JP2022130080A - Content provision system and content viewing system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technique for transmitting communication information for content being viewed while being conscious of the transmission by another viewing user.SOLUTION: A server system 1100 includes: a reception control unit 243 that receives communication information when an input preparation operation for inputting given communication information to be reflected on a content screen of a user terminal and an input execution operation after the input preparation operation are performed on the user terminal; a reflection control unit 245 that performs control for reflecting the received communication information on the content screen; a detection unit 247 that detects the input preparation operation on the user terminal; and a prediction control unit 249 that calculates, on the basis of the detection result of the detection unit 247, a predicted business condition index representing the degree of business conditions in a future reflection control performed by the reflection control unit 245, and controls prediction notification to the user terminal based on the predicted business condition index.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

The present invention relates to a content providing system and the like for providing content to user terminals of viewing users.

As a technology for live distribution of content such as videos, viewers (viewing users) comment on the content in the sense of praising the content and supporting the poster (posting user), and monetary rewards are given to the poster. There is known a technology that enables transmission of communication information from the viewer side, such as provision of information (see, for example, Patent Literature 1). In particular, the provision of rewards from viewers to contributors is called "throwing coins" or "gifts" after donations from spectators to street performers. Henceforth, it will be collectively referred to as "throwing money".

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According to the tipping mechanism, the contributor is given income according to the tipping amount, which has the effect of encouraging further posting. In addition, it is expected that viewers will have the joy of self-expression, such as admiring and cheering, making their intentions and positions public to other viewers, and the action and effect of livening up the venue by attracting more coins. be done.

However, if the venue becomes lively and the transmission of communication information such as tipping coins increases, a problem may arise in which individual transmissions become less conspicuous. In other words, even if you go to great lengths to throw money, if it is buried in other viewers' posts at the same time, the viewer's desire to appeal to the poster, etc., will not be met, and the viewer will feel lost. There is a risk of

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a technique for transmitting communication information including tipping and the like for content being viewed while being conscious of the transmission by other viewing users.

A first invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a content providing system for communicating with a user terminal of a viewing user and providing given content to the user terminal, wherein the content is reflected on the content screen of the user terminal. reception control means (for example, reception control shown in FIG. unit 243), reflection control means (for example, reflection control unit 245 in FIG. 13) that performs control for reflecting the received communication information on the content screen in response to acceptance by the reception control means, and the user terminal detection means (e.g., the detection unit 247 in FIG. 13) for detecting the input preparation operation, and the business conditions of the reflection when the reflection control means performs future reflection control based on the detection result of the detection means. A content providing system comprising predictive control means (for example, the predictive control unit 249 in FIG. 13) that calculates a predictive business sentiment index that indicates the degree of be.

According to the first invention, when a viewing user transmits communication information, an input preparation operation of the communication information performed at the user terminal is detected, and the communication information is displayed on the content screen in response to the subsequent input execution operation. By calculating a predicted business sentiment index that assumes the case of reflection, the degree of the reflected business sentiment can be predicted. Then, a prediction notification based on the predicted business index can be sent to the user terminal. According to this, the viewing user can transmit the communication information at a conspicuous timing while ascertaining whether the reflection of the communication information transmitted by himself/herself will be buried in the transmission of other communication information. It becomes possible. Therefore, it is possible to provide a technique for transmitting communication information for content being viewed while being conscious of the transmission by other viewing users.

In a second aspect of the invention, the input preparation operation includes an operation for setting a monetary value that can be added to the communication information to be input, and the reflection control means adds the monetary value to the received communication information. When the monetary value is added, the communication information is reflected on the content screen in a form with visibility different from that when the monetary value is not added, and the detecting means detects the setting operation of the monetary value. 9. The content providing system according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein said predictive control means calculates said predictive business sentiment index based on said monetary value setting operation detected by said detecting means.

According to the second invention, when reflecting the communication information on the content screen, the communication information to which the monetary value is added and the communication information to which the monetary value is not added are reflected in different forms of visibility. can be done. Then, the setting operation of the monetary value can be detected, and the detection result can be used for calculating the forecast business condition index.

In a third aspect of the invention, when the monetary value is added to the received communication information, the reflection control means converts the communication information into a form having different visibility depending on the amount of the monetary value. is reflected on the content screen, and the predictive control means calculates the predictive business condition index based on the amount of the monetary value detected by the detecting means.

According to the third invention, when reflecting the communication information on the content screen, it is possible to reflect the communication information in a form corresponding to the amount of monetary value added to the communication information. Then, when a monetary value setting operation is detected, a forecast business index can be calculated based on the amount.

In a fourth aspect of the invention, a second detecting means (for example, the detecting section 247 in FIG. 13) for detecting the input preparation operation on the user terminal of the destination user of the predictive notification, and A content according to a third aspect of the present invention, further comprising destination notification variable control means (for example, the prediction control unit 249 in FIG. 13) that variably controls the prediction notification at the destination user's user terminal based on the detection result. It is a provision system.

According to the fourth invention, it is possible to variably control the predictive notification by detecting the input preparation operation of the destination user who is the target of the predictive notification.

In a fifth aspect of the invention, the input preparation operation includes a setting operation for including a comment in the communication information, the reflection control means performs control to display the comment on the content screen, and the detection means The provision of content according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, wherein the operation for setting the comment is detected, and the predictive control means calculates the predicted business index based on the content of the comment detected by the detecting means. System.

According to the fifth invention, it is possible to set communication information including a comment. Then, when a comment setting operation is detected, a forecast business condition index can be calculated based on the content of the comment.

The sixth invention further comprises viewing history data management means (for example, the user management unit 210 in FIG. 13 and the viewing data 550 in FIG. 14) for managing the viewing history data for each of the viewing users, and the predictive control The means is the content providing system according to any one of the first to fifth inventions, wherein for each viewing user, based on the viewing history data of the viewing user, the predictive notification addressed to the viewing user is variably controlled. be.

According to the sixth aspect, the predictive notification can be variably controlled according to the viewing history of the destination user who is the target of the predictive notification.

In a seventh aspect of the present invention, the detection means detects the input preparation operation of a destination user of the predictive notification and the input preparation operation of a non-destination user who is a viewing user other than the destination user, 1st to 6th, wherein the prediction control means relatively compares the detection result of the detection means for the destination user and the detection result of the detection means for the non-destination user to calculate the predicted business index. A contents providing system according to any one of the inventions.

According to the seventh invention, the input preparation operation of the destination user who is the target of the prediction notification and the input preparation operation of the non-destination user other than the destination user are detected, and the detection results are relatively compared, thereby predicting business conditions index can be calculated.

In an eighth invention, the prediction control means has calculation standard setting means for setting a calculation standard for the forecasted business conditions index, and calculates the forecasted business conditions index using the calculation standard. 8. A content providing system according to any one of 7.

A ninth invention is the content providing system according to the eighth invention, wherein the calculation standard setting means sets the calculation standard based on a past detection result by the detection means.

According to the eighth invention, it is possible to set a calculation standard and use it for calculating a forecast business index. According to the ninth aspect, the calculation standard can be set from the detection result of the past input preparation operation.

The tenth invention further comprises user data management means (for example, the user management section 210 in FIG. 13 and the user management data 540 in FIG. 14) for managing user data for each viewing user, and the detection means and detecting the input preparatory operation for each of the viewing users, and the predictive control means determines whether a viewing user whose user data satisfies a specific condition is included in the viewing users from whom the input preparatory operation has been detected by the detecting means. The content providing system according to any one of the first to ninth inventions, which variably calculates the forecasted business conditions index based on whether or not the

According to the tenth invention, the predicted business conditions index is variably calculated depending on whether or not viewing users who are performing an input preparation operation include viewing users who satisfy a specific condition. be able to.

Further, in an eleventh invention, the reflection control means has reflection delay time control means for variably controlling a delay time for reflecting the received communication information on the content screen. It is a content providing system of the invention.

The twelfth invention further comprises delay time acceptance control means for accepting a setting operation of the delay time by a specific user among the viewing users who satisfies a given specific user condition, wherein the reflection delay time control means receives the delay time setting operation. and variably controlling the delay time for reflecting the communication information of the specific user based on the delay time accepted by the delay time acceptance control means.

According to the eleventh invention, it is possible to variably control the delay time from when the communication information is received until the communication information is reflected on the content screen. According to the twelfth invention, the viewing user can set the delay time by satisfying the specific user condition, and can delay the reflection of the communication information transmitted by the viewing user.

In a thirteenth aspect of the invention, the reception control means asks the user terminal, to which the input execution operation has been performed, whether to cancel the input execution operation when the predicted business conditions index satisfies a given confirmation request condition. , the content providing system according to any one of the first to twelfth inventions, for requesting confirmation whether to decide.

According to the thirteenth invention, for example, it is possible to issue a confirmation request for an input execution operation performed when the predicted business condition index is high, and accept cancellation of the input execution operation.

A fourteenth aspect of the present invention is a recording means (for example, the forecast index time series data 605 in FIG. 15) for recording provided content in association with the forecast index time series data calculated at the time of provision; For the provided content recorded by the recording means, determining the timing at which the predicted business conditions index satisfies a given high index condition based on the time-series data associated with the content, and determining the timing based on the timing The content providing system according to any one of the first to thirteenth inventions, further comprising archive content provision control means (for example, the archive content provision control unit 251 in FIG. 13) for providing the provided content to the user terminal. .

