WO2018074516A1

WO2018074516A1 - Information processing system

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Publication number: WO2018074516A1
Application number: PCT/JP2017/037705
Authority: WO
Inventors: 建佐藤
Original assignee: 株式会社Ｍｙｔｈ
Priority date: 2016-10-21
Filing date: 2017-10-18
Publication date: 2018-04-26
Also published as: JP2023009137A

Abstract

The present invention provides a technology which, by means of live streaming that freely switches between conversations with any fan, fosters the anticipation in viewers that they could be selected at any time and thus encourages more viewers to participate.　Provided is an information processing system that includes a distributor terminal, a plurality of viewer terminals, and a server for performing communication with the distributor terminal and each of the plurality of viewer terminals, wherein the server is provided with: a display controlling means for displaying, on the distributor terminal, one or more candidates for a chat from among the plurality of viewers in the streaming session; a receiving means for receiving, via the distributor terminal, an operation by which the distributor indicates a chat target from among the one or more candidates; a chat controlling means for executing the chat between the viewer terminal of the chat target and the distributor terminal of the distributor; and a live streaming means for live streaming prescribed content, including the content of the chat, to each of the plurality of viewer terminals.

Description

Information processing system

The present invention relates to an information processing system.

Conventionally, an information processing system has been proposed for easily using a video live chat system by people who are not good at using information terminal functions, young and old men and women, and people who do not have much Internet knowledge.
Such a message service has already been used as a real-time communication tool with a viewer in a live television broadcast program (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
However, such a use is also unlikely to be a new viewing opportunity because the winners are drawn by pre-application by postcard or e-mail with contact information.

JP 2013-105482 A

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technology that can provide an opportunity for more fans to view live distribution.

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing system according to an aspect of the present invention includes:
A distributor terminal operated by a live distributor,
A plurality of viewer terminals each operated by a plurality of viewers of the live,
A server that communicates with each of the distributor terminal and the plurality of viewer terminals;
In an information processing system including
The server
Display control means for displaying one or more chat candidates on the distributor terminal from the plurality of viewers in the live distribution;
Accepting means for accepting, via the distributor terminal, an operation in which the distributor designates a chat target person among the one or more candidates.
Chat control means for chatting between the viewer terminal of the chat target person and the distributor terminal of the distributor;
Live distribution means for live distribution of predetermined content including the content of the chat to each of the plurality of viewer terminals;
Is provided.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an opportunity for more fans to view live distribution.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one Embodiment of the information processing system of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of a server among the information processing systems of FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the functional structural example of a server, a distributor terminal, and a viewer terminal among the information processing systems of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen shown to a distributor terminal among the information processing systems of FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of processing executed by a server having the functional configuration of FIG. 3. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the process which determines the priority of a chat object person with the coin insertion amount which the server which has a functional structure of FIG. 3 performs. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen shown by a viewer terminal among the information processing systems of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen shown by a viewer terminal among the information processing systems of FIG.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The information processing system shown in FIG. 1 includes a server 1, a distributor terminal 2, and guest terminals 3-1 to 3-n used by n (n is an arbitrary integer value equal to or greater than zero) guests. , Viewer terminals 4-1 to 4-m used by each of m viewers (m is an arbitrary integer value of 1 or more).
Live distribution refers to real-time distribution of various contents including public chat.
A distributor is an entity that performs live distribution, and in this embodiment, refers to a person who performs a public chat with one or more viewers.
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, this chat is not only a terminal that exchanges messages and the like in real time, but also the so-called public chat in which the chat content is distributed live as video to all of the viewer terminals 4-1 to 4-m. It is.
“Guest” refers to a user who participates in a public chat by invitation of a distributor.
The viewer means a person who views public chat, and includes a chat candidate and a chat target person.
Here, in the present specification, the chat includes communication in which messages and the like are exchanged between a plurality of terminals in real time through the network N. As means for communication, characters, sounds, images (still images and moving images), and the like can be used. Each of the chats using these means is called text chat, voice chat, video chat or the like. In the following description, video chat is assumed. However, the present invention is not particularly limited to this, and text chat and voice chat can also be adopted. Here, the voice chat can include a so-called “phone”. That is, when the network N is a carrier network managed by a carrier of a mobile phone, a so-called “phone” can be grasped as a voice chat. In addition, video chat and text chat may be combined, and message text may be superimposed on the image and scroll displayed.
The server 1, the distributor terminal 2, the guest terminals 3-1 to 3-n, and the viewer terminals 4-1 to 4-m are mutually connected via a predetermined network N such as the Internet. It is connected.

