TW202336581A - Electronic comic distribution system, electronic comic distribution program, and application program - Google Patents

Abstract

A single electronic comic content distributed among a plurality of users are shared, and amusement of reading the electronic comic content is improved. An electronic comic distribution system according to the present invention includes: a distribution means that distributes the same electronic comic content to a plurality of user terminals; a display control means that displays the same comic page image on display screens of the plurality of user terminals; and a call control means that controls the plurality of user terminals to execute a voice call. When operation is performed to the comic page image displayed on the display screen of any one of the plurality of user terminals, the display control means reflects the operation to the comic page image displayed on the display screens of all of the plurality of user terminals.

Description

Electronic comic delivery system, electronic comic delivery program and application

The invention relates to an electronic comic distribution system, electronic comic distribution program and application program.

In recent years, electronic comics (also called digital comics) that are electronic materials are becoming popular. Reader users can use PC (Personal Computer: Personal Computer) or mobile terminals (such as tablet terminals or smart phones, etc.) to enter, for example, electronic comics websites on the domain, and browse domain browsers or comics reading applications, etc. The desired comic content displayed on the screen.

As a related technology, for example, Patent Document 1 describes an electronic book providing server that transmits electronic books including book materials exceeding the screen size of the first terminal to the first terminal. Based on the first terminal, The positional relationship between the area displayed on the screen and the above-mentioned first area uses an image reflecting the above-mentioned evaluation results, so that the evaluation results performed on the first area of the part of the above-mentioned book materials by the second terminal are displayed on the above-mentioned first terminal. picture. [Prior technical literature] [Patent Document]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2020-98243

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

According to the electronic book providing system 10 described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the evaluation results of the scenes 510 included in the comic material 500 can be performed using icon-like images, and the evaluation results of the scenes 510 included in the comic material 500 can also be displayed. Therefore, multiple users can share the evaluation results of electronic books with each other in a form that makes it easy to visually recognize the evaluation results of other users on electronic books.

However, in the invention described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the comic content itself is always read by each user alone, and based on this, the user gives his or her own evaluation result to the comic content.

The present invention is proposed in view of the above-mentioned points, and the purpose of one aspect thereof is to share an electronic comic content distributed among a plurality of users and improve the interest of reading the electronic comic content. [Technical means to solve problems]

In addition, in order to solve the above problem, the electronic comic distribution system of the present invention is an electronic comic distribution system that distributes electronic comic content including comic page images. It has: a public organization that publishes from a plurality of different solicitations on the Internet. Recruitment of users A plurality of solicitation information that the user terminal accepts respectively; the application notification agency will notify the application for one of the solicitation information selected by the applicant among the above plurality of solicitation information to the solicitation of that one solicitation information Recruiting user terminals for recruiting users; a matching agency that matches the application user terminals of the above-mentioned user applicants and the recruiting user terminals for the above-mentioned recruiting users as a plurality of user terminals based on the above-mentioned application declaration; a distribution agency , which distributes the same electronic comic content to the above-mentioned plurality of user terminals; the display control mechanism, which causes the display screens of the above-mentioned plurality of user terminals to display the same comic page image; and the call control mechanism, which causes the above-mentioned plurality of user terminals to display the same comic page image; The user terminal performs a voice call; and when the above-mentioned display control mechanism operates the above-mentioned comic page image displayed on the display screen of any one of the above-mentioned plurality of user terminals, the above-mentioned plurality of users The above comic page image displayed on the display screen of the terminal reflects this operation. [Effects of the invention]

According to the embodiment of the present invention, an electronic comic content can be shared among multiple users, and the interest of reading the electronic comic content can be improved.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. <System Configuration> ( Network Configuration ) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the network configuration of the electronic comic distribution system of this embodiment. The electronic comic delivery system 100 in Figure 1 includes a user matching server 10, an electronic comic delivery server 20, a recruitment user terminal 30 (30a, 30b, 30c･･) and a participating user terminal 40 (40a, 40b, 40c･ ･), and connected via network 50.

The user matching server (hereinafter also referred to as the matching server) 10 matches the users of the electronic comic distribution system 100, that is, the users who collate the electronic comic content (hereinafter also referred to as the comic content) together. server device. Here, users who use the electronic comic delivery system 100 of this embodiment are registered as users in advance in the user DB, and the types of users are divided into two types: recruiting users and participating users.

