JP7038310B2 - Information processing equipment and reward calculation program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device and a reward calculation program.

In recent years, with the rapid spread of the Internet and the improvement of the communication environment, various services have been provided via communication networks. As one of such services, for example, a ballot purchasing system that enables voting during a competition in a public competition such as horse racing, boat racing, or bicycle racing is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 1). Since the ballot purchasing system accepts the purchase of ballots even after the start of the race, it is possible to increase the user's willingness to purchase the ballots. In addition, since the ballot payout ratio is changed over time based on the elapsed time from the start of the race, it is possible to enhance the superiority and inferiority of purchasing the ballot by predicting the order of arrival after the start of the race.

Further, as one of the other services, for example, there is a video distribution service. The video distribution service provides a service that accepts uploads from users who desire to provide video content and distributes video content to users who desire to view video content.

As a technique related to such a service, for example, a technique for promoting the use of moving image content is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 1). In this technology, the service providing device accepts postings of video contents used in the service from video contributors. Then, the service providing device provides a video distribution service that distributes the video content in association with the video summary, which is information that the summary creator outlines the configuration of the video content. Further, the service providing device calculates the reward to be distributed to the summary creator who created the video summary based on the information on the usage status in which the video distribution service is used.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-01118

In the above technology, based on the number of so-called page views (PV) such as the number of times the video content posted by the video contributor is used and the number of times each video summary is selected when the video content is used via the video summary. We are evaluating the usage status. In this way, the evaluation of the video contributor (or distributor) is generally performed based on the number of page views (PV). Therefore, the reward paid to the video poster varies depending on the number of PVs of the video content. Such video content includes, for example, video content relating to the prediction of public competition.

In the video content related to the prediction of public competition, for example, the distributor predicts the order of arrival of public competition, and if the prediction is correct, it is generally considered that the number of PVs tends to increase. Then, the reward paid to the video contributor will increase.

However, performing an evaluation for determining a distributor's reward based on the number of PVs is insufficient for determining the degree of contribution as to whether or not the user has actually motivated to purchase a ballot. That is, it is considered that the viewer of the video content is merely viewing the video, and it is considered that the viewing is not linked to the voting behavior in many cases, and the number of PVs is due to the evaluation of the forecast by the distributor. Not always a thing. Therefore, if the distributor is, for example, a celebrity, the number of PVs will increase regardless of the result of the forecast, which may reduce the motivation of the distributor who has a high predictive accuracy.

The present invention is a technique for calculating a reward to a distributor according to the degree of reference when a ballot for a competition is purchased with reference to the voting content of the distributor who provides forecast information of the competition result. offer.

The information processing device capable of communicating with the terminal device used by the user via the communication network according to one aspect of the present invention provides ballot information regarding a ballot that sets a premium for the expected result for the competition. The user purchases the first ballot information designated by the target provider among a plurality of providers based on the providing unit that provides the terminal device of the user and all or part of the first ballot information. It is characterized by including an acquisition unit for acquiring the second ballot information regarding the ballot, and a determination unit for determining a reward to the target provider based on the second ballot information.

According to one aspect of the present invention, when a ballot ticket for a competition is purchased with reference to the voting content of the distributor who provides the forecast information of the competition result, the reward to the distributor is determined according to the degree of reference. Can be calculated.

It is a figure which shows an example of the information processing apparatus in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the network configuration of the ballot purchase system in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the functional block of the ballot purchase system 11 in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the data structure of the database managed by the server 16 in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a distributor selection screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the distributor prediction screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the ballot purchase screen in this embodiment. It is a sequence diagram until the distributor ballot information between a user terminal and a server 16 in this embodiment is displayed. It is a sequence diagram (Embodiment 1) until the ballot is purchased based on the distributor ballot information between a user terminal and a server 16 in this embodiment. It is a sequence diagram (Embodiment 2) until the ballot is purchased based on the distributor ballot information between a user terminal and a server 16 in this embodiment. It is a figure explaining the reward determination process which determines the reward to a distributor in this embodiment. It is a flowchart of the reward determination process in this embodiment. It is an example of the block diagram of the hardware environment of the computer which executes the program in this embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. As an example of the information processing apparatus 1, a server apparatus (hereinafter, “server”) 16 described later may be mentioned. The information processing device 1 is a device capable of communicating with a terminal device 5 used by a user via a communication network. As an example of the terminal device 5, a user terminal 12 described later can be mentioned. The information processing apparatus 1 includes a providing unit 2, an acquisition unit 3, and a determination unit 4.

The provider 2 is the first ballot designated by the target provider among one or a plurality of providers (for example, distributors described later) that provide ballot information regarding the ballot that sets a premium for the expected result for the competition. Information (for example, distributor voting ticket information described later) is provided to the user's terminal device 5. As an example of the providing unit 2, the distributor ballot information providing unit 45, which will be described later, can be mentioned.

The acquisition unit 3 acquires the second ballot information (for example, the user ballot information described later) regarding the ballot purchased by the user based on all or part of the first ballot information. An example of the acquisition unit 3 is the user ballot information acquisition unit 46, which will be described later.

The decision unit 4 determines the reward to the target provider based on the second ballot information. An example of the determination unit 4 is the reward determination unit 48, which will be described later.

With this configuration, when a ballot ticket for a competition is purchased with reference to the voting content of the distributor who provides the forecast information of the competition result, the reward to the distributor is paid according to the degree of reference. Can be calculated.

The determination unit 4 may determine the reward to the target provider based on the second ballot information and the number of views of the content related to the first ballot information on the communication network by the target provider.

With this configuration, the more the user refers to the content of the vote of the target provider and the more the video of the target provider is viewed, the higher the reward of the target provider will be, so that the better expectation for the provider. You can use incentives to create better video content.

If the second ballot information includes a hit prediction result, the decision-making unit 4 determines the reward to the target provider based on the hit ballot.

With such a configuration, the reward of the target provider increases as the user refers to the voting content of the target provider, so that an incentive for the provider to make a better prediction can be exerted.

When the total of the rewards to the plurality of providers reaches the preset upper limit amount, the determination unit 4 purchases the ballot ticket purchased by the user based on all or part of the first ballot ticket information. Determine the rewards for the target provider based on the percentage of the amount.

With this configuration, the amount of remuneration paid to the hit provider (distributor) can be kept within a certain amount, so that the amount of remuneration paid can be controlled on the management side.

The decision unit 4 adds the difference between the upper limit amount in the first competition and the total amount of rewards to the target provider to the upper limit amount in the second competition after the first competition.

