Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

Abstract

To make a voting beginner easily performing continuous voting to voting contents of another person who has high possibility of hitting.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus 1 has a voting unit 113 that executes a vote of a voter in a first competition on the basis of a voting object indicated by a forecaster for the first competition, in accordance with an instruction of the voter voting on the competition. When the voter has won the vote in the first competition, the voting unit 113 executes the vote of the voter in a second competition on the basis of a voting object indicated by the forecaster for the second competition performed after the first competition.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] There is known a system that allows a user to use a mobile terminal to place a bet in various types of competitions, such as bicycle races, horse races, or boat races, etc. Patent Document 1 discloses a system that allows a user to purchase a betting ticket using a mobile terminal. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2013-114487 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The voting methods used in the above-mentioned sports are complicated, and for voters with little voting experience (hereinafter referred to as "novice voters"), the barrier to voting is high. For example, in horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing, etc., beginner voters have to choose a voting method and athlete from many different betting patterns, making it difficult for them to understand how to vote.

[0005] Therefore, it is conceivable that other experienced voters present the contents of their votes to the novice voter, and the novice voter votes with the same contents as the other voters. In this case, it is desirable for the novice voter to select a voter who is more likely to win than a voter who is less likely to win, but it is time-consuming to select a voter who is more likely to win each time for each competition. On the other hand, it is conceivable that the novice voter may fix a reliable voter in advance, but depending on the information and condition of the voter, the hit rate may be low, and it is not easy for the novice voter to continue voting with the contents of others who are more likely to win.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it easier for novice voters to continue voting for other people's votes that are likely to be correct. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] An information processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention is an information processing device that accepts votes for each competition for which voting is available for voting targets, and has a voting unit that, in response to instructions from a first player, executes the vote of the first player for the first competition based on voting targets designated by a second player for the first competition, and when the vote of the first player for the first competition is correct, the voting unit executes the vote of the first player for the second competition based on the voting targets designated by the second player for a second competition that is held after the first competition. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to easily enable a beginner voter to continue to vote for the voting contents of other people that are likely to be correct. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an information processing device. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a terminal. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional block configuration of a processor. [Diagram 5] This is a screen displayed on a terminal on which application software for voting is started. [Figure 6] 13 is an example of a screen displayed on the terminal when a voter selects to carpool. [Figure 7] This is a screen for inputting the budget amount for carpooling. [Figure 8] 1 is a screen for inputting a bet amount for a carpool bet. FIG. 2 is an example of a screen that is displayed on the terminal when a voter selects to place a carpool bet. [Figure 9] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of budget information. [Figure 10] This is a screen for inputting the betting amount for the second race. [Figure 11] 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in the information processing device. [Figure 12] This is a screen containing a streaming video. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] <System configuration> Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration of a voting system 1 according to this embodiment. The voting system 1 shown in Fig. 1 includes an information processing device 10 and one or more terminals 20. The information processing device 10 and the terminals 20 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via a communication network N such as the Internet, an intranet, a wireless LAN, or a mobile communication network.

[0011] The information processing device 10 is a device that accepts votes for a race in which voting is possible for a betting target. Specifically, the information processing device 10 is a device that supports a voter using a terminal 20 to bet by betting a predetermined value on a contestant (including a player or an animal) predicted to win a race, such as a bicycle race, a horse race, or a boat race.

[0012] A bettor can choose a betting target, which is determined by a combination of multiple riders or race slots corresponding to the riders predicted to win the race, and a betting method (i.e., betting formula), and can set the chosen betting target and a predetermined value of bet number or bet amount for the betting target on the terminal 20. When the race to be bet on is Keirin, the betting target is, for example, a "two-horse bet with number 5 coming in first and number 3 coming in second" or a "trifecta bet with riders 1, 2, and 5 selected." A two-horse bet is predicting the riders who will come in first and second in the order of their finish, while a trifecta is predicting the riders who will come in first through third regardless of their order of finish.

[0013] The predetermined value may be money, or may be points that can be used for a predetermined service or game, etc. Furthermore, the points may be points that the voter can receive free of charge (free points), or may be points that the voter can receive in exchange for payment of money (paid points).

[0014] The information processing device 10 is configured, for example, from one or more physical servers. The information processing device 10 may be configured using a virtual server that operates on a hypervisor, or may be configured using a cloud server.