Recruiting users refers to recruiting users (participating users) who want to verify comic content on the matching server 10 . Recruiting users The self-recruiting user terminal 30 registers recruitment information in advance to the matching server 10 from the user DB and uploads it. Recruitment information includes, for example, user name (can be a screen name), appearance image, gender, age, occupation, self-introduction (comics of interests, hobbies, types of expertise, self-introduction text, etc.), recruitment status (standby (login in) ), offline), etc. In addition, when payment is made as a reward for checking the content of the comic, the solicitation information includes information related to payment/expenses.

Participating users are users who select the users who want to verify the comic content from among the users (recruiting users) on the matching server 10 who want to verify the comic content. The participating user refers to the recruiting information posted on the matching server 10 from the participating user terminal 40, and submits a participation check against the recruiting information of the desired recruiting user.

If a self-participating user applies to the recruiting user to participate in the verification, the self-matching server 10 sends an application notification notification to the recruiting user terminal 30 . The recruiting user uses the recruiting user terminal 30 to perform the operation of agreeing or disagreeing with the application report. In the case of consent, both the recruiting user terminal 30 of the recruiting user and the participating user terminal 40 of the participating user , the same comic content (comic title) is delivered in real time and synchronously through the electronic comic delivery server 20, and since the voice verification of the comic content is possible, it becomes a state where users can make voice calls with each other.

In addition, the comic content (comic title) to be checked can be selected from a plurality of various comic contents stored in the electronic comic DB of the electronic comic distribution server 20 by the participating user when applying for verification, etc., or it can be selected by the participating user. Recruitment users select from the recruitment information. In addition, when self-recruitment users incur payments to participating users, for example, at the time of application approval, the time when the verification of the comic content begins, or the time when the reading of the comic content ends (completion time), etc. It is appropriate for the matching server 10 to perform payment processing.

The electronic comic delivery server (hereinafter also referred to as the delivery server) 20 is a server device that will be used to check the comic content selected/specified by the user from among the various comic contents memorized by the electronic comic DB. (Comic title) is delivered to both the recruiting user terminal 30 of recruiting users and the participating user terminal 40 of participating users via the network 50 in real time and simultaneously.

The user-recruiting terminal 30 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a PC (personal computer), that is, a reading terminal for e-comic content that is solicited from users using the electronic comic distribution system 100 . The participating user terminal 40 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a PC, and is a terminal of a participating user who uses the electronic comic distribution system 100 .

The user can use the recruitment user terminal 30 or the participating user terminal 40 to enter/log in to the matching server 10 and the delivery server 20 to verify the comic content. In addition, in order to access the matching server 10 and the delivery server 20, a specific application (general domain browser, comic reading software, comic reading application, etc.) is pre-installed on the recruiting user terminal 30 and the participating user terminal 40. ).

The network 50 includes wired and wireless communication networks. The network 50 includes, for example, the Internet, a public network, WiFi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), and the like.

( Hardware Configuration ) FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the delivery server of this embodiment. The delivery server 20 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit: Central Processing Unit) 21, a ROM (Read Only Memory: a read-only memory) 22, a RAM (Random Access Memory: a random access memory) 23, and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive: hard disk drive) 24, and communication device 25.

The CPU 21 performs execution of various programs or calculation processing. ROM22 stores the programs required for startup, etc. The RAM 23 is a work area for temporarily storing the processing of the CPU 21 or storing data. HDD24 stores various data and programs. The communication device 25 communicates with other devices via the network 50 . In addition, the same hardware configuration as that of the delivery server 20 can also be applied to the matching server 10 .

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the user terminal of this embodiment. The user terminal 30 (40) has a CPU 31, ROM 32, RAM 33, HDD 34, communication device 35, display device 36, input device 37, microphone 38, speaker 39, sensor 41, and vibration device 42.

The CPU 31 performs various program execution or calculation processing. ROM32 stores the programs required for startup, etc. The RAM 33 is a working area that temporarily stores the processing of the CPU 31 or stores data. HDD34 stores various data and programs. The communication device 35 communicates with other devices via the network 50 .