With this configuration, within the range of the total amount of the maximum amount of money in the competition held within a certain period, the difference can be added to the maximum amount that can be paid out in the next and subsequent competitions as a carry-forward amount. As a result, the management side can control the amount of remuneration to be paid. At the same time, as the amount of money carried forward increases, the maximum amount of compensation for the provider who hit the forecast rises, so that an incentive for the provider to make a better forecast can be exerted.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a network configuration of the ballot purchasing system according to the present embodiment. The ballot purchasing system 11 includes one or more user terminals 12, one or more distributor terminals 15, a server 16, and a communication network 17. One or more user terminals 12, one or more distributor terminals 15, and a server 16 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via a communication network 17.

The user terminal 12 is a portable electronic terminal device having a communication function capable of connecting to a communication network 17 such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a mobile phone carried by a user. The user terminal 12 has an operation display unit 13, a microphone into which sound is input, a speaker for outputting sound, and the like. The operation display unit 13 is a device capable of performing an input operation on the screen 14 and displaying an image on the screen 14, for example, a touch panel display. The user terminal 12 may be a so-called personal computer.

The user terminal 12 can download and install a predetermined application program from an application program download site on the Internet. As a result, the user can operate the application program by performing an input operation on the operation display unit 13 of the user terminal 12. In this embodiment, as an example, dedicated application software (hereinafter referred to as "dedicated application software") that can purchase voting tickets in public competitions such as horse racing, boat racing, and bicycle racing, and can view the order of arrival forecast by the distributor. ") Is installed in the user terminal 12.

The user can make the user terminal 12 access the server 16 by starting the dedicated application software on the user terminal 12. When the user terminal 12 accesses the server 16, for example, the input of a pre-registered user ID may be required.

When the dedicated application software installed on the user terminal 12 is started, the graphical user interface (GUI) screen described later is displayed on the screen 14 of the user terminal 12. In the GUI image, video content and ballot information related to the prediction of the finish order of the competition by the distributor are displayed. The user predicts the finish order of the competition with reference to the video content displayed on the GUI image, and purchases the ballot through the user terminal 12 by inputting a predetermined value.

Then, when the purchased ballot hits the race result, the user receives a payout based on the payout ratio (also referred to as "odds"). Ballots can be purchased for a fee or for free. If the ballot is purchased for a fee, the dividend will be paid in cash as an example. Therefore, the user ID is associated with, for example, a user's credit card number, a bank account number, or the like for making a payment. If the ballot is purchased free of charge, it can be purchased using the points that can be used in the ballot purchasing system 11.

The distributor terminal 15 is a telegraph terminal device having a communication function capable of connecting to a communication network 17 such as a computer, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a mobile phone used by the distributor. In this embodiment, as an example, a personal computer may be used. Further, the distributor terminal 15 has an image pickup device for the distributor to shoot and distribute a moving image. The image pickup device may be built in the distributor terminal 15 or may be an external type.

The distributor accesses the server 16 using the distributor terminal 15, and via the server 16, video content (video content related to the prediction of the order of arrival of the competition) taken by the user terminal 12 using the image pickup device. To deliver.

The server 16 is an information processing device that manages the dedicated application program installed in the user terminal 12. For example, the server 16 can stream the video content posted from the distributor terminal 15 to the user terminal 12. Further, the server 16 can perform payment processing for purchasing the ballot ticket based on the purchase instruction of the ballot ticket from the user terminal 12 and the distributor terminal 15. The server 16 may be a server system composed of one or more physical information processing devices, or may be a virtual server system composed of one or more virtual server devices.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a functional block of the ballot purchase system 11 in the present embodiment. Hereinafter, the functions of the user terminal 12, the distributor terminal 15, and the server 16 will be described.

The user terminal 12 includes an operation display unit 13, a communication unit 21, a control unit 22, and a storage unit 26. The communication unit 21 is an interface that enables communication with a device connected to the communication network 17. Here, the communication unit 21 communicates with the server 16 via the communication network 17.

The operation display unit 13 is a touch panel display that can be input and displayed by a user's input operation. In this embodiment, a touch panel display is used as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the input unit and the display unit may be independent of each other.

The control unit 22 controls the operation of the entire user terminal 12. The control unit 22 functions as a display control unit 23, an expected adoption unit 24, and a purchase request unit 25 by executing the application program according to the present embodiment.

The display control unit 23 controls the display state of the screen 14 based on the user interface (UI) data 27 of the dedicated application program stored in the storage unit 26. At the same time, the display control unit 23 communicates with the server 16 to display the video content distributed by the distributor and the ballot information designated by the distributor on the screen 14. Here, the ballot information designated by the distributor includes ballot information (unpurchased ballots) and purchased ballots that the distributor has only predicted the order of arrival.

When the predictive recruitment unit 24 receives an instruction to adopt the ballot ticket information designated by the distributor by the operation from the operation display unit 13, the designated ballot ticket information is placed in the predetermined temporary holding area 28. Hold. At this time, the predictive adoption unit 24 can hold a part or all of the ballot information designated by the distributor in the predetermined temporary holding area 28 by the operation from the operation display unit 13. Further, the predictive adoption unit 24 may add new ballot ticket information based on the user's own prediction to the information regarding the ballot ticket held in the temporary holding area 28 by the operation from the operation display unit 13.

The purchase request unit 25 transmits a purchase request for purchasing the ballot information held in the temporary holding area 28 to the server 16 in response to an instruction from the operation display unit 13. The purchase request unit 25 receives a purchase completion notification from the server 16 that has performed payment processing for the purchase request.

The storage unit 26 stores installed programs (including dedicated application programs according to the present embodiment), various data, and the like. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 26 stores UI data 27 and the like as an example. Here, the data includes not only status information and character data but also graphical data.

Further, the storage unit 26 has a temporary holding area 28 for temporarily holding the ballot ticket information designated by the user. Further, when the ballot information designated by the distributor is adopted, a part or all of the ballot information to be adopted can be temporarily held in the temporary holding area 28. In the temporary hold area 28, for example, information for identifying the competition (race name or race ID, etc.), finish order information, a stake, and ballot information when the ballot information is held by the expected recruitment unit 24, the ballot information. Information that identifies the underlying distributor (distributor name, distributor ID, etc.) and the like are retained.

The distributor terminal 15 includes a communication unit 31, a control unit 32, an input unit 33, and an image pickup unit 34. The communication unit 31 is an interface that enables communication with a device connected to the communication network 17. The communication unit 31 communicates with the server 16 via the communication network 17.

The control unit 32 controls the operation of the entire distributor terminal 15. Based on the instruction from the input unit 33, the control unit 32 distributes the moving image content captured by the image pickup unit 34 to the user terminal 12 via the server 16.

The input unit 33 is an input interface for inputting instructions to the control unit 32 and inputting instructions and data. The distributor uses the input unit 33 to input the expected finish order content of the target competition, purchase a ballot ticket, and input an instruction regarding distribution of the video content. The image pickup unit 34 is an image pickup device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device).