[0015] The terminal 20 is a terminal used by a voter to cast a vote, and is, for example, an information processing terminal such as a mobile phone (including a smartphone), a tablet terminal, or a personal computer. The voter can cast his / her vote for a voting target by operating the terminal 20. When the terminal 20 accepts an input of a voting target from the voter, it transmits information indicating the voting target to the information processing device 10 in association with voter identification information (hereinafter referred to as "voter ID") for identifying the voter using the terminal 20.

[0016] The information processing device 10 performs processes such as storing the betting object on which the voter using the terminal 20 voted, storing the amount of value owned by the voter, and determining the reward amount (i.e., the payout amount) according to the outcome of the competition.

[0017] In the voting system 1, in order to make it easier for a voter who is a beginner as the first player to understand how to vote, the information processing device 10 displays on the terminal 20 the voting targets designated by a doppelganger who predicts the outcome of the competition as the second player, thereby presenting the voting targets to the voter. The doppelganger is, for example, a voter who has a lot of experience voting in competitions or a voter who has a lot of knowledge about the contestants, and is registered in the information processing device 10 in advance. The doppelganger may be a part of a plurality of voters, or may be a person who only makes predictions without voting.

[0018] A voter can view one or more voting targets displayed on the terminal 20, and then vote for the same voting target as the displayed voting target, or for a voting target that is at least partially the same as the displayed voting target. In this specification, voting for the same voting target as the voting target predicted by the forecaster, or for a voting target that is at least partially the same as the displayed voting target, is referred to as a "pooling vote."

[0019] The information processing device 10 is characterized in that, in order to make it easier for a novice voter to continue to vote for the betting contents of other people that are likely to be correct, when a novice voter makes a joint bet for a specified predictor in a competition and the bet is correct, the information processing device 10 executes a bet based on the betting target specified by the same predictor in a competition held after the competition. The configurations and operations of the information processing device 10 and the terminal 20 will be described in detail below.

[0020] <Hardware configuration> 2 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing device 10. The information processing device 10 includes a processor 11, a storage unit 12, a communication IF (Interface) 13, an input device 14, and an output device 15.

[0021] The processor 11 is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) or a graphical processing unit (GPU), and executes programs stored in the storage unit 12 to realize various functions.

[0022] The storage unit 12 has a storage medium such as a memory, a hard disk drive (HDD), or a solid state drive (SSD). The storage unit 12 stores a program executed by the processor 11. The storage unit 12 stores the voting target and the voting amount (i.e., the betting amount) selected by the voter in association with the voter ID.

[0023] The communication IF 13 has a communication controller for performing wired communication or wireless communication with the terminal 20 via the network N. The communication IF 13 notifies the processor 11 of data received from the terminal 20. In addition, the communication IF 13 transmits data input from the processor 11 to the terminal 20.

[0024] The input device 14 receives an input operation from, for example, an administrator of the information processing device 10. The input device 14 is, for example, a keyboard, a touch panel, a mouse, or a microphone. The output device 15 outputs information to, for example, the administrator of the information processing device 10. The output device 15 is, for example, a display, a speaker, or the like.

[0025] 3 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of the terminal 20. The terminal 20 includes a processor 21, a storage unit 22, a communication IF 23, an input device 24, and an output device 25.

[0026] The processor 21 is, for example, a CPU, and executes programs stored in the storage unit 22 to realize various functions.

[0027] The storage unit 22 includes storage media such as a Read Only Memory (ROM) and a Random Access Memory (RAM), etc. The storage unit 22 stores the programs executed by the processor 21.

[0028] The communication IF 23 has a communication controller for performing wired communication or wireless communication with the information processing device 10 via the network N. The communication IF 23 notifies the processor 21 of data received from the information processing device 10. In addition, the communication IF 23 transmits data input from the processor 21 to the information processing device 10.

[0029] The input device 24 receives an input operation from, for example, a voter. The input device 24 is, for example, a keyboard, a touch panel, a mouse, or a microphone. The output device 25 outputs information to, for example, a voter. The output device 25 is, for example, a display or a speaker.

[0030] <Function block configuration> 4 is a diagram showing an example of a functional block configuration of the processor 11. The processor 11 has a setting unit 111, a prognosticator presentation unit 112, and a voting unit 113. The processor 11 functions as the setting unit 111, the prognosticator presentation unit 112, and the voting unit 113 by executing a program stored in the storage unit 12.