The display device 13 is a color display implemented by a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, an LED (Light Emitting Diode) display, etc., and displays a display screen of the electronic comic content on the user terminal. The input device 34 is implemented by a unique operating keyboard, mouse, buttons, etc. In addition, when the user terminal 30 (40) is a smartphone or a tablet terminal, the input device 34 replaces the operating keyboard or buttons and integrates the display device 36 and the input device 37 so that the input device 37 can be detected on the display screen. The touch panel realizes the click coordinates (touch coordinates). In this case, the input device 37 is implemented by a touch panel on the screen, a software keyboard controlled by a program, etc.

Microphone 38 inputs sound. The speaker 39 outputs sound. The sensor 41 includes various sensors such as an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a magnetic sensor, a GPS (Global Positioning System), and a biometric authentication sensor. The vibration device 42 is a device that has a motor and an eccentric hammer and generates vibration. In addition, as mentioned above, the user terminal 30 (40) is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a PC, etc., and may also have other hardware besides what is shown in FIG. 3 .

( Software Configuration ) FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the software configuration of the electronic comic distribution system of this embodiment. The electronic comic delivery system 100 has a matching unit 101, a comic content selection unit 102, a delivery unit 103, a voice communication unit 104, a display control unit 105, and a memory unit 107 as main functional units.

The matching unit 101 has the recruitment information received from the first user terminal (the recruitment user terminal 30) and uses the second user (the participating user terminal 40) who applies for the recruitment information and the first user terminal as a plurality. or terminal to perform matching function.

The comic content selection unit 102 has the function of causing any user terminal among a plurality of user terminals (recruiting user terminal 30 and participating user terminal 40) to select the same electronic comic content from a plurality of electronic comic contents stored in the electronic comic DB. Functions of electronic comic content.

The distribution unit 103 has a function of distributing the same electronic comic content to a plurality of user terminals.

The voice call unit 104 has a function of causing a plurality of user terminals to perform voice calls.

The display control unit 105 has a function of causing the display screens of a plurality of user terminals to display the same comic page image. In addition, the display control unit 105 is configured to control the operation of the comic page image displayed on the display screen of any one of the plurality of user terminals. The comic page image reflects the functionality of this operation.

The memory unit 107 stores the user DB and the electronic comic DB. Detailed description later.

In addition, each functional unit is realized by a program executed on the hardware resources such as CPU, ROM, RAM, etc. of the computer constituting the matching server 10 and the delivery server 20 . These functional units can be read as "mechanism", "module", "unit", or "circuit". In addition, each DB of the storage unit 107 can also be arranged in an external storage device on the network 50 . In addition, the above-mentioned computer programs and application programs can also be stored in a computer-readable memory medium.

Among the functional units in this embodiment, it is assumed that the matching server 10 has the matching unit 101 and the delivery server 20 has the comic content selection unit 102, the delivery unit 103, the voice communication unit 104, and the display control unit 105. However, for example, The delivery server 20 may have a matching unit 101 . That is, the electronic comic distribution system 100 only needs to have each functional unit.

( Database ) FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the user DB in this embodiment. The user DB is a DB that contains user information of users who are recruiting users and participating users, and are registered in advance. The user DB in this embodiment has, for example, "user ID (Identity)", "password", "email address", "name", "gender", "age", "occupation", "self-introduction", "Appearance image", "payment/expense" and other data items.

"User ID" is a unique identification code assigned to each user. "User ID" and "Password" are the ID and password used by the user to enter/log in to the electronic comic delivery system 100. "Email address", "name", "gender", "age", and "occupation" are respectively the user's email address, name (can be a screen name), gender, age, and occupation. "Appearance image" is any image that displays the user's self. Uploaded by the user.

"Self-introduction" is a profile of the user including the user's own interests, hobbies, comics, genres of expertise, self-introduction, etc. "Payment/Fees" refers to the situation where the user is paid as a reward for checking the comic content, such as a fee stipulated based on the volume, number of pages, time, frequency, etc. of the electronic comic being checked each time.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the electronic comic DB according to this embodiment. The e-comics DB is a DB where the e-comic books and contents are pre-registered. The electronic comic DB of this embodiment has, for example, "comic content ID", "genre", "title", "author/editor", "publishing house", "release date", "summary", "comic content data", etc. data items.