According to the fourteenth invention, provided content can be recorded together with the predicted business index calculated at the time of providing the content. Then, it becomes possible to extract, for example, a content portion with a high predicted economic index from the content and archive-deliver it to the user terminal.

A fifteenth aspect of the present invention provides input candidate management means (for example, the user management unit 210 in FIG. 13) for managing input candidates of the communication information for each viewing user, and management of the input candidates for each viewing user. recommended candidate presenting means (for example, the server processing unit 200s in FIG. 13) that selects and presents the communication information recommended to be input from among the input candidates managed by the means based on the predicted business conditions index; The content providing system according to any one of the first to fourteenth inventions is further provided.

According to the fifteenth aspect, it is possible to select an input candidate corresponding to a predicted economic index from among input candidates of communication information and present it to each viewing user as communication information that recommends input. Input candidates may be set by the viewing user, for example, or may be set automatically.

A sixteenth invention provides a server system (for example, the server system 1100 in FIG. 1), which is the content providing system of any one of the first to fifteenth inventions, and the user terminal (for example, the user terminal 1500 in FIG. 1). ) are communicably connected to each other (for example, the content viewing system 1000 in FIG. 1).

According to the sixteenth invention, it is possible to realize a content viewing system that has the same effect as any one of the first to fifteenth inventions.

The figure which shows the whole structural example of a content viewing-and-listening system. The figure which shows the apparatus structural example of a user terminal. The figure explaining distribution of a play animation. Another figure explaining distribution of a play animation. The figure which shows the screen structural example of a content screen. The figure explaining calculation of a forecast business index. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining calculation of an individual predictive business sentiment index related to the _inputting communication information dB shown in FIG. 6; FIG. 7 is another diagram for explaining calculation of an individual predictive business sentiment index related to the input communication information _dB shown in FIG. 6; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a first coefficient; The figure which shows an example of a 2nd coefficient. The figure which shows an example of a 3rd coefficient. The figure which shows an example of a confirmation screen. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a server system; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data configuration example of user management data; The figure which shows the data structural example of delivery management data. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a user terminal; 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the server system; 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of predictive control processing; The figure which shows an example of a delay time setting screen.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, the present invention is not limited by the embodiments described below, and the forms to which the present invention can be applied are not limited to the following embodiments. Moreover, in the description of the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a content viewing system 1000 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a content viewing system 1000 includes a server system 1100, which is a content providing system, and a user terminal 1500 owned by a user 2, which are interconnected via a network N for data communication. configured.

A network N means a communication channel capable of data communication. In other words, the network N includes a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection, a LAN (Local Area Network) such as Ethernet (registered trademark), a telephone communication network, a cable network, and a communication network such as the Internet. , and the communication method may be wired or wireless.

The server system 1100 has, for example, a keyboard 1106 , a touch panel 1108 , and a storage 1140 , and a control board 1150 is mounted on the main device 1101 .

The control board 1150 includes various microprocessors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1151, GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and DSP (Digital Signal Processor), various IC memories 1152 such as VRAM, RAM, and ROM, and a communication device 1153. It is Part or all of the control board 1150 may be implemented by an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), or SoC (System on a Chip).

In the server system 1100, the control board 1150 performs arithmetic processing based on a predetermined program and data, thereby providing (1) a user management function for managing the registration of the user 2 and information on the registered user 2; 2) a game providing function that enables the user terminal 1500 to play an online game; (3) a live distribution function that provides given distribution content to the user terminal 1500 by live distribution; and an archive delivery function of delivering (already provided) delivery content to the user terminal 1500 by archive delivery.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the distribution content is a play animation of a game play. Then, an example of distributing a playing video of an online game being played on the user terminal 1500 (1500a) by user 2 (posting user 2a) who is a contributor will be shown. That is, in the present embodiment, the play video of the posting user 2a is live-delivered to the user terminal 1500 (1500b) of the user 2 (viewing user 2b) who is a viewer by the live delivery function. In addition, by the archive distribution function, the play video that has already been provided by the live distribution function is archive-distributed to the user terminal 1500b of the viewing user 2b.

Then, the server system 1100 manages a public site for distribution content (play animation here) in order to realize each distribution function. However, the public site may be managed using an external moving image public management server 1200 . The video publication management server 1200 is an existing video publication site (a website that accepts video submissions from an unspecified number of contributors via the Internet, etc., and provides the posted videos to an unspecified number of viewers so that they can be streamed). is an external server for operating and managing In that case, the server system 1100 communicates with the video release management server 1200 to automatically post the play video, thereby realizing the release of the distribution content.

In addition, the server system 1100 performs (5) a communication function for transmitting communication information from the viewing user 2b of the distribution content being live-distributed, and (6) " A payment function for adding "tips" is realized.

The communication function is a function of receiving communication information at the time of live distribution of distribution content (play animation) and reflecting the communication information on the content screen (see FIG. 5). The communication information can include, for example, text (characters, numbers, symbols) as well as images such as illustrations and photographs (also called stamps). In addition, virtual currency equivalent points (hereinafter simply referred to as "currency points") as a monetary value can be added to this communication information as tips. According to this communication function, the viewing user 2b can send various comments such as impression comments on the delivered content and supportive comments for the posting user 2a at any time while viewing the live delivery. In addition, in exchange for the consumption of the currency points possessed, it is also possible to send a comment with a tip.

The settlement function is a function for the user 2 to purchase currency points. In response to a request from the user terminal 1500, the settlement function cooperates with an external electronic settlement server 1300 operated by an electronic settlement company or the like to perform the currency point purchase procedure (charging process). )I do. In the billing process, the electronic payment server 1300 responds to an inquiry from the server system 1100 and performs a process of settling the purchase amount of the currency points with the user 2's credit card, prepaid card, or the like. Then, the server system 1100 gives the user 2 currency points equivalent to the purchase amount settled by the electronic settlement server 1300 .

In FIG. 1, the server system 1100 is depicted as one server device, but a plurality of online-connected server devices have a user management function, game provision function, live distribution function, archive distribution function, communication function, and one or more of the payment functions. Moreover, the server system 1100 may be configured to have a plurality of blade servers that share each function and are connected to each other via an internal bus so as to be able to communicate with each other. A plurality of independent server devices installed at remote locations may be configured to function as the server system 1100 as a whole by performing data communication via the network N. FIG.

In FIG. 1, one user terminal 1500 (1500a) of the posting user 2 (2a) and one user terminal 1500 (1500b) of the viewing user 2 (2b) are illustrated. , there are a plurality of posting users 2, and each of them operates a user terminal 1500 to access the server system 1100. FIG. Similarly, in actual operation, there are a plurality of viewing users 2 who access the server system 1100 using user terminals 1500, respectively.

Here, the user terminal 1500 is a computer system individually used by the user 2 to play an online game or watch a video of the game, and is an electronic device ( electronics). The user terminal 1500 of this embodiment is a device called a so-called smart phone, but may be a portable game device, a tablet computer, a personal computer, or the like.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a configuration example of the user terminal 1500 in this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the user terminal 1500 includes a direction input key 1502, a home key 1504, a touch panel 1506 functioning as an image display device and a contact position input device, a built-in battery 1509, a speaker 1510, and a microphone 1512. , a camera 1520, a control board 1550, and a memory card reader 1542 capable of reading data from and writing data to a memory card 1540, which is a computer-readable storage medium. In addition, a power button, a volume control button, etc., which are not shown, are provided. An IC card reader or the like that can read and write data without contact may be provided for an IC card type credit card or prepaid card that can be used to pay for game play or the like.

The control board 1550 includes a CPU 1551, various microprocessors such as a GPU and DSP, various IC memories 1552 such as VRAM, RAM, and ROM, and a device for wirelessly communicating with a mobile phone base station or a wireless communication base station connected to the network N. A wireless communication module 1553, an interface circuit 1557, and the like are mounted. The interface circuit 1557 includes a circuit for receiving signals from the direction input key 1502 and the home key 1504, a driver circuit for the touch panel 1506, an output amplifier circuit for outputting an audio signal to the speaker 1510, and an audio signal collected by the microphone 1512. , a circuit for inputting image data of an image captured by the camera 1520, a signal input/output circuit for a memory card reader 1542, and the like. Each element mounted on the control board 1550 is electrically connected to each other via a bus circuit or the like, and is connected so as to be able to read/write data and transmit/receive signals. Part or all of the control board 1550 may be composed of ASIC, FPGA, or SoC.

In the control board 1550, an IC memory 1552 stores a game client program and various setting data necessary for executing the game client program. A game client program or the like is downloaded from the server system 1100 at an appropriate timing. Note that the data may be read from a storage medium such as the memory card 1540 that is separately obtained. Then, the CPU 1551 or the like executes the game client program to perform arithmetic processing, and controls each unit of the user terminal 1500 according to the operation input to the touch panel 1506, the direction input key 1502, and the home key 1504, so that the game of the user 2 can be performed. enable play.