The server 16 includes a communication unit 41, a control unit 42, and a storage unit 50. The communication unit 41 is an interface that enables communication with a device connected to the communication network 17. The communication unit 41 communicates with the user terminal 12 and the distributor terminal 15 via the communication network 17.

The control unit 42 controls the operation of the entire server 16. At the same time, the control unit 42 executes processing in response to a request from the user terminal 12 or the distributor terminal 15, and controls such as returning the execution result to the user terminal 12 or the distributor terminal 15. By executing the application program according to the present embodiment, the control unit 42 includes a distribution control unit 43, a distributor ballot information acquisition unit 44, a distributor ballot information provision unit 45, a user ballot information acquisition unit 46, and settlement. It functions as a processing unit 47 and a reward determination unit 48.

The distribution control unit 43 receives the video content shot by the distributor in response to the distribution request from the distributor. At the same time, the distribution control unit 43 distributes the accepted video content to the user terminal 12 in which the dedicated application program is running.

The distributor ballot information acquisition unit 44 acquires the ballot information (distributor ballot information) designated by the distributor. Here, the distributor ballot information includes the forecast information of the finish order of the competition input to the distributor and the ballot information purchased by the distributor.

The distributor ballot information providing unit 45 provides the distributor ballot information acquired by the distributor ballot information acquisition unit 44 to the user terminal 12 in relation to the video content of the corresponding distributor.

The user ballot information acquisition unit 46 acquires the user's ballot information held in the temporary holding area 28 of the user terminal 12 in response to the ballot purchase request from the user terminal 12.

The payment processing unit 47 performs payment processing for purchasing a ballot ticket based on the user's ballot ticket information acquired by the user ballot information acquisition unit 46. The payment process is performed based on the credit card, account number, etc. registered in advance.

The reward determination unit 48 determines the distributor's reward (payment reward) from the basic reward and the hit reward. The basic reward is a reward preset for each distributor, for each distributor, or based on predetermined conditions. The hit reward is the ballot that hits the ballot purchased by the user among the ballot information provided by the broadcaster (that is, the ballot that the user predicts is adopted. It is a reward calculated according to the sales amount of the ballot that was hit and purchased. The reward is, for example, not only the number of hit ballots sold among the ballots purchased based on the distributor's forecast information (including the distributor's purchase information), but also the viewing of the distributor's video content. You may include the number.

When the total amount of rewards to a plurality of providers reaches a preset upper limit, the reward determination unit 48 purchases a ballot purchased by the user based on all or part of the distributor ballot information. The reward to the distributor may be determined based on the ratio of the amount of money (the ratio of the sales amount of the ballot). Further, the reward determination unit 48 may add the difference between the above upper limit amount in the current competition and the total amount of the reward to the distributor as the carry-over amount to the upper limit amount in the next and subsequent competitions.

The storage unit 50 stores the distributor voting ticket information database 51, the user possession information database 52, the user voting ticket information database 53, the odds information database 54, the carry-forward money management database 55, and the distributor reward management database 56. In the following, the database will be referred to as "DB".

The distributor ballot information DB 51 is a database that manages the ballot information designated by the distributor. The user-owned information DB 52 is a database that manages the amount of money held by the user and the points held by the user. The user ballot information DB 53 is a database that manages ballot information purchased by the user. The odds information DB 54 is a database that manages information regarding odds for each ballot in a competition. The carry-forward money management DB 55 is a database used to add the difference between the preset upper limit amount and the total amount of rewards to the distributor in this competition to the upper limit amount in the next and subsequent competitions. be. The distributor reward management DB 56 is a database that manages the reward paid to the distributor.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of a database managed by the server 16 in the present embodiment.

The distributor ballot information DB 51 includes data items of "distributor ID", "race ID", "voting ticket", "purchase amount", and "video content ID". Information that identifies the distributor (distributor ID) is stored in the item "distributor ID". Information that identifies the competition (race ID) is stored in the item "race ID". In the item "ballot", the group number of the finish order from the first place to the predetermined rank in the competition (race) specified by the race ID is stored. In this embodiment, the consecutive win single type, the consecutive win double type, etc. are not mentioned for convenience of explanation, but these are not excluded. In the item "purchase amount", the premium corresponding to the ballot information is stored. The item "video content ID" stores information (video content ID) that identifies the video content of the corresponding distributor.

The user holding information DB 52 includes data items of "user ID", "holding amount", and "holding Pt". Information that identifies a user (user ID) is stored in the item "user ID". In the item "holding amount", the amount currently available to the user in the ballot purchasing system 11 is stored. In the item "possessed Pt", points currently available to the user in the ballot purchasing system 11 are stored.

The user ballot information DB 53 includes data items of "user ID", "race ID", "ballot", "purchase amount", "purchase Pt", and "distributor ID". Information that identifies a user (user ID) is stored in the item "user ID". Information that identifies the competition (race ID) is stored in the item "race ID". In the item "ballot", the group number of the finish order from the first place to the predetermined rank in the competition (race) specified by the race ID is stored. In the item "purchase amount", the premium corresponding to the ballot information (the item used in the case of payment and the currency is the premium) is stored. In the item "Purchase Pt", a premium corresponding to the ballot information (an item used in the case of free of charge, and points are the premium) is stored. In the item "Distributor ID", when the user purchases the ballot by adopting the ballot specified by the distributor, the distributor ID of the distributor is stored.

The odds information DB 54 includes data items of "race ID", "ballot", and "odds". Information that identifies the competition (race ID) is stored in the item "race ID". In the item "ballot", the group number of the finish order from the first place to the predetermined rank in the competition (race) specified by the race ID is stored. The item "odds" stores odds information corresponding to each ballot.

The carry-forward money management DB 55 includes data items of "race ID", "total number of sales", "kickback upper limit amount", "hit kickback amount", and "carry-over amount". Information that identifies the competition (race ID) is stored in the item "race ID". The item "total number of sales" stores the number of ballots sold in the competition. In this embodiment, the ballot can be purchased for 100 yen per ballot. In the item "Kickback upper limit", the upper limit of the total amount of money that can be kicked back to the hit distributor in the competition is stored. In the item "total hit kickback", the hit reward (kickback amount) of the distributor who specified the hit ballot among the ballots purchased by the user by adopting the distributor's expectation in the competition. ) Is stored. In the item "carry-over amount", the difference (carry-over money) between the "upper limit kickback amount" and the "total hit kickback amount" in the competition is stored.

The distributor reward management DB 56 includes data items of "distributor ID", "race ID", "basic reward", "hit reward", and "payment reward". Information that identifies the distributor (distributor ID) is stored in the item "distributor ID". Information that identifies the competition (race ID) is stored in the item "race ID". In the item "basic remuneration", the remuneration amount paid uniformly to the distributor or for each distributor is stored. In the item "hit reward", an incentive reward calculated according to the forecast information (including the purchase information of the distributor) of the distributor adopted by the user is stored. In the item "payment reward", the amount obtained by adding the hit reward to the basic reward is stored.