[0031] The setting unit 111 sets an amount to be set as the betting amount of the bet of the bet of the bet of the bet of the second race following the first race for which the bet was made, out of the payout amount, which is a value paid to the bettor when the bet corresponding to the bet of the bettor for the first race is a winning bet. The second race is, for example, a race held immediately after the first race, but is not limited to this. For example, any race held after the first race on the day of the first race may be the second race. In this case, the race for which the bettor wishes to make a bet may be the second race among the races held after the first race.

[0032] For example, the setting unit 111 accepts from the bettor a setting of the maximum payout amount to be put as a bet amount for the second competition out of the payout amount corresponding to the first competition. The setting unit 111 may also accept from the bettor a setting of a ratio of the payout amount to be put as a bet amount for the second competition to the payout amount corresponding to the first competition. The setting unit 111 may also set in advance the setting of the maximum payout amount to be put as a bet amount for the second competition or the ratio of the payout amount, and change the setting in response to accepting the setting from the bettor. In this way, the bettor can set the bet amount to be put in the second competition or the payout amount to be left unput in the second competition to the amount desired by the bettor.

[0033] The dopestor presentation unit 112 presents a plurality of dopestors who make predictions for the competition to the voter who votes for the competition. The dopestor presentation unit 112 presents a plurality of dopestors, for example, by transmitting the names of the plurality of dopestors to the terminal 20 used by the voter and displaying the names of the plurality of dopestors on the terminal 20.

[0034] 5 to 8 are diagrams showing examples of screens that the forecaster presentation unit 112 displays on the terminal 20. FIG. 5 is a screen displayed on the terminal 20 when application software for voting is started. FIG. 6 is an example of a screen displayed on the terminal 20 when a voter selects to make a piggyback bet. FIG. 7 is a screen for inputting the budget amount for the piggyback bet. FIG. 8 is a screen for inputting the bet amount for the piggyback bet. The screens in FIGS. 7 and 8 are displayed on the terminal 20 when a voter selects a forecaster for piggyback betting.

[0035] 5 shows an area 251 for selecting a voting method, an area 252 for inputting predicted betting targets, an operation image 253 for selecting a piggyback bet, an operation image 254 for performing a cancel operation, and an operation image 255 for performing a confirm operation. If a voter wishes to determine the betting target for himself / herself, the voter can select a voting method in area 251, input a contestant or entry bracket number in area 252, and select the "Confirm" button in operation image 255 to place his / her vote.

[0036] A voter who wants to make a piggyback vote can do so by selecting the "Piggy Vote" button in operation image 253 and then selecting the "OK" button in operation image 255, without operating areas 251 and 252. When the piggyback button is selected, the forecaster presentation unit 112 displays on the terminal 20 a number of forecasters for which the voter can make a piggyback vote, as shown in FIG. 6(a).

[0037] In FIG. 6(a), the name of a docent is displayed in association with one or more predicted betting targets and the odds corresponding to the predicted betting targets. The voter selects a docent to share his / her bet on the screen shown in FIG. 6(a) displayed on the terminal 20. When the voter selects one or more docents on the screen shown in FIG. 6(a), the screen transitions to the screen shown in FIG. 6(b). When the voter touches the "Enter betting amount" button on the screen shown in FIG. 6(b), the screen transitions to the screen shown in FIG. 7.

[0038] In the screen shown in FIG. 7, the voter inputs the budget amount to be allocated to the selected predictor. When one predictor is selected in FIG. 6(b), a screen for inputting the budget amount for that one predictor is displayed, as shown in FIG. 7(a). When multiple predictors are selected in FIG. 6(b), a screen for inputting the budget amount for each of the multiple predictors is displayed, as shown in FIG. 7(b). When the voter inputs the budget amount for a predictor and then touches the "OK" button in FIG. 7(a) or FIG. 7(b), the terminal 20 displays the screen shown in FIG. 8.

[0039] The screen shown in Fig. 8 displays a betting amount input field for each of one or more betting targets designated by a forecaster selected by the voter, and the remaining budget amount. The remaining budget amount is calculated and displayed by subtracting the betting amount input in the betting amount input field from the budget amount input by the voter in Fig. 7.

[0040] On the screen shown in FIG. 8, the voter inputs the betting amount for at least one of the one or more betting targets designated by the selected prognosticator. The terminal 20 accepts the input of the betting amount within the budget allocated by the voter. If the voter selects only one prognosticator, when the voter inputs the betting amount within the budget and then touches the "OK" button, the terminal 20 transmits to the information processing device 10 the voter ID, selection information indicating the selected prognosticator selected by the voter from multiple prognosticators, the remaining budget for the selected prognosticator, instructions to vote for at least some of the voting targets that are the same as those designated by the selected prognosticator (i.e., a piggybacking voting instruction to piggyback on the selected prognosticator), and the betting amount.