The server 1 provides an environment for live distribution to the distributor terminal 2, the guest terminals 3-1 to 3-n, and the viewer terminals 4-1 to 4-m.
Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to distinguish each of the guest terminals 3-1 to 3-n, they are collectively referred to as “guest terminal 3”.
Similarly, when it is not necessary to individually distinguish each of the viewer terminals 4-1 to 4 -m, these are collectively referred to as “viewer terminal 4”.
If the distributor wants to join an arbitrary user to the chat, the distributor can operate the distributor terminal 2 to invite the guest user specially.
Since the configuration of the guest terminal 3 used by the guest user is the same as that of other terminals, the illustration and description are omitted hereinafter.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the server of the information processing system of FIG.
The server 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a bus 14, an input / output interface 15, an output unit 16, an input unit 17, A storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and a drive 20.

The CPU 11 executes various processes according to a program recorded in the ROM 12 or a program loaded from the storage unit 18 to the RAM 13.
The RAM 13 appropriately stores data necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes.

The CPU 11, ROM 12 and RAM 13 are connected to each other via a bus 14. An input / output interface 15 is also connected to the bus 14. An output unit 16, an input unit 17, a storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and a drive 20 are connected to the input / output interface 15.

The output unit 16 includes various liquid crystal displays and outputs various information.
The input unit 17 includes various hardware buttons and inputs various information.
The storage unit 18 is configured by a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) or the like, and stores various data.
The communication unit 19 controls communication with other devices (such as the distributor terminal 2 and the viewer terminal 4 in the example of FIG. 1) via the network N including the Internet.

The drive 20 is provided as necessary. A removable medium 41 composed of a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is appropriately attached to the drive 20. The program read from the removable medium 41 by the drive 20 is installed in the storage unit 18 as necessary. The removable medium 41 can also store various data stored in the storage unit 18 in the same manner as the storage unit 18.

Since the configuration of the distributor terminal 2, the guest terminal 3, or the viewer terminal 4 is basically the same as the configuration of the server 1 except that it may have a touch panel, description thereof is omitted here.

The following processing can be executed in cooperation with various hardware and various software of the server 1, the distributor terminal 2, the guest terminal 3, and the viewer terminal 4 of FIG.

That is, in the present embodiment, the server 1 extracts one or more chat candidates from viewers who watch the public chat on the viewer terminal 4 by an arbitrary method. The server 1 determines a chat target person based on an instruction from the distributor terminal 2 from the extracted one or more chat candidates.
The server 1 executes various controls necessary for performing a public chat between the viewer terminal 4 of the chat target determined in this way and the distributor terminal 2, and predetermined contents including the chat contents. Is distributed live to the viewer terminal 4 or the like.
Here, the images (mainly the viewer's face images) captured by the viewer terminal 4 of one or more chat candidates not selected as the chat target person are displayed as a list at least on the distributor terminal 2 and distributed. It is in a state that can be selected at any time by the person in charge.
By doing in this way, in the live distribution where the idol talent etc. is the distributor, the conversation with any fan (viewer) can be freely switched and put on the live distribution, so It is possible to create a sense of expectation that “it may be chosen someday”, so that more fans can become an audience for live distribution.

The server 1, the distributor terminal 2 and the viewer terminal 4 are as shown in FIG. 3 in order to realize a series of processes (hereinafter referred to as “live distribution process”) for live distribution of public chat as described above. It has a functional configuration.
Hereinafter, among the viewer terminals 4 described above, what the chat target person operates is described as the viewer terminal 4-a (a is an arbitrary integer value from 1 to m). Then, among the viewer terminals 4 described above, a chat candidate who can be the next chat target person is defined as a viewer terminal 4-b (b is an integer value different from a, and any one of 1 to m is selected. (Integer value), a viewer who is not a chat target person or a chat candidate and who views a mere live broadcast is a viewer terminal 4-c (c is an integer value different from a and b, An arbitrary integer value) will be described.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the server and the user terminal in FIG.
In the CPU 11 of the server 1, a display control unit 60, a reception unit 61, a chat control unit 62, a live distribution unit 63, a time management unit 64, and a chat connection unit 65 function.
In the CPU 11d of the distributor terminal 2, a selection operation receiving unit 60d, an imaging control unit 61d, and a display control unit 62d function.
In the CPU 11a of the viewer terminal 4-a, the imaging control unit 60a and the display control unit 61a function.
In the CPU 11b of the viewer terminal 4-b, the imaging control unit 60b and the display control unit 61b function.
In the CPU 11c of the viewer terminal 4-c, the imaging control unit 60c and the display control unit 61c function.

