JP7470568B2 - PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a program, an information processing method, and an information processing device.

Matching methods and systems for matching users with other users in games have been known for some time. With such conventional matching methods and systems, there has been a demand for a matching method and a matching system that allows for better user matching (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Patent No. 6152186

Conventional game matching methods and systems perform user matching based on the user's skill level and the game environment used by the user. This type of user matching can be used in a variety of services, including community-based services such as social network services, in addition to games. However, there is a problem in that there are few user indicators to use for matching in order to perform appropriate user matching in a variety of services.

The objective of this disclosure is to provide new indicators that can be used for user matching.

According to the present disclosure, a program is provided for causing an information processing device to function as a management means for associating and managing the speed of an input operation for each user, a determination means for determining index information for each user from the speed of the input operation associated with the user, and a matching processing means for matching a plurality of users based on the index information for each user.

This disclosure provides new indicators that can be used for user matching.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a hardware configuration of a client. FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a hardware configuration of a server. FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a functional configuration of a client. FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a functional configuration of a server. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an input operation speed management table used in the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a setting management table used in the present embodiment. FIG. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram of an example of processing of the information processing system according to the embodiment. FIG. 13 is an image diagram of an example of a matching index item setting screen. 13 is a flowchart of an example of a matching process.

Below, an embodiment for implementing the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a chat service and a game service will be described as examples of a service that accepts character input operations and command input operations from a user, but the present invention is not limited to these. For example, this embodiment can also be applied to a social network service or a groupware service. This embodiment can be applied to various services that accept character input operations and command input operations from a user and match users.

[System configuration]
First, an information processing system 10 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. The information processing system 10 according to an embodiment has a configuration in which a client 20 and a server 30 are connected to each other via a network 40 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

The client 20 is an example of an information processing device operated by a user. The client 20 is, for example, a mobile phone such as a smartphone, a portable game machine, a personal computer, a tablet terminal, a home game device, an arcade game device, etc. The client 20 accepts input operations from the user via an input device such as a touch panel, a controller, a mouse, a keyboard, etc., and displays to the user via a display device such as a display. Note that the number of clients 20 is not limited to three, and may be other than three.

The server 30 is an example of an information processing device that receives information on characters or commands entered by a user into the client 20 by transmitting and receiving data between the client 20, and provides the client 20 with functions such as a function of accepting processing according to the information on the characters or commands, and a function of matching users. The server 30 may be realized by a cloud computer. The number of servers 30 shown in FIG. 1 is not limited to one, and two or more servers may be used for distributed processing. The server 30 may also be used for download processing to provide the client 20 with programs required for using the service, user login processing, and the like.

Figure 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of client 20. Client 20 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 121, a storage device 122, a communication device 123, an input device 124, and a display device 125. CPU 121 controls client 20. Storage device 122 is, for example, a memory such as ROM (Read Only Memory) or RAM (Random Access Memory), or a storage such as HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive).

The communication device 123 is a communication device such as a network circuit that controls communication. The input device 124 is an input device such as a touchpad, controller, mouse, keyboard, camera, and microphone. The display device 125 is an output device such as a display and speaker. A touch panel is realized by combining a touchpad and a display.

Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of server 30. Server 30 has a CPU 131, a storage device 132, and a communication device 133. CPU 131 controls server 30. Storage device 132 is, for example, a memory such as ROM or RAM, or a storage such as an HDD or SSD. Communication device 133 is a communication device such as a network card that controls communication.

Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the client 20. The client 20 has a memory unit 21, a client control unit 22, an operation unit 23, a display unit 24, and a client-side communication unit 25. The memory unit 21 stores programs such as a client program 51. The memory unit 21 may be realized by a storage device 122, or may be realized by a storage device connected via the network 40.

The client control unit 22 performs overall control of the client 20. The overall control of the client 20 includes control of the services used by the user. The client control unit 22 is realized by the CPU 121 executing the processing described in the client program 51. The client control unit 22 has an input operation speed measurement unit 53, a matching request unit 54, a service request unit 55, a result receiving unit 56, and a display control unit 57.

The input operation speed measurement unit 53 measures the speed of the user's input operation from the user's character input operation and command input operation on the input device 124, as described below. The matching request unit 54 makes a user matching request to the server 30 based on the user's input operation.