Next, the user interface of the dedicated application program installed in the user terminal 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 6, and 7. When the dedicated application program is started on the user terminal 12, a screen for selecting a race for which a ballot can be purchased at that time is displayed on the screen 14. When the user operates the operation display unit 13 to select a target race, the screen of FIG. 5 is displayed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a distributor selection screen in the present embodiment. The distributor selection screen 61 includes a login user display field 62, a holding amount display field 63, a holding point display field 64, a purchase target race name display field 65, and a distributor list 66.

In the login user display field 62, the icon and the user name of the user who is currently logged in to the ballot purchase system 11 using the user terminal 12 are displayed. In the holding amount display column 63, the amount currently held by the user in the ballot purchase system 11 is displayed. In the possessed point display column 64, the points currently possessed by the user in the ballot purchase system 11 are displayed. In the purchase target race name display field 65, the race name for which the ballot is to be purchased is displayed. In the purchase target race name display field 65, a message notifying the time until the purchase deadline of the ballot for the race is displayed.

In the distributor list 66, thumbnail images 66a, 66b, 66c, ... Of the distributor information regarding the race forecast distributed by each distributor are displayed for the race displayed in the purchase target race name display field 65. .. The distributor list 66 can display the distributor information that is not currently displayed by the scroll operation by the operation display unit 13. From the distributor list 66, for example, when the thumbnail image 66a of the distributor information of the distributor A is tapped on the operation display unit 13, the screen of FIG. 6 is displayed.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a distributor prediction screen in the present embodiment. The distributor prediction screen 71 includes a login user display column 72, a selected distributor display column 73, a distributor video content display column 74, a distributor voting ticket information display column 75, and a forecast adoption button 76.

In the login user display field 72, the icon and the user name of the user who is currently logged in to the ballot purchase system 11 using the user terminal 12 are displayed. In the selected distributor display field 73, the distributor name or the like selected in the distributor list 66 of the distributor selection screen 61 is displayed. In the distributor video content display field 74, the video content of the selected distributor (for example, a live distribution video in a streaming format) is displayed. In the distributor ballot information display field 75, the ballot information specified by the distributor is displayed. The expected adoption button 76 is a button that is pressed when purchasing a ballot by adopting the ballot information of the distributor. In the example of FIG. 6, the expected adoption button 76 is given a caption to the effect that "get on the expectation of the distributor A". When the expected adoption button 76 is tapped, the screen of FIG. 7 is displayed.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a ballot purchase screen in the present embodiment. The ballot ticket purchase screen 81 has a login user display field 82, a holding amount display field 83, a holding point display field 84, a yen / point selection switch 85, a voting group number display field 86 (86a, 86b, 86c, 86d), and a premium / Includes a hanging point designation column 87 (87a, 87b, 87c, 87d), a purchase combination number display column 88, a total purchase amount / total point display column 89, and a purchase execution button 90.

In the login user display field 82, an icon of a user who is currently logged in to the ballot purchase system 11 using the user terminal 12 is displayed. In the holding amount display column 83, the amount currently held by the user in the ballot purchase system 11 is displayed. In the possessed point display column 84, the points currently possessed by the user in the ballot purchase system 11 are displayed.

The yen / point selection switch 85 is a switch button for switching between purchasing a ballot for a fee and purchasing it for free. The user specifies "yen" when purchasing a ballot for a fee, and specifies "points" when purchasing a ballot for free (when using it only within the ballot purchase system).

The voting group number display field 86 displays the group number to be voted. In the example of FIG. 7, the group number 86a of "1st place 1st, 2nd place 2nd", the group number 86b of "1st place 1st, 2nd place 9th", "1st place 1st, 2nd place 2nd, 3rd" Four group numbers are displayed: the group number 86c of "arrival 9" and the group number 86d of "1st 1st, 2nd 9th, 3rd 2nd".

In the stake / stake point designation field 87 (87a, 87b, 87c, 87d), a stake or a stake point for each group number 86 (86a, 86b, 86c, 86d) can be specified. When "yen" is selected by the yen / point selection switch 85, a unit amount of 100 yen is set by default for each group number 86. Each time the "+" button in the stake / stake point designation field 87 is pressed, the unit amount or the addition for each unit point can be added. Each time the "-" button in the stake / stake point designation field 87 is pressed, the unit amount or the unit point can be deducted.

In the purchase combination number display column 88, the number of group numbers for which the premium / credit points equal to or greater than the default amount are specified in the voting group number display field 86 is displayed. In the total purchase amount / total points display column 89, the total amount or points specified in the premium / credit point designation column 87 is displayed. By tapping the purchase execution button 90, the ballot ticket information purchase process designated on the ballot ticket purchase screen 81 is executed.

FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram until the distributor ballot information between the user terminal and the server 16 in the present embodiment is displayed. The user operates the user terminal 12 to start the installed dedicated application program (S1). Then, the user terminal 12 in which the dedicated application program is started makes a data acquisition request to the server 16 (S2). Accordingly, the server 16 transmits the distributor information (including the distributor ID, the race ID, and the video content ID) to the user terminal 12 (S3).

When the user terminal 12 receives the distributor information from the server 16, the user terminal 12 displays the distributor information in the distributor list 66 of FIG. The user selects, for example, the thumbnail image 66a of the distributor information of the distributor A from the distributor list 66 (S4). Then, the user terminal 12 requests the video content of the distributor A based on the video content ID (S5). The user terminal 12 receives the moving image content from the server 16 in response to the request (S6). The user terminal 12 reproduces the received moving image content on the distributor prediction screen 71 of FIG.

When the distributor A designates a ballot, the server 16 (distributor ballot information acquisition unit 44) acquires the content (distributor ballot information) (S7). The distributor ballot information includes the distributor ID, the race ID, the ballot group number, the purchase price, and the video content ID. The server 16 (distributor ballot information acquisition unit 44) registers the acquired distributor ballot information in the distributor ballot information DB 51. Then, the server 16 (distributor ballot information providing unit 45) distributes the distributor ballot information to the user terminal 12 viewing the video content of the distributor A (S8).

The user terminal 12 displays the group number of the ballot included in the distributor voting information of the distributor A transmitted from the server 16 in the distributor voting ticket information display field 75 of the distributor prediction screen 71 of FIG. 6 ( S9).

FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram (Example 1) of purchasing a ballot ticket based on the distributor ballot ticket information between the user terminal and the server 16 in the present embodiment.

