JP7426156B1 - Game live distribution server and program - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] It is possible to reduce the psychological resistance of viewers who are not yet close to the broadcaster when giving a gift to the broadcaster, so that they can easily send a gift, and to form effective communication. Provides a game live distribution server. [Solution] A game live distribution server 2 that live-distributes game play videos by distributors to viewers, and accepts gift requests from viewers who wish to donate gift content to distributors. The reception unit 227 extracts any first gift content from the gift database DB that holds a plurality of gift contents according to gift wishes and provides it to the distributor, and also provides the viewer with any first gift content from the gift database DB. 2. A game live distribution server 2 comprising a gift providing unit 228 that extracts and provides gift content. [Selection diagram] Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a game live distribution server and program.

In recent years, various video distribution services have become popular as various devices such as smartphones have become more sophisticated and functional, and communication speeds have increased over the Internet (see Patent Document 1). In particular, live game distribution services have become available, in which a broadcaster broadcasts the game being played in real time to the terminals of a large number of viewers.

In various distribution systems that perform live distribution of such games, various communication functions are implemented to enable communication between game distributors and viewers.

For example, in a game live streaming system, a chat window is displayed on the device along with a video window showing the game play video, making it possible for broadcasters and viewers to communicate through text. It has become. In addition to such chat, a voice call function has also been implemented, and live game distribution systems that allow communication through calls have become widespread.

Furthermore, in recent years, it has become possible for viewers to give gifts to broadcasters that can be used within a game live distribution system to perform a specific function. By giving such gifts, viewers can support their favorite broadcaster or use it as an opportunity to communicate with them.

Patent No. 7125729

By the way, in a game's live streaming system, viewers who have little or no communication with the streamer through chat, etc., and who have not yet become intimate with the streamer, may be concerned when they suddenly send a gift to the streamer. This caused psychological resistance such as embarrassment, and it was difficult to say that the effect of gift-giving on forming communication was sufficient.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is intended to reduce the psychological resistance of viewers who are not yet close to the broadcaster when giving a gift to the broadcaster, so that they can easily send gifts. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a game live distribution server and program that can be used as a gift and to effectively form communication.

The present invention is a game live distribution server that live-distributes a game play video by a distributor to a viewer, and accepts a gift request from the viewer who wishes to gift gift content to the distributor. A request reception unit extracts any first gift content from a gift database that holds a plurality of gift contents according to the gift request and provides it to the distributor, and also provides the viewer with any of the first gift contents from the gift database. and a gift providing unit that extracts and provides second gift content.

In the live distribution server for the game, the gift request includes a normal gift request to gift the first gift content only to the distributor, and a request to gift the first gift content to the distributor and the gift request. There is a mutual gift request to provide the second gift content to the viewer, and the gift providing unit distributes the extracted first gift content when the gift request is the mutual gift request. Preferably, the second gift content is provided to the viewer and the second gift content is provided to the viewer.

Further, in the game live distribution server, it is preferable that the gift providing unit randomly extracts the first gift content and the second gift content from the gift database.

Further, in the game live distribution server, the gift providing unit, in randomly extracting the gift content, extracts the first gift content and the second content according to the amount charged by the viewer for the game. It is preferable to change at least one of them.

The live distribution server for the game further includes an avatar management unit that provides the distributor and the viewer with avatars corresponding to the distributor and the viewer, respectively, and the first gift content and the viewer. Preferably, at least one of the second gift contents is a decoration that can be used by the avatar.

Further, in the game live distribution server, it is preferable that at least one of the first gift content and the second gift content is an item that can be used within the game.

Further, in the game live distribution server, it is preferable that at least one of the first gift content and the second gift content is a gift content lottery request object that causes a process to randomly extract the gift content. .

Further, in the game live distribution server, at least one of the first gift content and the second gift content is an index for determining a ranking of players common to all games provided by the game live distribution server. It is preferable that the ordinal score is a score that is .

Further, in the game live distribution server, at least one of the first gift content and the second gift content is acquired when a predetermined condition is met in a specific game provided by the game live distribution server. It is preferable that the game score be the same as the game score.

