WO2019065374A1

WO2019065374A1 - Information processing method, recording medium in which program is recorded, and information processing device

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Publication number: WO2019065374A1
Application number: PCT/JP2018/034503
Authority: WO
Inventors: ジンシャンツァイ; チーミンロオ; グァンルゥフー; シーチャンシュー; イーツゥンワン; ホンジャチャン
Original assignee: Ｌｉｎｅ株式会社
Priority date: 2017-09-26
Filing date: 2018-09-18
Publication date: 2019-04-04
Also published as: JP7446365B2; TWI799448B; TW201915887A; JP2019061493A; JP7088649B2; JP2022111310A

Abstract

An information processing device executing a step for receiving bid information that includes a bid amount and a user's identification information, and a step for displaying an object of a size that corresponds to the number of users submitting a bid with a prescribed bid amount on the basis of the bid information.

Description

INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE

The present disclosure relates to an information processing method, a recording medium recording a program, and an information processing apparatus.

Conventionally, there is known a technology for determining a successful bidder by a bidding system having a terminal and a server (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this bidding system, the bidder places a bid higher than the current maximum bid while viewing the current maximum bid displayed on the terminal.

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2017-059872

However, in the prior art, although the maximum bid price etc. at the present time are displayed, there is a problem that it is difficult to understand the bidding situation of other bidders.

Thus, the present disclosure aims to provide a technology that can make it easier to understand the bidding situations of other bidders.

In the information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the information processing apparatus bids with a predetermined bid amount based on the step of receiving bid information including a bid amount and user identification information, and the bid information. Displaying an object of an area corresponding to the number of users who are currently performing the process.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. It is a figure showing an example of the sequence of processing of communication system 1 concerning one embodiment of this indication. It is a figure showing an example of the sequence of processing of communication system 1 concerning one embodiment of this indication. It is a figure which shows an example of bid information. It is a figure which shows an example of bid statistical information. It is a figure explaining the example of the display mode in a terminal. It is a figure explaining the example of the display mode in a terminal. It is a figure explaining the example of the display mode in a terminal.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.
<Observance of communication secrets>
It should be noted that in the case of implementing the disclosure described herein, it is implemented in compliance with legal matters relating to communication secrecy.

Embodiments for implementing a bidding system according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.
<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a communication system in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, in the communication system, the server 10 and the terminals 20 (

terminals

20A, 20B, and 20C) are connected via the network 30. The server 10 provides a service for realizing transmission and reception of messages between the terminals 20 to the terminals 20 owned by the user via the network 30. The number of terminals 20 connected to the network 30 is not limited.

The network 30 plays a role of connecting one or more terminals 20 and one or more servers 10. That is, the network 30 refers to a communication network that provides a connection path so that data can be transmitted and received after the terminal 20 connects to the server 10.

For example, one or more portions of network 30 may be a wired network or a wireless network. The network 30 may be an ad hoc network, an intranet, an extranet, a virtual private network (VPN), a local area network (LAN), or a wireless LAN (WLAN). ), Wide area network (WAN), wireless WAN (wireless WAN: WWAN), metropolitan area network (metropolitan area network: MAN), part of the Internet, public switched telephone network (PSTN) Part of mobile phone networks, integrated services digital networks (ISDNs), wireless LANs, long term evolution (LTE), code division multiple access (CDMA), bluetooth (registered trademark), satellite communications, etc., or One or more combinations can contain. However, in the present disclosure, the network 30 is not limited to these. Network 30 may also include one or more networks 30.

The terminal 20 (terminal 20A, terminal 20B, terminal 20C) may be any information processing terminal that can realize the functions described in each embodiment. The terminal 20 is typically a smartphone, and in addition, a mobile phone (eg, feature phone), a computer (eg, desktop, laptop, tablet etc.), a media computer platform (eg, cable, satellite set top box, digital) Video recorders, handheld computing devices (e.g. PDAs (personal digital assistants, email clients etc)), wearable terminals (glasses-type devices, watch-type devices etc) or other kinds of computers or communication platforms. However, in the present disclosure, the terminal 20 is not limited to these. Moreover, the terminal 20 may be expressed as an information processing terminal.

