invention has been devised for the purpose of providing a new technique for sharing a gameplay video.

The first invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is that at least 1) information input by the uploader himself or 2) automatically input information is used as information associated with the uploaded gameplay video. It is a server system that can communicate with a video database that stores the gameplay video associated with the information (hereinafter collectively referred to as "video accompanying information") and provides the video so that it can be viewed via a communication line. hand,
Search information management means (for example, the control board of FIG. 1) that patrols the video database and manages search information for searching the gameplay video stored in the video database based on the video accompanying information. 1150, the server processing unit 200s of FIG. 8, the searched information management unit 210, the patrol result data 640 of FIG. 9, and the patrol processing of FIG. 16).
A reception means for receiving a search request from the first user terminal (for example, the control board 1150 in FIG. 1, the server processing unit 200s in FIG. 8, the search request reception control unit 212, the communication unit 394s, step S44 in FIG. 17).
A search means for searching a gameplay video by searching for the search information in response to the search request (for example, the control board 1150 in FIG. 1, the server processing unit 200s in FIG. 8, the search execution unit 214, and the step in FIG. 17). S30-S34) and
Answer means (for example, the control board 1150 of FIG. 1 and the server of FIG. 8) that respond to the first user terminal with access information to the video database for viewing the game play video searched by the search means. It is a server system including a processing unit 200s, an answer control unit 216, a communication unit 394s, and step S38 in FIG. 17).

In the second invention, the search means searches for the video accompanying information that matches the game play information related to the game play on the first user terminal requested for the search, based on the search information. , The server system of the first invention, which searches for the gameplay video.

A third aspect of the invention is the server system of the first or second invention, wherein the searched information management means manages the searched information based on the moving image accompanying information.

In the fourth invention, the moving image database manages browsing information including at least the number of views of each of the gameplay videos, and the searched information management means manages the searched information based on the browsing information. The server system according to any one of the first to third inventions.

According to any one of the first to fourth inventions, the server system can circulate the video database and automatically collect access information to the gameplay video. Then, upon receiving a search request for the gameplay video from the player, the collected access information can be provided. That is, it becomes possible to provide a new technology for sharing a gameplay video, and it is possible to improve convenience.

A fifth aspect of the invention is the server system of the third invention, wherein the answering means answers at least the access information related to the gameplay moving image in which the number of views satisfies a given higher condition.

According to the fifth invention, it becomes possible to preferentially answer the access information of the popular gameplay video having the highest number of views, that is, the convenience is further improved.

A sixth aspect of the invention is the server of the third or fourth invention, wherein the search means searches for the gameplay video by searching for the searched information in response to the search request based on the browsing information. It is a system.

According to the sixth invention, the searched information can be searched based on the browsing information.

In the seventh invention, from the second user terminal, the up-desired video, which is the gameplay video to be uploaded, and the up-desired video-attached information, which is the video-attached information associated with the up-desired video, are designated. The upload request receiving means (for example, the control board 1150 in FIG. 1, the server processing unit 200s in FIG. 8, the upload request reception control unit 224, the communication unit 394s, and step S140 in FIG. 19) for receiving the uploaded upload request request.
Uploading means for uploading the upload desired video and the upload desired video accompanying information to the video database (for example, the control board 1150 in FIG. 1, the server processing unit 200s in FIG. 8, the upload control unit 228, the communication unit 394s, FIG. 19). Step S142) and
The server system according to any one of the first to sixth inventions.

According to the seventh invention, the up-desired moving image and the up-desired moving image accompanying information received from the second user terminal can be uploaded to the moving image database.

The eighth aspect of the invention is the server system of the seventh invention, wherein the upload desired moving image accompanying information includes information for identifying the uploader who desires the upload.

According to the eighth invention, when uploading a video to be uploaded to a video database, information for identifying the uploader can be included in the information accompanying the video to be uploaded.

A ninth aspect of the present invention is a conformity determination means (for example, the control board of FIG. 1) for determining whether the upload desired video and the upload desired video accompanying information received by the upload request receiving means satisfy a given conformity condition. 1150, the server processing unit 200s of FIG. 8, the conformity determination unit 226, and step S114 of FIG. 21) are further provided.
The uploading means is the server system of the eighth invention that uploads the up-desired moving image and the up-desired moving image accompanying information positively determined by the conformity determining means to the moving image database.

According to the ninth invention, the uploaded game play video (up-desired video) and the video accompanying information (up-desired video-attached information) can be matched.

The tenth invention has a game server function (for example, a control board 1150 in FIG. 1, a server processing unit 200s in FIG. 8, a game management unit 218, and step S26 in FIG. 17).
An upload desired video generation means (for example, the control board of FIG. 1) for generating an upload desired video which is the game play video to be uploaded based on the game play on the second user terminal managed by the game server function. 1150, server processing unit 200s in FIG. 8, upload desired video generation unit 220, upload desired video editing data 740 in FIG. 12, step S76 in FIG. 18).
The up-desired moving image accompanying information generation means (for example, the control board 1150 in FIG. 1, the server processing unit 200s in FIG. 8, and the up-desired moving image accompanying information) for generating the up-desired moving image accompanying information which is the up-desired moving image accompanying information associated with the up-desired moving image. Information generation unit 222, moving image accompanying information editing data 747 in FIG. 12, step S76 in FIG. 18), and
The server system according to any one of the first to sixth inventions, further comprising an uploading means for uploading the video to be uploaded to the video database in association with the information accompanying the video to be uploaded.

According to the tenth invention, it is possible to generate a desired video to be uploaded and information accompanying the video based on the game play on the user terminal, and upload them. That is, the convenience is further improved.

The eleventh invention grants a given privilege to the uploader who uploaded the gameplay video when the management information about the gameplay video managed in the video database satisfies the given privilege granting condition. First privilege granting processing means for executing the first privilege granting process (for example, the control board 1150 in FIG. 1, the server processing unit 200s in FIG. 8, the privilege granting unit 238, the user management data 600 in FIG. 9, the first The server system according to any one of the seventh to tenth inventions, further comprising privilege definition data 671 and steps S236 to S238 in FIG. 22.

In the twelfth invention, the management information includes at least the number of views of the game play video, and whether or not the first privilege granting processing means satisfies the privilege granting condition using the number of views. Is the server system of the eleventh invention, which determines and grants a given privilege to the uploader of the satisfied gameplay video.

According to the eleventh or twelfth invention, a privilege can be given to a user who is a player of the uploaded gameplay video (uploader, that is, a user who has executed the gameplay displayed in the video). Therefore, it is possible to encourage the user to upload the gameplay video more positively and to liven up the sharing of the gameplay video.

The thirteenth invention has a game server function, and after a reply to the first user terminal by the answering means, the game play on the first user terminal managed by the game server function is the said. Reproduction determination by referring to the video accompanying information of the gameplay video to determine whether the given reproduction condition indicating that the gameplay is reproduced as the same as or similar to the content of the gameplay video according to the answer is satisfied. Means (for example, the control board 1150 in FIG. 1, the server processing unit 200s in FIG. 8, the reproduction determination unit 230, and step S150 in FIG. 19).
When the reproduction determination means makes an affirmative determination, the reproduction determination result notification control means (for example, the control board 1150 in FIG. 1, the server processing unit 200s in FIG. 8, and the reproduction determination) notify the first user terminal to that effect. Result notification control unit 232, steps S152 to S154 in FIG. 19),
The server system according to any one of the first to twelfth inventions.

According to the thirteenth invention, when it is determined that the content of the game play video viewed by the user of the first user terminal is reproduced by the game play of the user, the user of the first user terminal is notified to that effect. Will be notified. In other words, it will be possible to certify that the content of the gameplay video has been reproduced. You can increase your gameplay motivation and boost the sharing of gameplay videos.

The fourteenth invention has a game server function, and after a reply to the first user terminal by the answering means, the game play on the first user terminal managed by the game server function is the said. Reproduction determination by referring to the video accompanying information of the gameplay video to determine whether the given reproduction condition indicating that the gameplay is reproduced as the same as or similar to the content of the gameplay video according to the answer is satisfied. Means and
When the affirmative judgment is made by the reproduction determination means and the game play video related to the determination is a video uploaded by the upload means, the user of the second user terminal related to the game play video is notified. The second privilege granting processing means for executing the second privilege granting process for granting the privilege (for example, the control board 1150 in FIG. 1, the server processing unit 200s in FIG. 8, the privilege granting unit 238, and the user management in FIG. 9). Data 600, second privilege definition data 672, steps S156 to S160 in FIG. 19),
The server system according to any one of the seventh to eleventh inventions.

According to the fourteenth invention, when it is determined that the content of the gameplay video is reproduced in the gameplay of the user who has viewed the gameplay video, a privilege can be given to the user who is the uploader of the gameplay video. Therefore, it is possible to encourage the user to actively upload the gameplay video and to boost the motivation to share the gameplay video.

The fifteenth invention has a game server function, and after a reply to the first user terminal by the answering means, the game play on the first user terminal managed by the game server function is the said. Usefulness of determining whether or not a given useful condition indicating that the gameplay is the same as or better than the play result of the gameplay video according to the answer is satisfied by referring to the video accompanying information of the gameplay video. The determination means (for example, the control board 1150 in FIG. 1, the server processing unit 200s in FIG. 8, the usefulness determination unit 234, and step S170 in FIG. 20).
When the affirmative judgment is made by the usefulness determination means and the game play video related to the determination is a video uploaded by the upload means, the user of the second user terminal related to the game play video is notified. A third privilege granting processing means for executing a third privilege granting process for granting a given privilege (for example, the control board 1150 in FIG. 1, the server processing unit 200s in FIG. 8, the privilege granting unit 238, and the user in FIG. 9). Management data 600, third privilege definition data 673, steps S172 to S178 in FIG. 20), and
The server system according to any one of the seventh to eleventh and fourteenth inventions.

According to the fifteenth invention, when the viewed gameplay video is useful for the gameplay of another user, a privilege can be given to the user who is the player of the gameplay video. Therefore, it is possible to encourage the user to upload the gameplay video more positively and to boost the momentum of sharing the gameplay video.

The sixteenth invention has a game server function, and after a reply to the first user terminal by the answering means, the game play on the first user terminal managed by the game server function is the said. Trial execution determination means (for example,) for determining whether or not a given trial condition indicating that the game has been played according to the content of the gameplay video according to the answer is satisfied by referring to the video accompanying information of the gameplay video. , The control board 1150 of FIG. 1, the server processing unit 200s of FIG. 8, the trial execution determination unit 236, and step S190 of FIG. 20).
When the affirmative judgment is made by the trial execution determination means and the game play video related to the determination is a video uploaded by the upload means, the user of the second user terminal related to the game play video is notified. A fourth privilege granting processing means for executing a fourth privilege granting process for granting a given privilege (for example, the control board 1150 in FIG. 1, the server processing unit 200s in FIG. 8, the privilege granting unit 238, and the user in FIG. 9). Management data 600, 4th privilege definition data 674, steps S190 to S194 in FIG. 20),
The server system according to any one of the seventh to eleventh, fourteenth and fifteenth inventions.

