JP2021010083A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the number of operations when a viewer displays a video of a player he / she wants to watch. A player identification unit 103 determines a tendency of a player to be viewed by the user based on information about the user. Specifically, the player identification unit 103 determines the tendency to watch a specific individual among a plurality of players whose images are shot, based on the viewing history of the user. The player identification unit 103 identifies the player to be distributed according to the determined viewing tendency. The video distribution unit 105 transmits the video data of the athlete specified as the distribution target to the display device 30. As a result, the video distribution unit 105 switches the player's image displayed on the display device 30 to the player's image according to the determined viewing tendency. [Selection diagram] Fig. 5

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for distributing video.

Patent Document 1 describes via the Internet based on imaging data collected by imaging using a plurality of imaging devices in order to broadcast the content of a sport in which a plurality of teams or athletes compete in parallel at the same time. A technology is disclosed in which a plurality of broadcast pages to be published are generated and the viewer is allowed to select the broadcast page to be watched from among them.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-41955

When a viewer watches a video of a sport in which multiple athletes compete at the same time, such as golf, the video of the athlete can be switched at will and the player who wants to watch can be displayed with as few operations as possible. desirable.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to reduce the number of operations when the viewer displays the image of the player he / she wants to watch.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a user of an acquisition unit that acquires an image of continuously shooting a specific player in a sport in which a plurality of athletes compete at the same time, and a user of a display device that displays the image. A determination unit that determines the tendency of a player to be viewed by the user based on information about the above, and a determination unit that displays one of the acquired images on the display device and switches the images by the operation of the user. Provided is an information processing device including a display control unit that switches to an image of shooting a player according to the above tendency.

Further, in the present invention, the determination unit may determine the tendency to view a specific individual among the plurality of athletes, and the display control unit may preferentially switch the video of the specific individual.

Further, in the present invention, the determination unit may determine the specific individual based on the degree to which the attributes of each of the plurality of athletes and the attributes of the user are common.

Further, in the present invention, the determination unit may determine the tendency to view a player in a specific situation, and the display control unit may preferentially switch the image of the player in the specific situation.

Further, in the present invention, when there are a plurality of athletes in the specific situation, the display control unit may preferentially switch the image of the athlete having a better result in the situation.

Further, in the present invention, in the sport, the progress of the ranking of each athlete is shown even during the competition, the determination unit determines the tendency to watch the athlete of a specific ranking, and the display control unit determines the identification. The images of the players in the ranking may be prioritized and switched.

Further, in the present invention, the determination unit may determine the tendency with different rankings as the specific rankings according to the progress from the start to the end of the competition.

Further, in the present invention, in the sport, the competition is performed while advancing in the competition area, and the determination unit determines the tendency to watch a player who advances the competition in the competition area at a specific degree of progress, and controls the display. The department may preferentially switch the images of the athletes who advance the competition at the specific degree of progress.

Further, in the present invention, the determination unit may determine the tendency with a different degree of progress as the specific degree of progress depending on the progress from the start to the end of the competition.

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the number of operations when the viewer displays the image of the player he / she wants to watch.

Diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the video distribution system according to the embodiment Diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server device Diagram showing an example of camera hardware configuration Diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the display device Diagram showing the functional configuration realized by each device A diagram showing an example of a video from behind a player in the address state Diagram showing an example of the positional relationship between the camera and the player Diagram showing an example of the shooting target table Diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display surface Diagram showing an example of switching operation of display players Diagram showing an example of a player list The figure which is the figure for demonstrating the switching operation of a display player. Diagram showing an example of the judgment result The figure which shows an example of the operation procedure of each device in a delivery process Diagram showing an example of the number of common attributes A diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display surface in a modified example. Diagram showing an example of switched video

[1] Examples Hereinafter, examples of the video distribution system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same elements shown in the drawings are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted.
FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of the video distribution system 1 according to the embodiment. The video distribution system 1 is a system for distributing sports images, and in particular, distributes sports images in which a plurality of athletes compete at the same time.

In the above sports, for example, in addition to sports such as marathons in which multiple athletes start all at once and aim for a goal, each athlete starts in turn and plays (competition) in order, such as golf, and finally. There are sports that compete for a good score. Since both are sports in which multiple athletes compete in parallel at the same time, it is possible to see the current play of the athletes displayed as live video in a normal broadcast, but it is not reflected in the video. The player's current play cannot be seen.

Also, depending on the player, the recorded video may be displayed, or the screen may be divided to display the video of multiple players, but even in that case, only the recording of the player selected by the broadcasting station can be viewed. Can not. On the other hand, the video distribution system 1 is characterized in that the viewer can switch the video of the player to be viewed at his / her own will. In this embodiment, an example in which the video distribution system 1 distributes a golf image will be described.

The video distribution system 1 includes a network 2, a server device 10, a plurality of cameras 20, and a display device 30. The network 2 is a communication system including a mobile communication network, the Internet, and the like, and relays data exchange between devices accessing the own system. The server device 10 and the display device 30 access the network 2 by wire communication (may be wireless communication), and the camera 20 accesses the network 2 by wireless communication.

The camera 20 is operated by a cameraman to continuously photograph a specific player among a plurality of players participating in the sport (golf in this embodiment). Since the camera 20 transmits video data by wireless communication, the camera 20 can freely move around the golf course with the cameraman along with the player. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the number of cameras 20 is sufficient, and each player who is playing is equipped with one camera 20 to shoot a video.

The plurality of cameras 20 transmit video data indicating the captured video to the server device 10, respectively. The server device 10 performs a process of distributing to the display device 30 the video of any one of the video of the plurality of athletes indicated by the plurality of transmitted video data. The server device 10 is an example of the "information processing device" of the present invention. The selection of the athlete to be distributed is performed based on the operation of the viewer (user of the display device 30) who watches the sport using the display device 30.

The display device 30 is a device that displays a sports image distributed by the server device 10. The display device 30 is, for example, a television, but may be a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like. The display device 30 transmits operation data indicating the viewer's operation on the own device to the server device 10. The server device 10 identifies a player to distribute a video based on an operation (details will be described later) indicated by the transmitted operation data, and distributes the video of the specified player.

For example, each device of the server device 10, the plurality of cameras 20, and the display device 30 in the embodiment of the present disclosure may function as a computer that performs information processing of the present disclosure. In the following description, the word "device" can be read as a circuit, device, unit, or the like. The hardware configuration of each device may be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in the figure, or may be configured not to include some devices.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the server device 10. The server device 10 may be physically configured as a computer device including a processor 11, a memory 12, a storage 13, a communication device 14, a bus 15, and the like. The processor 11 operates, for example, an operating system to control the entire computer. The processor 11 may be configured by a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with a peripheral device, a control device, an arithmetic unit, a register, and the like.

For each function in the server device 10, the processor 11 performs calculations by loading predetermined software (program) on hardware such as the processor 11 and the memory 12, and controls communication by the communication device 14 or the memory 12 And by controlling at least one of reading and writing of data in the storage 13.

The processor 11 operates, for example, an operating system to control the entire computer. The processor 11 may be configured by a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with a peripheral device, a control device, an arithmetic unit, a register, and the like. For example, the baseband signal processing unit, the call processing unit, and the like may be realized by the processor 11.

Further, the processor 11 reads a program (program code), a software module, data, and the like from at least one of the storage 13 and the communication device 14 into the memory 12, and executes various processes according to these. As the program, a program that causes a computer to execute at least a part of the operations described in the above-described embodiment is used.

For example, each function of the server device 10 may be realized by a control program stored in the memory 12 and operating in the processor 11, and may be similarly realized for other functional blocks. Although it has been described that the various processes described above are executed by one processor 11, they may be executed simultaneously or sequentially by two or more processors 11. The processor 11 may be implemented by one or more chips. The program may be transmitted from the network via a telecommunication line.

The memory 12 is a computer-readable recording medium, and is composed of at least one such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), an EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), and a RAM (Random Access Memory). May be done. The memory 12 may be called a register, a cache, a main memory (main storage device), or the like. The memory 12 can store a program (program code), a software module, or the like that can be executed to perform information processing according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

The storage 13 is a computer-readable recording medium, and is, for example, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc ROM), a hard disk drive, a flexible disk, an optical magnetic disk (for example, a compact disk, a digital versatile disk, or a Blu-ray). It may consist of at least one (registered trademark) disk), smart card, flash memory (eg, card, stick, key drive), floppy (registered trademark) disk, magnetic strip, and the like. The storage 13 may be referred to as an auxiliary storage device. The storage medium described above may be, for example, a database, server or other suitable medium containing at least one of the memory 12 and the storage 13.