[0041] When a voter selects multiple dowsers, a screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed corresponding to each of the multiple dowsers. For example, the terminal 20 displays the screen shown in FIG. 8 corresponding to dowser A, and accepts input of the betting amount from the voter within the budget allocated to dowser A. When the voter inputs the betting amount and then touches the "OK" button, the terminal 20 displays a screen corresponding to dowser B as shown in FIG. 8. The terminal 20 accepts input of the betting amount within the budget allocated to dowser B. When the voter inputs the betting amount and then touches the "OK" button, the terminal 20 transmits to the information processing device 10 the voter ID, selection information indicating each of the multiple selected dowsers selected by the voter from the multiple dowsers, the remaining budget amount for the selected dowsers, a piggybacking betting instruction to piggyback on the selected dowsers, and the betting amount.

[0042] The voting unit 113 accepts the voter's instruction to vote in a competition by receiving the voter ID, an instruction to vote for a betting object in the competition, and a betting amount from the voter's terminal 20. The voting unit 113 executes the voter's vote in the competition in response to the voting instruction.

[0043] The voting unit 113 receives from the voter's terminal 20 a voter ID, selection information indicating one or more selected predictors selected by the voter from a plurality of predictors, a remaining budget amount for the selected predictor, a piggybacking betting instruction, and a betting amount, thereby accepting a piggybacking betting instruction for a competition from the voter.

[0044] When the voting unit 113 receives an instruction for piggyback voting, it associates the voter ID of the voter, the name of the selected forecaster, and the remaining budget amount, and stores them in the storage unit 12 as budget amount information. Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of budget amount information. As shown in Fig. 9, it can be confirmed that the voter ID, the name of the forecaster, and the remaining budget amount are associated with each other in the budget amount information.

[0045] When a voter selects one dopest, the voting unit 113 executes the voter's vote for the first race based on a betting target designated by the dopest for the first race in response to an instruction of the voter to vote in a pool.

[0046] When a voter selects multiple doctrinators (e.g., a second player and a third player), the voting unit 113 executes the voter's vote for the first competition based on the betting target designated by each of the multiple doctrinators for the first competition in response to the voter's instruction for joint voting. For example, when a voter selects doctrinator A as the second player and doctrinator B as the third player, the voting unit 113 sets at least a part of the budget amount set for doctrinator A as the betting amount for the voter's vote for the first competition based on the betting target designated by doctrinator A. In addition, the voting unit 113 sets at least a part of the budget amount set for doctrinator B as the betting amount for the voter's vote for the first competition based on the betting target designated by doctrinator B.

[0047] When the voter's vote for the first competition is successful, the voting unit 113 executes the voter's vote for the second competition based on the betting target designated by the dopestor for the second competition held after the first competition. When the voter's vote for the first competition is successful, the voting unit 113 controls the dopestor presentation unit 112 to display on the terminal 20 a screen for inputting a bet amount for a piggyback bet on the same dopestor as the dopestor selected by the voter in the first competition, and executes the voter's piggyback bet on the dopestor for the second competition.

[0048] In this case, the voting unit 113 may set at least a part of the payout amount, which is the value paid to the voter when the voter's bet on the first competition is correct, as the betting amount of the voter's bet on the second competition. Furthermore, the voting unit 113 may control not to execute the voter's bet on the second competition based on the betting target designated for the second competition by the forecaster designated by the voter in the first competition when the voter's bet on the first competition is incorrect. In this way, the voter can narrow down forecasters who are likely to be correct and can vote in accordance with the betting contents of those forecasters, thereby increasing the probability of a hit. Furthermore, the voter can suppress new expenditures on the second competition, and by setting the value paid to the voter as the betting amount for the bet on the second competition, the possibility of the value paid to the voter increasing in the case of a hit in the second competition can be increased.

[0049] The voting unit 113 executes the voter's vote for the second race as follows. First, the voting unit 113 judges whether or not the voter's vote for the first race has been successful. The voting unit 113 judges that the vote has been successful, for example, when at least one of one or more votes in which the voter has jointly cast a predictor is successful.