The seventeenth invention grants the fourth privilege granting processing means according to the trial play time or the number of trial plays of the game play on the first user terminal, which is positively determined by the trial execution determination means. It is a server system of the sixteenth invention which changes a privilege.

According to the 16th or 17th invention, it is determined that the user of the first user terminal has tried to reproduce the gameplay of the contents of the viewed gameplay video, and if affirmative, the gameplay is concerned. Benefits can be given to the user who is the uploader of the video. Therefore, it is possible to further encourage the user to actively upload the gameplay video and further boost the momentum for sharing the gameplay video.

The content of the video accompanying information can be appropriately set, but as the eighteenth invention, the video accompanying information includes at least one of a game title, a game category, a game stage, and play result information. If the server system of any one of the first to the seventeenth inventions is configured, it can be applied to various types of games and is more suitable from the viewpoint of versatility.

The video database can be configured to be realized as a part of the server system. That is, as the nineteenth invention, it is also possible to configure the server system of any one of the first to eighteenth inventions including the moving image database.

In addition, the video accompanying information can be appropriately encrypted. That is, as the twentieth invention, the moving image accompanying information is encrypted and stored in the moving image database, and further provided with a decoding means for decrypting the encrypted moving image accompanying information. The server system of any of the inventions can be configured.

The figure which shows an example of the structure of a game system. A diagram for explaining the function of the server system to periodically patrol the video database and automatically collect information about gameplay videos related to online games provided by the server system. The figure explaining the 1st video posting function that a server system uploads (posts) a gameplay video to a video database. The figure explaining the second video posting function that a server system uploads (posts) a gameplay video to a video database. A diagram for explaining the function of collecting access information to videos posted in the video database and providing them to the player. The figure for demonstrating the function of giving a privilege to the player of the gameplay video based on the access result of the gameplay video posted in the video database. The figure for demonstrating the reproduction determination function which determines whether the same content as the viewed game play video was reproduced, and the function which gives a privilege to the player of the game play video according to the determination result. A functional block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a server system. The figure which shows the example of the program and data which the server storage part stores. The figure which shows the data structure example of the user management data. The figure which shows the data composition example of the play data. The figure which shows the data composition example of the video editing data which wants to upload. The figure which shows the data structure example of the highlight definition data. The figure which shows the data structure example of the upload history data. The figure which shows the data structure example of the patrol result data. A flowchart for explaining the flow of the patrol process executed by the server system periodically or intermittently. A flowchart for explaining the flow of the game management process. The flowchart which continues from FIG. The flowchart which continues from FIG. The flowchart which continues from FIG. A flowchart for explaining the flow of the video preparation process. A flowchart for explaining the flow of the first and fifth privilege granting processes. The functional block diagram which shows the functional composition example of the server system in 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the program and the data which the server storage part stores in 2nd Embodiment. A flowchart for explaining the flow of the upload desired video preparation process in the second embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of the 1st and 5th privilege grant processing in 2nd Embodiment.

As an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, an example of sharing a gameplay video of an online game among players will be described.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a game system according to the present embodiment. The game system of the present embodiment includes a server system 1100, a moving image database 1200, and a user terminal 1500, which are capable of mutual data communication by connecting to a communication line 9.

The communication line 9 means a communication path capable of data communication. That is, the communication line 9 includes a telephone communication network, a cable network, a communication network such as the Internet, as well as a LAN (Local Area Network) using a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection and Ethernet (registered trademark). It is meaningful, and the communication method may be wired or wireless.

The server system 1100 mounts a control board 1150. The control board 1150 is equipped with various microprocessors such as CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1151, GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) and DSP (Digital Signal Processor), various IC memories 1152 such as VRAM, RAM and ROM, and communication device 1153. Has been done. A part or all of the control board 1150 may be realized by an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (field-programmable gate array), or a SoC (System on a Chip).

Then, the server system 1100 performs arithmetic processing on the control board 1150 based on a predetermined program and data, so that 1) a user management function related to user registration and the like, and 2) a player who is a user can play a game on the user terminal 1500. It realizes a game management function that provides the necessary data to do so. That is, the video game in the present embodiment is realized as a kind of client-server type online game.

Similarly, the server system 1100 of the present embodiment is
3) A function that periodically patrols the video database 1200 and automatically collects information on gameplay videos related to online games provided by the server system 1100.
4) A video posting function for posting gameplay videos to the video database 1200,
5) A function to provide the player with access information to the gameplay video posted on the video database 1200, and
6) A function to give benefits to the player who posted the gameplay video based on the access result to the gameplay video posted on the video database 1200, and
7) A function of giving a privilege to the player who posted the viewed gameplay video based on the relationship between the gameplay video viewed on the user terminal 1500 and the gameplay result is realized.

Although the server system 1100 is described as a single unit, it may be configured such that a plurality of blade servers sharing each function are mounted and connected to each other via an internal bus so that data communication is possible. Alternatively, a configuration may be configured in which a plurality of independent servers installed at remote locations perform data communication via the communication line 9 to function as the server system 1100 as a whole.

The video database 1200 is a server system that provides a "video site" and a "video sharing service". A known moving image database may be used, or it may be realized as a dedicated database realized as a function of the server system 1100.

The user terminal 1500 (1500a, 1500b, ...) Is a computer used by the player for game play, and is a computer capable of accessing the server system 1100 via the communication line 9 and executing an online game. Of course, you can independently access the video database 1200 and browse the posted videos.

The form of the user terminal 1500 is not particularly limited. For example, it may be a device classified into a smartphone, a portable game device, a stationary home game device, a game controller of a stationary home game device, a commercial game device, a personal computer, a tablet computer, a wearable computer, and the like.

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FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a function in which the server system 1100 of the present embodiment periodically patrols the video database 1200 and automatically collects information on a gameplay video related to an online game provided by the server system 1100.

The video database 1200 assigns unique access information 401 (for example, URL, IP address, route information, etc.) to each posted (uploaded) video, and generates and manages the posted video data set 400.

The configuration of the posted video data set 400 is appropriately set by the video database 1200. For example, in one posted video data set 400, the access information 401 and the posted video data or the video data are converted into a predetermined data format. It includes the converted / compressed moving image data 402, the moving image accompanying information 403, the number of views 404 showing the access result to the moving image, and the evaluation result accumulated data 405.

The moving image accompanying information 403 is information group and metadata for indexing the moving image data 402. At least, the information entered by the poster (uploader himself) or any of the automatically entered information is included. Examples of the former may include a video title, a poster account, a tag, and a poster's comment such as a description or impression of the content of the video entered by the poster himself. The latter may include video classification, viewer comments given by others viewing the video, and the like.

In the illustrated example, the moving image accompanying information 403 and the moving image data 402 are separately represented, but depending on the database configuration and the data management method, the moving image accompanying information 403 may be included in the moving image data 402.

The evaluation result accumulation data 405 stores the evaluation result by the viewer after the moving image is published. For example, it is possible to include the cumulative number of times the viewer has input an operation indicating a predetermined manifestation of praise while viewing the video, the distribution of evaluation points input after viewing the video, the integrated value, and the like.

By the way, the traveling keyword list 630 is stored in the server system 1100.
The traveling keyword list 630 is appropriately set according to the game content so as to be suitable for searching the gameplay video related to the online game provided by the server system 1100 from the video database 1200. For example, in the case of an RPG (role-playing game), the game title, the names of characters and items appearing in the game, the names of dungeons, the names of stages where traps and gimmicks that are key points are set, and the names of places in the game. It's a good idea to set terms that describe the highlight scene.

The server system 1100 periodically accesses the video database 1200.
For example, if the target video database 1200 is a video site based on an Internet connection, the server system 1100 accesses the video site using automatic web browsing technology. Since page description data (for example, HTML data) can be obtained by accessing the video site, the server system 1100 searches and processes the text data included in the page description data using the traveling keyword list 630 for the purpose. Find a web page to view gameplay videos.

Then, the server system 1100 automatically accesses the web page obtained by the search. The data such as the page description data obtained by reading the page includes not only the access information 401, but also the video accompanying information 403 corresponding to the video of the page, the number of views 404, and the evaluation result accumulation data 405. Therefore, the server system 1100 creates and stores the patrol result data 640 in which the information is associated with the patrol keyword used.

Specifically, one patrol result data 640 is created for each gameplay video. One patrol result data 640 stores the patrol date and time 643, the used patrol keyword 644, the access information 645, the video accompanying information 646, the number of views 647, and the evaluation result accumulation data 650. Of course, data other than these can be stored as appropriate.

Then, the accumulated single or plurality of patrol result data 640 is prepared for answering the inquiry of the game play video from the user terminal 1500. That is, the server system 1100 can collect the information of the game play video posted in the video database 1200 on behalf of the player and provide it to the player. For the player, it is not necessary to save the trouble of searching the web for each video database 1200 and searching for the target gameplay video, which is highly convenient.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a first video posting function in which the server system 1100 of the present embodiment posts a gameplay video to the video database 1200.

The user 2 who is a player can access the server system 1100 with a user ID acquired in advance and play an online game by using his / her own user terminal 1500. Then, during game play, the server system 1100 stores the replay data.

The replay data is various data necessary for reproducing the play contents after the play. For example, this includes data related to a history of operation input of a player character by a user 2 who is a player and a history of automatic operation input of an NPC (non-player character) by a computer.

The server system 1100 refers to the replay data, automatically generates a game play video 562 of a scene in which the play situation satisfies a predetermined "video generation condition", and automatically generates video accompanying information 570 attached to the game play video. Then, the game play video 562 and the video accompanying information 570 are posted to, that is, uploaded to the video database 1200.

The content of the "video generation condition" defines a play situation corresponding to a so-called highlight scene, and can be appropriately set in consideration of the game content and the like. "Video generation condition" can be read as "highlight definition". The moving image generation condition to be the highlight scene can be appropriately set according to the game content. For example, a scene that has cleared the game stage, a scene in which a special technique is activated, a so-called super play that is extremely difficult to activate or reproduce, and the like correspond to this.

The details of the video generation conditions include the names of characters and items appearing in the game included in the patrol keyword list 630 (see Fig. 2), the names of dungeons, and the stage names where traps and gimmicks that are key points are set. It is described by using a single or a combination of the names of places in the game and the terms that explain the highlight scenes as parameters.