"Comic content ID" is a unique identification code assigned to each title of comic content. "Type", "Title", "Author/Editor", "Publisher", "Release Date", and "Summary" respectively refer to the type, title, author/editor, publisher, release date, and summary of the comic content. "Comic content data" is a data file of comic content. The data file of the comic content may be an image file containing a plurality of comic page images.

In addition, the data structure of the user DB and the electronic comic DB in this embodiment is only an example, and some data items are omitted for convenience of explanation. Furthermore, not only the operator of the electronic comic distribution system 100 but also other external electronic comic distribution businesses may provide the electronic comic DB.

<Example of Usage Screen> ( User Matching ) FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen for checking and participating in the recruitment of comic content on the user terminal of this embodiment. The participating user enters/logs in to the electronic comic delivery system 100 (matching server 10) from the participating user terminal 40, and displays the comic content verification participation recruitment screen 1000 shown in FIG. 7 on the display screen of the participating user terminal 40. As mentioned above, the user recruitment can recruit the participation of users (participating users) who want to check the comic content. As shown in the recruitment participation screen 1000 in Figure 7, by each recruitment user, the standby status, user name (screen name), appearance image, gender, age, occupation, self-introduction, payment/ Collection information 1001 of fee-related information and make it publicly available.

Participating users can refer to each recruitment information in more detail (not shown) by selecting the operation "view details" 1002 from the list of recruitment information 1001 for checking the content of the recruitment comics. When the participating user determines the situation of the recruiting user who wants to check the comic content, he or she presses the operation "Application Application" 1003 for the recruiting user, thereby applying/declaring the desired recruiting user to participate in the verification.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a verification report and approval screen for comic content on the user terminal of this embodiment. If a participating user has applied/declared to participate in the verification, the electronic comic delivery system 100 (matching server 10) sends an application notification to the recruiting user terminal 30. The recruiting user enters/logs in to the electronic comic delivery system 100 (user matching server 10) from the recruiting user terminal 30, and displays the comic content verification application approval screen 2000 shown in FIG. 8 on the display screen of the recruiting user terminal 30. superior.

After confirming the "reported user information" 2001 of the participating users and the "comic content information" 2002 of the verification target, the recruiting users click "Agree" 2003 or "Disagree" 2004 to apply for the application. When recruiting users to report participating users and want to discuss the start date, comic content or detailed content, they can click the operation "Discussable" 2005 to exchange messages, etc. between users.

When the solicitation users agree to apply for the application, the verification of the comic content is established, that is, the verified users match each other. When the start date is reached (it may also be immediately after consent), both the recruiting user terminal 30 of the recruiting user and the participating user terminal 40 of the participating user are contacted via the electronic comic distribution system 100 (electronic comic distribution server 20). The same comic content (comic title) is delivered in real time and simultaneously, and since the comic content can be checked, it becomes a state where users can make voice calls with each other.

In addition, in the "Comic Content Information" 2002, the comic content (comic title) to be checked can be selected from a variety of comic contents stored in the electronic comic DB of the electronic comic distribution server 20, and can be determined when applying for verification, etc. The selection of participating users can also be pre-selected and designated by the soliciting users in the solicitation information, or it can be decided based on the discussion of "Can be discussed" 2005.

( Verification of comic content ) FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a verification screen of comic content in the user terminal of this embodiment. When users start checking the comic content, both the recruiting user terminal 30 for recruiting users and the participating user terminal 40 for participating users are distributed via the electronic comic delivery system 100 (electronic comic delivery server 20) The same comic page image in the selected comic content. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9 , the display screen of the recruiting user terminal 30 for recruiting users and the display screen of the participating user terminal 40 for participating users display the same comic page image (one of the comic contents). page of comic images).

Furthermore, since the comic content can be checked, the recruiting user terminal 30 for recruiting users and the participating user terminal 40 for participating users can use their respective microphones 38 and speakers 39 to conduct voice calls between the users. condition. That is, the sound input from the microphone 38 of one user terminal becomes audio data and is relayed to the electronic comic distribution system 100 (electronic comic distribution server 20), and is output from the speaker 39 of the other user terminal.

Participating users and recruiting users determine the responsible role of each character in the comic content at the beginning of the verification, and while following the frame sequence of the comic page image, check the lines or onomatopoeia of the character who is responsible for their role (mimetic language or onomatopoeia, etc.), while reading the story of the comic content.