The display control unit 60 of the CPU 11 of the server 1 displays one or more chat candidates on the display unit 16 d of the distributor terminal 2 from among a plurality of viewers for live distribution via the communication unit 19.
The accepting unit 61 of the CPU 11 of the server 1 accepts information specifying the chat target person specified by the distributor from the distributor terminal 2 via the communication unit 19.

The chat control unit 62 of the CPU 11 of the server 1 specifies the viewer terminal 4-a of the chat target person based on the information specifying the chat target person specified by the distributor, and sets the chat connection part 65 and the communication part 19 to Via chat, notify the person to be chatted.
The chat control unit 62 further transmits an instruction to start imaging or the like to the viewer terminal 4-a and the viewer terminal 4-b via the chat connection unit 65 and the communication unit 19.

The live distribution unit 63 of the CPU 11 of the server 1 transmits chat contents to the distributor terminal 2 and the viewer terminal 4-a through the communication unit 19.
The live distribution unit 63 further distributes predetermined content including chat content to the distributor terminal 2 and the plurality of viewer terminals 4 via the communication unit 19.

The time management unit 64 of the CPU 11 of the server 1 gives an instruction to update the display of the chat candidate list to the display control unit 60 when a certain time has elapsed.
In this way, the chat control unit 62 of the CPU 11 of the server 1 performs a chat between the viewer terminal 4-a of the chat target person and the distributor terminal 2 of the distributor.

The chat connection unit 65 of the CPU 11 of the server 1 manages a session with the viewer terminal 4-a of the chat subject and the viewer terminal 4-b of the chat candidate among the viewer terminals 4.
By doing so, it is possible to pre-read the image of the viewer terminal 4-b of the chat candidate without overloading the hardware resources of the server 1 such as the CPU 11, and so on. Occurrence of a connection waiting time when switching to one of the chat candidates can be avoided.

The selection operation accepting unit 60d of the CPU 11d of the distributor terminal 2 displays one or more chat candidates and accepts an operation for designating a chat target person from among them.
The selection operation receiving unit 60d further transmits information for specifying the chat target person specified to the server 1 via the communication unit 19d.

The imaging control unit 61d of the CPU 11d of the distributor terminal 2 controls the input unit 17d as the imaging unit 63d to capture, record, keyboard input, and pointing device input (hereinafter referred to as “imaging etc.”) of the distributor's message.
The imaging control unit 61d of the CPU 11d of the distributor terminal 2 further transmits a message of the distributor who has captured the image to the server 1 via the communication unit 19d.

The imaging control unit 60a of the CPU 11a of the viewer terminal 4-a receives an instruction to start imaging or the like from the server 1 and controls the input unit 17a as an imaging unit to capture a message of a viewer who is a chat target. .
The viewer terminal 4-a further transmits a message of the viewer who is the subject of chatting, such as imaging, to the server 1 via the communication unit 19a.

The display control unit 62d of the CPU 11d of the distributor terminal 2 receives a predetermined content including a list of chat candidates, chat content, and chat content, and causes the display unit 16d to display the content.

The display control unit 61a of the CPU 11a of the viewer terminal 4-a receives chat contents and predetermined contents including the chat contents, and displays them on the output unit 16a which is a display unit.
The display control unit 61b of the CPU 11b of the viewer terminal 4-b receives predetermined content including chat content and displays it on the output unit 16b which is a display unit.
The display control unit 61c of the CPU 11c of the viewer terminal 4-c receives predetermined content including the chat content and displays it on the output unit 16c which is a display unit.

Note that the imaging control unit 60b of the CPU 11b of the viewer terminal 4-b or the imaging control unit 60c of the CPU 11c of the viewer terminal 4-c controls the input unit 17b or the input unit 17c as an imaging unit, and the thumbnail video of the viewer Etc. may be imaged.
The image capturing control unit 60b or the image capturing control unit 60c may further transmit a thumbnail video of a viewer who has captured an image or the like to the server 1 via the communication unit 19b or the communication unit 19c.