The content of the video accompanying information 570 is information on the origin and content of the gameplay video, that is, who, when, under what play conditions, and what kind of content the posted gameplay video represents. This is information indicating.
For example, 1) game genre, 2) game title, 3) play date and time, 4) player user ID, 5) information about play status (for example, stage ID being played, type of enemy character, number of appearances, etc.), 6) Video category (genre according to the content of the gameplay video), 7) Situation explanation that briefly explains the content of the gameplay video (for example, the name of the technique activated, the number of combos, the items used, etc.), 8) Including replay timing, etc. Of course, in addition to these, it is possible to appropriately include a production display, a sound effect, a sub-voice, a comment expressing the player's feelings, and the like.

When the gameplay video 562 or the like is posted (uploaded) to the video database 1200, the video database 1200 sets the access information to the gameplay video and returns, so that the server system 1100 sets the video accompanying information 570 and the received access information 590. The upload history data 550 is generated and stored in association with.

The access information 590 may be any information such as a URL, an IP address, and route information that can directly call the target gameplay video, and can be appropriately set according to the configuration of the video database 1200.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a second video posting function in which the server system 1100 of the present embodiment posts a gameplay video to the video database 1200.
The fact that the user 2 who is a player can access the server system 1100 on the user terminal 1500 and play an online game is the same as the description of the first video posting function described above, but the user terminal 1500 has a gameplay video and a video. It has a function of creating accompanying information according to an operation input of a user 2 who is a player.

When the user 2 who is a player completes the editing of the game play video (up-desired video) posted on the user terminal 1500 and the video accompanying information (up-desired video accompanying information) related to the video, and inputs a predetermined posting request operation, The game play video created by the user terminal 1500, the video accompanying information related to the video, and the posting request request are transmitted to the server system 1100.

When the server system 1100 receives the posting request request from the user terminal 1500, the server system 1100 determines the compatibility (conformity determination) between the content of the received gameplay video and the content of the video accompanying information, and if they are compatible, the video is displayed. Post to database 1200. Then, the access information is acquired from the video database 1200, and the upload history data 550 is generated and saved.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a function of providing access information to a gameplay video posted in the video database 1200 to a player.
The player can easily browse the desired gameplay video by inquiring the server system 1100 for access information to the gameplay video posted in the video database 1200 by using the user terminal 1500.

That is, when the user terminal 1500 detects a predetermined search request operation input during game play, it can display a video category selection menu 30 as a search keyword, as shown in screen example W6.

The video category is a content classification of the game play video 562, and the category type is prepared in advance according to the game content being played. For example, "successful technique", "boss character capture", "breakthrough of gimmick trap", "rare item discovery", etc. can be set as appropriate.

Then, when any one of the video category selection menus 30 is selected and operated, the user terminal 1500 requests the server system 1100 to search for access information to the gameplay video using the selected video category as a search keyword. do.

The server system 1100 uses the patrol result data 640 (see FIG. 2) and the upload history data 550 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) as search targets in response to a search request from the user terminal 1500, and a moving image category selected by the player. Reply / reply to the access information to the gameplay video of the video database 1200 corresponding to.
In the search, in addition to the selected video category, the play data of the game being executed on the user terminal 1500 (game play information; for example, the game stage ID being played, the type of enemy character, the name of the dungeon, the game space). Refer to the position inside, the type of equipped item, the elapsed time from the start of play, etc.) and search for the video accompanying information that matches the progress of the game at that time (details will be described later).

As shown in the screen example W8, the user terminal 1500 displays the answer of the acquired access information as the access information list 32.
When the user 2 who is a player arbitrarily selects any one from the access information list 32, the user terminal 1500 accesses the video database 1200 according to the selected access information, and as shown in the screen example W10, the video player screen 34 is displayed. The gameplay video selected in the access information list 32 can be displayed. Along with this, the video database 1200 increases the access counter of the viewed gameplay video by "1".

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a function of granting a privilege to a user 2 who is a player of the gameplay video based on the access result of the gameplay video posted in the video database 1200.

The server system 1100 can circulate the video database 1200 to evaluate and monitor the gameplay video related to the online game played on the user terminal 1500. In the present embodiment, based on the history of the gameplay video posted in the past (upload history data 550), the access result to the gameplay video 562 posted in the past, the so-called number of views, is checked. Then, if the number of views checked by the server system 1100 satisfies the predetermined privilege granting condition, the server system 1100 grants the privilege to the user 2 who is the player of the game play video 562. Therefore, it is possible to encourage the user to upload the gameplay video more positively and to increase the motivation to share the gameplay video.

The content of the privilege can be set as appropriate. For example, items that can be used in an online game played on the user terminal 1500, in-game currency, event participation rights, lottery rights, and the like can be appropriately set. Of course, as long as the server system 1100 can provide other game titles as online games, items or the like that can be used in the other game titles may be used.

In addition, the criteria for granting benefits are not limited to the number of views, and if the video database 1200 is comment-enabled, the results of wording analysis of comments from viewers added at the time of browsing and counting favorable comments are used as the basis. You may give a privilege.

FIG. 7 shows to the player (uploader of the gameplay video) of the viewed gameplay video based on the relationship between the gameplay video viewed on the user terminal 1500 and the gameplay result on the user terminal 1500. It is a figure for demonstrating the function of giving a privilege.

In the server system 1100, the user 2 (2b), who is the second player who has viewed the gameplay video 562 of the user 2 (2a), who is the first player, has the same content as or is abbreviated as the content of the gameplay video 562 after viewing. Execute a reproduction judgment to determine whether the same contents can be reproduced (details will be described later). In addition, a trial execution determination for determining whether or not the reproduction has been attempted is executed (details will be described later). Then, when the reproduction determination or the trial execution determination is affirmative, the server system 1100 grants a privilege to the user 2 (2a) who is the first player of the original gameplay moving image 562 viewed. Therefore, it is possible to encourage the user to upload the gameplay video more positively and further boost the momentum of sharing the gameplay video.

[Explanation of function configuration]
FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the server system 1100 according to the present embodiment. The server system 1100 in the present embodiment includes an operation input unit 100s, a server processing unit 200s, an image display unit 392s, a communication unit 394s, and a server storage unit 500s.

The operation input unit 100s is a means for inputting various operations for managing the server system 1100. Keyboard etc. are applicable.

The server processing unit 200s is realized by, for example, a microprocessor such as a CPU or GPU, or an electronic component such as an IC memory, and controls data input / output with each functional unit including an operation input unit 100s and a server storage unit 500s. conduct. Then, various arithmetic processes are executed based on a predetermined program and data, an operation input signal from the operation input unit 100s, and data received from a user terminal such as the user terminal 1500, and the operation of the server system 1100 is integrated. Control. In the example of FIG. 1, the control board 1150 corresponds to this.

The server processing unit 200s of the present embodiment includes a user management unit 202, a searched information management unit 210, a search request reception control unit 212, a search execution unit 214, a response control unit 216, and a game management unit 218. , The upload request video generation unit 220, the upload request video accompanying information generation unit 222, the upload request reception control unit 224, the conformity determination unit 226, the upload control unit 228, the reproduction determination unit 230, and the reproduction determination result notification. It includes a control unit 232, a usefulness determination unit 234, a trial execution determination unit 236, a privilege giving unit 238, an image generation unit 292s, and a communication control unit 294s.

The user management unit 202 performs a process related to the user registration procedure and a registration management process of various data associated with the registered user. For example, a process of issuing a unique user ID to a user who has undergone a predetermined registration procedure is performed. In addition, as appropriate, linking processing of electronic payment media, setting of accounts for electronic payment, payment processing to accounts using cash or credit cards, payment processing such as payment of play consideration, storage of payment history It may be possible to perform management, etc. In a configuration in which a player character is made available in a game by registering a card ID of a game card (so-called trading card) as an entity obtained separately, the game card registration procedure may be further performed.

The searched information management unit 210 patrols the video database 1200, acquires the video accompanying information and the number of views of the video stored (posted; uploaded) in the video database 1200, and uses it for the search of the game play video 562. Manage information (searched information) (see Fig. 2). In the present embodiment, the searched information includes the patrol result data 640 (see FIG. 15) and the upload history data 550, which will be described later (see FIG. 9).

The search request reception control unit 212 controls to receive a search request for the game play video 562 from the user terminal 1500. In the present embodiment, when a predetermined search request operation input is detected on the user terminal 1500 during game play, the search condition input screen, that is, the video category selection menu 30 of FIG. 5 is displayed on the user terminal 1500. Get the selection result.

The search execution unit 214 matches the conditions that the player wants to see by searching for the patrol result data 640 (see FIG. 2) and the upload history data 550 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) that match the search request. Search for gameplay video 562. Further, when searching, the play data (game play information) related to the game being executed on the user terminal 1500 is referred to.

In the present embodiment, in the search, the patrol result data 640 and the upload history data 550 matching the video category selected in the video category selection menu 30 (see FIG. 5) are primarily extracted, and the respective access information is obtained. Secondary extraction. Then, based on the degree of similarity between the video accompanying information corresponding to the secondary extracted access information and the play data, the answers are prioritized according to the secondary extracted access information, and the upper predetermined number of the priority is determined. The tertiary extraction is used as the search result.

The response control unit 216 controls to reply to the user terminal 1500 that has requested the search for the access information to the video database 1200 for viewing the game play video 562 searched by the search execution unit 214. In the present embodiment, the access information list 32 (see FIG. 5) is displayed so that it can be selected and operated.

The game management unit 218 performs various processes related to game play.
Since the present embodiment is a client-server type online game, the game management unit 218 receives an execution request from the user terminal 1500, activates the game of the present embodiment, and communicates with the user terminal 1500 to play the game. Controls to provide the data needed for play. That is, the game is prepared and the progress of the game is controlled. Then, various data necessary for controlling the game play are stored in the server storage unit 500s as the play data 700. If the game is executed in PvP format, the game management unit 218 may include an opponent matching function.

The upload desired video generation unit 220 executes a process for generating and preparing an upload desired video, which is a game play video to be uploaded, based on the game play on the user terminal 1500.

The upload-desired video accompanying information generation unit 222 executes a process for generating and preparing the upload-desired video accompanying information which is the incidental information associated with the upload-desired video.

The upload request reception control unit 224 posts a gameplay video (upload desired video) to be uploaded and video accompanying information (upload desired accompanying information) associated with the upload desired video from the user terminal 1500. Controls to accept requests (upload request requests) (see FIG. 4).

The conformity determination unit 226 determines whether the up-desired moving image and the up-desired accompanying information satisfy a given conformity condition (see FIG. 4).

The upload control unit 228 controls to upload (post) the automatically generated gameplay video and the video accompanying information, and the upload desired video and the upload desired accompanying information that are positively determined by the conformity determination unit 226 to the video database 1200. I do. Along with this, control related to generation and storage of upload history data 550 is performed.

The reproduction determination unit 230 reproduces the game play on the user terminal 1500 as the same or similar game play as the content of the game play video related to the answer after the response of the search result to the user terminal 1500 by the response control unit 216. It is determined by referring to the video accompanying information of the game play video whether or not the given reproduction condition indicating that the game play has been performed is satisfied.