The service request unit 55 requests the server 30 to provide various services based on the user's input operations. The services provided by the server 30 include chat services, game services, and other services that accept character input operations and command input operations from users and match users.

The result receiving unit 56 receives the results of various requests made to the server 30 by the matching request unit 54 or the service request unit 55. The display control unit 57 controls the display of a screen that displays the results of various requests received by the result receiving unit 56, as well as a screen that allows the matching request unit 54 or the service request unit 55 to accept input operations from the user.

The operation unit 23 accepts user input operations on the input device 124. The display unit 24 displays various screens on the display device 125 according to the control of the display control unit 57. The operation unit 23 is realized by the CPU 121 controlling the input device 124. The display unit 24 is realized by the CPU 121 controlling the display device 125. The user's input operation on the input device 124 refers to an input operation in which the user operates the operation unit 23 to input characters or commands in order to cause the CPU 121 to execute processing. The display unit 24 displays various screens according to image data generated by the client control unit 22. The client-side communication unit 25 communicates with the server 30. The client-side communication unit 25 is realized by the CPU 121 executing the client program 51 and controlling the communication device 123 according to the client program 51.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server 30. The server 30 in FIG. 5 has a memory unit 31, a server control unit 32, and a server-side communication unit 33. The memory unit 31 stores programs such as a server program 61 and a client program 62, data used by these programs, an input operation speed management table 63, a setting management table 64, a matching result management table 65, and the like, which will be described later. The memory unit 31 may be realized by a storage device 132, or may be realized by a storage device connected via the network 40.

The server control unit 32 performs overall control of the server 30. The server control unit 32 is realized by the CPU 131 executing the processes described in the server program 61. For example, the server control unit 32 performs a download process to download the client program 62 stored in the storage unit 31 and data used by the client program 62 to the client 20. The server control unit 32 has a request receiving unit 66, an input operation speed measuring unit 67, an input operation speed management unit 68, an index determination unit 69, a matching processing unit 70, a service processing unit 71, a setting management unit 72, and a display control unit 73.

The request reception unit 66 receives various requests from the client 20. The input operation speed measurement unit 67 measures the speed of the user's input operation from data transmitted and received between the client 20, as described below. Note that, in this embodiment, a configuration in which the client 20 has the input operation speed measurement unit 53 and the server 30 has the input operation speed measurement unit 67 is shown as an example, but it is not necessary to have both. The function of measuring the speed of the user's input operation may be provided in the information processing system 10, and may be provided in a location other than the client 20 and the server 30. The speed of the user's input operation may be measured by an input operation speed measurement unit provided somewhere in the information processing system 10.

The input operation speed management unit 68 manages the measured input operation speed of the user in an input operation speed management table 63 described below in association with the user. The index determination unit 69 determines an index (index value) for each user to be used in the matching process from the input operation speed managed in association with the user, as described below. Note that the index value for each user to be used in the matching process may be the user's input operation speed as is, or a value indicating a classification according to the user's input operation speed may be used.

When the matching processing unit 70 receives a matching request from the client 20, it matches multiple users as described below based on the index values for each user determined by the index determination unit 69, and transmits the matching results to the client 20.

When the service processing unit 71 receives a request for the provision of various services from the client 20, it processes the request for the provision of various services and transmits the results of the processing to the client 20. The setting management unit 72 manages various settings such as the setting of the type of index used by the matching processing unit 70 for the matching process.

The server-side communication unit 33 communicates with the client 20. The server-side communication unit 33 is realized by the CPU 131 executing the server program 61 and controlling the communication device 133 in accordance with the server program 61. The display control unit 73 controls the display of a screen for an administrator who operates the server 30, etc.

The functional configuration of the client 20 shown in FIG. 4 and the functional configuration of the server 30 shown in FIG. 5 are merely examples, and for example, at least one of the functional configurations of the server 30 shown in FIG. 5 may be included in the functional configuration of the client 20 shown in FIG. 4. In other words, it is sufficient that either the client 20 or the server 30 has the functional configurations shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5.