The present invention also provides a game live distribution server that live-distributes a game play video by a distributor to a viewer, and receives a gift request from the viewer who wishes to gift gift content to the distributor. A gift request receiving unit accepts the gift request, and extracts any first gift content from a gift database that holds a plurality of gift contents according to the gift request and provides it to the distributor, and also provides the gift request to the viewer from the gift database. a gift providing unit that extracts and provides any of the second gift contents, the gift providing unit randomly extracts the first gift content and the second gift content from the gift database, and the gift providing unit randomly extracts the first gift content and the second gift content from the gift database; It is preferable that the first gift content and the second gift content are the same gift content.

The present invention also provides a program for live distribution of a game in which a game play video by a distributor is live-distributed to a viewer, wherein a gift from the viewer who desires gift content to the distributor is provided. A gift request receiving step for receiving a request, and extracting any first gift content from a gift database holding a plurality of gift contents according to the gift request and providing it to the distributor, and also providing the gift to the viewer. The present invention is characterized by being a program for causing a computer to execute a gift providing step of extracting and providing any second gift content from a database.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, it is possible for viewers who are not yet close to the broadcaster to feel free to give a gift by reducing the psychological resistance when giving a gift to the broadcaster, and also to be able to send a gift easily and effectively. It becomes possible to form communication.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a game live distribution system to which a game live distribution server according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a game live distribution server according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a game live distribution server according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the specific example of the gift database memorize|stored in the memory|storage means of the live distribution server of the game based on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a specific example of a screen displayed on a viewer terminal that communicates with a live distribution server for a game according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flow chart showing processing by a live distribution server of a game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a game live distribution system to which a game live distribution server according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a game live distribution system 1 to which a game live distribution server 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, a game live distribution system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a game live distribution server 2 (hereinafter also simply referred to as "server 2") and a server connected to the server 2 via a network N. It is configured to include a distributor terminal 3 and a plurality of viewer terminals 4 (4A, 4B, . . . , 4N).

In the present embodiment, the game live distribution system 1 is a system that allows a user acting as a distributor to provide a video of a game played being distributed in real time to one or more users acting as viewers.

Specifically, in the game live distribution system 1, the server 2 provides one or more games, and each user accesses the server 2 from his or her own terminal (broadcaster terminal 3 or viewer terminal 4). By doing so, the game operation information is sent from the terminal to the server 2, and the server 2 performs various information processing in the game based on the operation information and sends the results of the information processing to the user's terminal, and the user's terminal A play video is displayed based on the result of the information processing. That is, the user's terminal only generates and transmits game operation information and draws play videos, and all other information processing related to the game is performed by the server 2.

Further, when a user who plays the game wishes to live-distribute his/her play video, the server 2 provides the play video to the viewer terminal 4 of the viewer who desires the distribution.

The broadcaster terminal 3 and the viewer terminal 4 are terminals equipped with a communication function, a voice call function, a recording/recording function, an operation function, a display function, etc. By accessing the server 2, the terminal is capable of playing various games, and is also capable of distributing or viewing the playing videos. Further, the distributor terminal 3 and the viewer terminal 4 are equipped with a chat function and a telephone call function. The distributor terminal 3 and the viewer terminal 4 are basically the same terminal, and when the user who wants to distribute the game performs an operation to start live distribution of the game via the terminal, the terminal functions as the distributor terminal 3. On the other hand, when a user who wants to view the distributed video performs a viewing start operation via the terminal, the terminal functions as the viewer terminal 4.

FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of the game live distribution server 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the server 2 includes a control section 21 that controls the entire server 2, a storage means 25, and a communication section 26.

The control unit 21 includes a CPU 22 that controls the entire control unit 21, a ROM 23 that stores a control program that runs on the CPU 22, and a RAM 24 that temporarily stores various data.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the game live distribution server 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, when the CPU 22 expands the program stored in the ROM 23 to the RAM 24 and executes it, the control unit 21 controls the game providing unit 221, the video distribution unit 222, the avatar management unit 223, and the chat management unit. 224, a call management section 225, a gift management section 226, a gift request reception section 227, and a gift provision section 228.