When the reproduction determination result notification control unit 232 makes an affirmative determination by the reproduction determination unit 230, the reproduction determination result notification control unit 232 controls to notify the user terminal 1500 to that effect.

In the usefulness determination unit 234, after the response of the search result to the user terminal 1500 by the response control unit 216, the game play on the user terminal 1500 is the same as or better than the play result of the game play video related to the answer. It is determined whether or not the given useful condition indicating that the gameplay is satisfied is satisfied by referring to the video accompanying information of the game play video.

In the trial execution determination unit 236, after the response of the search result to the user terminal 1500 by the response control unit 216, the game play on the user terminal 1500 performed the game play according to the content of the game play video related to the answer. It is determined by referring to the video accompanying information of the game play video whether or not the given trial condition indicating the above is satisfied.

The privilege granting unit 238 controls to grant a privilege according to the evaluation status of the gameplay video to the player of the gameplay video posted to the video database 1200. In the present embodiment, control is performed regarding the granting of the first to fifth benefits.

In particular,
1) When the number of views of the gameplay video uploaded under the control of the upload control unit 228 satisfies the given privilege granting condition, the user (uploader; user who is the player of the gameplay video) related to the upload. ) Is given a given privilege, and the first privilege granting process is executed.
2) Further, when the affirmative judgment is made by the reproduction determination unit 230 and the game play video related to the determination is a video uploaded under the control of the upload control unit 228, the user (uploader; A second privilege granting process for granting a given privilege to a user who is a player of the gameplay video) is executed.
3) Further, when the affirmative judgment is made by the usefulness judgment unit 234 and the game play video related to the judgment is a video uploaded under the control of the upload control unit 228, the user (uploader) related to the game play video. A third privilege granting process for granting a given privilege to a user who is a player of the gameplay video) is executed.
4) Further, when the trial execution determination unit 236 makes an affirmative determination and the gameplay video related to the determination is a video uploaded under the control of the upload control unit 228, the user (uploader) related to the gameplay video. A fourth privilege granting process for granting a given privilege to a user who is a player of the gameplay video) is executed.
5) Further, in the case of a video uploaded under the control of the upload control unit 228, when the accumulation of the evaluation result in the gameplay video satisfies the given privilege granting condition, the user related to the gameplay video. A fifth privilege granting process for granting a given privilege to (uploader; user who is a player of the gameplay video) is executed.

The image generation unit 292s is realized by, for example, a GPU, a processor such as a digital signal processor (DSP), a video signal IC, a program such as a video codec, an IC memory for a drawing frame such as a frame buffer, and the like. Then, the image generation unit 292s generates data for displaying the image of the game screen on the user terminal 1500 based on the processing result by the game management unit 218. In addition, other images necessary for system management are generated and an image signal is output to the image display unit 392s.

The image display unit 392s displays various images for system management based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 292s. For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a projector, and a head-mounted display.

The communication control unit 294s executes data processing related to data communication, and realizes data exchange with an external device via the communication unit 394s.

The communication unit 394s connects to the communication line 9 to realize communication. For example, it is realized by a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a jack of a communication cable for wiring, a control circuit, and the like. In the example of FIG. 1, the communication device 1153 corresponds.

The server storage unit 500s stores a system program for realizing various functions for the server processing unit 200s to control the server system 1100 in an integrated manner, a program necessary for managing a game, various data, and the like. Further, it is used as a work area of the server processing unit 200s, and temporarily stores the calculation results and the like executed by the server processing unit 200s according to various programs. Such functions are realized by, for example, IC memory such as RAM and ROM, magnetic disk such as hard disk, optical disk such as CD-ROM and DVD, and online storage. In the example of FIG. 1, a storage medium such as an IC memory 1152 or a hard disk corresponds to this.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a program and data stored in the server storage unit 500s in the present embodiment.
The server storage unit 500s includes a system program 501, a server program 502, a distribution client program 507, stage-specific game initial setting data 510, highlight definition data 530, a patrol keyword list 630, and first privilege definition data. 671, the second privilege definition data 672, the third privilege definition data 673, the fourth privilege definition data 674, and the fifth privilege definition data 675 are stored in advance.

Further, the server storage unit 500s stores user management data 600, play data 700, upload history data 550, and patrol result data 640 as data that are sequentially generated and updated. Furthermore, other information such as timers and counters for timekeeping and various flags can be stored as appropriate.

The system program 501 is a basic program for realizing a basic input / output function as a computer by being read and executed by the server processing unit 200s.

The server program 502 is a program for adding functions as the user management unit 202 to the privilege granting unit 238 to the server processing unit 200s.

The distribution client program 507 is a program executed on the user terminal 1500 in order to execute the game. The distribution client program 507 may be realized as a dedicated program, for example. Alternatively, if the game of the present embodiment is realized as a web game, a web technology that actively controls the screen display by using Java (registered trademark), CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), etc. together with HTML based on a web browser. Or, it may be realized by using a plug-in such as Adobe (registered trademark) Flash. Of course, other methods may be used.

The game initial setting data 510 for each stage is prepared for each game stage, and stores various initial setting data necessary for executing the game in each stage. A part of it may be used for distribution to the user terminal 1500.

The user management data 600 is prepared for each user registered as a player of the online game provided by the server system 1100. As shown in FIG. 10, for example, one user management data 600 includes a user ID 601, save data 602 for storing data describing the progress of a game up to the latest play, response history data 610, and video browsing history. Includes data 620 and. Of course, data other than these can be stored as appropriate.

The response history data 610 is created for each history of responses to the search request for the gameplay video from the user terminal 1500 of the user. One response history data 610 includes a response destination user ID 611 (same as user ID 601), a response date and time 612, and an answer access information list 613 that stores access information replied as a search result in order of priority. Of course, data other than these can be stored as appropriate. For example, identification information for referring to the patrol result data 640 and the upload history data 550 corresponding to the access information may be stored in association with each access information included in the response access information list 613.

The video browsing history data 620 is created for each viewing of the gameplay video. For example, one video browsing history data 620 stores the browsing date and time 621 and the browsing video access information 622. Of course, data other than these can be stored as appropriate.

Returning to FIG. 9, the play data 700 is prepared for each game being played and stores various data describing the progress thereof.
As shown in FIG. 11, for example, one play data 700 includes a user ID 701 for identifying a player, a login date and time 702, a game title 704, a game stage ID 706 indicating a game stage used for play, and a player. A player character type 708 indicating a character type used as a character and a player character type 708 are stored.
Further, the operation input history data 710 that stores the player's operation input information in time series, the NPC control history data 712 that stores the control information in time series for each NPC automatically controlled by the computer, and the game space control data 714. , Player character control data 716 and NPC control data 718 are stored.

If the replay data means data for reconstructing the progress of game play after play, the game stage ID 706, player character type 708, operation input history data 710, and NPC control history data 712 are used as replay data. Equivalent to.

Further, one play data 700 is a notification control that stores search-related data 720, video viewing control data 730, upload desired video editing data 740, and data for controlling the display of various notifications in the game screen. The data 760 and the play result data 770 are stored. Of course, data other than these can be stored as appropriate.

The search-related data 720 is generated every time a gameplay video is searched, and stores information about the latest search request. For example, it includes a selected moving image category 721 that stores the selection result of the moving image category selection menu 30 (see FIG. 5), and an answer access information list 722 corresponding to the answer to the search request.

The video viewing control data 730 stores data necessary for playing / viewing a gameplay video during gameplay. In this embodiment, data necessary for display control of the moving image player screen 34 (see FIG. 5) is stored.

The upload desired video editing data 740 stores various information of the editing process performed when the player himself edits the gameplay video for posting.
For example, as shown in FIG. 12, a manual / automatic editing method selection flag 741 for storing the selection result by the player whether the desired video to be uploaded is automatically edited by the server system 1100 or manually edited by the player itself, and the desired video to be uploaded. Up candidate video data 743 created for each candidate video, video editing data 745 that stores data related to the editing process of manual editing by the player, and when the player himself edits the gameplay video for posting. Includes up-desired video accompanying information editing data 747, which stores various information in the process of editing up-desired video accompanying information. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

The up candidate video data 743 is a game generated by reconstructing from replay data (game stage ID 706 to NPC control history data 712, etc. in FIG. 11) for each scene that conforms to the highlight definition data 530 (see FIG. 13) described later. It is play video data. It is a material and a candidate for the gameplay video (video you want to play) to be uploaded.

One up candidate video data 743 includes a user ID 743a, a unique up candidate video ID 743b, a game play video 743c including video and audio that is the main body of the up candidate video, and highlight definition data 530 of which up candidate video is the up candidate video. Conformance highlight ID 743d, which indicates whether or not conforming to, is stored. Of course, data other than these can be stored as appropriate.

When the gameplay video is automatically edited by the server system 1100, the upload candidate video data 743 is automatically generated and presented to the player. Then, when the player selects and approves the posting, the video data of the selected upload candidate video data 743 is regarded as a video desired to be played, and is posted / uploaded to the video database 1200.

Returning to FIG. 9, the highlight definition data 530 is data that defines the highlight scene of the game play that is judged to be appropriate for posting the game play video, and is prepared for each play situation recognized as the highlight. NS. The highlight definition data 530 also serves as the determination reference data for the reproduction determination for determining whether or not the content of the game play moving image can be reproduced. It also serves as the determination criterion data for the trial execution determination for determining whether or not the content of the game play video has been tried.

The "highlight scene" can be appropriately set depending on the content of the game. For example, "Clear stage", "5-series combo", "Activate special move A", "Successful sniper over 1000m", "Develop new route to avoid traps", "Appear hidden door" and so on.

As shown in FIG. 13, one highlight definition data 530 includes an applicable game title 531 indicating which game is the highlight, a unique highlight ID 532, a definition parameter value list 533, and a conforming video category. Includes a list 535, a situation commentary list 537, and a reproduction difficulty point 539. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

The definition parameter value list 533 is definition data of the highlight scene using the parameter values for describing the game progress control.
For example, 1) play time range condition 533a that limits the range of elapsed time from the start of play, 2) play situation condition 533b that limits the play status such as the game stage, scenario, and play mode being played, and 3). Game space position information 533c that limits the area where the player character is located in the game stage, 4) Operation input history condition 533d that limits the operation input pattern by the player, and 5) Activation that limits the types of techniques that are determined to be activated. It includes a technique type condition 533e, 6) an NPC control condition 533f that limits the state of NPCs, the type of NPCs, the number of NPCs that appear, and 7) a play performance condition 533g that limits play results. Then, one highlight scene is defined by combining these singular numbers or a plurality of them.

The conforming video category list 535 is a list of video categories to which the highlight scene matches. Video categories should be defined in the same way as highlight scene types. That is, "Stage clear", "5-series combo", "Activate special move A", "Successful sniper over 1000m", "Develop new route to avoid traps", "Appear hidden door" and so on.