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3 and 4 are diagrams for explaining distribution of play animations. In the present embodiment, the playing video of the posting user is distributed to the viewing user as distribution content. As described above, the game played by the user 2 on the user terminal 1500 is an online game executed by a client-server system using the server system 1100 as a game server.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, information relating to the progress of the game and information relating to the display of the game screen W1 are generated by the server system 1100 and provided to the user terminal 1500 as appropriate. The user terminal 1500 functions as a terminal for operation input and game screen display. That is, the user terminal 1500 displays the game screen W1 based on the information provided from the server system 1100, and transmits operation input information to the server system 1100 one by one. The server system 1100 advances the game based on the operation input information transmitted from the user terminal 1500. FIG. Note that the content of the game is not particularly limited. FIG. 3 and the like show a display example of the game screen W1 as a battle game.

Server system 1100 generates and stores play data 520 as well as controlling the progress of the game. Play data 520 is generated for each game play and constantly updated during play to describe the latest state of the game. For example, one piece of play data 520 includes time-series data (operation input time-series data) 525 of operation input information transmitted from the user terminal 1500 during the game, and progress information indicating the progress of the game at that time. Time-series data (progress time-series data) 526 is stored together with a game play ID 521, a play date and time 522, a user account 523 of the user who plays the game, and the like.

The operation input time-series data 525 stores operation input information from the user terminal 1500 (for example, various information describing input such as operation input type, position, direction, operation amount, operation force, input time, etc.). are stored in association with time information (for example, date and time, elapsed time from the start of game play, the number of frames drawn on the game screen, etc.) indicating the time when the game was performed. The progress time-series data 526 is game progress information from time to time during the game (for example, the stage number being played, the battle round, the win/loss result for each round, the position and posture of the player character, parameter values indicating the state, etc.). is stored in association with time information.

The server system 1100 also generates and stores play reproduction data 530 based on the play data 520 . Play reproduction data 530 is also generated for each game play. The play reproduction data 530 is a data group in which various data constituting the play data 520 are stored in time series. Therefore, by reading the data stored in the play reproduction data 530 in chronological order, the original game play can be reproduced. In that sense, the play reproduction data 530 may be called "replay data".

Then, when the user 2 is the contributor (posting user) and live-distributes the play video, the server system 1100, as shown in FIG. , the play animation 10 that reproduces the game play is generated as the distribution play animation 597 (see FIG. 15). Then, the generated play animation 10 is live-delivered to the user terminal 1500 of the viewer user (viewing user) 2 . After the live distribution, the play video 10 is archive-distributed to the user terminal 1500 of the viewing user.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen configuration example of a content screen for viewing play moving images (distributed content) distributed as described above. The content screen is displayed when the viewing user accesses the public site using the user terminal 1500 and selects a play video to view. As shown in FIG. 5 , the content screen includes a content display section 20 , a forecast economic index gauge 21 , a communication information input operation section 22 and a communication information display section 26 .

The content display unit 20 displays the play video that the viewing user is viewing.

The predictive business index gauge 21 displays the predictive business index, which will be described later, as a meter. The display color of the predictive business index gauge 21 changes according to the predictive business index so that the level of the predictive business index indicated by the gauge value can be visually recognized easily. For example, blue when the forecast index is low (small value), yellow when the forecast index is medium, and red when the forecast index is high (high value) and the gauge is almost full. Such is the case.

In the communication information input operation unit 22, an input field 221 for inputting a comment transmitted by the viewing user as communication information, an input field 223 for inputting the amount of tipping money, and input contents of each of the input fields 221 and 223 are confirmed. An execution button 225 for transmitting communication information and a purchase button 227 for purchasing currency points are arranged.

Therefore, the viewing user can transmit communication information at any time while viewing the distribution content displayed on the content display section 20 . Specifically, a comment can be transmitted by inputting a comment in the input field 221 and selecting the execution button 225 . In addition, when inputting a tip amount (amount of currency points to be consumed) in the input field 223 together with inputting a comment in the input field 221, and performing a selection operation of the execution button 225, the amount of the tip is added to the comment. can be sent as

Then, when the execute button 225 is selected and operated, the transmitted communication information is reflected on the content screen. In this embodiment, the displayed content of the communication information display section 26 is scrolled upward, and the content of the sent comment and the tipping amount are added to the bottom of the communication information display section 26 together with the user name of the viewing user. The reflection is performed. That is, the communication information display section 26 displays the communication information transmitted by each viewing user who is watching the live delivery of the same play moving image in the order of transmission.

Note that an upper limit can be set for the tipping amount. In that case, the amount that can be entered in the input field 223 is limited by the upper limit amount.

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As described with reference to FIG. 5, the communication information display section 26 on the content screen displays the communication information transmitted by the viewing users in the order in which they were transmitted. Therefore, if there is another transmission at the same time as one's own transmission, even if the transmission is made, it will be buried in the other transmissions in the communication information display section 26, causing a problem that is not noticeable.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the communication information transmitted by the viewing user includes comments with no tipping added (hereinafter also referred to as "normal comments") and comments with tipping added (hereinafter referred to as "comments with tipping"). ), and the normal comment and the tipped comment are displayed in the form of different visibility in the communication information display section 26 .

Each display form is not particularly limited as long as both are identifiable, but as shown in FIG. preferred. For example, the normal comment 261 is displayed in the same background color as the communication information display section 26, and the tipped comment 263 is displayed in a different background color. Control of the display form is performed by a reflection control process, which will be described later.

According to this, in the communication information display section 26, the tipped comment 263 is displayed in a more conspicuous form than the normal comment 261. FIG. However, if multiple tipping comments are sent at the same time, the same problem as above occurs. Moreover, since currency points are consumed for making calls, the disappointment of the callers can be increased accordingly.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, during the live distribution, a forecast business condition index representing the business condition degree of future reflection of communication information on the content screen (future additional display of communication information on the communication information display unit 26) is calculated as needed. By displaying the forecasted business sentiment index on the forecasted business sentiment gauge 21 as a meter, it controls the notification of prediction to the user terminal 1500 based on the forecasted business sentiment index. In this embodiment, in order to calculate the predicted business index for each viewing user, the user terminal 1500 of each viewing user is notified of the predicted business index for that viewing user.

Specifically, the server system 1100 includes a reception control process for receiving communication information, a reflection control process for controlling reflection of the communication information on a content screen, and a predicted business index calculated for each viewing user. Prediction control processing for controlling prediction notification to the user terminal 1500 of the viewing user is performed for each distribution content during live distribution. Each process will be described below with attention paid to one distribution content (hereinafter referred to as "content of interest").

1. Reception Control Processing When starting the live distribution of the content of interest, the server system 1100 starts reception control processing related to the content of interest, and receives communication information from the viewing user. Specifically, an input preparation operation for inputting communication information is performed on the user terminal 1500 of the viewing user who is viewing the live distribution of the content of interest, and an input execution operation is performed after the input preparation operation. , performs control to receive the communication information.

The input preparation operation includes a setting operation performed by inputting a comment in the input field 221 and a setting operation performed by inputting an amount in the input field 223 in the communication information input operation section 22 of the content screen. Then, the selection operation of the execution button 225 is detected as an input execution operation, and communication information is received. That is, when the server system 1100 detects the selection operation of the execution button 225 performed on the user terminal 1500 of any viewing user, the server system 1100 accepts the comment already input in the input field 221 as communication information. Also, when the amount of tipping money is entered in the input field 223, the amount of tipping money is added to the accepted comment.

More specifically, in this embodiment, when the amount of tipping money is entered in the input field 223, the execution button 225 can be selected only when the viewing user has currency points for that amount. state. Even if the balance is insufficient, the execution button 225 can be selected by purchasing currency points from the purchase button 227 . Note that while the execution button 225 is always selectable, when the selection operation of the execution button 225 is performed, the balance may be checked and, if insufficient, the purchase of currency points may be prompted. In that case, the server system 1100 accepts communication information by confirming the input execution operation when the subsequent payment for the shortfall is completed, not when the selection operation of the execution button 225 is detected.

2. Reflection Control Processing In the reflection control processing, the server system 1100 adds and displays the communication information received in the reception control processing to the bottom of the communication information display unit 26, thereby reflecting the communication information on the content screen. Let At that time, as described above, if the comment is a tipping comment, it is controlled to be displayed in a form different in visibility from the normal comment.

For example, the server system 1100 performs this control by setting the background color of the tipped comment to a color different from the background color of the communication information display section 26 and a color corresponding to the amount of tipped tip. According to this, it is possible to color-code and display the tipped comment with a color corresponding to the amount of tipped money. For example, the amount that can be entered as a tipping amount is divided into multiple price ranges, and different colors are set for each, and the background color of the tipping comment is displayed in the color of the price range of the tipping amount. can. In addition to the color, effects may be added to the tipped comment.

3. Detection Processing In the detection processing, the server system 1100 detects an input preparation operation on the user terminal 1500 of each viewing user. In this embodiment, a comment setting operation, which is an operation of inputting a comment in the input field 221, and a tip amount setting operation, which is an operation of inputting an amount in the input field 223, are detected. That is, the server system 1100 is in the middle of inputting communication information in which some input has been made in the input field 221 and/or the input field 223 for each user terminal 1500 of the viewing user, but the selection operation of the execution button 225 has not yet been performed. to detect

As described above, in the case where the payment for the shortfall is appropriately performed after the selection operation of the execution button 225, the input execution operation is confirmed when the payment is completed after the selection operation of the execution button 225. Become. Therefore, in this case, the server system 1100 detects that the communication information is being input until the payment is completed and the input execution operation is confirmed even after the execution button 225 is selected.

