Distribution system, distribution system controlling method, and computer program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12138555-B2
Application number	US-202217993261-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 23, 2022
Priority date	May 29, 2020
Publication date	Nov 12, 2024
Grant date	Nov 12, 2024

Abstract

A distribution system distributes a viewing video to a user terminal of each of plural users who are viewers, the distribution system having a computer receiving a user operation inputted from each user terminal, the computer selecting one or more pieces of distribution data from a distribution data group including plural pieces of distribution data in response to the user operation, and the computer distributing the distribution data selected by the computer to the user terminal from which the user operation has been inputted.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A distribution system that distributes a viewing video to a user terminal of each of a plurality of users who are viewers, the distribution system comprising:
a computer receiving a user operation inputted from each user terminal, wherein the user operation is inputted and received while the viewing video is being distributed;
the computer selecting at least one piece of distribution data from a distribution data group including a plurality of pieces of distribution data in response to the user operation; and
the computer distributing the distribution data selected by the computer to at least the user terminal from which the user operation has been inputted.

2. The distribution system according to claim 1 , wherein the computer selects the distribution data randomly.

3. The distribution system according to claim 1 , wherein a rarity is set for each of the plurality of pieces of distribution data, and
the computer carries out a lottery in accordance with the rarity and selects the distribution data.

4. The distribution system according to claim 1 , wherein the distribution data group includes a plurality of sub-data groups each associated with a different attribute,
the distribution system further comprises an attribute acquisition unit acquiring attribute-specifying information that specifies the attribute, and
the computer specifies the attribute on the basis of the attribute-specifying information, and selects the distribution data from the sub-data group associated with the specified attribute.

5. The distribution system according to claim 4 , wherein the attribute is classified on the basis of an operation attribute of the user operation,
the attribute-specifying information indicates the operation attribute, and
the computer specifies the operation attribute on the basis of the attribute-specifying information, and selects the distribution data from the sub-data group associated with the specified operation attribute.

6. The distribution system according to claim 4 , wherein the computer receives an inputting operation for a comment as the user operation,
the attribute is classified on the basis of a comment attribute of the comment, and
the computer specifies the comment attribute on the basis of the attribute-specifying information, and selects the distribution data from the sub-data group associated with the specified comment attribute.

7. The distribution system according to claim 4 , wherein the attribute is classified on the basis of a user attribute of each user,
the attribute-specifying information indicates the user attribute, and
the computer specifies the user attribute on the basis of the attribute-specifying information, and selects the distribution data from the sub-data group associated with the specified user attribute.

8. The distribution system according to claim 4 , wherein the computer does not select the distribution data in the case where the attribute-specifying information indicates that the distribution data is not to be distributed.

9. The distribution system according to claim 1 , wherein the computer acquires terminal identification information that identifies the user terminal from which the user operation has been inputted, and
the computer distributes the distribution data to the user terminal specified on the basis of the terminal identification information.

10. The distribution system according to claim 1 , further acquiring a related video captured by an imaging device and distributing the related video to each user terminal.

11. The distribution system according to claim 1 , wherein the distribution data group includes a plurality of sub-data groups each associated with a different activity type,
the computer acquires an operation history of an inputting user who has inputted the user operation, and
the computer determines the activity type of the inputting user on the basis of the operation history, and selects the distribution data from the sub-data group associated with the activity type.

12. The distribution system according to claim 1 , wherein the computer receives an inputting operation for a special command as the user operation, and
the computer selects the distribution data associated with the special command from the distribution data group.

13. The distribution system according to claim 1 , wherein the computer specifies the distribution data not included in a selection target from the distribution data group, and selects the distribution data from among the remainder after the specified distribution data is excluded from the selection target.

14. A control method of a distribution system that distributes a viewing video to a user terminal of each of a plurality of users who are viewers, the control method comprising:
receiving a user operation inputted from each user terminal, wherein the user operation is inputted and received while the viewing video is being distributed;
selecting at least one piece of distribution data from a distribution data group including a plurality of pieces of distribution data in response to the user operation; and
distributing the selected distribution data to at least the user terminal from which the user operation has been inputted.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program of a distribution system that has a computer and that distributes a viewing video to a user terminal of each of a plurality of users who are viewers, the computer program causing the computer to:
receive a user operation inputted from each user terminal, wherein the user operation is inputted and received while the viewing video is being distributed;
select at least one piece of distribution data from a distribution data group including a plurality of pieces of distribution data in response to the user operation; and
distribute the distribution data selected by the computer to at least the user terminal from which the user operation has been inputted.

16. A distribution system that distributes a viewing video to a user terminal of each of a plurality of users who are viewers, the distribution system comprising:
a game device;
a computer generating the viewing video from a game video of a game provided by the game device and distributing the viewing video to each user terminal, wherein the user operation is inputted and received while the viewing video is being distributed;
the computer receiving a user operation inputted from each user terminal;
the computer selecting at least one piece of distribution data from a distribution data group including a plurality of pieces of distribution data in response to the user operation; and
the computer distributing the distribution data selected by the computer to at least the user terminal from which the user operation has been inputted.

17. The distribution system according to claim 1 , wherein the computer distributes the distribution data to the at least the user terminal from which the user operation has been inputted while the viewing video is being distributed.

18. The control method according to claim 14 , wherein the distribution data is distributed to the at least the user terminal from which the user operation has been inputted while the viewing video is being distributed.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the computer program causing the computer to distribute the distribution data to the at least the user terminal from which the user operation has been inputted while the viewing video

Assignees

• Konami Digital Entertainment Co Ltd

Inventors

• Narita Yoshihiko
• Chiba Shigeru
• Sakai Akira
• Inoue Kai
• Shinpo Tsuguo
• Kanahara Toshiaki
• Hirai Junki

Classifications

• H04N21/2668 Primary

  Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles {(information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063)} · CPC title

• H04N21/258

  Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics, processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data {(arrangements for services using the result on the distributing side of broadcast systems H04H60/66; profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/30)} · CPC title

• G06F13/00

  Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units (interface circuits for specific input/output devices G06F3/00 {; multiprogram control therefor  G06F9/46}; multiprocessor systems  G06F15/16 ) · CPC title

• A63F13/87

  Communicating with other players during game play, e.g. by e-mail or chat · CPC title

• A63F13/79

  involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories · CPC title