The communication device 14 is hardware (transmission / reception device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also referred to as, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, a communication module, or the like. Further, each device such as the processor 11 and the memory 12 is connected by a bus 15 for communicating information. The bus 15 may be configured by using a single bus, or may be configured by using a different bus for each device.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the camera 20. The camera 20 is physically a computer device including a processor 21, a memory 22, a storage 23, a communication device 24, a photographing device 25, a sensor device 26, an input device 27, a bus 28, and other parts. It may be configured as. Since the communication device 24 transmits video data to the server device 10 by wireless communication, it is desirable that the communication device 24 has sufficiently high-speed wireless communication performance. The photographing device 25 is hardware for capturing images of athletes, and is, for example, a video camera having the same performance as a professional digital video camera.

The sensor device 26 is a device having a sensor group for measuring a value related to the competition situation (playing situation in this embodiment) of the athlete who is photographing. The sensor device 26 includes, for example, a position sensor that measures the camera position (latitude and longitude representing the position of the own camera) and a direction sensor that measures the camera direction (the direction in which the optical axis of the own camera faces). The relationship between the measured value of the sensor device 26 and the play situation will be described later. The input device 27 is an input device (for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, etc.) that accepts an input from the outside, and accepts an input operation by a photographer.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the display device 30. The display device 30 is physically configured as a computer device including a processor 31, a memory 32, a storage 33, a communication device 34, a display device 35, an input device 36, and parts such as a bus 37. May be good. The display device 35 is hardware that has a display surface 351 and displays an image distributed from the server device 10 on the display surface 351.

The input device 36 is an input device (for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, etc.) that receives an input from the outside. The input device 36 also accepts input by operating the remote controller. The image may be displayed and the input may be accepted by the touch screen in which the display device 35 and the input device 36 are integrated.

Further, the server device 10, the plurality of cameras 20, and the display device 30 include a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP: Digital Signal Processor), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate). It may be configured to include hardware such as Array), and a part or all of each functional block may be realized by the hardware. For example, the processor 11 and the like may be implemented using at least one of these hardware.

Each function in each device included in the video distribution system 1 is performed by the processor by loading predetermined software (program) on the hardware such as each processor and memory, and the communication by each communication device is controlled. It is achieved by controlling at least one of reading and writing of data in memory and storage.

FIG. 5 shows a functional configuration realized by each device. The server device 10 includes an acquisition unit 101, an instruction reception unit 102, a player identification unit 103, an aggregation unit 104, and a video distribution unit 105. The camera 20 includes a photographing unit 201, a measuring unit 202, an input receiving unit 203, and a transmitting unit 204. The plurality of cameras 20 shown in FIG. 1 all include parts shown in FIG. The display device 30 includes an operation reception unit 301 and a video display unit 302.

The photographing unit 201 of the camera 20 is a function of photographing an image. In this embodiment, the photographer has decided which player to shoot, and is instructed to continue shooting the player to be photographed from at least the first hole to the end of the 18th hole. (May include interviews at the practice area and after the hole out). As a result, the shooting unit 201 will continuously shoot a specific player among the plurality of players playing golf. The shooting unit 201 performs a supply process of supplying video data indicating the shot video and the shooting time to the transmission unit 204 in parallel with the shooting process.

The measuring unit 202 measures a value related to the playing situation of the player photographed by the photographing unit 201. Specifically, the measuring unit 202 repeatedly measures the above-mentioned camera position and camera direction at regular time intervals (for example, every 1 second). As described above, the photographer shoots while moving with the player to be photographed. It is assumed that the photographer is instructed to keep the distance between himself / herself and the athlete (hereinafter referred to as "shooting distance") substantially constant when moving.

As the shooting distance, a distance (about 5 to 10 m) that does not get in the way when the player hits a shot and is as close as possible is set. Since the shooting distance is constant, the position of the player can be calculated from the camera position and the camera direction. Further, it is assumed that the photographer is instructed to stand behind the player who is trying to hit the ball and take a picture when the player hits the ball (at the time of a shot).

FIG. 6 shows an example of an image from behind the player P1 in the address state. Player P1 is right-handed and has an address for hitting the ball in the direction of the flying ball line A1. The photographer determines the flying ball direction A1 from the line connecting both shoulders of the player P1, the line connecting both feet, the direction of the club face, etc., and stands on the side opposite to the flying ball direction A1 of the player P1. Take a picture.

FIG. 7 shows an example of the positional relationship between the camera 20 and the player P1. In the example of FIG. 7, the camera 20 which is separated from the player P1 at the time of the shot by the shooting distance L1 is shooting the image in the flying ball direction A1. By pointing the camera 20 from behind the player P1 toward the flying ball direction A1, the direction in which the player wants to hit is represented by the camera direction. The measurement unit 202 performs a supply process of supplying measurement data indicating the measurement result of the camera position and the camera direction and the measurement time to the transmission unit 204 in parallel with the measurement process.

Further, it is assumed that the cameraman is instructed to perform a specific operation when the player is in a specific state to the camera 20. The specific state is, for example, a state in which the ball arrives at the ball position and is ready for a shot to confirm the lie of the ball, the direction of launch, the number of the club, etc. This is the state where the shot is completed and the player starts walking (moving state). The state of waiting for another player's shot is included in the preparation state.

The input receiving unit 203 receives an operation indicating that the player to be photographed is in a specific state such as a hitting state. The input device 27 of the camera 20 has buttons (preparation button, hitting ball button, moving button) corresponding to each state. For example, when the preparation button is pressed, the input reception unit 203 supplies the transmission unit 204 with state data indicating that the player to be photographed is ready for the shot and the current time. As described above, the video data, the measurement data, and the state data are supplied to the transmission unit 204.

The transmission unit 204 adds a camera ID (Identification) that identifies the own camera to the data supplied from each unit, and transmits the data to the server device 10 as player data related to the player to be photographed. In the video distribution system 1, a player ID of each player is defined, and a shooting target table in which the camera ID of the camera 20 that shoots the player and the player ID of the player are associated with each other is stored in the server device 10. There is.

FIG. 8 shows an example of a shooting target table. In the shooting target table shown in FIG. 8, the player IDs “P001”, “P002” and “P003” are associated with the camera IDs “C001”, “C002” and “C003”, respectively. Note that each ID is just an example, and it is not necessary to associate IDs with the same number. Further, for example, the player name may be directly associated with the camera ID instead of the player ID.

The acquisition unit 101 of the server device 10 acquires a plurality of player data transmitted from each of the plurality of cameras 20. The acquisition unit 101 acquires an image indicated by the player data, that is, an image of continuously shooting a specific player in a sport in which a plurality of players play a game at the same time, such as golf. The acquisition unit 101 is an example of the “acquisition unit” of the present invention. The specific player referred to here is a player with a player ID associated with the camera ID indicated by the player data in the shooting target table, that is, a player whose camera 20 has the camera ID as the shooting target.

The operation reception unit 301 of the display device 30 receives operations related to video distribution. The operation reception unit 301 receives, for example, a start operation instructing the start of video distribution, and transmits the received operation and operation data indicating the device ID of the own device to the server device 10. The instruction receiving unit 102 of the server device 10 receives an instruction corresponding to the operation indicated by the transmitted operation data as an instruction related to video distribution. For example, when the operation data indicates a distribution start operation, the instruction receiving unit 102 receives a distribution start instruction as an instruction corresponding to the start operation.

When the instruction reception unit 102 receives the distribution start instruction, the instruction reception unit 102 supplies the device ID of the display device 30 that has given the start instruction to the player identification unit 103. Player data acquired from the acquisition unit 101 is also supplied to the player identification unit 103. The player identification unit 103 identifies a player to be distributed to the display device 30 from among the players whose supplied player data shows an image. At the start of distribution of the video, the player identification unit 103 specifies, for example, a player who satisfies the start time condition specified for specifying the player to be displayed at the start of distribution as the player to be distributed.

The player identification unit 103 determines, for example, that the player with the highest ranking among the players being played satisfies the start condition. Golf is a sport in which the progress of each player's ranking is represented even during the competition, and the ranking is represented by the score (at bat) of each player. The totaling unit 104 totals the scores of each player. In the golf broadcast, volunteers called scorers who accompany each group of players, count the scores of each player for each shot, and contact the relay headquarters are active.