For example, in the comic page image shown in FIG. 9 , the following verification is performed between user A1 and user B1. User A1 "Nervous･･" User B1 "Yeah, I think so too" User A1 "Well, no, a little bit" User B1 "(Between Silence)" In addition, when reading lines, each user can freely change the volume of the voice, add cadence, enter an impromptu performance, or pause as they wish.

When turning to the next page, either participating users or recruiting users can operate. That is, if any one of the participating users or the recruiting users slides (tap) from left to right on the currently displayed comic page image on the touch panel on the screen from the user terminal For a specific page turning operation, the comic page image of the user terminal performing the page turning operation switches to the next comic page image, and the display screen of the other user terminal also switches to the next comic page image simultaneously. Page image. In this way, participating users and recruiting users can check the story of the comic content with each other along the frame sequence of the comic page images.

( Example of operations on comic page images ) Participating users and solicited users can perform operations on the comic page images (also called browsing images) displayed on the display screen of the user terminal during the verification of comic content. Any action operation. In this way, since the user directly performs various action operations corresponding to each scene on the comic page image, the interest of the verification of the comic content can be improved. In addition, as mentioned above, the display screens of the two user terminals of the participating user and the recruiting user are synchronized, so if any one of them performs an action operation on the displayed comic page image from the user terminal, the other user will The terminal also displays the screen simultaneously and reflects its actions on the displayed comic page image.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example 1 of the operation operation of the comic page image by the user terminal according to this embodiment. As shown in Figure 10, during the verification of comic content, participating users and recruiting users can zoom in on the comic page image displayed on the display screen of the user terminal by, for example, pinching and zooming with fingers (display screen The magnification operation of the displayed part of the comic page image above). For example, the user A1 reads the line "Nervous･･" and performs a magnification operation on the target frame or the character, thereby simultaneously magnifying the target frame or the character being displayed in conjunction with the display screen of the other user B1. , so you can get a sense of presence or integration when checking the comic content.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example 2 of the operation operation of the comic page image by the user terminal according to this embodiment. As shown in Figure 11, during the verification of comic content, participating users and recruiting users can move the comic page image displayed on the display screen of the user terminal by, for example, multiple sliding operations (the icon on the display screen Movement operation of the display part of the comic page image). In addition, by repeatedly moving the comic page image up, down, left, and right, you can also perform a vibration operation (vibration operation of the display part of the comic page image on the display screen). For example, the user A1 reads the line "Nervous･･" while performing a vibration operation on the target frame or the character, thereby synchronizing the displayed target frame or character with the display screen of the other user B1. Vibration, so you can get a sense of presence or integration when checking the comic content.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing Example 3 of the operation operation of the comic page image by the user terminal in this embodiment. As shown in Figure 12, during the verification of comic content, participating users and recruiting users can rotate the comic page image displayed on the display screen of the user terminal by, for example, multiple sliding and rotating operations (on the display screen The rotation operation of the display part of the comic page image). For example, the user A1 reads the line "Nervous･･" while performing a rotation operation on the target frame or the character, thereby synchronizing the displayed target frame or character with the display screen of the other user B1. Rotate, so you can change the angle, etc., and get a sense of presence or integration when checking the comic content.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an operation unit for operating a comic page image on the user terminal of this embodiment. The action operation unit 3000 is displayed as a software keyboard below the display screen of the user terminal. Each operation button is provided in the action operation unit 3000, and the operation buttons are associated with each operation.

The operation button 3001 is a button used to perform a page turning operation on the currently displayed comic page image. As mentioned above, the same page turning operation can be performed even if the sliding (tapping) operation from left to right is performed on the comic page image.

The operation button 3002 is a button used to move the currently displayed comic page image. The same applies to performing the above multiple sliding operations.

The operation button 3003 and the operation button 3004 are buttons used to enlarge and reduce the currently displayed comic page image. The same applies to the pinch-to-zoom operation described above.

The operation button 3005 and the operation button 3006 are buttons used to perform a left rotation operation and a right rotation operation on the currently displayed comic page image. The same applies to performing the above-mentioned multiple sliding and rotating operations.

The operation button 3007 is a button that causes the vibration device 42 built in the user terminal to generate vibration. Through the vibration feeling or vibration sound transmitted from the user terminal body to the user's hand, a sense of presence or integration can be obtained when checking the comic content.