The user taps the forecast adoption button 76 on the distributor forecast screen 71 of FIG. Then, the user terminal 12 (predictive adoption unit 24) holds the distributor ballot information in the temporary holding area 28 (S11). At this time, the ballot purchase screen 81 of FIG. 7 is displayed.

On the ballot ticket purchase screen 81, the user may delete a part of the distributor ballot information or add the ballot information predicted by the user to the distributor ballot information. Further, the user designates a premium for each ballot information (S12). In response to these operations, the user terminal 12 (predictive adoption unit 24) updates the information held in the temporary hold area 28. That is, the user terminal 12 (predictive adoption unit 24) updates the contents of the temporary hold area 28 according to the input operation on the ballot purchase screen 81 (all or part of the distributor ballot information is set in the temporary hold area 28). Hold).

On the ballot purchase screen 81, when the ballot to be purchased is confirmed, the user taps the purchase execution button 90 (S13). Then, the user terminal 12 (purchase request unit 25) uses the user voting ticket information (user ID, race ID, ballot group number, purchase amount (or purchase Pt), distributor) based on the contents of the temporary holding area 28. A purchase request including (including an ID) is transmitted to the server 16 (S14).

The server 16 (user voting ticket information acquisition unit 46) acquires the purchase request. The server 16 (user ballot information acquisition unit 46) registers the content of the user ballot information included in the acquired purchase request in the user ballot information DB 53. The server 16 (payment processing unit 47) performs payment processing related to the purchase of the ballot based on the purchase request (S15). When the payment process is completed, the server 16 updates the content of the user-owned information DB 52 based on the payment content and notifies the user terminal 12 of the completion of the payment process (S16).

The server 16 registers the confirmed odds information in the odds information DB 54 after the voting time for the race is closed. Further, the server 16 (reward determination unit 48) performs a reward determination process for determining a reward for each distributor when the order of arrival is determined after the race (S17).

FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram (Example 2) of purchasing a ballot ticket based on the distributor ballot ticket information between the user terminal and the server 16 in the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram in the case where the distributor ballot information of another distributor is displayed after the distributor ballot information of the distributor A is stored in the temporary holding area 28 and before the purchase.

After S9 in FIG. 8, the user taps the predictive adoption button 76 on the distributor predictive screen 71 of FIG. Then, the user terminal 12 (predictive adoption unit 24) holds the distributor ballot information of the distributor A in the temporary holding area 28 (S21). At this time, the ballot purchase screen 81 of FIG. 7 is displayed. After that, the user operates the operation display unit 13 to return to the distributor selection screen 61 of FIG. Since the distributor ballot information of the distributor A held in the temporary holding area 28 is retained until the end of the race, return to the ballot purchase screen 81 of FIG. 7 for the distributor A again. If so, the distributor ballot information of the distributor A is displayed.

From the distributor list 66 on the distributor selection screen 61, the user selects the thumbnail image 66b of the distributor information of the distributor A (S22). Then, the user terminal 12 requests the video content of the distributor B (S23). The user terminal 12 receives the moving image content from the server 16 in response to the request (S24). The user terminal 12 reproduces the received moving image content on the distributor prediction screen 71 of FIG.

When the distributor B designates a ballot, the server 16 (distributor ballot information acquisition unit 44) acquires the content (distributor ballot information). The distributor ballot information includes a distributor ID, a race ID, a ballot group number, a purchase price, and a video content ID. The server 16 (distributor ballot information acquisition unit 44) registers the acquired distributor ballot information in the distributor ballot information DB 51. Then, the server 16 (distributor ballot information providing unit 45) distributes the distributor ballot information of the distributor B to the user terminal 12 viewing the video content of the distributor B (S25).

The user terminal 12 displays the group number of the ballot included in the distributor voting information of the distributor B transmitted from the server 16 in the distributor voting ticket information display field 75 of the distributor prediction screen 71 of FIG. 6 ( S26). Then, the user taps the predictive adoption button 76 on the distributor predictive screen 71 of FIG. Then, the user terminal 12 (predictive adoption unit 24) holds the distributor ballot information of the distributor B in the temporary holding area 28 (S27). At this time, the ballot purchase screen 81 of FIG. 7 is displayed.

On the ballot purchase screen 81, the user may delete a part of the distributor ballot information of the distributor B or add the ballot information predicted by the user to the distributor ballot information. Further, the user designates a premium for each ballot information (S28). In response to these operations, the user terminal 12 (predictive adoption unit 24) updates the information held in the temporary hold area 28. That is, the user terminal 12 (predictive adoption unit 24) updates the contents of the temporary hold area 28 according to the input operation on the ballot purchase screen 81 (all or part of the distributor ballot information is set in the temporary hold area 28). Hold).

On the ballot purchase screen 81, when the ballot to be purchased is confirmed, the user taps the purchase execution button 90 (S29). Then, the user terminal 12 (purchase request unit 25) uses the user voting ticket information (user ID, race ID, ballot group number, purchase amount (or purchase Pt), distributor) based on the contents of the temporary holding area 28. A purchase request including (including an ID) is transmitted to the server 16 (S30).

Here, the purchase request is a purchase request based on the contents of the temporary hold area 28 specified in S27 and S28. As a result, only the ballots purchased on the screen where the purchase execution button 90 was tapped most recently may be purchased. Further, the user terminal 12 (purchase request unit 25) may also transmit a purchase request based on the contents of the temporary hold area 28 specified in S21. That is, when the ballot information indicating the purchase intention by the user based on the ballots designated by each of the plurality of distributors is held in the temporary holding area 28 each time, and the purchase execution button 90 is tapped. , The user apparatus 12 may collectively transmit the ballot information held in the temporary holding area 28 to the server 16. As a result, payment processing can be performed collectively.

The server 16 (user voting ticket information acquisition unit 46) acquires the purchase request. The server 16 (user ballot information acquisition unit 46) registers the content of the user ballot information included in the acquired purchase request in the user ballot information DB 53. The server 16 (payment processing unit 47) performs payment processing related to the purchase of the ballot based on the purchase request (S31). When the payment process is completed, the server 16 updates the content of the user-owned information DB 52 based on the payment content and notifies the user terminal 12 of the completion of the payment process (S32).

The server 16 registers the confirmed odds information in the odds information DB 54 after the voting time for the race is closed. Further, the server 16 (reward determination unit 48) performs a reward determination process for determining a reward for each distributor when the order of arrival is determined after the race (S33).

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a reward determination process for determining a reward to a distributor in the present embodiment. FIG. 11A is a table illustrating the reward determination process in the first race. FIG. 11B is a table illustrating the reward determination process in the second race. FIG. 11C is a table illustrating the reward determination process in the third race. 11 (A) to 11 (C), respectively, are croups of the user ballot information DB 53 with a race ID, a distributor ID, and a ballot group number, and totals the purchase price.