The configurations of the terminal 20A, the terminal 20B, and the terminal 20C are basically the same, so in the following description, the terminal 20 will be described as a representative. Further, user information X associated with the terminal 20X is described as user information X, and a user operating the terminal 20X is described as user X as necessary. The user information is a part or all of information associated with an account in an SNS (Social Network Service) represented by instant messenger, and is, for example, a user name or a user image. In addition, information such as a user identifier, a user's age, gender, and an address may be used, or a combination thereof. However, it is not limited to these.

The server 10 has a function of providing a predetermined service to the terminal 20. The server 10 may be any device as long as it can implement the functions described in each embodiment. The server 10 is typically a server device, and in addition, a computer (eg, desktop, laptop, tablet, etc.), a media computer platform (eg, cable, satellite set top box, digital video recorder), handheld computer device (eg, For example, it includes a PDA, an email client, etc.) or another kind of computer or communication platform. However, in the present disclosure, the server 10 is not limited to these. Also, the server 10 may be expressed as an information processing apparatus.
<Hardware (HW) Configuration> The HW configuration of each device included in the communication system will be described with reference to FIG.

(1) HW configuration of terminal The terminal 20 includes a control unit 21 (CPU: central processing unit (central processing unit)), a storage unit 28, a communication I / F 22 (interface), an input / output unit 23, a display unit 24, and a microphone 25. , The speaker 26, and the camera 27. The components of the HW of the terminal 20 are connected to one another via, for example, the bus B.

The communication I / F 22 transmits and receives various data via the network 30. The communication may be performed by wire or wireless, and any communication protocol may be used as long as communication with each other can be performed. The communication I / F 22 has a function of executing communication with the server 10 via the network 30. The communication I / F 22 transmits various data to the server 10 in accordance with an instruction from the control device 21. The communication I / F 22 receives various data transmitted from the server 10 and transmits the data to the control device 21.

The input / output device 23 includes a device for inputting various operations to the terminal 20 and a device for outputting the processing result processed by the terminal 20. The input / output device 23 may be integrated with the input device and the output device, or may be separated into the input device and the output device.

The input device is realized by any one or a combination of all types of devices capable of receiving an input from a user and transmitting information related to the input to the control device 21. The input device is typically realized by a touch panel or the like, detects a touch by a user's finger or a pointing tool such as a stylus and the touch position, and transmits the coordinates of the touch position to the control device 21. On the other hand, the input device may be realized by an input device other than the touch panel. The input device includes, for example, hardware keys represented by a keyboard and the like, a pointing device such as a mouse, a camera (operation input via a moving image), and a microphone (operation input by voice). However, in the present disclosure, the input device is not limited to these.

The output device is realized by any one or a combination of all types of devices capable of outputting the processing result processed by the control device 21. The output device is typically realized by a touch panel or the like. On the other hand, the output device may be realized by an output device other than the touch panel. For example, a speaker (sound output), a lens (for example, 3D (three dimensions) output, hologram output), a printer, etc. can be included. However, in the present disclosure, the output device is not limited to these.

The display device 24 is realized by any one or a combination of all kinds of devices capable of displaying according to the display data written in the frame buffer. The display device 24 is typically realized by a monitor (for example, a liquid crystal display or OELD (organic electroluminescence display)). The display device 24 may be a head mounted display (HDM). In addition, the display device 24 may be realized by a device capable of displaying an image, text information, and the like in projection mapping, a hologram, or the like (which may be vacuum). Note that these display devices 24 may be able to display display data in 3D. However, in the present disclosure, the display device 24 is not limited to these.

When the input / output device 23 is a touch panel, the input / output device 23 and the display device 24 may be arranged to face each other with substantially the same size and shape.