4. Predictive Control Processing In the predictive control processing, the server system 1100 calculates a predicted business index for each viewing user based on the detection result of the detection processing, and sends the predicted business index calculated for the viewing user to each user terminal 1500. Controls to perform prediction notifications based on

The forecasted business condition index represents the degree of the reflected business condition when the communication information in the middle of input detected in the detection process is controlled to be reflected in the future by the reflection control process. Therefore, according to the prediction control processing here, it is assumed that the communication information in the middle of input is subsequently transmitted and reflected on the content screen of each viewing user, and the degree of business conditions is predicted for each viewing user, Each user terminal 1500 can be notified.

The reason why the predicted business conditions index is calculated for each viewing user is that the degree of business conditions reflecting the communication information on the content screen is not necessarily the same for all viewing users. For example, if another viewing user is in the middle of inputting communication information, and you are also in the middle of inputting communication information, you may enter a higher tipping amount or a lower tipping amount. The influence received by the other viewing user's transmission (reflection) is different in terms of making one's own transmission stand out. In other words, even if other viewing users send comments at the same time, if they are comments with tips of a smaller amount than your own, you will not be affected so much, and you will be able to make your own comments stand out, and you will be able to make your own comments stand out. In that case, the other viewing user's transmission will be more conspicuous, and there is a risk that his/her own comment with a tip will be overlooked.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the calculation of the forecast business conditions index. FIG. 6 shows the input status of communication information d _A to d _E of each user A to E, assuming that five users A to E are viewing the content of interest as viewing users. Specifically, in FIG. 6, three users B, C, and E are in the middle of inputting communication information d _B , d _C , and d _E (during input preparation operations), and users A and D are inputting communication information d _A , d The input preparation operation for _D is not performed. Therefore, in the case of this example, input preparation operations at the user terminals 1500 of users B, C, and E are detected in the preceding detection process. Hereinafter, the user terminal 1500 in which the viewing user is in the process of inputting communication information is also referred to as "inputting terminal".

As for the processing procedure of the predictive control process, first, attention is paid to the case where communication information during input (hereinafter also referred to as "communication information during input") d _B , d _C , and d _E are reflected in the terminal during input. Then, the predictive business conditions index related to the reflection of the focused communication information d _B , d _C , and d _E is obtained as an individual predictive business condition index for each viewing user (destination user) to be notified. For example, in the case of focusing on the communication information d _B being input by user B, the notification target (destination user) of the forecast business index related to its reflection is users A, C to E other than non-destination user B who is the person himself/herself. become four people. Therefore, for each of the destination users A, _C to E, the individual predicted business conditions index related to the input communication information dB is obtained. Similarly, for the input communication information dC of user _C , with users A, B, _D , and E as destination users, the individual predicted business conditions index related to the input communication information dC is obtained for each of them.

Subsequently, the calculated individual predicted business conditions index is summed up for each user to obtain a predicted business conditions index for each user. For example, user B is the destination user (notification target) for communication information dC being input by user _C , so the individual forecast business sentiment index D21 is obtained. In addition, since user B is also the destination user for communication information dE being input by user _E , its individual forecast business sentiment index D23 is obtained, and the total value of these individual forecast business climate indices D21 and D23 is calculated as the forecast business climate for user B. Calculate as index D25.

Next, the calculation of the individual forecast business conditions index will be explained. 7 and 8 are diagrams for explaining the calculation of the individual forecast business sentiment index related to the input communication information dB of user _B shown in FIG. 6. FIG. Calculation is shown, and FIG. 8 shows calculation of the individual forecast business index D5 for the destination user E. FIG. In FIG. 8, destination user E is performing an input preparation operation, whereas in FIG. 7, destination user A is not performing an input preparation operation.

Here, the individual forecast business conditions index is calculated using the calculation function (1) based on the first to third coefficients K ₁ , K ₂ and K ₃ .
Individual Forecast Business Conditions Index = f{K ₁ , K ₂ , K ₃ } (1)

4-1. Regarding the first coefficient K ₁ The first coefficient K ₁ is a coefficient based on the tipping amount. In this embodiment, the server system 1100 calculates the amount of the tip from the input amount of the tip in the input communication information of interest (in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the input communication information d _B ). The difference is obtained by subtracting the input amount, and the _first coefficient K1 is determined from the obtained difference. As a result, it is possible to calculate a forecast business condition index by relatively comparing both input amounts.

For example, in the example of FIG. 7, since the destination user _A has not performed an input preparation operation, the _first coefficient K1 is determined from the input amount "10,000 (yen)" of the communication information dB during input. becomes. On the other hand, in the example of FIG. 8, the input amount of the addressee user E exceeds the input amount of the input communication information db of interest, and the difference " _-5,000 (yen)" is reduced to the first coefficient K ₁ is determined.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the _first coefficient K1. As shown in FIG. 9, the _first coefficient K1 is determined, for example, within a range greater than 0 and less than an upper limit value T61 (T61>1). More specifically, the first coefficient K1 is set to " ₁ " when the difference is "0 (yen)", approaches T61 as the difference increases in the positive direction, and approaches 0 as the difference increases in the negative direction. is determined as It can be calculated by preparing a formula for calculating the _first coefficient K1 shown in FIG.

4-2. _Second Coefficient K2 The _second coefficient K2 is a coefficient based on the number of characters in the comment. In this embodiment, the server system 1100 determines the _second coefficient K2 from the number of characters of the input comment in the input communication information of interest (the input communication information d _B in FIGS. 7 and 8).

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the _second coefficient K2. As shown in FIG. 10, the _second coefficient K2 is determined, for example, within a range of greater than 1 and less than or equal to T63, and is basically determined to increase (approach T63) as the number of characters increases. It can be calculated by preparing a formula for calculating the _second coefficient K2 shown in FIG.

Here, an example is shown in which the _second coefficient K2 is determined based _on the number of characters in the input comment. A configuration may be adopted in which a function is prepared and the individual forecast business conditions index is calculated by determining the _fourth coefficient K4. Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which a calculation function including a _fourth coefficient K4 instead of the _second coefficient K2 is prepared. Specifically, keywords to be counted are determined in advance, and the number of keywords included in the input comment is counted. Examples of keywords include "love", "hate", "best in the world", and the like. On the other hand, the relationship between the number of keywords and the _fourth coefficient K4 is also set in advance. Then, a _fourth coefficient K4 is determined from the counted number of keywords.

Also, for the _second coefficient K2, in the same manner as for the _first coefficient K1, if there is communication information being input by the destination user, the character count difference is obtained by subtracting the character count of the input comment. It can also be configured to determine the _second coefficient K2. According to this, it is possible to calculate the predicted economic conditions index by relatively comparing the number of characters of both input comments.

4-3. Regarding the _Third Coefficient K3 The _third coefficient K3 is a coefficient based on the viewing level 571 (see FIG. 14). In this embodiment, the server system 1100 calculates the third coefficient from the viewing level 571 of the viewing user (non-destination user) who is the subject of input of the communication information being input of interest (the communication information being input d _B in FIGS. 7 and 8). Determine _K3 .

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the _third coefficient K3. As shown in FIG. 11, the _third coefficient K3 is determined, for example, within the range of greater than 1 and less than or equal to T65, and is basically determined to increase (approach T65) as the viewing level 571 increases. . It can be calculated by preparing a formula for calculating the _third coefficient K3 shown in FIG.

Here, as shown in FIG. 11, the _third coefficient K3 is determined as "1" for viewing users whose viewing level 571 does not exceed the predetermined level L6. On the other hand, for viewing users exceeding the predetermined level L6, the value is determined to be greater than "1" and equal to or less than T65. Therefore, for example, when "viewing level exceeds a predetermined level" is specified as a specific condition, and the corresponding viewing user is in the process of inputting communication information, control can be realized to calculate a high predicted business condition index.

As for the _third coefficient K3, in the same way as for the _first coefficient K1, the level difference from the destination user's viewing level is obtained, and the _third coefficient K3 is determined from the level difference. You can also According to this, it becomes possible to calculate a forecast business index by relatively comparing the viewing levels of both.

Further, the calculation formulas for determining the first to third coefficients K ₁ , K ₂ and K ₃ shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 are examples, and can be determined as appropriate. The calculation function (1) can also be set as appropriate. Basically, a function is prepared such that the larger the value of each of the first to third coefficients K ₁ , K ₂ , and K ₃ is, the higher the obtained individual forecast business index is, and the smaller each value is, the lower it is.

5. Confirmation request In this embodiment, when the server system 1100 detects an input execution operation performed on the user terminal 1500 of any viewing user, that is, when any viewing user presses the execution button on the communication information input operation unit 22 225, the predicted business index for the viewing user at that time is determined. Then, when the predicted business conditions index satisfies a given confirmation request condition, the server system 1100 requests the user terminal 1500 of the viewing user to confirm whether to cancel the input execution operation.

The confirmation request condition can be set in advance such as "the forecasted business condition index exceeds a predetermined value". Specifically, for example, when the forecasted business sentiment index is high and the forecasted business sentiment gauge 21 is at a value displayed in red, it is determined that the confirmation requirement is satisfied. In that case, for example, control is performed to pop-up the confirmation screen illustrated in FIG. 12 on the content screen, and confirmation is requested by accepting the selection operation of the decision button B71 or the cancel button B73. When the cancel button B73 is selected and operated, the input execution operation is canceled. On the other hand, when the decision button B71 is selected and operated, reception control processing is performed, and communication information is received. According to this, with respect to the input execution operation when the forecasted business condition index is high, it is possible to call attention to the fact that the transmission of the communication information is inconspicuous.