In addition, in the action operation unit 3000, in addition to the above-mentioned operations, action operations that the user may use in advance can be registered in advance as fixed operation buttons, and the operations can be easily performed by just pressing the button.

<Information Processing> Fig. 14 is a program diagram of the electronic comic delivery system 100 (electronic comic delivery server 20) of this embodiment. The CPU of the electronic comic distribution server 20 can read and execute the program of this program, thereby realizing each step (hereinafter, expressed as "S").

S1: The delivery server 20 selects the delivery from the comic content stored in the electronic comic DB to both the recruiting user terminal 30 for recruiting users and the participating user terminal 40 for participating users via the network 50. (Specified) same comic content data (including more than one comic page image).

S2: The recruiting user terminal 30 and the participating user terminal 40 display the same comic page image of the comic content received from the delivery server 20 on their display screens under the display control of the delivery server 20 .

S3: Since the delivery server 20 can perform voice verification of the comic content, the voice call between the recruiting user terminal 30 and the participating user terminal 40 is established. Thereby, the received sound received from one user terminal is transmitted to another user terminal, so that the users can have voice calls with each other.

S4: If the recruiting user performs a specific action operation on the comic page image displayed on the display screen of the recruiting user terminal 30, the recruiting user terminal 30 sends the operation information corresponding to the action operation to the distribution server 20. Specific motion operations include, for example, the above-mentioned page turning operation, moving operation, zooming in and out operation, rotating operation, and vibration operation. In addition, in addition to displaying the current page number, the operation information also includes the following information: for example, in the case of a page turning operation, the information of turning the page forward or backward, and in the case of a moving operation, the information of the moving direction and distance is displayed. , display information on the zoom point and magnification ratio during a zoom operation, display information on the rotation center point, rotation direction, and degree of rotation during a rotation operation, and display vibration information during a vibration operation. The operation information only needs to be information that the distribution server 20 can grasp to recruit users to perform operations on the comics page images.

S5: When the delivery server 20 receives the operation information from the recruiting user terminal 30, it performs display control of the operation reflection on both the recruiting user terminal 30 and the participating user terminal 40. That is, the delivery server 20 controls the comic page image displayed on the display screen of the recruiting user terminal 30 and the participating user terminal 40 to reflect the action operation corresponding to the operation information based on the operation information.

S6: Under the display control of the distribution server 20, the recruiting user terminal 30 and the participating user terminal 40 reflect the operation on the comic page image displayed on the display screen of the recruiting user terminal 30 and the participating user terminal 40. Action operations corresponding to information. Not only the recruiting user terminal 30, but also the specific actions performed by the recruiting users on the comic page image displayed on the display screen of the recruiting user terminal 30 in S4 are reflected on all terminals including the participating user terminals 40. operate.

S7: This time, if the participating user performs a specific action operation on the comic page image displayed on the display screen of the participating user terminal 40, the participating user terminal 40 will send the operation information corresponding to the action operation to the delivery server. Device 20.

S8: When the distribution server 20 receives the operation information from the participating user terminal 40, it performs display control of the operation reflection on both the recruiting user terminal 30 and the participating user terminal 40. That is, the delivery server 20 controls the comic page image displayed on the display screen of the recruiting user terminal 30 and the participating user terminal 40 to reflect the action operation corresponding to the operation information based on the operation information.

S9: Under the display control of the distribution server 20, the recruiting user terminal 30 and the participating user terminal 40 reflect the operation on the comic page image displayed on the display screen of the recruiting user terminal 30 and the participating user terminal 40. Action operations corresponding to information. That is, the specific action operation performed by the participating user on the comic page image displayed on the display screen of the participating user terminal 40 in S7 is reflected on all terminals of the recruiting user terminal 30 and the participating user terminal 40 .

In addition, the following embodiments are also discussed. ･The delivery server 20 may also have an audio/video function from the beginning to the end of comic verification.

･The delivery server 20 can also automatically recognize the user's voice of reciting lines and move and control the comic page images. For example, automatic movement control from the frame containing spoken lines to the next frame.

･In the above embodiment, users are recruited and participating users are publicly recruited. However, users can also privately invite (equivalent to recruiting) acquaintances, etc., and the acquaintance users can check comics with each other.