The control device 21 has a circuit physically structured to execute a function realized by code or instruction contained in a program, and is realized by, for example, a data processing device incorporated in hardware. .

The controller 21 is typically a central processing unit (CPU), and in addition, a microprocessor, processor core, multiprocessor, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), FPGA (Field programmable gate array) may be used. However, in the present disclosure, the control device 21 is not limited to these.

The storage device 28 has a function of storing various programs and various data required for the terminal 20 to operate. The storage device 28 is realized by various storage media such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flash memory, a random access memory (RAM), and a read only memory (ROM). However, in the present disclosure, the storage device 28 is not limited to these.

The terminal 20 stores the program P in the storage device 28, and by executing the program P, the control device 21 executes processing as each unit included in the control device 21. That is, the program P stored in the storage device 28 causes the terminal 20 to realize each function executed by the control device 21.

The microphone 25 is used to input audio data. The speaker 26 is used to output audio data. The camera 27 is used to acquire moving image data.
(2) HW Configuration of Server The server 10 includes a control device 11 (CPU), a storage device 15, a communication I / F 14 (interface), an input / output device 12, and a display 13. The components of the HW of the server 10 are connected to one another via, for example, the bus B.

The control device 11 has a circuit physically structured to execute a function realized by code or instruction contained in a program, and is realized by, for example, a data processing device incorporated in hardware. .

The control device 11 is typically a central processing unit (CPU), and may be a microprocessor, processor core, multiprocessor, ASIC, or FPGA. However, in the present disclosure, the control device 11 is not limited to these.

The storage device 15 has a function of storing various programs and various data required for the server 10 to operate. The storage device 15 is realized by various storage media such as an HDD, an SSD, and a flash memory. However, in the present disclosure, the storage device 15 is not limited to these.

The communication I / F 14 transmits and receives various data via the network 30. The communication may be performed by wire or wireless, and any communication protocol may be used as long as communication with each other can be performed. The communication I / F 14 has a function of executing communication with the terminal 20 via the network 30. The communication I / F 14 transmits various data to the terminal 20 in accordance with an instruction from the control device 11. The communication I / F 14 receives various data transmitted from the terminal 20 and transmits the data to the control device 11.

The input / output device 12 is realized by a device that inputs various operations on the server 10. The input / output device 12 is realized by any one or a combination of all types of devices capable of receiving input from a user and transmitting information related to the input to the control device 11. The input / output device 12 is typically realized by a hardware key represented by a keyboard or the like, or a pointing device such as a mouse. The input / output device 12 may include, for example, a touch panel, a camera (operation input via a moving image), and a microphone (operation input by voice). However, in the present disclosure, the input / output device 12 is not limited to these.

The display 13 is typically realized by a monitor (for example, a liquid crystal display or OELD (organic electroluminescence display)). The display 13 may be a head mounted display (HDM) or the like. Note that these displays 13 may be able to display display data in 3D. However, in the present disclosure, the display 13 is not limited to these.

The server 10 stores the program P in the storage device 15, and by executing the program P, the control device 11 executes processing as each unit included in the control device 11. That is, the program P stored in the storage device 15 causes the server 10 to realize each function executed by the control device 11.

In each embodiment of this indication, CPU of terminal 20 and / or server 10 explains as what is realized by running program P.

The control device 21 of the terminal 20 and / or the control device 11 of the server 10 is not only a CPU but also a logic circuit formed in an integrated circuit (IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, LSI (Large Scale Integration)), etc. Each process may be realized by (hardware) or a dedicated circuit. In addition, these circuits may be realized by one or more integrated circuits, and the plurality of processes shown in each embodiment may be realized by one integrated circuit. Also, LSI may be called VLSI, super LSI, ultra LSI, or the like depending on the degree of integration.

In addition, the program P (software program / computer program) of each embodiment of the present disclosure may be provided as stored in a computer readable storage medium. The storage medium can store the program in the “non-transitory tangible medium”.