The game providing unit 221 provides a game to the distributor terminal 3 and the viewer terminal 4 based on one or more game data stored in the storage means 25. As described above, the distributor terminal 3 and the viewer terminal 4 only generate and transmit game operation information and draw play videos, and all other information processing regarding the game is performed by the game providing unit 221. That is, the game providing unit 221 performs various types of information processing in the game based on the operation information transmitted from the distributor terminal 3 and the viewer terminal 4, and transmits the results of the information processing to the distributor terminal 3 and the viewer terminal 4. Send to. Then, the distributor terminal 3 and the viewer terminal 4 display the play video based on the received results of information processing by the game providing unit 221.

When the video distribution unit 222 receives information from the distributor terminal 3 to start live distribution of the game, the video distribution unit 222 transmits information to the distributor terminal 3 accessing the server 2 that wishes to view the play video of the game. , distribute play videos. When distributing this play video, the video distribution unit 222 may distribute the video data as is, or may add predetermined processing to the video and distribute it.

The avatar management unit 223 generates avatar data indicating avatars a (see FIG. 5) corresponding to each of the distributor and the viewer, and transmits the data to the distributor terminal 3 and the viewer terminal 4, respectively. Avatar a can be equipped with various accessories, and data regarding the accessories are also managed by the avatar management unit 223.

The chat management unit 224 manages chats between a distributor and a viewer via the distributor terminal 3 and viewer terminal 4. When the distributor terminal 3 performs video distribution, the chat management unit 224 provides a common chat window C (see FIG. 5) to the distributor terminal 3 and the viewer terminal 4, and uses the chat window C. The content of the chat between the viewer and the distributor is displayed on both the distributor terminal 3 and the viewer terminal 4.

The call management unit 225 realizes transmission of audio such as conversation from the distributor to the viewer via the voice call function between the distributor terminal 3 and the viewer terminal 4 during video distribution by the distributor terminal 3. .

The gift management unit 226 manages gift contents presented from viewers to distributors using a gift database that holds a plurality of gift contents. Gift contents include, for example, ornaments that can be used by avatars, items that can be used in-game, and item lottery that causes the gift providing unit 228 to randomly extract items that can be used in-game (so-called gacha). A request object, a ranking score that determines the ranking of players who play the game via the game's live distribution server, a game score that is obtained when predetermined conditions are met in a specific game provided by the game's live distribution server, etc. be.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a specific example of the gift database DB stored in the storage means 25 of the game live distribution server 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The gift database DB holds information regarding the gift ID, gift name, usage location, and consideration points for obtaining the gift content corresponding to each gift content, and the gift management unit 226 can update this information. to manage.

The gift names are "bag", "shoes 1", "shoes 2", "gift gacha", "split ball", "quick shoes", "armor", "iron sword" in the gift database DB shown in Figure 4. ”, “pecking order score” and “game score”. Here, the "gift gacha" is a gift in which random gift content is selected from selectable gift content at each usage location.

The usage location of the gift content indicates the target for which the gift content is used, and in this embodiment, the avatar a (see FIG. 5) corresponding to the distributor or viewer, which is displayed at the same time as the play video of the game, It includes specific games (tennis, adventure) and all games provided by the server 2 (all games).

When the usage location is avatar a, the gift content used in the game includes items and special effects that make the game advantageous. Furthermore, the gift content used for avatar a includes accessories that can be worn by avatar a. Furthermore, some of the gift contents used for avatar a include player rankings common to all games provided by server 2 (for example, player rankings and levels across all games provided by server 2). The ranking score to be determined and the predetermined conditions (for example, defeating the enemy in the game, harvesting crops, conquering the maze, etc.) in a specific game (tennis, adventure in the example of FIG. 4) provided by the server 2 are determined. Contains game scores earned when met.

The gift request receiving unit 227 receives a gift request transmitted from the viewer terminal 4 from a viewer who wishes to gift the gift content to the distributor. A gift request can be made by selecting gift content via the viewer terminal 4 using the points held by the viewer as compensation. These points can be purchased by the viewer for a fee, and are awarded by fulfilling predetermined conditions, for example, at an event held within the game in the game live distribution system 1.