In this case, the display control unit 60 of the CPU 11 of the server 1 displays one or more thumbnail videos or the like of the chat candidates as icons on the display unit 16d of the distributor terminal 2 via the communication unit 19.
Further, for each chat candidate, a status such as being away or being taken in may be displayed.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen presented to the distributor terminal in the information processing system of FIG.
One or more chat candidates (images captured by the viewer terminal 4) are individually displayed in the chat candidate list display portion LST in the right area of the screen of FIG.
Chat candidate list display section LST functions as an operation reception area instructing designation of a chat target person in distributor terminal 2. In addition, when it displays on other viewer terminals 4 as live delivery, it is a mere display area.
The operation for designating the chat target person may be a tap on one display area in the chat candidate list display section LST. Thus, the distributor can switch the chat target person. Further, it may be possible to add or exclude a chat target person.

In the distributor terminal 2, the chat candidate list display unit LST may be able to display more chat candidates than the display number by replacing the chat candidates by performing a scroll operation.
It is assumed that the candidate can rearrange the order of the chat candidates in the chat candidate list display section LST in a desired order by performing a predetermined operation on the distributor terminal 2. That is, the display control unit 60 can display the arrangement order of the chat candidates based on the editing result from the distributor terminal 2.

In addition, the display control unit 60 displays the status of the chat candidate (for example, online or offline status) in proximity to the chat candidate image displayed on the chat candidate list display unit LST. .

In addition, the distributor performs a predetermined operation on the distributor terminal 2, so that the chat candidates displayed on the chat candidate list display unit LST are displayed for each attribute based on the control of the display control unit 60. They can also be sorted and displayed in order.
For example, the display control unit 60 can rearrange the chat candidates for each place of residence or by age group.

In the distributor message display section DM in the upper left area of the screen of FIG. 4, an image captured by the imaging section of the distributor terminal 2 (mainly a facial image of the distributor or a text image such as a comment issued by the distributor). Is displayed.
In the chat target person message display area FM in the lower center area of the screen of FIG. 4, images captured by the image capturing section of the viewer terminal 4-a (mainly face images of the chat target persons and chat target persons originated). A text image such as a comment) is displayed.

The guest user message display unit GM in the lower left area of the screen of FIG. 4 displays images captured by the imaging unit of the guest terminal 3 when the distributor invites the guest user (mainly the guest face image or the chat target person). This is a display area for displaying a text image of a comment or the like issued by.
In the state where the distributor has not invited the user as a guest, the guest user message display unit GM may be reduced or eliminated. By doing so, it is possible to enlarge and display other display areas.
All or part of the screen of FIG. 4 is distributed as live distribution and displayed on the viewer terminal 4-b.
In this way, for example, when an idol talent or the like as a distributor performs live distribution, a conversation with an arbitrary fan (viewer) can be freely switched and placed in the live distribution, so It is possible to foster a sense of expectation that “it may be chosen”.

FIG. 5 explains an example of the flow of processing executed by the server having the functional configuration of FIG.
The server 1 executes the following series of processes as the live distribution process.

In step S11, the display control unit 60 causes the distributor terminal 2 to display a list of chat candidates extracted by an arbitrary method.
In step S12, the accepting unit 61 accepts an operation for designating a chat target person.

In step S13, the chat control unit 62 causes the distributor terminal 2 to image the distributor, and the viewer terminal 4-a to image the chat subject.

In step S14, the chat control unit 62 transmits to the distributor terminal 2 and the viewer terminal 4-a a message obtained as a result of mutual imaging and the like.
The chat between the distributor and the chat target is performed by the processes in steps S13 and S14.
In step S15, the server 1 performs live distribution of content including chat.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an outline of processing executed by the server having the functional configuration of FIG. 3 to determine the priority order related to the selection of the chat target person based on the coin insertion amount.
The information system according to an embodiment of the present invention may charge for a fee by virtually selling coins on the system.

In this way, viewers who want to enjoy chatting with distributors can more easily realize their desire to connect to chat by inserting coins. On the other hand, since it is possible for a distributor (such as an idol on the side connecting chats) to easily recognize the amount of coins inserted for each viewer, it is easy to recognize or judge who will be connected to chat next. can do.