Here, the reward determination process described with reference to FIG. 11 is a determination process relating to the hit reward, and does not include the basic reward. In addition, the hit reward (H1) for each distributor is calculated by the following formula.
Hit reward (H1) = Sales amount of hit ballots out of ballots purchased based on each distributor's ballot information x Fixed odds x Hit kickback (KB) rate

Here, the hit KB rate is obtained by multiplying the basic kickback rate (basic kickback rate) by the hit coefficient. The reason for setting the hit coefficient is to avoid a passive bet by the distributor. The hit coefficient is set based on the total bet amount of the distributor divided by the payout amount at the time of hit. For example, if (dividend amount at the time of hit) / (total bet amount) is less than 1, the hit coefficient is set to 0.75. If (dividend amount at the time of hit) / (total bet amount) is 1 or more, the hit coefficient is set to 1. If (dividend amount at the time of hit) / (total bet amount) is 1.5 or more, the hit coefficient is set to 1.25. If (dividend amount at the time of hit) / (total bet amount) is 2 or more, the hit coefficient is set to 1.5. If (dividend amount at the time of hit) / (total bet amount) is 5 or more, the hit coefficient is set to 2. As a result, it is calculated that the kickback rate will be better for the distributor to bet so that he / she will be profitable.

However, if the total hit reward of each team calculated in H1 is larger than the total sales amount of the ballots sold in that race x the hit KB rate upper limit (= KB upper limit), the following H2 Calculate the hit reward using the formula of.
Hit reward (H2) = total sales amount of ballots sold in the race x hit KB rate upper limit x hit ballots among the ballots purchased based on each distributor's ballot information Percentage of sales amount

In FIG. 11A, it is assumed that the total number of ballots sold in the first race (= total sales amount of ballots / 100 yen) is 4950. Further, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the upper limit of the hit KB rate for the total sales amount of the ballots sold in the race conducted is, for example, 1%. In this case, the upper limit of the hit KB is 4950 sheets x 100 yen x 0.01 = 4950 yen. In the first race, the distributors who provided the forecast information are distributor A, distributor B, distributor C, and distributor D. The number of ballots sold based on the distributor ballot information of each distributor is as shown in the table.

It is assumed that the B ticket hits the mark in the first race. In this case, the hit KB reward (H1) of the distributor C who expected the hit of the B ticket is 200 sheets x 100 yen x odds 4.5 x 0.01 = 900 yen. At this time, since the only distributor who hits the mark is C, the total amount of hit KB is 900 yen.

Here, since the total hit KB: 900 yen does not exceed the hit KB upper limit: 4950 yen, the hit reward of the distributor C is determined to be 900 yen. The amount of 4050 yen, which is obtained by subtracting the total amount of hit KB: 900 yen from the hit KB upper limit: 4950 yen, will be carried over to the KB upper limit of the next race as a carry-forward money.

In FIG. 11B, it is assumed that the total number of ballots sold in the second race (= total sales amount of ballots / 100 yen) is 3650. Further, since the upper limit of the hit KB rate is 1%, the upper limit of the hit KB rate is 3650 sheets × 100 yen × 0.01 = 3650 yen. At this time, the carry-over amount of 4050 yen from the previous race is added, and the upper limit of the hit KB is 7,700 yen.

It is assumed that the E ticket hits the mark in the second race. In this case, the hit KB reward (H1) of the distributor A who expected the hit of the E ticket is 30 sheets x 100 yen x odds 15 x 0.01 = 450 yen. At this time, since the only distributor who hits the mark is A, the total amount of hit KB is 450 yen.

Here, since the total hit KB: 450 yen does not exceed the hit KB upper limit: 7700 yen, the hit reward of the distributor A is determined to be 450 yen. The amount of 7250 yen, which is obtained by subtracting the total amount of hit KB: 450 yen from the maximum amount of hit KB: 7700 yen, will be carried over to the maximum amount of KB for the next race as a carry-forward amount.

In FIG. 11C, it is assumed that the total number of ballots sold in the third race (= total sales amount of ballots / 100 yen) is 2140. Further, since the upper limit of the hit KB rate is 1%, the upper limit of the hit KB rate is 2140 sheets × 100 yen × 0.01 = 2140 yen. At this time, the carry-over amount of 7250 yen from the previous race is added, and the upper limit of the hit KB is 9390 yen.

It is assumed that the A ticket hits the mark in the third race. In this case, the hit KB reward (H1) of the distributor C who expected the hit of the A ticket is 200 sheets × 100 yen × odds 50 × 0.01 = 10,000 yen. In addition, the hit KB reward (H1) of the distributor D who expected the hit of the A ticket is 100 sheets x 100 yen x odds 50 x 0.01 = 5000 yen. At this time, the total amount of hit KB is 10,000 yen + 5,000 yen = 15,000 yen.

Here, since the total hit KB: 15,000 yen exceeds the hit KB upper limit: 9390 yen, the hit rewards of the distributors C and D are each, and the hit KB upper limit: 9390 yen is hit. It is apportioned according to the ratio of the sales amount of each distributor's ballot (ballot purchased by the user based on the distributor's ballot information). That is, the sales amount of the ballot that the distributor C hits is 200 sheets x 100 yen = 20000 yen. The sales amount of the ballot that the distributor D hits is 100 sheets x 100 yen = 10,000 yen. The ratio of the sales amount of the distributor C is 20000 yen / (20,000 yen + 10000 yen) = 2/3, and the ratio of the sales amount of the distributor D is 10000 yen / (20,000 yen + 10000 yen) = 1/3. Therefore, the hit reward of the distributor C is 9390 yen × (2/3) = 6260 yen, and the hit reward of the distributor D is 9390 yen × (1/3) = 3130 yen.

In this way, when the ballot predicted by the distributor is correct, the larger the number of ballots sold (sales amount) of the user purchased based on the prediction, the higher the hit reward. Ambitiously trying to make predictions. In addition, since there is an upper limit to the total amount of hit rewards to be paid out, the management side will not be in the red.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the reward determination process in the present embodiment. When the reward determination unit 48 receives the notification that the finish order of the race has been confirmed (S41), the user voting ticket information DB 53 is crouped with the race ID, the distributor ID, and the ballot group number, and the purchase price is reached. To aggregate. Further, the reward determination unit 48 calculates the total sales amount of the ballots sold in the race from the total purchase amount (S42).

The remuneration determination unit 48 acquires the carry-forward money from the previous race from the carry-forward money management DB 55 (S43). The reward determination unit 48 calculates the hit KB upper limit from the hit KB rate (for example, 1%), which is the total sales amount of the ballots sold in the race. At this time, if there is a carry-forward amount in S43, the remuneration determination unit 48 sets the amount added to the calculated upper limit amount as the hit KB upper limit amount (S44).