Regarding the communication information transmitted by selecting and operating the decision button B71 in response to this confirmation request, it is regarded as communication information transmitted in an inconspicuous situation, and when the live distribution ends, etc., the viewing user You may make it notify a contribution user separately with information.

6. About Archive Distribution When the live distribution of the distribution content (play animation) described above ends, the server system 1100 generates and stores a highlight animation in preparation for archive distribution of the provided play animation. For example, the server system 1100 generates a highlight video based on the timing at which the predicted business conditions index calculated during live distribution satisfies a given high index condition. The high-index condition can be set in advance as, for example, "the predicted business condition index exceeds a predetermined value".

In this embodiment, since the predicted business conditions index is calculated for each viewing user, the total value of the predicted business conditions index for each viewing user is used to determine the high-index condition. Specifically, it adds up for every elapsed time (henceforth "distribution play animation time") from the time of the start of the distribution play animation 597. FIG. A timing at which the total value exceeds a predetermined value satisfies the high-index condition, and a moving image portion of a time period including the timing is extracted. After that, the extracted video parts are connected to generate a highlight video 607 (see FIG. 15) of the delivery play video 597 .

According to this, in the archive distribution, scenes in which the predicted economic conditions index was high during the live distribution, that is, the timing when many viewing users repeatedly performed input preparation operations, comments with a large number of characters, and expensive comments It is possible to efficiently view a moving image part in a time zone including the timing at which the input preparation operation of the tip amount was performed, the timing at which the viewing user with a high viewing level performed the input preparation operation, and the like.

[Function configuration]
1. Server System FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the server system 1100 . As shown in FIG. 13, the server system 1100 of this embodiment includes an operation input unit 100s, a server processing unit 200s, an image display unit 390s, a sound output unit 392s, a communication unit 394s, and a server storage unit 500s. Prepare.

The operation input unit 100s is for inputting various operations for system management, maintenance, etc., and can be realized by, for example, a keyboard, mouse, touch panel, or the like. In FIG. 1, the keyboard 1106 and the touch panel 1108 correspond to this.

The server processing unit 200s can be realized, for example, by a processor, which is an arithmetic circuit such as a CPU, GPU, ASIC, or FPGA, or an electronic component such as an IC memory. Controls data input/output. Based on predetermined programs and data, operation input signals from the operation input unit 100s, data received from the user terminal 1500, and the like, various arithmetic processing is performed, and the operation of the server system 1100 is centrally controlled. In FIG. 1, the control board 1150 and its CPU 1151 correspond to this.

The server processing unit 200s includes a user management unit 210, a billing processing unit 220, a game management unit 230, a content provision control unit 241, a reception control unit 243, a reflection control unit 245, a detection unit 247, a prediction It includes a control unit 249, an archive content provision control unit 251, a clock unit 280s, an image generation unit 290s, a sound generation unit 292s, and a communication control unit 294s.

The user management unit 210 manages user registration processing and data of each registered user (player) linked to a user account. For example, it is possible to execute a process of assigning a unique user account to a registered user, a registration information management process of registering and managing personal information for each user account, and a usage history management process of managing log-in and log-out histories. Of course, management processing of other data linked to user accounts other than these can also be included as appropriate.

The billing processing unit 220 performs billing processing according to the user's purchase operation of currency points, and gives the user currency points equivalent to the purchase amount.

The game management unit 230 performs various controls for executing an online game on the user terminal 1500 . Since the multi-play game of this embodiment is a client-server type online game, the game management unit 230 performs control to provide data necessary for game play while communicating with the user terminal 1500 . In addition, the game management section 230 generates and manages the storage of the play data 700 , and generates and manages the storage of the play reproduction data 530 based on the play data 520 .

The content provision control unit 241 performs various processes for realizing live distribution of distribution content. In this embodiment, a play video is generated from the play reproduction data 530 that is generated and stored as needed by the game management unit 230, is made into a distribution play video 597, and is controlled to be live-distributed and provided to the user terminal 1500 of the viewing user. . In addition, the content provision control unit 241 also manages distribution schedules and viewers.

The reception control unit 243 is a functional unit that performs reception control processing, and receives an input preparation operation for communication information and a subsequent input execution operation on the user terminal 1500 of the viewing user, and performs control for receiving the communication information.

The reflection control unit 245 is a functional unit that performs reflection control processing, and performs control for reflecting the communication information received by the reception control unit 243 on the content screen.

The detection unit 247 is a functional unit that performs detection processing, and detects an input preparation operation on the user terminal 1500 of the viewing user. Specifically, a comment setting operation and a tipping amount setting operation are detected.

The prediction control unit 249 is a functional unit that performs prediction control processing, calculates a predicted business index for each viewing user, and controls the user terminal 1500 of the viewing user to make a prediction notification based on the predicted business index.

The archive content provision control unit 251 performs control to archive-deliver and provide to the user terminal 1500 the delivery play video 597 (see FIG. 15) that has been provided and has been live-delivered by the content provision control unit 241 . In this embodiment, at the end of the live distribution, the prediction index time series data 605 (see FIG. 15) for each viewing user is added and used for each distribution play video time, and the distribution play video 597 to the highlight video 607 (see FIG. 15) ) is generated. Archive distribution is performed by providing the user terminal 1500 with the highlight video 607 in a reproducible manner. Of course, you may perform by providing the delivery play animation 597 reproducibly.

The clock unit 280s clocks the current date and time, the time limit, and the like using the system clock.

The image generation unit 290s generates an image related to system management of the server system 1100, etc., and outputs the image to the image display unit 390s.

The sound generation unit 292s is implemented by executing an IC or software that generates and decodes audio data, and generates or decodes audio data such as operation sounds and BGM related to system management of the server system 1100 and video distribution. Audio signals related to system management are output to the sound output unit 392s.

The communication control unit 294s performs communication connection and data processing for data communication with an external device (for example, the user terminal 1500) via the communication unit 394s, and implements data exchange with the external device.

The image display unit 390s displays various screens for system management and the like based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 290s. For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a projector, or a head-mounted display. In FIG. 1, the touch panel 1108 corresponds to this.

The sound output unit 392s emits the audio signal input from the sound generation unit 292s. In FIG. 1, a speaker (not shown) included in the main device 1101 or the touch panel 1108 corresponds to this.

394 s of communication parts connect with the network N, and implement|achieve communication. For example, it can be realized by a radio communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a jack of a communication cable for wired use, a control circuit, or the like. In FIG. 1, the communication device 1153 corresponds to this.

In the server storage unit 500s, a program for operating the server system 1100 and realizing various functions of the server system 1100, data used during execution of the program, etc. are stored in advance, or stored each time processing is performed. Temporarily stored. For example, it can be realized by IC memories such as RAM and ROM, magnetic disks such as hard disks, and optical disks such as CD-ROMs and DVDs. In FIG. 1, the IC memory 1152 and the storage 1140 correspond to this.

The server storage unit 500s stores a server program 501, a distribution game client program 503, game setting data 510, play data 520 for each game play, play reproduction data 530 for each game play, and user management data. Data 540 and distribution management data 580 are stored. In addition, necessary data such as timers, counters, various tables, threshold values, flags, etc. are stored as appropriate.

The server program 501 includes the server processing unit 200s as a user management unit 210, a billing processing unit 220, a game management unit 230, a content provision control unit 241, a reception control unit 243, a reflection control unit 245, a detection unit 247, a prediction control unit 249, and a program for functioning as the archive content provision control unit 251 . It should be noted that a program functioning as the image generation unit 290s, the sound generation unit 292s, and the communication control unit 294s can be included as appropriate.

The distributed game client program 503 is the original of the game client program 502 (see FIG. 16) downloaded to the user terminal 1500 .

The game setting data 510 stores various setting data necessary for executing the online game of this embodiment. For example, it relates to various game objects such as the type of each character appearing in the game, various ability parameter values, model data, character setting data that defines motion data used for motion control, and items that the player can obtain during the course of the game. Stores object definition data, stage setting data related to game stage settings, and the like.

The user management data 540 is prepared for each user who has completed user registration, and stores various data for management relating to the user. Specifically, one piece of user management data 540 includes, as shown in FIG. , and viewing data 550 . In addition, it also includes save data related to the play status of online games, personal information such as age, gender, and birthday.

The payment medium ledger data 543 is information on the balance of the electronic payment medium (currency points in this embodiment) linked to the user, for example, history of purchase date and number of purchases (billing amount) of currency points, and consumption of currency points. Stores the date and time, consumption history, etc.

The play history data 545 stores the date and time the user played the online game, the play time, and the play level indicating the user's experience as a player.

The posting data 547 stores posting history data in which a distribution ID or the like is set for each distribution content (play video in this embodiment) posted by the user, a posting level, and the like. The posting level indicates the user's experience as a contributor, and is updated as needed according to the number of times of live distribution as a contributor.

The viewing data 550 stores, for example, viewing history data 560, a viewing level 571, a total number of comments with tipping 573, a total tipping amount 575, an average tipping amount 577, and the like.