FIG. 6 shows that in the information system according to an embodiment of the present invention, each of user A, user B, and user C who are viewers who wish to be selected as chat target persons as their own chat target persons. This shows the situation where coins are being inserted in order to raise the priority order for selection.
The upper part of FIG. 6 shows an initial state in such a situation, in which user B who has inserted 150 coins into the system is the first priority for selection as a chat subject, and 120 coins are booked. The user C who has entered the system has the second highest priority for selection, and the user A who has inserted 80 coins into the system has the third highest priority for selection.

In this situation, the case where the user B who has the highest priority is selected as the chat target person and the user A who is not selected as the chat target person further inserts 50 coins is shown in the lower part of FIG. Has been.
That is, the user A who has put a total of 130 coins into the system is the first priority related to the selection as a chat subject, and the user C who has inserted 120 coins into the system is the priority related to the selection. User B, who is ranked second and consumes all 150 coins that have been inserted as a result of being selected as a chat subject, has a coin insertion amount of 0, is ranked third in the priority order for selection. It becomes.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen presented on the viewer terminal in the information processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention receives an incoming call related to a call from a live distributor to each of predetermined viewer terminals when starting live distribution of predetermined content including chat The same screen as that showing is displayed.

FIG. 7 is an example of the display screen of the viewer terminal in such a situation, and the start of live distribution is notified in a timely manner with the same screen display as when a normal call is received.
That is, for example, a swipeable symbol on which a handset is drawn is displayed together with a personal name that designates a live distributor as a caller name.

On this screen, the viewer can start viewing the live distribution by an operation similar to a swipe operation for performing a response when receiving a normal telephone call.
Such a function can be realized relatively easily by a call function linked development environment supplied by a terminal manufacturer or the like.

In this way, the viewer can omit each preparation operation for viewing such as unlocking operation and application starting operation required at the time of starting the viewer terminal operation. Will be able to start.
Thus, even after the viewer recognizes that the start of live distribution is imminent at the last minute timing immediately before distribution by ringtone, incoming notification vibration, etc., viewing of live distribution is almost simultaneously with the start of distribution. It will be possible to start reliably.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen presented on the viewer terminal in the information processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
As described above, the information processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention displays the same incoming screen as when the incoming notification related to the call from the live distributor is received for the notification related to the start of the live distribution. Do.

Here, the information processing system also stores the incoming call history in the viewer terminal or the like as the incoming call history similar to that when receiving an incoming call related to a call from a live distributor.
FIG. 8 is an example of an incoming call history display screen of the viewer terminal in such a situation, and the viewer performs a normal browsing operation on the incoming call history, so that the live delivery that has been viewed or missed is displayed. It can be visually confirmed that there is a notification related to the start.

In this way, if the viewer uses the call function of the viewer terminal without being particularly conscious, the viewer will be alerted about the next live distribution.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to embodiment mentioned above. In addition, the effects described in the present embodiment are merely a list of the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects according to the present invention are not limited to those described in the present embodiment.

For example, a decoration process such as a photo booth image is added to or canceled from the image captured by the imaging unit, which is mainly a face image, displayed on the chat candidate list display unit LST and the chat subject message display unit FM. You may comprise the server 1 and the viewer terminal 4 so that operation to perform can be performed.
The decoration processing includes graffiti processing that superimposes handwritten writing, big eye processing that enlarges both eyes, ganguro processing or ganji processing that corrects the skin tone to black or white, bruise, acne, mole, insect Add parts such as skin treatment to remove stab marks, small face processing to make the face look smaller, facial processing to change facial expressions, wig processing to change hairstyle and color, cosplay processing to change clothes, animal ears and nose, etc. Animal processing, blindfolding that hides both eyes with eyes used for privacy protection, child processing that makes the face look like an infant, aging processing that makes the face look old, robot processing that makes the face look like a robot, fat processing that makes the face look fat , Skinny processing with a thin face, character processing with a cartoon face, makeup processing to apply makeup, glasses processing to wear glasses, scars and tattoos It may be a Kowaomote processing or the like to be pressurized.