The reward determination unit 48 uses the user ballot information DB 53 and the odds information DB 54 to target each distributor who hit the ballot among the ballots purchased by the user based on the distributor ballot information in the race. The medium kickback amount (H1) is calculated (S45).

When the total amount of the hit kickback amount (H1) of each distributor hit by the ballot is equal to or less than the hit kickback upper limit (YES in S46), the reward determination unit 48 sets the basic reward B to each distributor. The amount obtained by adding the hit kickback amount (H1) is determined as a reward for each distributor (S47).

Here, the basic reward B is obtained, for example, by multiplying the kickback rate set for each rank, which is determined according to the number of PVs per race, by the number of distributor ballot information adopted by the user. You may be able to do it. If the number of viewers per race is less than 50, rank 1 is used, for example. When the number of viewers per race is 50 or more and less than 99, for example, it is ranked 2. When the number of viewers per race is 100 or more and less than 150, for example, rank 3 is used. When the number of viewers per race is 150 or more and less than 200, for example, rank 4 is used. If the number of viewers per race is 200 or more and less than 250, rank 5 is used, for example. If the number of viewers per race is 250 or more and less than 300, rank 6 is used, for example. If the number of viewers per race is 300 or more, the rank is 7, for example. At rank 1, the basic kickback rate for ballots purchased with reference to the distributor's expectations is assumed to be 0%. At rank 2, the basic kickback rate for ballots purchased with reference to the distributor's expectations is assumed to be 0.1%. At rank 3, the basic kickback rate for ballots purchased with reference to the distributor's expectations is 0.25%. At rank 4, the basic kickback rate for ballots purchased with reference to the distributor's expectations is 0.5%. At rank 5, the basic kickback rate for ballots purchased with reference to the distributor's expectations is assumed to be 0.6%. At rank 6, the basic kickback rate for ballots purchased with reference to the distributor's expectations is 0.75%. At rank 7, the basic kickback rate for ballots purchased with reference to the distributor's expectations is 1.0%. In this case, the kickback amount (basic reward) when 1000 votes are applied is 0 yen for rank 1, 100 yen for rank 2, 250 yen for rank 3, 500 yen for rank 4, and rank 5. In the case of, it will be 600 yen, in the case of rank 6, it will be 750 yen, and in the case of rank 7, it will be 1000 yen. As a result, it can be said that it is profitable for the distributor to increase the number of PVs and the number of ballots purchased by referring to the distributor's expectations.

When the total amount of the hit kickback amount (H1) of each distributor hit by the ballot exceeds the hit kickback upper limit (NO in S46), the reward determination unit 48 hits each distributor's hit reward H2. Is calculated (S48). The hit reward H2 of each distributor sets the upper limit of the hit KB according to the ratio of the sales amount of the ballot of each distributor (the ballot purchased by the user based on the distributor's ballot information). It is calculated by proportionally dividing. The reward determination unit 48 determines the amount obtained by adding the hit kickback amount (H2) of each distributor to the above-mentioned basic reward B as the reward of each distributor (S49).

The reward determination unit 48 registers the reward to be paid out to each distributor (the reward calculated in S47 or S49) in the distributor reward management DB 56 (S50). Specifically, the reward determination unit 48 registers the distributor ID, the race ID, the basic reward, the hit reward, and the payment reward in the distributor reward information DB 56.

The remuneration determination unit 48 registers the amount obtained by subtracting the total amount of hit KB from the upper limit of hit KB as the carry-forward money in the carry-forward money management DB 55 (S51). At this time, the reward determination unit 48 uses the race ID, the total number of ballots sold in the race, the cashback upper limit calculated in S44, the total amount of hit kickback (H1), and the carryforward as the carry-forward money management information. The amount is registered in the carry-forward money management DB 55.

As a result, the distributor gets a reward as a basic reward according to the number of PVs of his / her video content and the number of ballots purchased by referring to the distributor's expectation, regardless of the hit of his / her expectation. be able to. Furthermore, if the distributor's prediction is correct, the distributor can get a reward according to the sales of the ballot purchased with reference to the prediction. Therefore, it is possible to increase the motivation of the distributor to produce and participate in the video content, and also to increase the motivation of the distributor for the expected activity.

FIG. 13 is an example of a block diagram of a hardware environment of a computer that executes a program according to the present embodiment. The computer 101 functions as a user terminal 12, a distributor terminal 15, or a server 16. The computer 101 includes a CPU 102, a ROM 103, a RAM 104, a storage device 105, an input I / F 106, an output I / F 107, a communication I / F 108, a reading device 109, and a bus 110.

Here, the CPU indicates a central processing unit. ROM indicates read-only memory. RAM indicates random access memory. I / F indicates an interface. A CPU 102, a ROM 103, a RAM 104, a storage device 105, an input I / F 106, an output I / F 107, a communication I / F 108, and a reading device 109 are connected to the bus 110, if necessary.

When the computer 101 is the server 16, the CPU 102 reads the program according to the present embodiment from the storage device 105, and the distribution control unit 43, the distributor voting ticket information acquisition unit 44, the distributor voting ticket information providing unit 45, and the user voting ticket. It functions as an information acquisition unit 46, a settlement processing unit 47, and a reward determination unit 48. ROM 103 indicates a read-only memory. The RAM 104 is a memory that is temporarily stored.

The storage device 105 is a device that stores a large amount of information. As the storage device 105, various types of storage devices such as a hard disk, a solid state drive (SSD), and a flash memory card can be used. The storage device 105 stores the program according to the embodiment of the present invention and various data stored in the storage unit 40.

The input I / F 106 can be connected to an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, an electronic camera, a webcam, a microphone, a scanner, a sensor, a tablet, a touch panel display, and an information reading device. Further, the output I / F 107 can be connected to an output device such as a display, a touch panel, a projector, a printer, and a speaker.

The communication I / F 108 is an interface such as a port for connecting to a communication network and communicating with other devices. The communication network may be a communication network such as the Internet, a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a leased line, a wired network, or a wireless network. The reading device 109 is a device that reads a portable recording medium.

The program that realizes the processing described in the above embodiment may be stored in the storage device 105, for example, from the program provider side via the communication network and the communication I / F 108. Further, the program that realizes the process described in the above embodiment may be stored in a commercially available and distributed portable storage medium. In this case, the portable storage medium may be set in the reader 105, and the program may be read and executed by the CPU 102. As the portable storage medium, various types of storage media such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, an IC card, a USB memory device, and a semiconductor memory card can be used. The program stored in such a storage medium is read by the reading device 109.

Further, the program may be installed on a stand-alone computer, or may be installed by a cloud computer to provide only the functions to the user. Further, in the present embodiment, an application program capable of communicating with the server 16 is installed in the user terminal 12 to control the ballot purchase system in the present embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a Web browser installed in the user terminal 12 may be used to access the server 16 and use the system according to the present embodiment operated on the server 16 side.