Examples of the configuration of the input operation speed management table 63 and the setting management table 64 stored in the memory unit 31 of the server 30 are as follows:

Figure 6 is a diagram showing an example of an input operation speed management table used in this embodiment. The input operation speed management table 63 shown in Figure 6 manages the input operation speed information of a user who uses a service and an index value corresponding to the input operation speed information, in association with the user information of the user.

User information is information such as a user name and a user ID that can identify a user. Input operation speed information is information that indicates the speed of a user's input operation. In FIG. 6, character input speed, command input speed, and reply speed are shown as examples of information that indicates the speed of a user's input operation. Character input speed is the average number of characters input by a user in a predetermined time (e.g., one minute). Command input speed is the average number of commands input by a user in a predetermined time (e.g., one minute). Reply speed is the time from when a user inputs the first character of a message for reply to when they perform an operation to send the text, or the time from when a user receives a message from another user to when they reply. Note that the input operation speed management table 63 in FIG. 6 is an example. For example, the items "character input speed", "command input speed", and "reply speed" of the input operation speed information shown in FIG. 6 are examples, and it is sufficient if one or more items that indicate the user's input speed are included.

The index value is determined from the speed of the input operation managed in association with the user, and is an index for each user used in the matching process. The index value is, for example, an index that expresses the speed of the user's input operation by dividing it into high speed, medium speed, low speed, etc. The division of the speed of the user's input operation into high speed, medium speed, and low speed is one example, and other divisions may be used. When determining the division of the speed of the user's input operation from multiple items of the input operation speed information, a formula or table that calculates a unique value from the values of multiple items of the input operation speed information may be prepared, and the division of the speed of the user's input operation may be determined from the unique value. For example, by preparing a table that associates the input operation speed information of the user with the division of the speed of the input operation, the division of the speed of the user's input operation may be determined from the input operation speed information of the user. It is not necessary to use all of the items of the input operation speed information shown in FIG. 6, and the items of the input operation speed information to be used may be changed depending on the service used by the user. The expression by the division of the speed of the user's input operation such as the index value in FIG. 6 is one example, and the unique numerical value calculated from the formula may be used as it is. The index value may be any information that can be used to match users according to the speed of their input operations.

According to the input operation speed management table 63 in FIG. 6, input operation speed information and an index value corresponding to the input operation speed information can be associated and managed for each user who uses the service.

Figure 7 is a diagram showing an example of a setting management table used in this embodiment. The setting management table 64 shown in Figure 7 manages the ON/OFF settings of index items that can be used in user matching processing. Index items with an ON/OFF setting of "ON" are used in user matching processing. Also, index items with an ON/OFF setting of "OFF" are not used in user matching processing.

According to the setting management table 64 in FIG. 7, it is possible to set whether or not to use each of the index items such as age, gender, and input operation speed that can be used in the matching process. The setting of the setting management table 64 in FIG. 7 may be set by an administrator who operates the server 30, or may be set by a user who operates the client 20.

For example, the setting management table 64 set by the administrator may be used for the matching process of all users who use the service. Also, the setting management table 64 set by a user who uses the service may be managed as a setting management table 64 dedicated to that user, and may be used for the matching process requested by that user.

[process]
In the following, an example will be described in which the speed of an input operation is managed for each user, an index for the matching process corresponding to the speed of the input operation is determined, and the matching process for a plurality of users is performed using the index.

Figure 8 is a sequence diagram of an example of the processing of the information processing system 10 according to this embodiment. In step S10, the server 30 displays a matching index item setting screen 1000 as shown in Figure 9, for example, and accepts an operation of setting index items from the administrator. Figure 9 is an image diagram of an example of the matching index item setting screen 1000. In the matching index item setting screen 1000 of Figure 9, an example is shown in which index items available for matching processing are age, sex, and input operation speed. The administrator can select the index items to be used in the matching processing by checking the ON or OFF checkboxes provided next to the index items on the matching index item setting screen 1000 of Figure 9. The contents of the index item setting operation performed by the administrator on the matching index item setting screen 1000 of Figure 9 are stored and managed in the setting management table 64 of Figure 7 by the setting management unit 72 of the server 30.

In step S12, the client 20 accepts character input operations and command input operations from the user who uses the service. In step S14, the input operation speed measurement unit 53 of the client 20 measures the speed of the user's input operation as shown in the input operation speed information in FIG. 6 from the user's character input operation and command input operation on the input device 124.