Further, the server 1 and the viewer terminal 4 may be configured so that an operation of designating and displaying a moving image such as an avatar or a still image can be performed instead of the face image. As a result, you do not want to reveal your face, want to stand out from other viewers competing for the subject of the chat, or want to make a strong impression when you become a subject of chat and want to remember Can meet the needs of the elderly.
Further, a terminal similar to the distributor terminal 2 may be added so that a staff other than the distributor can perform an operation of rearranging the chat candidates displayed in the chat candidate list display section LST. .

Further, as described above, the list of chat candidates displayed on the chat candidate list display unit LST is updated after a certain period of time, so that the distributor terminal 2 is physically vibrated or the display screen is displayed. Is vibrated to notify the distributor who is the operator of the distributor terminal 2 in advance immediately before the chat candidate currently displayed in the candidate list is switched (for example, 30 seconds before). good.
By doing in this way, the opportunity to switch a chat object person quickly can be given to a delivery person.

In addition, in the extraction of chat candidates, priority may be determined by assigning weights based on age so that a specific age group is displayed with priority.
In this way, for example, when it is desired to talk about a movie or the like related to the life of a new member of society, it is possible to display candidates in the age group that seem to have a sense of affinity.

Further, as described above, the server 1 allows the viewer terminal 4 to perform an operation of purchasing a coin for displaying itself with priority and an operation of inserting the purchased coin. The priority may be determined by assigning a weight according to the amount of money.

In addition, for all the viewer terminals 4 that continue to be viewed, priority is determined by weighting according to viewing time so that viewers who have been viewing for a long time are displayed with priority. Also good.
Alternatively, a coin may be presented according to the viewing time, and it is up to the viewer to decide whether or not to insert the coin.
The viewing time may be a time of continuous viewing without switching to another channel.

In addition, an expiration date may be provided so that coins acquired by purchase or gifts may disappear if the viewers leave without using them for a long time (without throwing them in).
By doing so, it is possible to provide a motivation for the viewer to actively utilize the coins without hesitating the coins just before the deadline.

In addition, the inserted coin is not consumed unless it is selected as a chat target person. However, if it is selected as a chat target person, it may be consumed according to the duration of the chat.

Further, the coin consumption during chat may be adjusted such that the greater the amount of coins inserted, the greater the consumption.
In this way, while responding to the request of those who think that they can pay money to become a target for chatting, it eliminates the situation where only viewers with abundant funds are favored. Even students who are poor can be eligible for chat for a certain period of time.

In addition, the selection operation of the chat subject by the distributor or the like may be a tap operation on the chat candidate list display portion LST or a swipe operation on the chat subject message display portion FM.
For example, if a swipe in the right direction on the chat target person message display unit FM, the chat candidate displayed on the right side of the chat target person on the chat candidate list display unit LST is selected.

Further, the chat candidates may be replaced by scrolling by a swipe operation in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction on the chat candidate list display portion LST.
In this case, candidates outside the display range can be prefetched.
By doing in this way, the scroll in the chat candidate list display part LST can follow a swipe operation smoothly.

Further, the current waiting number of each chat candidate may be displayed on the display unit of the viewer terminal 4-b based on the priority order.

In addition, the viewer terminal 4-b may be notified all at once of being selected as a chat candidate, and a response may be made to respond or decline later.
In such a case, the priority order may be the response order indicating that the viewer side terminal responds, or the so-called 100th order number or a response order of some meaningful number is made the first priority order. good.

Priority may be given to followers, fan site registered users, etc.

In addition, when the number of chat candidates is reduced by sequentially setting a large number of chat candidates as chat subjects, a candidate addition selection instruction for additionally selecting chat candidates at the distributor terminal 2 or the like may be performed.

For example, each hardware configuration shown in FIG. 2 is merely an example for achieving the object of the present invention, and is not particularly limited.

Further, the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 3 is merely an example, and is not particularly limited. That is, it is sufficient that the information processing system has a function capable of executing the above-described series of processing as a whole, and what functional block is used to realize this function is not particularly limited to the example of FIG. .

Further, the location of the functional block is not limited to that shown in FIG. For example, at least a part of the functional blocks on the server 1 side may be provided on the distributor terminal 2 side, or vice versa.
One functional block may be constituted by hardware alone or in combination with software alone.

Further, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the distributor terminal 2 is configured by a personal computer. However, the distributor terminal 2 may be configured not only by a personal computer but also by an arbitrary device including a tablet and a future new device.