According to the present embodiment, when a ballot ticket for a competition is purchased with reference to the voting content of the distributor who provides the forecast information of the competition result, the reward to the distributor is calculated according to the degree of reference. can do. As a result, it is possible to increase the motivation of the distributor to produce and participate in the video content, and also to increase the motivation of the distributor for the expected activity.

Although this embodiment has been described above based on the embodiments and modifications, the embodiments described above are for facilitating the understanding of the present embodiment and do not limit the present embodiment. This aspect may be modified or improved without departing from its spirit and claims, and this aspect includes its equivalent. Further, if the technical feature is not described as essential in the present specification, it may be deleted as appropriate.

In addition to the above embodiment, the following will be added.
(Appendix 1)
An information processing device that can communicate with a terminal device used by a user via a communication network.
A provider that provides the user's terminal device with the first ballot information specified by the target provider among one or more providers that provide ballot information regarding the ballot that sets a premium for the expected result for the competition. When,
The acquisition unit that acquires the second ballot information regarding the ballot purchased by the user based on all or part of the first ballot information, and the acquisition unit.
A decision unit that determines the reward to the target provider based on the second ballot information, and
An information processing device characterized by being equipped with.
With this configuration, when a ballot ticket for a competition is purchased with reference to the voting content of the distributor who provides the forecast information of the competition result, the reward to the distributor is paid according to the degree of reference. Can be calculated.
(Appendix 2)
The determination unit determines the reward to the target provider based on the second ballot information and the number of views of the content related to the first ballot information on the communication network by the target provider. The information processing apparatus according to Appendix 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is characterized by the above-mentioned.
With this configuration, the more the user refers to the content of the vote of the target provider and the more the video of the target provider is viewed, the higher the reward of the target provider will be, so that the better expectation for the provider. You can use incentives to create better video content.
(Appendix 3)
The determination unit is characterized in that, when the second ballot information includes the expected result of hitting, the reward to the target provider is determined based on the hit ballot. The information processing apparatus according to Appendix 1 or 2.
With such a configuration, the reward of the target provider increases as the user refers to the voting content of the target provider, so that an incentive for the provider to make a better prediction can be exerted.
(Appendix 4)
When the total amount of rewards to the plurality of providers reaches a preset upper limit amount, the determination unit may purchase the ballot ticket by the user based on all or part of the first ballot ticket information. The information processing apparatus according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 3, wherein the reward to the target provider is determined based on the ratio of the purchase price.
With this configuration, the amount of remuneration paid to the hit provider (distributor) can be kept within a certain amount, so that the amount of remuneration paid can be controlled on the management side.
(Appendix 5)
The determination unit adds the difference between the upper limit amount in the first competition and the total amount of rewards to the target provider to the upper limit amount in the second competition after the first competition. The information processing device described.
With this configuration, within the range of the total amount of the maximum amount of money in the competition held within a certain period, the difference can be added to the maximum amount that can be paid out in the next and subsequent competitions as a carry-forward amount. As a result, the management side can control the amount of remuneration to be paid. At the same time, as the amount of money carried forward increases, the maximum amount of compensation for the provider who hit the forecast rises, so that an incentive for the provider to make a better forecast can be exerted.
(Appendix 6)
To a computer that can communicate with multiple terminal devices via a communication network,
A process of providing the first ballot information designated by the target provider among one or more providers that provide ballot information regarding the ballot that sets a premium for the expected result for the competition to the terminal device of the user. ,
The acquisition process for acquiring the second ballot information regarding the ballot purchased by the user based on all or part of the first ballot information.
A decision process for determining a reward to the target provider based on the second ballot information, and
Reward calculation program to execute.
With this configuration, when a ballot ticket for a competition is purchased with reference to the voting content of the distributor who provides the forecast information of the competition result, the reward to the distributor is paid according to the degree of reference. Can be calculated.

1 Information processing device 2 Providing unit 3 Acquisition unit 4 Decision unit 5 Terminal device 11 Voting ticket purchase system 12 User terminal 15 Distributor terminal 16 Server 17 Communication network 41 Communication unit 42 Control unit 43 Distribution control unit 44 Distributor ballot information acquisition Department 45 Distributor Ballot Information Providing Department 46 User Voting Ticket Information Acquisition Department 47 Payment Processing Department 48 Reward Determination Department 50 Storage Department 51 Distributor Ballot Information DB
52 User-owned information DB
53 User ballot information DB
54 Odds Information DB
55 Carry-forward money management DB
56 Distributor Remuneration Management DB

Claims (4)

An information processing device that can communicate with a terminal device used by a user via a communication network.
A provider that provides the user's terminal device with the first ballot information specified by the target provider among one or more providers that provide ballot information regarding the ballot that sets a premium for the expected result for the competition. When,
The acquisition unit that acquires the second ballot information regarding the ballot purchased by the user based on all or part of the first ballot information, and the acquisition unit.
A decision unit that determines the reward to the target provider based on the second ballot information, and
Equipped with
When the total amount of rewards to the plurality of providers reaches a preset upper limit amount, the determination unit determines the ballot ticket purchased by the user based on all or part of the first ballot ticket information. An information processing device that determines the reward to the target provider based on the ratio of the purchase price. Claim 1 is characterized in that the determination unit adds the difference between the upper limit amount in the first competition and the total amount of rewards to the target provider to the upper limit amount in the second competition after the first competition. The information processing device described in. To a computer that can communicate with the terminal device used by the user via a communication network,
Providing the first ballot information designated by the target provider among one or a plurality of providers that provide ballot information regarding the ballot that sets a premium for the expected result for the competition. When,
The acquisition process for acquiring the second ballot information regarding the ballot purchased by the user based on all or part of the first ballot information.
A decision process for determining a reward to the target provider based on the second ballot information, and
To execute,
In the determination process, when the total of the rewards to the plurality of providers reaches a preset upper limit amount, the ballot ticket purchased by the user based on all or part of the first ballot ticket information. A reward calculation program that determines the reward to the target provider based on the ratio of the purchase price. A reward calculation method performed by a computer capable of communicating with a terminal device used by a user via a communication network.
The computer provides the terminal device of the user with the first ballot information specified by the target provider among one or more providers that provide ballot information regarding the ballot that sets a premium for the expected result for the competition. ,
The computer acquires the second ballot information regarding the ballot purchased by the user based on all or part of the first ballot information.
The computer determines the reward to the target provider based on the second ballot information.
When determining the reward to the target provider, if the total of the rewards to the plurality of providers reaches the preset upper limit amount, the said A reward calculation method for determining a reward to the target provider based on the ratio of the purchase amount of the ballot purchased by the user.

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