The situation commentary list 537 is a list of situation commentary sentences and situation commentary sounds suitable for the highlight scene, and a list of options representing the situation suitable for the highlight scene.

The reproduction difficulty point 539 is a numerical value indicating the difficulty of reproducing the highlight scene. The game creator sets it appropriately.

Returning to FIG. 9, the upload history data 550 is created for each upload of the gameplay video.
As shown in FIG. 14, for example, one upload history data 550 is accessed by an upload destination video database ID 551, an upload date and time 553, a poster user ID 555, an upload desired video data 560, an upload desired video accompanying information 570, and the like. The information 590, the number of views 592, the number of reproductions 594, the number of useful determinations 596, and the number of trial execution determinations 598 are included. Of course, data other than these can be included as appropriate.

The poster user ID 555 is the user ID of the player (user) of the uploaded game play video (user ID 701 of the play data 700; see FIG. 11).

The upload desired video data 560 includes, for example, a unique upload desired video ID 561, an uploaded gameplay video 562, and a matching highlight ID 563 which is a highlight ID 532 of the matching highlight definition data 530.

The upload desired video accompanying information 570 includes an upload desired video ID 571 indicating the destination of the accompanying information, a play date and time 572, a game genre 573, a game title 574, a poster user ID 575, a play status 576, and a video category. Stores 577, a situation commentary 578, a conformance highlight ID 579, and a poster comment 580. Of course, data other than these can be stored as appropriate.

The access information 590 is the access information given and returned by the video database 1200 at the time of uploading.
The number of views 592 is the number of views of the uploaded gameplay video.

The reproduction number 594 stores the cumulative number of times that the content of the uploaded gameplay video is determined to be reproduced by another player. The initial value is "0".

The usefulness determination number 596 is the number of times that the uploaded gameplay video is determined to be useful to another player. The initial value is "0".

The trial execution determination number 598 is the number of determinations that the content of the uploaded game play video is tried by another player. The initial value is "0".

Returning to FIG. 9, the traveling keyword list 630 is information on search keywords for searching and extracting gameplay videos of online games provided by the server system 1100 from videos already posted in the video database 1200. be. For example, game genre, game title, game stage or scenario name, skill name or magic name that the player character activates, item name or weapon name, summoned beast name, boss character name, place name in the game space, etc. Set as appropriate according to.

The patrol result data 640 stores information for each gameplay video of the online game provided by the server system 1100 already posted in the video database 1200, which is obtained as a result of patrol to the video database 1200.

As shown in FIG. 15, for example, one patrol result data 640 contains a unique patrol result ID 641, a video database ID 642 indicating a patrol destination, a patrol date and time 643, and a patrol keyword used to obtain the patrol result. The used patrol keyword 644 to be stored, the access information 645 for accessing the found game play video, the video accompanying information 646, the number of views 647, and the evaluation result accumulation data 650 are stored. Of course, data other than these can be stored as appropriate.

Returning to FIG. 9, the first privilege definition data 671 is data that defines the first privilege given to the player of the gameplay video according to the number of views of the gameplay video posted in the past by the server system 1100. , Prepared according to the content of the first privilege. One first privilege definition data 671 stores, for example, the applicable browsing number range, which is the viewing number range, and the content in the first privilege in association with each other.

The second privilege definition data 672 is given to the player of the gameplay video when the content of the gameplay video posted in the past by the server system 1100 is reproduced by a player different from the player of the gameplay video. It is the data that defines the second privilege, and is prepared according to the content of the second privilege. One second privilege definition data 672 stores, for example, the range of the number of reproductions, which is the range of the number of reproductions, and the content of the second privilege in association with each other.

The third privilege definition data 673 assigns the gameplay video to a player when the content of the gameplay video posted in the past by the server system 1100 is determined to be useful for a player other than the player of the gameplay video. It is the data that defines the third privilege to be given, and is prepared according to the content of the third privilege. One third privilege definition data 673 stores, for example, the range of applicable usefulness determinations, which is the range of the number of usefulness determinations, and the content of the third privilege in association with each other.

The fourth privilege definition data 674 is given to the player of the gameplay video when the content of the gameplay video posted in the past by the server system 1100 is tried by a player different from the player of the gameplay video. It is data that defines the fourth privilege, and is prepared according to the content of the fourth privilege. One fourth privilege definition data 674 is, for example, an application trial execution determination number range which is a range of the number of trials, an application trial play time range which is a range of the play time (trial play time) required for the trial, and a fourth. Store the contents of the privilege in association with each other.

The fifth privilege definition data 675 is data that defines the fifth privilege given to the player of the gameplay video according to the accumulation of the evaluation results by the viewer on the gameplay video posted in the past by the server system 1100. Therefore, it will be prepared according to the contents of the 5th privilege. One fifth privilege definition data 675 may be, for example, an evaluation result condition (for example, the number of praise intention display operations by the viewer, the combination of the type and number of praise intention display, the range of the number of additional comments by the viewer, and predetermined terms. The range of the number of comments using, etc.) and the content of the 5th privilege are stored in association with each other.

[Explanation of operation]
Next, the operation of the server system 1100 will be described.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the patrol process executed by the server system 1100 periodically or intermittently. The processing flow described here is implemented by the server system 1100 executing the server program 502.

The patrol process is a process of collecting access information of a game play video of an online game provided by the server system 1100 posted in the video database 1200, and periodically monitoring the evaluation result by the viewer.

In the same process, the server system 1100 executes the loop A for each of the preset moving image databases 1200 (steps S2 to S10). In loop A, the video database 1200 to be processed is accessed (step S4), and a gameplay video having video accompanying information 403 including the traveling keyword included in the traveling keyword list 630 (see FIG. 9) is searched for (step). S6), the patrol result data 640 is generated or updated for each searched gameplay video (step S8).

Specifically, to access the video database 1200, if it is a video site, the top page of the video site is accessed using a known web browsing technique. Then, the page description data and the feed information obtained by reading the page are jumped to the web page of the gameplay video of the traveling keyword.

If there is no patrol result data 640 of the access information 645 corresponding to the page of the jump destination, a new patrol result data 640 is generated. Access information such as the URL of the jump destination page is set in the access information 645, and the moving image accompanying information 646, the number of views 647, and the evaluation result accumulation data 650 are set based on the page description data. The usefulness determination number 658 is initialized to "0".
If the patrol result data 640 of the access information 645 corresponding to the jump destination page already exists, the number of views 647 and the evaluation result accumulation data 650 are updated based on the read page description data.

Then, if you jump from the top page to the page of the target gameplay video, use the API prepared by the video site to execute a site search for each patrol keyword, and patrol result data. Generate or update 640.

When the loop A is executed for all the video databases 1200 selected in advance, the patrol process is terminated.

17 to 20 are flowcharts for explaining the flow of the game management process executed by the server system 1100. The processing flow described here is implemented by the server system 1100 executing the server program 502. As a premise, it is assumed that the player has already registered as a user. That is, the user management data 600 has already been created (FIG. 10). Further, it is assumed that the user terminal 1500 executes the distribution client program 507 and establishes data communication with the server system 1100.

The game management process is a process for the server system 1100 to execute an online game on the user terminal 1500.
As shown in FIG. 17, in the same process, the server system 1100 first executes a login process (step S22) and then executes a play preparation process (step S24). As the play preparation, for example, a storage area of the play data 700 is secured, and processing related to the setting of the game stage and the setting of the character to be the player character according to the selection operation input of the player is performed. If the game title can also be selected, the selection is accepted and the game title is set.

Next, the server system 1100 starts game progress control (step S26).
In the play data 700, the operation input history data 710, the NPC control history data 712, the game space control data 714, the player character control data 716, and the NPC control data 718 are generated and sequentially updated in the play data 700 according to the progress of the game. .. In other words, replay data will be accumulated.

When a predetermined video viewing start operation input is detected on the user terminal 1500 after the game progress is started (YES in step S40), the server system 1100 pauses the game progress control (step S42), and the search condition In order to set, the video category selection acceptance process is executed (step S44).

In the present embodiment, the video category selection menu 30 is displayed in the game screen displayed on the user terminal 1500 (see FIG. 5), and the selection result in the selection menu is accepted. Further, the screen for selecting the traveling keyword included in the traveling keyword list 630 may be displayed and the selection result may be accepted.

Next, the server system 1100 executes the access information search process based on the selection input result of the search condition (steps S30 to S38).

That is, the server system 1100 primary extracts the patrol result data 640 (see FIG. 15) and the upload history data 550 (see FIG. 14) having the moving image accompanying information that matches the search conditions (step S30), and the primary extraction result. Of these, the patrol result data 640 and the upload history data 550 that satisfy the upper condition (for example, the upper 30) are secondarily extracted (step S32).

Next, the server system 1100 performs secondary extraction according to the degree of similarity (fitness) with the current game play situation based on the video accompanying information of each of the secondary extracted patrol result data 640 and upload history data 550. Priority is set for the results (step S34), access information of a predetermined number of patrol result data 640 and upload history data 550 is extracted from the top of the priority, and the result is answered as a search result, and the access information is displayed on the user terminal 1500. It is displayed as a list 32 (step S36; see FIG. 5). At this time, the date and time when the video accompanying information (for example, the viewer's comment) is given is sorted and displayed in the order of newest.
Then, the server system 1100 generates a new answer history data 610 in the user management data 600 based on the answer of the search result this time (step S38).

The method of setting the priority in step S34 can be appropriately set. In the present embodiment, the similarity (goodness of fit) is calculated by collating the various parameter values of the play data 700 with the definition parameter value list 533 (see FIG. 13) of the highlight definition data 530. If all the conditions of the highlight definition data 530 are met, the similarity is set to "100", the similarity is lowered as the number of matching conditions decreases, and if all the conditions are not met, the similarity is set to "0". For each condition, the greater the difference from the defined parameter value, the lower the similarity.

Moving to FIG. 18, when any one of the access information list 32 is selected and operated on the user terminal 1500, it is considered that the server system 1100 has detected the selection operation input of the game play video to be viewed (YES in step S50). Then, the game play video stored in the video database 1200 is started to be played and displayed based on the access information selected on the video player screen 34 (see FIG. 5) on the user terminal 1500, and the user management data 600 is newly added. The video browsing history data 620 is generated in (step S52; see FIG. 10). Next, a process of displaying the evaluation input field and accepting the input of the evaluation result is executed (step S54).

In the present embodiment, the evaluation input field includes an evaluation category selection field 35, an evaluation point input field 36, and a comment input field 37.

The evaluation category selection field 35 is used for selecting and inputting points that the viewer thinks are good. The evaluation category can be set as appropriate, but it is preferable to set, for example, "play technique", "interestingness of the poster's comment", "unexpectedness", and the like.

The evaluation point input field 36 is used to call a field in which the viewer inputs an evaluation point (for example, 100 points to 0 points).