Here, there are two types of gift requests: normal gift requests, in which the viewer simply wishes to gift the gift content to the distributor, and mutual gift requests, in which the viewer wishes to gift the same gift content to the distributor as well as the viewer. There are different gift contents that can be selected by the viewer. The viewer can select any one of these two types of gift wishes, and the selected gift wish is transmitted from the viewer terminal 4 to the server 2, and the gift wish reception unit 227 receives it. Note that the points required as consideration when requesting mutual gifting are, for example, double the points when requesting normal gifting.

The gift providing unit 228 extracts gift content from the gift database DB according to the gift request and provides it to the distributor. If the gift request is a mutual gift request, the gift providing unit 228 provides the extracted gift content not only to the distributor but also to the viewer who requested the gift.

Furthermore, when the viewer selects "gift gacha" as the gift content, the gift providing unit 228 randomly extracts the gift content from the gift database DB. Note that in extracting random gift content, the gift providing unit 228 may change the gift content to be extracted depending on the amount of money the viewer pays for the game. Thereby, it is possible to motivate the viewers to pay for the game. Here, the charges for the game by the viewer include, for example, the total amount of gift content gifted to a specific distributor, and the total amount of charges made by the viewer in the past for his or her own avatar a and game items. Includes amount, etc. In addition, changes in the gift content to be extracted include, for example, gift content (special gift content) that becomes an extraction candidate only when the amount charged by the viewer for the game exceeds a predetermined threshold; When the threshold value is exceeded, the special gift content may be added to the extraction candidates. A plurality of charge amount thresholds may be provided, and special gift content may be prepared that is selected as an extraction candidate when the charge amount exceeds each threshold.

Note that in this embodiment, when the gift request is a mutual gift request, the same gift content is extracted from the gift database GB and provided to the distributor and the viewer by the gift providing unit 228, but in the present invention, However, the present invention is not limited to this, and different gift contents may be provided to the distributor and the viewers. In this case, when different gift contents are provided to the broadcaster and the viewer, in addition to the gift content (first gift content) that the broadcaster wishes to receive when making a gift request, the gift content (first gift content) provided to the broadcaster ( The second gift content) may be arbitrarily selected by the distributor himself/herself. In addition, the predetermined first gift content and the predetermined second gift content are set in advance, and the viewer can select any set from among the sets to select the first gift content and the second gift content. It is also possible to provide the following information. Furthermore, the first gift content and the second gift content may each be randomly extracted and provided by the gift providing unit 228. Further, while the first gift content can be selected by the viewer, the second gift content may be randomly extracted from the gift database DB by the gift providing unit 228 and provided to the viewer. Even if the first gift content and the second gift content are different, when randomly extracting the gift content, the gift content to be extracted is changed according to the viewer's payment amount for the game, as described above. Good too.

Returning to FIG. 2, the server 2 includes, in addition to the control section 21, a storage means 25 and a communication section 26.

The storage means 25 is configured using a storage device such as a magnetic hard disk or a semiconductor storage device. The storage means 25 stores data related to various games and various databases such as a gift database DB, which are necessary for the server 2 to function.

The communication unit 26 is a network interface, and communicates with the distributor terminal 3 and the viewer terminal 4 via the network N. The communication unit 26 passes various data received from the distributor terminal 3 and the viewer terminal 4 to the control unit 21, and also transmits data generated by the controller 21 to the distributor terminal 3 and the viewer terminal 4.

Next, the state of live distribution by the game live distribution system 1 having the above-described configuration will be described. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a specific example of a screen displayed on the viewer terminal 4 that communicates with the game live distribution server 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, when the game is live-streamed, the viewer terminal 4 displays a video window V, a chat window C, a chat input window I, an avatar window A, a gift icon G, and various operation menus. A menu button M to be called up is displayed.

The video window V is a window in which a video of a game played by a distributor, which is distributed from the video distribution unit 222, is displayed.