[0050] When the betting unit 113 determines that the bet by the bettor on the first competition is correct, the betting unit 113 updates the budget information stored in the memory unit 12 based on the payout amount to be paid to the bettor. For example, the betting unit 113 adds the payout amount to the remaining budget amount in the budget information stored in the memory unit 12 based on the setting accepted by the setting unit 111. For example, when the setting unit 111 sets a maximum payout amount to be put in as a bet amount on the second competition, the betting unit 133 adds the maximum payout amount to the remaining budget amount. Also, when the setting unit 111 sets a ratio of the payout amount to be put in as a bet amount on the second competition, the betting unit 133 adds an amount based on the ratio of the payout amount to the remaining budget amount.

[0051] The voting unit 113 determines that the bet is a hit when at least one of the one or more votes is a hit, but this is not limited to the above. When a voter has placed a piggyback bet on multiple betting targets designated by one docent, the voting unit 113 may determine that the bet is a hit on the condition that a predetermined ratio or more of the betting targets are hit. Furthermore, when a voter has placed a piggyback bet on multiple betting targets designated by one docent, the voting unit 113 may determine that the bet is a hit on the condition that the payout amount is larger than the total amount of the bet.

[0052] When the voter's piggyback bet for the first race is successful, the forecaster presentation unit 112, when accepting votes for the second race, does not display the screens shown in Figs. 5 and 6 on the terminal 20 used by the voter, but directly displays a screen for inputting the bet amount for the piggyback bet on the forecaster selected by the voter in the first race for the second race. Fig. 10 shows a screen for inputting the bet amount for the piggyback bet for the second race. The screen configuration shown in Fig. 10 is the same as that shown in Fig. 8.

[0053] For example, among the betting targets shown on the screen shown in FIG. 8, a bet on the betting method of "Trifecta" and the combination of athletes of "3-5-6" is successful, and 5,200 yen is paid to the bettor as a payout. If 5,200 yen is lower than the maximum payout amount to be put in as a bet amount for the second competition set by the setting unit 111, the betting unit 113 sets the 5,200 yen paid to the bettor as the bet amount for the bet by the bettor for the second competition. In the example shown in FIG. 10, 5,200 yen is automatically input as an equal bet amount for two betting targets specified by the doddler. In addition, the remaining budget amount indicated by the budget amount information stored in the memory unit 12 is displayed on the screen shown in FIG. 10.

[0054] In addition, when a voter has voted for multiple dopestors, the voting unit 113 may execute the voter's vote for the second competition based on a betting target designated in the second competition by a dopestor selected according to which of the multiple dopestors (the second player and the third player) hit the mark in the first competition. The voting unit 113 executes the voter's vote for the second competition based on, for example, a betting target designated by the dopestor who hit the mark in the first competition.

[0055] The voting unit 113 may determine the betting amount of the voter for the second competition depending on which of the multiple doctrinators (the second player and the third player) hits the mark in the first competition. For example, when the voter's bet for the first competition based on the betting target designated by the first doctrinator (the second player) hits the mark and the voter's bet for the first competition based on the betting target designated by the second doctrinator (the third player) does not hit the mark, the voting unit 113 sets the betting amount of the voter for the second competition based on the betting target designated by the first doctrinator to at least a part of the value paid to the voter when the voter's bet for the first competition hits the mark and the budget amount set for the first doctrinator.

[0056] For example, suppose that a voter has voted jointly for prognosticator A and prognosticator B, and the voter's vote for the first competition based on the voting target specified by prognosticator A is correct, but the voter's vote for the first competition based on the voting target specified by prognosticator B is incorrect.

[0057] In this case, the betting unit 113 sets the remaining budget amount associated with the dopester B in the budget amount information stored in the memory unit 12 to 0 yen, and controls so that the voter does not bet on the second competition based on the betting target designated by the dopester B for the second competition. The betting unit 113 also controls the dopester presentation unit 112 to display a screen for inputting the betting amount of the piggyback bet on the second competition shown in FIG. 10 on the terminal 20 used by the voter. When displaying the screen shown in FIG. 10, the betting unit 113 may set an upper limit on the betting amount based on the remaining budget amount indicated by the budget amount information stored in the memory unit 12 and the payout amount of the voter's bet on the first competition based on the betting target designated by the dopester A.

[0058] The voting unit 113 may be further capable of adding at least a portion of the budget amount set for the doctor B (second doctor) to the betting amount of the voter's bet on the second competition based on the betting target designated by the doctor A (first doctor). For example, the voting unit 113 adds at least a portion of the remaining budget amount associated with the doctor B to the remaining budget amount of the doctor A in the budget amount information stored in the memory unit 12, and sets the remaining budget amount associated with the doctor B to 0 yen. Then, the voting unit 113 sets the upper limit of the betting amount based on the updated remaining budget amount of the doctor A stored in the memory unit 12 and the payout amount of the voter's bet on the first competition based on the betting target designated by the doctor A.