･The comparison of comics between recruiting users and participating users may not be limited to a plurality of two people, but can also be done by three or more people. Of course, specific actions performed on the comic page images displayed on the display screens of all user terminals are reflected on all terminals.

･The electronic comic delivery system 100 of the above embodiment may also be called, for example, an electronic comic verification system or an electronic comic two-person system.

･After the self-delivery server 20 distributes the same comic content material to the recruiting user terminal 30 and the participating user terminal 40 (S1), the recruiting user terminal 30 of the recruiting user and the participating user terminal 40 of the participating user Processing equivalent to S4 to S6 and S7 to S9 can also be realized through direct communication through the network 50 . Specifically, if any of the user terminals performs a specific action operation on the comic page image displayed on the display screen, then the comic page image displayed on the display screen of the user terminal will reflect the image of the comic page displayed on the display screen of the user terminal. The operation information corresponds to the action operation, and the operation information corresponding to the action operation is sent to other user terminals. The other user terminal receives the operation information and reflects the action operation corresponding to the operation information to the comic page image displayed on the display screen of the other user terminal.

<Summary> According to the above, according to the electronic comic delivery system 100 of this embodiment, the user can select the comic content (comic title) that the user likes from a variety of comic contents, and check the characters appearing in the comic content with other users. lines or onomatopoeia (mimetic language or onomatopoeia, etc.) while reading the comic content and story. That is, it can be used to distribute one electronic comic content among multiple users, making reading the electronic comic content more interesting.

In addition, the present invention will be explained by showing specific specific examples as preferred embodiments of the present invention. However, it should be understood that various modifications can be made to these specific examples without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the claimed scope. Corrections and Changes. That is, it should not be construed as limiting the present invention by the details of specific examples and the attached drawings.

10:User matching server 20: Electronic comics delivery server 21:CPU 22:ROM 23: RAM 24: HDD 25:Communication device 30: Recruiting user terminals 30a: Recruiting user terminals 30b: Recruiting user terminals 30c: Recruiting user terminals 31:CPU 32:ROM 33: RAM 34: HDD 35: Communication device 36:Display device 37:Input device 38:Microphone 39: Speaker 40:User terminal 40a: User terminal 40b: User terminal 40c: User terminal 41: Sensor 42:Vibration device 50:Internet 100: Electronic comics distribution system 101: Matching Department 102: Comic content selection department 103: Distribution Department 104:Voice call department 105: Display control part 107:Memory Department 1000: Participate in the recruitment screen 1001:Recruiting information 1002: Operation 1003: Operation 2000: Check declaration and consent screen 2001:Report user information 2002: Comic content information 2003: Operation 2004: Operation 2005: Operation 3000:Motion operation department 3001: Operation button 3002: Operation button 3003: Operation button 3004: Operation button 3005: Operation button 3006: Operation button 3007: Operation button A1: User A2:User A3:User B1: User B2: User B3: User S1～S9: steps

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the network configuration of the electronic comic delivery system according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the delivery server of this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the user terminal of this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the software configuration of the delivery server according to this embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the user DB in this embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the electronic comic DB according to this embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen for checking the contents of the comics and participating in the recruitment process according to this embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the verification and reporting approval screen of the comic content in this embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a check screen for comic content in this embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example 1 of the operation operation on the comic page image according to this embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example 2 of the operation operation on the comic page image according to this embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example 3 of the operation operation on the comic page image according to this embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an operation unit for operating a comic page image in this embodiment. FIG. 14 is a program diagram of the electronic comic distribution system 100 (electronic comic distribution server 20) of this embodiment.

30a: Recruiting user terminals

40a: Join user terminal

50:Internet

A1: User

B1: User

Claims (8)