In step S16, the input operation speed measurement unit 53 of the client 20 transmits the measured input operation speed to the server 30. In step S18, the input operation speed management unit 68 of the server 30 stores and manages the received input operation speed in the input operation speed management table 63 of FIG. 6 in association with the user who performed the input operation in step S12.

In step S20, the client 20 accepts a matching request operation from a user who uses the service. In step S22, the matching request unit 54 of the client 20 makes a user matching request to the server 30 based on the user's matching request operation.

In step S24, the index determination unit 69 of the server 30 refers to the setting management table 64 shown in FIG. 7 to select an index item to be used in the matching process. In the example of the setting management table 64 in FIG. 7, "speed of input operation" is selected as the index item to be used in the matching process.

The index determination unit 69 refers to the input operation speed management table 63 in FIG. 6 and determines, for each user, an index value corresponding to the input operation speed of each user. The process of determining, for each user, an index value corresponding to the input operation speed of each user may be performed asynchronously with the matching request in step S22. In this case, the index determination unit 69 stores and manages the index value calculated asynchronously with the matching request in the input operation speed management table 63 in FIG. 6. Then, in step S24, the index determination unit 69 refers to the input operation speed management table 63 in FIG. 6 and reads out the index value managed in association with each user.

In step S26, the matching processing unit 70 of the server 30 matches multiple users who have similar input operation speeds (small differences in input operation speeds) based on the index value for each user determined in step S24 (information corresponding to the speed of the user's input operation). For example, users who have similar input operation speeds also have similar character input speeds and command input speeds.

Users who have similar character input speeds or command input speeds can be assumed to be users who take similar amounts of time to send messages in chat services, etc. By matching users who have similar character input speeds or command input speeds, the matching processing unit 70 can match users who take similar amounts of time to send messages, thereby reducing the stress caused by user matching.

In addition, in the case of a game service, for example, users who have similar character input speeds or command input speeds can be assumed to be users with similar gaming skills. By matching users with similar character input speeds or command input speeds, the matching processing unit 70 can match users with similar gaming skills, thereby reducing the stress caused by user matching.

On the other hand, users whose character input speeds and command input speeds are not similar (very different) can be assumed to be users whose time it takes to send messages in chat services and the like is significantly different. Also, users whose character input speeds and command input speeds are significantly different can be assumed to be users whose game skills are significantly different. Therefore, the matching processing unit 70 may be configured not to match users whose character input speeds and command input speeds are not similar, thereby reducing the stress on users caused by matching.

In addition, regardless of the assumption that matching users with similar character input speeds or command input speeds causes less stress when matching users, multiple users can be matched using an index value corresponding to the input operation speed of each user, and the evaluation of the matching results can be fed back to the user, thereby improving accuracy using machine learning, for example.

In this case, a mechanism is required to provide feedback on the evaluation of the matching results to the matched user. For example, when the matching processing unit 70 of the server 30 obtains a matching result that is highly rated by users, it can select a matching user based on the difference in character input speed or command input speed between the matched users, thereby achieving a highly rated matching process without relying on human assumptions.

The matching process in step S26 is performed, for example, according to the procedure shown in FIG. 10. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of an example of the matching process. In step S50, the matching processing unit 70 reads the index value of the user who made the matching request and the index values of each of the other users from the input operation speed management table 63.

In step S52, the matching processing unit 70 compares the index value of the user who made the matching request with the index values of each of the other users, and selects other users whose index values are close to the index value of the user who made the matching request. For example, in the example of the input operation speed management table 63 in FIG. 6, the index values are classified as high speed, medium speed, and low speed, and if the index value of the user who made the matching request is high speed, other users whose index value is "high speed" are selected.

In addition, if the index value in the input operation speed management table 63 is expressed as a numerical value representing the speed of the input operation, the numerical difference between each user may be calculated, and other users whose numerical difference is smaller than a predetermined value may be selected.

In step S54, the matching processing unit 70 matches a predetermined number of other users from the selected other users with the user who made the matching request. In step S56, the matching processing unit 70 stores and manages the matching results in the matching result management table 65.