The viewing history data 560 is generated each time the user views distributed content as a viewing user. Specifically, one piece of viewing history data 560 includes a distribution ID 561 of the distribution content, a distribution type 562 indicating whether the content is live distribution or an archive distribution, a viewing date and time 563, a viewing time 564, and the content of the distribution. The number of normal comments sent while viewing content (the number of normal comments within distribution) 565, the number of comments with tips sent while viewing the distribution content (the number of comments with tips within distribution) 566, and the comments with tips 567 and the average amount of tips (average tip amount within distribution) 568 for each comment with the tip (total tip amount within distribution).

The viewing level 571 indicates the user's experience value as a viewer, and is updated as needed according to the number of times the delivered content has been viewed as a viewer, the total viewing time, and the like.

The total tipping comment count 573 is the total number of in-delivery tipping comment counts 566 for each viewing history data 560 . The total tipping amount 575 is the total amount of the in-delivery tipping total amount 567 for each viewing history data 560 . The average tip amount 577 is the average amount of the in-delivery average tip amount 568 for each viewing history data 560 .

The distribution management data 580 is generated for each live distribution and stores various data describing the latest state of the distribution. For example, one delivery management data 580 includes, as shown in FIG. 15, a delivery ID 581, a delivery schedule 585, and a delivery flag 587 indicating whether or not live delivery is being performed (ON: live delivery/OFF: provided). , a posting user account 589, a viewing user account list 591, the number of viewers 593, an online game play ID (distribution play ID) 595 related to the live distribution, and a distribution play video that is the distribution content of the live distribution. 597, input terminal list 599, input communication information 600, normal comment transmission result data 601, comment transmission result data with tips 603, prediction index time series data 605, and highlight video 607. .

The input terminal list 599 stores a list of user terminals 1500 for which an input preparation operation has been detected during live distribution. When the detector 247 detects an input preparation operation on the user terminal 1500 during live distribution, the user terminal 1500 is registered as an input terminal in the input terminal list 599 . Further, when an input execution operation is detected after the input preparation operation, the registration of the input terminal is canceled and updated as needed.

The communication information during input 600 is prepared for each terminal during input, and stores communication information during input at the terminal during input. Specifically, the input comment input in the input field 221 and the input amount input in the input field 223 are updated as needed and stored.

Normal comment transmission record data 601 is generated each time a viewing user transmits a normal comment as communication information during the live distribution. One normal comment transmission record data 601 includes the user account of the viewing user who is the sender, the comment content data (comment text, etc.) of the normal comment, the timing of the input execution operation, and whether or not there is a confirmation request accompanying the input execution operation. A confirmation request flag (ON: confirmation requested/OFF: confirmation not requested) is stored. The timing of the input execution operation is defined, for example, by the distribution play video time.

Tipping comment transmission result data 603 is generated each time a viewing user transmits a tipping comment as communication information during the live distribution. One piece of tipping comment transmission result data 603 includes the user account of the viewing user who is the sender, the comment content data (comment text, etc.) of the comment with tipping, the timing of the input execution operation (the timing of the input execution operation). delivery play video time), tipping amount, confirmation request flag, etc. are stored.

The predicted index time series data 605 is prepared for each viewing user of the live distribution, and accumulates the predicted business conditions index calculated for the viewing user during the live distribution in association with time information (for example, distribution play video time). do. As a result, the distributed play video 597, which is content that has already been provided, is associated with the prediction index time series data 605. FIG.

2. User Terminal FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the user terminal 1500 . As shown in FIG. 16 , the user terminal 1500 includes an operation input section 100 , a terminal processing section 200 , an image display section 390 , a sound output section 392 , a communication section 394 and a terminal storage section 500 .

The operation input unit 100 is used by a user to input various operations, and can be realized by, for example, a button switch, joystick, touch pad, trackball, acceleration sensor, angular velocity sensor, CCD module, and the like. In FIG. 2, the direction input key 1502, the home key 1504, and the touch panel 1506 correspond to this.

The terminal processing unit 200 can be realized, for example, by a processor, which is an arithmetic circuit such as a CPU, GPU, ASIC, or FPGA, or an electronic component such as an IC memory. Controls data input/output. Based on predetermined programs and data, operation input signals from the operation input unit 100, data received from the server system 1100, and the like, various arithmetic processing is performed, and the operation of the user terminal 1500 is centrally controlled. In FIG. 2, the control board 1550 and its CPU 1551 correspond to this. The terminal processing unit 200 in this embodiment includes a user terminal calculation unit 270, a moving image viewing control unit 275, a clock unit 280, an image generation unit 290, a sound generation unit 292, and a communication control unit 294. .

The user terminal calculation unit 270 executes various calculation processes for causing the user terminal 1500 to function as a terminal for user's game play. For example, the user terminal computing section 270 includes an operation signal transmission control section 271 and an image display control section 273 .

The operation signal transmission control unit 271 performs processing for transmitting various data and request information to the server system 1100 according to operation input to the operation input unit 100 .

The image display control unit 273 performs control for displaying game screens, content screens, etc. based on various data received from the server system 1100 . In this embodiment, images of various screens such as game screens and content screens are generated by the server system 1100 , but may be generated by the user terminal 1500 . In that case, the image display control unit 273 controls objects arranged in a virtual three-dimensional space for generating 3DCG, for example, and the image generation unit 290 renders the 3DCG and performs various functions for generating a game screen. control will be executed. Regarding the display of the content display unit 20 showing the play contents of the game, the operation input time-series data 525 and play reproduction data 530 are received from the server system 1100, and the game program (game client program 502) is executed based on these data. By executing it, you can generate a play video.

The video browsing control unit 275 performs control for accessing a public site and viewing/browsing distribution content, that is, for realizing a function as a so-called web browser.

The image generation unit 290 cooperates with the image display control unit 273 to control generation of various image data, generation and output of image signals for displaying the images on the image display unit 390, and the like.
In FIG. 2, the GPU mounted on the control board 1550 corresponds to this.

The sound generation unit 292 is realized by, for example, a digital signal processor (DSP), a processor such as a speech synthesis IC, an audio codec for reproducing an audio file, and the like, and generates audio signals such as sound effects, operation sounds, and BGM. and output to the sound output unit 392 .

The communication control unit 294 performs communication connection and data processing for data communication with an external device (for example, the server system 1100) via the communication unit 394, and implements data exchange with the external device.

The image display unit 390 displays various screens such as game screens and content screens based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 290 . For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a projector, or a head-mounted display. In FIG. 2, the touch panel 1506 corresponds to this.

The sound output unit 392 is implemented by a device that outputs (sounds) sound based on the audio signal input from the sound generation unit 292 . In FIG. 2, the speaker 1510 corresponds to this.

The communication unit 394 connects with the network N to realize communication. For example, it can be realized by a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA, a jack of a communication cable for wired use, a control circuit, or the like. In FIG. 2, the wireless communication module 1553 corresponds to this.

In the terminal storage unit 500, a program for operating the user terminal 1500 and realizing the functions of the user terminal 1500, data used during execution of this program, etc. are stored in advance, or temporarily stored each time processing is performed. stored in For example, it can be realized by IC memories such as RAM and ROM, magnetic disks such as hard disks, and optical disks such as CD-ROMs and DVDs. In FIG. 2, the IC memory 1552 and memory card 1540 correspond to this. A configuration using online storage is also possible.

The terminal storage unit 500 also stores a game client program 502 for causing the terminal processing unit 200 to function as the user terminal calculation unit 270, a web browser program 504 for causing the terminal processing unit 200 to function as the video browsing control unit 275, and operation input data 506. and are stored. The game client program 502 may be a dedicated client program according to the technical method for realizing an online game, or may be composed of a web browser program and plug-ins for realizing interactive image display. In this embodiment, it is a copy of the distribution game client program 503 (see FIG. 13) provided by the server system 1100 .

[Process flow]
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing related to live distribution of distribution content (play video) performed by the server system 1100, and shows the processing flow focusing on one live distribution. The processing described here is realized by reading and executing the server program 501 by the server processing unit 200s. Prior to this process, a distribution schedule 585 is set. Then, according to the set distribution schedule 585, the game management unit 230 starts the game progress control related to the game play of the contributor, saves necessary data in the play data 520 and rewrites it, and converts it into the play reproduction data 530. Accumulation will start.

Then, as shown in FIG. 17, the content provision control unit 241 starts generating a distribution play animation 597 based on the play reproduction data 530, and starts live distribution (step S1). Also, the prediction control unit 249 starts prediction control processing (step S3).

During live distribution, the detection unit 247 performs detection processing and monitors input preparation operations on the user terminal 1500 . Then, if the detection unit 247 detects an input preparation operation (step S5: YES), and if it is an input preparation operation on a user terminal 1500 that is not registered as an input terminal, the user terminal 1500 is detected. The input terminal is registered in the input terminal list 599 (step S7).

During the live distribution, the reception control unit 243 performs reception control processing and monitors input execution operations on the user terminal 1500 (terminal during input). Then, when the input execution operation is detected (step S9: YES), the reception control unit 243 refers to the prediction index time-series data 605, and executes the prediction control process started in step S3. Based on the latest forecast business index calculated for the user, it is determined whether the confirmation requirement is met. Then, if the confirmation request condition is satisfied (step S11: YES), the reception control unit 243 requests the user terminal 1500 to confirm whether to cancel the input execution operation detected in step S9. (step S13). As a result, if the viewing user of the user terminal 1500 selects to cancel the input execution operation (the cancel button B73 is selected and operated on the confirmation screen of FIG. 12) (step S15: YES), the input execution operation is canceled. Then (step S16), the process proceeds to step S23.