[0059] In this way, the information processing device 10 can allocate a part of the budget set for the person whose prediction was wrong to the vote for the person whose prediction was correct in the voting for the second competition. This allows the voter to avoid continuously relying on the person whose prediction is unlikely to be correct and to focus on the voting target specified by the person whose prediction is likely to be correct, thereby increasing the probability of hitting the mark.

[0060] <Processing flow of information processing device 10> Fig. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the information processing device 10. The flowchart shown in Fig. 11 starts from the point when "Pilot Voting" is selected on the screen shown in Fig. 5. In addition, in the explanation of this flowchart, for the sake of simplicity, an example in which a voter selects one forecaster will be explained.

[0061] First, the voting unit 113 accepts a piggyback instruction vote by acquiring the predictor selected by the voter in the first race, the piggyback instruction, the bet amount, and the remaining budget amount from the terminal 20 (S11). When the voting unit 113 receives an instruction to make a piggyback bet, it associates the voter ID of the voter, the name of the selected forecaster, and the remaining budget amount, stores them in the memory unit 12 as budget amount information (S12), and places a bet with the acquired bet amount (S13).

[0062] Next, the voting unit 113 judges whether the bet for the first competition was correct (S14). If the voting unit 113 judges that the bet for the first competition was correct, the process proceeds to S15. In S15, the voting unit 113 controls the dopestor presentation unit 112 to display on the terminal 20 a screen for inputting a bet amount for a piggyback bet on the dopestor selected in the first competition, and accepts a piggyback bet instruction for the second competition corresponding to the dopestor selected in the first competition.

[0063] Then, when the betting unit 113 receives an instruction to place a joint bet, it updates the budget information stored in the memory unit 12 (S16) and places a bet with the acquired bet amount (S17).

[0064] When the voting unit 113 determines in S14 that the vote was not correct, it transfers the process to S18, sets the remaining budget amount associated with the forecaster selected in the first competition to 0 yen in the budget amount information stored in the memory unit 12, and controls so that the voter's vote for the second competition is not executed based on the voting target specified for the second competition by the forecaster specified by the voter in the first competition.

[0065] <Modification> In the above description, the docent presentation unit 112 displays the screen for selecting a docent shown in Fig. 6(a) on the terminal 20 in response to the selection of the "Piggyback Voting" button on the screen shown in Fig. 5, and accepts the selection of a docent for piggybacking from the voter, but this is not limited to the above. The docent presentation unit 112 may display a screen including a distribution video associated with the docent on the terminal 20, and may display on the terminal 20 a voting target designated by the docent associated with the distribution video.

[0066] In this case, the doppelganger presentation unit 112 displays on the terminal 20 a video selection screen for accepting the selection of any one of one or more distribution videos that can be distributed to the terminal 20. When the doppelganger presentation unit 112 accepts the selection of a distribution video on the video selection screen, it transmits to the terminal 20 a screen including the designated distribution video and a voting target designated by the doppelganger associated with the distribution video. The voting unit 113 executes the voter's vote for the first competition based on the voting target designated by the doppelganger associated with the designated distribution video and displayed on the terminal 20 in response to the instruction of the voter.

[0067] FIG. 12 is a screen including a distributed video. As shown in FIG. 12, the screen including the distributed video displays the distributed video, the votes for the predicted target of the prognosticator associated with the distributed video, the odds corresponding to the predicted vote target, and the winning percentage of the prognosticator. The screen including the distributed video also displays "Pick up a ride and enter your bet amount," and displays a "Pick up a ride" button for accepting a piggyback vote. When a voter touches the "Pick up a ride" button shown in FIG. 9, the screen transitions to the screen shown in FIG. 7.

[0068] 8 and accepts input of the betting amount from the voter. The terminal 20 transmits to the information processing device 10 the voter ID, selection information indicating the dopestor associated with the distributed video, the remaining budget amount for the dopestor, instructions to vote for voting targets that are the same as at least a part of the voting targets designated by the dopestor, and the betting amount.

[0069] The voting unit 113 executes the voter's vote for the first race by receiving the voter ID, a voting instruction for the betting target in the first race, and a betting amount from the voter's terminal 20. In this way, the voter can cast a joint vote while checking the comments of the forecaster associated with the distribution video specified by the voter and the forecaster's betting target.