The chat window C is a window in which a chat managed by the chat management unit 224 is displayed, and displays the names of the viewers who are speakers ("Hinata", "Neko Neko") and the statements made by each speaker ("Nice to meet you!"). ” or “Now is your chance!”) will be displayed.

Chat input window I is a window for inputting comments displayed in chat window C. A viewer who wishes to speak can enter characters into this chat input window I using the character input function of the viewer terminal 4 and send the character data to the server 2, so that the chat management unit 224 can It functions to display the character in the chat window C of the terminal 4. Note that the content of the chat is also displayed on the distributor terminal 3.

Avatar window A is a window in which avatar a managed by avatar management section 223 is displayed. Avatar a corresponds to a distributor or a viewer, respectively.

The gift icon G is an icon selected by the viewer when gifting gift content to the broadcaster, and by selecting the icon, gift content that can be gifted is sent to the viewer terminal 4 based on the gift database DB. A list of items will be displayed. Then, when the viewer selects the gift content he or she wishes to gift from the list of gift contents using the points he/she owns as consideration, the viewer terminal 4 transmits the gift request to the server 2, and the gift request reception unit 227 of the server 2 receives the gift request. Upon reception, the gift providing unit 228 extracts predetermined gift content from the gift database DB according to the gift request and provides it to the distributor.

Furthermore, if the viewer desires mutual gift content, the gift providing unit 228 provides the extracted gift content to the viewer as well as to the distributor.

Next, the operation of the server 2 having the above-described configuration and functions will be explained using a flowchart. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing by the game live distribution server 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, first, a viewer operates the viewer terminal 4 to transmit a request to the server 2 to view a live game broadcast by a predetermined distributor (step S1).

Next, the video distribution unit 222 distributes the play video of the distributor to the viewer terminal 4 (step S2). The distributed video data is displayed on the video window V of the viewer terminal 4, as shown in FIG.

Next, the gift request reception unit 227 receives the gift request transmitted from the viewer terminal 4 (step S3). As mentioned above, there are two types of gift requests: normal gift requests, where you wish to gift gift content only to the broadcaster, and mutual gift requests, where you wish to gift the same gift content to both the broadcaster and the viewer. There are two types of aspects.

Next, the gift providing unit 228 extracts predetermined gift content from the gift database according to the gift request (step S4). At this time, if "gift gacha" is selected as the gift content, the gift providing unit 228 randomly extracts the gift content from the gift database DB.

Then, if the gift request is a mutual gift request (step S5: YES), the gift providing unit 228 provides the extracted gift content to the distributor and the viewer (step S6), and performs processing related to gift content gifting. end. Note that the distributor terminal 3 is notified by any method that the content is a mutual gift content.

On the other hand, if the gift request is not a mutual gift request (step S5: NO), the gift providing unit 228 provides the extracted gift content only to the distributor (step S7), and ends the process regarding gift content gifting.

According to the game live distribution server 2 according to the present embodiment described above, when a viewer who is not yet close to the distributor sends a gift to the distributor, by selecting mutual gift content, the viewer can receive gifts not only from the distributor but also from the distributor. Viewers themselves will also be provided with gift content, and they can give gift content with a feeling of ``sharing'' or ``in addition to receiving gift content,'' which has less psychological resistance than giving a gift. Feelings of resistance such as embarrassment can be reduced.

Furthermore, when a viewer and a distributor acquire the same gift content, a topic regarding the gift content is generated between the viewer and the distributor, making it possible to form effective communication. In particular, when the gift content is a "gift gacha", topics related to the extraction results of the gift content (such as the quality of the gift content or the luck of the lottery) are generated, making it possible to form communication even more effectively. become.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be adopted.

For example, in the embodiment described above, the distributor terminal 3 and the viewer terminal 4 only generate and transmit game operation information and draw play videos, and all other information processing related to the game is performed by the server 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the distributor terminal 3 and the viewer terminal 4 perform functions other than generation and transmission of game operation information and drawing of play videos, which the server 2 was responsible for in the above-described embodiment. At least part of the information processing may be performed.