The storage medium may, where appropriate, be one or more semiconductor based or other integrated circuits (ICs), such as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) or application specific ICs (ASICs), hardware, etc. Disk Drive (HDD), Hybrid Hard Drive (HHD), Optical Disk, Optical Disk Drive (ODD), Magneto-Optical Disk, Magneto-optical Drive, Floppy Diskette, Floppy Disk Drive (FDD), Magnetic Tape, Solid Drive (SSD), a RAM drive, a secure digital card or drive, any other suitable storage medium, or any suitable combination of two or more thereof. The storage medium may be volatile, non-volatile, or a combination of volatile and non-volatile, as appropriate. The storage medium is not limited to these examples, and may be any device or medium as long as the program P can be stored.

The server 10 and / or the terminal 20 can realize the functions of the plurality of functional units shown in each embodiment by, for example, reading the program P stored in the storage medium and executing the read program P.

Also, the program P of the present disclosure may be provided to the server 10 and / or the terminal 20 via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. The server 10 and / or the terminal 20 realize the functions of the plurality of functional units shown in each embodiment, for example, by executing the downloaded program P via the Internet or the like.

Each embodiment of the present disclosure can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program P is embodied by electronic transmission.

At least part of the processing in the server 10 and / or the terminal 20 may be realized by cloud computing configured by one or more computers.

The configuration may be such that at least a part of the processing in the terminal 20 is performed by the server 10. In this case, for example, at least a part of the processing of each functional unit of the control device 21 of the terminal 20 may be performed by the server 10.

The terminal 20 may perform at least a part of the processing in the server 10. In this case, for example, at least a part of the processing of each functional unit of the control device 11 of the server 10 may be performed by the terminal 20.

In the present disclosure, the configuration of the determination is not essential, and it is natural that the predetermined process may be operated when the determination condition is satisfied, or the predetermined process may be performed when the determination condition is not satisfied.

The program of the present disclosure can be implemented using, for example, a script language such as ActionScript or JavaScript (registered trademark), an object-oriented programming language such as Objective-C or Java (registered trademark), or a markup language such as HTML5. . However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
<Functional configuration>
(1) Functional Configuration of Server As shown in FIG. 1, the server 10 includes a receiving unit 101, a determining unit 102, and a display control unit 103 as functions implemented by the control device 11.

The receiving unit 101 receives bid information including a bid amount and identification information of the user, and causes the storage device 15 to store the bid information 301 as bid information.

The determination unit 102 determines a user (successful bidder) who makes a successful bid based on the bid information 301.

The display control unit 103 transmits information based on the bid information 301 to the terminal 20, and causes the screen of the terminal 20 to display an object having an area corresponding to the number of users who are bidding with a predetermined bid amount.

(2) Functional Configuration of Terminal As shown in FIG. 1, the terminal 20 includes a receiving unit 201, a transmitting unit 202, a receiving unit 203, and a display control unit 204 as functions implemented by the control device 21.

The receiving unit 201 receives an operation such as a bid from the user.

The transmission unit 202 generates bid information including the bid amount received from the user by the reception unit 201 and the identification information of the user, and transmits the generated bid information to the server 10.

The reception unit 203 receives, from the server 10, bid information by the user of the other terminal 20 or the like.

The display control unit 204 causes the screen of the terminal 20 to display an object having an area according to the number of users who are bidding for a predetermined bid amount, in accordance with an instruction from the server 10.

<Processing>
Next, processing of the communication system 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 3. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing an example of a process sequence of the communication system 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the bid information 301. As shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the bid statistical information 401. As shown in FIG.

In addition, although the terminal 20A and the terminal 20B are demonstrated to an example as the terminal 20 which participates in a bid below, the number of the terminals 20 which participate in a bid is not limited to two.