[0070] <Effects of Voting System 1> As described above, the voting unit 113 executes the voter's vote for the first competition based on the betting target designated by the dopestor for the first competition in response to the voter's instruction, and executes the voter's vote for the second competition based on the betting target designated by the dopestor for the second competition when the voter's vote for the first competition is correct. By the voting unit 113 operating in this manner, the voter can vote for a dopestor who has a high probability of predicting a correct prediction in the first competition and also in the second competition, thereby increasing the probability of correct predictions in multiple competitions. As a result, it is possible to make it difficult for a beginner voter to stop voting because the contents of his / her vote are not correct. In addition, it becomes easier for the voter to continue voting based on the betting target designated by a dopestor who is likely to be correct without specifying a new dopestor, and the effort of selecting a voter who is likely to be correct can be reduced.

[0071] Furthermore, according to the voting system 1, a voter who wishes to place a vote in a competition by referring to information from a forecaster who is accustomed to voting can cast a vote for a voting target designated by the forecaster without sending or receiving data between the forecaster and the voter using communication means such as e-mail or telephone. The operation of the voting system 1 in this manner allows the terminal 20 used by the voter to reduce the time spent using communication means such as e-mail or telephone, resulting in the technical effect of reducing the power consumption of the terminal 20. The voting system 1 also reduces the frequency with which the voter exchanges data with the forecaster, resulting in the technical effect of reducing the amount of data transmitted over communication lines.

[0072] Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the gist of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the voting system 1 accepts the input of the budget amount from the voter, but the budget amount may not be accepted. Also, in the above embodiment, when the voter's vote for the second competition is correct, the voter's vote for the third competition may be executed based on the voting target designated by the predictor for the third competition held after the second competition. In this case, at the time when the vote for the second competition is finished, the second competition may be regarded as the first competition and the third competition as the second competition, and the present invention may be applied.

[0073] In the above embodiment, the information processing device 1 accepts votes for a competition in which athletes move around the stadium, but this is not limited to this. For example, the information processing device 1 may accept votes for a player who executes a competitive game or a character operated by the player in an e-sport such as a competitive game. In this case, if the player or character that the voter voted for wins, the vote is considered to be correct.

[0074] Also, for example, all or part of the device can be configured in any unit by distributing or integrating functionally or physically. Also, new embodiments resulting from any combination of multiple embodiments are included in the embodiments of the present invention. The effect of the new embodiment resulting from the combination also has the effect of the original embodiment.