When the person in charge of the relay headquarters receives the score notification, the person in charge of the relay headquarters inputs the score of each player into the score input terminal prepared in the headquarters. The score input terminal transmits score data indicating the input score, the hole played, and the player ID to the server device 10. The totaling unit 104 totals the scores of each hole indicated by the transmitted score data for each player, and generates aggregated data indicating the total score, the holes being played, the ranking, and the player ID for each player.

When the device ID is supplied from the instruction receiving unit 102, that is, when the display device 30 instructs the player identification unit 103 to start the distribution of the video, the player identification unit 103 refers to the aggregated data generated by the aggregated unit 104, and is ranked at the present time. The player with the best score, that is, the player who meets the starting conditions, is identified as the first player to be distributed. If there are a plurality of players with the best scores, the player identification unit 103 may specify, for example, the player who has digested the most holes as the player to be distributed.

In addition, if the number of digested holes of the player with the best score is also the same, the player identification unit 103 ranks the one with the smaller number of strokes by comparing the scores of the latest holes, and in the case of the same score, one before. The remaining players may be identified as the first players to be distributed by going back to the previous hole and the conclusion. The player identification unit 103 supplies the player ID of the identified player to be distributed and the device ID of the display device 30 that has instructed the start of video distribution to the video distribution unit 105.

When the player ID and the device ID are supplied, the video distribution unit 105 acquires the player data indicating the supplied player ID from the acquisition unit 101, and acquires the aggregated data indicating the supplied player ID from the aggregation unit 104. .. The video distribution unit 105 also supplied the video data of the player with the player ID supplied from the player identification unit 103 among the video data of the players indicated by the player data supplied from the acquisition unit 101 from the player identification unit 103. It is transmitted to the display device 30 of the device ID.

Further, the video distribution unit 105 adds the player name of the player, the information of the hole being played, the score, and the image showing the ranking, which are shown by the acquired aggregated data, to the video of the player, and then transmits the video data. .. By transmitting the video data as described above, the video distribution unit 105 transmits the video of the player to be distributed specified by the player identification unit 103 from a plurality of players to the display device 30 that has instructed the start of distribution of the video. Distribute (displaying the player's image on the display device 30).

The image display unit 302 of the display device 30 displays the image distributed from the server device 10 on the display surface 351 of the own device.
FIG. 9 shows an example of an image displayed on the display surface 351. In the example of FIG. 9, the image display unit 302 includes a video of player G playing, information on the holes being played (“7” = number of holes, “Par4”, “465yds”), and the score of player G (“7” = number of holes, “Par4”, “465yds”). The play image B1 showing the “-2”) and the ranking (“Leader” = tournament leader) is displayed.

After the video distribution is started as described above, the operation reception unit 301 receives, for example, an end operation for instructing the end of the distribution. When the distribution end operation is accepted, the instruction receiving unit 102 of the server device 10 accepts the distribution end instruction, and the video distribution unit 105 ends the distribution. In addition, the operation reception unit 301 accepts an operation of switching the player on which the video is displayed (switching operation of the displayed player).

FIG. 10 shows an example of the switching operation of the display player. In FIG. 10, leftward operation C1, rightward operation C2, upward operation C3, and downward operation C4 are represented as examples of switching operations. For example, in the case of remote control operation, the operation reception unit 301 operates the left and right buttons and the up and down buttons provided on the remote controller, respectively, C1 (left button), C2 (right button), C3 (up button), and C4. Accept as (down button).

Further, the operation receiving unit 301 accepts leftward, rightward, upward, and downward flick operations as operations C1, C2, C3, and C4, respectively, if the operation is for the touch screen. The operation reception unit 301 transmits the operation data indicating the received operation to the server device 10.

When the transmitted operation data represents the up / down / left / right operations shown in FIG. 10, the instruction receiving unit 102 of the server device 10 receives the operation data as an instruction for switching the player to distribute the video, and receives the received operation data as the player specifying unit 103. Supply to. The player identification unit 103 identifies a player who satisfies the conditions corresponding to the operation indicated by the supplied operation data as the next player to be displayed.

Specifically, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player who satisfies the first condition in the case of a left-right orientation operation as a display target player, and displays a player who satisfies the second condition in the case of a vertical orientation operation. Identify as the target player. The operation in the left-right direction is also referred to as a "first switching operation" below, and the operation in the up-down direction is also referred to as a "second switching operation" below. In this embodiment, the player identification unit 103 determines the satisfaction of the first condition based on the combination of each player who plays golf.

In golf, a game is played while each player progresses in a competition area called a golf course. And, for example, in a professional golf tournament competition, in the qualifying round, each player usually plays together in a group of three, and in the final round, each player plays in a group of two. proceed. In the video distribution system 1, when the combination of players in each group is determined, the operator of this system creates a player list summarizing the combinations of players and stores them in the server device 10.

FIG. 11 shows an example of a player list. In the example of FIG. 11, each player is represented by a player name for the sake of clarity. In the player list shown in FIG. 11, for example, the first group is a combination of "player A", "player B", and "player C", and the second group is "player D", "player E", and "player F". Is shown to be a combination of. In addition, the combinations of three players are also shown for the third and subsequent groups. Subsequently, a player identified when the switching operation is performed from the state in which the player G shown in FIG. 9 is displayed will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a switching operation of display players. The player identification unit 103 uses as the first condition a condition satisfied by a player having the same progress as the displayed player. Players with the same degree of progress are other players in the same group as the player being displayed. As shown in FIG. 12A, the players in the same group for player G are player H and player I in the third group to which player G belongs (for example, two players play in the final round). In that case, there will be only one player in the same group).

Further, the player of another group for the player G is a player of a group other than the third group, and in this embodiment, the players of the groups before and after the third group (the second group and the fourth group). Is. When the rightward operation of the first switching operation is performed, the player identification unit 103 determines that the player shown to the right of the displayed player in the player list is a player who satisfies the first condition. To do.

In addition, when the leftward operation of the first switching operation is performed, the player identification unit 103 determines that the player to the left of the displayed player is the player who satisfies the first condition in the player list. .. The player identification unit 103 selects a player who satisfies the first condition after looping the order of the players in the same group, such that the player I is on the left side of the player G and the player G is on the right side of the player I. to decide.

Further, when the second switching operation is performed, the player identification unit 103 determines the tendency of the player to be viewed by the user (that is, the viewer) of the display device 30 on which the delivered video is displayed, and the determined tendency is determined. Based on this, the player who satisfies the second condition is determined. The player identification unit 103 is an example of the "determination unit" of the present invention. The player identification unit 103 determines the tendency of the player to be viewed by the user based on the information about the user.

In this embodiment, the player identification unit 103 determines the tendency to watch a specific individual among a plurality of players whose images are shot, based on the viewing history of the user. The tendency to watch a specific individual is a viewing tendency that the possibility of watching the individual player is higher than the possibility of watching another player regardless of the play content or ranking of the player. When the video distribution unit 105 distributes the video to the display device 30, the video distribution unit 105 stores information about the distributed video as a distribution history.

The distribution history includes the player ID of the player shown in the video, the device ID of the display device 30 of the distribution destination, and the distribution time. The player identification unit 103 refers to the distribution history and calculates the total distribution time of the player IDs associated with the device ID of the display device 30 on which the second switching operation has been performed. The player identification unit 103 determines as a user's viewing tendency that the player is most likely to watch in order from the player having the highest total calculated time. It should be noted that the player identification unit 103 may determine the tendency that the player has the highest possibility of viewing in order from the player with the highest number of views.

FIG. 13 shows an example of the determination result. In the example of FIG. 13, the player names "player T", "player I", "player M", "player D", "player K", and "T1", "T2", "T3", "T4" , "T5" (T1> T2> T3> T4> T5) is represented in association with the viewing time. The player identification unit 103 determines the tendency that the player has a higher possibility of viewing in order from the “player T” having the longest viewing time.

When the video is switched by the second switching operation, the video distribution unit 105 switches to a video that captures the player according to the viewing tendency determined by the player identification unit 103. The video distribution unit 105 is an example of the "display control unit" of the present invention. In this embodiment, the video distribution unit 105 preferentially switches the video of a specific individual (a specific player who is likely to be viewed) indicated by the determined viewing tendency. At first, the video distribution unit 105 switches the video in order from the player whose determined tendency is likely to be viewed.