When the processing of each functional block is executed by software, a program constituting the software is installed on a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium.
The computer may be a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware. The computer may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs, for example, a general-purpose smartphone or personal computer other than a server.

A recording medium including such a program is not only constituted by a removable medium distributed separately from the apparatus main body in order to provide the program to each user, but also provided to each user in a state of being incorporated in the apparatus main body in advance. It is composed of a provided recording medium or the like.

In the present specification, the steps for describing the program recorded on the recording medium are not limited to the processing performed in time series according to the order, but may be performed in parallel or individually even if not necessarily performed in time series. The process to be executed is also included.

In summary, the information processing system to which the present invention is applied only needs to have the following configuration, and can take various embodiments.
That is, an information processing system to which the present invention is applied is
A distributor terminal (for example, distributor terminal 2) operated by a live distributor (such as an idol talent),
A plurality of viewer terminals (for example, viewer terminals 4-1 to 4-m) respectively operated by the plurality of live viewers;
A server (for example, server 1) that communicates with each of the distributor terminal and the plurality of viewer terminals;
In an information processing system including
The server
Display control means (for example, the display control unit 60 in FIG. 3) for displaying one or more chat candidates on the distributor terminal from the plurality of viewers in the live distribution;
Accepting means (for example, accepting unit 61 in FIG. 3) for accepting, via the distributor terminal, an operation in which the distributor designates a chat target person from among one or more candidates.
Chat control means (for example, the chat control unit 62 in FIG. 3) for performing chat between the viewer terminal of the chat target person and the distributor terminal of the distributor;
Live distribution means (for example, live distribution unit 63 in FIG. 3) for distributing predetermined contents including the chat contents to each of the plurality of viewer terminals;
Comprising
An information processing system is sufficient.
By applying such an information processing system, it is possible to provide a technology that can be used as an opportunity for more fans to view live distribution.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Server, 2 ... Distributor terminal, 3-1 to 3-n ... Guest terminal, 4-1 to 4-m ... Viewer terminal, 4-a ... Chat target person Viewer terminal, 4-b ... Viewer terminal (chat candidate), 4-c ... Viewer terminal (other than chat target and chat candidate), 11 ... CPU, 12 ... ROM , 13 ... RAM, 14 ... bus, 15 ... input / output interface, 16 ... output unit, 17 ... input unit, 18 ... storage unit, 19 ... communication unit, 20 ... Drive, 41 ... Removable media, 60 ... Display control unit, 61 ... Reception unit, 62 ... Chat control unit, 63 ... Live distribution unit, 64 ... Time management unit , 65 ... Chat connection part, 60d ... Selection operation reception part, 61d ... Imaging control part, 2d: display control unit, 60a: imaging control unit, 61a: display control unit, 60b: imaging control unit, 61b: display control unit, 60c: imaging control unit, 61c ..Display control unit, LST: Chat candidate list display unit, DM: Distributor message display unit, FM: Chat target message display unit, GM: Guest user message display unit, N ··network

Claims

A distributor terminal operated by a live distributor,
A plurality of viewer terminals each operated by a plurality of viewers of the live,
A server that communicates with each of the distributor terminal and the plurality of viewer terminals;
In an information processing system including
The server
Display control means for displaying one or more chat candidates on the distributor terminal from the plurality of viewers in the live distribution;
Accepting means for accepting, via the distributor terminal, an operation in which the distributor designates a chat target person among the one or more candidates.
Chat control means for chatting between the viewer terminal of the chat target person and the distributor terminal of the distributor;
Live distribution means for live distribution of predetermined content including the content of the chat to each of the plurality of viewer terminals;
An information processing system comprising:
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the display control means displays the chat candidates classified or sorted in order for each attribute.
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays an arrangement order of the chat candidates based on an editing result from the distributor terminal.
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays a status of the chat candidate in proximity to an image of the chat candidate.
The information processing system includes:
And further includes a guest terminal operated by a guest invited by the live broadcaster to the chat,
5. The chat control unit performs chat between the viewer terminal of the chat target person, the distributor terminal of the distributor, and the guest terminal. 6. Information processing system.
The live distribution means displays a screen indicating a state in which an incoming call from the live distributor is received on each of the plurality of viewer terminals when starting the live distribution of predetermined content including the chat content. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the history information records that there is an incoming call from the live distributor.