In step S101, the display control unit 103 of the server 10 starts bid acceptance in response to an operation or the like from the terminal 20. Here, the display control unit 103 of the server 10 notifies the start of bid acceptance to the terminal 20A and the terminal 20B participating in a bid.

Subsequently, the display control unit 204 of the terminal 20A and the terminal 20B displays that a bid has been started (step S102-1, step S102-2).

Subsequently, the reception unit 201 of the terminal 20A receives an operation for specifying a bid price from the user A of the terminal 20A (step S103).

Subsequently, the transmitting unit 202 of the terminal 20A generates bid information (hereinafter referred to as "first bid information") including the ID of the user A and the designated bid amount, and the generated first bid The information is transmitted to the server 10 (step S104).

Subsequently, the receiving unit 101 of the server 10 stores the received first bid information in the bid information 301 (step S105). The bid amount is stored in the bid information 301 shown in FIG. 3 in association with the user ID. The user ID is identification information of the user of the terminal 20. The bid amount is the amount bid by the user.

Subsequently, the display control unit 103 of the server 10 calculates the bid statistical information 401 based on the bid information 301, and transmits the calculated bid statistical information 401 to the terminal 20A and the terminal 20B (steps S106-1 and S106). -2). The bid statistical information 401 shown in FIG. 4 stores the number of bidders in association with the bid amount. The number of bidders is the number of users bidding at each bid amount.

Subsequently, the display control units 204 of the terminal 20A and the terminal 20B respectively display the bid statistical information 401 (steps S107-1 and S107-2).

Subsequently, the reception unit 201 of the terminal 20B receives an operation for specifying a bid price from the user B of the terminal 20B (step S108).

Subsequently, the transmitting unit 202 of the terminal 20B generates bid information (hereinafter referred to as "second bid information") including the ID of the user B and the designated bid amount, and the generated second bid The information is transmitted to the server 10 (step S109).

Subsequently, the receiving unit 101 of the server 10 stores the received second bid information in the bid information 301 (step S110).

Subsequently, the display control unit 103 of the server 10 calculates the bid statistical information 401 based on the updated bid information 301, and transmits the calculated bid statistical information 401 to the terminal 20A and the terminal 20B (step S111- 1, step S111-2).

Subsequently, the display control units 204 of the terminal 20A and the terminal 20B respectively display the bid statistical information 401 (steps S112-1 and S112-2).

Subsequently, the reception unit 201 of the terminal 20A receives an operation for specifying a new bid price from the user A (step S113).

Subsequently, the transmitting unit 202 of the terminal 20A generates bid information (hereinafter referred to as "third bid information") including the ID of the user A and the designated new bid amount, and generates the generated second information. [3] Send the bid information to the server 10 (step S114).

Subsequently, the receiving unit 101 of the server 10 stores the received third bid information in the bid information 301 (step S115). Here, in the bid information 301, the bid amount associated with the user A of the terminal 20A is updated to the bid amount included in the third bid information.

Subsequently, the display control unit 103 of the server 10 calculates the bid statistical information 401 based on the updated bid information 301, and transmits the calculated bid statistical information 401 to the terminal 20A and the terminal 20B (step S116- 1, step S116-2).

Subsequently, the display control units 204 of the terminal 20A and the terminal 20B respectively display the bid statistical information 401 (steps S117-1 and S117-2).

Subsequently, the server 10 ends the bid acceptance when the predetermined time has passed since the bid acceptance (step S118). Here, before the end of bid acceptance (for example, 10 seconds before the end), the user may be notified of the end of bid acceptance by, for example, a countdown. Note that the user can still change the bid amount while the countdown is being performed. In addition, the server 10 may end bid acceptance upon receiving a predetermined number of bids.

Subsequently, the determination unit 102 of the server 10 determines a successful bidder based on the bid information 301 (step S119). The process of determining the successful bidder will be described later. Here, the display control unit 103 of the server 10 may transmit the information of the determined successful bidder to the terminal 20A and the terminal 20B. The successful bidder can purchase a predetermined product or the like by paying the amount bid by himself.