In the example of FIG. 13, when the second switching operation (either upward or downward) is performed, the video distribution unit 105 first switches to the video of the player T who is most likely to be viewed. Next, when the downward operation of the second switching operation is performed, the video distribution unit 105 switches to the video of the player I who is likely to be viewed next. Further, when the downward operation is performed again, the video distribution unit 105 switches to the video of the player M who is likely to be viewed next.

Here, since there are two types of the second switching operation of this embodiment, upward and downward, the video distribution unit 105 also switches to the video of the player who is more likely to be viewed. For example, if an upward operation is performed while the player M is displayed, the video distribution unit 105 switches to the video of the player I who is one more likely to be viewed than the player M. Then, when the upward operation is performed again, the video distribution unit 105 switches to the video of the player T whose possibility of being viewed is one higher than that of the player I.

In addition, some players may be judged to have the same usage time or viewing frequency and the same viewing tendency. In that case, the player identification unit 103 may determine the player to be preferentially specified by using the state data or the measurement data included in the player data. For example, in the player identification unit 103, among the players with the same viewing tendency, the player who makes a shot earlier has priority (No. 1, player in a hit ball state, No. 2, player in a ready state, No. 3, player in a moving state). To do.

In this case, the user can quickly watch the video of the player taking a shot. In addition, since there is no time to check the situation if the shot is made immediately after switching the video, for example, the player in the ready state can be prioritized over the player in the hitting state, and the player can watch the play after checking the situation. You may do so. In addition, the player identification unit 103 may preferentially identify a player having the same viewing tendency and having a higher degree of progress (a player in a group having many digestion holes).

In this case, it is possible to prevent the player who has few remaining holes from overlooking the play. Further, the player identification unit 103 may preferentially specify a player having the same viewing tendency and having a higher ranking in the competition. In this case, the user can see more of the players who are in good order and in good shape. Further, the player identification unit 103 may preferentially identify a player in the same group as a player who is more likely to be watched among the players having the same viewing tendency.

For example, in the example of FIG. 13, assuming that the viewing time of the player M and the player D is the same and the player D is in the same group as the player T, the player identification unit 103 sets the player T who is more likely to be viewed as the player D in the same group. Priority is given to player M. In this case, it is possible to compare the images of the players in the same group with fewer switching operations. On the contrary, by lowering the priority of the players in the same group as the players who are more likely to be viewed, the images of the players with the same progress (same group) may be displayed as scattered as possible.

Each device included in the video distribution system 1 performs a distribution process for distributing a video of an athlete based on the above configuration.
FIG. 14 shows an example of the operation procedure of each device in the distribution process. Although only one camera 20 is shown in FIG. 14, it is assumed that the other cameras 20 perform the same operation. The operation procedure shown in FIG. 14 is started, for example, when the sports broadcast is started.

First, the camera 20 (shooting unit 201) shoots an image of the player (step S11). Next, the camera 20 (measurement unit 202) measures the camera position and the like (step S12). Subsequently, the camera 20 (input receiving unit 203) receives an operation indicating that the player to be photographed is in a specific state such as a hitting state (step S13). Then, the camera 20 (transmission unit 204) transmits the player data obtained by adding the camera ID to the data acquired in the operations from steps S11 to S13 to the server device 10 (step S14).

The order of the operations from steps S11 to S13 may be different. Further, the operations from steps S11 to S14 are repeatedly performed by the plurality of cameras 20. The server device 10 (acquisition unit 101) acquires the video indicated by the player data transmitted from the plurality of cameras 20 as a video for continuously shooting a specific player (step S15). Here, it is assumed that the display device 30 has instructed the start of distribution of the video.

First, the server device 10 (player identification unit 103) identifies the first player to be distributed (the player who satisfies the start condition) from the players whose images have been acquired (step S21). Next, the server device 10 (video distribution unit 105) transmits the video data of the specified player to the display device 30 that has instructed the start of distribution (step S22). The display device 30 (video display unit 302) displays the player's image indicated by the transmitted video data on the display surface 351 of the own device (step S23).

The server device 10 (video distribution unit 105) stores the viewing history of the user of the display device 30 that has transmitted the video data (step S24). After that, it is assumed that the above-mentioned second switching operation is performed on the display device 30. The display device 30 (operation receiving unit 301) accepts the second switching operation (step S31), and transmits the operation data indicating the accepted second switching operation to the server device 10 (step S32).

When the operation data indicating the second switching operation is transmitted, the server device 10 (player identification unit 103) determines the tendency of the player to be viewed by the user of the display device 30 (step S33). Next, the server device 10 (player identification unit 103) identifies a player who satisfies the second condition based on the determined viewing tendency as the next player to be displayed (step S34). Subsequently, the server device 10 (video distribution unit 105) transmits the video data of the specified player to the display device 30 (step S35).

The display device 30 (video display unit 302) switches the player's image displayed on the display surface 351 of the own device to the player's image indicated by the transmitted video data (step S36). The server device 10 (video distribution unit 105) stores the viewing history of the user of the display device 30 that has transmitted the video data (step S37). The operations from steps S31 to S37 are performed each time the viewer performs a switching operation.

In this embodiment, as described above, the viewer can switch the displayed video of the player to the video of another player by his / her own operation. Further, when the second switching operation is performed, the video of the player is switched according to the viewability of the user. Specifically, the player who has a long viewing time or has a large number of views is preferentially switched, so when the viewer displays the image of the player he / she wants to watch, compared to the case where the switching is performed regardless of the viewing possibility. The number of operations can be reduced.

Further, in the present embodiment, the images of specific players are preferentially switched as shown in player T and player I shown in FIG. As a result, it is possible to quickly display a specific player that the viewer wants to see, regardless of the situation of each player during play, as compared with the case where another switching method is used.

[2] Modifications The above-mentioned examples are merely examples of the implementation of the present invention, and may be modified as follows. Further, the examples and the modified examples may be combined as needed. In that case, each modification may be prioritized (when each modification causes a conflicting event, which one is prioritized).

[2-1] Player Position In the embodiment, the player's position was calculated from the camera position and camera direction, but in sports such as golf where shooting is possible while maintaining a short shooting distance, the camera position May be used as it is as the position of the player.

If it is difficult to keep the shooting distance constant, the shooting distance may be calculated from the player's image. In that case, for example, the player identification unit 103 stores the height data of each player in advance, and recognizes the figure of the player from the acquired video by using the pattern recognition technique or the machine learning technique. Then, the player identification unit 103 calculates the distance from the recognized player's image size and the actual height to the player, that is, the shooting distance, and calculates the player's position using the calculated shooting distance.

[2-2] Player in a specific state In the embodiment, it is shown that the player is in a specific state (preparation state, hitting state, and moving state) when a specific operation is performed on the camera 20. However, instead, it may be determined from the player's image that a particular condition has been reached. For example, the player identification unit 103 stores in advance data indicating the movement of a person in a specific state.

Then, the player identification unit 103 recognizes the figure of the player from the acquired video using pattern recognition technology or the like, and the similarity between the movement shown by the recognized figure and the movement of the person in the specific state becomes equal to or higher than the threshold value. If so, it is determined that the player is in a specific state. Even if there is no data showing the movement of a person, the player identification unit 103 determines a player in a specific state by learning the characteristics of the image of the player in a specific state by using a machine learning technique. You may.

[2-3] In addition to golf, the sports video distribution system 1 may distribute, for example, marathons, relay road races, bicycle races, automobile races, sailing, and the like. Marathons are sports in which multiple athletes compete at the same time. In addition, even in a competition such as a rally in which each athlete does not start all at once but individually performs a time attack, if the sport is such that multiple athletes run on the course at the same time, an operation of switching the athletes to be displayed. Is performed, so it becomes a distribution target of the video distribution system 1.

In competitions such as rallies and sailing where it is difficult for the photographer to approach the athlete, for example, the photograph may be taken remotely from a helicopter or the like, or the drone may be tracked for the photograph. In any case, if the shooting distance is determined, the position of the athlete can be obtained from the camera position and the camera direction. As described above, the shooting distance may be calculated based on the size in the image of the equipment and the actual size, and the position of the athlete may be calculated. Further, the position of the athlete may be obtained by the acquisition unit 101 acquiring the measured value by the positioning device provided in the automobile, the yacht, or the like instead of the state data.