Further, the gift content described above is not limited to that included in the embodiment described above, and may be other gift content. For example, an example of gift content that is provided randomly is the above-mentioned "gift gacha," in which gift content is randomly extracted according to the viewer's gift request and provided to the distributor and the viewer. However, in the present invention, instead of randomly granting the gift content itself to the distributor, the viewer may grant authority to start a random extraction process of the gift content. Specifically, even if the gift content presented from the viewer to the distributor is a gift content lottery request object (gacha ticket) that causes the gift providing unit 228 to execute a process of randomly extracting gift content. good. In this case, the viewer presents a gacha ticket to the distributor as gift content, and when the distributor uses this gacha ticket, the gift providing unit 228 randomly extracts gift content from the gift database DB and distributes it. provided to the person. In this way, by providing gacha tickets to the distributors as gift content, it is possible to give the distributors more fun, and also to create a topic about the random extraction results and form communication effectively. becomes possible.

1: Game live distribution system 2: Game live distribution server 3: Distributor terminal 4: Viewer terminal 21: Control unit 22: CPU
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Claims (10)

A game live distribution server that live-distributes game play videos by distributors to viewers,
a gift request reception unit that receives a gift request from the viewer who wishes to gift gift content to the distributor , the gift request including a request to gift the gift content only to the distributor; a gift request reception unit that includes a normal gift request and a mutual gift request for gifting the first gift content to the distributor and providing the second gift content to the viewer;
When the gift request is the mutual gift request, one of the first gift contents is extracted from a gift database that holds a plurality of gift contents according to the gift request and provided to the distributor, and the viewing/listening is performed. A game live distribution server comprising: a gift providing unit that extracts and provides any of the second gift contents from the gift database to the gift database. The game live distribution server according to claim 1, wherein the gift providing unit randomly extracts the first gift content and the second gift content from the gift database. 2. The gift providing unit, in randomly extracting the gift content, changes at least one of the first gift content and the second gift content to be extracted in accordance with a charge amount for the game by the viewer. A live distribution server for the game described in 2 . The method further includes an avatar management unit that provides the distributor and the viewer with avatars corresponding to the distributor and the viewer, respectively, and at least one of the first gift content and the second gift content includes: The game live distribution server according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the game live distribution server is an ornament that can be used for the avatar. The game live distribution server according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein at least one of the first gift content and the second gift content is an item that can be used within the game. Claims 1 to 3 , wherein at least one of the first gift content and the second gift content is a gift content lottery request object that causes the gift providing unit to execute a process of randomly extracting the gift content. A live distribution server for the game according to any one of the above. At least one of the first gift content and the second gift content is a ranking score that is a score that is an index that determines the ranking of players common to all games provided by the live distribution server of the game. The game live distribution server according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . At least one of the first gift content and the second gift content is a game score that is a score obtained when a predetermined condition is met in a specific game provided by a live distribution server of the game. A live distribution server for the game according to any one of items 1 to 3 . A game live distribution server that live-distributes game play videos by distributors to viewers,
a gift request reception unit that accepts a gift request from the viewer who wishes to gift gift content to the distributor;
Any first gift content is extracted from a gift database holding a plurality of gift contents according to the gift request and provided to the distributor, and the viewer is also provided with any second gift content from the gift database. Equipped with a gift provision department that extracts and provides
The gift providing unit randomly extracts the first gift content and the second gift content from the gift database, and the first gift content and the second gift content are the same gift content. Distribution server. A game live distribution program for live streaming a game play video by a distributor to viewers,
a gift request acceptance step for accepting a gift request from the viewer who wishes to gift gift content to the distributor , the gift request including a desire to gift the gift content only to the distributor; a gift request receiving step, which includes a normal gift request and a mutual gift request for gifting the first gift content to the distributor and providing the second gift content to the viewer;
When the gift request is the mutual gift request, one of the first gift contents is extracted from a gift database that holds a plurality of gift contents according to the gift request and provided to the distributor, and the viewing/listening is performed. A program for causing a computer to execute a gift providing step of extracting and providing any of the second gift contents from the gift database to the gift database.

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