On the other hand, when a selection to decide the input execution operation is made (the decision button B71 is selected and operated on the confirmation screen of FIG. 12) (step S15: NO), the reception control unit 243 inputs the user terminal 1500. The registration of the intermediate terminal is deleted and the input terminal list 599 is updated (step S17). After that, the process proceeds to step S19.

Then, in step S19, the reception control unit 243 receives an input comment related to the input preparation operation as communication information. If there is an input amount related to the input preparation operation, a tip of that amount is added to the communication information.

Subsequently, the reflection control unit 245 reflects the communication information received in step S19 on the content screen (step S21). In this embodiment, control is performed to add and display a normal comment or a tipped comment, which is received communication information, to the communication information input operation unit 22 .

Thereafter, the process returns to step S5 and repeats the above-described processes until the live distribution ends (step S23: NO). Then, when the live distribution ends (step S23: YES), the archive content provision control unit 251 uses the prediction index time series data 605 to generate the highlight video 607 from the distribution play video 597 that has finished the live distribution. (Step S25), this processing ends.

Next, the flow of the predictive control process started at step S3 in FIG. 17 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 18, in the prediction control process, the prediction control unit 249 repeatedly executes the process of loop A at predetermined intervals until the live distribution ends (steps S301 to S329).

That is, in loop A, the prediction control unit 249 sequentially treats all input terminals registered in the input terminal list 599 as input terminals and executes the processing of loop B (steps S303 to S325). Then, in loop B, the prediction control unit 249 first refers to the input communication information 600 of the processing input terminal, and acquires the number of characters of the input comment and the input amount of the tip (step S305).

Then, the prediction control unit 249 determines the _second coefficient K2 from the number of characters of the input comment acquired in step S305 (step S307).

The predictive control unit 249 also reads and uses the viewing level 571 (see FIG. 14) of the viewing user of the processing input terminal to determine the _third coefficient K3 (step S309).

Subsequently, the prediction control unit 249 sets the viewing user of the processing input terminal as a non-destination user, sets the viewing user other than the non-destination user as the destination user (step S311), and sequentially selects all the destination users as destinations for processing. The processing of loop C is executed as the user (steps S313 to S323).

That is, in loop C, if the user terminal 1500 of the processing destination user is registered as an inputting terminal, the prediction control unit 249 acquires the input amount of the tip from the inputting communication information 600 (step S315). . Subsequently, the prediction control unit 249 subtracts the input amount of the processing destination user acquired in step S315 from the input amount of the non-destination user acquired in step S305 to calculate the difference (step S317). When the user terminal 1500 of the processing destination user is not registered as an inputting terminal, or when the tipping amount is not input even if it is registered, the input amount of the non-destination user can be used as the difference.

Then, the prediction control unit 249 determines the _first coefficient K1 from the difference calculated in step S317 (step S319).

Thereafter, the prediction control unit 249 calculates the first coefficient K ₁ determined in step S319, the second coefficient K ₂ determined in step S307, and the third coefficient K ₃ determined in step S309 using the calculation function (1). by substituting for the processing destination user, the individual forecast business sentiment index related to the input communication information 600 on the processing input terminal is calculated (step S321).

Then, all the destination users set in step S311 are treated as processing destination users, and the processing of loop C is executed. The predicted business conditions index is summed up for each viewing user to obtain the predicted business conditions index for each viewing user's processing cycle (step S327). After that, the processing of the loop A related to the current cycle ends.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the viewing user who is watching the live distribution of the distribution content can use the display of the predictive economic index gauge 21 to determine the timing at which his/her transmission (reflection of transmitted communication information) will be conspicuous. It is possible to transmit communication information while ascertaining. Therefore, it is possible to provide a technique for transmitting communication information including a tip for content being viewed while being conscious of the transmission by other viewing users.

It should be noted that the form to which the present invention can be applied is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the addition, omission, or change of constituent elements can be applied as appropriate.

[Modification 1]
For example, the predictive notification may be variably controlled based on the destination user's viewing data 550 (see FIG. 14). That is, in the above-described embodiment, when calculating the individual predictive business conditions index, the _first coefficient K1 is determined by relatively comparing the tipping amount of the non-destination user and the tipping amount of the destination user. Instead of the destination user's tipping amount, the destination user's average tipping amount 577 may be used and compared with the non-destination user's tipping amount to determine the _first coefficient K1. According to this, even if there is a viewing user who is performing an input preparation operation including an operation for setting a tipping amount that is generally considered to be a large amount, it is possible to predict business conditions for viewing users whose average tipping amount is equal to or higher than that of the viewing user. Control such as calculating a low index can be performed.

In addition, by preparing a calculation function that includes the total number of tips 573 and another coefficient based on the total tip 575 as variables, and determining the coefficient to calculate the individual forecast business index, the past It is also possible to calculate a low predicted business sentiment index for a viewing user who sends a large amount of communication information to a viewer or a viewing user who makes a large amount of tipping.

[Modification 2]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the individual forecast business index is calculated using the _third coefficient K3 based on the viewing level 571 has been described. Another factor may be determined based on the distribution management data 580 contained in the user account list 591 and used to calculate the individual forecast business sentiment index. For example, the total viewing time of past distribution content, the number of times distribution content of the same posting user was viewed in the past, the number of times communication information was sent during the viewing (the number of times communication information was sent to the posting user), tipping at the time of viewing A calculation function is prepared that includes another coefficient as a variable based on the total amount of money (total amount of tipping for the user) or the like. Then, the coefficient based on each value may be determined to calculate the individual predictive business conditions index.

According to this, it is possible to variably calculate the predicted business conditions index according to the viewing history of the viewing user who is performing the input preparation operation.

Further, in addition to the viewing history of the viewing user, for example, if friends are separately set or the number of followers is set, the predicted business conditions index may be calculated according to the numbers. According to this, it is possible to calculate a high predicted business condition index when a popular viewing user with a large number of followers and the like is preparing to input communication information.

[Modification 3]
Alternatively, a calculation standard may be set and used to calculate the individual forecast business conditions index. For example, it can be realized by calculating a _fifth coefficient K5 described below instead of the _first coefficient K1.

That is, the prediction control unit 249, as calculation standard setting means, first refers to the distribution management data 580, calculates the average amount of tipping added to the tipping comments that have already been accepted for the content of interest, and calculates the average tipping amount. The average amount is used as the calculation standard. Then, the average amount is compared with the input amount of tipping money in the input communication information of interest, and the higher amount is selected as the applicable amount. If the calculation standard is higher than the input amount, the calculation standard is selected as the applicable amount. On the other hand, if the input amount is higher, the input amount is used as the applicable amount.

After that, in the same manner as the determination of the _first coefficient K1, if there is communication information being input by the destination user, the input amount of the tip is subtracted from the applied amount to obtain the difference, and the obtained difference is used to obtain the fifth coefficient. Determine _K5 . According to this, it is possible to calculate the predicted business conditions index based on the average amount of tips related to the content of interest.

In addition, for example, by referring to the distribution management data 580 related to the distribution content already provided, in which the user account of the posting user of the content of interest is set as the posting user account 589, the live distribution of each corresponding distribution content is performed. It is also possible to calculate the average amount of all tips with tips received and use it as a calculation standard. According to this, it is possible to calculate the predicted business conditions index based on the average amount of tipping money associated with users who have contributed content of interest.

[Modification 4]
Also, when communication information is received, it may be configured such that it is not immediately reflected on the content screen, but is reflected after a predetermined period of time has elapsed. In that case, the reflection control unit 245 variably controls the delay time from reception of communication information to reflection as reflection delay time control means. During the delay time, the predictive control unit 249 treats the communication information as input communication information (assuming that input execution operation has not yet been performed) and calculates a predictive business condition index.

The delay time may be a fixed length of time, or may be configured to receive a setting operation by the viewing user. In the latter case, the server processing unit 200s receives a delay time setting operation in advance as a delay time reception control means, thereby controlling the delay time for each viewing user. For example, when the input execution operation is detected (when the selection operation of the execution button 225 in the communication information input operation unit 22 is detected), control is performed to popup display the delay time setting screen illustrated in FIG. 19 on the content screen. to accept the delay time setting operation. In this modification, the viewing user selects a desired delay time from the pull-down menu M8 presenting a list of selectable delay times, and touches the enter button B8 to perform the setting operation. A setting field may be provided in the communication information input operation section 22 to accept the delay time setting operation.

Further, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which not all viewing users can freely set the delay time, but only a specific user can set the delay time. In that case, a delay time setting operation by a specific user who satisfies a given specific user condition is accepted. For example, when an input execution operation is detected, it is determined whether the viewing user satisfies the specific user condition, and if the viewing user satisfies the condition, control is performed to display the delay time setting screen of FIG. Accepts setting operations. The specific user condition can be set in advance such as "the viewing level exceeds a predetermined level".

According to this modification, when the display of the predictive economic index gauge 21 on the content screen of another viewing user is high due to the fact that he/she is inputting communication information, after performing the input execution operation Also, the state in which the forecasted business conditions index is high can be maintained during the delay time. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the effect of suppressing the input of communication information by other viewing users by the length of the delay time, making it possible to make one's transmission more conspicuous.