In rallies, yachts, etc., a plurality of athletes may drive one car, yacht, etc. In that case, the acquisition unit 101 may acquire an image in which a plurality of athletes are continuously photographed as a specific athlete, or an image in which each individual of the plurality of athletes is continuously photographed as a specific athlete is captured. You may get it. In addition, athletes of sports such as soccer and baseball that are performed in the stadium may be photographed. Even in that case, the images of the athletes can be switched by preparing the camera 20 that continuously captures each athlete.

[2-4] Common Attribute The player identification unit 103 may determine the tendency to view a specific individual by a method different from that of the embodiment. In this modification, the player identification unit 103 determines a specific individual based on the degree in which the attributes of each of the plurality of players and the attributes of the user of the display device 30 are common. The attribute is an attribute representing an individual's physical characteristics or career such as height, weight, and origin (region, school, etc.).

In addition, when the viewer may also play the delivered sport, the play style of the sport may be used as an attribute. For example, in the case of golf, the play style is a style such as a slicer, a hooker, a long hitter, or a short hitter. The server device 10 stores, for example, the attributes of each player registered by the system operator and the attributes of the user registered by the user himself / herself.

The player attributes are stored in association with the player ID, and the user attributes are stored in association with the identification information that identifies the user (for example, the device ID or user ID of the display device 30 used by the user). To do. The player identification unit 103 reads out the user attributes associated with the device ID of the display device 30 on which the second switching operation has been performed, and counts the number of attributes common to the read user attributes for each player.

FIG. 15 shows an example of the number of common attributes. In the example of FIG. 15, the player names "player C", "player A", "player E", "player B", "player E" and "3", "2", "2", "1" , "0" is represented in association with the number of common attributes. The player identification unit 103 determines players A to C and E having common attributes with the user as specific individuals. Further, the player identification unit 103 determines as a user's viewing tendency that there is a high possibility that the player will be viewed in order from the one with the most common attributes (the order of player C, player A and E, and player B).

Similar to the embodiment, the video distribution unit 105 first switches the video to the player most likely to be viewed when the second switching operation (either upward or downward) is performed. Then, the video distribution unit 105 switches to the video of the player who is less likely to be viewed when the downward operation is performed, and the video distribution unit 105 is more likely to be viewed when the upward operation is performed. Switch to the player's video.

Note that, as described in the examples, the video distribution unit 105 determines the shot timing, the progress of the progress (the number of digested holes), and the players having the same common attributes as the players A and E shown in FIG. Priority athletes may be determined based on their ranking in the competition or their combination with athletes who are likely to be viewed. Players who have more attributes in common with the user are more familiar to the user, and the play is easier to refer to. In this modification, the player with more common attributes is displayed earlier when the second switching operation is performed, so it is easier to maintain the user's interest in the sports video compared to the case where the video is switched regardless of the attribute. Can be done.

[2-5] Specific Situation A user may prefer to watch a player in a specific situation. Therefore, in this modification, the player identification unit 103 determines the tendency to view a player in a specific situation as the user's viewing tendency. The player identification unit 103 identifies, for example, a player who is in a situation of performing a specific play as a player in a specific situation.

The specific play is, for example, a tee shot, a shot aiming at the green, an approach shot, a bunker shot, a shot over a pond, an intentional slice shot, an intentional hook shot, a long putt, or the like. The player identification unit 103 identifies, for example, a player whose distance from the teeing ground is within the threshold value among the players in the prepared state and the hitting state as the player who performs the tee shot.

In addition, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player who is in a position in the bunker among the players in the prepared state or the hitting state as a player who performs a bunker shot. In addition, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player who is on the green and whose distance to the hole is equal to or greater than a threshold value (for example, 10 m or more) as a player who performs a long putt. In the prepared state, the players are often near the hole, and it is difficult to judge whether it is a long putt, so the prepared players are excluded.

In addition, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player who is within a predetermined range (for example, 50 yards to 250 yards) from the green among the players in the prepared state and the hit ball state as a player who performs a shot aiming at the green. In addition, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player in a predetermined area in front of the pond among the players in the prepared state and the hit ball state as a player who performs a shot over the pond.

In addition, the player identification unit 103 takes an intentional slice shot (in the case of the right side of the fairway) or an intentional hook shot (in the case of the right side of the fairway) of a player in a predetermined area in front of a tree in the hole among the players in the prepared state and the hit ball state. (If left of the fairway) Identify as a player. In this modification, the server device 10 stores the type (tee shot, etc.) of the player's situation (play) registered by the user that he / she wants to see in association with the user's identification information (for example, device ID).

The player identification unit 103 reads out the type of play associated with the device ID of the display device 30 on which the second switching operation has been performed, and the user has a tendency to watch a player who is in a situation of playing the read type. Judged as the viewing tendency of. When the player identification unit 103 identifies a player in the determined situation as described above, the player identification unit 103 identifies the player as a player to be distributed. The video distribution unit 105 preferentially switches the video of a player in a specific situation by switching the video to the specified player to be distributed.

According to this modification, it is possible to make it easier to switch to the image of the player who is in a situation of high interest of the user, as compared with the case where the image is switched regardless of the situation of the player. When there are a plurality of athletes in a specific situation, the video distribution unit 105, as described in the embodiment, determines the timing of the shot, the progress of the progress (the number of digested holes), the ranking in the competition, or the viewing. The player to be prioritized may be decided based on the combination with the player who has a high possibility.

Further, when there are a plurality of athletes in a specific situation, the video distribution unit 105 may preferentially switch the video of the athlete having a better result in that situation. In this modified example, the totaling unit 104 totals not only the score of each player but also various stats. The stats are statistical numerical values indicating the tendency of play, for example, the average driving distance, the fairway keep rate, the par-on rate, the average number of putts, and the like.

Some stats are highly relevant to a particular situation. For example, if a specific situation is a tee shot, the relationship with the average driving distance and the fairway keep rate is high. If the specific situation is a situation where an approach shot is taken, it is highly related to the par-on rate and the average distance to the cup after the approach. If the specific situation is a situation of putting, it is highly related to the average number of putts and the rate of 3 putts.

When there are a plurality of players in a specific situation, the video distribution unit 105 reads out the stats that are highly related to the situation (play) from the aggregation unit 104, and gives priority to the player with the best result of the read stats in order. Switch the video. This makes it easier to switch to a video of a player who plays well in a situation where the user is highly interested, as compared with the case where the video is switched regardless of the result in a specific situation.

The method of identifying a player in a specific situation is not limited to the above method. For example, the input reception unit 203 of the camera 20 receives the input of the player's situation type, and the player identification unit 103 is in a situation where the player identification unit 103 performs a specific play based on the player's situation type indicated by the state data. Players may be identified. Further, when there is no input to the camera 20, a player who is in a situation of performing a specific play may be specified as follows.

For example, when the player identification unit 103 analyzes the player's image and extracts the player's contour, and the shape of the contour is similar to the shape at the time of addressing (the image for matching is stored in advance), the ball is hit. Judge that there is. Then, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player who is in a situation of performing a specific play in the same manner as the above method based on the position of the player when the ball is hit (for example, a player who is hit on the teeing ground). Identify as a player in a situation to make a tee shot).

Further, in a competition such as a marathon, the athlete identification unit 103 identifies, for example, an athlete who is running alone or an athlete who is overtaking as an athlete in a specific situation. Further, in a competition such as a rally, the player identification unit 103 identifies, for example, a player running at the maximum speed or a player running in a section where running is difficult as a player in a specific situation.

In addition, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player who is in a situation such as running alone, based on, for example, the position of each player and the amount of change in position (that is, speed) for each unit time. As described above, the player identification unit 103 may identify a player in a specific situation based on the measured value of the sensor of the camera 20, the measured value of the sensor attached to the player, the operation of the cameraman, and the like.

The specific situation used to determine the viewing tendency of the user differs depending on the sport. For example, in a marathon or other competition, a situation in which a person is competing for the top, a situation in which he is running alone, a situation in which he overtakes a previous athlete, a situation in which a lap time is increased, etc. are used as specific situations. Further, in a competition such as a rally, a situation in which the vehicle is traveling at the maximum speed or a situation in which the vehicle is traveling in a difficult section is used as a specific situation.