The display control unit 103 of the server 10 may transmit and display the bid statistical information not only to the terminal 20 but also to another display device such as a projector or a monitor (not shown).

<Example of display screen of terminal 20>
Next, with reference to FIG. 5, an example of a display mode on the terminal 20 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of a display mode on the terminal 20. As shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 5, messages and objects are displayed from the top to the bottom of the screen in the order of transmitted and received time series. It is also possible to display a message or the like not currently displayed on the screen by a scroll operation or the like from the user.

In FIG. 5A, in the terminal 20A, a message 502 transmitted from the chatbot of the server 10 and indicating that a bid has been started is displayed in association with the icon 501A indicating the chatbot of the server 10 by the process of step S102. It is done. In the example shown in Fig. 5, "Start bidding for product A. Please send the bid amount. You can make a successful bid if you bid with the lowest amount and lowest amount of bidders. The bid will be closed 10 minutes from now. ”Is displayed.

Further, in FIG. 5A, a message 503 indicating a bid amount specified by the user A of the terminal 20A is displayed in the terminal 20A by the process of step S103. This message 503 is transmitted from the terminal 20A to the server 10 by the process of step S104.

Further, in FIG. 5B, in the terminal 20A, a message 504 notifying that the bid statistical information 401 has been updated by the process of step S107, and an object 505A indicating that there is one user who made a bid for one dollar ($ 1). An object display area 505 including the icons is displayed in association with the icon 501A and the icon 501B indicating the chat bots of the server 10 as the transmission source.

In FIG. 5C, the object display area 506 at the stage where the bid from the user of each terminal 20 has advanced to some extent is displayed in association with the icon 501D indicating the chat bot of the server 10 that is the transmission source. In the example of FIG. 5C, according to the example of the bid statistical information 401 shown in FIG. 4, five $ 1 bidders, three $ 2 bidders, three $ 3 bidders, zero $ 4 bidders. An example of objects 506A to 506D for each bid amount is shown when there are two Bidders of $ 1 and $ 1.

Here, the size (area) of the object corresponding to each bid amount may be displayed so as to increase as the number of bidders for each bid amount increases. In this case, for example, the size of the object corresponding to each bid amount may be proportional to the number of bidders for each bid amount. Alternatively, the size of the object corresponding to each bid amount corresponds to the number of bidders for each bid amount, since it is sufficient for the user to be able to determine the bid amount having a smaller number of bidders relative to other bid amounts. The total number of bidders may increase and the total number of bidders may decrease. In this case, for example, the size of the object corresponding to each bid amount may be proportional to the number of bidders for each bid amount and inversely proportional to the total number of bidders. Thereby, even if the number of bidders increases, it can be displayed in the object display area of a certain size. By way of example and not limitation, when the number of bidders is 10, 20 and 30, the area of each object may be an area reflecting the ratio of 1: 2: 3.

The number of bidders may not be strictly reflected in the ratio. By way of example and not limitation, when the number of bidders is 11, 25, 33, the ratio of 1: 2: 3 may be reflected from the approximate number of bidders of each number of bidders. As a method of determining an approximate number of bidders for each number of bidders, for example, rounding may be performed as an example, and a number corresponding to a predetermined number of bidders may be set in advance.

Further, the increase and decrease of the area of the object is not limited to the size of the circle. By way of example and not limitation, the number of sides of the polygon may be increased or decreased according to the number of bidders. Thereby, the user can visually recognize not only the size of the object but also the number of bidders in the shape, and can grasp the bidding situation more intuitively.

In addition to the bid amount, the number of bidders may be superimposed on each object or displayed in the vicinity. Note that an object corresponding to a bid amount whose number of bidders is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold may be hidden. As a result, the number of objects to be displayed can be reduced, so that the visibility of the user can be improved and the burden on the terminal or server can be alleviated.