Of course, there are various types of evaluation input fields depending on the specifications of the moving image database 1200. For example, any of these may be omitted, or none of these may be displayed. Instead of the evaluation point input field 36, the praise will display operation icon (Iwayu “Like” button icon) may only be displayed.

As the evaluation input acceptance process, the server system 1100 transmits the operation input result to the operation input field to the moving image database 1200. Upon receiving this, the moving image database 1200 updates the evaluation result accumulated data 405 (see FIG. 2). If the moving image database 1200 is realized as a part of the server system 1100, the server system 1100 updates the evaluation result accumulated data 405 (see FIG. 2).

Next, when the server system 1100 detects the predetermined video viewing end operation input on the user terminal 1500 (YES in step S60), the video player screen 34 is closed to end the viewing of the game play screen (step S62). The paused game progress control is resumed (step S64).

The server system 1100 repeats steps S40 to S64 until a predetermined play end condition is satisfied (NO in step S70).
If the play end condition is satisfied (YES in step S70), the server system 1100 saves save data 602 (see FIG. 10) based on the play data 700 (step S72). Then, by comparing the play data 700 with the highlight definition data 530 (see FIG. 13), if it is determined that the highlight scene is included in the current game play (YES in step S74), an up request is made. The video preparation process is executed (step S76).

FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the upload desired moving image preparation process.
In the same process, the server system 1100 generates a game play video (up candidate video) corresponding to the highlight scene based on the operation input history data 710 (see FIG. 11) (step S100). For example, a gameplay video for a predetermined time before and after the highlight scene is generated as a replay video, and upload candidate video data 743 is generated in the upload desired video editing data 740 (see FIG. 12).

Next, the server system 1100 causes the user terminal 1500 to display a selection screen as to whether the player manually edits the desired moving image or the server system 1100 automatically edits the video, and accepts the selection result (step S102).

When "automatic" is selected as the editing method (automatic in step S104), the server system 1100 has a reproduction difficulty point 539 (reproduction difficulty point 539) of the corresponding highlight definition data 530 among the up candidate videos generated in step S100. (See FIG. 13), a predetermined number of up candidate videos whose points satisfy a predetermined posting reference value are selected and set as upload desired videos (step S106).

Specifically, the storage area of the upload history data 550 is secured, and the upload desired video data 560 is set from the selected upload candidate video data (see FIG. 14). More specifically, the up candidate video ID 743b of the selected up candidate video data 743 (see FIG. 12) is copied to the up desired video ID 561, and the game of the selected up candidate video data 743 is copied to the game play video 562. Copy the play video 743c. Further, the conforming highlight ID 743d of the selected up candidate moving image data 743 is copied to the conforming highlight ID 563.

Next, the server system 1100 generates the upload desired video accompanying information 570 for each set upload desired video (step S108; see FIG. 14).
Specifically, the upload desired video ID 561 of the upload desired video data 560 is copied to the upload desired video ID 517. The current date and time is stored in the play date and time 572. The game genre 573 and the game title 574 set a predetermined genre and game title related to the online game being played, and the user ID 701 (see FIG. 11) of the play data 700 is set in the poster user ID 575.

The play status 576 is set based on the parameter value indicating the play status included in the play data 700. For example, the number and name of the game stage based on the game stage ID 706, the name of the dungeon in which the player character is located based on the player character control data 716, the name of the place in the game world, and the like can be set. Of course, the setting contents can be appropriately set according to the game contents.

The conforming video category list 535 of the highlight definition data 530 matching the conforming highlight ID 563 is copied to the video category 577.
In the situation explanation 578, any one of the situation explanations included in the situation explanation list 537 of the highlight definition data 530 matching the matching highlight ID 563 is randomly selected and set.
The conformance highlight ID 563 is copied to the conformance highlight ID 579.
The poster comment 580 is empty (not set).

Then, when the upload desired video accompanying information 570 is generated, the upload desired video preparation process is terminated.

When "manual" is selected as the editing method in step S104 (manual in step S104), the server system 1100 displays the manual editing screen of the video which is the material of the video desired to be uploaded on the user terminal 1500, and displays the manual editing screen. The video editing control and the video accompanying information editing control are executed according to the editing operation by the player (step S110).

Specifically, a regame play video is generated and edited based on replay data such as operation input history data 710 and NPC control history data 712. In addition, among the information 570 attached to the desired video to be uploaded, the selection fields and input fields for each of the game genre, game title, play status, video category, status commentary, and poster comment are displayed, and the player can select and edit each item. To let. The edited data of these moving images and the accompanying information of the moving images is stored in the play data 700 as the desired moving image editing data 740 (see FIGS. 9 and 12). Although it is manual editing, the video ID of the video accompanying information editing data 747 desired to be uploaded, the play date and time, and the poster user ID are automatically set.

When the manual editing of the moving image and the moving image accompanying information is completed, the server system 1100 next performs a conformity determination process as to whether or not the edited moving image accompanying information matches the edited moving image content (step S112).

Specifically, regarding the play status, it is determined in which time zone of the game play the edited video corresponds to. Then, the replay data corresponding to the time zone is read from the play data 700, and the conformity is determined.
For the video category and the situation commentary, it is determined which time zone of the gameplay the similarly edited video corresponds to. Then, the replay data corresponding to the time zone is read from the play data 700, and the highlight definition data 530 that matches the play situation at that time is searched. If the matching highlight definition data 530 exists, the matching video category list 535 or the situation commentary list 537 of the definition data is collated with the edited video accompanying information to make a determination. If there is no matching highlight definition data 530, it is not recognized as a highlight, but it is judged to be suitable with respect for the player's free will to post.

Then, if the edited video accompanying information is incompatible (NO in step S114), the server system 1100 notifies the player to that effect (step S116).
If so (YES in step S114), the server system 1100 sets the manually edited video as the upload desired video (step S118) and sets the edited video accompanying information as the upload desired accompanying information (step). S120).

That is, the storage area of the upload history data 550 (see FIG. 14) is secured, the upload desired video ID 561 of the upload desired video data 560 is automatically set, and the manually edited video is copied to the game play video 562. The conforming highlight ID 563 is set to the highlight ID of the highlight definition data 530 determined in step S112. The manually edited video accompanying information is copied to the upload desired video accompanying information 570.

Then, when the upload desired video data 560 and the upload desired video accompanying information 570 are set, the upload desired video preparation process is completed.

Moving to FIG. 19, when the upload desired video preparation process is completed, the server system 1100 requests the player to confirm the authentication for posting the game play video on the user terminal 1500. Then, if the authentication operation input is made, it is considered that the upload request request has been detected (YES in step S140), and the server system 1100 uploads the video to be uploaded to the video database (step S142).

That is, the identification information of the upload destination video database 1200 is set in the upload destination video database ID 551 of the upload history data 550 (see FIG. 14), the current date and time is set in the upload date and time 553, and the play data 700 is set in the poster user ID 555. Set the user ID 701. Then, the video database 1200 of the posting destination is accessed, and the game play video 562 of the upload desired video data 560 and the upload desired video accompanying information 570 are automatically posted. At the same time, it is preferable to delete the upload desired moving image data 560 from the upload history data 550 to open the storage area.

Then, since the access information is given when the video is posted to the video database 1200, the server system 1100 sets this as the access information 590 of the upload history data 550 (step S144).

Next, the server system 1100 executes a reproduction determination process for this game play (step S150).

Specifically, the video browsing history data 620 of the user management data 600 of the player is referred to (see FIG. 10), the video database 1200 is accessed using the browsing video access information 622, and the viewed gameplay video is recorded. Acquire video accompanying information 403 (see FIG. 2).

If the video accompanying information 403 acquired by the server system 1100 is a gameplay video uploaded in the past, the conforming highlight ID 579 (see FIG. 14) is included, so that the highlight definition data conforming to the ID is included. The 530 is compared with the replay data of the play data 700 (see FIG. 11), and if the same highlight scene can be detected during the current play, it is determined that the reproduction has been achieved.

If the gameplay video is uploaded from a computer other than the server system 1100, the acquired video accompanying information 403 is collated with the definition of the highlight definition data 530, the conforming video category list 535, and the status explanation list 537. Determine if there is a matching highlight scene.
Then, if the determination is negative, it is determined that there is no reproduction. If the determination is affirmative, the matching highlight definition data 530 is compared with the replay data of the play data 700, and if the same highlight scene can be detected during this play, it is determined that the reproduction was possible. do.

If the result of the reproduction determination is affirmative (YES in step S152), the server system 1100 notifies the user terminal 1500 that the reproduction has been completed (step S154).

Next, if the gameplay video determined to be reproduced is a gameplay video posted in response to an upload request request in the past, that is, if it is a gameplay video with upload history data 550 (YES in step S156), the server. The system 1100 adds "1" to the number of reproductions 594 of the upload history data 550 of the game play video in which the content is reproduced (step S158).

Then, referring to the second privilege definition data 672, for example, the user management data 600 of the player can be given the second privilege according to the number of reproductions 594 to the player of the game play video in which the content is reproduced. The save data 602 is changed (step S160).

Moving on to FIG. 20, the server system 1100 then performs a usefulness determination process on the gameplay video viewed by the player during the current gameplay (step S170).

Specifically, the gameplay video viewed during the current gameplay is selected with reference to the video browsing history data 620 of the player user management data 600, and the usefulness determination process is executed for the selected gameplay video. Then, if an affirmative judgment is made, it is judged to be useful (affirmative judgment). That is, the viewed video is useful when the play result of this game play is the same as or higher than the play result of the game play video related to the answer to the access information search request during this game play. Judged as

Then, the gameplay video viewed during this gameplay is accessed again to acquire the video accompanying information 403. If the video is posted by the server system 1100 in the past, the acquired video accompanying information 403 includes the applicable highlight ID, so the reproduction difficulty point 539 of the highlight definition data 530 corresponding to the ID is read out. ..

On the other hand, the replay data of this gameplay and the highlight definition data 530 are collated, and the reproduction difficulty point 539 for each highlight scene included in this gameplay is listed. Then, comparing the two, if the reproduction difficulty point 539 for each highlight scene included in this gameplay is higher than the reproduction difficulty point 539 related to the gameplay video viewed during this gameplay, It is determined that the useful conditions are satisfied and the viewed gameplay video is useful.

Further, when the acquired video accompanying information 403 includes play result data 770 such as the final game point as a play result, the latter is superior to the play result data 770 of this game play. If so, it may be determined that the useful condition is satisfied and the viewed gameplay video is useful.

Then, when the result of the usefulness determination is affirmed (YES in step S172) and the gameplay video in which the usefulness determination is affirmed is a video posted by the server system 1100 in the past (YES in step S174). The server system 1100 adds "1" to the usefulness determination number 596 (see FIG. 14) of the game play video (step S176). Then, with reference to the third privilege definition data 673, the third privilege corresponding to the usefulness determination number of times 596 is given to the player of the game play video (step S178).