In those cases, the player identification unit 103 identifies a player in a specific situation, for example, based on the position of each player and the amount of change in position (that is, speed) for each unit time. The player identification unit 103 is a situation of a player that can be specified based on the measured value of the sensor of the camera 20, the measured value of the sensor attached to the player, the operation of the cameraman, and the like, and it is assumed that the viewer wants to watch the game. The situation may be a specific situation. In either case, it is possible to display more images of the players who are likely to be viewed by the user, that is, images of the players who are in a situation preferred by the user.

[2-6] Ranking of Athletes In sports such as golf, marathon, and relay road race, the competition is performed while progressing in the competition area, and the progress of the ranking of each athlete is shown during the competition. For example, in the embodiment, the progress of the ranking of each player is represented by the aggregated data acquired from the aggregated unit 104. In marathons and relay road races, the progress of the competition area is the same as the ranking, but in golf and stage races of bicycles that compete over multiple days, the progress and ranking of the competition area do not match.

In addition, the user may be highly interested not only in the top players but also in other players. For example, in the case of golf, there is a tendency for interest in players in the ranking before and after the qualifying cut line or players in the ranking before and after the right to participate in major tournaments to increase. Also, if it is a relay road race, interest in the players before and after the ranking to get the right to participate next year tends to increase. Therefore, in this modification, first, the player identification unit 103 determines the tendency to watch the player of a specific rank.

In the case of golf, in the qualifying round, in the qualifying round, in addition to the top players (for example, within 10th place), the ranking before and after the cut line (if the cut line is 60th place, the score difference with, for example, the 60th place player is ± 1). The tendency that the user is likely to watch the player of the hitting player) is determined as the viewing tendency of the user. The player identification unit 103 identifies a player who is currently in the order determined by the user to have a high possibility of viewing as a player to be distributed.

The video distribution unit 105 preferentially switches the video of a player having a specific rank by switching the video to the specified player to be distributed. According to this modification, it is possible to make it easier to switch to the image of a player with a higher ranking (higher player, player before and after the cut line, etc.) than when the image is switched regardless of the player's ranking. it can. In the case of a golf game, the interest in the players who are ranked before and after the cut line tends to be high until the second day, but the interest in the players whose ranking is greatly increased is likely to be high on the third day.

In addition, on the 4th day, if the match is above the predetermined ranking and the right to participate in another match can be obtained, before and after that ranking (if the predetermined ranking is 10th, the score difference with, for example, the 10th player is ± 1). The interest in the player of the hitting player) tends to increase. Therefore, the player identification unit 103 may determine the viewing tendency of the user with different rankings as specific rankings according to the progress from the start to the end of the competition. In that case, the player identification unit 103 determines the viewing tendency of the user by setting the ranking before and after the cut line as a specific ranking until the second day.

In addition, the player identification unit 103 sets the ranking that has risen overtaking a predetermined number of players (for example, about 20) on the third day as a specific ranking, and on the fourth day, the ranking in which the right to participate in another game is obtained. Is set as a specific order to determine the viewing tendency of the user. This makes it easier to switch to a video of a player with a noticeable ranking that changes according to the progress of the competition, as compared with the case where a specific ranking does not change from the start to the end of the competition.

[2-7] Progress of the competition The athlete identification unit 103 may determine the tendency to watch the athlete who advances the competition at a specific progress in the competition area as the viewing tendency of the user. A player who advances a competition at a specific degree is, for example, a player who plays in the final group, which is the slowest in a golf game. Not limited to the final group, players in a group one or more before the final group may be included. Further, in the case of a marathon, a player running in the first group or the second group may be a player who advances the competition at a specific degree of progress.

In the case of a bicycle road race, the athletes running in the escape group and the pursuit group may be the athletes who advance the competition at a specific degree of progress, and the athletes who run in the group due to the attack have changed their progress rapidly. May be a player who advances the competition at a specific degree of progress. The player identification unit 103 calculates the position of the player from the camera position and the like included in the player data, and tends to watch the player indicating that the calculated position is advancing the competition at a specific degree of progress. , Judged as the viewing tendency of the user.

The player identification unit 103 identifies a player who advances the competition at a specific degree of progress indicated by the viewing tendency determined as described above as a player to be distributed. By switching the video to the specified player to be distributed, the video distribution unit 105 preferentially switches the video of the player who advances the competition at a specific degree of progress. According to this modification, it is possible to make it easier to switch to the image of a player with a high degree of progress (such as a player in the final group), which is of high interest to the user, as compared with the case where the image is switched regardless of the progress of the player.

Athletes with a high degree of interest from the user may also change depending on the progress from the start to the end of the competition. In the case of a golf game, the attention group (a group that gathers famous players) is included in the morning start and the afternoon start until the second day, so the interest of the attention group tends to be high, and after the third day it is close to the final group. The more the group, the higher the interest. Also, in the case of a bicycle road race, the escape group is noticed immediately after the start of the competition, the chase group is noticed when a chase group is formed in the middle stage, and the main group where the top players gather is noticed at the end stage.

Therefore, the player identification unit 103 may determine the viewing tendency of the user by setting a different progress as a specific progress according to the progress from the start to the end of the competition. In that case, the player identification unit 103 determines the viewing tendency of the user by setting the progress of the attention group as the specific progress until the second day. In addition, the player identification unit 103 determines the viewing tendency of the user from the third day onward, with the progress from the final group to several groups before the final group as the specific progress.

Further, in the case of a bicycle road race, the player identification unit 103 sets the progress of the escape group as a specific progress in the early stage and the progress of the second group (follow-up group) in the middle according to the remaining distance. In the final stage, the progress of the main group is used as the progress, and the viewing tendency of the user is determined. In either case, it is possible to make it easier to switch to a video of a player with a remarkable progress that changes according to the progress of the competition, as compared with the case where a specific progress is unchanged from the start to the end of the competition.

[2-8] Combination The player identification unit 103 may determine the viewing tendency of the user by combining the above-mentioned common attributes, specific situations, rankings in the competition, and the progress of the competition. For example, the player identification unit 103 gives each player points according to the number of common attributes, whether or not he / she is in a specific situation, the ranking in the competition, and the progress of the competition, and the total of the points given. The tendency that the player who has the highest number of players is likely to be viewed in order is determined as the user's viewing tendency.

Note that each of the above points may be weighted according to the importance of each parameter such as a common attribute (the parameter having a higher relationship with the user's interest is more important). In either case, the player identification unit 103 may determine the tendency of the player to watch by the user based on the information about the user.

[2-9] Main screen and sub screen In the video distribution unit 105, the display area for distributing the player's video is referred to as a main display area (hereinafter referred to as "main screen") and a sub display area (hereinafter referred to as "sub screen"). The video of the player scheduled to be displayed next when the switching operation (first switching operation or second switching operation) is performed may be displayed on the sub screen.

FIG. 16 shows an example of an image displayed on the display surface 351 in this modification. In the example of FIG. 16, the video distribution unit 105 displays the main screen Mn1 and the sub screens Sb11, Sb12, Sb13, Sb14, and Sb15 (when they are not distinguished, they are referred to as "sub screen Sb10"). Sub screens Sb12 (left), Sb13 (right), Sb14 (top), and Sb15 (bottom) are arranged on the left, right, top, and bottom of the sub screen Sb11.

The video distribution unit 105 displays the video of the player M acquired by the acquisition unit 101 on the main screen Mn1. Further, the video distribution unit 105 causes the video of the player displayed on the main screen Mn1 to be displayed on the sub screen Sb11. On the other hand, in this modification, the player identification unit 103 specifies in advance the player to be displayed when the first switching operation and the second switching operation are performed before the first switching operation and the second switching operation are performed. Keep it.

Then, the video distribution unit 105 causes the previously specified display target player to be displayed on the sub screen Sb10. In the example of FIG. 16, the video distribution unit 105 displays the images of the players (players O and players N in the same group as the M player) satisfying the first condition in the embodiment on the sub screens Sb12 and Sb13. Further, the video distribution unit 105 displays a video of a player satisfying the second condition in the embodiment (player I who is one more likely to be viewed than player M and player D who is next to player M) on the sub screen Sb14. It is displayed on Sb15.

The image of each sub-screen Sb10 is, for example, an image of a player taken by each camera 20, but in FIG. 16, the player name is shown for easy viewing. Since the sub screen Sb10 is smaller than the main screen Mn1, the player may be small and difficult to see in the video being shot. Therefore, for example, the acquisition unit 101 may acquire an up-shot image of a player's upper body or face that has been photographed in advance, and the image distribution unit 105 may display the acquired up-shot image on the sub screen Sb10.