Further, the shape of each object is not limited to a circle, and may be a regular polygon, a rectangle, a rhombus, a star, or the like. In addition, each object may be made to be able to distinguish bid amount information with different colors, different brightness, different gradations, and the like. Alternatively, each object may be represented by the type of sound by sound.

Furthermore, each object may be displayed so as to overlap each other. In this case, it is desirable that the aspect is such that at least a part of all the objects are displayed, rather than the aspect in which one object is not completely visible by the other objects.

<How to determine the winning bidder>
Next, the method of determining the successful bidder in step S119 will be described. The server 10 may determine the winning bidder, for example, by any of the following methods. The following methods may be used in combination as appropriate.

«Decision method of successful bidder (1)»
The determination unit 102 determines, as a candidate of a successful bidder, a user who is bidding with the lowest bid among the smallest bids in which the number of users who are bidding is one or more (other than 0) is a candidate of at least a part of the candidate You may decide to be the successful bidder.

In this case, for example, the determination unit 102 determines a bid amount in which the number of users who are bidding is one or more and the number of users who are bidding is the smallest. Then, when there are a plurality of determined bid amounts, at least one of the users bidding with the lowest bid amount among the plurality of bid amounts is determined as the successful bidder.

In this case, for example, 5 users bidding for $ 1 and 1 user bidding for $ 2 and 4 users bidding for $ 3 and users bidding over $ 4 If is 0, the user who is bidding for $ 2 which is the lowest bid among the smallest bids with one or more users bidding is determined as the winning bidder.

Also, for example, 5 users bidding for 1 dollar, 2 users bidding for 2 dollars, 2 users bidding for 3 dollars, 2 users bidding for 3 dollars or more If the number is 0, at least one of the users bidding for $ 2 is the lowest bid and $ 2 is the lowest bid of 1 and above. It is decided as a successful bidder.

Thus, for example, in a game in which a user participating in a party, a wedding, etc. becomes a bidder and makes a bid for a prize or the like in a bid format, an interactive game in which the bidding trend of other bidders is viewed. It can be carried out.

«Decision method of successful bidder (2)»
The determination unit 102 sets one or more users who are bidding with the lowest bid amount among the bid amounts closest to (or identical to) the number set in advance as the number of users who are bidding as candidates for successful bidders. Alternatively, at least a part of the candidate may be determined as a successful bidder.

In this case, the determination unit 102 determines, for example, the bid amount closest to the preset number of users who are bidding. Then, when there are a plurality of determined bid amounts, at least one of the users bidding with the lowest bid amount among the plurality of bid amounts is determined as the successful bidder.

In this case, for example, two users bidding for $ 1 and two users bidding for $ 2, a user bidding for $ 3 and four users bidding for $ 4 or more If is 0, the number of users who are bidding is the closest bid to the preset number $ 1, and the lowest bid among the $ 2 bids $ 2. A human user is determined as a successful bidder.

«Decision method of successful bidder (3)»
The determination unit 102 may set one or more users who are bidding with the highest bid as candidates for a successful bidder and determine at least a part of the candidates as a successful bidder, as in a normal auction.

«Decision method of successful bidder (4)»
For example, in the case where the number of successful bidable products is limited in the determination unit 102, the number of successful bidders may be set in advance. Then, when the number of successful bidder candidates determined by the method of the successful bidder determination method 1 to 3 or the like described above is larger than the number of successful bidders set in advance, among the users included in the candidates The user of the preset number of successful bidders may be selected, and the selected user may be determined as the successful bidder.

In this case, for example, among the plurality of users, the preset time is set in descending order of time for which the bidding amount has not been changed without changing the bidding amount, that is, in the order of users who are bidding on the bidding amount continuously from the earliest. The number of successful bidders may be selected. Alternatively, among the plurality of users, the preset successful bidders are set in order of increasing time for bidding without changing the bidding price, that is, in the order of the users who are bidding for the bidding price from the last. The number of users may be selected.