Next, the server system 1100 executes a trial execution determination process for determining whether or not the content of the gameplay video viewed during the current gameplay has been tried in the current gameplay (step S190).

Specifically, the video accompanying information 403 of the gameplay video viewed during the current gameplay is acquired from the video database 1200, and the highlight scene included in the gameplay video is determined. Then, the definition parameter value list 533 of the highlight definition data 530 of the determined highlight scene is compared with the replay data of the play data 700.
If the replay data does not match the definition parameter value list 533 but is similar, it is determined that an attempt has been made. More specifically, the trial execution condition is satisfied by detecting the operation input operation of 50% or more and less than 100% of the activation command input of the technique set in the activation technique type condition 533e in the operation input history data 710. It is determined that it has been done, and it is determined that it has been tried.

Then, if the gameplay video viewed during this gameplay contains a video whose content is tried (YES in step S190), the server system 1100 determines the number of trials and the total time required for the trial, that is, the trial. The play time is counted (step S192), and with reference to the fourth privilege definition data 674 (see FIG. 9), the player of the game play video is given the fourth privilege according to the number of trials and the trial play time (step S192). Step S194), the series of processes is terminated.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the first and fifth privilege granting processes that the server system 1100 periodically executes.
In the same process, the server system 1100 first executes a loop C for each of the pre-registered moving image databases 1200 (steps S230 to S250).

In loop C, the video database 1200 to be processed is accessed (step S232), and loop D is executed for each gameplay video uploaded in the past by the server system 1100 itself, that is, for each video of upload history data 550 (steps S234 to S). S248).

In the loop D, the server system 1100 reads the access information 590 from the upload history data 550 (see FIG. 14) of the game play video to be processed, and uses the access information as the processing target stored in the video database 1200. Access your gameplay video. Since the number of views 404 (see FIG. 2) is obtained from the video database 1200, the server system 1100 stores this in the number of views 592 of the upload history data 550 of the game play video. (Step S236).

Then, the server system 1100 refers to the first privilege definition data 671 (see FIG. 9), and the player of the game play video to be processed (the poster user ID 555 of the upload history data 550 of the game play video to be processed). The first privilege according to the number of views 592 is given to the user (indicated by) (step S238).

Next, the server system 1100 acquires the evaluation result accumulated data 405 (see FIG. 2) of the game play video to be processed from the video database 1200 (step S240).
Then, with reference to the fifth privilege definition data 675 (see FIG. 9), the player of the game play video to be processed is given the fifth privilege according to the acquired evaluation result accumulation data 405 (step S242). ), End loop D (step S248).

Then, if the server system 1100 executes the loop D for all the gameplay videos uploaded in the past, the loop D is terminated (step S250), and the loop C is executed for all the pre-registered video databases 1200. If so, the first and fifth privilege granting processes are terminated.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a new technique for sharing a gameplay video, improve convenience, and improve the interest of the game based on the sharing of the gameplay video.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. This embodiment adds a function of adding an advertisement to a moving image to be uploaded to the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the same reference numerals will be given to the same components as those of the first embodiment, and duplicate description will be omitted.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a functional configuration example of the server system 1100 in the present embodiment.
The server processing unit 200s of the present embodiment has an advertisement reward giving unit 240, and the upload desired video generation unit 220 includes an advertisement addition control unit 221. Further, as shown in FIG. 24, the server storage unit 500s in the present embodiment includes the high viewing prediction evaluation condition 520, the advertisement data 522, and the advertisement reward definition data 524.

The advertisement addition control unit 221 determines whether or not the "high viewing prediction evaluation condition", which is a condition to be satisfied for predicting and evaluating that the video desired to be uploaded is a moving image that can be expected to be viewed to a certain extent, is satisfied. "High viewing prediction evaluation conditions" include being a specific contributor specified in advance, including a specific super play, and the posting date and time corresponding to a predetermined positive notification incentive period from the start of the game service. It can be set based on. The high viewing prediction evaluation condition 520 is prepared for each high viewing prediction evaluation condition.

Then, the advertisement addition control unit 221 can additionally synthesize the advertisement defined by the advertisement data 522 prepared in advance in the moving image into the moving image when the high viewing prediction evaluation condition is satisfied. If a specific super play is included, the advertisement insertion position shall be the scene of the super play and / or before and after the scene. Other than that, the insertion position is set after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the moving image. The form of the advertisement may be an image of a banner advertisement or a scroll type text.
In addition, the advertisement addition control unit 221 adds predetermined advertisement addition index information meaning advertisement addition to the video accompanying information of the game play video to which the advertisement is added.

The advertisement reward giving unit 240 controls to give an advertisement reward to a player (user) of the game play video to which the advertisement is added. Specifically, the number of views of the game play video to which the advertisement is added (the video in which the video accompanying information 646 contains the predetermined information indicating the addition of the advertisement) with reference to the patrol result data 640 (see FIG. 15). Benefits are given based on 647 and evaluation result accumulated data 650. For example, it is assumed that the larger the number of views 647, the better the privilege is given. The advertising reward definition data 524 is prepared in association with the conditions under which the privilege should be selected, according to the content of the privilege as the reward.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the up-desired moving image preparation process in the present embodiment. Basically, it has the same flow as the same process of the first embodiment, but at the end of the process, an advertisement is added to the video to be uploaded that satisfies the high viewing prediction evaluation condition 520, and a predetermined image is added to the information accompanying the video to be uploaded. Control is performed to add the advertisement additional index information (step S122).

FIG. 26 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the first and fifth privilege granting processes in the present embodiment. Basically, it has the same flow as the same process of the first embodiment, but following step S242, the server system 1100 refers to the video accompanying information of the gameplay video to be processed in the loop D, and the advertisement is displayed in step S122. Determine if it is an added video. Then, if affirmative (YES in step S244), a privilege as an advertising reward is given to the player of the game play video (step S246).

[Modification example]
Although the embodiment to which the present invention is applied has been described above, the embodiment to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and components can be added, omitted, or changed as appropriate.

For example, in the above embodiment, an example of realizing a game to which the present invention is applied is shown as an online game, but it can also be realized as a stand-alone type game that can be executed by the user terminal 1500 alone.

Specifically, for example, the configuration of the game management unit 218 of FIG. 8 is realized by the user terminal 1500. That is, steps S24 to S44 in FIG. 17 and steps S50 to S72 in FIG. 18 are executed by the user terminal 1500. Then, after the game play is completed, the replay data may be transmitted to the server system 1100, and the server system 1100 may execute steps S74 and subsequent steps of FIGS. 18 to 20 based on the replay data.

As another configuration, the user terminal 1500 executes steps S24 to S44 in FIG. 17 and steps S50 to S76 in FIG. Then, after the game play is completed, step S110 of FIG. 21 is executed on the user terminal 1500, the game play video posted by the player himself on the user terminal 1500 is manually edited, and after the editing is completed, the user terminal 1500 is transferred to the video database 1200. Post. Then, the user terminal 1500 transmits the access information acquired from the moving image database 1200 at the time of posting and the posted moving image accompanying information to the server system 1100. The server system 1100 generates and stores upload history data 550 (searched information) based on these (in this case, upload desired video data 560 is omitted), and executes steps S150 and subsequent steps of FIGS. 18 to 20. May be.

As yet another configuration, the user terminal 1500 executes steps S24 to S44 in FIG. 17 and steps S50 to S76 in FIG. Then, after the game play is completed on the user terminal 1500, step S110 of FIG. 21 is executed to manually edit the game play video and the video accompanying information posted on the user terminal 1500 by the player himself / herself. After the editing is completed, the user terminal 1500 transmits an upload request request to the server system 1100 together with the edited game play video (upload desired video) and the edited video accompanying information (up desired video accompanying information). Then, the server system 1100 may be configured to execute step S140 and subsequent steps in FIG.

Further, in the above embodiment, it is possible to add a function of encrypting the moving image accompanying information to the upload desired moving image accompanying information generation unit 222 (see FIG. 8). In this case, the search information management unit 210 and the search execution unit 214 are configured to have a function of decrypting the encrypted moving image accompanying information.

30 ... Video category selection menu 32 ... Access information list 34 ... Video player screen 35 ... Evaluation category selection field 36 ... Evaluation point input field 37 ... Comment input field 200s ... Server processing unit 202 ... User management unit 206 ... Game management unit 210 ... Search information management unit 212 ... Search request reception control unit 214 ... Search execution unit 216 ... Answer control unit 218 ... Game management unit 220 ... Upload desired video generation unit 221 ... Advertisement additional control unit 222 ... Upload desired video accompanying information generation unit 224 ... Upload request reception control unit 226 ... Conformity judgment unit 228 ... Upload control unit 230 ... Reproduction judgment unit 232 ... Reproduction judgment result notification control unit 234 ... Usefulness judgment unit 236 ... Trial execution judgment unit 238 ... Bonus granting unit 240 ... Advertisement Reward granting unit 400 ... Posted video data set 401 ... Access information 402 ... Video data 403 ... Video accompanying information 404 ... Number of views 405 ... Evaluation result accumulated data 500s ... Server storage unit 502 ... Server program 520 ... High viewing prediction evaluation condition 522 ... Advertising data 524 ... Advertising reward definition data 530 ... Highlight definition data
531 ... Applicable game title
532 ... Highlight ID
533 ... Definition parameter value list
535 ... Conformity video category list
537 ... Situation commentary list
539 ... Reproduction difficulty point 550 ... Upload history data
560 ... Video data you want to upload
562 ... Gameplay video
563 ... Conformity highlight ID
570 ... Information accompanying the video you want to upload
590 ... Access information
592 ... Number of views
594 ... Number of reproductions
596 ... Number of useful judgments
598 ... Number of trial execution judgments 600 ... User management data 601 ... User ID
610 ... Answer history data 613 ... Answer access information list 620 ... Video browsing history data 22 ... Browsing video access information 630 ... Patrol keyword list 640 ... Patrol result data 644 ... Patrol keyword used 645 ... Access information 646 ... Video accompanying information 647 ... Browse Number 650 ... Evaluation result accumulated data 671 ... 1st privilege definition data 672 ... 2nd privilege definition data 673 ... 3rd privilege definition data 674 ... 4th privilege definition data 675 ... 5th privilege definition data 700 ... Play data 701 ... User ID
710 ... Operation input history data 720 ... Search-related data 730 ... Video viewing control data 740 ... Video editing data desired to be uploaded
743 ... Up candidate video data
743b ... Up candidate video ID
743c ... Gameplay video
743d ... Conformity highlight ID
745 ... Video editing data 747 ... Video accompanying information editing data 1100 ... Server system 1150 ... Control board 1200 ... Video database 1500 ... User terminal

Claims (19)