In the example of FIG. 16, for example, when the upward operation of the second switching operation is performed, the video distribution unit 105 arranges the video of the player displayed on the main screen Mn1 on the sub screen Sb11. Switch to the player I image displayed on the sub screen Sb14.
FIG. 17 shows an example of the switched video. The video distribution unit 105 displays the image of the player I acquired by the acquisition unit 101 on the main screen Mn1.

Further, when the player being displayed is player I, the video distribution unit 105 displays images of players satisfying the first condition in the embodiment (player H, player G in the same group as player I) on the sub screens Sb12 and Sb13. To display. Further, the video distribution unit 105 is next to the player T and the player I who are one more likely to be viewed than the player I who satisfies the second condition in the embodiment when the player being displayed is the player I. The image of the high player M) is displayed on the sub screens Sb14 and Sb15.

As described above, when the video of the main screen Mn1 is switched, the video distribution unit 105 displays the video of the player who satisfies the first condition on the sub screen Sb10 when the first switching operation is performed next. Then, when the second switching operation is performed, the image of the player who satisfies the second condition is displayed.

By displaying the player's image on the sub screen, the player to be displayed next can be known in advance, and it is possible to make it easier to find the player to watch compared to the case where the sub screen is not displayed. The display method of the sub screen is not limited to the example of FIG. For example, the video distribution unit 105 may display only the sub screens Sb12 to Sb15 without displaying the sub screen Sb11, or may display only three screens, two screens, or one screen among the four screens.

That is, when the video of the main screen Mn1 is switched, the video distribution unit 105 displays the video of the player who satisfies the first condition on the sub screen Sb10 when the first switching operation is performed next, or the next. 2 It suffices to display at least one of the images of the athletes who satisfy the second condition when the switching operation is performed. Even in that case, the player to be displayed next can be known in advance for at least one player, and it is possible to make it easier to find the player to watch than when the sub screen is not displayed.

When the number of sub screens is small (1 or 2 screens), the video distribution unit 105 may synchronize the condition used when switching the video of the main screen Mn1 with the condition of the player to be displayed on the sub screen. .. That is, when the video distribution unit 105 switches the video of the main screen Mn1 to the video of the player who satisfies the first condition, the player who satisfies the first condition when the first switching operation is performed next time. Display the image on the sub screen.

Further, when the video distribution unit 105 switches the video of the main screen Mn1 to the video of the player who satisfies the second condition, the player who satisfies the second condition when the second switching operation is performed next time. Display the image on the sub screen. By synchronizing the conditions on the main screen and the sub screen, it is possible to know in advance which player will appear next when the same switching operation is repeated.

In addition, the video distribution unit 105 displays not only the video of the player scheduled to be displayed next, but also the video of the player scheduled to be displayed when the switching operation (first switching operation or second switching operation) is repeated two or more times. You may let me. Specifically, the video distribution unit 105 prepares, for example, a first sub screen and a second sub screen, displays the player scheduled to be displayed next on the first sub screen, and then performs the next (switching operation). Display the player to be shown on the second sub screen (when repeated twice). As a result, the player to be shown can be known in advance by the switching operation a plurality of times, so that it is easier to find the player to watch than when only the player to be shown next is displayed.

[2-10] Number of Cameras In the embodiment, one camera 20 was attached to each player during play to shoot a video, but if the number of players is larger, for example, a popular player has a higher ranking. Players or random players may be selected for shooting. Further, if the number of cameras 20 is larger than the number of athletes, two or more cameras 20 may be attached to one athlete to shoot an image. In that case, either of two or more videos of one player may be delivered.

However, in the video distribution system 1, at least three cameras 20 are used to switch the displayed player to either a player who satisfies the first condition or a player who satisfies the second condition by two operations. It is necessary to shoot each of the above players. By doing so, the video distribution unit 105 displays any of the images acquired for three or more athletes in the display area, and displays the displayed video for the athletes who satisfy the first condition and the athletes who satisfy the second condition. You can switch to any of the images.

[2-11] Correspondence between cameras and athletes In the embodiment, one camera 20 and one athlete are associated with each other as shown in the shooting target table shown in FIG. 8, but two or more cameras are associated with one athlete. Camera 20 may be associated with the above. Specifically, one may show the player's appearance, and the other may show the ball hit by the player. Further, when the number of cameras 20 is smaller than the number of players playing, one camera 20 may be associated with two or more players, and for example, the players of the same group may be photographed in order.

Further, the camera 20 associated with the player may be changed in the middle of the round, or the number of cameras 20 associated with the player may be changed in the middle of the round. Specifically, for example, the first half 9 holes may be photographed by one camera 20 for every two people, and the second half 9 holes may be photographed with one camera 20 per person. In either case, it is sufficient that the hole to be played with each player and the camera 20 are associated with each other by the shooting target table or the like.

[2-12] Start Condition In the embodiment, the player having the highest ranking among the players in play satisfies the start condition, but the start condition is not limited to this. For example, the tournament organizer or viewer may predetermine the priorities of the players, and the player with the highest priority among the players in play may meet the starting conditions. In addition, the player who has exhausted the number of holes or the player who has the fewest number of strokes (just started) may satisfy the start condition. In addition, the switching condition of the display player, which will be described later, may be used as the start condition.

[2-13] First Operation and Second Operation In the first embodiment, the left-right orientation operation is performed as an example of the first operation, and the up-down orientation operation is performed as an example of the second operation. The operation and the second operation are not limited to these. For example, the up-down operation may be the first operation and the left-right operation may be the second operation. Further, the operation on the first operator may be the first operation and the operation on the second operator may be the second operation. Further, the tap operation may be the first operation and the flick operation may be the second operation. Further, when the voice operation is possible, the utterance of the first phrase may be the first operation and the utterance of the second phrase may be the second operation. In short, any operation may be the first operation and the second operation as long as it is the specified two types of operations.

[2-14] Device for Realizing Each Function The device for realizing each function shown in FIG. 5 is not limited to the above-mentioned device. For example, an external device may realize a part of the functions (player identification unit 103, totaling unit 104, etc.) realized by the server device 10. The server device 10 and the external device may both be computer resources provided by the cloud service.

Further, for example, in the embodiment, the player identification unit 103 performs both the determination of the viewing tendency and the identification of the player to be distributed, but these determinations and identification may be performed by different functions. In addition, one function may perform player identification by the player identification unit 103 and video distribution by the video distribution unit 105. In short, if the functions shown in FIG. 5 are realized as the entire video distribution system 1 and the video of the athlete is distributed, the division of functions for each device and the range of operations performed by each function can be freely determined. May be done.

[2-15] Category of Invention The present invention is an information processing system (video distribution system) including the above-mentioned information processing devices such as a server device 10 and a display device 30, as well as an information processing device thereof and a photographing means such as a camera 20. 1 can be regarded as an example). Further, the present invention can be regarded as an information processing method for realizing the processing performed by the information processing devices, and also as a program for operating a computer that controls the information processing devices. This program may be provided in the form of a recording medium such as an optical disk in which it is stored, or may be provided in the form of being downloaded to a computer via a network such as the Internet, installed and made available. May be done.

[2-16] Functional Blocks The block diagram used in the description of the above embodiment shows blocks for functional units. These functional blocks (components) are realized by any combination of at least one of hardware and software. Further, the method of realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be realized by using one device that is physically or logically connected, or directly or indirectly (for example, by using two or more physically or logically separated devices). , Wired, wireless, etc.) and may be realized using these plurality of devices. The functional block may be realized by combining the software with the one device or the plurality of devices.

Functions include judgment, decision, judgment, calculation, calculation, processing, derivation, investigation, search, confirmation, reception, transmission, output, access, solution, selection, selection, establishment, comparison, assumption, expectation, and assumption. There are broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, assigning, etc., but only these. I can't. For example, a functional block (constituent unit) for functioning transmission is called a transmitting unit or a transmitter. As described above, the method of realizing each of them is not particularly limited.

[2-17] Input / output direction information and the like (* see the item of "information, signal") can be output from the upper layer (or lower layer) to the lower layer (or upper layer). Input / output may be performed via a plurality of network nodes.

[2-18] Handling of input / output information and the like The input / output information and the like may be stored in a specific place (for example, a memory) or may be managed by using a management table. Input / output information and the like can be overwritten, updated, or added. The output information and the like may be deleted. The input information or the like may be transmitted to another device.