[0075] In addition to the above embodiment, the following is further noted. (Appendix 1) An information processing device that accepts votes for each event for which voting is available for a voting target, a voting unit that, in response to an instruction from a first player, executes a vote of the first player for a first competition based on a voting target designated by a second player for the first competition, when the betting by the first player for the first competition is correct, the betting unit executes the betting by the first player for the second competition based on a betting target designated by the second player for the second competition to be held after the first competition. Information processing device. By configuring the information processing device in this way, if the first player casts a vote based on the voting target specified by the second player, and the vote is correct, the first player will cast a vote based on the voting target specified by the second player in the subsequent competition. This makes it easier for even a beginner voter (first player) to continue casting votes based on the voting contents of another person (second player) who has a high probability of winning. (Appendix 2) the betting unit, when the betting of the first player for the first competition is not correct, does not execute the betting of the first player for the second competition based on a betting target designated by the second player for the second competition; 2. An information processing device according to claim 1. By configuring the information processing device in this way, the first player can avoid voting for doctrines that have not been successful. This narrows down doctrines that have a high probability of being successful, and allows the first player to vote for doctrines that have a high probability of being successful, thereby increasing the probability of being successful. (Appendix 3) the betting unit sets at least a portion of a value to be paid to the first player when the first player's bet on the first competition is a winning bet to a bet on the second competition by the first player; 3. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2. With the information processing device configured in this way, the first player can suppress new expenditures for the second competition. Also, by setting the value paid to the first player as the bet amount, the first player can increase the possibility that the value paid to the first player will increase if the first player wins in the second competition. (Appendix 4) A setting unit sets an amount of the value to be set as a bet amount of the first player's bet on the second event. 4. The information processing device according to claim 3. By configuring the information processing device in this manner, the first player can set the bet amount to be invested in the second competition or the payout amount to be left uninvested in the second competition to the amount desired by the first player. (Appendix 5) the betting unit, in response to an instruction from the first player, executes a vote of the first player for the first competition further based on a betting target designated by a third player for the first competition, and executes a vote of the first player for the second competition based on a betting target designated in the second competition by a player selected depending on which of the second player and the third player hits the mark in the first competition; 5. An information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. With the information processing device configured in this manner, when the first player votes in the first competition based on the votes of a plurality of other players, the probability of winning in the second competition can be increased. (Appendix 6) the voting unit, in response to an instruction from the first player, executes a vote of the first player for the first competition further based on a voting target designated by a third player for the first competition; the betting unit sets at least a portion of the budget amount set for the second player as a betting amount of the first player on the first competition based on a betting target designated by the second player; the betting unit sets at least a part of the budget amount set for the third player as a betting amount of the first player on the first competition based on a betting target designated by the third player; 5. An information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. With the information processing device configured in this way, the first player can vote following the second player who has a better prediction accuracy rate, thereby improving the possibility that his / her own prediction will come true. (Appendix 7) when the first player's bet on the first competition based on the betting target designated by the second player is successful and the first player's bet on the first competition based on the betting target designated by the third player is not successful, the betting unit sets at least a part of a value to be paid to the first player when the first player's bet on the first competition is successful and a budget amount set for the second player as a betting amount for the first player's bet on the second competition based on the betting target designated by the second player. 7. The information processing device according to claim 6. By configuring the information processing device in this way, the first player can easily adjust the betting amount for the second event. Also, the first player can focus on voting for the betting target designated by the person who has the highest probability of winning. (Appendix 8) The betting unit further adds at least a portion of the budget amount set for the third player to a bet amount of the first player's bet on the second competition based on a betting target designated by the second player. 8. The information processing device according to claim 7. By configuring the information processing device in this manner, the first player can allocate a portion of the budget amount set for those whose predictions were incorrect in voting for the second competition to votes based on those whose predictions were correct. (Appendix 9) a display unit that receives a designation of a streaming video among one or more streaming videos that can be delivered to a terminal used by the first player, displays the designated streaming video on the terminal, and displays the voting target designated by the second player associated with the designated streaming video on the terminal; the voting unit, in response to an instruction from the first player, executes a vote of the first player for the first competition based on the voting target designated by the second player associated with the designated distribution video and displayed on the terminal; 8. An information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7. By configuring the information processing device in this manner, a first player can place a joint vote while checking the comments of a second player and the voting targets of the predictor associated with the distribution video specified by the first player. (Appendix 10) A computer executes the process of accepting votes for each event for which voting is available. executing a vote of the first player for a first competition based on a voting target designated by a second player for the first competition in response to an instruction from the first player; When the betting of the first player for the first competition is successful, executing the betting of the first player for the second competition based on a betting target designated by the second player for the second competition held after the first competition; An information processing method comprising the steps of: By executing such an information processing method, if the first player casts a vote based on the voting target specified by the second player, and the vote is correct, the first player will cast a vote based on the voting target specified by the second player in the subsequent competition. This makes it easier for even a beginner voter (first player) to continue to cast votes based on the voting contents of another person (second player) who has a high probability of winning. (Appendix 11) A computer that accepts votes for each event for which voting is available for the voting target, functioning as a voting unit that, in response to an instruction from a first player, executes a vote of the first player for a first competition based on a voting target designated by a second player for the first competition; when the betting by the first player for the first competition is correct, the betting unit executes the betting by the first player for the second competition based on a betting target designated by the second player for the second competition to be held after the first competition. program. By executing such a program by a processor, the first player casts a vote based on the voting target specified by the second player, and if the vote is correct, the first player will cast a vote based on the voting target specified by the second player in the subsequent competition. This makes it easier for even a beginner voter (first player) to continue to cast votes based on the voting contents of another person (second player) who has a high probability of winning. [Explanation of symbols]

[0076] 1. Voting System 10. Information processing device 11 Processors 12 Storage section 13 Communication Interface 14 Input Devices 15 Output Devices 20 Terminals 21 Processors 22 Memory section 23 Communication Interface 24 Input Devices 25 Output Devices 111 Setting section 112 Forecaster Presentation Section 113 Voting Department

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[Claim 1] An information processing device that accepts votes for each event for which voting is available for a voting target, a voting unit that, in response to an instruction from a first player, executes a vote of the first player for a first competition based on a voting target designated by a second player for the first competition, the voting unit, when the vote of the first player for the first competition is correct, executes the vote of the first player for the second competition based on a voting target designated by the second player for the second competition to be held after the first competition. Information processing device.

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