«Decision method of successful bidder (5)»
For example, in the case where the number of successful bidable products is limited in the determination unit 102, the number of successful bidders may be set in advance. Then, when the number of successful bidder candidates determined by the method of the successful bidder determination method 1 to 3 or the like as described above is smaller than a predetermined number (predetermined number of successful bidders), the candidate is included in the candidate. The winners may all be determined to be successful bidders. Then, after excluding one or more users determined as successful bidders, candidates of successful bidders are determined again by the method of determining successful bidders 1 to 3 described above. Then, among the candidates, the number of users obtained by subtracting the number of successful bidders already determined from the number of successful bidders set in advance may be determined as a successful bidder.

For example, the number of successful bidders set in advance is 2, and the number of users who are bidding is at least one and the least bidding amount according to the method of deciding the successful bidder described above. The case where a user who satisfies the condition that he / she bids with a low bid amount is a candidate of a successful bidder will be described. In this case, 5 users bidding for $ 1 and 1 user bidding for $ 2 and 1 user bidding for $ 3 and 0 users bidding for $ 4 or more If it is a person, one person who bids for $ 2 that meets the condition first and one person who bids for $ 3 that satisfies the condition (second) is determined as the successful bidder .

<Summary>
As described above, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the server 10 or the terminal 20 receives the bid information including the bid amount and the identification information of the user, and based on the received bid information, the predetermined bid An object of the area according to the number of users bidding on the amount is displayed on the screen. This makes it possible to more easily understand the bid status of other bidders.

Each of the server 10 and the terminal 20 is an example of the “information processing apparatus”.

<Others>
Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described based on the drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various changes and modifications based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these variations and modifications are included in the scope of the present disclosure. For example, each means, functions included in each step, etc. can be rearranged so as not to be logically contradictory, and it is possible to combine or divide a plurality of means, steps, etc. into one. . In addition, the configurations shown in the respective embodiments may be combined as appropriate.

This application claims the priority of basic application 2017-185422 filed on September 26, 2017, to the Japanese Patent Office, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

10 server 101 reception unit 102 determination unit 103 display control unit 301 bid information 401 bid statistical information 20 terminal 201 reception unit 202 transmission unit 203 reception unit 204 display control unit

Claims

The information processing apparatus
Receiving bid information including a bid amount and user identification information;
Displaying an object of an area according to the number of users who are bidding at a predetermined bid amount based on the bid information;
Information processing method to perform.
In the step of displaying, when the number of users bidding with the predetermined bid amount decreases, the area of the object is reduced and displayed, and the number of users bidding with the predetermined amount bid is When it is increased, the area of the object is enlarged and displayed.
The information processing method according to claim 1.
The displaying step displays, for each bid amount, objects of an area according to the number of users who are bidding at each bid amount.
The information processing method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that:
Further performing the step of determining the winning user based on the number of users bidding at each bid amount;
The information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that:
The determining step determines a user who is bidding with the lowest bid among the smallest bids with one or more users who are bidding as the user who makes a successful bid.
The information processing method according to claim 4, characterized in that:
In the step of determining, the number of users who are bidding is at least one and the number of users who are bidding is at least one. The user who bids with the second lowest bid among the plurality of bids is determined as the user who makes a successful bid,
The information processing method according to claim 5, characterized in that:
The determining step determines, as the user making a successful bid, the user who is bidding with the lowest bid among the bids for which the number of users who are bidding is a predetermined number.
The information processing method according to claim 4, characterized in that:
In the information processing apparatus,
Receiving bid information including a bid amount and user identification information;
Displaying an object of an area according to the number of users who are bidding at a predetermined bid amount based on the bid information;
The recording medium which recorded the program which makes
A receiver that receives bid information including a bid amount and user identification information;
A display control unit configured to display an object having an area according to the number of users who are bidding at a predetermined bid amount based on the bid information;
An information processing apparatus having