The matching process shown in FIG. 10 is an example, and will differ depending on the index items used in the selected matching process. For example, if "age" and "input operation speed" of the matching index items in the setting management table 64 in FIG. 7 are selected as index items to be used in the matching process, the age difference may be taken into consideration in addition to the input operation speed difference in step S52, and the similarity in input operation speed and the similarity in age may be quantified comprehensively in step S54, and a predetermined number of users may be matched with the user who made the matching request based on the numerical value.

Returning to FIG. 8, in step S28, the matching processing unit 70 transmits the matching result to the client 20. In step S30, the result receiving unit 56 of the client 20 receives the matching result. The display control unit 57 performs a result display process to display the matching result received by the result receiving unit 56 on the display unit 24.

In the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the server 30 executes the user matching process in response to a matching request from a user, but the user matching process may also be triggered by, for example, the passage of time or the holding of an event. Also, in the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the server 30 executes user matching, but the server 30 may select matching candidate users and transmit the matching candidate users to the client 20 as matching results. In this case, the user can select a matching user from the matching candidate users on the client 20.

According to this embodiment, in addition to personal information such as the user's name, age, and gender, the speed of the user's input operation can be provided as new index information that can be used in user matching.

The disclosed embodiment of the information processing system 10, client 20, and server 30 should be considered as illustrative and not restrictive. The above embodiment can be modified and improved in various forms without departing from the scope and spirit of the appended claims. Furthermore, the matters described in the above-mentioned embodiments can be configured in other ways as long as they are not inconsistent, and can be combined as long as they are not inconsistent.

10 Information processing system 20 Client 21 Memory unit 22 Client control unit 23 Operation unit 24 Display unit 25 Client side communication unit 30 Server 31 Memory unit 32 Server control unit 33 Server side communication unit 40 Network 53 Input operation speed measurement unit 54 Matching request unit 56 Result receiving unit 57 Display control unit 61 Server program 63 Input operation speed management table 64 Setting management table 66 Request receiving unit 67 Input operation speed measurement unit 68 Input operation speed management unit 69 Index determination unit 70 Matching processing unit 72 Setting management unit 73 Display control unit

Claims (8)

An information processing device,
A management means for managing the speed of character input operation in association with each user;
A determination means for determining index information for each user from the speed of the input operation associated with the user;
a matching processing means for matching a plurality of users in a service for transmitting and receiving messages between the plurality of users based on index information for each user;
A program to function as a The information processing device further comprises:
A measuring means for measuring a speed of the input operation of the user;
2. The program according to claim 1, further comprising: The measuring means is
3. The program according to claim 2, wherein the speed of the input operation of the user is measured from the number of characters input by the user in a predetermined time. An information processing device,
A management means for managing the speed of character input operation in association with each user;
A determination means for determining index information for each user from the speed of the input operation associated with the user;
A matching processing means for matching a plurality of the users based on index information for each of the users;
A measuring means for measuring a speed of the input operation of the user;
Function as a
The measuring means is
A program characterized by measuring the speed of a user's input operation from the time it takes for a user to input the first character to perform an operation to send data, when data transmission and reception based on characters input by the user to a client is performed between multiple users. An information processing device,
A management means for managing the speed of character input operation in association with each user;
A determination means for determining index information for each user from the speed of the input operation associated with the user;
A matching processing means for matching a plurality of the users based on index information for each of the users;
A measuring means for measuring a speed of the input operation of the user;
Function as a
The measuring means is
A program characterized by measuring the input operation speed of a user from the time taken for a user receiving data from another user to send a response to the data, when data transmission and reception based on characters input by the user to a client is performed between multiple users . 6. The program according to claim 1, wherein the matching processing means matches a plurality of users having similar input operation speeds based on the index information for each user. In the information processing device,
a management step of associating and managing the character input operation speed for each user;
a determination step of determining index information for each user from the speed of the input operation associated with the user;
A matching process step of matching a plurality of users in a service for transmitting and receiving messages between the plurality of users based on index information for each user;
An information processing method for executing the above. a management means for managing the speed of character input operation in association with each user;
a determination means for determining index information for each user from the speed of the input operation associated with the user;
A matching processing means for matching a plurality of users in a service for transmitting and receiving messages between the plurality of users based on index information for each user;
An information processing device having the above configuration.

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