A server system having a game server function that communicates with a video providing server system that provides a stored gameplay video so that it can be viewed on a user terminal.
The video distribution server system, said each game play video, stores in association with the game moving picture related information automatically entered for trick name and / or combo number is activated in the game play of the play video ,
The video providing server system searches for the gameplay video stored in the video providing server system, and obtains access information for viewing the gameplay video and the video accompanying information associated with the gameplay video from the video providing server system. performs automatic cyclic process to be performed automatically cycles through the process of acquiring, the search to manage the acquired search target information for searching based phrase the game play videos a to-be-searched information to the moving picture related information Information management means and
A reception means that accepts search requests from the first user terminal,
A search means for searching a gameplay video by searching for the searched information in response to the search request, and
And reply means for said access information to said video distribution server system for browsing the game play videos that have been searched by the searching means, answering to the first user terminal,
From the second user terminal, an upload request request in which the up-desired video which is the gameplay video to be uploaded and the up-desired video accompanying information which is the video accompanying information associated with the uploading desired video are specified is requested. How to accept upload request and how to accept
An uploading means for uploading the video to be uploaded and the information accompanying the video to be uploaded to the video providing server system,
After the answer to the first user terminal by the answer means, the game play on the first user terminal managed by the game server function is the same as or similar to the content of the game play video related to the answer. A reproduction determination means for determining whether or not a given reproduction condition indicating that the gameplay has been reproduced is satisfied by referring to the video accompanying information of the gameplay video.
When the affirmative judgment is made by the reproduction determination means and the game play video related to the determination is a video uploaded by the upload means, the user of the second user terminal related to the game play video is notified. The upload video reproduction match-time privilege grant processing method for granting the given benefits, and the upload video reproduction match-time privilege grant processing means,
Server system with. The search means searches for the video accompanying information that matches the game play information related to the game play on the first user terminal requested for the search based on the search information, thereby searching for the game play video. Search for,
The server system according to claim 1. The video distribution server system, said each game play video manages viewing information including at least Views of the game play videos,
The searched information management means acquires the browsing information for each game play video in the automatic patrol process, and manages the searched information based on the acquired browsing information.
The server system according to claim 1 or 2. The answering means answers at least the access information related to the gameplay video in which the number of views satisfies a given higher condition.
The server system according to claim 3. The search means searches for the gameplay video by searching for the searched information in response to the search request based on the browsing information.
The server system according to claim 3 or 4. From the second user terminal, an upload request request in which the up-desired video which is the gameplay video to be uploaded and the up-desired video accompanying information which is the video accompanying information associated with the uploading desired video are specified is requested. How to accept upload request and how to accept
An uploading means for uploading the video to be uploaded and the information accompanying the video to be uploaded to the video providing server system,
The server system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising. The upload-desired video accompanying information includes information for identifying the uploader who desires the upload.
The server system according to claim 6. Further provided with a conformity determination means for determining whether the upload desired video and the information accompanying the upload request video received by the upload request receiving means satisfy a given conformity condition.
The uploading means uploads the upload desired video and the upload desired video accompanying information that have been affirmed by the conformity determination means to the video providing server system .
The server system according to claim 6 or 7. Has a game server function
Based on the game play on the second user terminal managed by the game server function, the upload desired video generation means for generating the upload desired video which is the game play video to be uploaded, and the upload desired video generation means.
An up-desired video accompanying information generation means for generating up-desired video accompanying information, which is the up-desired video accompanying information associated with the up-desired video.
An uploading means for uploading the video to be uploaded to the video providing server system in association with the information accompanying the video to be uploaded.
The server system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising. When the management information about the gameplay video managed by the video providing server system satisfies the given privilege granting condition, the first one that grants the given privilege to the uploader who uploaded the gameplay video. The first privilege grant processing means for executing the privilege grant processing,
The server system according to any one of claims 6 to 9 , further comprising. The management information includes at least the number of views of the gameplay video.
The first privilege granting processing means determines whether or not the privilege granting condition is satisfied by using the number of views, and grants a given privilege to the uploader of the satisfied gameplay video.
The server system according to claim 10. Has a game server function
After the answer to the first user terminal by the answer means, the game play on the first user terminal managed by the game server function is the same as or similar to the content of the game play video related to the answer. A reproduction determination means for determining whether or not a given reproduction condition indicating that the gameplay has been reproduced is satisfied by referring to the video accompanying information of the gameplay video.
When the affirmative judgment is made by the reproduction determination means, the reproduction determination result notification control means for notifying the first user terminal of the affirmative determination, and the reproduction determination result notification control means.
The server system according to any one of claims 1 to 11, further comprising. Has a game server function
After the answer to the first user terminal by the answer means, the game play on the first user terminal managed by the game server function is the same as or similar to the content of the game play video related to the answer. A reproduction determination means for determining whether or not a given reproduction condition indicating that the gameplay has been reproduced is satisfied by referring to the video accompanying information of the gameplay video.
When the affirmative judgment is made by the reproduction determination means and the game play video related to the determination is a video uploaded by the upload means, the user of the second user terminal related to the game play video is notified. A second privilege granting processing means for executing a second privilege granting process for granting a given privilege, and
The server system according to any one of claims 6 to 11, further comprising. Has a game server function
After the answer to the first user terminal by the answer means, the game play on the first user terminal managed by the game server function is the same as or the play result of the game play video related to the answer. A usefulness determination means for determining whether or not a given useful condition indicating that the gameplay is superior is satisfied by referring to the video accompanying information of the gameplay video, and
When the affirmative judgment is made by the usefulness determination means and the game play video related to the determination is a video uploaded by the upload means, the user of the second user terminal related to the game play video is notified. A third privilege granting processing means for executing a third privilege granting process for granting a given privilege, and a third privilege granting processing means.
The server system according to any one of claims 6 to 11 and 13. Has a game server function
After the answer to the first user terminal by the answer means, the game play on the first user terminal managed by the game server function is a game according to the content of the game play video related to the answer. A trial execution determination means for determining whether or not a given trial condition indicating that a game has been played is satisfied by referring to the video accompanying information of the game play video, and
When the affirmative judgment is made by the trial execution determination means and the game play video related to the determination is a video uploaded by the upload means, the user of the second user terminal related to the game play video is notified. A fourth privilege granting processing means for executing a fourth privilege granting process for granting a given privilege, and a fourth privilege granting processing means.
The server system according to any one of claims 6 to 11, 13 and 14 , further comprising. The fourth privilege granting processing means changes the privilege to be granted according to the trial play time or the number of trial plays of the game play on the first user terminal, which is affirmed by the trial execution determination means.
The server system according to claim 15. As the information associated with the uploaded gameplay video, the gameplay video associated with the video accompanying information automatically input for the technique name and / or the number of combos activated in the gameplay related to the gameplay video is stored. However, it is a server system that can communicate with the video database that provides the gameplay video so that it can be viewed via the communication line.
Has a game server function
A search information management means for managing search information based on the video accompanying information for patrolling the video database and searching for the gameplay video stored in the video database.
A reception means that accepts search requests from the first user terminal,
A search means for searching a gameplay video by searching for the searched information in response to the search request, and
An answering means for responding to the first user terminal with access information to the video database for viewing the gameplay video searched by the search means.
After the answer to the first user terminal by the answer means, the game play on the first user terminal managed by the game server function is the same as or similar to the content of the game play video related to the answer. A reproduction determination means for determining whether or not a given reproduction condition indicating that the gameplay has been reproduced is satisfied by referring to the video accompanying information of the gameplay video.
From the second user terminal, an upload request request in which the up-desired video which is the gameplay video to be uploaded and the up-desired video accompanying information which is the video accompanying information associated with the uploading desired video are specified is requested. How to accept upload request and how to accept
An uploading means for uploading the video to be uploaded and the information accompanying the video to be uploaded to the video database,
When the affirmative judgment is made by the reproduction determination means and the game play video related to the determination is a video uploaded by the upload means, the user of the second user terminal related to the game play video is notified. A privilege granting processing means for executing a privilege granting process for granting a privilege, and a privilege granting processing means
Server system with. As the information associated with the uploaded gameplay video, the gameplay video associated with the video accompanying information automatically input for the technique name and / or the number of combos activated in the gameplay related to the gameplay video is stored. However, it is a server system that can communicate with the video database that provides the gameplay video so that it can be viewed via the communication line.
Has a game server function
A search information management means for managing search information based on the video accompanying information for patrolling the video database and searching for the gameplay video stored in the video database.
A reception means that accepts search requests from the first user terminal,
A search means for searching a gameplay video by searching for the searched information in response to the search request, and
An answering means for responding to the first user terminal with access information to the video database for viewing the gameplay video searched by the search means.
After the answer to the first user terminal by the answer means, the game play on the first user terminal managed by the game server function is the same as or the play result of the game play video related to the answer. A usefulness determination means for determining whether or not a given useful condition indicating that the gameplay is superior is satisfied by referring to the video accompanying information of the gameplay video, and
From the second user terminal, an upload request request in which the up-desired video which is the gameplay video to be uploaded and the up-desired video accompanying information which is the video accompanying information associated with the uploading desired video are specified is requested. How to accept upload request and how to accept
An uploading means for uploading the video to be uploaded and the information accompanying the video to be uploaded to the video database,
When the affirmative judgment is made by the usefulness determination means and the game play video related to the determination is a video uploaded by the upload means, the user of the second user terminal related to the game play video is notified. A privilege granting processing means for executing a privilege granting process for granting a given privilege, and
Server system with. As the information associated with the uploaded gameplay video, the gameplay video associated with the video accompanying information automatically input for the technique name and / or the number of combos activated in the gameplay related to the gameplay video is stored. However, it is a server system that can communicate with the video database that provides the gameplay video so that it can be viewed via the communication line.
Has a game server function
A search information management means for managing search information based on the video accompanying information for patrolling the video database and searching for the gameplay video stored in the video database.
A reception means that accepts search requests from the first user terminal,
A search means for searching a gameplay video by searching for the searched information in response to the search request, and
An answering means for responding to the first user terminal with access information to the video database for viewing the gameplay video searched by the search means.
After the answer to the first user terminal by the answer means, the game play on the first user terminal managed by the game server function is a game according to the content of the game play video related to the answer. A trial execution determination means for determining whether or not a given trial condition indicating that a game has been played is satisfied by referring to the video accompanying information of the game play video, and
From the second user terminal, an upload request request in which the up-desired video which is the gameplay video to be uploaded and the up-desired video accompanying information which is the video accompanying information associated with the uploading desired video are specified is requested. How to accept upload request and how to accept
An uploading means for uploading the video to be uploaded and the information accompanying the video to be uploaded to the video database,
When the affirmative judgment is made by the trial execution determination means and the game play video related to the determination is a video uploaded by the upload means, the user of the second user terminal related to the game play video is notified. A privilege granting processing means for executing a privilege granting process for granting a given privilege, and
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