Note that the specific user condition is not limited to the condition based on the viewing level, and may be "use of a predetermined item" or the like. Alternatively, it may be ``transmission of communication information in which the tipping amount exceeds a predetermined amount'' or the like. In that case, when the input execution operation is detected and the tipping amount exceeds a predetermined amount, a predetermined delay time is set, or the setting operation by the viewing user who performed the input execution operation is accepted. to set the delay time. In addition, it is preferable to set the range of delay time that can be set to differ according to the amount of tipping money (for example, the larger the amount of tipping money, the wider the range of delay time that can be set).

[Modification 5]
Further, the coefficients (eg, the first to third coefficients K ₁ , K ₂ , and K ₃ ) used in calculating the individual forecast business condition index may be modified as needed using machine learning. For this purpose, for example, after the live distribution, a questionnaire is conducted to the viewing users regarding their degree of satisfaction regarding the display of the predictive economic index gauge. Then, the calculation formula for each coefficient and the collected questionnaire results are used to determine the number of characters entered, the amount of money entered, the viewing level, the number of viewers of the live distribution, the time of distribution, and the number of distributed play videos. It is accumulated together with the game genre and the like. Then, machine learning processing may be performed based on the accumulated data to correct each coefficient.

[Modification 6]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example of sending a tipping comment by inputting a tipping amount in the input field 223 in the communication information input operation section 22 (see FIG. 5) of the content screen was shown, but no comment is attached. It is also possible to send a tip for the amount of tip money. For example, a plurality of types of tipping items with different prices may be prepared so that the viewing user can obtain them by purchasing them and use them for transmission. For example, it can be realized by arranging an item selection menu in the communication information input operation unit 22 so that tipping items can be selected and purchased from the menu.

Tipping items can include items that, when sent, are controlled to give an effect to the content screen in accordance with the type of the item. Although the content of the effect control is not particularly limited, it is preferable to associate more flashy (conspicuous in the content screen) content control with the more expensive item. For example, it is possible to set performance control such as "paper tape dances" or "sound crackers" for each tipping item.

Also, tipping items are not limited to being purchased each time, and may be purchased in advance and stocked. In that case, the user management unit 210 performs a process of managing, for each user, the type and number of tipping items owned by the user as input candidates for communication information related to the user. On the other hand, on the content screen, the item selection menu described above allows each viewing user to select a tipping item to be used for transmission from the tipping items held by the user.

In addition, as in this modification, in the case of a configuration in which the tip items owned by each user are managed, by calculating the forecasted economic index for each stock tip item when it is sent at any time, the viewing and listening It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which tipping items (hereinafter referred to as “recommended items”) recommended for each user are selected and presented.

In this case, the server processing unit 200s calculates, for each viewing user, a predicted economic index for each tipping item possessed by the viewing user when the tipping item is transmitted. It can be calculated by replacing the input amount of the tip in the communication information being input by the destination user with the selling price of the tip item. The timing of the calculation can be set as appropriate. For example, when an item selection menu selection operation is performed, the calculation is performed for the viewing user who performed the operation. Then, the predicted business sentiment index for each of the calculated tipping items is subjected to threshold determination, and, for example, the tipping item whose predicted business sentiment index is below a preset threshold is selected and determined as a recommended item for the viewing user. After that, a list of the determined tipping items is displayed and presented to the viewing user.

[Other Modifications]
Also, in the above-described embodiment, a video of a game being played was exemplified as the distribution content, but the content of the distribution content is not particularly limited. For example, it may be a live broadcast of a performance or performance by a posting user, or a video work shot or edited by a posting user.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1000... Game system 1100... Server system 100s... Operation input part 200s... Server process part 210... User management part 220... Billing process part 230... Game management part 241... Contents provision control part 243... Reception control part 245... Reflection control part 247 Detecting unit 249 Prediction control unit 251 Archive content provision control unit 290s Image generation unit 292s Sound generation unit 294s Communication control unit 390s Image display unit 392s Sound output unit 394s Communication unit 500s Server storage unit 501 Server program 503 Distribution game client program 510 Game setting data 520 Play data 525 Operation input time series data 526 Progress time series data 530 Play reproduction data 540 User management data 543 Settlement medium book data 545 ... Play history data 547 ... Post data 550 ... Viewing data 560 ... Viewing history data 566 ... Number of comments with tips in distribution 567 ... Total amount of tips in distribution 568 ... Average amount of tips in distribution 571 ... Viewing level 573 ... Total number of comments with tips 575 Total tip amount 577 Average tip amount 580 Delivery management data 597 Delivery play video 599 Input terminal list 600 Input communication information 601 Normal comment transmission result data 603 Comment transmission result data with tip 605 Prediction index Time-series data 607 Highlight video 1500 User terminal 100 Operation input unit 200 Terminal processing unit 270 User terminal calculation unit 271 Operation signal transmission control unit 273 Image display control unit 275 Video viewing control unit 290 Image Generation unit 292 Sound generation unit 294 Communication control unit 390 Image display unit 392 Sound output unit 394 Communication unit 500 Terminal storage unit 502 Game client program 504 Web browser program 506 Operation input data N Network 1200 ... Video publication management server 1300 ... Electronic payment server 2 ... User

Claims (16)

A content providing system for communicating with a user terminal of a viewing user and providing given content to the user terminal,
Acceptance control for accepting the communication information when an input preparation operation for inputting given communication information to be reflected on a content screen of the user terminal and an input execution operation after the input preparation operation are performed on the user terminal. means and
Reflection control means for performing control to reflect the received communication information on the content screen in response to the reception by the reception control means;
detection means for detecting the input preparation operation on the user terminal;
calculating, based on the detection result of the detecting means, a forecasted business sentiment index representing the degree of the reflected business conditions when the reflection control means performs future reflection control, and making a prediction to the user terminal based on the predicted business sentiment index; predictive control means for controlling notification;
A content providing system comprising: the input preparation operation includes an operation of setting a monetary value that can be added to the communication information to be input;
The reflection control means, when the monetary value is added to the received communication information, displays the communication information on the content screen in a form having a different visibility than when the monetary value is not added. reflect,
The detection means detects the setting operation of the monetary value,
The predictive control means calculates the predictive business conditions index based on the monetary value setting operation detected by the detecting means.
The content providing system according to claim 1. When the monetary value is added to the received communication information, the reflection control means reflects the communication information on the content screen in a form with different visibility depending on the amount of the monetary value,
The predictive control means calculates the predictive business conditions index based on the monetary value detected by the detecting means.
The content providing system according to claim 2. a second detecting means for detecting the input preparation operation on the user terminal of the destination user of the predictive notification;
destination notification variable control means for variably controlling the predictive notification at the destination user's user terminal based on the detection result of the second detection means;
4. The content providing system according to claim 3, further comprising: The input preparation operation includes a setting operation for including a comment in the communication information,
The reflection control means performs control to display the comment on the content screen,
The detection means detects the comment setting operation,
The prediction control means calculates the predicted business conditions index based on the content of the comment detected by the detection means.
A content providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. viewing history data management means for managing viewing history data for each viewing user;
further comprising
The prediction control means variably controls the prediction notification addressed to each viewing user based on the viewing history data of the viewing user,
A content providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The detection means detects the input preparation operation for a destination user of the predictive notification and the input preparation operation for a non-destination user who is a viewing user other than the destination user,
The predictive control means calculates the predictive business index by relatively comparing the detection result of the detection means for the destination user and the detection result of the detection means for the non-destination user.
A content providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The forecast control means has calculation standard setting means for setting a calculation standard for the forecasted business conditions index, and calculates the forecasted business conditions index using the calculation standard.
A content providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The calculation standard setting means sets the calculation standard based on past detection results by the detection means.
The content providing system according to claim 8. user data management means for managing user data for each viewing user;
further comprising
The detection means detects the input preparation operation for each viewing user,
The predictive control means varies the predictive business condition index based on whether or not a viewing user whose user data satisfies a specific condition is included among the viewing users for whom the input preparation operation has been detected by the detecting means. Calculate to
A content providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 9. The reflection control means has reflection delay time control means for variably controlling a delay time for reflecting the received communication information on the content screen.
A content providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 10. delay time acceptance control means for accepting a setting operation of the delay time by a specific user among the viewing users who satisfies a given specific user condition;
further comprising
The reflection delay time control means variably controls the delay time for reflecting the communication information of the specific user based on the delay time accepted by the delay time acceptance control means.
The content providing system according to claim 11. The reception control means, when the predicted business conditions index satisfies a given confirmation request condition, requests the user terminal, on which the input execution operation has been performed, to confirm whether to cancel or confirm the input execution operation. conduct,
A content providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 12. recording means for recording provided content in association with the time-series data of the forecast business index calculated at the time of provision;
determining, based on the time-series data associated with the content, the timing at which the predicted business conditions index satisfies a given high index condition for the provided content recorded by the recording means, and based on the timing; Archive content provision control means for providing the provided content to the user terminal;
The content providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 13, further comprising: input candidate management means for managing input candidates of the communication information for each of the viewing users;
recommended candidate presenting means for selecting and presenting the communication information recommended to be input from among the input candidates managed by the input candidate managing means for each of the viewing users based on the predicted business conditions index;
The content providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 14, further comprising: a server system, which is the content providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 15;
the user terminal;
is communicably connected to a content viewing system.

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