[2-19] Judgment method Judgment may be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), a boolean value (Boolean: true or false), or a numerical value. (For example, comparison with a predetermined value) may be performed.

[2-20] Applicable system Each aspect / embodiment described in the present disclosure includes LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (LTE-Advanced), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4G (4th generation mobile communication system). , 5G (5th generation mobile communication system), FRA (Future Radio Access), NR (new Radio), W-CDMA (registered trademark), GSM (registered trademark), CDMA2000, UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi®), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX®), IEEE 802.20, UWB (Ultra-WideBand), Bluetooth®, and other systems that utilize suitable systems and It may be applied to at least one of the next-generation systems extended based on these. Further, a plurality of systems may be applied in combination (for example, a combination of at least one of LTE and LTE-A and 5G).

[2-21] Processing Procedures, etc. The order of the processing procedures, sequences, flowcharts, etc. of each aspect / embodiment described in the present disclosure may be changed as long as there is no contradiction. For example, the methods described in the present disclosure present elements of various steps using exemplary order, and are not limited to the particular order presented.

[2-22] Handling of input / output information and the like The input and output information and the like may be stored in a specific location (for example, a memory) or may be managed by a management table. Input / output information and the like can be overwritten, updated, or added. The output information and the like may be deleted. The input information or the like may be transmitted to another device.

[2-23] Software Software, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or by any other name, is an instruction, instruction set, code, code segment, program code, program. , Subprograms, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, execution threads, procedures, functions, etc. should be broadly interpreted.

Further, software, instructions, information and the like may be transmitted and received via a transmission medium. For example, a website that uses at least one of wired technology (coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twist pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), etc.) and wireless technology (infrared, microwave, etc.) When transmitted from a server, or other remote source, at least one of these wired and wireless technologies is included within the definition of transmission medium.

[2-24] Systems, etc. The terms "system" and "network" used in the present disclosure are used interchangeably.

[2-25] Parameters, etc. The information, parameters, etc. described in the present disclosure may be represented using absolute values, relative values from predetermined values, or correspondingly different values. It may be expressed using the information of.

[2-26] Server / Client At least one of the server and the client may be referred to as a transmitting device, a receiving device, a communication device, or the like. At least one of the server and the client may be a device mounted on the mobile body, the mobile body itself, or the like. The moving body may be a vehicle (eg, car, airplane, etc.), an unmanned moving body (eg, drone, self-driving car, etc.), or a robot (manned or unmanned). ) May be.

It should be noted that at least one of the server and the client includes a device that does not necessarily move during communication operation. For example, at least one of a base station and a mobile station may be an IoT (Internet of Things) device such as a sensor. Further, the server in the present disclosure may be read as a client terminal.

For example, a configuration in which communication between a server and a client terminal is replaced with communication between a plurality of user terminals (for example, it may be called D2D (Device-to-Device), V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything), etc.). Each aspect / embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied to the above. In this case, the display device 30 may have the functions of the server device 10 described above. Similarly, the client terminal in the present disclosure may be read by the server. In this case, the server device 10 may have the functions of the display device 30 described above.

[2-27] Information, Signals The information, signals, etc. described in the present disclosure may be represented using any of a variety of different techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. that may be referred to throughout the above description are voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, light fields or photons, or any of these. It may be represented by a combination of.

[2-28] "Judgment", "Decision"
The terms "determining" and "determining" used in this disclosure may include a wide variety of actions. "Judgment" and "decision" are, for example, judgment, calculation, computing, processing, derivation, investigating, looking up, search, inquiry. It may include (eg, searching in a table, database or another data structure), ascertaining as "judgment" or "decision".

Also, "judgment" and "decision" are receiving (for example, receiving information), transmitting (for example, transmitting information), input (input), output (output), and access. (Accessing) (for example, accessing data in memory) may be regarded as "judgment" or "decision". In addition, "judgment" and "decision" mean that "resolving", "selecting", "choosing", "establishing", "comparing", etc. are regarded as "judgment" and "decision". Can include. That is, "judgment" and "decision" may include that some action is regarded as "judgment" and "decision". Further, "judgment (decision)" may be read as "assuming", "expecting", "considering" and the like.

[2-29] Meaning of "based on" The term "based on" used in the present disclosure does not mean "based on" unless otherwise stated. In other words, the statement "based on" means both "based only" and "at least based on".

[2-30] "First", "Second"
Any reference to elements using designations such as "first", "second" as used in this disclosure does not generally limit the quantity or order of those elements. These designations can be used in the present disclosure as a convenient way to distinguish between two or more elements. Thus, references to the first and second elements do not mean that only two elements can be adopted, or that the first element must somehow precede the second element.

[2-31] "Means"
The "means" in the configuration of each of the above devices may be replaced with a "part", a "circuit", a "device" and the like.

[2-32] "include", etc. When "include", "include" and variations thereof are used in the present disclosure, these terms are referred to as the term "comprising". Is intended to be inclusive. Furthermore, the term "or" used in the present disclosure is intended not to be an exclusive OR.

[2-33] Articles In this disclosure, when articles are added by translation, for example, a, an and the in English, the disclosure states that the nouns following these articles are in the plural. May include.

[2-34] "Different"
In the present disclosure, the term "A and B are different" may mean "A and B are different from each other". The term may mean that "A and B are different from C". Terms such as "separate" and "combined" may be interpreted in the same way as "different".

[2-35] "and", "or"
In the present disclosure, for configurations that can be implemented by either "A and B" or "A or B", the configuration described in one expression may be used as the configuration described in the other expression. For example, when "A and B" are described, they may be used as "A or B" as long as they are not inconsistent with other descriptions and can be implemented.

[2-36] Variations of Aspects, etc. Each aspect / embodiment described in the present disclosure may be used alone, in combination, or switched with execution. Further, the notification of predetermined information (for example, the notification of "being X") is not limited to the explicit one, but is performed implicitly (for example, the notification of the predetermined information is not performed). May be good.

Although the present disclosure has been described in detail above, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described in the present disclosure. The present disclosure may be implemented as an amendment or modification without departing from the purpose and scope of the present disclosure, which is determined by the description of the scope of claims. Therefore, the description of the present disclosure is for the purpose of exemplary explanation and does not have any limiting meaning to the present disclosure.

1 ... Video distribution system, 10 ... Server device, 20 ... Camera, 30 ... Display device, 101 ... Acquisition unit, 102 ... Instruction reception unit, 103 ... Player identification unit, 104 ... Aggregation unit, 105 ... Video distribution unit, 201 ... Shooting unit, 202 ... Measurement unit, 203 ... Input reception unit, 204 ... Transmission unit, 301 ... Operation reception unit, 302 ... Video display unit.

Claims (9)

In a sport in which multiple athletes compete at the same time, an acquisition unit that acquires images that continuously shoot a specific athlete,
A determination unit that determines the tendency of a player to watch by the user based on information about the user of the display device on which the video is displayed, and a determination unit.
Information including a display control unit for displaying any of the acquired images on the display device and switching the images by the operation of the user to switch to an image for shooting a player according to the determined tendency. Processing equipment. The determination unit determines the tendency to watch a specific individual among the plurality of athletes.
The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit preferentially switches the image of the specific individual. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the determination unit determines the specific individual based on the degree in which the attributes of each of the plurality of athletes and the attributes of the user are common. The determination unit determines the tendency to watch a player in a specific situation.
The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display control unit preferentially switches images of athletes in the specific situation. The information processing device according to claim 4, wherein when there are a plurality of athletes in the specific situation, the display control unit preferentially switches the image of the athlete having a better result in the situation. In the above sports, the progress of each player's ranking is shown even during the competition.
The determination unit determines the tendency to watch a player of a specific rank, and determines the tendency.
The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the display control unit preferentially switches images of athletes of the specific rank. The information processing device according to claim 6, wherein the determination unit determines the tendency with different rankings as the specific rankings according to the progress from the start to the end of the competition. In the sport, the competition is carried out while advancing through the competition area.
The determination unit determines the tendency to watch a player who advances the competition at a specific degree in the competition area.
The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the display control unit preferentially switches images of athletes who advance a competition at a specific degree of progress. The information processing device according to claim 8, wherein the determination unit determines the tendency with different progress levels as the specific progress levels according to the progress status from the start to the end of the competition.

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