An electronic comic distribution system, which is characterized in that it is an electronic comic distribution system that distributes electronic comic content including comic page images, and has: A public organization that discloses a plurality of solicitation information received from a plurality of different solicitation users' solicitation user terminals on the Internet; The application notification notification agency shall notify the application notification of one of the solicitation information selected by the application user from among the above plurality of solicitation information to the solicitation user terminal of the solicitation user who solicits the one solicitation information; A matching agency that matches the application user terminals of the above application users and the recruitment user terminals of the above recruitment users as a plurality of user terminals based on the above application declaration; A distribution agency that distributes the same electronic comic content to the plurality of user terminals mentioned above; A display control mechanism that causes the display screens of the plurality of user terminals to display the same comic page image; and A call control mechanism that enables the plurality of user terminals to perform voice calls; and When the above-mentioned display control mechanism operates the above-mentioned comic page image displayed on the display screen of any one of the above-mentioned plurality of user terminals, the above-mentioned display control mechanism controls the above-mentioned cartoon page image displayed on the display screen of all the above-mentioned plurality of user terminals. Comic page images reflect this action. For example, the electronic comic distribution system of request item 1, wherein The above-mentioned operation is a vibration operation of at least the display part of the above-mentioned comic page image on the above-mentioned display screen. For example, the electronic comic distribution system of request item 1, wherein The above-mentioned recruitment information includes information related to the payment fees incurred by participating users from self-recruited users. For example, the electronic comic distribution system of claim 1 has A comic content selection mechanism enables any one of the plurality of user terminals to select the same electronic comic content from among a plurality of electronic comic contents. An electronic comic distribution program for causing a computer that distributes electronic comic content including comic page images to function as the following: A public organization that discloses a plurality of solicitation information received from a plurality of different solicitation users' solicitation user terminals on the Internet; The application notification notification agency shall notify the application notification of one of the solicitation information selected by the application user from among the above plurality of solicitation information to the solicitation user terminal of the solicitation user who solicits the one solicitation information; A matching agency that matches the application user terminals of the above application users and the recruitment user terminals of the above recruitment users as a plurality of user terminals based on the above application declaration; A distribution agency that distributes the same electronic comic content to the plurality of user terminals mentioned above; A call control mechanism that enables the plurality of user terminals mentioned above to perform voice calls; and The display control mechanism, when operating the above-mentioned comic page image displayed on the display screen of any one of the above-mentioned plurality of user terminals, controls the display screen of all the above-mentioned plurality of user terminals. The comic page image above reflects this action. An application program, characterized in that it is an application program installed on the user's user terminal, and has: A display mechanism that displays a plurality of solicitation information solicited by a plurality of different other users and published on the server on the display screen of the above-mentioned user terminal; The application notification agency shall notify the application application for one of the solicitation information selected by the above-mentioned user from among the above-mentioned plurality of solicitation information to other user terminals of other users who solicit the one solicitation information through the server; The receiving organization receives from its server the same electronic comic content as other user terminals of other users matched according to the above-mentioned application declaration; A display mechanism that displays the same comic page image on the display screen of the above-mentioned user terminal as that of other user terminals; A call unit that performs voice calls with the other user terminals mentioned above; and When the above-mentioned display mechanism operates the above-mentioned comic page image displayed on the display screen of the above-mentioned user terminal or any one of the above-mentioned other user terminals, the above-mentioned plurality of user terminals and the above-mentioned other users The above comic page image displayed on the display screen of the terminal reflects this operation. An electronic comic distribution system, which is characterized in that it is an electronic comic distribution system that distributes electronic comic content including comic page images, and has: A public organization that discloses a plurality of solicitation information received from a plurality of different solicitation users' solicitation user terminals on the Internet; The application notification notification agency shall notify the application notification of one of the solicitation information selected by the application user from among the above plurality of solicitation information to the solicitation user terminal of the solicitation user who solicits the one solicitation information; A matching agency that matches the application user terminals of the above application users and the recruitment user terminals of the above recruitment users as a plurality of user terminals based on the above application declaration; A distribution agency that distributes the same electronic comic content to the plurality of user terminals mentioned above; A display control mechanism that causes the display screens of the plurality of user terminals to display the same comic page image; and A call control mechanism enables the plurality of user terminals to perform voice calls. An application program, characterized in that it is an application program installed on the user's user terminal, and has: A display mechanism that displays a plurality of solicitation information solicited by a plurality of different other users and published on the server on the display screen of the above-mentioned user terminal; The application notification agency shall notify the application application for one of the solicitation information selected by the above-mentioned user from among the above-mentioned plurality of solicitation information to other user terminals of other users who solicit the one solicitation information through the server; The receiving organization receives from its server the same electronic comic content as other user terminals of other users matched according to the above-mentioned application declaration; A display mechanism that displays the same comic page image on the display screen of the above-mentioned user terminal as that of other user terminals; and A call mechanism that performs voice calls with other user terminals mentioned above.